Leah Williams

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Devolver Digital has announced it will publish Shroom and Gloom, a “first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder” from Team Lazerbeam, continuing a funny trend. The last major game the publisher announced was a first-person shooter set on a planet overrun by mushrooms (Mycopunk). Its latest signing is also “bursting with fungal foes.”We’ve had the era of frogs. We’ve had the era of crows. Now is the era of the mushroom. In Shroom and Gloom, you’ll travel various dungeons, wielding two unique decks.

1 day ago | gameshub.com | Leah Williams

In consecutive years, SXSW Sydney has played host to a vibrant Games Festival, defined by a passion for video games and, perhaps most importantly, the folks working behind the scenes to make them. Visiting the show is inspiring. You may discover a brand new game to love and wishlist. You may get the chance to speak to developers who’ve poured years into making something grand.

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EB Games has announced it will officially host midnight and breakfast launches for the Nintendo Switch 2, with various stores across Australia opening late (and early) for those who pre-ordered the console. There is a major catch, however. Only those who subscribe to EB World Plus, and those who trade in their original Nintendo Switch console between 22-25 May, will be invited. It’s been just a few hours since this news broke, shared via email, and blasted out via Press Start and other outlets.

2 days ago | gameshub.com | Leah Williams

Defiant Development was one of the big names of the Australian game development scene in the 2010s. In Hand of Fate and its sequel, Hand of Fate 2, the studio cemented its position as one of the leading lights of the local industry. But of course, the games industry is a tricky business, and an admittedly “risky” model for making games eventually saw Defiant go into “caretaker mode” in 2019.

2 days ago | gameshub.com | Leah Williams

Bandai Namco has announced a revision for executive salaries, with changes implemented to encourage better performance at the highest levels of business. As surfaced by Automaton, executive salaries at the company will now be delivered at a ratio of 30:70, where 30% of the salary is formal executive pay, and the other 70% is based specifically on individual performance. Per Automaton, citing the company’s 2024 Integrated Report, this ratio was previously set at 40:60.