Video Games

Roblox will launch restricted accounts for children and teenagers, two months after being put on notice by the government over reports children were being groomed on the platform.

Cosplayers say their hobby has had an astronomical rise in popularity over the past decade. While the subculture promotes "no limits" creativity, there are still strict rules.

Art director Matt Nava and composer Austin Wintory reveal how their cult 2012 video game Journey shaped their latest offering, the Grammy Award-winning Sword of the Sea.

A small community of game developers is releasing new games for Nintendo's decades-old video game console, harnessing the nostalgia of these classic devices.

The ABC has spoken to more than half a dozen parents about their children's experience on Roblox following the Commonwealth's calls for a meeting with the platform amid reports of grooming and exposure to explicit content.  

As Pokémon turns 30, a video game inspired by insect-collecting continues to shape how scientists think and teach about bugs today.

Five pinball machines, including the first licensed Star Wars unit, have been saved from the scrap heap and will eventually be made available for the public to play at a special exhibition.

Roblox has been called to an urgent meeting with the federal government in the wake of reports that children are being groomed by predators and exposed to sexually explicit material on the popular online gaming platform.

The government puts popular social gaming site Roblox on notice following media reports of children being approached and groomed by predators on the platform.

The video game soundtrack will be performed live for the first time by Orchestra Victoria at ACMI in February.

Has a surge in the popularity of hit shows like Stranger Things led to an uptick in geekiness, changing how we feel about nerd culture? The ABC attended Darwin's Geektacular event to find out.

David Moore — the founder of Darwin's first e-sports league — ran a gaming section at this year's Geektacular, complete with PC games, arcade machines and Mario Kart.

Theatre makers Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim have built a game to be played socially in an auditorium, with a single player leading a group of donkeys on a journey of discovery. 

Vince Zampella has died after a crash on a scenic road north of Los Angeles, according to local broadcaster NBC4.

There are games to suit everyone, and overwhelmingly Australians are a game-playing nation. Here are some of the most important titles released this year.

The biggest night in gaming is getting underway in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. 

Halfbrick Studios, the company behind Fruit Ninja, has created the first ever Bluey video game made in Australia.

As the crypto sector expands its appeal beyond tech insiders, the gamification of cryptocurrencies is appealing to younger users, which experts warn is walking the line between gaming and gambling.

ABC Classic's Christmas music selection has everyone covered, whether you're a fan of choirs, orchestras, Christmas movies, operas, musicals or video games.

With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.