Culture
This test will find you your soulmate Rotten Tomatoes reviewer
Don't know which movie reviewers share your tastes? Find your perfect film match with the Movie Critic Matchmaker test.
Chris Button
Chris is an award-nominated writer based in Adelaide who specialises in covering video games and technology. He loves Donkey Kong Country, sport, and cats. The Last Jedi is the best one, no questions
Games
17 indie videogame gems of 2020
For all its faults, 2020 was a fantastic year in indie games. While not everyone can win GOTY, here are 17 indie gems well worth your time.
Culture
Byteside’s favourite TV shows of 2020
Nice, weird, funny and fierce. From Lasso to Mando and more, these are Byteside's favourite TV shows of 2020.
Media
Dune director Denis Villeneuve: "Warner Bros. just might have killed the Dune franchise"
Denis Villeneuve thinks Warner Bros. "might just have killed the Dune franchise", which would be a tragedy for all involved.
Gear
Gaming headset review roundup: Alienware, Razer, Turtle Beach, HyperX and more
There are a lot of gaming headsets on the market. Here's a big round-up looking at headsets from some of the biggest brands available.
Media
Full Xbox Game Pass library coming to iOS and PC via cloud tech
Microsoft is going all-in on cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass, while confirming a workaround for Apple's difficult requirements.
Media
Christopher Nolan unleashes on Warner Bros and "worst streaming service" HBO Max
Tenet director Christopher Nolan isn't thrilled with Warner Bros.' decision to launch 2021's film lineup on HBO Max alongside theatres.
Big Ideas
Inverted control users are the best people (just ask me)
Inverted y-axis controls just make sense and you can't convince me otherwise. A new study will surely confirm this.
Technology
Which of you sick bastards has been playing Plague Inc. in 2020?
Should we be concerned that Plague Inc. - a classic game about creating a pandemic - was so damn popular in 2020?
Culture
New survey results reveal Disney's unsettling monopoly on pop culture franchises
An entertainment research company found the top 20 entertainment franchises. Unsurprisingly, Disney owns most of them.
Big Ideas
Prize-winning AuREUS material turns food waste into renewable energy
Carvey Ehren Maigue has won the James Dyson Sustainability Award 2020 for developing AuREUS, a crop-based material turning UV into energy.
Business
Find out how expensive an upgrade to NBN's fibre to the premises is
It turns out that upgrading your NBN connection to FTTP is pretty expensive, but it should've been done right in the first place.