Congratulations to Stirfire Studios for successfully making and releasing Symphony of the Machine! It’s been long journey, but now that it’s over, you can finally look back and be proud of what you’ve accomplished! Originally born at a Global Game Jam, Symphony of the Machine was showcased a week later at the Playup Perth Global Game […]
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A Warm Welcome!
Playup Perth has grown tremendously since its early days in the State Library of WA more than three years ago. We’ve seen the size of both our audience and venue grow steadily as time has gone on, but it hasn’t been until now that we’ve seen our team grow too! We want to help take […]
Playup Perth Friday: Hello, Nostalgia Box!
Change is inevitable in this chaotic world we live in, especially if you’re unlucky enough to live in my apocalypse-prone SimCity save files. Thankfully, not all change comes with a spoon full of dread, and Playup’s new venue was a vibrant place to bring the freshest games into the fray. The thing that got me […]
Playup Perth: Support WA Games Edition Report
It’s no surprise that it’s hard being a game developer, especially if you try to go for it full-time. It’s a labour of love, but the devs here in Perth are crazy enough to go for it, even if it means tinned tomatoes for dinner. Playup Perth was established to help out these local devs […]
Playup Perth + SK Games: After Dark #5 Report
Eight games doesn’t sound like a huge number until you see them all in the same room, but it’s even crazier when you realise that one of them is a gameshow! This was the biggest Playup so far; it was so big that I’d call it more of a mini-con than a playtest session. We […]
Playup Perth #6 Report
Social games are a rare experience here in Perth. It’s not often that something like an escape room shows up, and it probably goes without saying that this is true of past playups too. Playups usually have a bunch of different games in the room that don’t take too long to try out, but this […]
Playup Perth # 5 Report
It seems that the more Playups we hold, the more I run into board games and VR. When you think about it, board games and VR games are two sides of the same reality. Both involve that fleshy body of yours to make things happen, but only one of them requires you to be rendered […]
Playup Perth #5
Saturday 28 March, 2015 1pm-3pm State Library of Western Australia (25 Francis Street, Perth) $7 (FTI members)/ $10 (regular) Don’t forget to RSVP! Each playup, we playtest new games and game prototypes and give feedback to the designers so they can make them even better. All welcome: players, game designers, and those curious about becoming […]
Playup + SK Games: After Dark #3 Report
After a few months of downtime, Playup Perth was back, and word had spread quick. Maybe it was the heat, maybe it was the allure of beer, but the SK Games office was packed out yet again, and whatever feedback the devs were hoping for they got in swathes. There were games for PC, board […]
Playup Perth + SK Games: After Dark #3
Friday 27 Feburary, 2015 6pm til late SK Games, 167 Fitzgerald St, Northbridge $7 (FTI members)/ $10 (regular) Cheap drinks all night! (Yes, this event is 18+) Don’t forget to RSVP! After a massive success, Playup Perth is again teaming up with SK Games to bring you another evening of new local games, prototypes, good […]