not to mention the elusive predator known as the drop bear, it probably takes a lot to freak out. Until, that is, a certain bird appears. It’s not just any bird that strikes fear into the heart ...

A Torquay-based video game developer, which was given more than $100,000 in government funding, has laid off all staff in a bid to save the company less than a year after producing its first game.

Staff have been axed and administrators called in but the director of a Surf Coast video game studio said he was “immensely” proud of the company’s achievements despite its troubles.