'I made a lot of money from DayZ, but it wasn’t my best work'
Survival training for the NZ Army inspired Dean Hall to create the zombie apocalypse PC game DayZ.
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ODT quiz: November 11
ODT quiz: November 11
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, November 11.
ODT quiz: November 8
ODT quiz: November 8
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, November 8.
Dunlop MacTavish piece being recreated
Dunlop MacTavish piece being recreated
The extraordinary work of Dunedin dancer and choreographer Shona Dunlop MacTavish is being resurrected in her memory.
Art Seen: 07 November
Art Seen: 07 November
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Joanna Braithwaite, Francis Nicholls, and Inge Doesburg.
Show 'reeks as great theatre'
Show 'reeks as great theatre'
Emmett Hardie has taken on a complicated family saga steeped in Dunedin history for his directorial debut. Rebecca Fox reports.
Universal appeal
Universal appeal
Erina Daniels is bringing a play about her family home for her ‘‘southern’’ family to see. She tells Rebecca Fox about discovering stories about aunts, uncles and cousins are universal.
ODT quiz: November 4
ODT quiz: November 4
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, November 4.
Actor awake to the possibilities
Actor awake to the possibilities
She's been in some of the biggest blockbusters of recent years, yet has somehow always remained below the radar. But that's all about to change. Alex Moshakis meets the star of the new Stephen King...
Writer alights in the land of birds
Writer alights in the land of birds
Prize-winning children's author Swapna Haddow has arrived in Dunedin in the nick of time, writes Karen Trebilcock.
November massive month for music
November massive month for music
November is looking like a massive month for local gigs, writes Fraser Thompson. Take advantage of the long nights and warm(ish) weather and get amongst it.
ODT quiz: November 1
ODT quiz: November 1
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, November 1.
Art Seen: October 31
Art Seen: October 31
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Mark Braunias, the Rayner Brothers, and Frank Gordon.
Jazzed to be finishing on a classic note
Jazzed to be finishing on a classic note
Many New Zealand jazz fans will have seen top trumpeter Allen Vizzutti with the Rodger Fox Big Band — he performed in Dunedin in 2016 — but he is also at home with the classical genre.
Chance to relax and have a cuppa
Chance to relax and have a cuppa
Opening the public up to experiences they might not otherwise have is the goal of Brazil-based artist collective OPAVIVARA! Rebecca Fox talks to it about being a collective.
Game of Thrones prequel gets chop, another picked up
Game of Thrones prequel gets chop, another picked up
HBO has ordered 10 episodes of a Game of Thrones spinoff called House of the Dragon, shortly after reports emerged it had canned another series set in the world created by author George R.R. Martin.
ODT quiz: October 28
ODT quiz: October 28
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, October 28.
Fun and loot - what more do you need?
Fun and loot - what more do you need?
This could be the shortest game review in the world. All I need are two three-word phrases.
Paper's history and characters recorded
Paper's history and characters recorded
Dunedin writer Ron Palenski has been indefatigable in writing the history of the Evening Star newspaper, first published in Dunedin in 1862.
Confronting the facts in our fiction
Confronting the facts in our fiction
Our times need stories but they need to be told well, novelist Chris Else tells Tom McKinlay.