Gaming

Taiwanese Chen San-yuan, known as "Pokemon grandpa", plays the mobile game "Pokemon Go" by...

Grandpa catches 'em all, plays Pokemon Go on 15 phones

Chen San-yuan turns heads as he cycles through a suburb of Taipei. Why? Attached to the front of his bicycle are 15 mobile phones which the 70-year-old uses to simultaneously play the augmented-reality game Pokemon Go.

Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey

'Odyssey' incorporates gameplay options usually reserved for role-playing games: dialogue options...

Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey

om Renaissance Italy to Ancient Greece, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has certainly covered plenty of historical eras.

More than just killing bad guys

My only letdown was that the environments weren’t particularly exciting. I felt like it was all...

More than just killing bad guys

Many unnatural forces have stepped in the way of Lara Croft before, and this time it’s the Mayan apocalypse.

Triple foundation for game's success

The question now, as with any gaming trend, is how long can Fortnite last. Image: Supplied

Triple foundation for game's success

Stay alive, and if something moves, shoot it. Steve Conway looks at one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite.

SIT to offer gaming, animation courses

Game developer Nik Bartlett (20) works on his endless-runner game Supreme Mech Panda for the...

SIT to offer gaming, animation courses

A career in game design has gone from being a ''fantasy'' to a viable option for students in the South.

Pro Evolution Soccer: the good and the bad

Gameplay is mostly brilliant. Honestly, there are long spells in game when it just a pure...

Pro Evolution Soccer: the good and the bad

My challenge this week is to review one of the two major football game releases without mentioning the other game.

Dunedin video game racer heads for Asia

Dunedin man Simon Bishop (28) is screeching into world video game stardom. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Dunedin video game racer heads for Asia

Simon Bishop’s "crappy" Toyota is miles away from the virtual supercars he is manoeuvering into the heights of the video game motorsport world.

Game designed to be ‘mindful experience’

Technaturally Games director John Gillanders, of Dunedin, has launched Colibrium, a game he...

Game designed to be ‘mindful experience’

A Dunedin mobile game developer has launched new software to recreate the simplicity of 1980s computer games.

Fortnite leads to huge spike in internet traffic

Fortnite is a multi-player apocalyptic survival video game which pits players against 99 others...

Fortnite leads to huge spike in internet traffic

Kiwis playing online video game Fortnite saw internet traffic spike 20% higher than usual last week to never-seen-before levels.

Players taken for a ride

All the equipment, colourful bikes, and sponsors are available, as well as all the real-life...

Players taken for a ride

Four wheels good, two wheels bad? That is probably an exaggerated summary of the respective treatment of motorsport disciplines in the video game industry, but it is not wholly inaccurate.

Androids’ fates intrigue despite unsubtle writing

A game like this lives and dies on its ability to adapt to player’s choices, and make them mean...

Androids’ fates intrigue despite unsubtle writing

David Cage and Quantic Dream, the team behind 'Heavy Rain' and 'Beyond: Two Souls' , are earning a reputation for creating divisive games. Their latest effort, 'Detroit: Become Human', is no exception.

Gaming addiction classed as mental disorder

Addiction to video games has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as a mental health disorder.

'Far Cry 5' perfect when you just want to blow stuff up

Far Cry 5 is set in backwater United States. Well, Montana to be exact. Photo: supplied

'Far Cry 5' perfect when you just want to blow stuff up

The Far Cry series has really taken off in the past few years. Ubisoft stumbled upon the golden formula of creating a massive world full of psycho people and ferocious animals and then letting players loose.

Perhaps the best remastered game on the market

'Burnout' strikes both for the player who wants short bite-sized periods of gaming and the gamer...

Perhaps the best remastered game on the market

As a racing simulator enthusiast, I find a game like 'Burnout Paradise' is the complete antithesis of what I typically enjoy. The focus of 'Burnout' is to do massive drifts, jumps and smash your opponents into oblivion.

Adventure on high seas

Sea of Thieves, the latest offering from Rare, gives you a ship, an eye patch and a cutlass and...

Adventure on high seas

Ever fancied being a pirate? Sailing the seven seas looting and pillaging as you go? Here’s your chance.

Predictable fun in latest off-road adventure

Car freaks will be moderately happy with the choice of vehicles available and those that can be...

Predictable fun in latest off-road adventure

There are really no major problems with 'Gravel', the latest offering in the seemingly endless off-road arcade racing genre.

Trump meets 'Doom', 'GTA' game execs over violence

First-person shooter video game 'Doom 3' which is owned by ZeniMax Media Inc. Photo: Getty Images

Trump meets 'Doom', 'GTA' game execs over gun violence

US President Donald Trump met with the makers of popular video games 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Doom' to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts.

'UFC 3' worth a bash

In the ring — ooops, sorry, the octagon — the action is fluid and smooth. Photo: supplied

'UFC 3' worth a bash

So it is with UFC 3. I don’t particularly like mixed martial arts — give me straight old boxing any day — but I have had a bit of fun with the latest game based on the sport’s signature competition.

Monster's immersive ecosystem

Monster Hunter World cover. Photo: supplied

Monster's immersive ecosystem

A buzzword for video game reviewers — and, let’s face it, I have probably used this word in 90% of my reviews over the past two decades — is ‘‘immersive’’.

Full-length game debut 'near perfect'

Full-length game debut 'near perfect'

Reuben Henderson spent his summer reviewing nindies (Nintendo indies) to see if the Switch lived up to its promise as the indie console to own. This week he reviewed 'Deer God', 'Thimbleweed Park' and 'Night in the Woods'.

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