Six-year-old spends $500 of mum's money on Fortnite
A Hamilton mother has been left devastated after her six-year-old son clocked up a $500 debt on the online game, Fortnite.
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From playing the game to creating it
From playing the game to creating it
Once an Otago Nuggets point guard, Scott O’Gallagher is now the brains behind one of the world’s largest video game franchises and rubs shoulders with basketball’s biggest names. Sports reporter...
3-D VR fighting worth it
3-D VR fighting worth it
Men have been fighting each other since before we were lobsters. We love it. We are evolved mentally and physically for man-on-man fighting.
Console looks good but doesn’t really do much
Console looks good but doesn’t really do much
The PlayStation Classic is Sony’s answer to Nintendo’s mini NES and SNES systems that have proved very popular.
2018 had a lot for gamers to enjoy
2018 had a lot for gamers to enjoy
Another busy year of gaming is in the books. Hayden Meikle and Simon Bishop take their usual look at how it all unfolded.
Virtual reality 'NZ first' to open at arcade
Virtual reality 'NZ first' to open at arcade
Some of the world's most futuristic technology is coming to New Zealand, but not where you might think.
'Battlefield V' puts players into World War 2
'Battlefield V' puts players into World War 2
Hayden Meikle reviews the latest in the popular Battlefield series.
Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey
Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey
om Renaissance Italy to Ancient Greece, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has certainly covered plenty of historical eras.
Grandpa catches 'em all, plays Pokemon Go on 15 phones
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.
More than just killing bad guys
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
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
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
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 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’
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 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
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
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
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' 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.