Carinn’s game to take on world’s young code writers
A time-travelling cat with no name, looking for a place to call home.
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Destiny awaits
Destiny awaits
After getting his hands on its latest major expansion, Destiny addict Ben Allan checks in on the state of the game franchise, still rolling on in its seventh year.
Game promises to invoke joy of albatross flight
Game promises to invoke joy of albatross flight
The peace and joy of flying across the Pacific on the giant wings of the toroa-albatross await players of the interactive game Toroa, now in its prototype phase.
Game on for Dunedin studios
City game studios gain Code grants
Dunedin’s stake in the multibillion-dollar global game industry was boosted yesterday as the New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence dished out its first grants to new and emerging local studios.
What's not to love about Spider-Man: Miles Morales?
What's not to love about Spider-Man: Miles Morales?
Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales is meant to be a system seller for the new PlayStation 5, but also functions as a reminder that the PS4 has plenty of life left in it.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 'another epic experience'
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 'another epic experience'
Having just poured 100 hours into Assassin’s Creed Origins — and wondering why I did not play it immediately when it was released three years ago — I was not sure I was ready for another Assassin’s game.
Review: Black Ops Cold War well made but frustrating
Review: Black Ops Cold War well made but frustrating
The Call of Duty series cops a lot of stick from both the media, and people on social media, yet continues to sell millions every year. This year's Black Ops: Cold War is an excellent demonstration of both of these trends, writes Simon Bishop.
Games of the year
Games of the year
As 2020 draws to a close — ushering in a new generation of games consoles as it does so — the ODT’s gaming writers each highlight three personal favourites from this year, as well as from the...
Gaming grows but missing opportunities
Gaming grows but missing opportunities
A leading games developer says this country turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from a Chinese company that wanted to develop a game here.
Balancing Monkey’s Dunedin success
Balancing Monkey’s Dunedin success
One of Dunedin’s success stories of 2020 in game development is Balancing Monkey Games.
Still the top motorcycle racing game
Still the top motorcycle racing game
You know what you are going to get with a game in the Ride series, and No4 does not disappoint.
Arcade racer the class leader
Arcade racer the class leader
This is a real milestone game — but not for the reason you might expect.
Window to the future - 2020's most anticipated game
Window to the future - 2020's most anticipated game
Cyberpunk 2077, one of the year's most anticipated games, has excited gamers with a new trailer that provides one of the best looks yet at the title.
Seven Dunedin game developers get slice of $450k fund
Seven Dunedin game developers get slice of $450k fund
The first wave of funding has been granted to seven Dunedin start up digital game developers which is expected to create jobs and help grow a $1 billion video game industry for New Zealand.
Game on
Game on
After a seven-year gap since their last games console releases, both Sony and Microsoft have this month debuted their new hardware, the PlayStation5 and XBox Series X, respectively.
Welcome to Greenstown: Resort transforms for global launch
Welcome to Greenstown: Resort transforms for global launch
Queenstown played host to the launch of Xbox's next generation gaming console in spectacular fashion with an event livestreamed all over the world last night.
Resort to play starring role in Xbox launch
Resort to play starring role in Xbox launch
Queenstown is to be virtually transformed tonight to play host to the global launch of the latest Xbox gaming console, with a livestream expected to be viewed by millions across the world.
Queenstown set to go global & viral
Queenstown set to go global & viral
Queenstown’s set to go viral Monday night under the new alias when the resort plays host to the Xbox X and S Series console launches.
Great campaign before the grind
Great campaign before the grind
Marvel’s Avengers is a tale of two games effectively - a brilliant single player campaign, and a highly-repetitive post game loot grind multiplayer experience.
Structure linked to console
Structure linked to console
A mysterious temporary structure has been installed by a gaming console company on Queenstown’s waterfront.