The art of kung-fu(ture)
Sometimes a game teaches you a valuable lesson about life, gives another insight into diverging viewpoints, or can even teach you a new skill. This time, a game taught me that I can’t follow my own...
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Trapped in the map from hell
Trapped in the map from hell
Publishers Devolver are always bringing interesting stuff from the indy gaming scene to a wider audience — good one, Devolver, love your work — and on this occasion it’s Possessor(s).
Headset for the hardcore
Headset for the hardcore
George Elliott reviews logitech’s recently released headset, the Astro A20 X.
The more the merrier
The more the merrier
Midnight Murder Club is a first-person shooter stealth party game, where you and five others are armed with a revolver, knife and flashlight in a dark mansion.
Join the army, they said
Join the army, they said
I was never really a Battlefield player, despite having owned various series entries.
Intoxicating journey to unseen
Intoxicating journey to unseen
Ahead of the release of gaming sequel Ghost of Yotei, Ben Allan talked to the game’s co-creative director Jason Connell about crafting a follow-up to much-loved samurai epic Ghost of Tsushima.
Live by the sword once more
Live by the sword once more
It’s probably fair to say that 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima snuck up on the gaming world a little bit with just how darned good it was.
After years running with it, it’s a pass
After years running with it, it’s a pass
Here is a question this grizzled veteran of sports gaming never thought he would have to ask.
Not much to cheer
Not much to cheer
Rogue AI has taken over the Earth (topical!) and four space cheerleaders are on a mission to take it back in Ra Ra Boom, a side-scrolling beat ’em up with four player local co-op.
It’s show time once again
It’s show time once again
The great thing with gaming sequels, unlike films, is that you can essentially deliver an identical product, add a few bits and pieces, and still sell millions of copies.
Escape the world into the shire
Escape the world into the shire
Just when you thought the Lord of the Rings product train had run out of steam, Wētā Workshop has more, Bill Hickman writes.
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Residential hall recreated in the virtual world
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Residential hall recreated in the virtual world
Forget couch fires in Castle St.
Fun but needs (armour) polish
Fun but needs (armour) polish
I was recently given the opportunity to have a quick look at an alpha-build of a new game called Renown, alongside a small play session with Australian developers RDBK Studios.
Beached as, bro
Beached as, bro
Is Hideo Kojima the world’s last rock-star game developer?
Museum hosts exhibition blending arcade gaming, te ao Māori
Museum hosts exhibition blending arcade gaming, te ao Māori
Space Invaders, Pac Man, Donkey Kong - if you were a child in the 1980s or ’90s, the warm glow of a spacies machine at the local fish and chip shop was almost intoxicating.
Time loop not enough of a catalyst
Time loop not enough of a catalyst
TRON: Catalyst is a top down action adventure game where you play as Exo, a program in the TRON setting’s computer world, whose last delivery for the night explodes.
Millions going mad for NZ-made garden game
Millions going mad for NZ-made garden game
Grow a Garden, a NZ-made game where players plant virtual seeds and grow exotic plants, had 20 million people playing it at once last weekend.
An apocalypse that goes wrong
An apocalypse that goes wrong
It’s rare that I feel a looming sense of apathy when I go to open a game.
Project set to cultivate new designers
Project set to cultivate new designers
Gaming — it is a buzz word for innovation, creativity, entertainment and dedication, INNOV8HQ founder Heidi Renata says.
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Gaming sector seeks DCC funding
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Gaming sector seeks DCC funding
Dunedin's coveted reputation as one of the most attractive places in the country to make video games could be at risk without further funding, councillors have heard.