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    Dunedin game creator stunned by take-up

    Broad Bay resident Henry Feltham will continue to work on 'Abiotic Factor' with the rest of the...

    Dunedin game creator stunned by take-up

    A Dunedin game creator is "over the moon" after a newly released creation shot to global success.

    Sophisticated puzzles truly satisfying

    There is a great balance and consideration to the space: it doesn’t want to confuse the player,...

    Sophisticated puzzles truly satisfying

    From the gatehouse, through the bright gardens and terrace, the winding orchard, the smoggy greenhouse, the warmth of the kitchen and smokehouse and beyond, Botany Manor unfolds like a labyrinth.

    Tech maker shifts focus

    Photo: supplied

    Tech maker shifts focus

    Mechanical keyboards are the equipment of choice for serious PC gaming.

    Obituary: designer who crafted much-loved RPG and PC games

    Game designer and artist Jennell Jaquays. Photo: Matt Barton

    Obituary: designer who crafted much-loved RPG and PC games

    Jennell Jaquays was a game designer whose work transcended generations: she designed role-playing games (RPG), table top games and also PC games, as well as being an accomplished artist.

    Chch-made video game to hit the big screen

    Dredge is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Image: Supplied

    Chch-made video game to hit the big screen

    A popular Christchurch-made video game, described as a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent, is set to be turned into a feature-length movie.

    Back to the grind

    A girl and her drill take on the world in Pepper Grinder. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

    Back to the grind

    The indies have always been a good source of single-idea-focused games.

    Galactically gory good times

    Super Earth is engaged in the Galactic War, a multi-front conflict across an empire threatened ...

    Galactically gory good times

    If you’ve got a few gaming friends around the place, chances are one of them periodically expatiates enthusiastically about how good Helldivers was.

    Poirot can have a sleep-in

    There are  puzzles to solve and mysterious imposing mansions to contemplate in Another Code:...

    Poirot can have a sleep-in

    For a long time, if a game release was met with at least normal amounts of praise or notability, then odds are that it would get a remaster or remake at some point down the line.

    VR equipment offers ‘amazing experiences’

    Central Otago District Council library programme co-ordinator Will Harrison adjusts a virtual...

    VR equipment offers ‘amazing experiences’

    Reaching for the stars was possible in the Alexandra Public Library earlier this month.

    Tech review: PlayStation Portal

    Image: supplied

    Tech review: PlayStation Portal

    The PlayStation Portal looks like a serious handheld gaming device, with proper hardware with a grunty console. And it sort of is that. And yet also in other ways, it very much isn’t.

    Blakie to bring gaming experience to paper

    Atawhai Interactive co-director Lisa Blakie joins the University of Otago’s English and...

    Blakie to bring gaming experience to paper

    Gamers with a flair for creative writing are in for a treat with the University of Otago bringing in a new staff member to mesh the two worlds together.

    Tech review: Logitech G Astro A50 X

    Images: supplied

    Tech review: Logitech G Astro A50 X

    The newest evolution of Logitech’s Astro gaming headset series comes with the promise of some fancy features.

    US teen becomes first player to beat Tetris

    US teen becomes first player to beat Tetris

    A 13-year-old American is the first person to ever beat Tetris, forcing the more than three-decade-old classic Nintendo video game into a "kill screen".

    Tech review: Pulse PS5 earbuds

    Tech review: Pulse PS5 earbuds

    Some gamers are obsessed with graphic fidelity.

    Tech review: Logitech keys and mouse

    Photos: supplied

    Tech review: Logitech keys and mouse

    Louise Frampton takes some new Logitech products for a test run and finds there is more to them than meets the eye.

    The swing’s the thing

    Web wings are a new addition in Spider-Man 2. Image: supplied

    The swing’s the thing

    What does it feel like to be swinging through the streets of New York City?

    Still perfect, 13 years on

    Red Dead Redemption has been ported to the PS4 (so playable on the PS5) and the Switch.

    Still perfect, 13 years on

    The greatest game of all time.

    Life in venerable series yet

    It’s not called Fifa any more, but FC 24 proves the football game series remains as solid as ever...

    Life in venerable series yet

    Sports games have been coming quicker than Hayden Meikle can play them.

    The (im)perfect crime

    Sure the cops might sneak up behind you, but the real danger to smoothly pulling off the perfect...

    The (im)perfect crime

    Hype is a fickle thing, but if you play video games for long enough, you learn to dull it down.

    Cold comfort farm

    It looks nicely bucolic and all, but there’s not much under the topsoil in Fae Farm, writes Wyatt...

    Cold comfort farm

    Welcome to 2023’s big budget cosy farming simulator.
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