Obituary: Vince Zampella, designer
Vince Zampella was one of the creators behind landmark game series Call of Duty.
Entertainment
Clicking, evolved
Clicking, evolved
It’s not easy improve on something so ubiquitous as a computer mouse. Three buttons and an optical sensor — what more do you need? For competitive gamers, though? A lot, apparently.
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Latest game surpasses global giants
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Latest game surpasses global giants
The latest game created by Dunedin game studio Runaway Play overtook global giants such as Fortnite, Candy Crush and Among Us on just the first day of its launch.
Zombies and curries, together at last
Zombies and curries, together at last
Romeo is a Dead Man simply refuses to be normal, writes Ben Allan.
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Chance to sign up to gaming community
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Chance to sign up to gaming community
Screaming, kicking, punching, swinging swords and shooting laser guns in the Otago Museum Reserve is usually frowned upon by the public.
Comfortably solid cans
Comfortably solid cans
The Logitech G325 Lightspeed is an over-ear, lightweight, all wireless headset, complete with microphones with noise isolation and some killer colour combinations.
Making a fair fist of portability
Making a fair fist of portability
With a bit of a resurgence in handheld/portable gaming, our tech industry overlords have been hefting increasing amounts of attention and modern grunt into the space in an attempt to ride the wave.
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Potential flop saved firm and was actually fun
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Potential flop saved firm and was actually fun
In 2025, video game reviewer Michael Robertson time-travelled, found joy in mainstream junk and missed the memo on how good Balatro is.
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Video games better with friends
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Video games better with friends
Hayden Meikle has enjoyed a fair few years of video gaming. How did 2025 fare?
A lost soul of a game
A lost soul of a game
This hack and slash spectacle focuses on combat - but that’s all the game really has to offer, Michael Robertson finds.
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‘Death Stranding 2’ the pick of the bunch in 2025
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‘Death Stranding 2’ the pick of the bunch in 2025
The follow-up to the downright nutty Death Stranding stood out, amid an industry in crisis, for video game reviewer Ben Allan in 2025.
Super cool vibe in touched-up slopes game
Super cool vibe in touched-up slopes game
The irony of snowboarding games is that they appeal as much to gamers seeking a chill (excuse the pun) experience as they do to those who want a more wild ride.
The art of kung-fu(ture)
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.
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.