Just park your brain at the door and enjoy
Just park your brain at the door and enjoy
It probably needs a better name — not that we’re going to get one now — but the "Souls-like" game genre has been a thing for a while.
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Dunedin game creator stunned by take-up
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
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
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
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
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
Back to the grind
The indies have always been a good source of single-idea-focused games.
Galactically gory good times
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
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’
VR equipment offers ‘amazing experiences’
Reaching for the stars was possible in the Alexandra Public Library earlier this month.
Tech review: PlayStation Portal
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
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
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
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
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
Still perfect, 13 years on
The greatest game of all time.
Life in venerable series yet
Life in venerable series yet
Sports games have been coming quicker than Hayden Meikle can play them.
The (im)perfect crime
The (im)perfect crime
Hype is a fickle thing, but if you play video games for long enough, you learn to dull it down.