Gaming

Cold comfort farm

Welcome to 2023’s big budget cosy farming simulator.

Like a comfy pair of cleats

Nit-picking is the only option when reviewing the latest edition of a sports game seemingly five minutes after the last one came out.

Fantastic start, but magic wears off

An otherwise perfectly lovely day exploring an alien planet can very quickly turn to custard in...

Fantastic start, but magic wears off

Pikmin 4 sometimes feels like the perfect game.

Video games in an evolving world

Video games in an evolving world

In my mind, video games are an escape from your limited reality into a limitless cosmos.

Snooping in the rain

Making a good mystery game is all about balance.

Less comfortable with the sound on

Logitech’s new G PRO X2 "Lightspeed" headphones. Photo: supplied

Less comfortable with the sound on

Headphones are an investment for your ears.

See you in Hell

Don’t you hate it when games companies quickly rush out a poorly-polished sequel in a popular franchise that’s basically a copy-paste job of the same old game with a few re-skins and updated maps?

Don’t miss this Link

In 2017, the much anticipated shake-up to the Zelda formula, 'Breath of the Wild', finally arrived.

Sony's PSVR2: It's all on your head

Virtual reality gear still hasn’t made the sort of waves on the home gaming scene many anticipated. Undeterred, Sony has doubled down with the PSVR2. Ben Allan takes a look.

In the big leagues

There was a time when the undisputed best sports game series crown was contested by football heavyweights Fifa and Pro Evo, gridiron powerhouse Madden, and peerless basketball title NBA 2K.

Are you not entertained?

I’ve always avoided turn-based games, and especially tactics style ones.

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Pupils’ designs cross the Pacific

Columba College pupils Juliette McDonald (left) and Anise Maclean (both 17) take a break during...

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Pupils’ designs cross the Pacific

Games about escaping a dark foreign planet or a school full of evil teachers performing strange rituals are examples of what Dunedin and Japanese pupils came up with during the recent Cross Pacific Game Jam.

Tech review

Confession: I have never been much of an “audio guy”, largely being content to use whatever pair of cheap earphones that came with a long-since-dead cellphone I can find lying around the house.

Otago game developers, Japanese pupils to team up

Information technology lecturer Adon Moskal and Otago games co-ordinator Mairead Fountain prepare...

Otago game developers, Japanese pupils to team up

Dunedin secondary school pupils will have the opportunity to create video games with pupils in Japan this weekend.

Aloy back in the saddle

Aloy travels to new and exciting environments in which to fire arrows at robots in Burning Shores...

Aloy back in the saddle

Game developers need to be careful when bringing out add-ons for wildly successful games.

Gaming industry welcomes boost

Runaway Play chief executive Zoe Hobson is delighted with news of a rebate for game development...

Gaming industry welcomes boost

Dunedin's burgeoning gaming industry has welcomed a 20% rebate for game development studios contained in in yesterday’s Budget — hopefully quelling an exodus to Australia.

Scratching the witch itch

Excellent art direction is a feature of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon. Image:...

Scratching the witch itch

CEREZA AND THE LOST DEMONFrom: Platinum Games / NintendoFor: Nintendo SwitchRating: ★★★★I’ve never played Bayonetta games, but I’ve definitely heard about them.