Gaming: College football has returned
College football has returned
American college sport remains a great mystery to many people in this odd little nation at the bottom of the world.
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Test of patience
Test of patience
Waiting remains the hardest part in this exercise in forbearance, Sarah Thwaites writes.
Just suck it up, Luigi
Just suck it up, Luigi
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is a level-based action adventure game; a remaster of the original game released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013.
Challenging mountaineering game all about balance
Challenging mountaineering game all about balance
A deceptively simple control system underpins this alpinist adventure set on a single deadly massif, writes Lewis Gordon, of The Guardian.
The land of Tamriel expands again
The land of Tamriel expands again
There comes a point in life when you realise something.
This is the end
This is the end
Where to start priming the uninitiated on the plot the two Destiny games have served up their players so far since 2014?
Mario’s fun new dimension
Mario’s fun new dimension
Delightful and refreshing. This silly game about Mario exploring a world made of literal paper put a bigger smile on my face than anything I have played in a very long time.
Tennis serves up winner
Tennis serves up winner
Can you remember what you were doing in 2011?
Samurai makes a smooth transition to PC
Samurai makes a smooth transition to PC
Almost 4 years after the initial release, Ghost of Tsushima has finally hit PC stores.
An exceedingly damp squib
An exceedingly damp squib
This game feels like a free educational browser game from the 2000s, but it costs almost $80.
Join the dots (violently)
Join the dots (violently)
Children of the Sun is a short, strange game made by a person who wasn’t afraid of putting it out there, writes Michael Robertson.
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.
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.