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Students create Kiwi touch for PS Vita game
Gaming

Students create Kiwi touch for PS Vita game

New Zealand's most-awarded school for digital and creative technologies aims to add New Zealand flavour to a popular gaming title.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Oct 2012
Sony PS3 goes slimmer and lighter
Gaming

Sony PS3 goes slimmer and lighter

Redesigned console hits the worldwide market as Sony aims to further accelerate the Playstation platform across the globe.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Sep 2012
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Multiplayer Hands-on
Gaming

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Multiplayer Hands-on

Criterion revamps Need for Speed: Most Wanted, blending Burnout Paradise DNA with an open-world racing environment. Hands-on reveals intense multiplayer action.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Wed, 19th Sep 2012
Dishonored – First Impressions
Gaming

Dishonored – First Impressions

Dishonored offers a unique blend of steam-punk action and moral complexity. First impressions from New Zealand hail its atmospheric gameplay.

By Brendan Kelly • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Sep 2012

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Armageddon Expo round-up
Gaming

Armageddon Expo round-up

Blinding lasers, bearded Vikings, sweaty gamers and that guy from Borderlands – this year's Armageddon Expo had everything for a perfectly nerdy long weekend.

By Brendan Kelly • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Oct 2012
18 years of games lost after PS3 crash
Gaming

18 years of games lost after PS3 crash

One of the pioneers of the gaming industry has lost thousands of hours of play time after the accumulated save files of 18 years were all deleted.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Oct 2012
Looking back at the EB Expo 2012
Gaming

Looking back at the EB Expo 2012

For three days last week, Sydney's Olympic Showground played host to Australasias biggest gaming event ever, the EB Expo 2012.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2012
Sony slammed over PS4 plans
Gaming

Sony slammed over PS4 plans

Amid months of next-generation speculation, an editorial predicting the downfall of Sony's next-gen console has been savaged by the online community.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2012
Review: PES 2013
Gaming

Review: PES 2013

It has been a drawn out battle of giants for many years and now another round of 'who has the best soccer title' is upon us.

By Richard Armitt • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2012
Review: LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Gaming

Review: LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

LittleBigPlanet became a surprising success for the PlayStation brand when it was first released for the PS3 back in 2008.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2012
Bethesda springs Hearthfire download surprise
Gaming

Bethesda springs Hearthfire download surprise

Bethesda surprises PC users today, making Hearthfire downloadable content for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim available without previous updates.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2012
PS Vita struggles in Japan
Gaming

PS Vita struggles in Japan

Despite anticipation and strong reviews, the PS Vita's version of LittleBigPlanet has failed to own the Japanese market.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Oct 2012
PS Vita losing sales fight to SEGA Dreamcast
Gaming

PS Vita losing sales fight to SEGA Dreamcast

PS Vita on the brink as SEGA Dreamcast's sales shadow looms, defying age with nostalgic might in a surprising Japanese market twist.

By Brendan Kelly • 1 min read • Fri, 28th Sep 2012
Borderlands 2 borderline best-seller
Gaming

Borderlands 2 borderline best-seller

With the bigger game releases of the year kicking off for the Christmas market, Borderlands 2 has caused a re-shuffle in the best-sellers chart.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2012
PS3 v Wii U: Ding Ding
Gaming

PS3 v Wii U: Ding Ding

Last week's announcement of a slimmer Playstation 3 has industry analysts wondering if the move will be a success.

By Brendan Kelly • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2012
Game Review: Tokyo Jungle
Gaming

Game Review: Tokyo Jungle

Embark on a wild survival adventure in Tokyo Jungle, where animals reign supreme in a humanless Tokyo, but flawed mechanics may tame your excitement.

By Damian Seeto • 6 min read • Fri, 14th Sep 2012
Game console graphics as good as Avatar?
Gaming

Game console graphics as good as Avatar?

One of the brains behind next-generation gaming engines says that the Xbox 720 and Playstation 4 will produce graphics to rival James Cameron's Avatar.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Sep 2012
PS Vita play goes remote
Gaming

PS Vita play goes remote

PS Vita introduces remote play for God of War 1 and 2 and more, transforming how classics are enjoyed with a patch download.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2012