If you’re planning a trip to San Francisco, you’re in luck. Using Ubisoft’s open world hacker-fest Watch Dogs 2, which is conveniently based in the city, The Spinoff has compiled a grand tour of the city with plenty of tips for the new visitor. May contain scissor lifts and banjos.
Ever wondered how to sound like you’ve been hit by a log? Way back in April, actor Shawn Ashmore (Xmen, The Following, Animorphs) was doing the press rounds promoting the XBox time travel game Quantum Break. Shawn gave José Barbosa an exclusive acting masterclass. Originally published April 15, 2016 Phew. What a rollercoaster. But there’s more! … Read more
We wanted to better understand the changing New Zealand economy, and who better to explain it than superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub. This is the final of six short videos featuring Shamubeel giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair. In the last episode Shamubeel takes all that we’ve learnt over … Read more
Resident death artist and rampager Morbid Slang Angel 69 gets his blackened fingers on Dead Rising 4. The zombie murder-thon series has many fans and one of those is The Spinoff’s own Morbid Slang Angel 69. Here he outlines his favourite kills after a week with the game. It’s pretty safe to say there’s plenty … Read more
Like millions of us across the country, Joseph Harper was floored by the news of John Key’s shock resignation. Pouring his grief into his nonlinear editing software, Harper created the perfect memorial to New Zealand’s favourite everyman prime minister.
We wanted to better understand the changing New Zealand economy, and who better to explain it than superstar economist Shamubeel Eaqub. This is the fourth of six short videos featuring Shamubeel giving it to us straight while sitting comfortably in a classic Kiwi chair. This time he responds to the ever-present fear that technology will … Read more
The Spinoff once again reshapes the media landscape, this time with The Spinoff Snapchat Gaming Review. This week Madeleine Chapman gives Out Run a hoon. Follow the old Spinoff on Snapchat at the_spinoff. Thanks. The extent of my gaming ability ends as soon as two hands are required, working in unison. Which is why old … Read more
In association with our mates Bigpipe Broadband we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm on Facebook Live. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. With Bethesda’s latest sequel in the stealthy-shooty-steampunky series now out, Don Rowe and José Barbosa get stuck into the … Read more
In association with our mates Bigpipe we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm on Facebook Live. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. Let’s travel back in time to the late 60s and to the southern United States for some open world FPS … Read more
After having a hell of a time playing the original Until Dawn game on the PS4, Alex Casey is introduced to the new virtual reality version on the Playstation VR. (After you’ve witnessed these virtual horrors, revisit Alex’s original scream-fest.) Video edited by Joseph Harper The lovely gaming post was brought to your bleeding eyeholes by … Read more
Alex and Joseph are joined by New Zealand’s own Graham Candy on the couch to look at the latest in pop music and eat jet planes. This week Alex and Joseph get their put their back into it with Berlin sensation Graham Candy. Also known as a Troye Sivan impersonator, Candy arrives mystically with a bowl of … Read more
What happens when you put of two of the most enduring soap opera characters together in one room? After years of wondering, we finally found out in this exclusive video. Shortland Street‘s Chris Warner (played by Michael Galvin) and Home and Away‘s Alf Stewart (played by Ray Meagher) are two of New Zealand’s most beloved soap opera … Read more
Here comes consumer level virtual reality peripherals for your console gaming. Alongside this uptick in personal digital stupefaction comes all Don Rowe’s hopes and dreams. Finally, he can start living. Edited by Joseph Harper Trip the light wicked with Bigpipe, the sweetest ISP in the land.
In association with our mates Bigpipe we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm on Facebook Live. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. This week José Barbosa is joined by Spinoff staff writer Calum Henderson. The two grown men tackle the most grown … Read more
In association with our mates Bigpipe we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm on our Twitch channel. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. This week José Barbosa is joined by The Spinoff writer and boy wonder Hayden Donnell. Watch as the two … Read more
In association with our mates Bigpipe we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm on our Twitch channel. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. This week José Barbosa is joined by old mate Ashley Hinton for a heaping wad of low-fi hacker puzzle … Read more
In association with our mates Bigpipe we’re livestreaming a different video game every Wednesday at 7pm. Join José Barbosa and a cast of roped in innocents for a journey into utter mayhem. For the inaugural stream colleagues Don Rowe and José Barbosa give the blimmin’ Battlefield 1 open beta a crack. Involves death, horses, gas, … Read more
On the launch day of Hello Game’s massively anticipated No Man’s Sky Don Rowe and José Barbosa played the thing for 8 hours straight. They invited special guests and streamed it all live to the internet. This is their story heavily edited and cut into 7 minutes. Check out our other coverage of No Man’s Sky: … Read more
A group of young Wellingtonians have scored millions of online views for their idiosyncratic Shakespearean revamps. With the launch of their third series, Bright Summer Night, we asked them to explain themselves, and they sent us a video. The first two web series by the Candle Wasters put a girdle around the earth in hardly … Read more
The Spinoff’s José Barbosa was watching TVNZ’s flagship current affairs show and he saw something he couldn’t un-see. To work through his trauma he made this video. As with all our TV coverage this post comes to you with the support of Lightbox, who always make appropriate music choices. Visit them today for a free … Read more
The latest episode of our bi-weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they are joined on the couch … Read more
Is the tide turning in NZ and globally on drug laws? Alison Mau hosts an expert panel discussion with Russell Brown, Kevin Hague, Hirini Kaa and Chris Wilkins. Drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs. Marijuana, marijuana. The timeless musings of MC OJ and the Rhythm Slave might well describe the array of news headlines in recent … Read more
During the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, ‘Behind the LOLs’ will reveal the inner workings of some of our finest comedy talent. First up, 2016 Billy T nominee James Malcolm writes a list of his prenuptial conditions for Shortland Street‘s Chris Warner. This year I’m taking advantage of the festival to stage my elaborate wedding to Chris Warner … Read more
The latest episode of our bi-weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss Alessia Cara, DJ Snake, Rihanna, … Read more
Ever wondered how to sound like you’ve been hit by a log? The star of new XBox time travel game Quantum Break is here to help. Shawn Ashmore gives José Barbosa an exclusive acting masterclass. This video gaming coverage is brought to you with the help of Bigpipe, the ISP that’s very timey wimey.
This week José Barbosa is joined by Don Rowe and together they test the limits of human emotional endurance by playing the bomb defusing simulator, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. This gaming coverage is brought to you by Bigpipe, the one ISP you’d really want close by to help cut the red wire
Forced to follow Anika Moa’s commands to the letter, José Barbosa must complete one level in a video game. Like all our gaming content, this video comes to you with the loving assistance of Bigpipe, an ISP that ain’t no dirty rat.
This weekend 3 Kiwi fighters will step into the ring during this weekend’s UFC Fight Night. Don Rowe, who has money on our boys, loads up the PS4 and EA’s brand new UFC 2 to project what chances he has of winning big. Our gaming coverage comes right to your sweet little hands thanks to Bigpipe, … Read more
Forced to adhere to Wallace Chapman’s commands, José Barbosa must complete one level in a video game. The catch: Wallace hasn’t played a video game for 30 years. This post, like all our gaming coverage, was brought to you by those good sorts at Bigpipe. They’re an ISP that definitely knows where the dishes are … Read more