Apple Arcade looks great on the surface, but what does it mean for the kinds of developers who don’t make games based on playtime? When Apple announced Apple Arcade last month, it was met mostly with praise. For a relatively low monthly fee, you’ll get access to a rotating selection of over 100 games, all … Read more
The third annual Play By Play International Games Festival is spilling out across Wellington this week. Adam Goodall played all 16 contenders for awards at the festival… for 16 minutes each. If you’re a gamer who lives in Wellington it’s been hard to miss this week’s Play By Play events – a full-day conference of … Read more
A new game from Mountains Studio aims to tell an authentic, full-bodied love story – and it’s all on your phone. Sam Brooks reviews Florence. Video games don’t have a great track record of showing people falling in love, historically. When you think of how video games represent love, you think of Mario rescuing Peach … Read more