Dan Taipua’s Save State series presents five gaming relics that every collector needs in their shrine/garage, from the essential basics to the very rare and frustratingly pointless. In this the fourth installment, Dan investigates the discordant world of music gaming. 5. Game Boy Camera Cameras are mostly famous for their ability to take photographs and … Read more
The latest thing to carry the Tom Clancy cattle brand is The Division. It’s a much hyped online multiplayer game set in a dystopian New York. While it’s all a bit bloody grim, Liam Maguren chronicles the off-game diversions one can create for oneself in the crumbling aftermath of a societal meltdown. Ubisoft are fan-bloody-tastic … Read more
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
Dan Taipua’s Save State series presents five gaming relics that every collector needs in their shrine/garage, from the essential basics to the very rare and frustratingly pointless. In the third installment, Dan lists his favourite hand-helds. 5. Sony PocketStation & Sega VMU Look at these cute lil’ guys. Portable systems are usually standalone devices, but … 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
Since its announcement No Man’s Sky has exploded brains with the promise of unfettered space exploration. Can it beat the hype? Josh Drummond reckons it won’t, but not for the reasons you think. The game-changing game trailer that will change gaming begins with a black screen. Text flashes that assures us that all footage is captured … Read more
The Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment is just about ready to drop their latest AAA game, Quantum Break. José Barbosa gets a first hand demo from the Finnish developer’s head of PR, Thomas Puha. There is a lot of butt shooting. (Music by Purple Planet) This gaming coverage is brought to you with the help … Read more
If there’s one rule game designers should take into account, it’s this: bullshit simply will not fly in the internet age, at least not for long. Ubisoft should have known better, writes Don Rowe. Creating game worlds from scratch is hard and expensive. Every blade of grass, every bird, every blood-soaked temple to the sun … Read more