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Review: Heartbreaking game sparks emotion

That Dragon, Cancer is an autobiographical game about the life and death of a boy with cancer. Joel, who was diagnosed at age one, died four years later in 2014. He was survived by his parents, Ryan and Amy Green, who made the game.

Review: World's better on a bike

As all bikies will tell you, it's much more fun on two wheels. But that hasn't been the case in gaming.

Review: Game has swagger to burn

With its sharp graphics and punchy racing, this Need For Speed reboot feels like it's had the Fast and the Furious-style makeover it so desperately needs.

Review: Relive your rock 'n' roll dreams

I just nailed the riff from Jack White's Lazaretto, the crowd is chanting my name, and I'm pretty sure my band's female bassist is into me.

Review: Black Ops in dark ages

At some point in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, you'll ask yourself the question: "What's it all for?" Maybe it's while you're machine-gunning your way through a horde of nameless minions.

Review: Star Wars fronts up

The eight-year-old me would hate the 33-year-old me right now. I just killed Luke Skywalker and about an hour ago I shot down the Millennium Falcon. And it felt so good.

Bugs and all, Fallout 4's a winner

Chris Schulz ventures into the wasteland, and likes what he sees.

Is this the best Tomb Raider yet?

Put down your Pip-Boy and pick up Rise - you'll like what you see, writes Chris Schulz.

Review: Lightsaber saviour

Have you seen all the Star Wars movies? What about all six seasons of The Clone Wars?

Review: Chillfest bloodstained and brutal

If you're looking for blood, you've come to the right place. Until Dawn splashes the thick red stuff across walls and has it clotting on floorboards.

Upgrade for entry level zombie action

It seems odd that Microsoft would bother upgrading State of Decay. Released in 2013,it was a middling zombie romp at best, with emphasis on stealth, survival and saving your mates over bloodthirsty brain bashing.

Game review: Zombie Army Trilogy

There is a hierarchy of acceptable deaths in the gaming world. The safest bets are robots, and families have enjoyed slaughtering billions of them with not the slightest moral code bent.

Evil Within's DLC a hell of a scare

It was a scream that startled the neighbours. I'd been fumbling around a blackened basement looking for the power switch when something grabbed my ankle. It didn't have any legs. And it was trying to eat me.

Game review: Ride doesn't reinvent the wheel

Motorbike title Ride hasn't exactly reinvented the wheel. All it's really done is removed two.

Game review: Mortal Kombat X

Almost a quarter-century of Mortal Kombat has brought us to this, the Xth edition of a series heavy on the blood and liberal with the letter K.

New game Bloodborne will 'make you suffer'

Hidetaka Miyazaki is a genius. The auteur behind Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and now Bloodborne approaches video games like an artist does a canvas, crafting broad strokes of rich gameplay, in-depth lore and innovative level design.