Combine next-gen gaming consoles with the latest release of smart TVs and round-the-world trips are entirely possibly from the comfort of your couch.

Seventeen-year-old Jared Shaw spends his days and nights playing games on PlayStation. And his mum's okay with that.

If you're a fan of engrossing post-apocalyptic Playstation hit The Last of Us, it's time to rejoice: they're working on a sequel.

Yes, you can play as a dinosaur. That's the big question everyone wants answered about Lego Jurassic World, the 56th game in the Lego franchise and the first to take on the might of Jurassic World's box office bite.

Why aren't new consoles ushering in new experiences? Siobhan Keogh takes a look at E3, where this year's biggest reveals weren't software-related, but hardware.

It features a giant winged cat dog and a small child who can't jump properly - but the trailer for long-delayed game The Last Guardian stole the show at E3.

Owners of popular titles such as Mass Effect, designed for the older Xbox 360, will be able to play them on the Xbox One thanks to backward compatibility, a new feature introduced this week at E3, the annual video-game conference in Los Angeles.

A Kiwi game developer has made a rare appearance at E3 to show off his latest game - and there's not a zombie in sight.

Siobhan Keogh unveils her wishlist for E3, the gaming and technology expo that gets underway next week.

Meet Hydra, Bacabec, Killer Pi3 and Skrzm. No, they're not an Avengers-style squad of superheroes - they're NZ's best Call of Duty players. And they want to be world-beaters.

Bethesda has confirmed it is releasing a sequel to one of its most successful franchises, Fallout.

An obvious way around corruption would be to auction the host status for major sports events, writes Leonid Bershidsky.

Should game developers police online abuse more efficiently? Siobhan Keogh investigates.

Four of New Zealand's best Call of Duty players want to beat America at their own game. But first they have to take on Australia.

Think of the most expansive game you’ve ever played. Times it by three. Add a resurrected foetus demon. There, you’re getting to grips with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Rockstar Games is taking legal action against the BBC in response to Game Changer, an upcoming drama about the creation of Grand Theft Auto.

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.

Siobhan Keogh spent $90 just so she could play the demo for Final Fantasy XV. Then this happened ...

Britney Spears is set to follow in the footsteps of Kim Kardashian by launching her own smartphone game.

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.

They're huge in Japan, but why not the rest of the world? Siobhan Keogh looks at why some games just don't translate.

Like so many great bands, the PMZ burned out long before they had a chance to fade away.

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

Star Wars: Battlefront looks impossibly gorgeous, writes James Cullinane, who got an early preview of the title at Star Wars Celebration.

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.

Nigel Short, the British grandmaster, has angered female players by claiming that they are not 'hard-wired' for the game, reports Leon Watson.

Siobhan Keogh delves into episodic video games, which make fans wait for episodes - just like TV shows.