TechnologyGuitar heroics with strings attachedGuitar games are about to embrace real instruments, reports Matt Greenop18 Mar 04:30 PM
TechnologyGame Review: BulletstormViolence in videogames - particularly first-person shooters - has started to get a bit "samey" of late. But the much-hyped <i>Bulletstorm</i> takes the tried and true formula and puts an addictive arcade spin on it.15 Mar 04:30 PM
TechnologyFriendly fire incident - Britain turns on its game industryThe British government has fragged its own games industry - tax changes could shrink it by a massive 24 per cent.26 Jan 10:11 PM
TechnologyReview: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1With a host of videogames - some good, some very not good - behind it, the money-printing Harry Potter franchise should really have tried to go out with a bang.12 Jan 04:30 PM
TechnologyThe year's game changersEvery single house with kids had at least one electronic device used for video games. 2010 marked the year the gaming world spread its wings. Matt Greenop looks back on the year's technological advances.23 Dec 06:00 PM
TechnologyBest and worst games of 2010Matt Greenop looks back at the best games of 2010.23 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyGame Review: <i>Tron: Evolution</i>Rating: 1/5. Verdict: Evolution is like a sub-par platform game from the long-dead 16-bit era. Instead of wasting $100 here, fund a night at the movies and experience Tron as it should be.17 Dec 06:00 PM
TechnologyGame Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed IIIf the point is to put the full power of The Force into the player's hands, then The Force Unleashed II is a success. If the point is to hold your attention for longer than a weekend, this one could be forcing it.15 Dec 06:00 PM
TechnologyHacking Kinect - getting past the gameXbox motion controller Kinect might be the gift to get this Christmas, but enthusiasts around the world are teaching the device sweet new tricks.13 Dec 01:32 AM
Opinion<i>Scott Anthony</i>: Microsoft's motion controller falls short of Kinecting with Charlie10 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyKinect will 'create new gaming genres' says top developer A leading games developer has expressed surprise that some publishers appear sceptical about the potential of Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360. 25 Nov 09:54 PM
TechnologyGame Review: <i>Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit</i>The <i>Need for Speed</i> series has been feeling a bit stale of late, and while this title is still an old concept, it's a far superior game to anything that came before it.24 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologyGet up off that thingMatt Greenop gets in a lather over Kinect, Microsoft's newcontroller-free games system.19 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologyBlack Ops: On interactive duty"I'd rather see some guy whacking someone in at least a quasi-historically correct setting," says the military adviser behind the popular <i>Call of Duty</i> videogame franchise.12 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologyGame Review: Medal of HonorAccording to our Minister of Defence, this is a videogame nasty.08 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologyThe Empire strikes back in Fable IIIThat most Ye Olde England of videogames is advancing its empire.The game's legendary developer Peter Molyneux talks to Matt Greenop about Fable III.26 Oct 04:30 PM
TechnologyGame Review: Spider-Man: Shattered DimensionsGames based on superhero and movie licenses have been hit-and-miss projects for developers for donkey's years.20 Oct 04:30 PM
TechnologyReview: Guitar Hero: Warriors of RockIs Chad Kroeger a warrior of rock? No he isn't. Neither are many on the massive setlist for the latest <i>Guitar Hero</i> release - which this time comes with a wholly dubious "Quest" mode.13 Oct 04:30 PM
TechnologyReaching for the truth - a <i>Halo</i> Q&A with BungieMembers of team Bungie answer questions about their latest bid for world domination - <i>Halo: Reach</i>.14 Sep 01:40 AM
TechnologyGame review: Halo: ReachThe long wait for <i>Halo: Reach</i> is over. Read NZ's first review here.13 Sep 12:00 AM
Entertainment<i>Halo: Reach</i> - first among prequelsThe latest in gaming's biggest sci-fi blockbuster series <i>Halo</i> goes back to the future - and this time it's personal.12 Sep 05:00 AM
TechnologyDuke Nukem Forever set for launch...againDuke Nukem Forever, the most notorious piece of vapourware in gaming history, may actually be released next year. Or will it?07 Sep 07:55 PM
TechnologyReview: Transformers War for CybertronWar for Cybertron is the best Transformers game ever, but how does it stack up against other shooters?25 Aug 06:30 PM
