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Review: BioShock Infinite
This is not the BioShock we know. Linked only thematically to the first two titles, BioShock Infinite promises a breath…
Game review: SimCity
Jess Nickelsen tackles the controversial series reboot of an old desktop favourite.
Indie developers lead the pack at gaming conference
It's a time of transition for the video game industry. With last year's launch of the Wii U, the impending arrival of the…
Virtual reality goggles and all attempts return
It's back. The virtual reality headset, the gizmo that was supposed to seamlessly transport wearers to three-dimensional…
NZ game developers shine
New Zealand's game developers produced six games which hit top 10 iOS downloads charts in the US last year.
Game review: Gears of War: Judgment
Did we really need another Gears of War ?
Tech Universe: Monday 18 March
I'm sure if MacGyver had had a smartphone this would have been the plot of at least one episode of the TV show. Scientists…
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Game review: God of War: Ascension
Ascension is a prequel to Sony's hit series of mythic Greek brawlers, promising to tell the story of…
Pat Pilcher: SimCity debacle grows
It's likely to go down in the annals of gaming history as one of the biggest blunders by a gaming company ever. Amidst a…
Tech Universe: Thursday 7 March
A new picture of London has appeared: it's a 320 gigapixel panorama compiled from 48,640 individual images shot over a period…
Game review: Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider has had highs and lows, controversy, excitement, attention, fandom, disinterest, and pretty much anything else…
Game review: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear is back. Alan Bell sizes-up Revengeance and finds a potential game of the year.
Game review: Crysis 3
So many supersoldiers, so little time. Crysis 3 puts the player in control of series veteran Laurence "Prophet" Barnes…
AMG four-pot duo hit new PlayStation
Sony has previewed its PlayStation 4 with a new game called Driveclub featuring a pair of Mercs that will both be released…
Aliens game like 'direct to DVD'
A deep-space, sci-fi thriller, years in the making, packed with Xenomorphs. Can ACM please hardened critic Angus Deacon?
Sony announces PS4
Sony has confirmed its entry into the next-generation home console market with the announcement of the PlayStation 4.
Game review: Dead Space 3
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When I told a friend I was playing Dead Space 3 for this review, his eyes lit up at the thought of…
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Tech Universe: Monday 15 April
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HOT SLIME: The BIQ House in Hamburg runs on algae. The facade of the building includes 129 bioreactors…
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Gemma Shields can't remember the last time she bought clothes in a store.
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