Games

NBA 2K21 squeezes unavoidable ads into loading screens

By Chris ButtonOctober 20, 2020

Gotta love it when a full priced videogame slides paid advertisements into its loading screens. Sorry, wait, no you don’t.

Culture

Gabe Newell wants to temporarily move Valve to New Zealand and don’t we all

By Hope CorriganOctober 20, 2020

Gabe Newell says he’s eager to have a chat with Jacinda Ardern about moving game production teams to New Zealand.

Games

Phasmophobia spooks local players by shutting down Australian server

By Chris ButtonOctober 19, 2020

After recent outage problems, local fans of the latest ghost hunting sensation have been disappointed by a move to remove local servers.

Games

Destroying my Animal Crossing island was an amazing lesson in mental health

By Grace HesterOctober 16, 2020

There’s no ‘nuke’ button in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so the journey to destroy everything gave me so much along the way.

Culture

Like moths to the RGB

By Alice ClarkeOctober 15, 2020

For a group of people trying to throw off the image of being the basement-dwelling weirdo, we sure are into the aesthetic of one.

Games

I am willing to die for Spider-Cat in Spider-Man: Miles Morales

By Chris ButtonOctober 15, 2020

We only just met, but from what Game Informer Spider-Cat reveal has turned the Miles Morales game into an instant must have.

Games

PAX 2020 hands-on: our pick of the best demos

By Hope CorriganOctober 15, 2020

PAX Online was a different beast, but some of us still carved out time to dive into some hands on demos. Here’s seven of the best.

Games

Potato-powered DOOM, anyone?

By Chris ButtonOctober 15, 2020

How many spuds does it take to power a game of DOOM? One YouTuber decided to go to extreme lengths to find out.

Technology

EPOS GSP 600 series headset sends you to a world of your own

By Seamus ByrneOctober 14, 2020

It’s chunky and demands some desk real estate, but for solid passive sound isolation in a versatile gaming headset, EPOS has some great kit.

Games

This browser tool stops you buying Steam games you can play for free

By Chris ButtonOctober 14, 2020

Stop second guessing whether you should buy something that might be on Xbox Game Pass with this simple but smart little browser extension.

Games

Genshin Impact: 9 things to know when you’re starting out

By Hope CorriganOctober 14, 2020

Here are all the things you should know before you play Genshin Impact.

Games

Halfbrick Studios is juicing more life out of Fruit Ninja with a remaster

By Chris ButtonOctober 13, 2020

One of Australia’s original world dominating mobile games is planning a fully remastered fruit chopping experience.

Games

WTF is Genshin impact?

By Hope CorriganOctober 12, 2020

What even is Genshin Impact? And why is it one of the best games I’ve played all year – and how is it free?

Games

Let’s talk about *that* boss fight in Hades

By Chris ButtonOctober 12, 2020

Cheapshot or masterstroke? We explore the agony and ecstasy of one of the big fights. BEWARE: SPOILERS ABOUND!

Culture

Why is Baldur’s Gate 3 being filled with bog standard white dudes?

By Peta GreenfieldOctober 12, 2020

The early release of Baldur’s Gate 3 might sound promising, but it’s a sad state of affairs to discover most players are just creating ultra generic white dudes?

Games

JB Hi-Fi changes course on gift cards for console pre-orders (but it’s still messy)

By Seamus ByrneOctober 8, 2020

JB Hi-Fi has seen sense and created a new system for pre-order customers to pay for a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X with gift cards.