Games
It's all about the Game Pass
Forcing exclusivity onto Bethesda, or iD, or Arkane, just isn’t Microsoft’s games strategy anymore. For Microsoft, owning games studios now serves its core long-term ambition of building out a dazzlingly good value subscription service through Game Pass.
How the Microsoft / Bethesda deal fits its Game Pass ambitions perfectly
Microsoft wants the best new games available on Xbox Game Pass the day they launch. Playable not just on Xbox, but PC and in the cloud.
Hands-on with Xbox Game Streaming on Android
Hope puts her Xbox One and her Note 20 Ultra together to see how the new Xbox Game Streaming app for Android feels in action.
The Australian Game Developer Awards nominees are all right here
We've rounded up the full list of AGDA nominations for 2020. Necrobarista, Boomerang Fu, and Under a Star Called Dun lead the charge in 2020.
Please, Avalon Hill, be making a HeroQuest Legacy?
There's a countdown to a new HeroQuest game so now we're in love with how good a HeroQuest Legacy game would be.
Shadowlands Afterlives animated shorts: ranked
We rank the World of Warcraft Shadowlands Afterlives animated shorts because that's what websites do. Now let's get ready for pre-patch!
Rime of the Frostmaiden: the spoiler-free review
We review D&D's Rime of the Frostmaiden, taking players to Icewind Dale in a more open, flexible adventure style. But is it good? Read on!
Steve Wang, GM, Wargaming Sydney
On the latest High Resolution podcast we're hearing from Steve Wang, General Manager of Wargaming Sydney (formerly Big World Technology).
Harry Potter Legacy and the Awkward Balancing Act
I loved Harry Potter deeply, but I can't be excited about the wizarding world anymore. If you must, support a charity and make a difference.
PlayStation Plus Collection: the games we know so far
We run down the list of the titles we know are coming to the new Playstation Plus Collection service for PS5.
Playstation 5 details drop: November 12, $749.95/$599.95
After making us wait 43 mins we got the details we've been waiting for. The PS5 lands in Australia November 12 and the big lad is $749.95.
Phreaking brilliant
Last week was Xbox, this week it's Playstation 5. But not quite yet. So we make bold predictions sure to be wildly inaccurate within 24 hours.
The Rise and Fall Guys of Cheater Island
A new mid-season update has added a bunch of new features but none are more interesting than how the team has been dealing with cheaters.
Vinyl records beat CDs for the first time since the '80s
Vinyl beats CD sales for the first time since the 1980s. Not just by a slim margin either, but an evisceration of the digital disc format.
Cyberpunk legend Mike Pondsmith shares how to become a game designer
Mike Pondsmith, designer of the great Cyberpunk tabletop RPGs, kicked off PAX Online with encouraging words for budding tabletop game designers.
The key Australian details on the new Xbox Series X/S deals
Outright, subscription, or trade-in hunting? We look at the ways you can slice your plans for an Xbox Series X or Series S on the Australian market.
PAX Online 2020: How to make the most of the massive digital convention
Here's how to make the most out of your PAX Online 2020 digital convention experience – all from the comfort of your own home.
Victor Kislyi, Founder & CEO, Wargaming.net
High Resolution talks to Victor Kislyi, founder and CEO of Wargaming.net, about the 10 year journey of World of Tanks.
D&D's latest rules expansion gives the race overhaul fans have been waiting for
D&D announced its latest rulebook release, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. The biggest expansion of options for the game in three years.
Digital scarcity
Limitlessness always seems viable within a digital context. But how does it work when real people have to use it?
