Ah, remember Wii Sports? The game that literally anyone could play… My video game newbie mum even bought a Wii of her own because she was obsessed. Then came the Wii Sports Resort, a beautiful new instalment in the series that transported us to Wuhu Island with a new range of sporting games that didn’t…
Silent Hill has a rich history in the gaming space. It has provided some of the scariest moments in the horror genre and spawned a film franchise and many fans across several generations. The series consistently reinvents itself, and this is the key to its success. The latest game in the series, Townfall, is…
Yes, Sir! is the most disarmingly honest hour of the Melbourne Fringe. I’ve been to my fair share of Fringe shows over the years, but I can’t remember any previous time an icebreaker involved the audience being handed a blindfold on the way in. That’s the level of commitment Yes, Sir! demands from you before…
Fire Emblem is one of the biggest and best RPG franchises not only for Nintendo, but it feels like it can go toe-to-toe with the big ones like Final Fantasy. In Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, it’s safe to say that the franchise is still going strong. It’s not merely the…
For the second night in a row, Nintendo kept Aussies up till the early hours with a second packed direct full of announcements for new titles, expected titles, and so many ports of existing games coming to the Switch 2. Metroid Ravenous After the middling reaction to Metroid Prime 4, Samus is back in a…
Nintendo kept us up till the wee hours delivering the first of its two Directs this week. The first one focused purely on The Legend of Zelda, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. With the recent announcement of the Ocarina of Time remake, I was excited to see some actual gameplay footage and…
After two surprisingly addictive outings in the Hot Wheels Unleashed series, developer Milestone has taken that same arcade racing and put it into an open world spanning four massive islands in their latest game, Infinite Rush. The result is a game that handles brilliantly but loses some of the structure that made the last two…
DJI is best known for ruling the skies, but today it’s bringing its airborne expertise down to floor level with the launch of the DJI ROMO 2—a robot vacuum that borrows obstacle-avoidance smarts straight from the company’s flagship drones. The company released the first iteration in Australia last year, the well-reviewed DJI Roomo P; now the next generation…
The first game from brand-new studio Rebel Wolves is a massive single-player RPG that features heavy development from the team that worked at CD Projekt Red on a little indie game called The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. An incredibly ambitious open-world action RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker is an ambitious debut with teeth, though…
It is arguably one of the best games of all time; Elden Ring became a smash hit when it debuted back in 2022. The extremely difficult and beautiful Souls-like game was and still is undeniably a breathtaking masterpiece. It is safe to say it surprised everyone when FromSoftware advised they were making an edition for…
After Xenoblade Chronicles X took the Wii U in a more systemic, player-driven direction, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 marked a return to narrative focus. Now, with its Switch 2 upgrade, it’s worth revisiting whether this ambitious RPG still holds up. After the release of Xenoblade Chronicles – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition last month, it seems we…
Big Walk is the brand-new multiplayer game from developer House House, otherwise known as the team that previously made the wildly popular and addictive Untitled Goose Game. This time, they are going all in on the multiplayer angle, allowing for up to 12 players in a walkabout game that sees you communicating with your friends…
When Doom: The Dark Ages launched, it redefined the Doom Slayer’s origins with a heavy-metal, dark-fantasy crunch that swapped hyper-agile verticality for overwhelming, wall-like momentum. Now, with the Revelations DLC, id Software returns to double down on that medieval carnage. Far from a light, cash-in expansion, Revelations delivers a tight, punchy, and surprisingly robust addition…
Dash cams have quietly shifted from nice-to-have gadgets to essential vehicle insurance policies on Australian roads. Uniden’s latest offering, the iGO Cam 63R, sets out to solve the biggest dilemma in the market: how to get legitimate 4K front coverage and crisp rear recording without shelling out top-dollar cash. With an RRP of $300, the…
Gothic 1 Remake is a full ground-up remake of an action-RPG that originally debuted back in 2001. That era was defined by hardcore, uncompromising RPG design; games rarely offered quest markers or hand-holding to assist with progression, actively demanding players struggle through early hours to earn a sense of growth. Twenty-five years later, times have…
With Australian NBN plans now scaling up to 2 Gbps and New Zealand homes already leveraging ultra-fast UFB Hyperfibre speeds of up to 8 Gbps, networking giant D-Link has unveiled its latest hardware solution designed to remove household bandwidth chokepoints: the DPN-BE7212GR BE7200 10G Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router. The router aims to deliver ultra-high-speed connectivity…
Splatoon Raiders is the latest instalment in the Splatoon series; traditionally a multiplayer PVP experience, but developer Nintendo EPD has switched things up this time around and created a single-player campaign, with multiplayer elements that can add that classic Splatoon experience for fans of the original three games. While these elements don’t always work together…
There’s a heavy, atmospheric dread that permeates every corner of The Blood of Dawnwalker. It’s a familiar and almost cosy feeling that fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will find instantly familiar, yet there’s a new, sharper edge here. The new game is being developed by Rebel Wolves, a new studio founded by the…
Nintendo’s weirdest and most wonderful rhythm series is back with Rhythm Paradise Groove, and it’s a beat that both long-time fans and newcomers will find hard to resist. One of the most impressive technical feats this time around is the seamless transition between hardware; whether you are playing on the original Nintendo Switch or stepping…
While fans are naturally curious about the eventual arrival of Splatoon 4, Nintendo has decided to take us on a detour that feels less like a spin-off and more like a massive leap forward for the popular series that has been strictly multiplayer until now. I recently went hands-on with Splatoon Raiders, and if you’ve…
It has been a long wait for Fox McCloud to return to the cockpit, but Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 proves that some things are definitely worth the wait. The game takes full advantage of the massive leap forward in power offered by Nintendo’s new hardware; this entry doesn’t just reboot the franchise,…
One of the surprise announcements from this year’s Summer Game Fest is the next instalment in the Hot Wheels series titled Infinite Rush. As a massive fan of the series so far, with the last two games offering a very solitary experience, Infinite Rush completely throws this formula out the window and sets the formula…
For some, the concept of the Rhythm series might be a hard sell on paper. It relies on the most simplistic controls imaginable—often just a single button press perfectly in time with a beat. But after getting hands-on with Rhythm Paradise Groove, arriving on the Nintendo Switch this July, it’s clear that the magic is in…
Gaming headsets are a dime a dozen these days, and while many promise to be the true “all-in-one” solution for your setup, very few actually deliver. Enter the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a premium piece of hardware that doesn’t just promise the world; it actually delivers on its promise. After spending extensive time putting…
It’s been a MASSIVE week with Summer Games Fest. We have had some sleepless nights with big game announcements and exciting release dates. Finally, it’s Nintendo’s turn with the release of their big announcements for the year. While people are yelling “OCARINA OF TIME REMAKE” at their screens, we were excited to see a huge…
The team at Frontier Developments has officially lifted the lid on the highly anticipated sequel to its beloved zoo management sim, unveiling a world-exclusive first look at Planet Zoo 2 gameplay during this year’s PC Gaming Show. Promising a significant generational leap in both visual fidelity and gameplay depth, the title is slated to launch…
XBOX has released their new showcase. After a massive shift in management over the last few months, we have seen new Asha Sharma come in and take the company back to its gaming core and win the fanbase back. Today’s showcase only affirmed the company’s new direction that will potentially take XBOX back to being…
This month’s State of Play had a lot riding on it. With a plethora of live service games that have more often failed, Sony needed to hit this one out of the park. Fortunately, thanks to some solid third-party support, this State of Play has something for all types of gamers. Marvel’s Wolverine gives us…
Out of nowhere, Nintendo has shadow-dropped a dedicated Direct to announce a ground-up remake of the beloved Star Fox 64 (or Lylat Wars, as we Aussies remember it). Simply titled Star Fox, the highly anticipated return to the Lylat System is touching down exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25, slotting perfectly into…
It is no small feat to take over 30 years of cinematic history and turn it into a cohesive, brick-building adventure, but LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight manages to do just that. Moving away from the standard original stories of past iterations, this latest entry does the impossible: it successfully interweaves the overarching…
