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Vegas's new bet on grabbing millennials
To hook young visitors back into casinos, the kings of Vegas are betting on a new strategy: making gambling look like a video game.

Siobhan Keogh: Most anticipated games of 2015
Games-wise, 2014 was something of disappointment. Aside from a few successes there wasn't much for gamers to really sink their teeth into.

Halo 5 looks promising
The Halo 5: Guardians online multiplayer beta opened up over Christmas. No biggie, it's just the first truly new Halo experience for Xbox One.

How Kim Dotcom tried to save Christmas
Kim Dotcom tries to negotiate end to hacking attack that ruined holidays for PlayStation and Xbox gamers but it appears his deal hasn't quite worked.

Game violence could desensitise young players
Controversial video game Grand Theft Auto V could desensitise younger players to extreme acts of violence and cruelty, the Office of Film and Literature Classification has ruled.

Warehouse pulls R18 titles
R18 video games, movies and box sets were last night being pulled from the shelves as The Warehouse Group moves to reinforce its family-friendly brand values.

Video games good for your brain, study
Blowing away enemy soldiers and aliens may be good for the brain, as researchers have found that fast-paced video games improve a player's learning ability.

Ultimate grown-ups' toys
Looking for the ultimate grown-ups' toy? How about an $18,000 television, $100,000 stereo or an $85,000 watch that can tell you the day of the week for any given day in the future.

Amazon buys gamer site for $1b, beats Google
Amazon.com is buying video service Twitch Interactive for about $1 billion in its biggest acquisition ever.

Kiwi game makers compete
Aspiring kiwi video game makers could get a leg up on the competition with a new startup programme aimed at supporting local developers.

Game review: The Last of Us Remastered
One of the Playstation 3's best games has been transported onto the PS4. Is it worth playing again? Chris Schulz evaluates The Last of Us Remastered ...

Boy's tablet bill hits $1k
A six-year-old racked up a credit card bill of more than $1,200 in just two days, playing games on his parents' tablet.

NZ game Path of Exile launches in Brazil
The wildly popular Kiwi video game Path of Exile has today announced a partnership to bring its acclaimed game to fans in Latin America.

Old Kiwi battlers back World War II game
A video game that recreates the Battle of El Alamein has been backed by old Kiwi soldiers who want children to learn more about World War II.

Hype, heroes and hangovers - the best of E3
Attending gaming's biggest bash is a challenge on all levels itself, writes Hayden Donnell.

Digital games - maddening or misunderstood?
Synthetic cannabis may have been taken off the market, freeing parents from worrying about neighbourhood shops selling addictive drugs.

Games and the real world
A study into muscle movements in teen gamers may shed light on links between violent video games and real life aggression.

Hands-on with hyped hacking game Watch Dogs
Highly-anticipated open-world hackathon adventure Watch Dogs arrives next month, just shy of two years after its bombshell E3 announcement. James Cullinane headed to Ubisoft's home turf of Paris to sneak a peek at the game's first few hours and multiplaye

Shake-up at Zynga as sales slide
Online game-maker Zynga's founder and former chief executive Mark Pincus is stepping down as chief product officer as the company's sales slide.

PlayStation partners with Kiwi school
Kiwi students will soon have the chance to develop their own games using the Sony PlayStation platform.