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E3: Preview of the future
The big three game console makers have revealed their next moves at the E3 conference in Los Angeles. Troy Rawhiti-Forbes reports.
E3 2012: Get your game on
When the big players in the gaming and interactive entertainment industry met in Los Angeles for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, nzherald.co.nz was there to see what's coming for 2012 and 2013.
Game review: Resident Evil - The Mercenaries 3D
Can a Resident Evil minigame stand up as a standalone handheld title? Alan Bell takes a look.
Game Review: Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Despite the fact that it has been labelled child porn by ill-informed bandwagon-jumpers who haven't even seen the game, this game is an able and entertaining beat-'em-up that takes full advantage of the Nintendo 3DS.
Wii ups its game
Nintendo and Sony have unveiled their next-gen gaming hardware. Matt Greenop takes a look at both.
Nintendo vows to fight back with Wii replacement
As the technology for Nintendo's best-selling Wii and DS consoles has aged, sales have slowed significantly.
Nintendo 3DS: Handy new dimension
Nintendo has taken its DS handheld into the future with 3D gaming - and without the need for stupid glasses.
Friendly fire incident - Britain turns on its game industry
The British government has fragged its own games industry - tax changes could shrink it by a massive 24 per cent.
Game Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
If the point is to put the full power of The Force into the player's hands, then The Force Unleashed II is a success. If the point is to hold your attention for longer than a weekend, this one could be forcing it.
Kinect is the new Xbox, says Microsoft
Microsoft is not considering an imminent launch of a next-generation Xbox, saying Kinect is effectively the company's new console.
Get up off that thing
Matt Greenop gets in a lather over Kinect, Microsoft's newcontroller-free games system.
Review: Dragon Quest IX
It's Japan's best-loved game and now in its ninth incarnation and third decade, it might finally be catching on in the West. Giles Richards reports.