Years in the making, and with a record-breaking beta launch behind it, Destiny is the game everyone's talking about. Chris Schulz wraps up what we know so far.

New Zealand's video game developers are enjoying solid revenue growth.

Why would Amazon - or any company - buy a company like Twitch for a billion dollars? It's not Twitter, or Snapchat, or any of those incredibly well-known technology startups that anyone who reads the news knows about.

The release of Assassin's Creed Unity has been pushed back two weeks, Ubisoft has announced.

An Oculus Rift developer believes the device’s immersion paired with frightening games will result in fatal heart attacks.

As the gaming world rages over the lack of playable female characters, Sucker Punch has quietly gone about finding its own solution.

Amazon.com is buying video service Twitch Interactive for about $1 billion in its biggest acquisition ever.

The election campaign is in full swing, and you'd think that wouldn't have much to do with video games.

As Grand Theft Auto V Online hackers get better at modifying the game's code to do their bidding, instances of nude avatars running around raping others are on the up.

Gaming fans have lashed out at the decision to release Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusively on Xbox in 2015.

The worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.

Why are so many games online only? Siobhan Keogh investigates.

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 ...

How much impact does music make on a game? Siobhan Keogh takes a look at some success stories - and some failures.

Destiny isn't the only big title due out before the end of the year. Chris Schulz wraps up the best of the rest.

The creators of Halo are back with a new first-person shooter that was unveiled over the weekend. Siobhan Keogh makes her assessment.

The release of Battlefield Hardline has been pushed to 2015 so the game may be improved and expanded, DICE has announced.

If you're anxiously awaiting the release of the Next Big Game, it can be disappointing to learn that it's been delayed - again.

Manuel Noriega, the former military dictator of Panama, is suing Activision for using his name and likeness in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

The Destiny beta kicks off on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 this weekend. Ahead of the launch, Bungie has gone into some detail as to what players can expect.

The pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.

What makes a 'real' gamer? There is a pervasive idea among the gaming community that 'real' gamers play every day, own every console, and would never touch a casual game like Angry Birds or Bejeweled. But is that concept of the gamer outdated now that eve

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.