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The long journey of PS4's samurai swansong Ghost of Tsushima

Game producer Nate Fox takes us inside the last blockbuster of the PS4 era.

Video games and violence: has the link been debunked once and for all?

An NZ-led meta-analysis should be the last word on whether video games inspire violence.

Sick kids treated to celebrity Fortnite tournament

Video games are being used to help child cancer patients battling loneliness and isolation

Focus: Fortnite tournament keeping kids entertained while in hospital

The Fortnite gaming tournament for children with blood cancer will feature sports stars, nurses and doctors in a bid to strengthen social connections with their peers - and have some fun. Video / Sylvie Whinray

Zombies, cults and family: Is The Last of Us: Part II the PS4's best game?

The PS4's much anticipated sequel releases today but does it live up to the first game?

It's hunt or be hunted in new game Predator: Hunting Grounds

Channel your inner Arnie - or Predator - in the new asymmetric PS4 shooter.

Nude photos 'how young Kiwis express love' today, survey shows

Sending nude photos is "how they express love to each other".

The week's hottest entertainment takes

We have all your entertainment bases covered.

Students halls death: Shocking new details

Mason Pendrous appears to have stayed in room for at least two weeks before death.

The 14yo who earns six figures playing Fornite

Griffin Spikoski last year earned nearly US$200,000 playing the video game Fortnite.

Mayor seeks block on killer computer games in libraries

National Library of NZ looking at specifics, but says new sites popping up all the time.

Game to tell Gollum's story before Lord of the Rings

It's just the first of a number of games in development based on Middle-earth.

Editorial: 'Young adults' put down the PS4 controls and engage with the real world

Whether climate change or something else, at least youth is engaging with real issues

Little furniture, big dreams: A year inside an esports house

For a year, the house was the home of the professional esports franchise Team NRG.

Fortnite scams on the rise, children being ripped off via games

Kids playing the world's most popular video game are preyed on by criminals, UK cops warn.

TimeOut's best games of 2018

From AI battles to western sagas, here are TimeOut's best games of 2018.

Matt Heath: Why men need to fight

COMMENT: Real fighting ends badly for someone but VR is a victimless thrill.

Focus: e-sports gamer Dan Banter at the Breakers HQ

E-sports gamer Dan Banter at the new gaming facility at the Breakers HQ in Mairangi Bay for feature on the growth of e-sport.