Some game franchises should just die quietly when they have the chance. This latest game set around the ever-popular killing machine should never have seen the light of day after endless promises that weren't kept.

Screenshots from the new Kiwi-made All Blacks Rugby Challenge videogame.

All Blacks Rugby Challenge might finally give us a rugby game to be proud of, with things looking positive heading into final prep.

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.

Nintendo and Sony have unveiled their next-gen gaming hardware. Matt Greenop takes a look at both.

Kiwi PlayStation users, locked out of the Sony network for weeks, will be offered some kind of make-good by the gaming giant.

Sony is set to compensate customers who have been locked out of the PlayStation Network following the security breach which caused it to be shut down on April 20.

As the technology for Nintendo's best-selling Wii and DS consoles has aged, sales have slowed significantly.

Can Easter be celebrated online instead of going to church? Aleks Krotoski ponders the effect the internet has had on religion.

Lego Stars Wars 3 - The Clone Wars is based on the animated telly series, and puts players into a tried-and-true formula of good laughs, huge amounts of gameplay and the need to almost endlessly revisit levels to complete collectable goals.

Nintendo has taken its DS handheld into the future with 3D gaming - and without the need for stupid glasses.