Occasionally Ubisoft's new shooter works wondrously. Often it doesn't.

What do you get when you mix a first person shooter with elements of a fighting game? Something not quite as good as either.

Children in Levin have been risking their lives to raid a home ravaged by fire, giving the home owner more anxiety.

If you really want to work on your PlayStation tan during summer then it makes sense to be playing in the snow.

From getting out and about searching for Pokemon, to putting on a helmet and entering a virtual world, gaming got even more wild and varied in 2016. Here are six of the best games we played.

Dead Rising 4 is not suitable entertainment for the whole family. But it is perfect for Christmas.

Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can't turn them off.

Dishonored 2 is one of the year's biggest video game releases. And it lets you choose how you want to play.

Twelve months ago, Doug Heder found himself answering the same question over and over again: "How the hell does this work?"

The first trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, the highly-anticipated sequel (or possible more accurate, prequel) to 2010's smash-hit western.

Rockstar Games has confirmed that Red Dead Redemption 2 will launch in 2017, after several days of teases and years of speculation.

How does an alien react when you saw it in half with a chainsaw gun? Gears of War 4 has the answer.

Will Dishonored 2 become the sequel of the year? Chris Schulz gets some hands-on time - and likes what he sees.

What's up with Xbox head Phil Spencer? Chris Schulz gives him a grilling.

Firewatch studio Campo Santo has announced a deal to bring its debut game to the big screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

It's got great graphics, solid animation, quirky characters, an original central theme and - best of all - a strong female lead.

It dawned on me while traveling in excess of 250kmh through heavy traffic in Surfer's Paradise that driving really expensive cars at high speed is so much easier on the left hand side of the road.

Right now is a very good time to be a gamer, judging by the list of titles coming out between now and Christmas. We take a look at some of our favourites.

Watch as League of Legends players battle for supremacy at the NZ Gaming Championship League of Legends Premiership. Five teams will

I'm a huge fan of First Person Shooters setting during WWI or WWII, so getting an early-access code to Battlefield 1 was quite exciting.

Watch as League of Legends players battle for supremacy at the NZ Gaming Championship League of Legends Premiership. Five teams will

Life Is Strange, the narrative adventure game from Square Enix and Dontnod Entertainment, is to become a live-action digital series.

Swedish professional skier Matilda Rapaport has passed away after spending the weekend in intensive care.

When Andy Bernard jumped off a shipping crate, yelled, "Hardcore! Parkour!" and crashlanded into a cardboard box, it felt like peak parkour.

Cameron McMillan looks at the best sports games revealed at E3, including football, motoracing and wingsuiting.

Microsoft this week announced not just one, but two new consoles in development. The firm unveiled the Xbox One S - a 4K-compatible, slimmed-down version of the Xbox One that's coming in August.

Packages catering to megafans are all the rage. But what do you get for your money? Chris Schulz finds five things he won't be shelling out for.

Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington is shaving off his beard and putting down his sword to take on a more devious role in the upcoming game, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

Microsoft has announced the rumoured Project Scorpio, an Xbox console capable of "true 4K gaming" and "VR without compromise".

Ubisoft has unveiled Watch Dogs 2, a sequel to the 2014 original which struggled to deliver on years of built-up hype.