Games
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review
Tim Biggs 12:26 PM One of the greatest adventure games ever made is saved from slipping into obscurity, thanks to an outstanding restoration co-developed by Australia's Tantalus Media.
Sony PlayStation games are going mobile
![Sony is bringing PlayStation games to the smartphone.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/z/q/v/v/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnr457.png/1458878629320.jpg)
Brett Molina Sony has launched a new company that will make games based on characters from its PlayStation properties.
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Video games are inspiring Indigenous kids to take up maths and science
![AIME seeks to strengthen the STEM pathways for Indigenous kids.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/r/0/8/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnp0a8.png/1458870586567.jpg)
Rae Johnston Group brings together 18 Indigenous Year 9 kids from all over the country to develop a video game that will inspire young minds to pursue STEM pathways.
How Screencheat defied the odds to become an Australian console game
![After making a big splash on PC, Samurai Punk's <i>Screencheat</i> was able to make the rare conversion to consoles.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/n/5/2/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnc6oj.png/1458545766450.png)
Tim Biggs In our under-supported local industry, a killer concept and heaps of determination helps.
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Nintendo social app Miitomo is a hit
![An avatar created using Nintendo's social app Miitomo.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/m/i/m/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnmij5.png/1458501347756.jpg)
Pavel Alpeyev and Takashi Amano Nintendo is seeking to bring back players who migrated away from games on company's dedicated hardware.
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Sony non-committal on cross-network play between Xbox and PlayStation
![<i>Rocket League</i> looks to be the first game that could unite gaming platforms.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/m/n/a/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnltfv.png/1458264724216.jpg)
Alex Walker Sony's Shuhei Yoshida explains that one console playing with PC is much simpler than two consoles playing together.
VR
PlayStation VR Australian launch details announced
![The PlayStation VR headset is launching in October.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/k/9/2/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnk2wl.png/1458099822651.jpg)
Tim Biggs Sony has announced that its virtual reality headset PlayStation VR will launch in October, and in Australia it will cost $549.95.
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Xbox vs PlayStation gameplay a step closer
![Rocket League will be the first game to support cross-network play on Xbox One, connecting to the PC version of the game ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/m/n/a/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gniwsj.png/1457998147013.jpg)
Tim Biggs Xbox Live games already connect across PC and Xbox One, but Microsoft has announced they will now be able to connect across other online gaming networks.
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Target store displays video games in cigarette-style plain packaging
![Games including <i>Beyond: Two Souls</i>, <i>The Witcher 3</i> and <i>Mortal Kombat X</i> are displayed with plain ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/f/a/j/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnf9dq.png/1457571271204.jpg)
Mark Serrels South Australian Target believes it is acting in accordance with state rules on R18+ video games, and the weirdest part is it might be right.
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Aussie video game sales near $3b a year
![Vault Boy is the mascot of the Vault-Tec corporation in the games, and also of the <i>Fallout</i> games. You may have ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/u/5/3/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn8asz.png/1456889839875.jpg)
Tim Biggs Video gaming sees another strong year of growth, with digital sales now overtaking physical to make up more than half the industry's worth.
Far Cry Primal review: familiar fun in a fantastical land
![A hunter sharpens her spears in <i>Far Cry Primal</i>.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/i/h/y/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn5xfd.png/1456716552631.jpg)
Tim Biggs An incredible pre-history world can't quite break away from the less desirable features of video games in 2016.
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Kanye West is really proud of his new video game
![A screen from the first trailer of Kanye West's video game <i>Only One</i>.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/u/7/3/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmu711.png/1455499714244.jpg)
Patricia Hernandez 'The idea of the game is, my mum travelling through the gates of heaven.'
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Pokemon becomes Sherlock Holmes in weird Japanese game Detective Pikachu
![Currently only available in Japan, Detective Pikachu casts the iconic Pokemon as a coffee-loving deep-voiced investigator.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/s/c/1/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmsbqm.png/1455238504904.jpg)
Richard Eisenbeis Currently only available in Japan, Detective Pikachu casts the iconic Pokemon as a coffee-loving deep-voiced investigator.
Apps
Taylor Swift follows Kim Kardashian in getting own mobile game
![Taylor Swift, the most popular person on Instagram, will get her own mobile game this year.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/0/9/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmm7y2.png/1455262367289.jpg)
Grammy-award winning pop star Taylor Swift is making her first foray into the world of mobile gaming by partnering with Glu Mobile to develop a new game, the company has said.
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Nintendo details first ever mobile offering, launching in March
![More than 200 million Mii characters have been created across Nintendo systems so far, a number that's set to grow with ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/l/c/v/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmla29.png/1454556250770.jpg)
Nintendo's first app made exclusively for mobile devices will launch on Android and iOS in March, and is the first of five apps the company will launch between now and the end of March 2017.
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How Far Cry Primal gives a voice to the hunter gatherers of 10,000BC
![Characters speak a variation of Proto-Indo-European in the game, but much of the communication is non-verbal.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/i/h/x/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmicfs.png/1454293691269.jpg)
Tim Biggs Developers reverse engineered Proto-Indo-European to create their own language for Far Cry Primal, a new open-world action game set in the Mesolithic period.
Glitch: Australia's first commercial gaming space in West Perth
![Gamers during a system testing night at Glitch in West Perth.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/h/a/p/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmh9t7.png/1454051562561.jpg)
Ray Sparvell West Perth, long considered the staid hub for junior explorers and miners is set to be shaken by something it won't have seen before, if ever - an invasion of pale, wide-eyed teenagers.
Culture
Meet Rooster Teeth, the online video powerhouse coming to Australia
![Rooster Teeth's network of YouTube channels has a total of more than 25 million subscribers.](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/b/v/p/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm9lcb.png/1453433240270.jpg)
Tim Biggs If you're older than 21 you've probably never heard of them, but Rooster Teeth is one of the biggest names on the internet.
Indigenous student demands answers from Google and Apple over kill Aboriginal Australians game
![A game that allows players to kill Indigenous Australian characters has sparked outrage, with thousands of people ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/7/6/n/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm78aa.png/1452955284300.jpg)
Daisy Dumas The Gadigal woman who began a successful petition for the removal of a game that requires players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death is pushing for an explanation as to why Google and Apple hosted the app in their stores.Â
Game encouraging players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death causes outrage
![A game that allows players to kill Indigenous Australian characters has sparked outrage, with thousands of people ...](/web/20160330190733im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/7/6/n/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm76mw.png/1452925040739.jpg)
Daisy Dumas A game that requires players to bludgeon Aborigines to death has prompted outrage and been removed from app stores, raising questions as to how a game that warns players to "beware of Aborigines" was ever allowed online.