PS I love you: Video gamers can win big as e-sports start to rival the real thing
Alana Schetzer One of the fastest-growing sports is possibly one many people don't think of as a 'sport', but video gaming is worth more than $500m globally - and it's getting bigger every day.
Nintendo's new machine, mobile games and more detailed in earnings call
![The new Legend of Zelda game, originally scheduled for release on Wii U in 2015, has been moved to 2017.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/g/q/h/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gogpcz.png/1461813837945.jpg)
Tim Biggs New Zelda game held back to join release of 'NX' system in early 2017, big Nintendo franchises make the jump to mobile this year.
Games
Ratchet & Clank review: back to basics, only better
![Ratchet the Lombax runs away from a horde of robotic enemies.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/b/p/n/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gobneo.png/1461210442439.jpg)
Tim Biggs If you ever wanted a video game to look, feel and sound like a Pixar movie, you need to play Ratchet & Clank.
Games
Microsoft ceases production on Xbox 360 more than 10 years
![360](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/b/e/6/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gobdr9.png/1461202677806.jpg)
Hayley Tsukayama ​After a little more than a decade of gaming excellence, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been handed its official death notice.
Games
Quantum Break: are the fates of games and cinema intertwined?
![Ashmore, like the actors behind all the main characters, also acts in the live-action sections of the game.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/8/v/k/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.go73e2.png/1460953101618.png)
Tim Biggs Creative director Sam Lake and lead actor Shawn Ashmore on the time-twisting new game that may be the most successful integration of play and film yet.
Earthlight: one giant leap for virtual reality
![A screenshot from Earthlight shows the ISS above Earth.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/7/b/6/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.go74xj.png/1460694937468.png)
Bennett Ring How NASA is helping an Aussie game developer to create one of this year's most anticipated VR experiences.
Apps
Living in Miitomo: what Nintendo's first smartphone app is all about
![mii](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/v/q/b/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnvmig.png/1459470580828.png)
Tim Biggs After taking Japan by storm last month, Nintendo's first ever smartphone app Miitomo has launched worldwide on iPhone and Android.
Games
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review
![The game's newfound clarity lets the original charm come through unhindered.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/p/c/q/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnp7nb.png/1459301170912.jpg)
Tim Biggs 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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
Video games are inspiring Indigenous kids to take up maths and science
![AIME seeks to strengthen the STEM pathways for Indigenous kids.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
Nintendo social app Miitomo is a hit
![An avatar created using Nintendo's social app Miitomo.](/web/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.'
Games
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/20160505053927im_/http://www.smh.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.