Tim Biggs

Tim Biggs

Tim is the editor of Fairfax's technology sections, as well as a writer and reviewer specialising in video game coverage.

There's no way around it, Prey's monsters are boring.

Prey is a promising but deeply conflicted game

Set in an eerie retro future space station, the role-playing game fails to live up to the initial excitement.

Street Fighter II is back, yet again

Bringing the classic fighter to the Nintendo Switch, Ultra Street Fighter II is a Frankenstein's monster of a package that doesn't bring much new of value to the table but is still an excellent way to play the game.

If an authentic real-world recreation of an animated car is want you want, and you're happy to pay for it, this is the ...

I took a $500 Lightning McQueen robot for a test drive

Just in time for the release of Cars 3, Disney-Pixar has unveiled a talking, racing, robotic iteration of the franchise's main character, and it looks, acts and sounds eerily like the animated version.

The machine still features the full-length hinge and magnetic keyboard design.

Microsoft's Surface Pro makes a comeback

Microsoft has reintroduced its Surface Pro hybrid device, unveiling a brand new portable machine the company insists is no longer a tablet that can act as a laptop, but is instead "the most versatile laptop we've ever built".

Apple is expected to introduce new versions of its laptops next month.

Have Apple and Microsoft traded places?

COMMENT

Apple is planning to update its line of MacBooks, but will the same machines with minor tweaks be enough to win back mindshare from its fresher competition?

Every room tells a story, literally, in What Remains of Edith Finch.

What remains of Edith Finch is a fantastical family plot

Beautifully strange and gleefully morose, What Remains of Edith Finch is a singularly amazing work of video game magical realism. Though brief and lacking any gameplay challenge, this is an incredibly special game by virtue of its narrative and creativity alone.

Tim Biggs

Technology