• Tim Biggs

Sony's PlayStation VR has flown mostly under the radar since its release six months ago, with a steady flow of smaller games, optional modes and ports from other systems making up the bulk of its content. So the recently released Farpoint — as a full-sized, full-priced shooter that requires the headset to work — immediately stands out from the crowd.

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• Brendan Keogh

As the global games industry grows, the government seems willing to be left behind in the last century, and is not doing its part to support Australian creators.

• Tim Biggs

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

• Tim Biggs

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.

• Tim Biggs

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

A party-ready puzzle game with heaps of modes and content to keep you busy, Puyo Puyo Tetris introduces Western gamers to an incredibly popular Japanese franchise, while also providing familiarity via its Tetris twist.

• Tim Biggs

When it arrived for Wii U in 2014, Mario Kart 8 was arguably the best, most full-featured entry in the beloved series. With the release of this new Deluxe version, there's no longer room for argument.

• Sarah Muller

Google Maps has marked this year's April Fools' Day by allowing users to play Ms. Pac-Man on maps of real streets worldwide. 

• Adam Gartrell

The latest instalment of a popular video game franchise has been banned in Australia.

• Tim Biggs

The console has only been out for a week, but if you're already itching to play something beyond that one incredible launch game here are some suggestions.

• Tim Biggs

This reinvention of Zelda is possibly the greatest the series has produced to date, and it's also one of the most fun and interesting open-world games around.

• Tim Biggs

Unlike any other game console on the market, the Switch lets you transition seamlessly between playing at home on your big TV and playing the exact same games on the go, Game Boy style.

• Tim Biggs

Beyond its good looks, Horizon is an outstandingly good open world role-playing game with a setting and story like no other.

• Tim Biggs

Offering a realistic and incredibly deep system of melee combat, For Honor has the guts of the most complex of fighting games, but crammed inside the frame of a third-person action experience and skinned with a variety of ancient cultures.

• Tim Biggs

An Australian game producer who worked on Horizon Zero Dawn fills us in on the intent behind the beautiful, robot-dinosaur-filled adventure.

• Tim Biggs

Like its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 combines the lore, character and artistry of the main Halo series with the methodical gameplay of a real-time strategy game like Starcraft or Warcraft III. Unlike its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 feels like the best of both worlds.

• Tim Biggs

Nioh is a tough game. It's tough to get into, tough to get good at and tough to explain. But if you like a challenge, and are willing to put in the time for its various systems to get their hooks into you, your reward will be great.

• Karl Quinn

She's young, popular and experienced. But at 31, former 'Good Game' host Stephanie Bendixsen feared time was running out for a lucrative move to commercial television.

• Tim Biggs

Adopting a first-person perspective and refocusing the narrative after a succession of bloated, tiresome sequels, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard marks a return to horror, suspense and claustrophobia.