• Tim Biggs

Differing greatly from the hardware focus of the Microsoft conference, Sony's PlayStation showcase ahead of this week's E3 expo followed the blueprint it laid out last year: lots of exciting footage, minimal talking, incredible theatrics and very few concrete details about when we might play the new games.

• Tim Biggs

Assassin's Creed Origins, Far Cry 5 and several brand new games have been detailed by the prolific publisher ahead of E3.

• Tim Biggs

Microsoft has announced a supercharged version of its Xbox One console, as well as a diverse collection of new games and features coming to the platform, at an event ahead of the E3 expo in Los Angeles.

• Tim Biggs

People will be able to play and create together regardless of whether they're using mobile phones, game consoles or PCs.

• Tim Biggs

Our one-stop guide to all the major events of next week, what you're likely to see and where you can watch it live.

• 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.