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Far Cry 5's religious weirdos court controversy

Father Joseph Seed and his fellow cultists as they appeared on the initial Far Cry 5 reveal poster.

When the first image promoting Far Cry 5 was released and appeared to show Christian Americans as the villains, certain pockets of the internet didn't know what to do with themselves. But after playing the game and talking to its producer at this year's E3, it's clear to me this is business as usual.

Nintendo's flexy fighter comes out swinging

Characters are diverse and charming in ARMS.

With fun, colourful characters, a unique hook and a smart approach to online play, ARMS is a breath of fresh air for casual fighting game fans. But unbalanced control schemes and an emphasis on fun over fairness may make it a hard sell for the hardcore competitive set.

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Australians will pay up to 20 per cent more for Netflix as the streaming video giant rolls out a price rise alongside the introduction of the GST "Netflix tax".

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment system, a tiny console designed to look like the incredibly popular SNES that was first released in Australia in 1992.

Xbox, PlayStation in head-to-head battle to put gamer first

An attendee points past a Sony Corp. PlayStation logo before a Sony event ahead of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo ...

With Microsoft introducing the 4K-enabled Xbox One X, a competitor to the PlayStation 4 Pro Sony launched last year, the two rival gaming platforms are head-to-head once again going into the super-competitive back half of the year. At E3, the heads of each brand told Fairfax Media what sets them apart.

The best tools for escaping WiFi hell

A home WiFi map can help troubleshoot your flaky wireless network.

Before you take a baseball bat to your WiFi router, there are a few apps which might help bring your home wireless network back from the dead.