Kirby Star Allies review: Nintendo's pink puffball returns, with friends
The ability to turn foes into friends, combined with a new method of mixing and matching abilities, puts an interesting new twist on familiar Kirby concepts.
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Florence review: wordless love story is brief and breathtaking
Australian made love story conveys the feelings of infatuation, familiarity and estrangement better than most.
Frantics review: letting the fur fly, with friends
PlayStation's latest party-friendly PlayLink game is like Mario Party, but with goofy animals and a huge emphasis on backstabbing.
Fe review: lost in the woods
Fe gives every indication containing an emotional journey and a powerful message, but in the end there isn't much there.
Super Nt review: the absolute best way to play Super Nintendo in HD
Impressive new machine re-engineers the classic Super Nintendo for an authentic experience that plays nice with modern AV equipment.
Owlboy review: heartfelt adventure is a real hoot
An inventive and emotional take on established adventure game staples, every aspect of Owlboy has been crafted with immense care.
Lost Sphear review: coming up blank
A fun game bogged down by a muddle of throwbacks and a cacophony of unoriginal, competing ideas.
Shadow of the Colossus review: dark fantasy classic gets a clean-up
Remake of one of PlayStation's most beloved games adds incredible new visuals while keeping the spirit of the original alive.
Nintendo Switch has outsold the Wii U in less than a year
Growing popularity of the hybrid home-portable console has led to a near-doubling of Nintendo's stock price to nine-year highs.
Celeste review: 2018 has its first masterpiece video game
A retro-styled adventure about dashing around a mountain and dealing with crippling anxiety, Celeste is an incredibly special game.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review: on the backs of giants, literally
A charming and engrossing long-form adventure, and one of the best Japanese RPGs in years.
AO Tennis review: fault, double fault
Rushed to release in order to coincide with the real-world Australian Open, AO Tennis could be good one day, but not now.
Nintendo Labo: cardboard creations are toymaker's latest crazy idea
Nintendo is back to its old tricks.
Mutant Mudds Collection review: marvellous masochism
Back in their natural home on a Nintendo handheld, these tough but fair retro-style platformers are muddy brilliant.
Hand of Fate 2 review: a favourable shuffle
Hand of Fate 2 refines and expands on a brilliant core concept while ironing out some of the kinks felt in the 2015 original game.
NBN caught photoshopping its gaming ads
The NBN has been caught photoshopping one of their ads to appeal to gamers, but it has instead backfired.
The 18 games to look forward to in 2018
As we leave behind the triumphs and disappointments of 2017, it's clear we have another absolutely packed year ahead of us.
Mario Party The Top 100 review: party poopers
Bringing together the best minigames from the entire series into one game, but neglecting everything else that makes Mario Party fun, this is a disappointing celebration.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 review: an interdimensional block party
With more than 200 characters and settings from dozens of different comics and films, this is one of the most comprehensive LEGO games ever produced.
The 15 best games of 2017
Brand new properties stunned us with their fresh ideas, sequels were refined (or redefined), and more than one old series was brought back to relevance in 2017.