The question machine has plunked a spinning, golden question in front of me: My 8 year old son is very keen to purchase either a PSP or Nintendo DSi …however his parents have no idea which is the better option – [...]

The Nintendo DSi might look like an evolution on the previous DS console, but it is more like a revolution. The console is almost indistinguishable from the previous model (click on the image to see a comparison). By removing the [...]

This is going to be short. Madagascar 2 (the game, not the movie) is just average. There is nothing in the game to excite the regular gamer – it’s a bunch of mini-games and is designed to make additional money [...]

Hello, and a hearty welcome if this is your first time here. Grab a pew and feel free to browse around the archives. I’m part-way through writing up full reviews for the games that featured on my segment on TVNZ Breakfast [...]

I?m not a massive Star Wars nerd. I have seen all six of the movies, regardless of how badly I want to un-see the last one, but I wouldn?t know the name of any Wookie other than Chewbacca, or [...]

In a stunning turnaround, I have switched from a Guitar Hero fanboy to a Rock Band aficionado in the space of a weekend. After cutting my fake plastic rock teeth on Guitar Hero 3, I desperately wanted to like [...]

The XBox 360 has been receiving some positive press lately, mainly about the increase in sales in several markets. This will be a welcome change for Microsoft after the horrific “red ring of death” news previously. If you look back through [...]

Microsoft have come out and announced that XNA developers can build games for second-gen Zunes. Finally a use for the Wifi in the Zune instead of the crappy ‘Social’ and wireless syncing. Cesar at ZuneInsider adds some clarity: Here’s an important [...]

Is it possible to call oneself a gamer having never clocked a single Mario game? I can recall picking up many Mario games in the past, but quickly losing enthusiasm. Super Mario Galaxy seems different. Time will tell, but so [...]

I haven’t had any issues at all with my Wiimotes.? I’ve never broken a strap, nor smashed up my TV or anything.? Still, when Nintendo broke out the offer of a free, stupid looking, soft, padded “jacket” [...]