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The latest Assassin’s Creed is set in Japan, and features a pair of protagonists.

Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark

The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break.

  • Tim Biggs

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The first edition of the Chromatic comes with a new official version of Tetris.

The modern Game Boy with ties to a military weapons contractor

Despite its strange provenance, the Modretro Chromatic is an incredible device if you’re looking for a direct replacement for a 1998 Game Boy Color.

  • Tim Biggs
The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with magnetic controllers that can attach to the system, as well as a dock for playing on a TV.

Nintendo’s successor to its wildly popular Switch appears to play it safe

The Switch 2 will have rather large shoes to fill when it releases later this year.

  • Tim Biggs
A classic gamer’s must-have - a CRT TV.

My hobby’s not the same without my huge, heavy, ugly wingman

It can be a massive hassle, but I’ve never gone without at least one CRT TV in my house. The hardest part is choosing which one to keep.

  • Tim Biggs
The RoyaLand.

Italy’s deposed prince to launch video game with Europe’s ousted royals

Prince Emanuele Filiberto has joined forces with seven other royal families from across Europe and South Africa on “The RoyaLand”.

  • Josephine McKenna
I didn’t have ‘help a rapping tree’ on my 2024 bingo card, but I’m glad it happened.

From Astro Bot to Prince of Persia: 15 best video games of 2024

There were cute robots and cinematic adventures in a year that offered a very diverse range of playable delights.

  • Tim Biggs
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Jim Carrey as Ivo Robotnik and Gerald Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Jim Carrey’s showboating double-act can’t save Sonic the Hedgehog 3

The comedian takes on a second role as Dr Robotnik’s lookalike grandpa, which doubles the number of movie characters he’s played this decade.

  • Jake Wilson
Harrison Ford has been digitally recreated as he looked in 1980 for The Great Circle, a globe-spanning, fascist-punching adventure set just after Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Indiana Jones finally returns to form, but not on the big screen

The Great Circle is an excellent video game, but it also gets to the heart of why Indiana Jones is such a beloved franchise.

  • Tim Biggs
An ad for holiday blockbuster game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is seen on a Melbourne tram.

Could more Australians ditch blockbuster films these holidays?

The traditional holiday movie season is facing stiff competition this year, with a study highlighting that a new trend is picking up a bigger audience and a larger share of the publicity.

  • Tim Biggs
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The botched deal that gave the world the Sony PlayStation

PlayStation today is synonymous with video games, but on this day 30 years ago, it was an underdog taking on a giant.

  • Tim Biggs

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