First-person shooter stories
Call of Duty: Mobile adds Rebirth Island & Godzilla x Kong
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gaming
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mobile gaming
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call of duty
Call of Duty: Mobile Season 4 brings Rebirth Island to Battle Royale and DMZ: Recon, plus a Godzilla x Kong event and new Battle Pass.
Game review: Marathon (PS5)
5 days ago
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Marathon review: Bungie's extraction shooter boasts slick gunplay and sharp visuals, but sparse launch content and a console fee blunt its appeal.
Activision rolls out Call of Duty Season 03 update
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
Call of Duty Season 03 brings new maps, modes and weapons to Black Ops 7, Warzone and Endgame, with Verdansk and Avalon changes ahead.
Activision unveils Season 03 for Call of Duty games
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
Activision's Call of Duty Season 03 to add new maps, modes and weapons across Black Ops 7, Warzone, Zombies and Endgame.
Game review: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2)
Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nintendo
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a stunning return, marrying slick combat and 4K performance with some irksome backtracking and Amiibo-gated music.
Game review: Battlefield 6 (PC)
Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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dice
Battlefield 6 delivers epic multiplayer battles with vast destructible maps and vehicles, but its single-player campaign feels rushed and underwhelming.
Game review: Borderlands 4 (PlayStation 5/PlayStation 5 Pro/PC)
Tue, 14th Oct 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pandora
Borderlands 4 delivers an expansive open-world looter-shooter experience with seamless exploration and sharp cel-shaded visuals on PS5 and PC.
Game review: Metal Eden (Xbox Series X)
Mon, 8th Sep 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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doom
Metal Eden offers fast-paced, sci-fi FPS action on Xbox Series X, combining thrilling platforming and combat in a short but intense experience.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches new campaign, multiplayer
Mon, 25th Aug 2025
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digital entertainment
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call of duty
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches globally on 14 November, featuring an expanded co-op campaign, 16 multiplayer maps, and an evolved Zombies mode.
Game review: Ready or Not (Xbox Series X)
Mon, 4th Aug 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ubisoft
Ready or Not, a realistic tactical shooter for Xbox Series X, revives single-player police missions with slow-paced gameplay and computer-controlled teammates.
Game review: Anger Foot (PS5)
Tue, 8th Jul 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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indie games
Anger Foot, a violent FPS from South African indie studio Free Lives, kicks off on PS5 with brutal humour and unique sneaker powers in crime-ridden Shit City.
Game review: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
Mon, 16th Jun 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
Nintendo Switch 2 owners must pay NZD $16 for the Welcome Tour, a technical demo exploring new features like mouse controls on Joy-Con 2.
Game review: Doom: The Dark Ages (PC)
Tue, 20th May 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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doom
Doom: The Dark Ages amps up the classic FPS formula with vast levels, brutal combat, and polished visuals in a prequel set in a demon-infested medieval world.
Hands-on with VR games at Zero Latency Auckland
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
Zero Latency Auckland is located in the CBD, and it is, without a doubt, the best VR gaming experience I have ever had.
Game review: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PC)
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a spin-off that joins Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Game review: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (PC)
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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strategy
The ever-expanding Serious Sam first-person shooter franchise gets another entry with Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.
Game Preview: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PC)
Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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preview
We were fortunate to get access to a hands-on preview of 2K Games' upcoming Borderlands spin-off, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.
Game review: Dying Light 2: Stay Human (PC)
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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zombies
Techland's long-awaited sequel to their 2015 zombie-killing parkour role-playing game, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, is now available.
Gamers v developers in 1000-person FPS challenge
Tue, 17th Jan 2012
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gaming
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital entertainment
Swedish devs set to battle gamers in a record-breaking 1000-player FPS match, aiming to test new boundary-pushing technology.
Game review: Rage
Tue, 1st Feb 2011
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
RAGE, from the creators of Doom, blends FPS and RPG in a post-apocalyptic world, setting sights on being the year's top title with award-winning visuals.