Gaming

Reviews

MSI GT72VR 7RE (Dominator Pro) gaming laptop review

MSI’s latest gaming notebook fits a fast and more-affordable sweet spot

Has Corsair fixed the main problem of PC gaming in the living room? Corsair Lapdog review

Better than a plank of wood and some cushions?

LG 34UM67 Ultrawide monitor

A wide view is just the start: this monitor also has gaming-centric features such as FreeSync

Logitech PowerShell game controller for iPhone (first look)

Logitech's newest iPhone accessory makes use of the 'game controller' features in iOS 7

Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse

This wireless gaming mouse offers 11 customisable buttons and a solid, comfortable grip

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gaming in pictures

Once upon a time, playing videogames was as socially acceptable as owning a 12-sided dice. It was something that nerds did in-between Star Trek marathons and zit-popping – at least, that was the popular perception in the playgrounds of the time. To talk incessantly about videogames was to invite wedgie annihilation from all directions. Needless to say, it was a dangerous time to be a gamer.

100 Best things at PAX Australia 2016

PAX - The Penny Arcade Expo - is back in Melbourne and it's huge. While still a gamer's festival there is also the promise of all kinds of new technology on show this year. Many industry people from Asia and America have flown in to show off the latest in everything from VR to video streaming services. We'll cover the lot

In Pictures: 20 best iPhone/iPad games

Star Wars Rebels, Fireworks, Shakespeare and lots of quests are featured in top iPhone and iPad games.

In Pictures: 13 weird and wonderful sights at PAX East 2015

In which the author indulges in gratuitous nerd nostalgia.

News about gaming

MSI laptops boosted with new 9th-Gen Intel Core i9 processors

MSI have revealed that their gaming and content creator laptops will receive CPU and GPU upgrades in May, taking advantage of the new generation of Intel Core i9 processors.

News Apr 30
Huawei are ‘exploring’ what a gaming-Matebook might look like

Speaking to PC World Australia, a Huawei representative indicated the Chinese technology company might be looking to expand into the gaming space in the near future.

News Apr 23
OVH and MyRepublic partner to improve connectivity for Australian gamers

OVH has announced a partnership with MyRepublic to offer MyRepublic’s Gamer customers access to OVH’s dedicated servers at exclusive rates.

News Dec 07
Intel Extreme Masters Sydney returns for the third consecutive year in 2019

Intel Extreme Masters is returning to Sydney on May 3-5, 2019.

News Nov 15
Inaugural Australian Games Awards to be held on December 19

Trade Media has announces the launch of the first Australia Games Awards.

News Nov 08

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Tutorials about gaming

How-to: get free games fast, with Game Downloader

So, you want to play a game and kill a few minutes or hours. But you don't want to spend any money, or install Steam (which can be a bit of a resource hog). You have two choices: Either play something in your browser, or grab one of the many fun and ...

Tutorials Apr 30

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Features about gaming

What We're Playing - Ashen, Artifact and Return of the Obra Dinn

Here’s what we’ve playing over the last month or so.

Features Jan 16
Editor's Choice Awards 2018, Part Four - Gaming

2018 included no shortage of incredible games to play. Let's play favorites.

Features Dec 13
13 great post-apocalyptic games to play after Fallout

If the trailers for the upcoming Fallout 76 and RAGE 2 have got you hyped to jump back into their respective wastelands, rest assured there’s plenty of other post-apocalyptic adventures out there for you to play through in the meantime.

Features Aug 28
If the future of gaming is always-online, those providing the foundations are going to benefit

We spoke to Maxime Hurtrel, Product Marketing Director at OVH, about the ways that growth in online gaming experiences - and the corresponding growth in demand for server infrastructure - mean for one another.

Features Aug 02
Six award-winning video games made in Australia

Here’s a shortlist of award-winning Australian video games that have been released over the last year or so.

Features Jul 31