William Slingsby
Re:hearsal Room: Bobandii
Bobandii can only cry when he's making music - and he thinks maybe that's why he's a musician. He talks self-exploration, putting out music as a…
A look back on XLAN and WCG
Let's travel back to an earlier era of computer gaming... There was a time when gamers had to lug chunky monitors and network cables to the…
Cosplay 101 with Cheshliddle
Cosplayer Lisa Bosman AKA Cheshliddle is a self-confessed "big nerd who loves to dress up." She shows us her workspace for bringing characters to life, and…
Our favourite climate strike signs
On Friday 27 September, people young and old throughout Aotearoa striked for climate justice, with numbers in Auckland reaching a reported 80,000.
Here's a collection of our…
How a NZ university is nurturing gamers
Did you know you can get a university scholarship for playing video games? We take a look at a NZ university's initiatives to nurture budding esports…
Exploring te ao Māori through gaming
Metia Interactive produces games situated within te ao Māori. In Guardian Māia, you guide Māia through a treacherous journey and help her gain mana. In Māori…
Cosplaying in New Zealand
Kiwi cosplayers show us the intricacies of their craft - such as a bodice involving 100+ hours of hand embroidery. They also talk about a commonly…
The all-consuming world of a game developer
Seth a.k.a. ENDESGA has been creating an adventure game called NYKRA for the past seven years. He says, "It's kind of been my everything." Seth gives…
No Hands No Excuses
Humphrey Hanley AKA No Hands No Excuses is a motivational streamer on Twitch. He shows us his gaming setup, his life as a streamer and freelancer,…
The comic book artist bringing free books to students
Michel Mulipola is a comic book artist/pro wrestler/gamer who's living his childhood dream illustrating beloved Marvel characters. He's bringing his story to students around New Zealand,…
Driving - in real life and sim - with MonkeyMatt
Matt 'MonkeyMatt' Smith is so into auto racing that he does it in real life as well as via simulation. As a sim racer, he competes…
Schools face off in esports competition
Some represent their school in netball or water polo - and some represent their school in League of Legends. These high school students compete at the…
The pinball bar bringing back the 80s
What do you get when you combine Ferris Bueller's Day Off, pinball machines and craft beer? Save Ferris is a craft beer bar and amusement arcade…
Meet Prawln, the Twitch streamer
For some Twitch streamers, being a variety streamer means you play a variety of games. For Prawln, it means he plays a variety of games, and…
How Kiwi gamers took on one of the world's biggest fighting game tournaments
Top Kiwi gamers, Ghostchips and Consistent, take on some of the world's best at Combo Breaker 2019 in Chicago. See the excitement, tension and camaraderie, and…
Fighting community comes together for Battle Arena Melbourne
Battle Arena Melbourne - or BAM as it's known - is about bringing people together to play fighting games. Some of NZ's best competitive gamers are…
Aotearoa's best gamers take on Chicago
Ghostchips and Consistent (Reagan and Wesley) are two Kiwi gamers at the top of their disciplines, nationally, so what's next? These two are heading to Chicago…