Esports

The Only Kiwi at PAX Melbourne Takes on Australia’s Best Gamers

This Marvel vs Capcom gamer is competing overseas for the first time - and he's the only Kiwi around. Isaac ‘IsaacFromDC’ Bishop is putting New Zealand…

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…

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…

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…

Kiwi gamers make their mark at IEM Sydney 2019

Meet some of the Kiwi gamers making a name for themselves overseas. From part-time passion to full time employment, watch as the esports industry continues to…

Waikato Arena Rampage

Welcome to Hamilton's fighting game tournament, the Waikato Arena Rampage. From humble beginnings, this annual tournament is growing legs as more and more gamers join the…

Heavy Eyed

Mitch is a YouTube content creator who takes deep dives into games to see what makes them tick. Looking at themes like mental health within the…

Meet Spud, NZ's Super Smash Bro.

Mario and Pikachu and Zelda, oh my! Meet the Kiwi tearing up Super Smash Bros competitions around the world.

New Zealand's FIFA esports Players

FIFA is no longer just a game or a lifestyle., it's a full-time job. April 13th-14th will see the world's very best kick it out…

Mahuru Māori - Fortnite

Learning languages can happen anywhere, even online! We chatted with Ross McDougall about his mission to get te reo Māori into the gaming world via Fortnite.

Retro Video Game Collecting

Sam has a self-described 'chronic video game hoarding obsession'. He has hundreds of collectibles from Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation... the list goes on. You name it, Sam's…

Standing Fierce

If you're a fighting game fanatic then you'll probably already know about Dave and Standing Fierce. Since 2010 the team has been putting on fighting game…

Ping Zero Events

Ping Zero run New Zealand's largest gaming events, bringing hundreds of passionate players together to share good vibes, and unleash their skills.