Gaming
At home with Broxh, the viral Twitch streamer with the most peaceful vibes on the planet
Broxh became an instant Twitch celebrity due to his talent and incredibly peaceful vibes.
Abuse is an everyday reality for female gamers
It’s 8.05pm in Wellington and Ayla Holland is about to jump online to play Overwatch. Tonight she’ll be flying through the air shooting at her friends…
Lockdown games to play on your phone, even if you're not a gamer
The World Health Organisation has launched a campaign to encourage us to stay home and play video games with each other to socialise. Gamers already know…
Streamers tell us the best games to play while social distancing
What are gamers doing during this time of physical distancing? Well, to be honest, some of them don't really reckon much has changed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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…
Why we love fighting games
Gamers talk about their love for Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat and just fighting games in general while they're in Auckland to compete at Southern Crossup…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Armageddon: Wellington 2019
It's that time of year again in the windy city, where fans of all things gaming, comics, and fantasy descend upon the Westpac Stadium to celebrate,…
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.
Breakaway Esports
The owners of the New Zealand Breakers are investing in a new kind of sporting prowess: Esports. We go behind the scenes of Breakaway Esports, an…
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.
Are video games cheapening Māori culture?
In 1974 mana was introduced to the gaming world via Dungeons and Dragons but does it mean as much to gamers as it does to Pacific…
Cyber Bullying
While there are some age restrictions on games, cyber bullying in the realm of online gaming is prevalent. Through both text and voice chat, slurs of…