Mass Effect Andromeda Review: Already better than Shepard
ReviewsMass Effect: Andromeda is a science-fiction fan’s wet dream; a game incredibly difficult to put down once started.
How many missions are there in Sniper Elite 4?
GuidesSniper Elite 4 is broken up into various missions, each set in a beautiful new Italian location. If you’d like to know how far you’ve gotten into its narrative, we’ve got a spoiler free count of you.
Resident Evil 7 Review
ReviewsWith RE7, Capcom has delivered a refreshing return to horror, saving face and the franchise by focusing on a tight single-player experience.
Xbox’s Phil Spencer: VR will come to Project Scorpio when it doesn’t feel like “demos and experiments”
InterviewsSitting down with Phil Spencer last month in Sydney, the Head of Xbox discussed where virtual reality sits in his plan for both Xbox One and Windows PC gaming.
Xbox: Phil Spencer on the brand before and after his leadership
InterviewsThere’s something about Phil Spencer that makes him instantly approachable; combined with his 27 years at Microsoft itself, that makes him the obvious choice to lead the company’s gaming wing.
Our favourite Star Trek video games as the franchise turns 50
FeaturesStar Trek has just turned 50 years old, and to celebrate, we’re listing our top 10 video games of the franchise.
DICE’s Lars Gustavsson on EA’s adoption of Frostbite: “It’s like you’ve let your child out into the world”
InterviewsAt Gamescom last week, DICE’s Lars Gustavsson explained how excited he was to see EA use the developer’s Frostbite engine across multiple franchises.
How many missions are there in Doom?
GuidesDoom has three main components: single-player, multiplayer and SnapMap. While multiplayer and SnapMap are seemingly endless, the single-player campaign definitely has a beginning, middle and an end.
An Australian shoutcaster in Europe
InterviewsFront and centre of the the World of Tanks’ Wargaming.net League Grand Finals 2016 event is World of Tanks’ commentator Mitch “Uber” Leslie, an Australian shoutcaster in Europe.
Escape from Pleasure Planet: The gay game evolves
FeaturesWhen I first spoke with Up Multimedia’s Luke Miller back in 2013, My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant was already out – and proud – on PC. Miller touted the title as “Gayest Game Ever Made”, eventually taking it to Steam via its Greenlight service.
Fallout 4: Get a room and make friends in Vault 81
GuidesNow that gamers ’round the world can stick into Fallout 4, we thought we’d give you some handy tips to keep busy in the Wasteland. This tip will provide you your own little place in the Wasteland — and in a Vault, to boot!
Unravel’s Martin Sahlin on Yarny and the connection already formed with fans
InterviewsWhile speaking with Unravel’s Martin Sahlin’s at PAX AUS, the developer stressed just how important Yarny is to the game.
Bloodborne Review: Not for everyone
ReviewsI awake from my fever dream in a darkened chamber, the smell of death lingering in the air as I ease up onto my feet.
Disney Fantasia Music Evolved Review
ReviewsDisney Fantasia: Music Evolved, doesn’t disappoint, becoming THE title you’ll want a Kinect for.
Why Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes is more than just DLC
InterviewsI’m sure I went a bit white when John Day, Producer of Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes, asked me, “You know what a Marvel No-Prize is, right?”
Nintendo is making social commentary: A history of sweeping LGBTI themes under the rug
OpinionNintendo today released a statement explaining why they will not allow homosexual relationships in the upcoming Tomodachi Life.
Xbox Fitness Review
ReviewsWhen we reviewed Xbox Fitness prior to the Xbox One’s launch, we said the app had “the potential for greatness, if Australian internet wasn’t holding it back.”
Xbox One Review
ReviewsMicrosoft Australia was kind enough to provide Stevivor with a pre-release Xbox One, and we’ve taken full advantage of the opportunity to provide you guys with our thoughts on the next-gen console.
Gay games, out of the closet
FeaturesTwo developers slave away in their respective home offices, working tirelessly on their indie games. The titles have a similar aesthetic, and both are defined as gay-themed.
Nintendo calls same-sex relationships in Tomodachi Collection: New Life a “bug” that needs to be fixed
NewsThe LGBT community is saddened this week to learn that Nintendo plans to fix a “bug” in their Japan-only Tomodachi Collection: New Life that allows same-sex relationships between male characters.
Star Trek Review
ReviewsI’ve never felt like I was writing an obituary instead of a game review before — but that’s where I find myself with Star Trek (2013).
How I remembered what E3 is really about
OpinionIt was day three of E3…or day four, if you were counting what I’d coined “the press conference day from hell.” Most importantly, it was the last hour of the last day of the Expo.
NHL 11 Review
ReviewsFans of hockey and of the EA NHL series will find enough diversity to warrant a purchase. Newcomers or casual fans may have a better time picking up any of the current-generation games that can be grabbed for very little cash and provide the same type of experience.
Alan Wake Review
Reviews“Do yourself a favour and pick up this game – it’s definitely on fire,” Steve writes in our Alan Wake review.
Embracing your inner Xbox Achievement addict
FeaturesThere are MANY types of achievement addicts, but to simplify things, you will eventually identify with one of three main types: gamerscore addicts, completionist addicts, or hybrid addicts.
Microsoft won’t allow gays & lesbians to identify themselves by gamertag
NewsEarlier this week, Consumerist reported that Teresa, a lesbian Xbox Live user (or, make that ex-user), was allegedly banned from Microsoft’s Xbox Live service because she had identified herself as gay.
Self-reflection, cabaret style
InterviewsZac Gower has spent six weeks in rural Tasmania surrounded by rowdy elementary school children whilst composing his latest cabaret.
Pushing your buttons
FeaturesSteve Wright looks at the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s contribution to the latest console war.
Leaving home
NewsSteve Wright examines recent changes to the immigration system and their impact on the GLBT community.
A perfect world?
OpinionI was sitting in the Positive Space room with some LGBTA friends and allies at university today when someone came and read sections from an article they were reading about porn.
Maori leader launches new university center
NewsOn March 8, Dr. Graham Hingangaroa Smith, a renowned Maori educator, presented the first ever Governance Colloquium to launch the University of Saskatchewan’s new International Center for Governance and Development.
