Video Games

Video games, board games, e-sport, sport-sport. It's all Game Theory, and tonight we thought we'd speak to an actual gamer, Matt Kelly from Auckland.

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Acclaimed Irish comedian Dara O'Briain will perform in New Zealand for the first time when he appears in his Voice of Reason show in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week. . Audio

The role of gaming and online games is often questioned in instances such as mass murders and terrorism acts, but Dr. Pete Etchells has a different take on why people play video games and what they… Audio

Most "great" historical thinkers would fall foul of contemporary sensibilities around race and gender ... is it naive to condemn them for being products of their time? Audio

We discover how video games are drawing the next generation to classical music; New Zealand Opera’s leading stars talk about playing the romantic leads in La Bohème and we continue celebrating winners…

Countries around the world are cracking down on the legal status of video game "loot boxes" - randomised in-game rewards which give players advantages and are purchased with real money - but so far… Audio

Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains. Audio

A video game that allows people to play as a school shooter has caused outrage among parents of the Parkland shooting victims. Anti-gun violence groups say "Active shooter" crosses a line. Audio

Rapper and video game developer ya boy sprightly has been getting a lot of attention recently for his RPG video game The Legend Of Drake.

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Scrutiny of Apple intentionally slowing down iPhone performance heats up; more fallout from the world’s biggest hardware fault; gaming addiction now officially a mental disorder; and the Chinese… Audio

One of the more interesting voices in independent video gaming right now is Nina Freeman. Her games favor narratives that often chronicle everyday life and conversations. Nina's been rather prolific… Video, Audio

A new study has found that those who are good at gaming also scored the highest on traditional IQ tests. Alex Wade, from the University of York joins Simon Morton. Audio

An American teenager is among the gamers calling for a mass boycott of the game publisher Electronic Arts over the pay-to-win aspects of their new game Star Wars Battlefront II. Audio

Nick Dwyer and Kode-9 discuss the new album they have complied called Diggin' in the Carts which highlights the importance, influence and innovation of Japanese video game music. Audio

The Problem Gambling Foundation and a number of psychologists concerned over what they say is an alarming new trend of video games that encourage children to gamble. They're called pay-to-loot… Audio