Gaming feature articles, interviews, opinion and editorials at Gameplanet New Zealand

“That’s one of the fun things for me as a designer, and one of the things that DLC empowers: because we don’t need to sell nearly as many to have it be a success, it allows for some more experimentation.”

Gearbox's Paul Helquist on Borderlands 2

Features Index

Wednesday	The making of a psycho: meet Krieg, Borderlands 2’s newest character FEATURE Empty the rage.	PC, 360, PS3 RPG
14 Mar	Art of the Swarm: Luke Mancini on designing the zerg FEATURE Artist talks through his work.	PC Strategy: Real Time
25 Feb	PlayStation 4: first impressions OPINION We evaluate Sony's new offering.	PS4	▰ 29
21 Feb	Live stream: PlayStation 4 reveal event EVENT Repeat now available.	PS4	▰ 626
4 Feb	PAX Australia: Bringing a gaming festival Down Under INTERVIEW We talk to Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo.
30 Jan	Developer defends Dead Space 3 microtransactions INTERVIEW A large audience from a mobile background.	PC, 360, PS3 Action: Third-Person	▰ 26
25 Jan	The Five Games That Sank THQ OPINION They can't hurt you anymore.		▰ 19
16 Jan	The Blockheads: an iOS phenomenon, made in New Zealand INTERVIEW We talk to creator David Frampton.	iOS	▰ 7
12 Jan	Adding value: Are digital subscriptions the future? OPINION PlayStation Plus leads the way.	PC, 360, PS3, WiiU, 3DS, Vita	▰ 46
2 Jan	The Best Games of 2012 FEATURE Gameplanet Player's Choice winners revealed.	PC, 360, PS3	▰ 54
21 Dec 2012	Will the Wii U crack the hardcore market? OPINION Call of Mario.	Wii, WiiU	▰ 37
19 Dec 2012	Akaneiro and American McGee's new Spicy Horse FEATURE Little Red Riding Hood gets feudal.	PC, iOS	▰ 4
17 Dec 2012	Welcome to the new Gameplanet EDITORIAL We hope you like it.		▰ 48
3 Dec 2012	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and eSports INTERVIEW Dustin Browder on growing a phenomenon.	PC Strategy: Real Time	▰ 1
3 Dec 2012	Good Game: the BWC, and the rise of eSports FEATURE When I close my eyes, I see StarCraft.	PC Strategy: Real Time
31 Oct 2012	Matt Maguire appointed editor of Gameplanet New Zealand EDITORIAL Years of Peggle finally bear fruit.		▰ 11
21 Oct 2012	Come to NZ's Official Halo 4 Launch Party EVENT EB Games, GP and Xbox to celebrate!	360 Action: First-Person	▰ 28
16 Oct 2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale wants to come out swinging FEATURE In training for fight night.	PS3, Vita Fighting	▰ 4
4 Oct 2012	How much are you being charged for living in New Zealand? OPINION We break down console prices.		▰ 21
25 Sep 2012	343 Industries' Kiki Wolfkill on Halo 4 INTERVIEW Progression and the future of a franchise.	360 Action: First-Person
24 Sep 2012	Blizzard's Ion Hazzikostas on Pandaria's encounters INTERVIEW Raids, instances, scenarios and challenges.	PC RPG: MMO	▰ 2
7 Sep 2012	Ubisoft's Jason Schroeder on Rocksmith INTERVIEW No stairway.		▰ 2
4 Sep 2012	Developed down-under: Toybox INTERVIEW Barrel of Donkeys.
3 Sep 2012	BioWare's Jeff Hickman on Star Wars: The Old Republic going free-to-play INTERVIEW Changes to a galaxy far, far away.	PC RPG: MMO	▰ 12
29 Aug 2012	Gearbox's Randy Pitchford on Borderlands 2 INTERVIEW Also Ouya, Vita, and that "mode".	PC, 360, PS3 Action: First-Person	▰ 2
23 Aug 2012	WWE '13: done with Attitude INTERVIEW THQ's Cory Ledesma.	360, PS3 Fighting	▰ 6
22 Aug 2012	Diablo III: Paragons and Legendaries INTERVIEW Jay Wilson and Wyatt Cheng on 1.04.	PC, 360, PS3 RPG: Real Time	▰ 10
9 Aug 2012	Is this the beginning of the end for PlayStation? OPINION New results are cause for concern.	PS3, Vita	▰ 38
30 Jul 2012	Wii U: the first new home console in six years INTERVIEW Nintendo's Katsuya Eguchi.	Wii, WiiU	▰ 4
25 Jul 2012	DayZ: gaming's hottest new property, created by a Kiwi FEATURE Brutal open-world zombie survival.	PC	▰ 17