Video Games

Tech Will Save Us has launched the Arcade Coder that's designed to give kids the power to create custom games they can play.

A study has followed thousands of teenagers tracking associations between screen time and depression. The research separated types of screen time, and found TV and social media activity correlated with increased symptoms of depression, but video game and computer use had little negative effect.

VR has aced movement of the hands and head, but it’s still tricky to track the feet. Now games hardware company Kat is crowdfunding the Kat Loco, a set of three sensors that attach to a player’s feet and hip to translate movements in the real world into walking, running or strafing in the game.

​Regular readers will be familiar with the retro wooden wonders of Love Hultén. Over the years, the Swedish designer has created wood-encased games consoles, computer replicas and music makers. His latest project is called the Evoboxx, a synthesizer based on the zero-player Game of Life from 1970.​

Alzheimer's disease is typically first noticed in the form of memory problems, although the condition is typically quite advanced by that stage. In order to catch it earlier, scientists have developed a video game that assesses players' spatial navigation skills.

It's been a pretty great year for games. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are being pushed to their limits, while Nintendo’s quirky Switch injects its usual fun, fresh take on things. New Atlas rounds up our favorite games of 2018, including new blockbusters, solid remakes and surprise underdogs.

​Remarkable Australian company Euclideon has a new hologram arcade game business which seems set to go gangbusters. But it's also built a new hyper-fast video game development process that it hopes will send a rocket up the games industry.

Founded upon Paul Rose's love of retro games and eccentric humor, Digitiser hopes to do what few have managed: put gaming on TV successfully. We talk to the irreverent Rose about his show and what's wrong with games media today.​

Xbox Australia has created a limited edition greaseproof controller that should help gamers keep a better grip on their controller and their eyes on the prize – especially if that prize is a chicken dinner.

The video game console war of the early 1980s was waged between Intellivision and Atari. After Atari’s announcement of the VCS, Intellivision has now revealed it also plans to jump back in the ring with a brand new console of its own.

Gaming relic Atari is jumping back into the console wars. The company has been drip-feeding us details about its new machine, the Atari VCS, for almost a year. Now, ahead of a full reveal at the end of the month, Atari has spilled some of the beans regarding games, specs and a release window.

​As an ageing, overweight player of video games, I've always assumed games are a significant part of my too-sedentary lifestyle. But recent research suggests that stress markers and associated food consumption could be a bigger factor in gaming than television-viewing.