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The Pen vs the Sword: The un-actiony guide to games as experiences

The Pen vs the Sword: The un-actiony guide to games as experiences

When games sacrifice hack-and-slash for narrative flow, it opens up new worlds of experience, says Sudbury.com’s resident geek, Matthew Herst
Sadly, No Man’s Sky's sense of wonder quickly becomes a sense of boredom

Sadly, No Man’s Sky's sense of wonder quickly becomes a sense of boredom

Columnist Matthew Herst wants you to know he still likes the game, but it certainly didn’t live up to the hype
The Nintendo NX has me excited, you should be, too

The Nintendo NX has me excited, you should be, too

Rumoured to be set for release in March 2017
Your Monday geek report: Here come the games of September

Your Monday geek report: Here come the games of September

Some bigger titles being released as kids head back to school and look for non-homework style distractions
Final Fantasy XV is the last shot for a storied franchise

Final Fantasy XV is the last shot for a storied franchise

Not even out yet, it looks like its in trouble
The new Ghostbusters was also my first Ghostbusters

The new Ghostbusters was also my first Ghostbusters

So I think I have a unique perspective on the reboot
'Suicide Squad' a muddled mess that focuses on style over substance

'Suicide Squad' a muddled mess that focuses on style over substance

Why 'Batman v Superman' is better
Nintendo Wii's simplicity was all part of its charm

Nintendo Wii's simplicity was all part of its charm

A system for everyone, unfortunately, wasn't for everyone
What’s the future of augmented reality? How about holograms?

What’s the future of augmented reality? How about holograms?

Microsoft’s Hololens gives us a glimpse of what the future might hold
The summer game slump continues, but here are August’s top time-fillers

The summer game slump continues, but here are August’s top time-fillers

Titles take you from under the sea to out in space to into the future