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From cameras to consoles: The ultimate tech gift guide for Christmas

Our favourite bits of kit make great presents, with options from $50 to $1000.

  • Tim Biggs and David Swan

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Ezo is vast, and filled with secrets to find.

Playstation’s latest blockbuster brings samurai cinema to life

Australian developer Rob Davis directed the missions, fights and stories in Ghost of Yotei, and says the key to an authentic game world is trusting the player.

  • Tim Biggs
Russell Crowe stars as Herman Göring in James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg.

Oscar buzz for Russell Crowe and other Toronto Film Festival highlights

From a gripping bus thriller to a tense recreation of the Nuremberg trials: the Toronto International Film Festival just started the run to awards season.

  • Michael Idato
PS1

The botched deal that gave the world the Sony PlayStation

PlayStation today is synonymous with video games, but on this day 30 years ago, it was an underdog taking on a giant.

  • Tim Biggs
PS5 Pro

Why the new $1200 PlayStation might be worth it

Not all players will appreciate the PS5 Pro upgrade, but running pin sharp 4K games at 60 frames per second can be transformative.

  • Tim Biggs
The PlayStation 5 Pro will not be a scintillating proposition for the overwhelming majority of existing PS5 owners.

Why Sony’s $1200 PS5 Pro is not as ridiculous as you may think

Most PS5 players will not upgrade, and that suits Sony just fine – but the most dedicated gamers absolutely will.

  • Tim Biggs
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“Pop icon? It’s a trap, because when they call you that, they want to keep you there.”

Cyndi Lauper at 70: ‘I’m still here, I’m gonna get to tell my own story’

More than 40 years since Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Lauper’s still got it – whether slamming the sexist music industry or reminiscing about Donald Trump.

  • Pete Paphides
Sea of Thieves may soon be available on PlayStation and Switch.

Xbox to publish more games on PlayStation, Switch in push for growth

Microsoft plans to disrupt the traditional console gaming market, saying it wants its games to as big and popular as they could possibly be.

  • Tim Biggs
The PlayStation Portal really only does one thing, but it does it pretty well.

How to play your PS5 in your hands and not on your TV screen

The new Remote Player is wonderful for playing your PlayStation games anywhere in the house, as long as they’re not too demanding.

  • Tim Biggs
The Pimax Crystal is big, with a huge field of view and no pesky blurring in your peripheral vision, but it comes at a cost.

The best VR headsets for 2023

Is Meta’s latest Quest 3 the right headset for you, or are you better off with one of the other options?

  • Tim Biggs