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4 weeks ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Mohamed Hassan |Jayden Cusack
The long sword is a fan-favorite weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds, widely celebrated for its fluidity, speed, and counterplay mechanics. It offers a unique blend of offensive and defensive capabilities, which makes it a versatile choice for both new and experienced players. At the heart of the long sword’s combat style is the spirit gauge, which significantly enhances your attack power and unlocks stronger moves for you as it levels up from white to red.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
In between all the heavy-hitting narrative titles and sprawling RPGs, sometimes it’s great to just sit back and throw around goofy enemies in nonsensical fights. That’s where Big Helmet Heroes comes in, offering a break amidst today’s ever-growing length in video games. It’s pure and familiar beat-em-up fun and doesn’t try to be something more, and I appreciate it for that.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Mohamed Hassan |Jayden Cusack
Naturally, you’d expect a veteran of the series to review the latest installment of the MLB The Show franchise, MLB The Show 2025, but I’m about as far removed from baseball as possible. In fact, baseball doesn’t even exist in my home country (Egypt). I am offering a perspective that I’d like to think is different on the whole sport and how it’s presented in game form.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
There is a reason why the zombie genre has persevered over multiple decades. Tense atmospheres, striking imagery, and the building of fear capture an audience like no other piece of media can. Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days from NZ-based developer/publisher, PikPok, presents all these crucial aspects and is a prime example that there is more to be explored in the historic zombie genre.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
Thanks to CODE NZ, eight New Zealand game development teams will be in attendance at The Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025, presenting at the “Representing Games 2025” event. GDC is considered one of the world’s premier events for developers, bringing together industry professionals, publishers and partners in the video game space. Let’s take a look at our attending teams below, including some familiar faces!How Was Your Day?
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
I still remember playing WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2007 with my brother, recreating some of our favourite WWE moments, looking past that game’s quirks and limitations, and creating some memorable pieces. Fast forward to WWE 2K25, developed by Visual Concepts, wrestling simulation is no longer bound by technical limitations but instead only limited by a player’s imagination.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
Nacon is a publisher and accessory developer that is behind titles such as Ravenswatch, Hell Is Us and Robocop: Rogue City, to name a few. Nacon Connect 2025 offers a look at more titles coming from Nacon, as well as updates for their healthy roster of growing games. Let’s take a look at everything that was shown at Nacon Connect 2025. Cthulhu: The Cosmic AbyssStarting off the show is Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss from developer, Big Bad Wolf.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Kane Harvey |Jayden Cusack
We’re continuing our coverage of Monster Hunter Wilds, this time covering every caveman’s favourite weapon—the Unga Bunga, sometimes known as the Hammer. This guide will be written with PlayStation/Xbox controls in mind. The Hammer is perfect for hunters who want to land big, meaty hits without losing mobility. It has superb KO/stun damage and stagger damage, so you will create many openings to then unleash a full combo on your prey.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
I really enjoyed the original Chernobylite; its presentation of the exclusion zone was exciting, tense, and rewarding to explore with a number of welcome mechanics, such as building your base, that attached me more to my experience. I was more than happy to dive into the world of Chernobylite again in the form of Chernobylite 2: The Exclusion Zone, which has just released into early access.
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1 month ago | 
gamesnight.nz | Jayden Cusack
The latest Steam Next Fest has concluded, including a number of great games and undiscovered gems, allowing players to try out a dizzying amount of game demos. Valve has announced the top 50 most played demos during the fest, and we have a wide genre of games from relaxing titles such as RoadCraft and Is This Seat Taken? to more tense experiences such as Gothic 1 Remake and New Zealand’s own Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days.
