Matthew is a writer with a love of games, comics, and pop culture in general. He lives in Wellington with his wife and cats.
Apple Arcade looks great on the surface, but what does it mean for the kinds of developers who don't make games based on playtime?
With every new FromSoftware game comes the same debate – how hard is too hard, and why does it matter? Matthew Codd examines this age-old argument and its bogus foundations.
With the announcement that The Walking Dead's Negan is joining Tekken 7, it's clear that absolutely anybody can be a Tekken character.
Is really the much maligned Final Fantasy VII sequel/spinoff Dirge of Cerberus as bad as everyone says?
Matthew Codd interviews the creator of a queer 'break-up simulator.'
Superhot, an innovative critique on the dangers of hype culture and gamer identity, has been ported to virtual reality. But something critical is lost in translation, writes Matthew Codd.
Though the virtual mini-golf market is crowded, there's at least one game coming in well under-par. Matt Codd reviews Infinite Minigolf, the putt-simulator for the discerning golfer.
Matthew Codd tries his hand at being a God with this evolution simulator.
The California based devs Giant Sparrow have another hit on their hands. Their new narrative adventure game explores all the great themes, life, death and beauty. Matthew Codd reckons it's …
Matthew Codd has three big reasons why you shouldn't play Ghost Recon Wildlands.
In the first part of our coverage of the banning of Gal*Gun, Matthew Codd has a few reckons or two
Diehard fanboy Matthew Codd has his jaded eyes scrubbed clean by the latest in an infinite number of Final Fantasy titles.
Matthew Codd slinks his way through steampunk assassination simulator Dishonored 2, finding himself almost constantly overwhelmed even on Easy.
Mathew Codd interviews the art director at Arkane Studios, Sebastien Mitton, about the intensive four year process that went into creating Dishonoured 2
Incredibly, the best depiction of teenage love and angst is a phone game made by a 15-year-old developer.
Microsoft continues its move into the action-adventure genre with ReCore. Matthew Codd reckons a lot more work is needed.
Is We Happy Few guilty of doing exactly what it's railing against?
