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20 shining lights of 2020: things that made a bad year brighter

It's been 'interesting', but here's some brilliant TV, tech, games, and standout moments that delighted, inspired or helped us along the way.

20 shining lights of 2020: things that made a bad year brighter
Games

The Pathless is an exercise in indie elegance

The Pathless is a beautiful new title from the team at Giant Squid. Find out what makes it so special in our review.

The Pathless is an exercise in indie elegance
Games

Why you shouldn't buy a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition in Australia

Sure, you'll save $150 on the console, but in the long run you're going to end up way behind. Here's the maths that proves it.

Why you shouldn't buy a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition in Australia
Games

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the penultimate Spider-Man experience

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a PlayStation 5 launch title which improves upon it's predecessor in almost every way.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the penultimate Spider-Man experience
Games

PSA for PS5: how to ensure you're not just running a PS4 version

Many are finding their brand new PlayStation 5 consoles are playing PlayStation 4 versions of updated games. Here's how to check what's what.

PSA for PS5: how to ensure you're not just running a PS4 version
Games

Best PS5 games to feel truly next gen right now

The PlayStation 5 brings a bunch of next gen features. But not all games embrace them. Here's our picks of the best ones to play right now.

Best PS5 games to feel truly next gen right now
Games

Happy Birthday to the only next-gen console that feels next gen

There's a lot of gadgets to be excited about this week. But it's the PlayStation 5's new DualSense controller that is the most revolutionary.

Happy Birthday to the only next-gen console that feels next gen
Computers

PS5 games can't be installed or moved to external storage, yet

You can't install or move PS5 games to the console's external storage just yet and people are quickly running out of room.

PS5 games can't be installed or moved to external storage, yet
Games

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller teardown: adaptive triggers explained

See inside the PS5's DualSense controller and find out how the adaptive triggers actually work.

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller teardown: adaptive triggers explained
Games

I am willing to die for Spider-Cat in Spider-Man: Miles Morales

We only just met, but from what Game Informer Spider-Cat reveal has turned the Miles Morales game into an instant must have.

I am willing to die for Spider-Cat in Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games

JB Hi-Fi changes course on gift cards for console pre-orders (but it's still messy)

JB Hi-Fi has seen sense and created a new system for pre-order customers to pay for a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X with gift cards.

JB Hi-Fi changes course on gift cards for console pre-orders (but it's still messy)
Games

Sony swaps X / O inputs for PlayStation 5 in Japan

X is confirm. O is cancel. Right? Not if you're in Japan. But after 26 years they're having to relearn how their PlayStation 5 inputs work.

Sony swaps X / O inputs for PlayStation 5 in Japan
Byteside Podcast

Maybe fibre is better?

We delve into pre-order shenanigans, Xbox buying Bethesda, the NBN fibre renaissance, and the re-release of HeroQuest.

Maybe fibre is better?
Games

PlayStation 5: game titles at launch and beyond

Whether you snagged a pre-order or you're waiting to luck out on a store shelf after launch, here's the actual new games hitting the PS5.

PlayStation 5: game titles at launch and beyond
Games

PlayStation Plus Collection: the games we know so far

We run down the list of the titles we know are coming to the new Playstation Plus Collection service for PS5.

PlayStation Plus Collection: the games we know so far
Games

Playstation 5 details drop: November 12, $749.95/$599.95

After making us wait 43 mins we got the details we've been waiting for. The PS5 lands in Australia November 12 and the big lad is $749.95.

Playstation 5 details drop: November 12, $749.95/$599.95
Security

Phreaking brilliant

Last week was Xbox, this week it's Playstation 5. But not quite yet. So we make bold predictions sure to be wildly inaccurate within 24 hours.

Phreaking brilliant
Games

Dreams beta becomes a PT nightmare but OMG how amazing is this game/tool going to be?

PT. A demo that for a now never-to-be-made Silent Hill game that was just one hallway but freaked the hell out of everyone who ever experienced it. And then

Dreams beta becomes a PT nightmare but OMG how amazing is this game/tool going to be?