Tagged Gaming

April 18, 2017

Warm up those dice and dust off your meeples, International TableTop Day is arriving in Auckland on April 29th. Now in it’s 5th year, TableTop Day was founded by game designer Boyan Radakovich as a worldwide...

The Nintendo Switch is Selling Better Than Any Nintendo Console EVER

Shawn Moodie

March 8, 2017

After a few major missteps over the last decade or so, it's nice to see Nintendo getting headlines for the right reasons after the release of the Nintendo Switch. In fact it’s hard to get away from the online g...

Stardew Valley 1.1 Update is live!

October 10, 2016

A while ago we wrote about a comfy game known as Stardew Valley. It was (and still is) the epitome of comfiness. And on October 3rd it received it's very first major update. That's right Comfy just reach Versio...

Fallout 4 Wasn’t Very Good

Nigel Mckenzie-Ryan

September 26, 2016

I’ve been spending a lot of time on Fallout 4 recently. I have no idea how many hours I’ve played (and I don’t want to know because I’ve already gone through several existential crises) but I’ve pretty much exh...

An Interview With James McFadgen, Owner Of Cakes n Ladders, Auckland’s Only Board Game Café

August 25, 2016

Entertainment, Food, Gaming, Geek and Web, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen

We've seen a real resurgence in tabletop games in the last few years so it comes as little surprise that Auckland would eventually find itself with a dedicated board game café. Cakes n Ladders, which is nestled...

Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast Released

July 23, 2016

The wait is over! Metal and RPG fans can now download the much anticipated mobile game Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast. The action-packed, free-to-play mobile game sees players take on the role of the band’...

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The Backlog: Kings Bounty: The Legend

July 20, 2016

Mihajlo has 205 games totaling a value of $3,709.19 USD and a playtime of 4,181.57 hours. That's right: he's spent enough money to buy a used car and has dedicated roughly 5 months to playing games. The real...

Pokemon GO is a go

Oliver Smith

July 7, 2016

Gaming, Geek and Web

I would like you to cast your minds back to when you were ten. Sitting at home on a rainy weekend afternoon, in your hands resides a Game Boy. Inside is a cartridge that just became a global sensation, and now ...

Drunk Souls – A Dark Souls Drinking Game

June 30, 2016

By now you probably would have heard of Dark Souls. Whether through a friend swearing over the microphone, through terribly unfunny YouTuber's doing silly 'lets plays', or maybe through your own experiences rol...

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The Backlog: Orcs Must Die! 2

June 24, 2016

Mihajlo has 204 games totaling a value of $3,709.19 USD and a playtime of 4,181.37 hours. That's right: he's spent enough money to buy a used car and has dedicated roughly 5 months to playing games. The real i...

E3 – Four Days of Rehashes

June 23, 2016

Entertainment, Geek and Web

Every year E3 peaks it's head and catches most by surprise. This could be because the E3 is media only, or it could be that a lot of E3 seems to be Rehash after Rehash. Luckily you've got Nigel, Mihajlo &...

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The Backlog : Bastion

June 18, 2016

If you have been reading anything I write for The Speakeasy then you would have realised one thing - I have a problem. I have 203 games with the value of $3,709.19 USD and a total playtime of 4,179.48 hours....

Gwent – A Witcher 3 Card Game

June 14, 2016

Today is a good day for fans of Gwent. No, not the kingdom of Gwent, but the popular card game found in The Witcher 3. During their E3 Conference, CD Project Red announced that they'll be releasing their ...

Lacking Context: An Attempt to Review Phantasmal

Marika Jackson

June 9, 2016

Comedy, Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web, Spotlight

I love horror video games so I decided I absolutely had to play “Phantasmal”, a new indie survival game from developer Joe Chang. When I say I love horror games, I mean I love them until I actually start playin...

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Doom: Solve Your Problems With Violence

June 7, 2016

I was a youngin when I first experienced the violence that is Doom. Barely knowing English, I would navigate through the menus until I somehow got to playing the game, and it was through Doom that I learnt some...

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YOUTUBER’S LIFE REVIEW! BIG BOOBS MEME PRANK [GONE SEXUAL]

Nigel Mckenzie-Ryan

June 1, 2016

Gaming, Geek and Web

The great thing about the internet is that anyone can be successful. The bad thing about the internet is that anyone can be successful. I feel bad for the lucky pricks that make a living on Youtube. Every uniqu...

Watch: Mesmerising Pre-Release Trailer For Stellaris

April 27, 2016

Entertainment, Gaming, Watch, Watch and Listen

There are few things that get us excited at The Speakeasy and Space is one of them. Therefore, we're very excited for the upcoming release of Stellaris a 4X (Explore, Expand, Exterminate, Exploit) game devel...

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Factorio: Automation Is Sexy

April 15, 2016

There's something comforting about Factorio. It could be the many lines of conveyor belts and inserters that I've thoughtlessly dumped all over this planet, the smoke and steam billowing from the chimney stacks...

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Rust : Three Days In Paradise

April 4, 2016

I never thought I could feel the anger that Rust has invoked in me. It's a shocking change from my experience with Stardew Valley, but it's a change that I would soon embrace. I purchased rust on the 7th Of Mar...

Rocket League Teases A Basketball Mode

Craig Moodie

March 13, 2016