TV Services launch on PlayStation®3; TVNZ TV Ondemand is now available via the PlayStation Network AUCKLAND, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) announced today that a TV Ondemand service is now available on the PlayStation®3 console via partnership with TVNZ. PlayStation®3 (PS3™) owners in New Zealand can now watch TVNZ Ondemand programmes when they want and how they want from the comfort of their l...
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Official Xbox Editor Jon Hicks has been reported in a recent interview that the mag will next month reveal the return of a "substantial franchise" - as an Xbox exclusive. [caption id="attachment_915" align="alignleft" width="583" caption="Wishful thinking"][/caption] The Next Month page of the latest issue of UK magazine says a 'gaming classic' is set to return. "It's a very substantial franchise and it's going to be a very bi...
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“Gears of War 3” ignites anticipation as the biggest blockbuster game of 2011 Explosive finale to the landmark “Gears of War” trilogy available exclusively on Xbox 360 in April 2011 AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 14 APRIL 2010 – The spectacular conclusion to one of the game industry’s most memorable and celebrated sagas, “Gears of War 3”, is poised to take the world by storm next autumn.  At this time next year, fans around the world...
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The Apple iPad is only just out and already some are saying its the future of gaming. Upon release or very soon after its been claimed that there are now over 830 games available on the new tablet pc and given that the thousands of games available for the iPhone and iTouch can also be played on it the claim that it's the future of gaming has some credence. "The iPad is the fourth step in the gaming evolution," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior ...
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Much talk in the US about some new features possibly coming to the next Gears game. Albeit the talk is internet gossip, rumors and hearsay, but...the news comes courtesy of Edge online or a US publishing source. So despite all that the news is that Epic have re configured the cover system so that the Locust or some now have tentacles that can reach over cover to slap you silly or fatally...the actual wording on the tentacles is 'tentacle - lik...
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The Soundtrack to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa revealed! Turn up the music, raise your voices and join the celebration! Electronic Arts today reveal the 28 artists across 20 countries who will usher in the EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ with an international soundtrack that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the first FIFA World Cup™ to be held in Africa. EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ captures ...
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Join renegade Sam Fischer with this Elite console bundle, available April 15 AUCKLAND – April 1, 2010 - Coming exclusively to Xbox 360, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction, hits stores on April 15 and to celebrate Xbox is releasing a limited edition console. The bundle, available at EB Games, features an Xbox 360 Elite, two black wireless controllers, a 250GB hard drive, headset, a copy of Splinter Cell Conviction and a bonus copy of ...
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Auckland, NZ – March 31, 2010 – What if you could kick the winning goal that gives your favorite team a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Finals?  What if you could change the outcome of the final match?  Now you can.  Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Coca-Cola Zero™ are teaming up to launch a free* online service called The Coca-Cola Zero Story of the Finals for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ videogame from EA SPOR...
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The God of War series is one of the jewels in Sony's first-party crown. The previous two games were the pinnacle of action games of the previous generation. A perfect blend of puzzle-solving and button-bashing with a heady blend of ultra violence and fan-boy pleasing nudity thrown in for good measure. Sony has been teasing God of War 3 for years, a game to pin the hopes and dreams of Sony's flagship console on, a game that would define this gener...
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In the world of video games there are a plethora of war or warfare games from Modern this, Total that to World at, Dawn of, God of* and Gears of, to name a small few . Alphabetised Greek or present-day lettered companies, squads and teams all the way from ‘A’ to ‘X’…(yet to find a ‘Y’ or ‘Z’) fight as Mercenaries, Brothers in Arms, Guerrillas, Seals, Marines, Spec Ops, Warfighters ghosts and advanced. All for ultimate victory no...
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