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Path Of Exile, An Action RPG Developed By Kiwis, Hits 2 Million Players

Whether Blizzard likes it or not, Diablo III fell short of satiating our hunger for action RPGs. Torchlight 2 provided a hearty meal to fill the void, but the time’s now perfect for another tasty morsel to hit the plate and Path Of Exile, from Auckland-based Grinding Gear Games, looks the goods.


Please, Start Making This Space Combat Game Again

New Zealand developers Sidhe are best known for their local sporting games based on stuff like Rugby League. They generally release one or two games a year. Sadly, one game that’s not being released anytime soon is also one that looks damn impressive, especially for anyone who remembers a time when people actually made video games about shooting things in space.


Play Battlefield 3 Before Your Mates, If You Live Near The JB Hi-Fi In Albany, NZ

If you’re in NZ and insanely eager to play Battlefield 3 before your Kiwi compartiots, the JB Hi-Fi in Westfield Albany will be holding a special event on October 26, starting from 6pm, where you can play the game six hours prior to its official release.


If You Want To Stay Up Playing Xbox Games, Don’t Snort Ritalin

A teenager from The Hutt Valley, New Zealand, was last week trying to stay up late playing his Xbox 360. Instead of doing what normal people do and drink a ton of coffee, he got smart and tried to snort some Ritalin.


Let’s Check Out A Sports Game That Isn’t American (or About Soccer)

The biggest sports game in the world is EA’s FIFA series. After that? A whole bunch of American sports. Great for Americans, or the sport’s fans, but they’re not the only sports in the world.


PSN Service Now Being Restored In Europe, Australia, Latin America

Reactivation of PlayStation Network, completed early this morning for all of North America, is now proceeding in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America, PlayStation Europe said through its official Twitter moments ago.


Earthquake Relief, 99 Cents At A Time

It was like a freight train hit the building. Wil McLellan was in the boardroom of New Zealand game developers Stickmen Studios when he felt the room start to vibrate. Then it whipped to the side.


Kinect-Rigged Robot Could Help With Future Quake Recovery

An earthquake fixed attention and sympathy this week on New Zealand, where more than 100 died and more than 200 still are missing. Authorities probing the rubble surrounding Christchurch find some buildings too unsafe to enter. A Kinect-enabled robot, developed by British researchers, could help in such situations.


MotorStorm Game Yanked In New Zealand After Earthquake

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is an upcoming racing game that features buildings falling down all around you. In the wake of a devastating earthquake in the city of Christchurch, that’s apparently resulted in the game no longer being released in New Zealand.


Millions Of Music Tracks Now Available On North American PlayStation 3

Music Unlimited, Sony’s streaming music service, hits North American PlayStation 3 consoles today, giving users 30 days access to millions of musical tracks before subscription fees kick in.


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