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SaGa Frontier Remastered now available on the Switch, PS4, STEAM, iOS, and Android. Developed and overseen by SaGa Series General Director Akitoshi Kawazu and Producer Hiroyuki Miura, with art by Tomomi Kobayashi and music composed by…

Don;t worry the Switch isn't sad. I mean how could it be without how popular the console is. Instead the console has a beautiful new blue colour variant launching across Australia and New Zealand on 21th May 2021. The price for this…

Qobuz, the French platform for streaming and downloading high-quality music, today launched its service in New Zealand. Kiwi music lovers and audiophiles will now have access to its unique offering: high resolution sound combined with…

COVID-19 might seem unstoppable, but that won't keep tech from trying. As such an Elarm trial is kicking off in Auckland, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health. Elarm is an innovative new app that can monitor heart rate data,…

Oppo has announced they will partner with National Geographic again this year. This time photographer Keith Ladzinski will explore the Mojave Desert through the lens of OPPO’s latest flagship device. The OPPO Find X3 Pro. Last…

The awesome looking NEO: The World Ends with You is releasing on July 27, 2021 for PS4 and Switch. Later this year in winter a PC version of the game will be available on the Epic Games Store. The action role-playing game is a…

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox will be coming to Switch on July 16 in Australia and New Zealand. You can pre order the ‘Pact Edition’ which contains the game, Monstrum Memoirs Mini Art Book, Melodies of the Macabre Digital Soundtrack Download and…

The Last Kids On Earth was just a successful book series and kids show on Netflix. Well now they want to make it a triple hitter with The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom. https://youtu.be/L2PTYVerdKM The Last Kids on…