Sony has a new gaming gear brand INZONE. And if you’re gonna start a new brand, you need some new stuff for it. Well they have started off with three gaming headsets.

The INZONE H9, the INZONE H7 as well as the INZONE H3. The headsets include superior sound and 360 Spatial Sound for gaming. This new brand embraces Sony’s expertise as a pioneer of audio-visual technology, delivering features that will immerse gamers into the action with total focus. 

INZONE H9, INZONE H7 and INZONE H3 will be available in New Zealand from late July 2022 at the following price points:

• INZONE H9: $499.95 NZD
• INZONE: H7: $399.95 NZD
• INZONE H3: $199.95 NZD

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Sometimes you see something that blows you away, today that was Blanc.

Like holy crap, check it out!

The gist is a fawn and a wolf cub must work together to find a way home across the snowy wilderness. This sounds OK, but it is the hand-crafted world that has me itching to play Blanc.

They are making an emotional adventure with unlikely friends. They must coordinate and use their individual strengths to overcome environmental obstacles and navigate through the frigid wilds.

Blanc is a completely text-free story with local and online co-op play, making it inviting for everyone to enjoy. Forge an unexpected bond in Blanc, launching as a console exclusive on Nintendo Switch in February 2023.

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Bndai Namco has announced PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC is coming in August.

It is a remastered and enhanced version of the original PAC-MAN World and is coming to PC and consoles.

The original PAC-MAN WORLD saw PAC-MAN’s debut to the 3D platforming genre. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC brings back the classic with HD visual enhancement, gameplay improvements, and new features.

The game is slated for release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, STEAM, and Switch.

PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC is going to deliver a HD enhanced full screen version of the original game. Not just that, but will include improvements for more intuitive game play.

The game has multiple modes with Quest Mode, a Maze Mode that brings classic PAC-MAN game play to 3D mazes, and a complete version of the original game in Original Mode that players can unlock by completing the main game.

In the main Quest Mode experience, players use a variety of attacks and abilities, including powerups, as they run, jump, solve puzzles, and of-course chomp their way through six exciting worlds of Ghost Island. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC brings back a wonderfully original world of adventure for PAC-MAN, where our hero is now chasing the Ghosts to rescue PAC-MOM, PAC-BOY, PAC-SIS, Professor PAC, PAC-BUDDY, and Pooka from their clutches only to discover a new nemesis in the dreaded TOC-MAN.

The game is releasing on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, STEAM, and Switch on August 26, 2022.

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It has been confirmed! NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is finally coming to Nintendo Switch!

The beloved action game has already shipped 6.5 million units since its initial release in 2017 and now it can ship more.

Now anyone who has still managed to miss it, can experience the post-apocalyptic action RPG on the train via Switch. Well they can when it launches on October 6, 2022 that is.

The critically acclaimed NieR:Automata, was directed by YOKO TARO and developed by PlatinumGames Inc.

With those names at the helm it’s not surprising that it delivered top gameplay and a thought-provoking storyline. Players battle as androids 2B, 9S and A2 in order to reclaim the world from the machine lifeforms and uncover long-forgotten truths about humanity. NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition features the award-winning base game and the 3C3C1D119440927 DLC, which includes three challenging colosseums and additional costumes.

Players can also download the free 6C2P4A118680823 DLC when the game arrives to the Nintendo Switch. This Switch exclusive DLC features six new costumes and four new accessories that can change appearances of your playable characters. It also includes two pod skins based on characters from the popular mobile title NieR Re[in]carnation.

NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition will be available for Nintendo Switch on October 6, 2022

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Square Enix has announced the new life simulation RPG, Harvestella coming to Switch and STEAM this year.

From the trailer below, it looks like a slick JRPG with heaps of farming. I don’t know about you, but I am so in.

Players will experience a world that changes with the flow of the seasons. In this world you will enjoy a variety of gameplay. Maybe you will be busy tending to crops, befriending townspeople and adventuring into challenging dungeons.

Harvestella is set in a vibrant world where four giant crystals called “Seaslight” create a change between the four seasons. The adventure begins as abnormalities in the Seaslight begin to appear. This creates the “Quietus,” a season of death that takes place between the naturally occurring four seasons. During the Quietus the crops wither and people cannot venture outside, and troublingly, these seasons are mysteriously growing longer with each year.

In this life simulation RPG, players will grow and tend to crops, use ingredients to cook and craft items, and venture into the overworld, which vibrantly changes based on the season, to visit different towns, interact with townsfolk, go fishing and more.

Players can select from various Jobs, such as Fighter, Shadow Walker, and Mage, and venture into dungeons with their party to discover the origins of the world as well as the truth behind the calamity along the way.

Harvestella is coming to Switch and STEAM on November 4, 2022, 

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Fitbit has been getting all up in on your sleep. Not in a bad way, in a letting yo know how you are sleeping way. Well now they have taken it a bit further with a “Sleep Profile” feature.

I mean they have analysed over 22 billion hours of sleep. It makes sense to do something with the data being looked at.

The new longer analysis of your sleep patterns, Sleep Profile analyses your sleep across ten key metrics each month. These include sleep duration and restfulness as well as new metrics such as sleep schedule variability and disrupted sleep.

Providing a holistic month-long view of your sleep patterns and quality, users will be provided with the ideal range for each metric, along with one of six sleep animals – a fun new way to understand your sleeping style from Giraffes to Tortoises!

Sleep Profile has rolled out in the Fitbit app to Premium users with Sense, Versa 3, Versa 2, Charge 5, Luxe or Inspire 2 devices already.

Users will receive their first profile during the week of July 4. Then monthly profiles are delivered in the Fitbit app on the 1st of each month.

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In this new tale, the future rulers of the three nations that govern Fódlan cross paths with Shez – a mercenary on a mission and the protagonist of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Shez is on a quest for answers after suffering a brutal defeat at the hands of the mysterious Ashen Demon. Players will guide them through this yet unseen story and its diverging paths.

You will put your tactics to the test giving orders to allies in real time. This while hacking and slashing through hordes of enemies. Some strategical elements from Fire Emblem: Three Houses are also making a comeback.

Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude, leaders of the Officers Academy’s three mighty houses, are back as well, along with their members brimming with personality. Before heading into the fray, it is possible to explore the encampment and interact with allies during training, tasty meals and conversations. By strengthening their bonds, allies will share personal stories and unlock new abilities that could turn the tide of battle.

You can start their adventure with a demo for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, now available in Nintendo eShop.

Then you can carry over your progress after purchasing the full game.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is out now on Nintendo Switch.

Players can discover a different story set in the familiar universe of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. You will put your tactical abilities to test, and forge meaningful relationships with their allies. This while guiding a mercenary who was meant to fade from the pages of history to their ultimate destiny.

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Fall Guys is free for everyone at last.

Not only that, but the chaotic jellybean fight is now on more consoles. You can nab it on Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S | X, PS4, PS5 and the Epic Games Store. All this while boasting its biggest and most action-packed season launch to date. Even coming with complete compatibility for crossplay and cross-progression across all platforms thanks to Epic Online Services. 

There’s a lot going on in the Blunderdome right now, and so there’s a summary below.

But first – be sure to check out the trailers!

New for Players Now: 

• New Rounds: Greatness awaits in the rip-roaring rotations of Hex-A-Ring, the probably-a-future-Olympic-sport thrills of Volleyfall and the madcap momentum of Speed Circuit. 
• New Obstacles: The Blast Ball, Jump Rope and (very) Bouncy Floors will either help or hinder your charge for the Crown. 
• New Season Pass & Currency Changes: The brand-new Fall Guys Season Pass includes 100 levels of Costumes, Emotes, Celebrations and much more. Find out about new in-game currency Show-Bucks and other changes in our latest blog on the Fall Guys Economy.
• New Platforms: Fall Guys is now available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S | X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and the Epic Games Store. Steam will continue to be supported with updates for existing players, but will no longer be downloadable for new users.
• Legacy Pack for Existing Players: To celebrate the more than 40 million players already in our community, all returning Fall Guys players who have previously logged into the Blunderdome are set to receive the Legacy Pack free of charge, which includes the first Season Pass alongside a bundle of cosmetic goodies. 

More info can be found on the Season 1 Launch Blog.

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Fall Guys is available for free now on Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, Xbox Series S|X and Epic Games Store.

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With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge having already dropped, June is already a massive month. If somehow that isn’t your jam, well Xbox Game Pass has a few other treats on board.

How about the quirky Omori, or Naraka: Bladepoint?

Out Now:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a bodacious, beautifully realized side scrolling beat ’em up invoking the Turtles’ legendary 1987 design and paying homage to classic TMNT games like Turtles In Time.

Omori (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. Navigate through the vibrant and the mundane in order to uncover a forgotten past. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate… and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Coming Soon

FIFA 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – June 23

FIFA 22 is coming soon to The Play List with EA Play, so PC Game Pass and Ultimate members can experience fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode. Plus, score monthly recurring rewards like Ultimate Team Stadium Sets, Seasonal XP Boosts, and more. Keep up to date with all the EA Play benefits here!

Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 23

Naraka: Bladepoint is an up to 60-player mythical action combat experience with martial arts inspired melee combat, gravity defying mobility, vast arsenals of melee & ranged weapons, legendary customizable heroes with epic abilities – inspired by the legends of the Far East.

Far Cry 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1

Welcome to Hope County, Montana, the land of the free and brave, but also the home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as Eden’s Gate. Stand up to cult leader Joseph Seed and his siblings, the Heralds, to spark the fires of resistance and liberate the besieged community.

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SteelSeries, has announced the launch of its newest additions to the Apex line of keyboards. The Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless keyboards!

These little beasts are smaller, faster, and highly adjustable. The Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless give credence to “Mini is Mighty.”

The 60% form factor is the mini part. For the Pro you have OmniPoint 2.0 with an 11x faster response time, 10x faster actuation. It supposedly is also 2x more durable than standard mechanical switches.

In addition to the compact form factor, come improvements on the fastest switches in the world.  The OmniPoint 2.0 operates between 0.2mm and 3.8mm. This gives users faster response and actuation times, along with even more adjustment potential than ever before. When adjusted to 0.2mm, the 0.54 ms response time offers the fastest keystrokes in the world.

Additionally, the introduction of OmniPoint 2.0 offers Dual Action keypresses allowing programming two actions with a single key. This makes executing combos, or walking and running, or pulling out a grenade and throwing it, one keypress.
 
With SteelSeries’ innovative modifier key, full keyboard functionality is maintained in a smaller mini form factor – making the Apex Pro Mini keyboards the perfect size to fit within a backpack for on-the-go, esports tournaments, LAN parties, and those headed to their first dorm room or already enrolled in college.

Apex Pro Mini Wireless

Combining OmniPoint 2.0, the world’s fastest key switches, with a new smaller 60% form factor, the Apex Pro Mini Wireless allows gamers to take a high-performance keyboard with them on the go. Quantum 2.0 Wireless ensures lag-free gaming and working while offering dual connectivity. Users can switch between 2.4Ghz Gaming Grade Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity wherever they go. Rated at 100M keystrokes, the OmniPoint 2.0 switches need the right keycaps to match. Adding double shot PBT keycaps makes for the perfect pairing. This delivers unrivaled durability so they last from the first press to the last. 

On May 23, FaZe Karrigan became the first pro gamer to win a CS:GO major using a wireless keyboard (Apex Pro Mini Wireless).

Apex Pro Mini

Utilizing the new OmniPoint 2.0 switches, the Apex Pro Mini allows users to adjust between 0.2mm and 3.8mm, switching between weightless actuation and deep deliberate presses. The 60% design allows for more desk space, ensuring that big mouse swings go uninterrupted while offering better ergonomics when working and playing. Double shot PBT keycaps ensure the keycaps last as long as the switches, while side printed key functions allow users full keyboard functionality in a small package.

Pricing an Availability

These beauties will be landing in NZ in August for:

• Apex Pro Mini Wireless – $599 NZD
• Apex Pro Mini – $469 NZD

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