F1 2016 Attract Trailer Showcases New Features

F1 2016 Attract Trailer Showcases New Features

New F1™ 2016 Attract Trailer showcases new features

SYDNEY, 22^ND July 2016 - Codemasters® have today released the latest gameplay video for F1 2016, the official videogame of the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. The new attract video shows action both on the track and in the pit lane, recreating key moments from the year and highlighting many of the game’s key features.

Available from 19^th August for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC (Steam), F1 2016 boasts the most in-depth Career mode ever seen in the franchise which allows players to create their own legend over the course of ten seasons. The player selects an avatar and number to carry throughout their career as well as the team they want to start with. Players are able to move between teams or they can choose to develop a team into a championship contender by working with their Research and Development Engineer and Player Agent to develop their progress.

The Formation Lap will feature for the first time in the game’s history as does the brand new Virtual Safety Car which accompanies the return of the regular Safety Car, a fan favourite. The level of immersion has been further enhanced by the inclusion of manual starts and manual pit lane entry and braking – all vital to avoid losing time, penalties and track position.

With multiplayer support for up to 22 drivers, F1 2016 allows players to form a full grid of human players across the 21 circuits featured in the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, including the tight Baku street circuit, the latest addition to the calendar. In single player, gamers are able to create their own legend in the expansive Career Mode which stretches for up to ten seasons and includes drama both on and off the track.

F1 2016 Limited Edition includes the ‘CAREER BOOSTER’ DLC PACK, which will give players a head start in their career as well as exclusive Career Helmet and Laptop designs.

Follow Codemasters F1 games blog and social channels on Twitter and Facebook for future updates. Further details will be released on the upcoming game soon.

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS Arrives this October

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS Arrives this October

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS ARRIVES THIS OCTOBER

Exclusive Day One Edition Digital Content and Box Art Revealed

SYDNEY, 22^ND July 2016 –   Square Enix Ltd., today revealed details of the “Day-One Edition” of its all-new block-building adventure, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ - arriving across Australia & New Zealand on 13^th  October.

Players who secure the Day-One Edition will receive a selection of exclusive in-game item recipes that allow for the creation of materials for use in the game’s Terra Incognita (Free Build) mode, including;

• Springtide Sprinkles Recipe - Transform trees into festive Cherry Blossom Trees and soil into comfortable Straw Floor Blocks
• Slimy Blocks Recipe – Craft delightful blocks adorned with cute blue Slimes
• Gold Blocks Recipe – Show off your opulent side with blocks made of pure gold

In DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS, players will use their creativity to build a variety of unique tools from the materials they gather, and rebuild towns and cities to restore life to the shattered world of Alefgard– a human realm destroyed and plunged into darkness by the menacing ruler of the monsters, the Dragonlord. Explore with the freedom of sandbox gameplay, combined with an immersive and charming DRAGON QUEST® story – battling with iconic DRAGON QUEST monsters and interacting with gorgeously designed 3D characters along the way. With an intuitive control system, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS will have you building the towers and castles of your dreams in no time!

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS will arrive across Australia & New Zealand on 13^th October 2016f or the PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System and PlayStation Vita (digital only). For more information visit: www.dragonquest-game.com

HITMAN - Gary Busey 'The Wildcard' Elusive Target Now Live

HITMAN - Gary Busey 'The Wildcard' Elusive Target Now Live

SYDNEY, 22^nd July 2016 - Hitman’s seventh elusive target – The Wildcard - is now live!

Be sure to prepare. There are no second chances.

To watch the HITMAN Elusive Target #7 video ‘The Wildcard’, please visit: https://youtu.be/kSwNtylvv_g 

Following the successful online campaign to ‘Choose Your Hit’, fans voted for Gary Busey to appear in HITMAN as an Elusive Target. This is an odd one, but nothing you can’t handle. The Wildcard will be in Sapienza for 168 hours (7 full days) and there are no second chances.

Elusive Targets will appear for a limited time only. They can only ever be killed once. Intel will be limited. Plan carefully. If you die during the mission… That is it. 
When time runs out, they are gone for good. DON’T MISS OUT 

For more information on this specific Elusive Target:  https://hitman.com/news/elusive-target-7

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 coming soon to console and PC

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 coming soon to console and PC

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 coming soon to console and PC!

Frantic maze running, big boss battles, and loads of new content set the stage

for PAC-MAN’s newest videogame outing 

Leading interactive entertainment company BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S. today announces PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2007’s smash hit PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION and its follow-up hit from 2010, PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX. PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 will be availableexclusively in digital form for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and STEAM® for PC and is scheduled to launch in September 2016.

Currently under development at BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. in Tokyo, Japan; PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 features new eye-popping 3D mazes with unique visuals, a wide variety of dynamic mazes, the new ability to bump ghosts, and the addition of intense giant sized ghost boss battles. The new game will also build upon PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX’s “Chain Eating” mechanics by enabling fans to build up to four ghost trains before chowing down for maximum chompage points. PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 returns with the fan favorite Score Attack mode where players need to gather as many points within a specified time and a new Adventure mode that will have players chasing fast moving fruits, battling big bad bosses, and experiencing fun new ways of playing PAC-MAN.

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 will be released in Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Australasia in digital form for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and STEAM® for PC in September 2016.

Call of Duty Announces Terminal Bonus Map and Debuts New Infinite Warfare Gameplay

Call of Duty Announces Terminal Bonus Map and Debuts New Infinite Warfare Gameplay

Hi there,

Following the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare panel at San Diego Comic-Con, we’re pleased to announce that Terminal is back!

The fan favourite multiplayer map originally featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has been reimagined in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Now a shuttle port on the Moon, the breathtaking new environment will accommodate for new gameplay, whilst raising the bar visually. Attached is a concept art image of Terminal.

Those who pre-order Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will receive the Terminal map. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is scheduled for release November 4^th on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Also on debut at Comic-Con, was new gameplay from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Showcasing the single-player campaign, the footage demonstrates the incredible gameplay innovations and new experiences found within the game.

Win a Poi E : The Story of Our Song prize pack

Win a Poi E : The Story of Our Song prize pack

‘Poi E’, a simple song with a catchy beat released 32 years ago, has become New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem.

With humour, energy and emotion, the movie POI E is the story of how that iconic song gave pride to generations of New Zealanders.

From Taika Waititi giving Stan Walker his quirky take on life in the 1980s to Patea Maori Club members’ straight-talking and funny memories of the song’s visionary originator Dalvanius Prime, director Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) captures a unique story that taps into the heart of the nation.

Poi E : The Story of Our Song is in cinemas from August 4th

To celebrate the release of Poi E : The Story of Our Song, I've got double passes and T Shirts to giveaway.

To enter simply email to this address: darrensworldofentertainment@gmail.com  and in the subject line put POI E. 

Please include your name and address and good luck!

Competition closes August 4h and is exclusive to New Zealand only! 

Everybody Wants Some!!: NZIFF Review

Everybody Wants Some!!: NZIFF Review

If Linklater's Boyhood was the tortured route to adolescence made magnificent by its 150 minute canvas, Everybody Wants Some!! is the tonal antithesis, a tacit recognition that the good times do eventually come.

It's 1980s Austin and the weekend before college classes first begin. It's a time of infinite possibility, of freedom and as the very first scene sets out, of music.

The film follows freshman Jake (Blake Jenner) as he joins the baseball team ready for his first year of classes, boozing and bro-ing. Set over the first weekend before it all kicks in, it's a hedonistic 72 hours of trying to fit in, finding your place and falling in love, all against a nostalgic backdrop of disco bars, endless bongs and beers and typical jostling competitive jockeying chat.

But before you dismiss Richard Linklater's latest as just another variation of Dazed and Confused, soaked in the fashions and sounds of the time, don't. This paean to male bonding, to the competitive nature of the pack and of finding your place in the world after being a hotshot at school and placed in a world full of hotshots, is a pure blast of breeziness.

While the ensemble cast are good among their horrific moustaches and paisley decked fashion gear, it's Jenner and Glenn Powell as Finn who stand out. Jenner with his fresh-faced innocence is our everyman but he never plays it goofy; and Powell is the good-time, good guy who espouses advice and is the glue that holds them all together. Sure, we have the goofball power-crazed nut in the form of Juston Street's Niles, all terrible hair and red glasses, but even he's infused with a team ethos and a desire to fit in that his character quickly goes from Napoleon Dynamite caricature to one of the gang by the end of the weekend.

As the sole girl who's not one of the endless parade of women hit on by all the guys, Zoey Deutch as an arts student that Jake falls for is a breezy charm in an auburn haired package - sweet and disarming but with an innocence that college romances are made of, her presence is a welcome bookend and with Jake's confession to his bros that he "likes her", you know these two will be college sweethearts.

But in among the banter, the discussion over booze and bongs, it's Linklater whose eye for period detail stands out. 

Whether it's the spot-on music choices (opening with the Knack's My Sharona and an open road is inspired) or the accurate detail of the arcade from its KISS pinball to its Space Invaders, every detail of this era rings reminiscent and true. However, he also injects a geniality into his protagonists and casts a humanity over them that makes the 2 hours engaging and alive - and almost has you devastated when the weekend ends and the tedium of school begins.

Everybody Wants Some!! is veritable keg party of a film that speaks to freedom of youth; granted its light and breezy narrative and broad tone may feel slight to some, but it's a tacit admission to what makes growing up's experiences so important, an autobiographical film of growing up to fit in as a bookend to Boyhood, and a film soaked in such nostalgic hues that you can't fail to be moved into memory by its antics and its ethos of being on a team among the vitality of friends as you get ready for life's curveballs.