Win a double pass to attend Auckland's Armageddon Expo!

Win a double pass to attend Auckland's Armageddon Expo!

To celebrate the upcoming Armageddon Expo, you can win a double pass to the event thanks to our friends at the festival!

Pop culture merchandise, a star-studded guest lineup and the latest in gaming, cosplay comics and animation and film are proving to be a recipe for success for this year’s Auckland Armageddon Expo ticket sales. 
                    

Anticipation for the largest event in the history of the expo is building ahead of the Labour Day weekend event.

Returning to Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds this October the 2017 event features the biggest line-up of celebrity guests the expo has ever hosted including stars from HARRY POTTER, CASTLE, DOCTOR WHO, ARROW, TEEN WOLF, THE 100, SUPERNATURAL, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and more, as well as a myriad of other activities including; Drive-In Movie Screenings, the Brother Cosplay Contest, Zombie Alley, E-Sports competitions and wrestling among other things. The show will continue to host a massive range of exhibitors from home crafted artist alley stalls, collectibles, anime merchandise to a number of MASSIVE Gaming and entertainment areas with Disney/Marvel, PlayStation, Nintendo, MightyApe Hewlett Packard, Samsung and more!

Event organizer, William Geradts says of the anticipation, “The public response to our announcements so far have been insane, amazing but insane. I’m confident we are on track for the biggest event we have ever had bar none and to see it coming all together after 22 years of building this event from the ground up is immensely satisfying”.  

Get ready to meet your favorite stars and experience the incredible that is #AUCKGEDDON 2017!

Auckland Armageddon, October 20^th-23^rd, ASB Showgrounds #AUCKGEDDON

To win a copy thanks to the Armageddon expo team, all you have to do is email  your details to this  address: darrensworldofentertainment@gmail.com or CLICK HERE NOW!

Include your name and address and title your email ARMAGEDDON!
Competition closes Oct 15th

Good luck!

Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite: PS4 Review

Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite: PS4 Review

Released by Capcom
Platform: PS4

The beat-em-up franchise shows no sign of abating with this mash-em-up of the Marvel series and the Capcom world.

Set in Asgard when the Convergence happens, the game sees you taking on waves of Ultron's baddies who've been thrown together with Mega Man's nemesis Sigma in an ongoing fight to the death.

The plus side of this smash em up mash up is the fact that a lot of the heroes and characters you'd want to play are available for use in the game and can see you creating team ups you've always dreamed of in a game - outside of using toys to craft a fighting game when you're a kid.

The downside is that the story is purely there to service a series of dream team tag teams, rather than to create something coherent to guide you through the framework of what lies beyond.

Graphically, the game's pretty solid, and the cartoony look and feel really does make you think that you're watching a crossover Saturday morning cartoon.

Vocally, the sound's not bad either - something always to bear in mind with a game like this is the impersonators make you feel like you're in the world. And certainly, the Iron Man is pretty spot on.

But it's the characers which are available that will ensure that fans of the game will want to play through. From Captain Marvel to newcomers like Rocket Raccoon, the personality's been packed on well within and it does mean that you can pretty much pair up your dream team combos to your heart's content.

Fighting's easy too - repeated use of a combination punch will unleash a series of auto hits and ensure that your character's wielding a furious and mighty beat down on your opponent.

Marvel's troublesome Infinity Stones play a part in the game as well, and the reliance on these to wield power against the baddies is also a little difficult to master.

All in all, Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite has hits and misses; the long loading screen times between short bouts seems utterly ludicrous, and while graphically, the game's high quality, the lag between fights as the cutscenes load up is troublesome.

And the fights are way too brief as well - and while they play fluidly and is easy to pick up, this feels like the very definition of a comic book game - quite dispposable and pleasant enough to play, but hardcore fighter game fans may feel sold a little short with this solid but slightly hollow outing.

Yakuza Kiwami: PS4 Review

Yakuza Kiwami: PS4 Review

Released by SEGA
Platform: PS4

The Yakuza game series may seem intimidating to those unaccustomed to the intricacies of the culture within.

But essentially, this riff on the Grand Theft Auto world cum JPRG brawler is a fairly simple sum of its parts.

You get to run around the streets of Kamurocho as Kazuma Kiryu, who's determined to find out what has happened to childhood chum Yumi and why the clan is on the warpath over missing money.
Throw in a mysterious young girl who everyone wants to get hold of, and there's plenty to do in this revamp of the original Yakuza game.

After Yakuza O, the bar was set pretty highly for the revamps of this series and the push to get more people into the franchise makes this one the most accessible of all.

With the PS4 grunt behind the game, the graphics are pretty good and the world of Kamurocho feels like it's a liveable breathing metropolis that seethes with underbellies and all forms of life.
Side quests and distractions are peppered through the game, as is a nemesis from the past who cleverly crops up along the way feeding into a long term storyline seeded elsewhere.

It's these touches which make SEGA's Yakuza go-around worth your time.

Occasionally, the desire for push button cut scenes can become a little tiresome and to start off with, they certainly punctuate a little too much of what's going on, preventing any kind of real flow from continuing.
But pacing through this helps to build some kind of atmosphere aimed at deepening the world.

And while the open world sometimes feels a little guided, the depth of detail into the seemingly steamy side of life manages to pull you back in.

Ultimately, Kazuma Kiryu proves to be a good person to spend some time with and even if the game's reliance on being a little guided seems a bit too much, the game's eventual pull and hidden depth prove to be fertile enough reward.

Battle of the Sexes: Film Review

Battle of the Sexes: Film Review

Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Elizabeth Shue, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

From the directors of Little Miss Sunshine and the writer of The Full Monty, Battle of the Sexes is the story behind the 1973 tennis match between tennis aces Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

It's hard to imagine the Battle of the Sexes having a more pertinent release time than right now, with the war for equality raging stronger than ever, the message of acceptance and coming out, and with the war against sexist buffoons taking on those in power. In truth, that's possibly the best thing Battle of the Sexes has going for it, because, in truth, it's predominantly the kind of film you've seen before - well presented and acted, but slightly lacking a little depth of character.

Stone is Billie Jean, whose anger at the lack of pay equity when offered a part in a tournament that pays an eighth of what the men receive sees her launch a women's league of her own. Alienated from the boys' club and determined to build credibility for the women's lib front and the the sport, the apparently happily married Billie Jean is also struggling with an attraction to a chance meeting with Marilyn, a hairdresser played with subtlety and warmth by Andrea Riseborough.

At the same time, former Wimbledon ace and compulsive gambler and hustler Bobby Riggs (a wonderfully spot-on likeness from Steve Carell) is looking for his next challenge. Chasing a bet, and with his family life in ruins because of it, the self-styled male chauvinist pig challenges Billie Jean to a game to demonstrate once and for all that men are better than women.

With two storylines that flow and ebb before colliding, Battle of the Sexes manages to mix the hazy 70s cinematography and some firecracker performances from the likes of Silverman as King's agent into a crowd-pleasing affair that lobs and serves as well as those on the field.

But in truth, Carell's Riggs never feels like his sexist bluster is anything other than a push for PR on the pitch, and despite a good solid turn that mixes both comedy and warmth, consequently feels like he's the Austin Powers of the tennis world. (Though it is good to see him reunite with his Crazy, Stupid, Love counterpart again.)

While Stone's King is a bit more of a rounded character, with Stone personifying the internal struggle with non-showy chutzpah, Battle of the Sexes' strength and weakness lies in the fact that it chooses not to vilify any side of the debate. Both portrayals are flattering, neither are damning and the overall result is one of a fairly generic movie whose parts occasionally help it excel and achieve a timely poignancy in the global scale of events.

Decidedly light and breezy, yet never too lightweight not to resonate, Battle of the Sexes is a game of a film that serves, lobs, ducks and weaves like a true sportsperson. It's here to entertain and keep you focussed on the action (such as it is) and it does so with aplomb, thanks to its trio of leads.

IVALICE COMES TO FINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD OCTOBER 10

IVALICE COMES TO FINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD OCTOBER 10

IVALICE COMES TO
FINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD OCTOBER 10

Patch 4.1 Trailer Provides Action-Packed Preview of Dungeons, Raids, and More

Sydney, Australia - 30^th September, 2017 – Sweeping views of Rabanastre and powerful new foes await adventurers in the latest update for FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Stormblood™. Patch 4.1, entitled “The Legend Returns,” is the first major update toStormblood™ and continues the exhilarating main scenario questline following the liberation of Ala Mhigo.

Adventurers will also be able to challenge a fearsome new Shinryu trial—The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain—and tackle the even more demanding “Ultimate” battle series with the debut of The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate).

The Minstrel’s Ballad: Shinryu’s Domain

The Legend Returns will also mark the beginning of the highly anticipated “Return to Ivalice” alliance raid series, which will take players to the ruins of the city of Rabanastre. During the recent Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast, Yoshida revealed the artwork and in-game model of the “Return to Ivalice” monster designed by special guest creator Keita Amemiya - the creator of the Garo television and film series, from which the Patch 3.5 PvP gear, weapons, and mount designs originated.

Return to Ivalice Monster - Designed by Keita Amemiya

The live stream also featured a first look at new in-game areas and additional details on content to be included in the first major update since the launch of Stormblood, the title’s second expansion.

• Adventurer Squadrons – Players can explore a number of dungeons with a party of three squadron members, issuing commands to their companions to help lead them to victory.
• New Housing Area “Shirogane” – Whether players are looking to purchase their first estate, or they are a current estate owner planning to utilize the new relocation feature, adventurers are eagerly looking forward to moving into this new Far Eastern themed housing area.
• New PvP Mode – Rival Wings – Two teams of 24 players will go head to head in this new PvP mode, in which they will attempt to assault and destroy the opposing team’s tower. Players will also be able to pilot goblin creations such as Oppressor and Cruise Chaser to engage the opposing team in fierce combat.
• Battle Adjustments – Yoshida touched on a sampling of changes and adjustments to job actions and spells.
• System Enhancements – Introduction of a cross-world Friends list and /tell communication, updates to HUD customization, job gauge displays, cross-world alliances and custom PvP matches, and Party Finder adjustments provide players with an even more personalized gameplay experience.
• “Perform” – Bards can now create their own songs through new hotbar actions that play musical notes.

For additional details on the content discussed during the latest stream, visit http://sqex.to/FFXIV_PLL39.

The official trailer for Patch 4.1, The Legend Returns, is available here: https://youtu.be/x8dmQB2uMR4

Additionally, the return of the exciting collaboration between FINAL FANTASY XIV and Level-5’s Yo-kai Watch™ is underway. Through November 1, players will once again be able to collect Yo-kai themed weapons, minions, and mounts. Visit the Yo-kai watch event page on the Lodestone for more information: http://sqex.to/FFXIV_Yokai

All editions of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, including the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood expansion, may be purchased through the Square Enix Online Store here: http://sqex.to/FFXIVStore

The Evil Within 2 | New Trailer Released – The Wrathful, “Righteous” Priest

The Evil Within 2 | New Trailer Released – The Wrathful, “Righteous” Priest

Shrouded in mystery, Father Theodore has remained an enigma…until now. Along with Stefano, Theodore is one of the human “monsters” who have made their way into the new STEM world in The Evil Within 2, and he’s finally ready to reveal his message to the masses – a message that promises a “righteous” fury and immolation to those who oppose him. Sebastian will need to survive the wrath of this master manipulator if he’s going to have any hope of finding Lily and escaping the nightmare of STEM.

 

Theodore has his own reasons for being in STEM that are separate from Mobius’ goals, which he sees as misguided. Though what he’s actually after only becomes apparent as Sebastian becomes more entangled in his world.

 

Like Stefano, Theodore isn’t alone in STEM, although unlike Stefano – who commands the gruesome and terrifying Guardian and Obscura – Theodore’s main helpers aren’t creatures he created. Referred to as Harbingers, they are normal people whose minds Theodore has bent to his will. These Harbingers wield flamethrowers and seem to exist solely to carry out Theodore’s fiery will, burning any who would stand in the way of his pursuits.

 

Any detail about his past pushes into HUGE SPOILER territory. In other words, you’ll have to play the game in order to unlock the secrets he hides. Check out Bethesda.net for even more details and insights from the team at Tango Gameworks.

 

As Sebastian Castellanos, you’ll have to dive into hell once more in the sequel to the hit 2014 survival horror game from the mind of Shinji Mikami. Take on twisted creatures in horrifying domains and face off against your own worst nightmares as you race to save your daughter. The Evil Within 2 will launch worldwide Friday the 13th, October 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For more information about the game, visit www.TheEvilWithin.com.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer is here

Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer is here

Here it is the latest trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2!


Watch the all-new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive. Coming Spring 2018 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems.