THE EMPIRE

Giveaway: Thanks to PlayStation NZ for giving us a copy of this game to one of our lucky readers! To be in with a shout, just answer the following: Q: What year was the original WipE’out” game released? Answers: A) 1995 B) 1996 C) 1997 Send your entries to comps@theempire.nz …

So, as you may have seen, I went to Armageddon recently with Tawhai and a Samsung S8+ – I decided that a good test of the battery life of the device under constant use would be a full days worth of filming. I cut a couple pieces together and here’s …

As reviewed: Cross Calais fountain & ballpoint pen set – black finish – $100, $120 with converter Seeing as the first one of these was quite well received – I’m going to write up a few more and see if you lovely people continue to enjoy them. This week, I’m …

New Zealand has some hugely talented musicians that just do not get the support they deserve from local media as they mostly play old recycled shit, or new cookie cutter nonsense, most of which is from the international market that really doesn’t need our support. I really doubt that playing …

Are you wanting to play a new first-person shooter but don’t want to have to deal with jet-packs, space or perhaps you’re already over Battlefield 1? Well then here’s a game for you to check out, from the developers Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games comes the sequel of 2013’s Rising Storm. The …

Cafe style bikes have definitely come back and are currently all the rage, and as such it would seem the bigwigs at Ducati have taken notice with their latest addition to the Scrambler line-up. The “Cafe Racer” is their newest addition to an already impressive brand, expanding their range further …

Now I know that farting is something we don’t like talking about, but let’s be honest we all do it! In fact, did you know that on average we fart up to 14 times a day. Let me tell you that farting is absolutely normal, and if anyone tells you …

There are many different kinds of Sandbox-y, open world style games. Some, like Grand Theft Auto V, try to make the world and characters modern and believable, at least in the story. Others, like the Assassin’s Creed franchise, dig into specific areas of history as a mechanism to tell a …

Hey Guys, Another week for me back at the gym, is nice to have the feeling of getting the body moving and blood pumping again. My shoulder is still sore after training but still focusing on working the legs harder and not pushing my shoulder too much. Is good to …

As reviewed: Pilot MR3 – Sawtooth / Grey with converter and cartridge – $35 RRP So, as you may know, I tend to do technology and games on the site. However, I’m also quite fond of fountain pens. I didn’t realise that this was in any way unusual for the …

My friend Sylvia Gold, who when we had the babes section was featured a number of times, and on the old site too, wrote this wee novel via a status on her experiences with Social media through her career Having been involved in the game for some time myself a …

Hey burger lovers, Apologies its been a while since a burger review, things are a little mental with the move back to Auckland and what-not but I did manage to squeeze in a brand new burger joint I’d never been to before! So why here? cause its about 800 meters …

The newest entry in the Litre Bike fight is the all new Honda Fireblade, packed full of electronics to bring it up to par with its rivals in the hotly contested market. Lighter and with more power than the previous model, it has all the underpinnings of being an awesome …

    Hey, It’s Matt here I have been off for a while although have been catching up with Nic and on a few websites I have not been giving any content for the site so it’s about time we changed that…. I have been involved with the gym for …

As reviewed: Core i-5 CPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB SSD, 3000×2000 resolution screen, Microsoft Surface Pen Microsoft are in the midst of their Windows 10 creator update. It’s a pretty big deal for them – they’re making some big changes under the covers of the Operating System in order to …