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Samsung Galaxy S9 – Review

Hey team, So as you know we were invited along to the release of the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+. And since then I’ve been using the Galaxy S9 as a daily driver. In the essence of full disclosure, I’ve been a Samsung fan boy since my S5 however …

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Webisode #47 – Holden Road Trip

Those fans of The Open Road will already have seen, Holden New Zealand sent Nick on a trip to Dunedin to test drive and get to know the new ZB Commodore Here’s the Vlog A post shared by The Empire Media Group (@theempire_nz) on Feb 28, 2018 at 10:00pm PST …

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Vero – The new social platform?

Seemingly out of nowhere, 4 of my firends posted on the same day that they have joined VERO No not that Vero, this is a new social app First glance seems to be something between instagram and twitter, it has basic functions like chat, tagging and things like that, in …

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Webisode #46 – Cars, Guns and MEAT

In this webisode, Sam comes to Auckland for MEATSTOCK – his first time at the show, the 2nd event in New Zealand – We do a PUBG Cosplay Photoshoot and some behind the scenes of the shooting of an Episode of The Open Road with the Lexus LC500 Some instagram …

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Trophy Truck hits Cow at 180km/h

The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Nic Empire motoring Journalist, Vlogger and general larakin. Pro food and lifting heavy things. Latest posts by Nic (see all) F1 The Movie – Review - June 27, 2025 BMW R18 – First Edition – The Open Road - June 24, 2025 …

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Getting Beat Down – Dragonball FighterZ Tournament

First Video Game Tournament 6th February, I purchased Dragonball FighterZ for PS4. Two days later I had registered for my first video game tournament, the Hamilton qualifiers of LetsPlay.Live‘s Dragonball FighterZ Arcade Reborn Tour. Today the 11th of February, the battle was on!   19 years of playing video games and …

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Leadfoot Festival footage

A good friend of The Empire, Sharn, took her motorcycle to the Leadfoot Festival this year, she got some pretty cool footage that I thought would be good to share for you guys to enjoy! Her bike is a year 2000 Honda NSR125 frame, with 1975 Suzuki GP100 motor (bottom …

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” BMX Streets” for Xbox One

It’s been a very long time since the days of Dave Mirra BMX games, Of which I was a huge fan. Now we have BMX Streets. It looks a bit simplistic at the moment, I hope it gets added to or even picked up by a bigger publisher who can …

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Epic New E-sports Facility in New Zealand!

Australasia’s first direct-to-television esports studio will open this week in the iconic Sky Tower, following a partnership between SKYCITY Entertainment Group and leading esports company LetsPlay.Live We were very kindly invited along to the grand opening for drinks, nibbles and a tour of the new digs ( those indian potato …

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Mini C64 – Retro Mini Computer Preview

If like me, you’re a gamer of a certain vintage (which is just another way of saying getting old), you will remember the Commodore 64, often touted as the “World’s best selling Home Computer”. In the UK, there was a schoolyard divide between the kids who had the C64, those …

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Review – Xbox One X – 2 Months Later

The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts DaveGaming & Technology Editor at The Empire Digital Media Ltd. Gadget fiend, maker of beer, technology enthusiast, and Dad of three, Dave enjoys trying to protect expensive gadgets from the destructive power of tiny people, and frequently fails. Latest posts by Dave …

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