Put your hand up if you knew that in the heart of West Auckland, in a building one floor below Family Planning, you would find New Zealand’s largest video game studio, Grinding Gear Games. I would but I’m typing. Founded in 2006, Grinding Gear Games (GGG) are the developers of the …
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Believe it or not, May is still NZ music month despite it being a shadow of its former self. I remember it being a pretty big deal about 10 years ago but in semi-recent years it has really dropped off the radar at least in regards to the more mainstream …
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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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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) Webisode #99 – We are finally figuring this out!! - April 22, 2025 WiZ Flex Strip – Review - April 16, 2025 …
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Steve grabbed some pics of the show off his phone Then lost a drag race to a Tesla driving his 750hp HSV GTS – I’m still laughing The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Nic Empire motoring Journalist, Vlogger and general larakin. Pro food and lifting heavy things. Latest …
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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) Webisode #99 – We are finally figuring this out!! - April 22, 2025 WiZ Flex Strip – Review - April 16, 2025 …
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How often do you come across a cover of a song and find it to actually be better than the original, generally it’s not very often but lately i’ve been finding a few that have been pretty killer! Hearing a couple sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole …
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The Millennial Question Millennials: too many companies you will work for are not built to take care of you. Until that changes, please take care of each other. Interview with Tom Bilyeu on Inside Quest. Posted by Simon Sinek on Friday, 30 December 2016 The following two tabs change content …
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Fork and Brewer, Skywalker Oaked Imperial Stout. How could I say no to a beer called Skywalker. This is not a lightweight whiny beer new to its powers. This is more like the other Skywalker, dark, deeply bitter and very much in control. Its quite light on the malty tones, …
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Garage Project, Resonance Lager. I’m not a big lager fan, but this is the second Resonance beer from Garage Project . Rather than dark metal this Lager was treated to a classical playlist from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It makes for a very clean and deeply refreshing beer. It’s …
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Early Release games are often fraught with peril. They offer a glimpse into the maddening design processes that games require in order to take off the rough edges. Sometimes they have considerably more rough than smooth. Sometimes they get stuck in a never-ending alpha / beta cycle that fails to …
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A friend shared this earlier and it was pretty powerful stuff.. Personally I think it’s pretty important to have a safe haven where men can talk about their emotions with friends, but even when it ends up in the public forum its so immesnely important to not ridicule or inflame …
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So what even is the deal with Smart wearables? Ok so lets start at the beginning, as many of you know I started doing the whole gym/fitness thing a few months back. I was looking around at heart rate monitors like a fitbit or something to that effect. I had …
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That’s right, it’s the return of PaRappa The Rappa! The 20th Anniversary of this game meant it gave the perfect excuse for an HD remake of this title, and we were allowed to review it. Tori; being the seasoned pro at rhythm games, spending her youth and most of her …
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Well, shit The whole country went into collapse when Arnotts changed their Shapes to ” New and Improved” there were harsh words spoken on the line about peoples displeasure with the new taste, far to harsh for these ears and eyes. Needless to say, people were not happy, not happy …
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