Fortnite stories
Brands pivot to integrations in virtual worlds shift
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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gaming
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martech
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partner programmes
Brands are ditching standalone virtual worlds in favour of repeatable integrations inside Roblox and Fortnite, GEEIQ data shows.
Logitech G predicts five key shifts in gaming for 2026
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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logitech
Logitech G tips 2026 as a turning point, with blockbusters, ageing gamers, creators and cosy live-service worlds reshaping how we play.
Game review: Taxi Chaos 2 (Xbox Series X)
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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gaming
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cartech
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digital entertainment
Taxi Chaos 2 offers colourful, gadget-packed cab rides on Xbox Series X, but repetition and frustration stall its Crazy Taxi ambitions.
AWS to stream re:Invent 2025 keynotes live inside Fortnite
Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
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gaming
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hyperscale
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digital entertainment
Amazon Web Services will stream all re:Invent 2025 keynotes live inside Fortnite on a custom island, blending gaming with cloud technology events.
Wellington Games Week highlights surge in New Zealand game talent
Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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indie games
Wellington Games Week showcases New Zealand's booming game industry, spotlighting over 70 local titles and record job growth in the capital's sector.
Game review: Midnight Murder Club (PS5)
Mon, 1st Sep 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sony
Midnight Murder Club on PS5 offers limited content and requires a PlayStation Plus subscription, making its NZD $34 price tag hard to justify.
AceZone appoints Audacity Australia for ANZ headset sales
Thu, 26th Dec 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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headsets
AceZone has appointed Audacity Australia as the exclusive distributor of its premium gaming headsets across Australia and New Zealand.
Auckland's Spark Game Arena Live dazzles with NZD $240K tourney
Wed, 11th Sep 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
Auckland's Spark Game Arena Live attracted thousands this weekend, featuring a NZD $240,000 Fortnite tournament and an innovative gaming experience.
Game review: Concord (PS5)
Tue, 27th Aug 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
Concord, Sony's new online hero shooter for PS5 and PC, is a multiplayer-only game priced at NZD $69.99 amidst a sea of free-to-play competitors.
Spark announces major gaming festival in Auckland's Spark Arena
Wed, 3rd Jul 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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spark
Spark has unveiled the Spark Game Arena Live, a vibrant gaming festival set for 7 September 2024 at Auckland's Spark Arena, celebrating local talent and esports.
AWS unites with Immutable to integrate game studios into Web3
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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gaming
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uc
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hyperscale
Amazon Web Services teams up with Web3 gaming firm, Immutable, for seamless integration of game studios into Web3.
Spark unveils Esports initiatives: Game Arena and 'The Rise Cup':
Tue, 3rd Oct 2023
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gaming
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partner programmes
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digital entertainment
Spark announces the launch of Spark Game Arena, with the nationwide tournament The Rise Cup featuring Fortnite, and a $30,000 prize pool up for grabs.
Fortnite goes down under with new Aussie and NZ update
Fri, 26th Nov 2021
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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maps
Get ready to say G'day with Fortnite, as the game has announced a brand new Australia and New Zealand in-game experience.
Epic Games drags Apple through AU court as Fortnite spat continues
Thu, 19th Nov 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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apple
Much of this drama stems from a feud that started back in August, which is all to do with in-app purchases for Fortnite.
Chorus reckons Kiwis have an insatiable appetite for data
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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gaming
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uc
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digital entertainment
New Zealanders' thirst for data hit new highs in 2018, with Fortnite releases driving record peaks on Chorus' network, reaching up to 1.775Tbps.
Samsung announces unique Fortnite style competition allowing the winner to own a Note9
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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samsung
Samsung Electronics New Zealand has announced a new Fortnite style competition allowing the winner to own a new Samsung Galaxy Note9.
Those Fortnite for Android links are maliciously fake
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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malwarebytes
Malicious YouTube links offering fake Fortnite downloads for Android are preying on eager fans, spreading malware instead of the awaited game.
Several NZ celebrities to play/stream Fortnite with Let's Play Live (LPL)
Thu, 31st May 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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twitch
Let's Play Live (LPL) is hosting a weekly streaming event that will have many NZ celebrities teaming up to play Fortnite for an evening of fun.
The differences and similarities between Fortnite Battle Royale and PUBG
Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
The Battle Royale genre started heating up last year thanks to the release of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). After that, Fortnite came out...
Fortnite is coming to mobile, as if it wasn't addictive enough
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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gaming
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uc
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digital entertainment
On phones and tablets, Fortnite is the same 100-player game you know from PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac.