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T
he PlayStation VR
headset is currently
available for pre-order at
JB Hi-Fi, priced at $629.98 and due
to be released on October 30.
However, you'll have to purchase
any additional PlayStation Cameras
or Move Controllers separately – if
you don't already have them.
“Ever since we unveiled PS VR
during the 2014 Game Developers
Conference, we’ve received a
tremendous response from gamers
and developers alike,” said Andrew
House, president and global CEO
of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
Rumours
recently surfaced
from several
media outlets
involving Sony's
apparent plans to
unveil an 'upgraded'
PlayStation 4 at
this year's E3, with the
necessary grunt under the bonnet
to seamlessly power PSVR. At the
time of writing, existence of the
new PS4 was yet to be confirmed,
but if the rumours are indeed true,
it would make sense to launch at
the same time as PSVR.
Paul Jones
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EXTRAS
• Graham Nash's new solo album; Melinda McCarthy on
being
The Boss
; big Oscar winners in-store.
Pg 4
• Dandy Warhol's Courtney Taylor-Taylor;
Born to Dance
director Tammy Davis; Buzzocks' Steve Diggle.
Pg 6
•Competition, quiz,
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Social.
Pg 8
DVD/Blu-ray
The Peanuts Movie:
Steve Martino
upholds the legacy of Charles M.
Schulz’s beloved comic strip.
Pg 10
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
:
A look back at the fervor that erupted when the
blockbuster sci-fi saga returned to cinemas.
Pg 12
TECH
Bamboo Spark:
The stylus that puts the pen back in
your hand.
Pg 13
Netgear Arolo Q:
Netgear takes its networked home
security cameras to the next level.
Pg 14
GAMES
Dark Souls III:
YouTube personality Vaati Vidya on the
final chapter in the Dark Souls trilogy.
Pg 16-18
MUSIC
Hollie Smith:
The Kiwi soul songstress on her third solo
album
Water or Gold
.
Pg 20
Dave Dobbyn:
Graham Reid considers the NZ icon's
latest LP
Harmony House
.
Pg 22
GAMES
Quantum Break
,
Ratchet & Clank
Pg 24
DVD/Blu-ray
Creed
,
The Dressmaker
,
Daddy's Home
,
Heroes: Reborn
,
The 5th Wave
,
99
Homes
,
Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
,
Homeland: S5
Pg 26-29
MUSIC
Last Shadow Puppets, Lontalius, Parquet Courts,
Ben Harper, The Cars, Jeff Buckley.
Pg 31-32
FAMILY AFFAIR
VR BECOMES REAL
PlayStationVR is coming – and it doesn't
look like it'll cost you your life savings.
How Ryan Coogler and Michael
B. Jordan coaxed Rocky out of
retirement.
W
ritten and conceived by Sly
Stallone, the 1976 classic
Rocky
received 10 Oscar
nominations, three wins, and launched
Stallone as a serious contender.
The first film told the story of how
underdog Rocky beats nemesis and
world heavyweight champ Apollo
Creed, played by Carl Weathers. Over
the course of the franchise, the two men bond, until
Creed
is
finally KO-ed in
Rocky IV
(1985).
Fast forward to 2015 and
Creed
, which introduces
audiences to Apollo's son, Adonis Johnson, played by rising
star Michael B. Jordan. Adonis's father died before he was
born, but boxing is in his blood and he persuades Rocky to
come out of retirement to train him.
A longtime fan of the Rocky movies, writer-director Ryan
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Coogler began plotting the idea for
Creed
even before he
began filming his award-winning drama
Fruitvale Station
with Jordan. Reluctant to proceed without Stallone’s
blessing, he never even dreamed that Sly would consider
co-starring.
“I’d been such a fan for so many years, I imagined when
I met Sylvester Stallone, I’m gonna
meet Rocky,“ says Coogler. “But he’s so
different from that guy. He turns it on.
He transforms. He gets on set, he goes
over to the corner, and gets into his
walk with all the Philadelphia speech
and vocabulary. But the real Sly? He’s a
very academic and serious guy. We are
blessed to have him in our corner.”
Adds Jordan: “The first time I met
Sly, he began teaching me to shadowbox right there. He
punched me in my chest. I was like, 'ooh, he’s still got a
bite to him'. He was really collaborative, and very open
and excited about it. When it comes to fighting, he’s a real
boxing historian. He can name all the fights and rounds in
precise detail.”
Gill Pringle
Creed
is out on DVD and Blu-ray on April 6.
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