{"id":13628,"date":"2011-08-24T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"rugby-challenge-coming-to-pc-sa-release-date-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/13628-rugby-challenge-coming-to-pc-sa-release-date-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Challenge coming to PC; SA release date revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African distributor Megarom announced today (24 August 2011) that Tru Blu Entertainment&rsquo;s Rugby Challenge for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will be hitting SA retail shelves on 8 September. New Zealand and Austalia can expect the game on 2 September. The rest of the world will have to wait for a more concrete date sometime in Q3.<\/p>\n<p>It has been revealed that the game will also be releasing on PC via <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/20840\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Steam\">Steam<\/a>. No specific date has been given, but it&rsquo;s slated for some time in September as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The anticipation for Rugby Challenge has reached fever pitch, and we are excited to finally announce a release date&rdquo; said Sebastian Giompaolo, Managing Director for Tru Blu Entertainment. &ldquo;We look forward to delivering the game into the hands of eager fans across all major markets&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rugby Challenge key features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Play in Single Match Mode, Competition Mode, and multi-year Career Mode as well as extensive help and Tutorial Mode options available for players new to the sport <br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 96 teams and 31 stadia featured including official team and competition licenses for the All Blacks, the Qantas Wallabies, the USA Eagles, Bledisloe Cup, AU\/NZ Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership Rugby, TOP 14 Orange, RaboDirect PRO12, ITM Cup, and Ranfurly Shield <br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Local and online multiplayer with support for up to 4v4 via PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE, or Steam <br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Create or customise players, teams, and competitions using the extensive customisation tools to shape the game to your own preferences and keep the game fresh season after season <br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dynamic presentation delivers a true on-field rugby experience with enhanced replay angles, lifelike cut-scenes, rich sound, and real-time commentary from seasoned rugby commentator Grant Nisbett and former All Blacks halfback Justin Marshall<\/p>\n<p>Rugby Challenge, developed by Sidhe, will also be available for the upcoming PS Vita platform at a later date.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/16876-Rugby-Challenge-coming-to-PC-South-African-release-date-revealed\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Rugby Challenge coming to PC; SA release date revealed\">Rugby Challenge coming to PC; SA release date revealed<\/a><\/strong> &lt;&lt; comments and views<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hold on to your oddly shaped balls, Rugby Challenge will be hitting retail soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}