{"id":29408,"date":"2013-06-05T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T16:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29408"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:10:56","slug":"rugby-challenge-2-the-lions-tour-edition-video-game-news-major-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29408","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition &#8211; VIDEO GAME NEWS &#038; MAJOR UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29408\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25297\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"rugby header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rugby-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) and Alternative Software are pleased to announce that\u00a0\u00a0<em>Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition<\/em>\u00a0for PlayStation\u00ae3, Microsoft Xbox 360\u00ae and PC will release on Thursday 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by New Zealand based games developer Sidhe,\u00a0the sequel to Jonah Lomu\u2019s Rugby Challenge is the only videogame licensed by the British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With more licenses than any other rugby game In history, from players through to teams and tournaments, Rugby Challenge 2: the Lions tour Edition offers more content, more authenticity and gets closer to the action than ever before with new features, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Refined and expanded gameplay with the addition of quick taps, quick lineouts, mauls from lineouts, interceptions, contesting ball at the breakdown, removing players from the ruck, number 8 scrum pickups, and dynamic in game team strategies on both attack and defence<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 110+ teams and 50+ stadia from around the world are featured including official team, competitions, and special match licenses for the British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia, Aviva Premiership Rugby, RaboDirect PRO12, TOP 14 , Pro D2, Super Rugby teams, the All Blacks, the Qantas Wallabies, the USA Eagles, Bledisloe Cup, Barbarians FC, Combined Country, ITM Cup, and Ranfurly Shield<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More options to create or customise players, teams, and competitions, and change game rules and behaviour to shape the game to play how you want and keep the game fresh year after year<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Revamped sound and commentary systems, with real-time commentary from seasoned rugby commentators Grant Nisbett and former All Black turned commentator Justin Marshall, and French language commentary from Eric Bayle and Thomas Lombard<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lions Tour has begun with a bang with a 59-8 mauling of the Barbarians, and we\u2019re excited to be able to bring Rugby Challenge: The Lions Tour Edition to consumers on June 13<sup>th<\/sup>,\u201d said Roger Hulley, Managing Director, Alternative Software. \u201cThis is our finest videogame to date and we\u2019re very excited to be launching the stand-out rugby game of a generation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition<\/em>\u00a0will release worldwide for PS3, 360, with PC to follow later in 2013.\u00a0 More information and ongoing updates about the game can be found at the official website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rugbychallengegame.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rugbychallengegame.com<\/a>\u00a0and at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativesoftware.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.alternativesoftware.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><strong>About HES<\/strong><br \/>\nHome Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) are a Sydney-based firm specialising in the distribution of video game consoles, games and accessories throughout the Australian market. Established in 1984, HES are the exclusive distributors of Mad Catz and Tru Blu games in Australia, including 2003\u2019s record breaking NRL Rugby League for PS2, XBOX and PC. HES also has a video game publishing arm, Tru Blu Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Sidhe<\/strong><br \/>\nFounded in 1997, Sidhe is the award-winning console development arm of leading videogame publisher PikPok. Sidhe has a proven track record of creating high-quality, mass-market, licensed and original titles for a worldwide audience. The studio has produced more than 20 high-profile games including the award winning original titles GripShift\u00ae and Shatter\u00ae, Speed Racer The Videogame, and Rugby Challenge.<br \/>\nFor more information on Sidhe, please visit:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidhe.co.nz\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sidhe.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Alternative Software<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst established in 1985, Alternative Software is now celebrating its 28th Anniversary and is considered one of the major companies in the UK computer industry. The company already has over 400 titles to its name and is still a growing global success.<br \/>\nFor more information on Alternative Software, please visit:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativesoftware.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.alternativesoftware.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) and Alternative Software are pleased to announce that\u00a0\u00a0Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition\u00a0for PlayStation\u00ae3, Microsoft Xbox 360\u00ae and PC will release on Thursday 13th\u00a0June worldwide. Developed by New Zealand based games developer Sidhe,\u00a0the sequel to Jonah Lomu\u2019s Rugby Challenge is the only videogame licensed by the British and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[532,2727,2590],"class_list":["post-29408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-news","tag-update","tag-video-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29408"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}