Lazy gamers might pay to stay away from this one.

The whole idea of combining gaming and fitness is nothing particularly new, but until now, we weren’t sure it’d ever been done right. Games like last year’s The Biggest Loser, for example, made great use of the XBOX 360 Kinect system, but were a little too pleasant and fluff-filled for our liking. The just-released UFC Personal Trainer, on the other hand, is anything but. This is a title made for the more hardcore home trainer types – the sort of people who don’t mind being yelled at, don’t mind pain and love a workout that will leave you sore for the next few days. Developers Heavy Iron have built up a punishing fitness regime with assistance from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (US), and three leading mixed martial arts trainers, Javier Mendez, Mark DellaGrote and Greg Jackson.

{With all this input}, Heavy Iron has created a game that closely mimics the workouts used by actual MMA athletes, incorporating a wide variety of codes including Muay Thai, boxing, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, wrestling and more.

{Although it sounds fairly hardcore}, tubbier players need not be turned off this title. The game is designed to be customised to your own skill and fitness levels, and will slowly help you bring those levels up as you progress. Simply let the game know what your goals are and it will design a regime that will allow you to achieve it from a huge array of professionally approved exercises. There is, of course, no point in cheating – UFC Personal Trainer rewards the committed, but could bore those who can’t see it through. Routines range from 15 to 45 minutes and also support the use of free weights, if you have them. To help with commitment, the game includes appearances from fifteen of UFC’s top fighters, a calendar that tracks your workouts and provides recommendations, along with an online leaderboard, which lets you and your friends compete with, and keep track of, each other’s workout. Read the rest of this entry »

The lads from Demon Energy sure know how to put on a good time. Their annual bikini comp was once again proof of this.

There’s bikini comps, and there’s bikini comps. Some are jammed full of nothing but hotties, while others have a couple of hotties amongst some girls that don’t really have their place up on stage. We’re glad to say that the Demon Energy Bikini comp held at Auckland’s Backyard Bar on Saturday 5^th of March was the former.

A full field of 14 hotties braved the weather to strut their stuff in front of a judging panel made up by lingerie designer Emma Highfield and actors Will Hall and Ben Barrington. With the rain coming down heard outside the venue was pushed to capacity as punters from near and far vied for a view.

With the first round being compulsory to wear Demon singlet’s, the lads were kept guessing at exactly what lay beneath, although it was fair to say, there were probably plenty of mental pictures.

Round two bought out the bikinis and the crowd amped up in appreciation of the fine curves on display. The crowd favourites were Amy Smaulder and Hannah Carson who’s not only a previous competitor but looks to be in top form currently, placing her amongst the favourites. Read the rest of this entry »

No Limits 5 has just hit the stores, all you need to do is buy yourself a couple of cans of Demon Energy, and it’s free!

“You can’t sucka punch a dude and not expect to get hit back”

Armageddon expo returns to Auckland’s ASB Showground’s this labour weekend (October 23-25th 2010) for its biggest event ever.

This event gives fans a chance to meet international celebrities from Futurama, Terminator, Married With Children, Stargate SG1, Doctor Who, Survivor and more.

Movie star Daniel Cudmore who plays ‘Felix the Volturi’ in Twilight New Moon and Eclipse is topping the bill along with John DiMaggio, the voice of ‘Bender’ in Futurama.

There will be massive gaming displays with the latest in interactive hard and software including an incredible Playstation Move section.

Get shot up in the giant Paintball arena and be sure to check out the world cyber games hall, amusement rides, comics, sci-fi, collectibles, gaming, trading cards, music, movie screenings, eating contests, costume challenges, anime events and much more.

Don’t miss out on the Cheapskates 2010 Nationals, your chance to see New Zealand’s best skateboarders compete on a world-class skate course.  This is the country’s most important skateboarding contest with regional competitions held around the country to find qualifiers for this event.

There’s a lot to see at this year’s Armageddon Expo, to find out more click here to visit the Armageddon website.

To buy your Armageddon tickets early, go to www.iticket.co.nz.