Coming hot on the heels of yesterday’s initial Rugby Challenge release date announcement is the news that gamers will be able to get their hands on the game from 2 PM tomorrow in New Zealand. You can find outlets to purchase here.
Date: August 25th 2011
Posted By: Sidhe
YESSSSSSS!!
Calling in sick tomorrow.
Thank you Sidhe.
what about in australia
Hell yeah ! Wagging school tomorrow !
any chance it will be released early in Australia
Tomorrow!?!?!?
I thought it was coming out 2nd of september????
Damn, I wish I was in NZ right now.
NO Fair!!!
MARIO/MILLA, will it be released earlier in AUS???
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Europe ? France ?
yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
been waiting for this for agez
will we be able to change logo`s of unlicensed teams, with out to much moding/hacking?
hoping the uk and europe have the release date soon
when will South Africa be released?
WTF! How is this fair on people in the UK! I have literally been checking this website every day for the past 3 months. Really frustrated now! Please release the game now in Europe!
in italy???
Any Idea as to when it will be released in RSA?
damn
sum people say it jst reached fiji???(^^)
when is this game coming to America
Can people outside of NZ download a PC friendly version if we buy it?
Whens release date in England?
I have been lead to believe by a supplier here in NZ EB Games has said the PC format has been put on indefinite hold? Please confirm?
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOING TO GET MY COPY RIGHT NOW ! Goodbye Life, Hello Rugby Challenge ;D
Sidhe you are the AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Just emailed HES, was told the Australian date has not been broken, no retailers have stock as HES has not received stock as yet.
When is this coming to the US. Looks like there going to have a leg up on us boys.
this is gona eat 505 alive!!!man this has the sam quality as fifa!!!ive been so long for this to come out!!!!man this should come out in australia first!!!!.lol..shout out to the guys that put %100 into making this game come back to life!!!3years of waitin!!yeyah!!!
SAMOA STILL KILLED THE WALLABIES!!!!hahahaha
Still no reply from the official site regarding the retailers here in NZ claiming the PC version ahs been delayed “indeifinitely.”
Gonna lose a lot of busines sover this shortly
Can you please tell us where you were told this? Was it in a particular store, or did you phone EB Games at their 0800 number?
Sure Mila. I was told by EB games via skype call which I listened into a friend speaking to EB games in Wellington.
H ethen also spoke to someone in Australia at HES? is it? Where they told him there would also be a delay because “they hadn’t finished testing the pc version on the various sound cards etc.” They claimed a release date now for PC of september 30.
The seller I have ordered through, JB HiFi New Zealand has still not got back to me as to whether they can supply me with the pc version.
Frankly this is not good enough. You have been advertising , and continue to advertise that all there formats would be available.
In good faith I ordered a pc version on the 4th of August. Now I am hearing it cna not be supplied?
This is poor form.
Thanks for that information.
It would seem that something has raised expectations in you contrary to our expected release window, as announced in November.
Hi, I pre-ordered Jonah Lomu challenge for NZ$75 from NZgameshop.com which is a UK based store. Just wondering when the UK release date for the Xbox version is?
Please can someone just let us know what is happening around the pc version? wehn is it being released?
“It would seem that something has raised expectations in you contrary to our expected release window, as announced in November”
Can you not rather post a reply with the correct information regarding the pc version, as that would actually be usefull,
I don’t have new information about the PC release. The expectation is still that it will be before the end of the third quarter.
Anyone actually got this yet? If so how is it?
hey guys, just checked the european release dates:
UK 09/09 and France 11/09…..not too long to wiat for anymore…cool
The game is gangster, is there gonna be downloadable contants like old school players, classic games, set moves now that wil be off the hook, like black ops when you buy map packs but this will be like rugby packs say the 95 World cup team, 2 classic games and 3 set moves, shit ill buy that right now lol
so what about europe its quite frustrating being left behind
when will be released in Argentina?
Careful when buying this game. You can’t win the Ranfurly shield because you cant challenge for it, because the season are the same! even in career! the same fixtures in the same places! Jesus christ! how did you guys screw this up?
We were told by the distributor when we rang them in Australia on Friday the PC game is to be released 30th September. You now tell us November? If this is so why then does 1: The distributor not know this & 2: why has all the advertising had all three formats PC., Xbox & PS on it from day one for the same release date?
Who has told you it is coming out in November?
Yeah, dlc would be cool. I’m hoping for some lions tours, or classic barbarians.
Ha Rugby World Cup 2011 got a 4.5 and a 5.0 on gamespot and IGN fail
Head on over to the forums to learn more about the game from people in NZ who are playing it.
From what I understand there is a substantial So. hemisphere bias on the players to the point where just about every team in the Super 14 would win the HC.
Why isnt the PC version ready? Get back to work we need this game on PC now!!!!
Where is the PC version!!!!!!!! I went to EB Games DSE and the warehouse all only had xbox and PS3 where is PC!!!!!
Any word on a release date in the USA????
release date for europe pleeease! (germany)
This waiting is bullshit . . . .
Um you told us November! I was told by the distributor in Australia September 30th!
No, we told you *in* November. We announced the game in November 2010, stating release would be Q3 2011, which ends on September 30.
MILLA can you please let us know what the chances are of the game being released early in Australia like what happened in New Zealand…
REMEMBER WE ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE KIWI’s AND WE DID WIN ON SAT
Distribution isn’t our area. Tru Blu is looking after that in Australia (see the contact page of this site). Discussion on our forums is rife with rumour of early release though. You might want to check it out. The link is at the top of the page.
Oh oaky. Now I understand what you’re saying. Unfortunately it seems your local distirbutors have dropped the ball by advertising all three formats for release at the same time!
: when can you tell us the release date for europe?? not only in NZ and AUS there are people who love rugby and are waiting for this game.
I think you guys really missed a trick here messing around with the release dates. The game should have come out on all consoles, in europe/nz/aus on the same date. If it wasnt for the RWC game being so awful I would have definitely got pissed off with this a long time ago and bought that.
WHEN IS IT COMING TO U.S.A?PLEASEE!!!!!!!SOOON
so is it out in australia?
how come the rugby challange walladies is the only package displayed for the preorder in australia????…i want the jonah lomu one to be released to.
I have been playing the game since Friday 26 August and have loved it. The graphics are amazing. Comparable to FIFA 10!!!!! But . . . you can only save ONE career and ONE competition at a time. So you can’t have super 15, world cup and tri nations saved at the same time. Only 1 or the other
MILLA, can you confirm this. I c on facebook that there are buggs in the game and the release date in south africa is cancel.they wana fix it??? but NZ people is saying how great the game is and theres no prob with the game???
Whats going on?
Every rugby fan in europe is being treated like crap, having waited just as long as everyone else. We were told about a week ago that the reason there was no release date was because you wanted to make the game as good as it could be before release, but the game is clearly now finished yet we are still waiting… WHY?
Anyone know if the NZ version is region free ?
It is.
Don’t release the game in the UK, coz they won’t do it any justice. Kick, kick, kick, penalties, field goal….
Hello, Anynone knows if “TOP 14 Orange” Teams are inclues in the Game Version in NZ ? Thanks friends !
You can read about all the licences here: https://rugbychallengegame.com/about/
But yes, the Top 14 Orange sides are in.
i c now whats happening.they want to hold it back so they can get more sales in NZ because everybody is ordering it from NZ now.And im in South Africa and we are all waiting.please just release the game milla.all the NZ people say how amazing the game is so why the wait for the SA people?
just been on the phone to game.co.uk customer services
they have the release date as 8th sept ( i know its a holding date every1 . i’ve been reading the posts)
they said they fully expect it to be released on this date and would be informed if the game was going to be released later than the date the have ( ie between 20th sept and 20th oct )
basically wanted to know if this is true or was he blagging me
should they be told?
cheers guys any info would be welcomed
No release date has been set, so anything they tell you is their own speculation.
Put the game over steam so we can download it
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20840
Anyone know a website where I can buy the NZ version and have it delivered to the UK?
Check the ‘Buy’ page on this site. It lists a few NZ resellers, and at least three of them ship overseas.
– I checked the Buy Now, looking for the PC version, and most of the NZ Sites all have different ETA’s, anywhere from August 26th, to 30th September… is it still being released tomorrow on PC here in NZ?
There is no point in asking for release dates for pc or regions, because apparently all that they know is that they dont know when their own game will be released, so you could keep asking them when it will be released and keep getting meaningless feedback that doesnt answer the question at all (like in the forums), or we could just assume that they really dont know anything about the game that they have made, (looks like Sidhe developed a game and then just hoped that it would somehow be released by someone). . . . . . . .
But what people can do is pre-order the game and give them some money and then hope that this someone does release it one day,
Yes and those NZ retailers list it as PC version as well! They need to sort their stuff act out because they advertised the PC version was being released the same time as th eother formats! I
v epaid my money & I don’t have the game! What a rip off!
And I can definately play the All Blacks version in the UK?
Amazon UK have it in their pre release section with UK release date of 16th September.
Play UK and Game UK have the release date as the 8th September in UK.
Seriously Mila if the game is exactly the same worldwide then why is there a delay in the release dates? Honestly this is a long running joke that you wouldn’t release it on the same date worldwide! You say distribution isn’t you’re area, so what? You gave all the distributers a vague idea of the game and they all came up with different games? I’d like to see what would happen if EA released FIFA 12 tomorrow and then told you NZ couldn’t have it til Christmas! Get the finger out and give us a concrete date ffs!
Still waiting for a steam release date
well said love
The All Blacks Rugby Challenge game is the same as the Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge? You said you havr fixed some bugs, will those fixes appear on new produced games or will we be able to download them? If Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge changes, what different features does it has?
Milla could you pelase confirm the release date for the PC version in NZ? Jbhifi is showing 31st december & The Warehouse is showing 2nd september?
I have na order with JB. If theya re not getting it til then I might as well cancel it!
Steam release should be this month, but we don’t have a date set yet:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20840
It seems that some people are posting using two different names…
Game UK has changed their release date to 7th October? and everywhere eccept Amazon have changed it to 30th September. Amazon still have it on 16th September. So is the All Blacks Rugby Challenge available to play on XBOX 360 here in England! And can people stop treating us european fans like shit? We’re probably more loyal to our teams than you lot.
what makes you think that? How are you being treated like shit? I’ve supported my team(s) all my life!
WILL BE THE GAME RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES
So, the release dates for this on PC format in NZ are listed as:
Mighty APe: 21st October
The Warehouse 2nd September
JB HiFi 31st December
EB Games 30th September;
MILLA Which is the correct release date for this format in New Zealand so I change my suppiler & get it as early as possible!
The date isn’t set yet, so I don’t know which, if any, would be correct.
Steam is no good for NZ. We have data caps in NZ. Why would I pay steam to download the PC version & then also waste my data to download something I should be able to buy on dvd like every other format of the game!
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In NZ we also have the ability to get unlimited broadband, with no data caps.
John, I have so much data for a month for the family & myself. Why should I waste a months data to download a format that should be readily available!
so can New Zealand versions be played on XBOX in England?
Yes.
Mila. Has a release date been annoucned for New Zealand for PC version?
I have been told EB games are saying 14th October & JB Hi Fi say 31st December?
cool sweet thanks milla
So if the NZ version works on a UK XBOX! will it work on a XBOX in Hong Kong?
Im in NZ at the moment so would be good to get it here and then play it back home!!
Not to be a hassle but has the date been decided? NZ + World Release!
Yes, Rugby Challenge is region-free.
what a joke! I turn up today to get my PC version of the game as the distributor had lead the store to believe right up until today that it was to be released on October 14th……..No game. You’re an absolute duisgrace. look if the bloody thing isn’t coming out on PC format just tell us instead of mucking us aroudn week on week. Three months now I’ve been waiting ridiculous!
TheWinger…how that name suits you.