GripShift PS3 Now Available

Sidhe Interactive today announced the availability of their New Zealand developed videogame, GripShift, for the Australasian and European launches of the PLAYSTATION 3. GripShift is a re-mix of the award-winning original that has been specially designed and optimized for the PLAYSTATION 3, and is available for download and purchase exclusively through the PlayStation Network.

Released into the US market in January and into Asia in February 07,
GripShift includes innovative driving based gameplay and a large 38 song soundtrack made up exclusively of Kiwi artists.

"The PLAYSTATION 3 is a fantastic new platform for delivering cutting edge, high definition entertainment to a worldwide audience", said Warwick Light, General Manager of Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand. "Having New Zealand content up on the platform from the outset is a great coup for the local industry".

The game soundtrack includes both original and licensed tracks across Electro, Hip Hop, Breaks and Drum and Bass genres. The extensive range of local artists includes Salmonella Dub, Greg Churchill, Rhian Sheehan, Module, Minuit, North Shore Pony Club, Flash Harry, Filterbrats, and Misfits of Science.

"PLAYSTATION 3 gives us an exciting opportunity to showcase New Zealand content not only locally but to a global market" said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of Sidhe Interactive. "The quality of New Zealand creative content is high, and we will continue to collaborate with talented local partners".

GripShift is available for download in New Zealand via the PlayStation Network for a purchase price of only NZ$15. For more information on GripShift visit www.station.com/downloads or www.gripshiftgame.com.