GameSpot AU and CNET.com.au turn around multimedia coverage of PS3 launch in record time!
The CNET.com.au and GameSpot AU editorial, video and production teams worked through the night to bring their audiences news and coverage of the Myer, Moore Park and Bondi Junction Playstation 3 launches in Sydney.
Randolph Ramsay, Editor of GameSpot AU did a live blog from the major launch at Myer to keep readers posted on news and developments in the lead up to the midnight launch. Over 120 readers posted responses as Randolph blogged live from the event.
Visit GameSpot AU to see a video round up of the midnight launch.
Alongside the GameSpot AU team, CNET.com.au’s editors visited stores in Moore Park, Bondi Junction and Chatswood. Visit the CNET.com.au video coverage, including an interview with Kostya Tsyzu at MoorePark and our photo-gallery detailing the evening’s launch activities across Sydney.
The teams started reporting on the event from 9pm Thursday night and all event coverage including video roundups, photo-galleries and other editorial were posted by 7:30am Friday morning to ensure that readers could get the latest on the midnight activities, first thing.
Visit also the GameSpot AU PS3 and CNET.com.au PS3 special launch centres which contain previews and reviews of the console itself as well as the latest games, movies and other related gaming news.
Other Playstation 3 related news from GameSpot AU and CNET.com.au
CNET.com.au is offering one lucky reader the chance to experience the multimedia capabilities of the Playstation 3 by giving away a console plus a set of 14 Blu-ray movies.
The GameSpot AU “Win one of three PS3s” competition has attracted over 2,500 responses from Aussie GameSpotters keen to get their hands on a new console. This comp. closes Friday, March 23, 2007.
Editors from GameSpot AU and CNET.com.au were also pleased to be asked to provide independent third-party comment to other media outlets.
Editors provided comments to a wide variety of media including 2UE, 4BC Brisbane, Nova 96.9 and Vega 95.3, ABC Radio Australia, Charles Woolley across Australia, 96FM Perth, The Edge 96.1 FM and MX Melbourne.
