Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty. Ltd. is an Australian company that distributes computer games and gaming equipment. HES' offices are based in Riverwood, Sydney. HES's founder and managing director is Sebastian Giompaolo.
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed Rugby League which released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Tru Blu Entertainment specialises in sports titles, having released a number of rugby league, Australian rules football, cricket and horse racing titles.
Brent Tate is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre or winger in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played his club football in the NRL for the Brisbane Broncos, the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys. Despite a career that was set back by a series of severe injuries, Tate kept coming back and was a member of the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2013 State of Origin series-winning Queensland sides, as well as the 2008 and 2013 World Cup Australian sides, winning the 2013 edition with them.
Rugby League is a sports game video game developed by Sidhe Interactive and published by Tru Blu Entertainment. It was released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. In Australia the game was released under the National Rugby League (NRL) license, but it was released under the title Stacy Jones Rugby League in New Zealand and Super League Rugby League in the UK. It is the first rugby league video game in the series. It was followed by Rugby League 2.
The Anzac Test was an annual rugby league football test match played between Australia and New Zealand for the Bill Kelly Memorial Trophy.
Jamie Soward is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and the former head-coach of St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRLW.
The NRL Grand Final is an annual rugby league match to determine the premiers of every National Rugby League season. It is a major sport event in Australia and regarded as the biggest showcase of rugby league football in the world. Since 1999, it has been contested at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The first year it was held at Stadium Australia, it set a new record for attendance at an Australian rugby league game, with 107,999 people attending.
The AFL video game series is a series of Australian rules football video games licensed and based on the VFL/AFL.
AFL Live is a sports game in the AFL series of Australian rules football video games. It was developed by Big Ant Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was released on 21 April 2011. The Game of the Year Edition was released for The PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on 6 June 2012 and was released for optical disc on 12 July 2012. Commentary is provided by Dennis Cometti and Brian Taylor.
AFL Challenge is a sports game for the PlayStation Portable, based on the AFL. The game was developed by Australian games developer Wicked Witch Software, and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment. The games fixture is based on the 2009 AFL season and features all official AFL teams and a predetermined best 22 players for each team, whose positions cannot be changed.
NRL Mascot Mania is a National Rugby League video game, developed by Wicked Witch Software for Nintendo DS. It was released in July 2009.
Rugby League Challenge is a sport simulation game for the PlayStation Portable based on the National Rugby League and the Super League. The game was developed by Australian game developer Wicked Witch Software and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment. The game is based on the 2009 NRL season and Super League XIV. It features all 16 NRL teams and 14 Super League teams.
Rugby League is a rugby league video game series developed by Sidhe Interactive, Wicked Witch Software, and Big Ant Studios. The first games was Rugby League, released on 9 December 2003. The latest game released was Rugby League Live 4, released on 20 July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Rugby Challenge is a Rugby video game, developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment.
AFL is an AFL sports game for the Wii and iOS. It was developed by Wicked Witch Software. It was released on 19 May 2011. Commentating is provided by Dennis Cometti and Brian Taylor.
Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition, a content update, was released exclusively on PlayStation 2 on 6 November 2008. It is available primarily in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Limited quantities of the game are also available in other PAL territories.
Rugby League Live 2 is a sports video game in the Rugby League series of Rugby league video games. It was developed by Big Ant Studios for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on 9 October 2012. Commentary was provided by Andrew Voss and Phil Gould. The cover features Wests Tigers player Benji Marshall.
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition is a Rugby video game, developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment. This game is the sequel to Rugby Challenge.
Rugby League Live 3 is a sports game in the Rugby League series of Rugby League video games. Rugby League Live 3 was released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Rugby League Live 4 is a video game developed by Big Ant and published by Tru Blu, part of the Rugby League video game series. The game was released in 2017 for consoles and was announced in conjunction with the NRL. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows via Steam.
