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Halo” Universe breaks new ground with unveiling of “Halo Legends” anime project

Microsoft teams up with top anime studios to create a collection of original short films that taker the “Halo” franchise to a new frontier.  Sydney, Australia — July 24, 2009 — A renowned set of storytellers from some of the world’s leading anime studios in Japan are about to take one of the most iconic

 
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ASSASSIN’S CREED II WHITE COLLECTORS EDITION REVEALED

  The limited “White Edition” is available from all good retailers, and includes:  ·         White collectable Ezio figurine ·         Collectible white packaging ·         Bonus in game content  RRP Xbox 360 / PS3 $129.95; PC RRP $109.95  Also, available: 1.       Assassin’s Creed II Standard Edition – Xbox 360 / PS3  – RRP $109.95; PC RRP $89.95

 
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This November, family and friends will come together to ascend the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom with Band Hero™.

Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero®, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero™ brings a new genre of music focused on today’s hottest hits and classic anthems that everyone will know and love. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and playable

 
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STAN LEE MAKES HIS FIRST EVER ONSCREEN VIDEOGAME APPEARANCE IN ACTIVISION’S MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2

Sydney, Australia – July 23, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. announced today that beloved comic book legend Stan Lee will make his first onscreen videogame cameo in the highly anticipated Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, slated for release this September. Lee lends his likeness and voice to a character whose role is pivotal to the game’s

 
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is coming October 29th.

Coming to store for $69.95 in Australia and New Zealand, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City will be releasing on October 29th.  Episodes From Liberty City contains the critically acclaimed ‘The Lost and Damned’, the first standalone episode from Grand Theft Auto IV, as well as the second forthcoming episode ‘The Ballad of Gay

 
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24 MORE TRACKS, PLUS AN AFI EXCLUSIVE, AND PUBLIC ENEMY/ZAKK WYLDE COLLABORATION, BRING ULTIMATE VARIETY TO GUITAR HERO® 5’S EPIC SET LIST

UNLEASH YOUR INNER ROCKSTAR® and jam any way you want with the reveal of 24 more iconic tracks to be featured on Guitar Hero® 5’s massive 85-song on-disc set list.  From the scorching solos of Iron Maiden’s intense “2 Minutes To Midnight” to the classic, never before released live recording of “The Spirit of Radio”

 
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GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT COMING SOON

GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT COMES TO DVD AND BLU-RAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2009 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO Synopsis: Green Lantern: First Flight finds Hal Jordan recruited to join the Green Lantern Corps and placed under the supervision of respected senior Lantern Sinestro. The earthling soon discovers his mentor is actually the central figure in a secret

 
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New AMD Athlon™ II X2 245 and 240 Processors Designed to Efficiently Handle Today’s Mainstream Computing Needs

What: AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the AMD Athlon™ II X2 dual-core 245 and 240 processors, delivering 45nm technology-based performance to mainstream PC users for less than AUD $100. When combined with AMD’s chipsets, these processors are designed to provide plenty of performance to handle today’s popular mainstream applications in multitasking environments – all while remaining cool

 
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UBISOFT® CREATES ‘UBIFRIENDSTM,’ A NEW SOCIAL GAMING EXPERIENCE ON FACEBOOK

AUSTRALIA – July 22, 2009 – Today Ubisoft stepped into the social gaming medium, unveiling UbiFriends, a new gaming portal on Facebook Platform. The portal will regularly offer new games and applications for Facebook users to share and have fun with their Facebook friends.  The first game available on UbiFriends is TickTockTM, a trivia game

 
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Intel Delivers Industry’s First 34-Nanometre NAND Flash Solid-State Drives;

SYDNEY, Australia, July 22, 2009 – Intel Corporation is moving to a more advanced, 34- nanometre (nm) manufacturing process for its leading NAND flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) products, which are an alternative to a computer’s hard drive. The move to 34nm will help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60 per cent for