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Dollhouse: The Complete First Season Comes to Australia

IT’S ARRIVED! 

Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse Season 1 – Available on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD 24 October 2012 

Immerse yourself in this adrenaline-charged brainchild of sci-fi genius Joss Whedon, soon available for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia.  DOLLHOUSE, The Complete First Season will be released on 24 October 2012 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

FROM JOSS WHEDON, CREATIVE MASTERMIND BEHIND Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, comes the provocative Dollhouse, a sexy, suspenseful thriller starring the stunningly talented Eliza Dushku.

As an “Active”, the mysterious Echo (Dushku) serves as an unwitting agent of Dollhouse, an illegal underground organization that provides its elite clientele with programmable human beings. Actives receive personality imprints, allowing them to temporarily become anyone or anything—the perfect burglar, lover, spy, or assassin. Now, with the FBI and her own shadowy past closing in, Echo must face a rogue Active who will stop at nothing to bring Dollhouse down—forever.

Blu-ray and DVD includes exclusive bonus comic book for a limited time only.

OVER 3 HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Original unaired Pilot Episode Echo
  • Audio Commentary on Selected Episodes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes: Making Dollhouse, Coming Home, Finding Echo, A Private Engagement, Designing The Perfect Dollhouse 

About TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

 
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Armageddon Expo 2012!

It’s that time of year again, sci-fi fans of all disciplines and all allegiances descend on Jeff’s Shed to meet their hero’s, buy overpriced merchandise and for some reason watch wrestling.


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The great thing about Armageddon is that the guests are getting better and better every year, this year they had: Karl Urban, Bruce Boxlightner, Terry Molloy, Christopher Heyerdhal, Christopher Judge and many, many more and it was such a good line-up that it seemed to make very little difference that it’s almost a completely different lineup to the one that was announced, but that is the way of conventions.

In the UK it used to be worse, at least someone took the time to replace the people that couldn’t come (it was almost a B5 reunion) with people that were at least as interesting. In the old days you would settle go to a Doctor Who convention and you were lucky if Nicholas Briggs and a star of Coronation Street turned up, and this was before Nick Briggs was the voice of the Daleks.


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There are other convention traditions that were honored.

  • Costumes, which are also getting better year after year. Although there was a lamentable lack of cross genre Darth Vader’s this year.
  • Extremely pretty women wearing costumes that were really only designed to go on characters that were drawn were out in force this year in fact the number of extremely pretty women goes up every year too. I blame David Tennant with a side proportion of blame going to Matt Smith.
  • People who are extremely famous being incredibly generous with their time and generally being really nice. Examples of this that I witnessed included Bruce Boxlightner, Christopher Judge and Mark Pellegrino.


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Other points of interest included the Aston Martin DBS from On her Majesties Secret Service. Which is a “bite the back of your hand” beautiful car.

A whole heap of Daleks , photo opportunities with some very big names, a group of Mandalorians and a 3D printer demonstration that was fairly impressive.


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It is nice to have a world class con in Australia and I can only see it getting bigger and better from here. Roll on Armageddon 2013!


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Writer: Chris Tyler for Impulse Gamer

 
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Creative announces additions to its Live! Cam range with liquid crystal auto focus and noise-cancelling microphones

Sydney, Australia – 15 October 2012 – Creative Technology Ltd today announced the availability of three new web cameras in its Creative Live!® Cam line to provide PC and Mac users with a far superior video and audio experience than any integrated web camera can deliver.

“With the Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080 we are introducing the first web camera with our CrystalVoice technology, surpassing the capabilities of integrated cameras and web cameras alike with precision voice accuracy and ultimate clarity,” said Low Long Chye, Director of Product Marketing for Creative.  “We’re excited to implement technologies from our award-winning audio solutions into a web camera to provide a superior communications experience.”

Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080
Designed to deliver high-quality 1080p video on YouTube or Facebook with just a single click, the Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080 features dual stereo microphones that leverage Creative’s CrystalVoice™ technology suite to transmit crisp, clear audio.  The CrystalVoice Focus enables headset-free voice communications by creating a zone and suppresses noise outside it to enable the speaker within to be heard clearly.  CrystalVoice Noise Reduction reduces background noises significantly to enhance audio recording and Skype call clarity.  Auto focus ensures the best possible video and image quality.

Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080 Technical Specifications
•    1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) HD video resolution
•    18 mega pixel* picture resolution
•    Up to 30fps frame rate @ Full HD 1080p quality
•    Dual stereo microphones with CrystalVoice technology suite
•    5MP image sensor
•    Auto focus lens
•    Plug & chat with Windows®, Mac OSX10.5 and Linux Kernel® 2.6
•    Multi-attach base

Creative Live! Cam Connect HD
Creative Live!® Cam Connect HD web camera features a liquid crystal auto focus lens, noise-cancelling microphone and Skype certification for 720p HD video calls at up to 30 fps. It features built-in H.264 hardware video processing to ensure smooth, fast video without compromising image quality or taxing PC system resources.

“We designed the Live! Cam Connect HD to deliver outstanding video and sound quality. Using a high-performance liquid crystal auto focus lens and noise-cancelling microphone, the Live! Cam Connect HD makes Skype calls and voice chat look and sound phenomenal,” said Ryan Richards, Product Marketing Manager for Creative Labs, Inc. “The power of built-in hardware encoding ensures that the quality of video communications far surpasses what any integrated web camera can offer.”

Using a patented technology to transform a simple liquid crystal cell into a variable focus lens, liquid crystal auto focus operates silently without introducing mechanical noise that could otherwise be picked up by the camera’s microphone.

Creative Live! Cam Connect HD Technical Specifications
• 720p HD sensor
• 1280 x 720 video resolution
• 8 megapixel picture resolution*
• 30 fps frame rate @ 720p quality
• Auto focus liquid crystal lens
• Integrated noise-cancelling microphone
• Plug & chat with Windows, Mac OS X 10.5 and Linux 2.6
• Snapshot button
• Multi-attach base

Creative Live! Cam Sync HD
This plug-and-play webcam enables HD video chat without first requiring any driver installation   and share HD 720p video on Facebook and YouTube using Live! Central 3 Lite software. Experience clearer voice chats with a noise-canceling microphone that removes unwanted background noise.  Password protected video preview ensures that the Sync HD webcam cannot be used without the user’s permission.  The included surveillance and monitoring software helps keep an eye on whatever the user is watching, from his or her mobile device or PC.

Creative Live! Cam Sync HD Technical Specifications
•    720p (1280 x 720 pixels) HD video resolution
•    3.7 megapixel* picture resolution
•    Up to 30fps frame rate @ HD 720p quality
•    HD 720p (1280 x 720) image sensor
•    Integrated microphone with noise-cancellation
•    Plug & chat with Windows, Mac OSX10.5 and Linux 2.6
•    Fixed focus
•    Multi-attach base
•    Cable length: 1.5 meters
•    USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

The Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080, Creative Live! Cam Connect HD and the Creative Live! Cam Sync HD all include the robust Live! Central 3 software suite, which provides advanced video and audio effects, avatar creation, movie creation, desktop sharing features, touch screen control, parental control and remote surveillance and monitoring capabilities from a phone or PC.

The Creative Live! Cam Connect HD  is currently available and the Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080 and the Creative Live! Cam Sync HD will be available from 1 November 2012 from the online store at au.store.creative.com and authorised dealers in Australia.

For more information about the Creative Live! Cam Connect HD 1080, Creative Live! Cam Connect HD and Creative Live! Cam Sync HD, please visit au.creative.com.

Pricing and Availability
Manufacturer: CREATIVE
Product Name, RRP & Availability:
Live! Cam Connect HD 1080   AU$99.95    NZ$149.99,1  November
Live! Cam Connect HD AU$79.95  NZ$99.99 Available Now
Live! Cam Sync HD    AU$29.95 NZ$49.99  1 November
Australia Distributors: Altech Computers, Multimedia Technology
New Zealand Distributors: Altech Computers NZ
Website: au.creative.com

About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Famous for its Sound Blaster® sound cards and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment with cutting edge audio solutions, premium wireless speakers, wireless headphones and portable media devices.  Today, Creative re-invents the Sound Blaster, which has a user base of over 400 million, with its ground-breaking Sound BlasterAxx that aims at the new mobile networked generation by bridging the multi-worlds of the computer, smartphones, and tablets.  Creative’s proprietary technologies, innovative hardware, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment anytime, anywhere.

This announcement relates to products launched in the Asia Pacific. Availability is subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. Creative, the Creative logo, Sound Blaster, the Sound Blaster logo, Sound BlasterAxx, and Live! Cam are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and/or other countries.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Football Manager 2012 Video Blogs – Match Engine 3

 
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that its Birds of Steel title for PlayStation(R)3 is now available digitally.

The acclaimed air combat simulation is now available for download on the PlayStation(R)Network for just AUD $29.95, and follows the release of its Xbox 360 counterpart via the Games on Demand channel. KONAMI will also use the release to unleash three new DLC packs for the game, which add various currency options to the player’s attributes.

 
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KONAMI details today’s PES 2013 online updates

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will release the first free update and second DLC elements for its stunning PES 2013 title today, enhancing the online elements of the game and bringing its team rosters up to date.

As with previous iterations of the series, KONAMI is committed to constantly adding to PES 2013, and the first update content ramps up the online side of the game. Available today for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC, the update adds a Widget system that acts as a shortcut to gathering friends together for online matches. PES 2013 allows up to eight people to play in a match simultaneously, and the new download adds Community modes, wherein friends can be automatically selected from a pre-determined list, and allows Communities to track and monitor their results. Users can also now concede a match at half-time.

KONAMI will also release a 2nd DLC pack that reflects all summer transfers, adds further UEFA elements, team updates and 11 new boot designs.

 
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Hitman Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition Unboxing

 
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MARVEL UNVEILS NEW CHARACTERS AND GAMEPLAY FOR HIT MOBILE AND FACEBOOK GAMES

MARVEL UNVEILS NEW CHARACTERS AND GAMEPLAY FOR HIT MOBILE AND FACEBOOK GAMES 

·      Ghost Rider’s Spec Op 4 Chapter Coming to Marvel: Avengers Alliance

·      Captain America Announced as Next Playable Character for Mobile Brawler Avengers Initiative

·      Connected Marvel XP Promotion Awards Players Across Titles

During the Marvel Video Games Panel at New York Comic Con, Marvel revealed several new characters and gameplay additions for its hit mobile and social games.   The announcements include:

Avengers Initiative  (Mobile Game): Captain America will be the next playable Super Hero in the hit mobile brawler game Avengers Initiative. Fans will be able to play through the game using the First Avenger’s abilities and alternate costumes. Captain America was announced with a brand new trailer available here:  http://bit.ly/Rm6Dqg

Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Social Game): In the spirit of Halloween Marvel also revealed a brand new Spec Ops mission for the hit Facebook game, Marvel: Avengers Alliance, featuring the flame-skulled Ghost Rider. The Spirit of Vengeance is the ultimate reward for players who complete Spec Op 4 by defeating Baron Mordo, Satana and Mephisto. Six brand new Super Heroes including Cable, Vision, Black Knight, Captain Britain, Union Jack and Psylocke, which players will be able to earn in the coming months. 

Marvel XP: Marvel: Avengers Alliance and Avengers Initiative will be the first Marvel games to be interconnected through the Marvel XP platform, where for the first time in Marvel games, players can connect their play experiences across games and platforms.  Through the Marvel XP platform, players who beat Hulkbuster Iron Man in Avengers Initiative will unlock the Iron Man Mark V armor for free in Marvel: Avengers Alliance. Players will need to sign-up to Marvel XP for alerts on when this promotion will go live.

Images from the panel presentations can be found here: http://smu.gs/STzcAm

Avengers Initiative is available on the App Store for iPod touch (5th generation), iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, The New iPad and now iPhone 5 at http://bit.ly/PS6UTO.

For up-to-the-minute news and updates about Avengers Initiative, players can visit the Official Marvel XP Fanpage at http://www.facebook.com/MarvelXP.

Join the millions of social gamers and Marvel fans who have already joined S.H.I.E.L.D by playing Marvel: Avengers Alliance at: http://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance. The game is one of the top rated games in Facebook’s App Center. Fans can also play Marvel: Avengers Alliance at www.playdom.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit www.marvel.com.

 
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Parrot & Sony develop ‘AR.FreeFiight’ piloting application compatible with Sony’s Internet Player with GoogleTV™

The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 quadricopter can now be piloted with Sony’s award-winning remote control for Google TV and its video stream broadcasted live on the TV screen!

In developing the Sony’s Internet Player with  Google  TV, Parrot and Sony have come  together to create an ‘AR.FreeFlight’ piloting application compatible with  Sony’s Internet Player with  Google  TV “NSZ-GS?”.

‘AR.FreeFlight’ is a free application that  enables the flight  and piloting of the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 on iOS and Android™ Smartphones and tablets. The video stream generated by the frontal camera of the AR.Drone 2.0 is displayed on the screen of the piloting device.

With the new ‘AR.FreeFiight 2.0.8’ application developed with  Sony, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0  can now   be  piloted with   Sony’s   award-winning remote control  bundled with   “NSZ-GS7” which integrates a 3-axis motion sensor; and the  video stream  from  the AR.Drone 2.0 is broadcast on to the TV screen connected to “NSZ-GS7”.

This new and unique compatibility of the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 offers  pilots  a new way to share their flying experiences and opens up a range of  new opportunities for games or challenges!

•  AR.FreeFiight  2.0.8 application compatible with  Sony’s Internet Player with  Google  TV  will be available for  free  before the  end of October on Google Play.

For more information concerning Sony’s Google  TV,visit: http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/google-tv

 
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FLIGHT – Official Australian Trailer – 90’s

Cast: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, and Melissa Leo

Synopsis: In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane?

Release Date: February 7th 2013

 
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