14 November 2011, Australia and New Zealand 

Available for a limited time only, Nintendo announces a Wii Fit Plus Pack, available from 1 December 2011. 

The Wii Fit Plus Pack includes: the new configuration Wii, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Remote Plus, a Nunchuk and the Wii Balance Board which is available in black for the first time.

More than 1.3 million* Australians are enjoying the workouts that Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus offer. Wii Fit Plus offers everything that Wii Fit did, plus more – the option to customise and design your own work outs, additional exercises, estimates of calories burned, 15 additional balance games, and an option to weigh your baby and even your cat and dog!

The streamlined new configuration Wii console has been designed to sit horizontally on a flat surface, rather than vertically as did the original Wii.** 

The Wii Fit Plus Pack will be available in black only, for SRP AU $249.95 

Visit: www.nintendo.com.au for further information.

WORLD-FIRST HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT

SEE ‘NIGHT RIDER’ ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

On January 20 this year, Mark Visser, a 28 year-old Australian adventure athlete and professional big wave rider, made history by becoming the first person to surf the infamous Jaws break in Hawaii in complete darkness.

Visser’s world-first achievement made international headlines when, at 2 am local Maui time, he rode 30-40 plus foot waves in the notoriously dangerous outer reef, illuminated by specially engineered LED lights built into his buoyancy vest and modified into the surfboard.

The clip of Visser’s historic night ride featured in news bulletins all over the world and became an online viral sensation, with nearly 2 million views.

NBC Sports’ Rob Sylvester called the footage “the best thing to come out of surfing since Point Break” and the Huffington Post declared that “Mark Visser might be the gutsiest surfer in the world.”

Fortrus Sports teamed with Producer Richard Scotts of RJ Media to document Mark Visser’s epic journey in his quest to create history by being the first man to conquer a 40 plus foot wave at night – in a new film, NIGHT RIDER.

NIGHT RIDER is the powerful and dramatic story of an adventure athlete facing technical, physical and mental challenges at every turn, prepared to push himself to the limit in an effort to fulfil his dream, even if it means risking his life. The film is a compelling, incredible story about confronting your fears, set to change the face of extreme adventure sport and surfing forever.

NIGHT RIDER will screen for one night only on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 pm, exclusively at Event Cinemas – only at the following six cinemas:

NSW: Event Cinemas Bondi Junction / Cronulla Cinemas / Greater Union Tuggerah

QLD: Birch Carroll & Coyle Pacific Fair / BCC Coolangatta / BCC Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza

Mark Visser will attend the Bondi Junction screening and participate in a Q & A following the film, hosted by the film’s Producer Richard Scotts. Guests will have the opportunity to hear insights from Visser on the two years of planning that went into the ‘Night Rider Project’ and how the night ride in Maui was the “scariest but most exciting thing I’ve ever done.”

NIGHT RIDER is the first instalment of a series of world first, adrenaline-filled adventures known as ‘Mark Visser’s Nine Lives’.” 

General Manager of Alternate Content for AHL (which owns Event Cinemas), Ian Sutherland said: “Seeing NIGHT RIDER on the big screen really gives you an appreciation of just how extraordinary Mark’s achievement in Maui was, and is. He is an incredible athlete and this is a remarkable story.”

NIGHT RIDER – Exclusively at Event Cinemas for One Night Only

***One Night Only ***– 7pm Wednesday November 23^rd

NSW: Event Cinemas Bondi Junction / Cronulla Cinemas / Greater Union Tuggerah

QLD: Birch Carroll & Coyle Pacific Fair / BCC Coolangatta / BCC Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza

All Tickets $10*

Mark Visser to attend the Bondi Junction screening with Q & A hosted by Richard Scotts

For more info: eventcinemas.com.au or http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Movie/Night-Rider

*Online bookings carry a $1.10 booking fee

November 2010: Specially branded Jeep Wranglers were on-hand at the midnight launches of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 last week.

Jeep Wranglers feature in the highly anticipated follow-up game to Call of Duty: Black Ops and gamers could see real-life replicas with Jeep going all-out, kitting up and decaling the Wranglers.

Check out the following photos from the launch… needless to say, it helps with the immersive nature of this amazing game!

ABOUT THE JEEP / ACTIVATION PARTNERSHIP:
“The Jeep brand’s partnership with Activision marries the world’s most capable and iconic vehicle – the Jeep Wrangler – with one of the world’s most popular entertainment experiences,” said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “As a result, we are able to expose the Jeep brand and its legendary capability to an entirely new group of consumers.”

“This is a dynamic and fully integrated partnership that brings together two iconic brands across a full array of consumer touch-points,” stated Brad Jakeman, Chief Marketing Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc. “From the beginning our teams worked together to make this a truly creative partnership that added to the consumer experience of both the Jeep and Call of Duty: Black Ops brands.”

Super Munch Time is an exciting and original game for iPad, iPod Touch & iPhone. It’s easy to pick up but hard to master. Have fun controlling the Dinosaur as he rampages through a variety of amazing lands. Eating wave after wave of delicious delights, you must try to get the highest score while avoiding unsavory poisons. A fun game for all ages that will have you craving for just one more bite!

Website: http://www.supermunchtime.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Super-Munch-Time/273742225993099?sk=wall
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/super-munch-time/id473399071?mt=8
iTunes Lite Version: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/super-munch-time-lite/id474134173?mt=8

THQ.com Partners with Digital Agency Rokkan to Create Cutting-Edge, Explorative Website

(New York, NY) November 10, 2011 – Rokkan, a full-service digital agency recognized for successfully building businesses through integrated digital solutions, today announced the launch of the redesigned THQ website. THQ, a leader in the gaming industry, offers a variety of video games for every genre and consumer. The site launch follows THQ’s recent re-branding and showcases the brand’s continued dedication to develop triple-A titles and its own intellectual properties.

“With popular new game titles priced upwards of $60 and new titles constantly fighting for shelf space, it was an important step for THQ to push their position as a leading publisher through a complete re-branding company. The new THQ design earmarks the publisher’s intent to forge a new path.” stated a representative from THQ.

“To reflect THQ’s rebranding, the new THQ.com was designed to reinvent the way consumers digested information,” says CEO of Rokkan, John Noe concerning the redesign. Noe continues, “Showcasing the latest and hottest titles under ‘Fresh’ and the popular past titles under, ‘Classic’ among other category redefinitions is one of many simple ways Rokkan and THQ chose to display products. By creating an editorial look and feel to the site, product information is now delivered in an explorative way, stripping away the traditional catalogue grid-view of games and instead inviting the user to click around and discover THQ’s suite of products from game to game.”

Rokkan has developed online experiences and marketing strategies for gaming brands like EA Games, 2K Games, Rockstar, Nintendo and Square Enix. And coupled with Rokkan’s deep e-commerce and customer experience strategy with Virgin America, Atlantis and Chipotle, the blend of gaming expertise and deep digital experience made Rokkan an ideal fit to spearhead the re-launch of THQ.

About Rokkan:
Rokkan is a full service digital agency re-inventing the way brands engage with their consumers and fans. Committed to offering brands unique and fresh perspective, Rokkan has delivered countless award winning online business solutions, marketing campaigns and social engagements for some of the largest and most beloved brands in the world. Award-winning examples include launching and revamping e-commerce sites for Virgin America, Atlantis and Nintendo to significantly grow online revenue; delivering large scale national and global campaigns for Stoli Vodka, Google, Chipotle and 2K Games; and launching the largest fully social media integrated cross country race for Ford with the producers of the Amazing Race. Founded in 2000, Rokkan’s expertise, repeated success and pace of growth, continues to distinguish it as one of the leading digital agencies to watch out for. Please visit: www.Rokkan.com for more information.

About THQ:

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices.

Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at THQ’s US website at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com.

Melbourne Australia – November 12th, 2011 – Impulse Gamer checks out some of Hollywood’s latest trailers that are making some buzz in tinseltown! The most exciting trailer for 2012 that we believe is the new Snow White movie starring Kristen Stewart as the lovely Snow White and Australia’s very own Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as the Huntsman! From comedy to drama and action, there is definitely a trailer for you this week!

Snow White and the Huntsman Trailer

Haywire Trailer

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Trailer

Official Safe Trailer

Corman’s World Trailer

Eddie Murphy’s A Thousand Words Trailer

Goon Trailer

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — November 10th 2011 – Ubisoft has announced that The Rabbids Alive and Kicking demo is available on the Xbox® LIVE Marketplace. 

Rabbids have invaded Rayman’s world, they’ve invaded TV, they’ve gone to the moon and even blundered through history. Now the Rabbids are back with a plan even more raving than usual: to invade players’ everyday lives! 

With the Augmented Reality function made possible by the Kinect™ sensor, the Rabbids are alive and wickedly enjoying invading the front rooms and daily lives of players. And good luck getting rid of them; Players can try to talk to them, calm them down or even slap them… they just keep coming back for more and don’t want to leave! 

Rabbids® Alive & Kicking pushes Kinect^TM to the limits and for the first time offers a party game that up to four people can play at the same time. 

With vocal recognition made possible by the Kinect™ sensor, players can interact directly with the Rabbids and speak to them in Bwaaah, their official language. 

Not yet smitten by the Rabbids? Try the demo with your friends and your family.

The #1 Selling iTunes App Expands into the Global Android Marketplace 

London, United Kingdom — November 10, 2011 — Atari Europe, one of the world’s most recognised publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, today announced the availability of Atari’s Greatest Hits for Android Marketplace. 

Launched only a few months ago for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Atari’s Greatest Hits has already exceeded 3.5 million downloads in the iTunes App Store.  Android smart phone and tablet owners can now download the App to receive Missile Command for FREE, and get access to a vast catalog of 100 classic Atari games.  This extensive collection pays homage to each of the originals and was designed to mimic the gameplay Atari fans remember from 30 years ago.  

“The #1 selling Atari’s Greatest Hits continues to expand its reach to new operating systems, devices and territories,” said Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari.  “It exemplifies our company goals as we shift our core focus towards delivering casual gaming experiences through mobile and social platforms.” 

Players can purchase 25 separate game packs for $0.99 each or buy all 100 games for a discounted price of $9.99. 

Game packs include:

Centipede, Asteroids, Tempest, Battlezone, Black Widow, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Star Raiders, Pong, Lunar, Lander, Super Breakout, Major Havoc, Warlords, Adventure, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Fatal Run, Quadrun, Casino, Swordquest, Championship Soccer, Football, Realsports Basketball, Realsports Football, Super Breakout 2600 and Hangman. 

For more information, please log onto www.atari.com or find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AtarisGreatestHits.

London, UK, Paris, FR and San Francisco, CA (10^th November, 2011) — Wargaming.net, the award-winning global videogame publisher and developer, announces the launch of the brand new website for their world-famous action MMO World of Tanks.

The new website available at www.worldoftanks.eu (Europe) and www.worldoftanks.com (North America) will become a global platform combining a vast community section, comprehensive art and fan content areas, and a full-fledged Ultimate Conquest interface, all united under single design with much improved navigation and enhanced productivity.

“Developing the new website took quite a while, and we are truly glad to finally launch it,” said Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi. “The design you are seeing now will become the foundation for the three-in-one “World of” web platform.”

World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 150 armored vehicles from America, Germany, and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.

A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrade and development allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate opposing armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers, each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.

But being a great tank commander alone isn’t enough to win! In World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add your favorite strategy to build your own steel empire and manifest the indisputable authority of the tank power!

Join World of Tanks:

• http://game.worldoftanks.eu/registration/ (Europe)
• http://game.worldoftanks.com/registration/ (North America)

About Wargaming.net®

Wargaming.net® is an award-winning online game developer and publisher, incorporated in the UK. Its 270-strong development team is located in Minsk, Belarus. Since 1998, the company has shipped 13 titles, including acclaimed Massive Assault series, Order of War RTS published by Square Enix, and three add-ons for Blitzkrieg II. At the Russian Game Developers Conference (KRI) in 2009 and 2010, Wargaming.net® was named The Best Developer Company from ex-USSR. At KRI 2011 the company was awarded Industry Prize and World of Tanks® won the Best Game Award. The company’s headliner project, World of Tanks®, gained the Guinness World Record for the Most Players on One Server Simultaneously. Currently, Wargaming.net® is developing the next action MMO’s, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships.

Official web site: www.wargaming.net