(Tuggerah, NSW) – August 24, 2009 – Belkin’s new TuneBase FM and TuneBase Direct allow you to pick up a call on your iPhone while in the car, hands-free. The thoughtful design of these two products lets you use them without removing your iPhone or iPod from its case. The TuneBase cradle easily repositions your iPhone horizontally to view turn-by-turn directions and videos. Newer cars include an auxiliary input jack to connect different audio sources to the car’s stereo. Using a 3.5mm cable, TuneBase Direct connects to your car stereo through the auxiliary input, so you can play the music from your iPhone or iPod while in the car. TuneBase Direct also charges your iPod so the battery doesn’t run out while you’re on the road. TuneBase FM lets you listen to music from your iPhone or iPod in your car while simultaneously charging it. Its ClearScan feature automatically searches for the clearest FM frequency.

How to Answer Calls in the Car
• Listen to music from iPhone in the car
• When call comes in, TuneBase FM and TuneBase Direct fade out your music
• Answer the call by simply pressing a button on the TuneBase
• The call’s audio will come through the car stereo
• Safely talk using the speakerphone feature

TuneBase FM with Hands Free (F8Z441au) – RRP: $149.95
• Features push-button call pickup and speakerphone
• Features ClearScan technology
• Transmits audio wirelessly on multiple FM channels from 88.1MHz-107.9MHz

TuneBase Direct with Hands Free (F8Z442) – RRP: $89.95
• Features push-button call pickup and speakerphone
• 3.5mm cable included

27 August 2009, Australia – EA Mobile™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced four new titles available on the App StoreSM: CLUE, THE GAME OF LIFE, SNOOD®, and the epic sci-fi fantasy Mass Effect Galaxy™.

“EA Mobile continues to release great branded games for the iPhone and iPod touch offering our customers a wide selection of titles,” said Travis Boatman, Vice President of Worldwide Studios, EA Mobile. “Adding these four titles to our App Store offering gives iPhone users even more reasons to play EA Mobile games.”

CLUE

Be the first to crack the case in CLUE for iPhone and iPod touch. The classic Hasbro board game you know and love is back with a stunning new look and feel. Was it the vixen Scarlet in the Dining Room with a Candlestick, or the charmer Green in the Kitchen with Poison? As an aspiring journalist, your assignment is to uncover clues to solve the mysterious murder of millionaire, Mr. Boddy. After the scandal rocks this hillside mansion, you set out to question the guests-turned-suspects and investigate rooms brimming with special effects. Answer the telltale questions of “Who?”, “How?”, and “Where?” to solve the case.

THE GAME OF LIFE

Explore endless possibilities as you navigate your life in THE GAME OF LIFE. Choose to play it safe with sensible choices like college, marriage and kids, or take a risky route with high stake investments and lavish luxuries. Enjoy the ease of innovative touch screen controls to make choices and spin the iconic wheel, and the scenery of a fully 3D game board world. Gain tiles worth undisclosed millions when you land on “Life Spaces,” or collect the most “Share The Wealth” cards, all to stay ahead of the competition and get rich! With THE GAME OF LIFE players enjoy Pass ‘N Play with up to three friends and endless hours of game play to re-create a new life each time they play!

SNOOD

Monkey Gods announces the availability of one of the most popular casual games of all time, SNOOD, for the iPhone and iPod touch. Players also can connect to their SNOOD Facebook game and play their favourite puzzle games with more friends in even more places. And if that isn’t enough, players can play the original SNOOD style or the updated SNOOD style, meet new SNOOD characters, enjoy additional game modes and levels, and earn sweet rewards for tricky launch. This fiendishly fun and simple game is easy to learn, challenging to master, and incredibly addictive.

Mass Effect Galaxy

BioWare’s award-winning Mass Effect franchise expanded this year with the release of Mass Effect Galaxy on the iPhone and iPod Touch for the first time. Recognised for its iconic hero, interstellar action and many plot twists, Mass Effect was one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2008. Mass Effect Galaxy introduces an in-game animated graphic novel that reveals cool insider information about two of the main characters, both of whom will appear in the upcoming Mass Effect 2 game set to release in 2010 for PC and Xbox 360. In Mass Effect Galaxy, players step into the role of Jacob Taylor, a super-powered biotic soldier on a quest to save the galaxy from alien terrorists. The new combat and narrative wheel interface in Mass Effect Galaxy expertly equip players to defeat the enemies and maintain a delicate balance of power between man and alien. Using its signature tilt controls, players tactically assess a room and dodge incoming fire without any visual impediment. With action on-the-go, anyone can be the next Mass Effect hero!

CLUE, THE GAME OF LIFE, SNOOD and Mass Effect Galaxy are currently available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore. For information on pricing for all EA Mobile games, visit www.eamobile.com. To follow EA Mobile on Twitter visit http://twitter.com/eamobile.

We wanted to let you know that Megan Fox, one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses and star of both the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie and videogame, will be on Xbox LIVE® on Sunday, August 30 at 8.00 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time to challenge fans in multiplayer matches featuring new characters and maps from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Character and Map Pack Plus. 

Fox will be playing the new DLC content during her Game with Fame session.  Her gamertag will be “Megan Fox 2009” and interested fans can visit http://www.xbox.com/gwfmeganfox for more information.  

Fans of the classic Transformers television series can take a trip down memory lane, as the new downloadable content includes Generation One Transformers characters along with additional fan-favourites from the blockbuster summer movie, new multiplayer maps, a new “Expert” difficultly level and new Xbox 360 Achievements and PLAYSTATION 3 Trophies. This new DLC package will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points and in the PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system for $15.95 on Thursday, August 27. 

A launch trailer showcasing the new DLC is now available for you to view here.  

Megan Fox is currently starring in this summer’s biggest blockbuster, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”  She previously starred in “Transformers” and “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.”  Fox will star this September in the dark comedy “Jennifer’s Body,” written by Academy-Award winner Diablo Cody (Juno).  She will be seen next June opposite Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender in “Jonah Hex,” based on the DC comic and will begin filming this October on “Passion Play” opposite Mickey Rourke.  She is an avid gamer and lends her voice and likeness to the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen videogame.

Highly Anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing

Game of 2009 Goes into Open Beta

– August 18, 2009 – Atari and Cryptic Studios today announced that their highly anticipated Super Heroic MMORPG Champions Online™ has now gone into open beta. The open beta, hosted by FilePlanet.com, runs from today until Wednesday August 26^th and is open to gamers in Australia and New Zealand.

The site will be giving away 50,000 open beta keys and players can get into the open beta by visiting IGN’s FilePlanet at http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/champions-online/beta to sign up for a limited number of spots or by pre-ordering Champions Online through IGN’s Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com) Players can also get an open beta key through other retailers’ pre-order programs, go to http://www.champions-online.com/retail for more details.

“The launch of the open beta is an exciting milestone in the development of Champions Online,” said Bill Roper, executive producer on Champions Online. “We look forward to welcoming players, both new and old for what will become a truly great gaming experience.”

Champions Online, a massively multiplayer online game based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, will give players the power of total customization of their hero while they explore a vast comic book universe of richly detailed 3D environments. Gamers create their hero’s name, back story, costume, powers and abilities as well as design their own personal nemesis and his or her back story, guaranteeing a truly unique experience.

After the supervillain Dr. Destroyer single-handedly destroyed the city of Detroit, many thought he had perished in the colossal explosion. But now, the diabolical genius has returned and he is set to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting world. Join up with Defender and the rest of the legendary Champions to stop  Dr. Destroyer and his minions in the ultimate showdown of good versus evil!

For more information log onto www.champions-online.com

The music video for Placebo’s ‘Ashtray Heart’ single will be available exclusively as a world premiere only on VidZone™ for PLAYSTATION®3 from Wednesday August 19 at 11PM AEST / 2PM BST, ahead of the single’s release on September 21 in Europe and the Rest of the World.
 
Directed by Robert Chandler, the kaleidoscopic and effervescent video contains state-of-the-art data-moshing techniques that combine to produce spectacular results.
 
In addition, VidZone™ is also exclusively premiering ‘The Never-Ending Why’ the 2^nd single that is to be released in the UK & Norway.
 
Ashtray Heart is taken from PLACEBO’s critically-acclaimed 6^th studio album ‘BATTLE FOR THE SUN’

About VidZone on PLAYSTATION 3
Launched in June of this year, VidZone™ is a free service  exclusive to PLAYSTATION®3 that gives you the freedom to view thousands of music videos on demand by streaming them directly to your PS3 and onto your TV screen.

VidZone is completely free to download from PlayStation® Store and extremely easy to use. It allows PS3 owners to take complete control of their music videos, allowing them to watch single videos or create their own library of streaming music, fast forward, rewind, play and pause, and make custom playlists for every occasion. With major music labels on board as well as thousands of independents, VidZone already has over 13,000 videos available.

Thursday, 20th August – Attendees at yesterday’s opening ceremony of the gamescom expo, Cologne were treated to an extraordinary spectacle featuring the ‘rockeman’, aka Captain Rex as the focal point of the event. 

Dressed as Rex from popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ TV series, the high octane ‘rocketman’ soared to commemorate the opening of the first ever gamescom expo and the highly anticipated release of Lucas Arts’ Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes. 

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes allows players to fight as both Jedi Knights and Clone Troopers through over 30 unique missions, all created incorporating the same ground-breaking, stunning visual style from the TV series. Featuring a brand-new storyline, players will get the chance to take part in the key events that lead directly into the highly anticipated second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Jedi characters can slice and dice their way through countless enemies, commandeer droids and show off their combat prowess on foot and in a variety of vehicles.

The title is slated for release this October for the Microsoft Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo DS™ and PC.

To see footage of the rocketman in action including vertigo-inducing point-of-view shots, go to: www.activision-press.eu/

More information about the game can be found at the official website, http://www.clonewarsgame.com.

More information and availability of the X Server software will be available at launch on www.joinsection8.com

AUSTRALIA — August 20, 2009 — Today, Ubisoft announced plans to release a VIP Beta Test for R.U.S.E., the Real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Eugen Systems. The beta will be available on Windows systems later this year and will feature an extended preview of the multiplayer experience in R.U.S.E. 

The beta will be offered exclusively to owners of a VIP multiplayer key. A limited number of VIP multiplayer keys will be distributed on R.U.S.E.’s official website www.rusegame.com and at R.U.S.E.’s public booth at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany (Booth A41, A51 Hall 7). 

The beta will give gamers the opportunity to dive into the game and play as well as help ensure that the gameplay and balance mechanics are well implemented.

e Mini Ninjas^TM demo is now available for PC and Xbox 360® entertainment system.  

You can download the PC demo from www.minininjas.com or visit Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360 demo. The demo will be made available through PlayStation®Network tomorrow, Thursday 20^th August, for PlayStation® 3 entertainment system.    

Mini Ninjas^TM will be available to purchase from 24^th of September in Australia and New Zealand and will be available on Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

The game will be published in Europe and PAL territories by Eidos Interactive  

Learn more about Mini Ninjas at the official webpage: www.minininjas.com and join the fan group on Facebook.

August 20 2009, Australia – The Sims fans around the world will be rockin’ out to new Simlish music in The Sims™ 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack* for the PC and MAC this Spring.

The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that in The Sims 3 World Adventures, players will have their chance to get down, Simlish-style, to artists like GRAMMY award-winner Nelly Furtado, rising star Pixie Lott, German sensation Stefanie Heinzmann, breaking new rock band Matt & Kim, global indie dance rockers Young Punx, and more!

“I was really excited when I heard EA wanted me to be involved with The Sims 3 World Adventures,” said Nelly Furtado. “I love languages, and it was so fun singing in Simlish.”

“We have been busy recording the eclectic mix of songs in Simlish, the official language of The Sims,” said Robi Kauker, Audio Director for The Sims Studio at EA. “The collection of artists’ songs in the game are fantastic and there’s something every player will recognise and enjoy.”

“I think it’s really cool to have a song in The Sims 3 World Adventures,” added Pixie Lott. “You can go over to a radio in the game, play the Simlish version of “Mama Do,” and take that radio with you anywhere you go inside the game!”

Current artists and songs featured in the game include:

• Nelly Furtado – “Manos al Aire”
• Pixie Lott – “Mama Do”
• Stefanie Heinzmann – “No One Can Change My Mind”
• Matt & Kim – “Daylight”
• Young Punx – “Juice and Gin”
  

Additional artists involved with The Sims 3 World Adventures will be revealed in the coming months.

The Sims are on the adventure of their lifetime in The Sims™ 3 World Adventures, the first expansion pack to the number one best-selling PC and MAC game in June 2009**, The Sims 3. Players will guide their Sims to acclaimed fortune—or potential doom. Gamers will take their Sims to famous real-world inspired destinations to conquer challenges, find treasures, discover what’s lurking in hidden caves, and more with the first ever adventure gameplay.

From mastering martial arts in Shang Simla, China, discovering rich culture and famous landmarks on a romantic getaway to Champs Les Sims, France or exploring the depths of ancient tombs in Al Simhara, Egypt, Sims will learn new skills and chase down new personal opportunities, meet new Sims with unique personalities, share their culture and bring them home, discover new styles on their travels, and share everything they encounter on their adventures with the world through personal photographs, movies, and stories. Those who register their copy of the PC/MAC version of the game online will receive 1,000 SimPoints to be used in The Sims 3 Store***.

The Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack for the PC and MAC will ship to retailers worldwide the week of 16 November, 2009. The Sims 3 World Adventures will also be available for feature phones, the iPhone™ and iPod touch® in early 2010 from EA Mobile™. These versions will have customised mobile gameplay features and music playlists, which will be revealed in the coming months. For information on carrier availability and pricing for all EA Mobile games, please visit www.eamobile.com.

For more information about The Sims 3 World Adventures or The Sims 3, please visit www.TheSims3.com Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3 World Adventures has not yet been rated by the COB. To download artwork, please visit www.info.ea.com.

*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/MAC to play.
**According to NPD data.
***INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED, see product pack or digital distribution rules for details