Sydney, Australia – 9 April 2013 – Deep Silver is proud to take gamers deep into a world of bare-knuckle violence, seedy strip clubs, and rip-roaring motorcycles with three new titles set in the Ride to Hell universe, revving into homes from 27 June 2013.

Ride to Hell: Retribution tells the story of a lone rider, Jake Conway, a man with either a gun in his hand or a girl on his lap (and on more than one occasion both!). He’s on a merciless path of revenge against a brutal biker gang called The Devil’s Hand, armed to the teeth with an arsenal of deadly weapons to enact his vengeance on foot and on bike. The only law Jake answers to is his own. Hit hard, ride fast and leave ’em in the dust from 27 June 2013 for the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, and Windows PC.

Looking to lead your own pack of fearsome bikers? Ride to Hell: Route 666 is just for you, taking the player on a journey to conquer the legendary Route 66. Players will recruit and lead a gang of bikers from Chicago to Los Angeles, fighting for every mile of the road using both brains and brawn. Fast paced arcade combat combined with easy to understand tactics – anyone who understands team sports will be able to dive right in to commanding their gang. Get ready to rule the road with Ride to Hell: Route 666 on 27 June 2013 on the PlayStation® Store, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for Xbox 360 and Steam.

Last, but certainly not least, the Ride to Hell universe will be rounded out with Ride to Hell: Beatdown, a rock’n’roll brawler set to light up the mobile space, on the go! More details on this title will follow soon.

Ride to Hell: Retribution is developed by Eutechnyx, Ride to Hell: Route 666 by Black Forest Games, and both are distributed in Australia and New Zealand by All Interactive Entertainment.

For more information about the Ride to Hell universe, please visit www.Ridetohell.com.

32 Teams Worldwide Convene in Hollywood To Compete Head-to-Head for $1 Million in Prizing and Recognition as the Best Call of Duty® Players in the World 

The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox Will Be Live Streamed Worldwide on Xbox LIVE, Call of Duty® Elite, Facebook, GameSpot, and Twitch 

Tournament Finals Live Stream Takes Place Monday, 8 April at 7:00 a.m. (AU EST) 

Sydney, Australia – 5 April, 2013 – Beginning today through Monday, 8 April, at the Hollywood Palladium Theater, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and their award-winning studio Treyarch, in partnership with Xbox®, are celebrating the amazing skill and dedication of Call of Duty’s best eSports athletes from around the world with the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox.  32 of the most skilled Call of Duty®: Black Ops II multiplayer teams are competing head-to-head on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for their share of a US$1 million total prize purse, and the opportunity for one team to secure the highly coveted honor of Call of Duty World Champions.  Activision is uniting the Call of Duty community of more than 40 million players by live streaming minute-by-minute coverage of the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, which can be viewed via the Xbox LIVE® Dashboard in participating regions, on Xbox.com, Call of Duty® Elite and the Call of Duty Facebook page, and via GameSpot and Twitch.tv, among other destinations.  The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox finals live stream begins on Monday, 8 April at 7:00 a.m. (AU EST).

“The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox isn’t just another gaming tournament, it’s a celebration of Call of Duty and a recognition of the franchise’s most dedicated, talented players,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.   “We’re bringing Call of Duty’s massive player community together with the increasingly popular eSports movement.  This is a great moment for the franchise, but also for eSports as a whole, which is only going to get bigger and better moving forward.”

For months these 32 teams have been engaged in intense training and fierce competition, qualifying via events conducted by Call of Duty®: Black Ops II in-game League Play, as well as through the professional competitive circuits of Major League Gaming (MLG), the Australian Cyber League (ACL), and the Electronic Sports League (ESL).  Teams like InFiDream from Asia, Epsilion.IRL from Ireland and Made in Brazil… from Brazil, will compete against such notable teams from North America as OpTic Gaming and Fariko.Impact.  The competition culminates in a livestreamed final match on Monday, 8 April.

“The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox generated a tidal wave of interest of competitive play in Black Ops 2, and is the continuing realization of the studio’s eSports initiative for Call of Duty,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch. “Whether it was through qualifying from within the game during our Season 3 of Leagues, or the other organized tournaments held throughout the world, we’ve  seen and qualified the best of the best to compete at the Championship, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to offer a truly international stage for our Call of Duty fans to experience just how thrilling Call of Duty competitive play is.”

The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox begins with round-robin style pool play among eight groups of four teams.  The top two teams from each group will advance to a 16-team double elimination bracket, where the team who places first will take home $400,000 of the $1 million dollar prize pool.  The remaining seven teams will each take home prizes ranging from $200,000 for second place to $25,000 for eighth place.

Further details on the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, including full rules and regulations, Call of Duty: Black Ops II maps and modes for the tournament, livestream information, prizing distribution, and more are available at http://elite.callofduty.com/esports.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is rated “MA15+” (Strong Violence and Coarse Language) by the Australian Classification Board.  More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be found at http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2 or on www.facebook.com/codblackops.  Fans can also follow @Treyarch on Twitter.

Tour de France & Pro Cycling Manager 2013 – 100th Edition unveiled
With the 100th edition of the Tour de France, an exceptional season awaits all cycling fans!

We are pleased today to unveil the 4 first screenshots of Pro Cycling Manager 2013 and Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition, showcasing the richness and variety of scenic locations that will be seen in these 2 remarkable games. From Corsica to the Champs-Elysées, exceptional races will be featured this year in these cycling games developed by Cyanide Studio.

While Pro Cycling Manager 2013 will be sure to please all fans of simulation with its many new features and improvements, Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition will offer players on PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles a fully renewed and overhauled gameplay and an improved graphics engine, in response  to players’ expectations and requests.

We will unveil much a lot more information on both games in the months to come. In the meantime, we invite you, through these 4 images, to project yourself into July, at the heart of this legendary summer race which will go down as a milestone in the history of the Tour de France!

– Visit the official website

Australian Mortal Kombat fans can finally rejoice, as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Australia today confirms the launch details of the recently classified Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition.

Available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition will be available at Australian retailers on 1^st May, 2013, with both versions priced at $39.95. The Australian Classification Board has classified the title R18+ “High impact violence, blood and gore” under the recently introduced R18+ adult classification category for video games.

The 2011 release of Mortal Kombat reinvented classic 2D fighting mechanics, winning Fighting Game of the Year awards from The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards, among others. In addition to adding new gameplay features including tag team and King of the Hill mode, the game also delivers a deeper story mode and nostalgic arcade battle online and offline.

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition brings all the award-winning content together for the ultimate experience, delivering the original, critically acclaimed game along with all previously released downloadable content (DLC).  The DLC includes fan-favourite warriors Skarlet, Kenshi and Rain, as well as the infamous dream stalker Freddy Krueger. The game also provides 15 Klassic Skins and three Klassic Fatalities (Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Reptile).

Get your fighting fix starting 1^st May, 2013 with Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition.

Hey Fast & Furious Fans,

The explosively popular franchise built on speed is heading to console, as Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced that they plan to launch Fast & Furious™: Showdown.  The game was developed through a license deal with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, and will be available to players, coinciding with the Fast & Furious 6 theatrical release on 6 June, 2013.  Fast & Furious: Showdown delivers an adrenaline-packed experience on Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system.

In true Fast & Furious form, players will get behind the wheel of the some of the hottest vehicles and race across epic locations around the globe.  Players can team up through two-player co-op, and take part in a collection of high-stakes driving missions.  The game provides the ability to switch between key roles from driver, gunman, tactician, to daredevil.  Players can also build and modify their dream car with a variety of fantastic upgrades and performance perks.  Also included is a Challenge Mode in which players can test their skill at completing over-the-top objectives and an online leaderboard allows racers to compare challenge scores with friends and gamers around the world for ultimate bragging rights.

Fast & Furious: Showdown is expected to be available 22 May, 2013 on the Xbox 360^® and PlayStation^®3 system.  The game is rated M (Violence) by the Australian Classification Board.