EA Delivers Latest Shooter, Sports And Casual Titles On Multiple Platforms

SYDNEY, Australia. — June 2, 2012 — Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) today revealed the games that will be shown during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) from June 5-7. The lineup features updates on some of the industry’s biggest franchises that span across all gaming platforms.

THE DOWNLOAD: EA 2012 Preview, EA’s E3 press briefing sponsored by Origin™, will feature leading EA brands including Battlefield 3^TM, Medal of Honor™, Crysis^®3, Madden NFL 13, FIFA 13, Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, SimCity^TM and highly-anticipated first looks at Dead Space^TM3 and Need for Speed^TM Most Wanted from Criterion Games.    The event will feature never-before-seen video and gameplay for the biggest titles EA will unveil this year as well as titles not yet announced, including a new social title for Facebook®. The briefing can be viewed live exclusively on SPIKE TV on Tuesday 5^thJune at 6am AEST / 9am NZST or streamed at http://www.ea.com/au/e3/live-stream.

Once revealed at the press briefing, E3 attendees will be able to demo the upcoming titles at booth #1601 at the LACC. For the latest news from the show floor and exclusive interviews with EA executives and producers visit www.ea.com/au/e3 during the event. Product information and assets for titles will be available at www.ea-anz-press.com on June 5^th.

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters and Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
Lauded by game critics worldwide for its outstanding single player campaign and addictive multiplayer, Battlefield 3 extends the experience with the debut of the next two themed digital expansion packs:  Battlefield 3: Close Quarters and Battlefield 3: Armored Kill.

• Platforms: Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC
• Street Dates: Close Quarters in June 2012; Armored Killin September 2012
• Rating: MA 15+

Crysis 3
The premier sandbox shooter of 2013, Crysis 3 advances the state of the art with unparalleled visuals and incomparable gameplay. Hunt as Prophet in a New York City that has become a veritable urban rainforest, with seven distinct natural environments known as the Liberty Dome’s Seven Wonders. Alien or human, everyone is a target in Prophet’s quest for retribution. Assess, Adapt, Attack and take Revenge!

• Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
• Street Date: TBC
• Rating: TBC

FIFA 13
FIFA 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world football. The game creates a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, delivers freedom and creativity in attack, and connects fans to the heartbeat of the sport — and to each other — through EA SPORTS Football Club.

• Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation®Vita, Wii™, PC, PlayStation®2, Nintendo 3DS™, PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system, iPhone®, iPad®, iPod® touch and Android
• Street Date: Spring 2012
• Rating: TBC

Madden NFL 13
Madden NFL 13 is all-new from boot up to credits. Every mode, every screen, every pixel has been reinvented delivering the most innovative, connected, and authentic Madden NFL experience in franchise history.

• Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii
• Street Date: August 2012
• Rating: G

Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter puts players in the boots of today’s most elite U.S. warriors to experience missions that have a dotted line to real world terrorist incursions. This is Tier 1 on a global scale, featuring real world hotspots in the single-player campaign and introducing international Tier 1 Operators in multiplayer.

• Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
• Street Date: October 26, 2012 in Australia; October 27, 2012 in NZ
• Rating: TBC

NBA LIVE 13
The NBA LIVE franchise makes its return with key innovations to core gameplay, presentation and online experiences that connect you to your friends and to the real-world of basketball all season long.

• Platforms: Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
• Street Date: October 2012
• Rating: TBC

NHL 13
NHL 13 represents the biggest year-on-year innovation leap for the EA SPORTS NHL franchise in this console generation as it delivers major gameplay innovations that capture the speed, creativity and strategy of the world’s fastest team sport, and provides hockey fans with new experiences and services that connect them to their friends and the real-world of the NHL.

• Platforms: Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
• Street Date: September 13, 2012
• Rating: TBC

SimCity
Powered by the GlassBox simulation engine, SimCity is taking back its crown as the king of city-building games. Players will have the power to build the city of their dreams, connect with their friends and face real-world challenges together as SimCity comes to retail and Origin in February 2013.

• Platform: PC
• Ship Date: February 2013
• Rating: TBC

Star Wars : The Old Republic
The critically-acclaimed, story-driven MMO from BioWare and LucasArts will continue to expand in 2012, with new game content and refined gameplay features the community has been asking for – more PvP, more high-level group content, new social features and new storylines for players to explore.

• Platform: PC
• Ship Date: Available Now
• Rating: M

Melbourne Australia 01 June 2012 – Bethesda has just released a new gameplay trailer for Dishonored, the immersive first person action game from Arkane Studios. Check it out!

In Dishonored, creatively eliminate your targets with the flexible combat system as you combine supernatural abilities with weapons and gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your targets under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.

Dishonored will be available in Australia and New Zealand on October 11, 2012, and is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

For more information on Dishonored visit www.Dishonored.com.

Spectacular Love Story Debuts On Blu-ray Worldwide September 12, 2012

With More Than 2 ½ Hours of All-New Special Feature Content 

Sydney, Australia (May 31, 2012) – The two billion-dollar box office phenomenon and winner of 11 Academy Awards®, TITANIC, makes its highly anticipated debut on Blu-ray 2D and 3D on September 12, 2012 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Available in high definition for the first time ever, James Cameron’s timeless and unforgettable tour de force will be presented in stunning 2D and 3D, providing a cinematic in-home experience of TITANIC like never before. Marking 101 years ago today that the RMS Titanic was launched into the Belfast Lough, film fans worldwide can now pre-order the epic love story on Blu-ray 2D or Blu-ray 3D with participating online retailers.

Commented James Cameron, “Blu-ray extends TITANIC’s immersive 3D theatrical experience into audiences’ homes, where their living room becomes the backdrop for big spectacular environments and intense action, as well as profoundly intimate human moments, allowing generations of fans – new and old – to truly become part of the movie like never before.”

This ultimate high-definition presentation of TITANIC is a must have for film fans’ home media collections. The Blu-ray features more than 2 ½ hours of all-new bonus footage including a fascinating in-depth exploration of the film with James Cameron, as well as documentary footage produced by National Geographic with James Cameron that brings the world’s leading RMS Titanic experts together to solve the lingering mysteries of why and how the “unsinkable” ship sank. The Blu-ray also boasts previously released special features including 29 deleted scenes, an alternate ending, over 60 behind-the-scenes featurettes, a look at the groundbreaking visual effects, over 2,000 photos, three commentaries and much, much more.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the roles that would make them global stars, TITANIC tells the story of the epic romance between two star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of the legendary and ill-fated maiden voyage of the “ship of dreams.”

• Fans can now pre-order Titanic on 2D Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray at JB Hi Fi, BIG W, Sanity and Ezy DVD.
• Also attached new Titanic Blu-ray packshot
• Titanic Blu-ray available on request

VSTEP and Paradox Interactive are proud to announce the upcoming release of its Ship Simulator Extremes Collection. The SSE Collection is the most complete Ship Simulator game to date and includes the acclaimed Ship Simulator Extremes game and ALL available add-on and DLC content in a single package. The SSE Collection features hundreds of hours of maritime seafaring realism as you captain an extensive range of vessels, all realistically simulated and recreated with stunning exterior and interior details.

The DLC add-ons include the Ferry Pack, which adds 5 popular ferry boats (including a spectacular fast ferry) each with their specific controls and options as you play your part in the daily commute of thousands of passengers in the many famous in-game harbors. Other DLC’s give you control of the MS Oceana, a gigantic luxurious cruise vessel dwarfing even the majestic Titanic. Take the helm of this giant and face the challenges a real cruise captain faces.

Take part in offshore supply missions with the Deniz Doga DLC, an incredible feat of marine engineering. The included DLC’s add new player campaigns, gameplay and in-game missions to Ship Simulator Extremes. The Ship Simulator Extremes Collection gives you maximum access to everything ever released for this best-selling ship simulator, making this a must for every simulation fan!

FEATURES:
• Includes Ship Simulator Extremes and all 6 DLC content packages: Ferry Pack, Fishing Trawler, Offshore Supply Vessel, Luxury Cruise Ship, Harbour Pilot Boat, Cargo Vessel DLC’s
• The included DLC’s add 10 new vessels to the game and increase the total amount of playable vessels to 40 ships, all realistically recreated and each with specific behaviour. From fast inflatable to massive cargo vessel, you name it, you sail it the way it was meant to be!
• DLC’s add new gameplay features, player campaigns and many hours of maritime gameplay fun, including exciting storylines and missions and famous locations and ports all over the world.
• Includes realistic water and weather system. Sail calm waters or take on extreme storms on the open ocean.
• Mission Editor updated with all new DLC vessels allowing you to create your own brand new missions to share online with your friends or the Ship Simulator Community.
• Includes online multiplayer mode. Sail online with your friends and live some real maritime multiplayer adventures.

Set to release June 19th, 2012, the Ship Simulator Extremes Collection will be available on shipsim.com and all other leading digital distribution platforms as well as in retail stores worldwide.

31^st May 2012 — Wargaming.net, the award-winning game publisher and developer, today announced that its highly anticipated free-to-play MMO title World of Warplanes has taken to the skies for its closed beta, inviting players to experience an expanded amount of in-game content, including new warplanes, maps and other features.

Eligible closed beta pilots in Europe, North America and Russia will be able to get into the cockpit and take control of the skies with four warplane classes, including fighters, ground-attack planes, heavy fighters and carrier-based aircraft spanning 59 different warplanes from Germany, the United States and the U.S.S.R.

Across four unique maps, pilots can unleash devastation on their competition with new weaponry, including bombs and rockets, and against new ground targets such as anti-aircraft guns. New players can also take part in an in-game tutorial to polish their skills.

Wargaming.net plans to actively recruit pilots during the entirety of the closed beta to further incorporate player feedback and better improve the gameplay.

“It’s an exciting day for the entire World of Warplanes team,” said World of Warplanes Producer Alex Zezulin. “The launch of the closed beta will help us give players the most polished and enjoyable gaming experience possible and we’re looking forward to getting their feedback.”

Pilots interested in signing up for the closed beta can do so by visiting:

• http://www.worldofwarplanes.com/

About World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes is the flight combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game continues the armored warfare theme marked in the highly-acclaimed World of Tanks and will throw players into a never-ending tussle for air dominance.

World of Warplanes will allow players to build full-scale careers as virtual pilots offering machines from several key eras, from1930’s biplanes to the Korean War jet fighters that led the way to modern air forces.

World of Warplanes will feature a wide range of warbirds, each of them unique in their effectiveness and behavior. Virtual pilots will choose from three main warplane classes – single-engine light fighters capable of engaging enemies in close dogfights, heavy fighters with their deadly straight attacks, and strafing aircrafts, the fearsome threat to ground targets.

Every plane will feature multiple variations of ammo types, engines, and other crucial modules, and their various combinations will allow players to pick the optimal configuration for the most effective behavior in combat.

Find more about World of Warplanes at:

• http://www.worldofwarplanes.com/

Haarlem, The Netherlands – 31 May 2012 – You’ve never seen a game like it! Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s best footballers and current star of Real Madrid, has put his incredible soccer skills into an exciting music/rhythm game, Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle. Released earlier in the year on iOS and Android, this exciting game is now coming to PC/Mac, in both retail and via digital download channels worldwide, courtesy of Iceberg Interactive.

The PC?Mac version of the game will launch at the start of the new football season in late August 2012. Portuguese developer Biodroid has improved the graphics, added new levels, and is including many more extra’s.

Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle packs all of Ronaldo’s unique soccer skills and style into one amazing game. Packed with hundreds of tricks and challenges, multiple gameplay modes and set in different real-world locations, Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle is the ultimate game to test your soccer skills to the max!

Freestyle soccer is an amazing combination of acrobatic and athletic moves performed with a soccer ball. Incredible ball control plus creativity and imagination delivers a unique display of soccer tricks and live entertainment. Ronaldo has become known the world over for his ability to combine a whole repertoire of freestyle moves into his match-day play, and in the game players get the chance to pull off outrageous tricks and combos as Ronaldo challenges freestyle players around the world, from England to Japan.

The game combines rhythm action and touchscreen controls to allow players to pull off loads of different tricks, taken from real-life freestyle soccer moves. Trap and freeze the ball with a flick of both thumbs, then tilt to balance the ball before flicking into another cool trick as you try to string enough moves together to become the king of freestyle soccer!

“I invite everyone to play Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle and challenge everyone to keep improving their skills to perfection, just like I will. People all over the world will now be able to enjoy this fun game on their PC or laptop, and I’ll be freestyling with them!” says Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle has been a great release for us on mobile platforms and we eagerly look forward to enhancing it to the graphic potential of the PC. Along with the excellent graphics, the stunning motion capture and very cool music this is truly an addictive gaming experience that will keep you coming back for more. We thank Cristiano Ronaldo for his involvement, passion and team spirit in making this an awesome piece of entertainment that everyone can play anywhere in the world.” – Diogo Horta e Costa, MD at Biodroid.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is a fantastic player and one of sport’s biggest names on the planet. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to release Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle on PC’s across the globe through any means available, boxed or as digital download. We can’t wait for the new season to begin and look forward to a busy summer!” says Erik Schreuder, CEO at Iceberg Interactive.

Limited and Collector’s Edition Feature Four Celebrity Cast Characters From Iconic Film 

SYDNEY (June 1^st, 2012) – SEGA® Europe Ltd., Gearbox Software and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products today announced both a Limited Edition and a Collector’s Edition for the highly anticipated Aliens: Colonial Marines™ video game, launching February 12, 2013 worldwide. The Limited Edition and Collector’s Edition offer players a multitude of unique and exclusive content from the Aliens universe, including a selection of playable characters from the original 1986 movie for competitive multiplayer.

Limited Edition for Pre-Order*:

• Four Playable Movie Characters
  • Players will be able to fight for their squad’s survival and confront hordes of enemies as the original ALIENS film icons Private Hudson, Corporal Hicks, Private Drake and Sergeant Apone.
• Additional Marines Character Customization Options
• Ripley’s Flamethrower

The Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector’s Edition* is set to bring the ultimate ALIENS experience in one box. 

Collector’s Edition:

• High Quality Resin Powerloader Figurine in  Limited Edition Xeno Hive Box
• Limited Edition of Aliens: Colonial Marines (content as outlined above)
• Exclusive Multiplayer Weapons
  • Sonic Electronic Ball Breakers
  • Phase Plasma Rifle
• Exclusive Game Level
  • USCM Academy Firing Range
• USCM Dossier
• Mission Brief
• USS Sephora Schematic
• Recruitment Card
• LV-426 Recon Photo
• USCM Iron-on Badges
• USCM Graduation Certificate

For more information on the Limited and Collector’s Edition, please visit http://www.sega.com/alienscolonialmarines

SYDNEY, 1^ST June 2012 – Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) has today announced the release of Sports Champions™ 2 and DanceStar™ Party Hits, both due out on PlayStation_®3 (PS3™)later this year. These titles are the latest additions to the exciting range of PlayStation^®Move games and showcase the full range of PlayStationMove functionality.

Sports Champions 2, sequel to the best-selling PlayStation Move title, is getting back in the ring with an exciting range of new sports. Using single or double motion controllers, you will have the opportunity to compete against friends in all-new events including Boxing, Golf, Bowling, Skiing and Tennis, and hit the bullseye with an updated Archery mode. Sport Champions 2 will bring your family a fun and competitive experience that everyone will want to be a part of.

With the new Party Mode you will have the chance to compete with friends and family in custom and multi-sport tournaments. Create player profiles with individual stat tracking and customise your character to personalise your sports experience.

Everything you loved about the original Sports Champions is right here in the sequel; Cup play (solo campaign), Free Play, Challenges (arcade events), online leaderboards and Facebook connectivity will all feature in the exciting new game. All of this combined with full stereoscopic 3D support plus PlayStation_®Network features make Sports Champions 2 the must have fun filled family sports game in 2012.

Next up, from the creators of the SingStar® phenomenon, DanceStar Party Hits follows on from the original DanceStar Party with 40 brand new tracks, giving you the chance to perform your moves alongside your idols and perfect your swagger with real-time video feedback.

Get ready to head back to the dance floor with a fresh new tracklist featuring original music and videos from international artists such as Nicki Minaj (Super Bass), The Beach Boys (Fun, Fun, Fun), The Wanted (Glad You Came), and many more. When you feel like jumping straight into a dance, you can choose from 160 bespoke routines choreographed and ready for all your dancing needs!

DanceStar Party Hits also allows you to step into the role of choreographer and become a real dance star by creating your own routines using the pinpoint precision of PlayStationMove. Once perfected, challenge friends to beat your score on unique routines that you have developed.

After the party why not get your workout in as well! Use the in-game calorie counter that charts weekly progress as part of an exercise regime in the comfort of your own living room.

Everyone can join in the party by singing along, giving you an all-encompassing super-star social experience with the PlayStation®Eye camera, a Bluetooth headset or SingStar® microphones.

Make your living room the ultimate family playroom with PlayStation Move. By taking the PlayStation Move motion controller in your hand, you can become the star of the show or the sportsman with the skills to score. Bring your family together and experience a gathering like no other, from mum and dad battling it out on the dance floor to brother and sister hitting the ski slopes.

Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2012, the definitive cycling simulation series today delivers its very first video teaser!

This is the opportunity to appreciate the care and attention to detail brought by Cyanide to the game: ever-more detailed cycles and riders models, rich and varied environment, coupled with an incredible draw distance, offering realistic but also spectacular races to all cycling fans!

The variety of new features in Pro Cycling Manager 2012 will please both new players and hard-core fans of the famous series. More complete than ever with the arrival of a new Pro division, new teams (a total of 81) and new competitions, Pro Cycling Manager deepens its management options thanks to the new and eagerly awaited Season Planner, which allows players to train their team for the upcoming season. The Tour de France is the pinnacle of the 2012 season, which now offers more than 180 playable competitions!

Never before has cycling been this faithfully rendered. The game benefits from incredibly detailed rider models, as well as new scenery, race elements and environments. The refined AI opponents react and adopt realistic strategies within each stage and throughout the competition.

Exciting in solo, Pro Cycling Manager 2012 now offers a unique multiplayer system for the very first time! Players will challenge each other in a persistent universe with a competition schedule, where every victory counts. With the new card system, players will now be able to create their own personal dream-team, including modern day champions as well as legendary riders of cycling history.

Pro Cycling Manager 2012 will be available on PC on the 28th June.

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