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Disney Infinity — ‘Creating Disney Infinity: Play Sets’ video

In the latest exciting video about Disney Infinity, you can learn more about the Disney Infinity Play Sets. These are all new adventures based on some of your favourite Disney and Disney Pixar worlds, such as Monsters University, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles and Cars. There’s even a sneak peek inside Avalanche Software.

Disney Infinity unlocks the freedom to play with some of your favourite Disney and Disney/Pixar worlds like never before! You can experience adventures in the worlds of Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles and Monsters University – take on the role of Sulley, the naturally gifted ‘scarer’; become Captain Jack Sparrow, the sword-wielding pirate; or transform yourself into Mr. Incredible, one of the world’s greatest crime-fighters. Battle enemies, solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and complete a variety of other unique quests.

Or, create your own world! Unlock virtual toys, characters, buildings, weapons, gadgets and more — and bring them into the Disney Infinity ‘Toy Box’ where you can mix them all up to create your own game. In the Disney Infinity Toy Box, there are no rules and you can create any adventure you want. Share your creations with your friends with up to 4-player co-op play.

 
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EA SPORTS ANNOUNCE MARTIN BRODEUR AS FAN-SELECTED EA SPORTS NHL 14 COVER ATHLETE

Fans Cast More Than 22 Million Votes on NHL.com In The Second Annual EA SPORTS NHL Cover Vote Campaign

Sydney, Australia – July 2, 2013 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), the National Hockey League (NHL®) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA®) announced today that New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has been selected by fans as the EA SPORTS NHL®14 cover athlete. Brodeur defeated Columbus Blue Jackets goalie and Vezina Trophy winner, Sergei Bobrovsky to claim the cover. The NHL 14 cover will be the first to feature a goalie since John Vanbiesbrouck appeared on the cover of NHL ‘97. NHL 14 will be available on September 12, 2013 in Australia and September 13, 2013 in New Zealand.

 
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HE IMPOSTER – THE ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY EMERGES ON DVD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

View the trailer here 

Madman proudly presents the year’s most talked about documentary, THE IMPOSTER – available on DVD and Digital Download from 17July, 2013.

A remarkable and chilling true story, THE IMPOSTER is the story of the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay, his grieving family and friends’ reaction upon his unexpected return and the authorities who began to question where truth ends and fiction begins.

In 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later it is reported that he has been found alive, albeit thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain and burdened by a mysterious and harrowing story of kidnap and torture.

As Nicholas settles back into a normal life in San Antonio, some of those around him begin to suspect there is something out of place. Nicholas looks remarkably different; he appears almost certainly older than his 16 years and now carries a strange accent, which there is only a vague explanation for. But most significantly, Nicholas’ family does not seem to acknowledge these inconsistencies. It is only when both the police and private investigator, Charlie Parker, start asking questions that this strange tale takes a jaw-dropping turn.

With a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, THE IMPOSTER is one of the year’s most acclaimed documentaries – and has received wide praise from audiences and critics alike, with the Australian theatrical release garnering in excess of $165,000 at the box office.

 

 
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Devdas The Musical: from Bollywood screen to Australian stage

Devdas, the heart-breaking tale that has fascinated Bollywood for over 50 years, is being retold for the first time in its 112-year history in a musical production at Sydney’s NIDA Parade Theatres on Saturday, 24 August 2013.

With all the glamour and extravagance of Bollywood brought to life in a 92-minute original stage production, Devdas The Musical is set to captivate Australian audiences. With a cast of 50 dazzling dancers, 15 instrumentalists, percussionists and vocalists and over 400 spectacular costumes adorned with over 1000 pieces of intricate Indian jewellery, the stage will be ablaze with colour and sound in true Bollywood style.

Ruchi Sanghi, Artistic Director of Devdas The Musical and owner of Ruchi Sanghi Dance Company, hails from Mumbai where she trained in classical Indian dance from the age of seven. She has assisted on several Bollywood movies and won critical acclaim for her choreography of “The Nautch Girls” in 2010 and “Nine Flavours” in 2008.

“To present my interpretation of the Indian classic, with its known and loved characters, to the world as a staged musical in Sydney is an amazing feat. Devdas the Musical is my own fresh depiction of the traditional story, retold on stage with original music, beautiful unique costumes, and its very own choreography, ” said Ms Sanghi.

“I have drawn on many genres of dance to create a unique performance. Not only have I used traditional Indian folk dance such as Kathak, Bhangra and Ghoomar, I have also drawn upon flamenco, hip-hop and funk to give the performance a contemporary western flare.

“I have always felt a fascination with the two female protagonists, Chandramukhi and Paro. Through the dancers, the costumes and the music I hope to set the audiences senses alight and bring the story to a new audience and generation.”

Devdas The Musical, based on the 1901 novel of the same title by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, follows in the footsteps of other successful Indian musicals such as Merchants of Bollywood and Bombay Dreams, which have sparked a revival in the demand for Indian style theatre.  Honouring its period, the production features colonial era props including intricate hand fans, genuine gramophones and antique silverware.

Devdas, is the story of a man and the two women who were never meant to be his – one who he never loved and one he never stopped loving. The tale is told through the eyes of a lonely and ageing Chandramukhi, once the richest and most beautiful courtesan of Benares who gave it all up for unrequited love.

Aparna Nagashayana, who hails from four generations of musicians, has composed the music behind the stage production of Devdas and worked with Sanghi on previous stage musicals.

“I have drawn upon many different genres of Indian music, such as folk, classical, Sufi and Qawwali when composing musical numbers for Devdas. I have created twelve original songs that will retell the classic story, whilst giving a contemporary edge for modern audiences to enjoy,” said Nagashayana.

Proudly sponsored exclusively by Incredible India, Devdas The Musical will hold two shows only on 24th August 2013 at NIDA Parade Theatres, Kensington. Tickets are available via Ticketek.

Devdas The Musical

Two shows only – 2:30pm and 6:30pm

Saturday 24 August 2013

NIDA Parade Theatres, Kensington

http://www.devdasthemusical.com/

 
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Game of Thrones to invade Adelaide as fans kit up for AVCon

20,000 attendees to morph CBD into Australia‘s capital of anime, video games and costumes

HBO’s hit TV series Game of Thrones will make a big impact on costumes at this year’s Adelaide Anime and Video Game Convention (AVCon), which is running in the city’s CBD from July 12-14, 2013.

The largest event of its kind in Australia, AVCon expects to welcome as many as 20,000 attendees by reserving every square centimetre of The Adelaide Convention Centre for the three-day extravaganza. Last year, 17,500 attended AVCon, up from 14,500 in 2011.

To entertain these devoted fans, AVCon has attracted an international line-up of celebrated performers:

  • Spike Spencer, Anime Voice      Actor extraordinaire is set to teach AVConites the skills and path needed      to make it in the industry of cartoons.  IMDB; http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818111/
  • Chris Cason, Video Game and      Anime Voice Actor to entertain and enlighten the world of Video Games and      Anime from behind the scenes!  Wiki Dedication; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cason

However, the heart of AVCon is its legion of passionate fans whose creative costumes celebrate Anime, Video Games and Costume Play (cosplay). These fabulous fans dedicate themselves to a year of video game practice, costume creation and pop culture watching to show off their skills at AVCon.

AVCon 2013 Convenor Tom Birdseye said this year’s event would be the biggest AVCon ever. “We have more events; competitions, prizes, giveaways, panels, video games, anime screenings and audience interaction than ever before!’ he said. “We’re expecting some wild costumes this year, with a large clan of Games of Thrones fans. As the anime and video game audience grows worldwide, we’ll give the fans exactly what they want. AVCon is, and will always be, by the fans for the fans.’

Beginning in 2002 with just 200 attendees in the Adelaide University Union Building, AVCon now boasts an expected 20,000 attendee who will occupy the entire Adelaide Convention Centre.

AVCon is not Big Bang boys club. Statistics show that 60 per cent of attendees from previous AVCons are female. Two thirds of attendees dress in costume for the event. One in 10 AVCon attendees travels from interstate.

Photo/Film Op– The world of video games and anime portrayed by Adelaidians.

 
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Ubisoft Activates Watch_Dogs WeareData, A Hyper Connected Experiential Website

Sydney, Australia — July 1, 2013 — Ubisoft has announced the launch of Watch_Dogs’ WeareData, an experiential website designed to gather and graph the publicly available data that govern people’s lives in a single location. WeareData is initially available for the cities of Berlin, London and Paris.

In Watch_Dogs, the highly anticipated open world action game from Ubisoft, the fictionalised city of Chicago is run by a Central Operating System (CTOS), linking all of the city’s online infrastructures and public security installations to one centralised hub. Information is at the heart of the game and also at the heart of WeareData.

With WeareData, visitors will discover that much of the hyper-connected world imagined in Watch_Dogs already is a reality, and that everything and everyone is truly connected. The amount of and potential uses for public and personal information that is readily available online has never been more relevant, as evidenced by today’s headlines. WeareData is designed to provide a glimpse into this reality and to give visitors a new perspective on the cities in which they live.

Watch_Dogs’ WeareData allows users to access the real-time data that organise and help run the cities of Berlin, London and Paris, as well current information on their inhabitants. Via a 3D mapping system, the consolidated, openly available information that can be easily viewed includes public transport schedules (such as subways and public bicycles), telecommunications networks (including mobile antennas, WiFi spots and advertising networks), energy consumption, traffic and safety infrastructure (like CCTV cameras and traffic lights) and regionalised socioeconomic data (such as average net income, unemployment rate and crime rate).  Also available are geo-localised social media activities for the cities’ residents, including their public posts on Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram and Twitter.

To discover the website please visit: http://wearedata.watchdogs.com/ via any Internet browser, even on smartphones and tablets.

Watch_Dogs will hit store shelves in Australia and New Zealand on November 21 on PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Wii U™ system from Nintendo and Windows PC, and will be available around launch on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

 
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Yahoo!7 account – Users beware!

Sydney, Australia, July 01, 2013 – Yahoo!7 today announced that it has commenced notifying Australian users who have not signed into their Yahoo! and Yahoo!7 accounts in the past 12 months to do so before July 15 to prevent having their account deactivated.

Australian users have been contacted in multiple ways – including a ‘We want you back’ message to their email accounts, their alternate email addresses and by SMS message to the users’ mobile phone number where provided.

This provides an exciting opportunity to reward loyal users and new users with the opportunity to sign up for the ID they’ve always wanted.

From July 15, 2013 anyone can have a shot at scoring the ID they want. In mid August, users who staked a claim on certain IDs will discover if they’ve received a new ID.

For more on the campaign, see Yahoo!’s Tumblr here:
http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/52805929240/yourname-yahoo-com-can-be-yours

 
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Wargaming Storms PAX Melbourne

Real Tanks and Spoils of War Await Australian Gamers

June 28, 2013 — Wargaming, the leading free-to-play developer and publisher, today announced its participation at PAX Australia, taking place from 19 – 21 Julyin Melbourne. The event, which marks the first PAX event outside the United States, is expected to attract more than 35,000 gamers from Australia and around the world.

Featuring the largest booth at the show (No. 1530), Wargaming will give Australian gamers a chance to experience the global phenomenon that is World of Tanks, a game which now boasts more than 60 million registered players and holds the Guinness Book world record for single-server player concurrency. The 300 square meter booth will feature World of Tanks gaming stations, as well as tournaments complete with great prizes. For history buffs, the booth will also feature a real-life tank for photo opportunities.

In addition to exhibiting at PAX, Wargaming will be hosting a surprise international celebrity gamer and will be offering PAX attendees a once in a lifetime opportunity to test their metal against their special guest at a number of World of Tanks gameplay stations at the stand.

Finally, Wargaming will also be offering interview opportunities for media with Victor Kislyi, CEO, Wargaming.net and Jasper Nicolas, General Manager for Southeast Asia.

 
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Rome II Egypt Panoramic and Minimum Spec Requirements

There’s an elephant in the room.

And it’s angry. It’s been poked with sticks, and it’s ready to rumble.

We’ve done the impossible again and created a vast panoramic screenshot of the Battle of The Nile, complete with bellowing war-elephants, thundering Ballista and terrifying camel-charges, as the armies of Ptolemy and Caesar clash on Egypt’s shores. You can view this 30000×4087 behemoth here on the Panoramic hub page.

As we force-march toward Rome II’s  3rd September release, we’re also thrilled to confirm the minimum and recommended system specs. Head over to the Total War Wiki page for the full listing http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Rome_II_Recommended_Specs

 
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What’s on at IMAX Melbourne Museum

July to September 2013

Now Showing 

Titans of the Ice Age 3D

Titans of the Ice Age 3D transports moviegoers to the beautiful frozen landscapes of North America and Asia, ten thousand years before modern civilisation. Peer through the 3D canvas to an ancient world of ice and the dawn of our species, a time when man shared the tundra with majestic woolly beasts. Dazzling computer-generated imagery brings this mysterious era to life, from sabre-toothed cats and cave bears to dire wolves and woolly mammoths, both feared and hunted by prehistoric humans.

Tickets: $18.00 adult, $14.50 concession, $13.50 child, $55.00 Family (2 adults & 2 children) 

Man of Steel 3D

Superman is back flying across the IMAX Melbourne Museum screen in spectacular IMAX 3D! From director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan comes the latest Superman re-boot, Man of Steel 3D. Clark Kent/Kal-El is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question ‘Why am I here?’ Shaped by the values of his  adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater threat emerges. Clark must become a Man of Steel, to protect the people he loves and shine as the world’s beacon of hope – Superman. 

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Coming Soon 

Pacific Rim 3D

Exclusive to IMAX, Pacific Rim 3D moviegoers will see 26% more of the image on screen! From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro comes the latest sci-fi action adventure, Pacific Rim 3D. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised – massive robots, called Jaegers, controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers proved almost defenceless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.  On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Release date: 11 July 2013

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Elysium

Following on from the success of District 9 in 2009, Neil Blomkamp goes on to write and direct his second feature film, science fiction thriller – Elysium. Staring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, Elysium is based in the year 2154 where two classes of people exist – the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max, an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

Release date: 15 August 2013

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)