SEGA Classics Now Available for Download on XBLA and PlayStation®Network

Friday 7th October 2011 – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that SEGA Bass Fishing™ and Space Channel 5™ Part 2 are now available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network. Fans who have been waiting over ten years for the fish to return and to fulfill their passion for music and dance can pick up copies of these games for 800 Microsoft Points or AUS$12.95.

In SEGA Bass Fishing, players can cast their lines at eight different fishing holes, utilising 14 unique lures while battling realistic weather conditions that affect fish behavior. Players also have the opportunity to master their angling techniques to catch as many fish as possible in four tournaments, where the best of the best cross fishing rods! In addition, exclusive to the PlayStation®3system, you’ll be able to get that realistic fishing experience right in your living room with the PlayStation®Move motion controller. Cast off and reel in with a simple flick of the wrist.

In Space Channel 5 Part 2, follow Ulala, a dancer and reporter from Space Channel 5, on her quest to take down the Rhythm Rogues and their leaders, Purge and Shadow. The dancing Dreamcast diva must prevent them from creating the all-powerful dance-control weapon and ultimately end their pursuit of world domination. Along the way, enlist the help of Space Michael, based on the King of Pop himself, to prove Ulala’s prowess in rhythm and rescue Space President Peace!

Fans of the originals will be happy to see both games digitally re-mastered with HD 720p graphics. To see them in motion, download the launch trailers for for SEGA Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2, visit here and here.

For more information on both titles, visit www.sega.com.

Sydney Australia – October 6 2011

Bose have launched two new speaker products for the Australian and International arenas with the Bose Lifestyle® 135 ($3,699) and Bose CineMate® 1 SR ($2,199), the perfect complement for flat screen televisions that not only boast the Bose quality of sound but also the simplicity and style that this company is well known for.

These speaker systems have been dubbed as soundbar systems due to the long design of the product which contains all the speakers in one neat looking product to enhance your home theatre experience. The products also come with a wireless Acoustimass® module that can be placed in any part of the room.

The technology employed the Lifestyle® 135 system and CineMate® 1 SR is based on the same engineering from the VideoWave® entertainment system which combined the speakers into the television itself. Thus, using the PhaseGuide sound radiator technology with the proprietary TrueSpace® digital processing circuitry, it gives the illusion of having speakers located in all parts of your room.

This works through the Bose® ADAPTiQ® audio calibration technology which allows the speakers to optimise themselves for any room, no matter what the shape or what furniture is in the room. The demonstration movie was How to train your Dragon and the sound quality was extremely impressive, giving this true home theatre experience and dare I say, it even put a few cinemas to shame.

Both products produced unparalled sound quality and the major difference between products is that CineMate® 1 SR connects directly to the TV, whereas the Lifestyle® 135 includes a media console which allows up to six HD sources.

Unlike many soundbar systems available now, the Lifestyle® 135 and CineMate® 1 SR has been designed to be extremely slim yet through the patented technologies, the sound quality is quite impressive.

In terms of wiring, the peripherals need to be powered to work wirelesslessly which is a definitely a small price to pay, especially in relation to the other option of a myriad of wires.

For ease of connectivity and minimal user input, the CineMate® 1 SR is for those users who want a good home theatre sound experience with perhaps a TV and a Blu-ray player, whereas theLifestyle® 135 system comes with an impressive media console that as mentioned, allows six HD sources such as HDMI, AV/FM tuner and iPhone/iPod dock. Another highlight is that both items come with a programmable remote that controls your system from one easy remote.

Bose Lifestyle® 135 Features

• Wide, spacious home theater sound – made possible by an exclusive Bose® innovation.
• Consists of a single, visible speaker and a hideaway, wireless Acoustimass® module, making it easy to set up and enjoy right away.
• Easily connects to and controls additional sources, such as a Blu-ray Disc™ player, with exclusive Bose Unify® technology.
• Customizes its sound to the size and shape of the room it’s in – made possible by the proprietary ADAPTiQ® audio calibration system.
• The elegant speaker array visually complements a flat-screen television – whether wall-mounted or placed on a table.
• A wireless link to the Acoustimass® module helps to ensure an uncluttered appearance in the room.
• Dock for iPod/iPhone and built-in AM/FM tuner provide greater options for enjoying music.
• Works with other Bose speakers and systems to deliver sound throughout the home with Bose link technology.
• Includes four HDMI inputs – with full 3D compatibility.

Bose CineMate® 1 SR Features

• Wide, spacious home theater sound – made possible by an exclusive Bose® innovation.
• Consists of a single, visible speaker and a hideaway, wireless Acoustimass® module, making it easy to set up and enjoy right away.
• Customise its sound to the size and shape of the room its in – made possible by the proprietary ADAPTiQ® audio calibration system
• The elegant speaker array visually complements a flat-screen television – whether wall-mounted or placed on table.
• A wireless link to the Acoustimass® module helps to ensure an uncluttered appearance in the room.
•  A programmable IR remote simplifies the entertainment experience by replacing multiple remotes

It should be noted that the designs of both products have been created to compliment your TV and to be quite minimalistic, whether attached to your wall or on your TV cabinet. If you cannot attach the product to your wall, Bose have ingeniously allowed the speaker system to lie flat on your TV cabinet which recalculates the position of the speaker, producing the same quality as if it was standing up.

Once again Bose continue to redefine not only sound quality but how we view, access and listen to our home entertainment systems and the Bose Lifestyle® 135 are Bose CineMate® 1 SR are two products that do this.

Sydney Australia – October 6 2011

At a presentation to the media, Bose unveiled three new products for the Australian and International markets that included the SoundLink® Wireless Mobile Speaker, the Cinemate 1 SR and the Lifestyle 135.

The first product on display was the SoundLink® Wireless Mobile Speaker which is a portable speaker designed for not just convenience but also quality, thanks to Bluetooth.

More importantly, it is a highly durable product that due to the portable nature of the speaker system, it can definitely take its fair share of accidents should the unthinkable happen. With that said, Bose have even tested the product again Mother Nature as well such as salt-fog, sand and moisture.

It’s the perfect speaker for a party, beach trip or virtually anywhere in the world!

In essence the SoundLink® Wireless Mobile Speaker allows any Bluetooth enabled device be connected easily to a myriad of Bluetooth devices such as iPhones, Android Tablets or various mobile phones.

The goal of Bose was to create a portable product that enhanced the music experienced on these devices as the innate speakers of Bluetooth devices are not generally known for quality.

Another highlight of the SoundLink® is that it keeps the last 6 pairings in memory, so once a Bluetooth product has been connected, it stays in memory.

In terms of appearance, the SoundLink® Wireless Mobile Speaker is quite light and comes in a variety of covers that include leather (burgundy/tan) or nylon (red/purple) and weighs at 1.3kgs. So no matter what your personal fashion taste, there is definitely a case and colour to suit your style.

As this is a mobile product, the SoundLink® contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which lasts around eight hours at normal listening levels. Bose did inform us that if the unit is used at high volume, it will last 3 hours.

In relation to costs, the SoundLink® with standard trimming (nylon) retails for $449AUD and the LX model retails for $499AUD with premium trims (leather).

Another featureof the product is that the cases can be replaced over time and by closing the case, it in turn powers the SoundLink® off and protects the speaker system. By opening up the case, the device turns on and the lid also acts as a stand.

The speaker also has six buttons on it that include power, AUX, Bluetooth  Pairing, Mute and two buttons for volume. But the real question is, what about quality?

With its book-like size, you may be dubious in the quality of sound produced by this item, however during the presentation, Bose managed to reproduce full-range audio from such a small product.

This was achieved by combining four low-profile neodymium transducers (high/midrange frequencies) and a patented waffle shaped surround (rich, deep and low notes). Additionally, the radiators inside the SoundLink® unit remove the vibration and used this energy for improved acoustics. The results definitely spoke for themselves.

In terms of range, the SoundLink® will work in a 10metre radius with no quality loss whatsoever, so while you listen to music anywhere and anyplace, you can still use the smart features of your phone.

Final Thoughts?

For those seeking high quality portable speakers with all the bells and whistles, users should check out their nearest Bose retailer for SoundLink® and it’s definitely a fashion accessory!

Key Features

• Share music out loud – whenever and wherever you want.
• Connects wirelessly to your mobile phone or other Bluetooth® device.
• [Optional replacement bullet, based on merchandising location: Connects wirelessly to your mobile phone, tablet or other Bluetooth® device.]
• Small enough to go with you anywhere.
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for hours of music.
• Integrated cover protects system and unfolds into stand.
• Covers also available in Burgundy or Tan leather, and Red or Purple nylon, to match your style. 

SecureSphere for SharePoint protects sensitive information from data leaks, security threats

Sydney – (October 7, 2011) – Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, announced today the availability of SecureSphere for SharePoint, its new data security solution to help businesses protect sensitive data stored in Microsoft SharePoint. As part of Imperva’s cornerstone data security suite, SecureSphere for SharePoint addresses the unique security requirements of SharePoint’s file, web and database infrastructure, giving businesses visibility and analysis of data access and safeguarding that only users with a legitimate business need have access to data.

SharePoint is a widely-deployed enterprise collaboration tool.  Although collaboration with SharePoint increases the value organizations get from their unstructured data, protecting broadly accessible SharePoint data from internal and external threats is an ongoing challenge. User access rights to SharePoint data often do not align with business needs, leaving sensitive data vulnerable, and extranet and public-facing SharePoint web sites face traditional web-based threats and hackers.

“While we might have a fairly good handle on structured data in databases, we don’t have this same knowledge about what’s in our file shares and in our collaboration systems,” said Neil MacDonald, VP & Gartner Fellow. “To securely enable the sharing of sensitive information via collaboration, we first need to understand what is being shared, how and when it is being shared and with whom it is being shared. However, most organizations don’t have this level of visibility, creating a significant security blind spot.”

SecureSphere for SharePoint features include:

• Access Rights Visibility, Audit Trail & Policy Control: Aggregate and consolidate user rights across SharePoint sites, files and folders; continuously monitor file activity and respond when data access deviates from corporate policy.

• Data Owner & Stale Data Identification: Use file and folder access patterns to identify data owners and provides better compliance with security standards; identify and archive or delete data stored in SharePoint that is not being used, reducing management overhead and increasing available data storage.

• Web Application & Database Security Protection: Protect SharePoint against current and future online security threats such as SQL injection; monitor and/or block access to SharePoint’s Microsoft SQL database to limit access to users with a legitimate data use.

“Microsoft SharePoint offers businesses great value as a collaboration tool, but presents a unique challenge when it comes to securing corporate data,” said Amichai Shulman, Imperva’s CTO. “Without the appropriate security controls in place, SharePoint users run the risk of leaking sensitive information or opening themselves to online attacks. Imperva’s SecureSphere for SharePoint offers deep visibility and control over data access within SharePoint, as well as protection against web-based security threats.”

SecureSphere for SharePoint will be available in late 2011.  More product information is available at:  http://www.imperva.com/products/fsc_sharepoint.html.

In addition, Imperva announced the release of the SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM), a multi-domain management solution that dramatically improves the operational efficiency of managing SecureSphere deployments with multiple MX Management Servers. SOM meets the operational scalability demands of large enterprises and Managed Security Service Providers by consolidating the management, visibility and reporting across multiple SecureSphere MX Management Servers, and provides system wide health metrics and statistics.  With SOM, customers can:

• Manage multi-domain or multi-tenant environments efficiently
• Increase operational efficiency
• Simplify system wide analysis and reporting

Online Resources

• Read our blog for more on the top SharePoint security threats.
• Follow us on Twitter.

About Imperva

Imperva is a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center. With more than 1,400 end-user customers and thousands of organizations protected through cloud-based deployments, Imperva’s customers include leading enterprises, government organizations and managed service providers who rely on Imperva to prevent sensitive data theft from hackers and insiders. The award-winning Imperva SecureSphere identifies and secures high-value data across file systems, web applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com, follow us on Twitter or visit our blog.

^© 2011 Imperva, Inc. All rights reserved. Imperva and the Imperva logo are trademarks of Imperva, Inc.

SEGA Delivers the Unique Experience of Tokyo’s Red Light District With an Undead Twist in Yakuza: Dead Souls Coming 2012! 

Thursday 6^th October 2011 – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announce that the much requested ‘Yakuza of the End’ will be available in the West from March 2012. Renamed ‘Yakuza: Dead Souls’ this iconic Japanese series will be available exclusively to PlayStation® 3 owners and will feature the entire storyline and a brand new mini-game Pachislot!

Yakuza: Dead Souls brings the Yakuza back to Kamurocho, the famous red light district of Tokyo, which is under attack from hordes of zombies. Players will not only face armies of the undead and incredibly powerful mutants; the treacherous Japanese underworld is just as merciless. Playing through the eyes of four of the most revered members of the series, witness allegiances shift quickly and the line between friend and foe lost. If you thought zombies were bad…meet the Yakuza!

“We know how much people love Yakuza in the West and with Dead Souls being the latest and greatest in the franchise its only right we bring it to them closer to the Japanese release than ever.”– said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA.

Yakuza: Dead Souls features gunplay for the first time in the Yakuza series, where everything from pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers can be employed against your enemies. Just remember to save some ammo in case you run into something more terrifying than zombies! With all the depth and story of a Yakuza title, plus the addition of exciting shoot-outs and previously unplayable characters Ryuji Goda and Goro Majima,  Yakuza: Dead Souls is worth dying for.  

For more information please visit www.sega.com/yakuza/

Check out a sampling of new screens from Max Payne 3, coming March 2012. These three screens below can also be seen in high def at www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3 – along with a host of recently released shots that accompanied the interviews on GameSpot and IGN over the past week. Look for some exclusive previews of the game to hit tomorrow online and expect lots and lots more to come…

When in close quarters or just out of ammo, melee combat is a useful option.

Squeezing off a few rounds to fend off a group of thugs.

Max’s signature dual-wielding returns in Max Payne 3.

Sydney, AUSTRALIA (October 6, 2011) — Crystal Dynamics, is proud to celebrate 15 years of TOMB RAIDER® with an initiative created for fans.

TOMB RAIDER was first unleashed on the world in October 1996, manifested from fantasy to reality by creator Toby Gard and the talented crew at Core Design. Little did they know how successful their adventurer would become; skyrocketed to become a household name within the year and carving a place in history as a pop-culture icon transcending the gaming space.

To celebrate the 15 year anniversary Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix Group Studio is playing curator to a unique digital art exhibition, commissioning eight original pieces of art to be created by a selection of esteemed artists and released during the month of October.

The pieces will be created to showcase the new vision for Lara Croft in the eagerly anticipated new TOMB RAIDER game, whilst embracing the individual style of each of the selected artists.

The exhibition will begin on October 4^thand starts with a piece created by esteemed artist Andy Park, artist on the original TOMBRAIDER comic book series. The month ends with a featured piece by Toby Gard, creator of the TOMB RAIDER series.

All art can be viewed over the course of the month at www.tombraider.com/15

“This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate TOMBRAIDER’s history by looking at Lara’s promising future,” said Karl Stewart, Global Brand Director, Crystal Dynamics. “We can’t wait to share each artist’s unique interpretation of what it means to be Lara Croft.”

During the month a series of events will be held to mark the celebration, including a signing by artists at New York Comic con on October 14^th

As a finale to the event, a limited selection of T-shirts and posters will be available for purchase from The Nerd Machine’s website www.thenerdmachine.com with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Child’s Play charity http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

To date, the TOMB RAIDER franchise has sold over 35 million copies worldwide as of Oct 2011 and inspired one of the most successful video game film adaptation in history, grossing over $300 million at the box office worldwide.

TOMB RAIDER is in development for a multi-platform release, and is slated to launch fall 2012.

For announcements of each artist over the course of the month visit www.tombraider.com, Facebook.com/Tombraider or follow us on Twitter @tombraider.

October 5, 2011 — Foster City, Calif. — Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), unveiled today that its upcoming, next-generation first-person shooter (FPS), Blacklight Retribution, will be going into closed beta on November 10, 2011. Select players will be invited into the closed beta on day one, followed by additional waves of players in the following weeks.

“The development of Blacklight Retribution has been a hard earned labor of love and after receiving praise from both fans and media, we’re confident that our work will pay off,” said Jared Gerritzen, Creative Director at Zombie Studios. “Closed beta is another step towards a game that we know people will have a great time playing.”

“We’ve been looking forward to getting Blacklight Retribution into the hands of gamers, so we’re excited to open the game up to thousands of players,” stated Andrew Brown, Executive Producer for Perfect World Entertainment. “We are confident that many gamers out there will be pleased and will finally have a real first person shooter experience in a F2P environment.”

Blacklight Retribution has already been the recipient of several awards, including “Best Multiplayer” from Machinima during the game’s showing at PAX Prime, and Most Valuable Game from PC Gamer while at E3.

For more information about Blacklight Retribution , please visit http://www.playblacklight.com.

To join the Blacklight community for the latest news and videos, go to: http://www.facebook.com/PlayBlacklight

About Perfect World Entertainment Inc.
Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), primarily publishes online games and provides online services in North America. Aiming to provide the best game services to North American players with the highest level of commitment in localization, quality assurance, and user-friendly publishing infrastructure, Perfect World Entertainment has achieved great success and published a number of MMORPGs, including “Perfect World International”, “Forsaken World”, “Battle of the Immortals”, “Jade Dynasty”, “Legend of Martial Arts” ,”Heroes of Three Kingdoms,” and “Ether Saga Odyssey”, and a single-player action-RPG “Torchlight.”

About Zombie Studios Inc.
Seattle based Zombie Studios is a leading independent developer of PC, Xbox and PS3 titles across multiple third party engines including Unreal and Unity. Zombie has been an independent developer for 17 years with development focus on everything from military simulation and serious games to hand held development, to retail quality Xbox360 and PC games. Zombie is also focused on developing properties for use in graphic novels and movies. For more information on Zombie, visit www.zombie.com

Packed With All-New Exclusive Content From Fox’s Hit Musical Comedy Series Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products Announce New Title Coming This Summer

SYDNEY, 05 October, 2011: Glee fans can keep the Karaoke party going with the McKinley High GLEE club, when the pop culture phenomenon returns to Wii™ this summer. Today, Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 will hit Australian retail stores shelves on 1^st December with up to 35 more chart-topping hits and exclusive footage from Season 2 of the hit television show, GLEE.  

Filled with the show’s most popular characters, memorable scenes, and unforgettable songs, players of all ages will experience GLEE like never before. Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 allows players to take centre stage with their favourite GLEE characters from Season 2 and compete in multiplayer singing games including an all-new party mode for up to six players.

“GLEE songs have shown mass market appeal, with over 30 million downloads and counting on the iTunes music store,” said Martin Schneider, General Manager of Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 features a unique selection of top influential hits from every generation spanning various genres giving players a chance to really hone their singing skills.”

“The GLEE fans are getting to live out their GLEE dreams through Karaoke Revolution and this next installment is taking it to the next level,” said Gary Rosenfeld, Senior Vice President, New Media for Fox Consumer Products.  “With all new songs and the show’s most popular stars, this version is sure to hit high notes with Gleeks everywhere.”

Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 includes all time favourite hits songs such as ‘Just The Way You Are’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Loser Like Me’, ‘Billionaire’, ‘Only the Good Die Young’ and ‘The Time Warp’. Karaoke Revolution Glee utilises KONAMI’s proprietary voice recognition technology, which accurately recognises and scores vocal pitch and rhythm, helping gamers reach those hard-hitting notes and perfect their harmonies to their favourite tunes.

Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 will be available as a standalone game or bundled with one microphone. For more information on the game, please visit: http://www.konami.com/krglee.

Follow KONAMI on Twitter www.twitter.com/konami or visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/karaokerevolutionglee

Suit up and Survive as the PC Hit Explodes onto PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE

SYDNEY, Australia. – October 5, 2011 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and award-winning developer Crytek GmbH, announced today that the critically-acclaimed, single-player campaign from the PC hit Crysis® is now available for purchase on Xbox LIVE® Games on Demand 1600 Microsoft Points and on October 5 for PlayStation®Network at $29.95 SRP. Gamers can now play with improved Nanosuit gamepad controls and fine-tuned combat as they take full advantage of CryENGINE 3®’s visual optimizations in this thrilling downloadable version of Crysis for consoles, which also has full stereoscopic 3D support.

“We’re really excited to bring the legendary Crysis to gamers who weren’t able to experience it the first time around,” said Cevat Yerli, Chief Executive Officer of Crytek. “The CryENGINE 3 has allowed us to remaster the single-player campaign and make significant advancements to the gameplay. We’ve added a new lighting system, some advanced rendering techniques and most importantly, we’ve optimized the Nanosuit controls to utilize its full potential on a gamepad. We really hope that gamers will enjoy playing the game as much as we’ve enjoyed developing it.”

In 2007, critics around the world hailed Crysis as the PC game that ushered in the next-generation of gaming with jaw-dropping visuals, industry leading technology and groundbreaking sandbox gameplay, featuring the super-powerful Nanosuit. Today, gamers will have the chance to utilize the Nanosuit as they fast forward to 2019 where a team of US scientists make a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. Now with hope rapidly fading, the US and North Koreans must join forces to battle the alien menace, fighting epic battles through stunning, photorealistic tropical jungles and frozen landscapes.

For more information on Crysis, please visit http://crysis.ea.com or http://mycrysis.com and follow the game on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/crysis or “Like” Crysis on Facebook at http://facebook.com/crysis.