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LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII – “The Savior Arrives” Opening CGI Movie
Batman: Arkham Origins Deathstroke Challenge Pack Gameplay Trailer
Kogan shakes up the market with its 30″ Cinema Display IPS LED Monitor
Brand new action-packed clips from G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D!
Mars War Logs: the official website and new screenshots!
MaMars War Logs, the cyberpunk roleplaying game by Spiders Studio, opens its doors today with 4 new screenshots!
If you wish to know more about this RPG for PC this is the perfect opportunity to satisfy your lust for information by visiting the website today! The updated website has also been optimized for smartphones and touch tablets, allowing players to access all the information about Mars War Logs, wherever they are.
In the past few weeks, we presented parts of Mars War Logs with screenshots and videos showing its combat system and some of its story and locations. On the official website, you will not only find this information in even more detailed, but also new information about all the other aspects of the game: details about important characters of the story, information about its crafting system, the game mechanics, timeline, companions, and much more!
You will of course find all the screenshots and videos of Mars War Logs, along with new artworks, in the big media gallery that we will be sure to fill up in the weeks to come. Finally, the website is also the place to find all the latest info: read all the news, follow the activity surrounding the game on your favorite social networks in real-time, as well as the Dev Blog from Spiders Games, who will regularly release exclusive information!
In order to celebrate this grand opening, we offer you 4 new screenshots of Mars War Logs, screenshots that you will of course find in the media section of the website!
Wargame AirLand Battle Goes Sky-High In New Trailer
Slip on your anti-G suit and prepare for immediate take off.
Wargame AirLand Battle, the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game, Wargame European Escalation, today unveils its Aircraft Trailer, which is entirely dedicated to the air forces available in the game.
This spectacular trailer gives us a real air show, with a few of the 150 aircraft of the game leading the dance. Cadenced with strafe-runs ,bombings,
flaming engines and evasive maneuvers in a dogfight, this trailer offers a small glimpse at the many new strategic opportunities made possible thanks to the integration of air forces in the game. The video also lets us get a new glimpse at the new maps of Wargame AirLand Battle: more detailed, these
showcase for the first time realistically rendered reliefs that will also have a significant impact on gameplay. Connoisseurs will easily recognize some of
the aircraft leading the show in the video, such as the fearsome ground-attack aircraft Su-25 “Frogfoot”, the multi-role fighter Mirage 2000C, the
interceptor Mig-31 “Foxhound”, or the A-4 “Skyhawk”.
Of course, the aircraft making an appearance in today’s video are only a small selection of those available in the game. With over 150 faithfully
modeled aircraft (interceptors, ground attack planes, multi-role fighters, electronic warfare aircraft, etc.), the complete air forces from 12 countries
complete the ground forces composed of nearly 600 combat units, with which commanders will be able to freely create their armies!
Something is certain… soon, the skies over Wargame’s battlefields will be set ablaze.
Organise Your Home with Seagate Central Shared Storage
New Award-winning, Simplified Network Backup Solution Easily Brings Access and Sharing to All Your Files
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — March 19, 2013 — Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced, its next-generation, networked home storage solution, Seagate® Central shared storage, the first storage device to feature a Smart TV app for access to files on the big screen. A CES 2013 Innovations Honoree, Seagate Central delivers automatic backup for the entire home, access to digital movies and music from networked devices, as well as remote access from outside a home network. Seagate has also taken a new step in making Central storage a low-profile horizontal design, which takes cues from home entertainment and looks great in any living room.
Simple, Central – Multi-Computer Backup
Seagate built this product for simplicity. By focusing on the number one need for homes with more than one computer, Seagate designed an easy, centralised backup for each computer in the home, regardless of operating system. Seagate retooled the software and user experience for the Seagate Central shared storage so that it seamlessly provides a backup for each system on a home network, even in a mixed platform environment of Windows OS and Mac OS X computers. In addition to automatic and continuous backup of all the computers in a home, Seagate Central can also backup photos and videos directly from Facebook, a feature first introduced in the award-winning Backup Plus line of external drives.
“This is the ideal backup solution for the family of today, who increasingly have multiple computers, tablets and smart phones,” said BanSeng Teh, senior vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific and Japan. “We focused on what would make Central easy to use in a home setting. Consumers will find Central storage is easy-to-use as a backup solution with great-looking apps that deliver access to people’s content from the world’s most popular mobile devices, as well as Samsung Smart televisions and Blu-ray players.”
A recent study from Parks Associates found consumers keep content in a wide variety of places including sites like Facebook. The average broadband household has 8% of their music, video, and photo content on social networking sites.
“Consumers are looking for storage solutions that help them consolidate and safeguard the content they’ve got scattered across a growing number of places,” said John Barrett, director of Consumer Analytics at Parks Associates. “Young consumers in particular do not have central repositories of content but rather many places where content naturally ends-up as a result of their media habits.”
Enjoy Your Movies and Music
In addition to its primary role as a total home backup device to organise content in one location, Central storage is also designed for easy media streaming. Once all your files and rich media are safely on the drive, Central storage organises the content for you according to media type, such as videos, pictures, music and documents. Seagate then makes it easier than ever before to access entertainment and documents by providing free apps for Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, as well as Apple® iOS devices, Amazon Kindle HD and Android mobile devices. Central is DLNA certified and also works with Apple® AirPlay®, which means nearly any network-connected device can connect to it.
New App, New Look,
The newly designed Seagate Media app, available for Android, Kindle Fire HD and Apple iOS, delivers a seamless, user-friendly experience for accessing, downloading or sharing files from Seagate Central shared storage. The experience is the same within the network or connecting to Central storage remotely. Files are easy to enjoy through the visually appealing app interface. Everything is organised by category as well as folder view. The Seagate media app and Seagate Central storage will ensure that you always have access to the files you need when you need them.
Pricing and Availability:
Seagate Central Shared storage will be available in April at all major retailers for the following MSRP(s) of 2TB, $199; 3TB, $269; 4TB, $369.
“Gears of War: Judgment” Now Available, Marking the Arrival of This Autumn’s Most Anticipated Blockbuster
“Gears of War: Judgment” Now Available, Marking the Arrival of This Autumn’s Most Anticipated Blockbuster
Epic prequel to the original “Gears of War” trilogy delivers the series’ most intense and challenging campaign yet alongside highly competitive new multiplayer modes
Microsoft and Epic Games today announced the launch of “Gears of War: Judgment,”1 the newest instalment of the award-winning series that has become one of the most iconic and popular gaming franchises of this generation. Developed exclusively for Xbox 360, “Gears of War: Judgment” immerses fans in the most riveting and challenging “Gears” game yet, with explosive new multiplayer modes and an epic-scale campaign that takes you back to the immediate aftermath of Emergence Day – the defining event of the “Gears of War” universe.
“Our goal for ‘Judgment’ was to deliver an intense experience that gets back to the gritty, visceral action that defined the original ‘Gears of War,’ while also pushing the franchise into some bold, uncharted territory,” said Epic Games Senior Producer Alan Van Slyke.
“With its unique ‘testimonials’-based story, dynamic combat systems and huge variety of brand-new multiplayer modes, ‘Judgment’ is our most innovative ‘Gears’ title since the original, and offers countless hours of heart-pounding entertainment for anyone who loves enthralling action and gripping, cinematic stories.”
Set years prior to the events of the previous “Gears of War” trilogy, “Judgment” follows Kilo Squad, a team of battle-hardened warriors comprised of the fearless Damon Baird, Augustus “The Cole Train” Cole and new characters Sofia Hendrick and Garron Paduk, as they attempt to save the besieged city of Halvo Bay from a terrifying new enemy. Developed using the latest Unreal Engine 3 technology, “Gears of War: Judgment” is the most visually stunning installment in the series yet, and features an exhilarating gameplay experience that captures the true essence of “Gears” combat and is faster-paced and more action-packed than ever before.
“Judgment” introduces several firsts for the franchise, including a dynamic “Smart Spawn System” that changes enemy types, timing and locations with each encounter, as well as a “Mission Declassification” system that lets players experience more challenging scenarios by uncovering critical information during the course of the campaign. Additionally, “Judgment” features a host of exciting new and classic multiplayer experiences that will keep players engaged for hundreds of hours after they complete the campaign, including competitive modes like OverRun, Domination, Free-for-All and Team Deathmatch, as well as a new cooperative gametype called Survival.
In partnership with Epic Games, “Judgment” was developed by People Can Fly, the acclaimed studio renowned for their work on visually and technically stunning action games, including “Bulletstorm,” “Painkiller” and “Gears of War” for PC.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to help create a new chapter in such an iconic franchise, and hope fans and new gamers alike will see the dedication both of our studios have put into making this one of the must-have titles of 2013,” said People Can Fly Studio Director Sebastian Wojciechowski.
Looking to get an early taste of “Judgment” before you buy? Check out the OverRun demo on Xbox LIVE, available worldwide to all Gold members today.
For updates on “Gears of War: Judgment” and the “Gears” franchise, visit http://gearsofwar.xbox.com and follow the Epic team on Twitter and Facebook at @EpicGames and https://www.facebook.com/epicgamesinc.
Developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by Epic Games and People Can Fly, “Gears of War: Judgment” delivers a riveting campaign featuring new characters, weapons and enemies, and new multiplayer experiences. The “Gears of War” series is one of the most popular franchises in Xbox history, having sold more than 19 million games worldwide, and spawning New York Times-bestselling novels, toys, collectibles, graphic novels, and more. To learn more about “Gears of War: Judgment” and the “Gears of War” franchise, please visit: http://gearsofwar.xbox.com.
LEGO® CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS SETS OFF ON 27th APRIL ON NINTENDO 3DS
19th March 2013 – Nintendo announces that LEGO CITY Undercover: The Chase Begins, exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, launches in Australia and New Zealand on 27th April 2013. The handheld title puts the action of LEGO CITY into the palms of players’ hands allowing for portable exploration as Chase McCain.
Developed by TT Games, LEGO CITY Undercover: The Chase Begins is a prequel to the upcoming Wii U title and stars Chase McCain as a rookie cop on his first exciting adventure in LEGO CITY. Explore a city full of LEGO bustling with wacky characters, brought to life on your Nintendo 3DS, and learn the ropes of police work with Chase McCain, donning disguises for special skills when solving missions and fighting crime on the city’s streets. You can call up your Scanner from the Touch Screen and move your Nintendo 3DS, utilising the motion sensors, to analyse the LEGO CITY environment for audio or visual clues. On your first job as a cop you encounter the crime kingpin Rex Fury and it’s your mission to put him behind bars!
In upcoming Wii U exclusive LEGO CITY Undercover, set after the events of the Nintendo 3DS version, Rex Fury has escaped from prison! LEGO CITY fans looking forward to recapturing Rex can now also get to know the city’s colourful cast of characters in a series of webisodes on YouTube. In the series of six webisodes leading up to the launch of LEGO CITY Undercover, fans can discover the stories behind Chase McCain and other key players in the hunt for Rex Fury, including Chief Dunby, the head of the LEGO CITY Police Department; Chase’s bumbling buddy Frank Honey; colleague Ellie Phillips, who chimes in through the GamePad; Natalia Kowalski, Chase’s girl who’s gone into witness protection; and a host of bad guys Chase must defeat to bring Rex Fury to justice.
Fight crime on the go with Chase McCain in LEGO CITY Undercover: The Chase Begins for Nintendo 3DS which launches across Australia and New Zealand on 27th April, or do some police homework from the comfort of your sofa in LEGO CITY Undercover for Wii U which launches on 28th March, available as a packaged game or as a digital download via Nintendo eShop.
For further details:
Nintendo Australia Website: http://www.nintendo.com.au/
Nintendo 3DS Website: http://www.nintendo3ds.com.au/
Nintendo Australia YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NintendoAU
Nintendo Australia Image Library: http://www.images.nintendo.com.au
Pottermore, From J.K. Rowling, Is Coming To Social Gaming Platform PlayStation(r)Home
Sydney, 19 March 2013 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that in April 2013, Pottermore from J.K. Rowling will be coming to PlayStation Home, the unique free online gaming community where you can play, socialise with thousands of gamers from around the world and discover new PlayStation experiences.
Pottermore at PlayStation Home enables users to step inside a unique 3D environment based on a selection of beautifully illustrated Moments from Pottermore.com, bringing to life key locations from the Harry Potter stories. For the complete experience, users will be able to access additional interactive content and spaces by linking their PSN ID with their Pottermore.com account.
The first release in April will allow users to step inside Diagon Alley™ and board the Hogwarts™ Express, where they can experience those environments first-hand, communicate with friends and play four new exciting mini-games: users can experience the mayhem of Book Herding, test their knowledge in a Pottermore quiz, share and collect Pottermore Trading Cards, and take part in an illicit Wizard’s Duel. Additionally, users will be able to purchase a companion from a selection of 14 owls, cats and toads, and dress their avatar in a wide variety of clothing options, from uniforms and house robes to more casual wizard outfits.
On the collaboration between Pottermore and Sony, Charlie Redmayne, CEO of Pottermore, comments: “Pottermore reaches across multiple digital platforms, and Sony’s partnership has allowed us to forge this exciting connection with PlayStation Home, creating the most immersive experience possible within that space and giving users wonderful new ways to explore locations from the Harry Potter stories”.
Make yourself at Home in Sony Entertainment Network’s free 3D gaming community. Whether you like action, adventure, sport, or casual games, PlayStation®Home has it all. Customise your world by personalising your avatar and apartments with thousands of reward and purchasable items. Join hundreds of thousands of gamers about the world, all you need is an SEN account and you can sign in right under the PlayStation Network tab on your PS3 system’s XMB™ Menu absolutely free.
Further information can be found at www.playstation.com
505 Games Announces ASHES CRICKET 2013
SUMMON THE PRIDE OF A NATION THIS WINTER WITH ASHES CRICKET 2013
Live the action on all formats from 21 June 2013
Sydney, Australia – March 19, 2013 – This winter, 505 Games puts you in control of the ultimate rivalry in Test cricket with ASHES CRICKET 2013. To be released for the start of this unique double header Ashes Series, ASHES CRICKET 2013 offers unique and realistic features for cricket fans and gamers alike.
Whether playing on X360, PS3, Wii U or PC, dynamic game play adds variety to each match. Players will have to adapt to varying and altering pitches; whether it’s a green seaming wicket or deteriorating fifth day pitch susceptible to spin and bounce. Weather forecasts will also change, altering the course of the match; overcast conditions will be more conducive to swing, while sunny days are a batsman’s paradise.
ASHES CRICKET 2013 includes a brand new game engine creating a truly authentic gaming experience. Batsmen have 360 degree control over shot placement, requiring impeccable placement and timing to build an innings. A new line and length bowling system gives bowlers the tools to set plans for batsmen throughout a day’s play and players have complete freedom to set a field of their choice. For those who prefer to be led however, there are options for intelligent automatic field placement.
Connoisseurs of the game will be able to play the complete Ashes Series, with official England and Australia teams, however those more interested in the short form of the game can take on the rest of the world in limited overs tournaments and leagues.
“We are delighted to be able to announce some of the key features for ASHES CRICKET 2013,” commented Ralph Pitt-Stanley, General Manager for UK & Export at 505 Games. “This game has been created with real cricket fans and players in mind. The new engine allows players to mimic a cricketers most important attribute, his technique.”
Further details on ASHES CRICKET 2013will be revealed exclusively over the coming months via the official website community forums at www.ashescricket2013.com, via Facebook at /ashescricket2013 and twitter @ashescricket13.
BlackBerry 10: Re-designed, Re-engineered, and Re-invented
BlackBerry launches the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in Australia
Sydney, Australia – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today launched the BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone running on the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry® 10 platform, in Australia. The BlackBerry Z10, which is also LTE-enabled, offers you a faster, smarter and smoother experience that constantly adapts to you.
“We are confident that Australians will love the new BlackBerry Z10, running on the new BlackBerry 10 platform, because it offers users something they will have never experienced before,” said Thorsten Heins, President & CEO, BlackBerry, in Australia for the launch. “This revolutionary new platform continuously adapts to you. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving, whether at work or at play.”
Re-engineered: The BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
The new BlackBerry 10 smartphones are elegant and distinctive, and the fastest, most advanced BlackBerry smartphones yet. They feature 1.5 Ghz dual core processors with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an expandable memory card slot.
The latest enhancements in high density pixel and screen technology display clear, sharp, and incredibly vivid images. Both feature a micro HDMI out port for presentations, and advanced sensors such NFC (near field communications) to support mobile payments and the exchange of information with a tap of the smartphone. They also have a removable battery.
Highlights of BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry 10 is a robust and reliable platform that is smooth and responsive. It has a modern design and a gesture-based interface that is highly discoverable. It is designed to support, learn, and adapt to the way you work and share, with features including:
- The ever present BlackBerry® Hub, which is a single place to manage all your conversations whether personal or work email, BBM™ messages, social media updates or notifications, and the ability to “peek” into the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you.
- BlackBerry® Flow, where the BlackBerry 10 experience excels by enabling features and apps to flow seamlessly together, helping you complete the task at hand effortlessly and efficiently. For example, you can tap on an attendee listed for a meeting to see their latest tweet or LinkedIn profile. Or tap the thumbnail of a picture you just took to launch the Picture editor and quickly apply a transformation or filter, then instantly share it with your contacts.
- A keyboard that understands and adapts to you, that learns what words you use and how you use them, then offers them up to you so you can type faster and more accurately.
- BBM (BlackBerry® Messenger), which allows you to share things with the people that matter to you in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat, and introduces the ability to share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact.
- BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content on BlackBerry devices.
- Time Shift, an astonishing camera feature that lets you capture a group shot where everyone is smiling with their eyes wide open. Story Maker, which lets you bring a collection of photos and videos together, along with music and effects, to produce an HD movie that you can instantly share.
- The new BlackBerry 10 browser, which sets the industry benchmark for HTML5 support on smartphones, is incredibly fast. Scrolling or zooming is fluid and responsive. The browser includes many advanced features, supports multiple tabs, lets you browse sites privately, includes a reader mode, and integrates with the platform for easily sharing content.
- BlackBerry® Remember, which combines memos, tasks and much more into a single experience. It helps you organise and manage information you have on your smartphone around projects or ideas, letting you collect content such as websites, emails, photos, documents, and other files, and then, like a To-Do list, lets you create tasks, assign due dates, and track your progress. If your BlackBerry 10 smartphone is set up with a work account, your Microsoft® Outlook® Tasks will automatically be wirelessly synced with BlackBerry Remember.
- BlackBerry® Safeguard technology that helps protect what is important to you, and the business you work for.
- Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® so your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone can be simply connected and managed as other ActiveSync devices in a company, or enabled with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 to gain secure access to work email, “behind the firewall” applications and data, and benefit from other security and enterprise mobility management features.
- The BlackBerry® World™ storefront, which now includes 70,000 BlackBerry 10 apps and one of the most robust music and video catalogues in mobile today – with most movies coming to the store the same day they are released on DVD.
BlackBerry 10 in Australia
BlackBerry 10 has gained support from carriers and retailers in Australia. The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will be available through retailers including Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Fone Zone, or can be purchased with competitive pricing plans from carrier partners Optus and Telstra from March 25 and 26, respectively.
Matthew Ball, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, BlackBerry, said: “After the global announcement of BlackBerry 10 on January 30th, we are delighted customers here in Australia will be able to purchase the BlackBerry Z10 this month. We know how important full-touch devices running on high-speed networks are in this market, and based on early feedback from our customers, we are confident Australian users will love the new BlackBerry 10 user experience.”