Support the Red Cross’ Superstorm Sandy Response relief efforts and adopt a Cinder Kitten when this fiery feline arrives in the Blizzard Store later this year. Your support will enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support, and other assistance to survivors of disasters like Superstorm Sandy with 100% of the $10 USD adoption fee during this charity drive going toward this worthy cause.

Details about when and how you can purchase the pet will be announced in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! To learn more about the Pet Store, please visit the Pet Store FAQ.

The American Red Cross name and emblem are used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion, or political position. For more information about the American Red Cross, visit www.redcross.org.

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe today announced that ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS – Grand Line Edition for PlayStation^®3 is available now only via digital download on PlayStation^®Network.

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS – Grand Line Edition features ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS, the latest game based on the best-selling manga released in September for PlayStation^®3, plus ten of the best-loved characters from ONE PIECE with a special costume and an additional scenario for each.  Alongside many others, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS – Grand Line Edition includes Luffy with a samurai costume and Nami and Zoro dressed in traditional kimonos, with a thrilling new quest for each character to embark on.

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS – Grand Line Edition for PlayStation^®3 invites ONE PIECE fans to climb aboard today only via PlayStation^®Network. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up of games please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.

MELBOURNE – (November 8, 2012) – Disney Interactive today announced that a demo of the highly-anticipated “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” video game is now available for download on the PlayStation®Network.  In the video game demo, players will adventure as Mickey Mouse and explore the extensive tutorial and early levels of the game including the magical laboratory of the sorcerer, Yen Sid. In addition, players will meet Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first cartoon star, and experience a few of the fun co-op abilities that will be available in the full game at launch. The adventure will culminate with an exciting sizzle reel that showcases some of the exciting and action-packed elements of the game. “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” will be available on the Wii™ system from Nintendo, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on November 22, 2012 and on Nintendo’s Wii U™ system November 30, 2012.

The “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” video game returns Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Wasteland, an alternate world filled with more than 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions. But for the first time, Mickey and Oswald will join forces as true partners – Mickey with the magical paint brush that allows him to wield paint and thinner, and Oswald with a powerful remote control that allows him to command electricity. This new co-op play further enhances the idea that “PlayStyle Matters” – a unique approach to gameplay pioneered by Warren Spector where players tackle challenges the way they want to in order to explore a variety of possibilities and storylines, but always with consequences for their chosen actions.

“Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” for the Wii™ system from Nintendo is being developed by Junction Point, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system is being developed by Blitz Games Studios and Nintendo’s Wii U version is being developed by Heavy Iron. Supporting the latest technology, the game will also feature full support for the PlayStation®Move motion controller. “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion” for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system is under development by critically-acclaimed developer DreamRift, in collaboration with Junction Point. The games are rated PG by the Australian Classification Board.

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Disney Interactive, one of the world’s largest creators of high-quality interactive entertainment across all platforms, is the part of The Walt Disney Company responsible for the global creation and delivery of interactive entertainment, multi-platform video games, and family-focused content across all current and emerging digital media platforms.  Disney Interactive produces and distributes a broad portfolio of content from Disney Interactive Games and Disney Interactive Media.  Products and content released and operated by Disney Interactive include blockbuster mobile, social and console games, online virtual worlds, #1 kid’s entertainment destination Disney.com and the #1 Family/Parenting portfolio on the Web.

Disney Interactive is the interactive entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).

Hit strategy game from Ubisoft’s Blue Byte studio makes its new retail appearance 

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — November 8, 2012 – Ubisoft and development studio Blue Byte announced a couple of special stocking fillers for Christmas today, with the December 6^th release of a new boxed retail edition of the hit strategy game The Settlers Online. Currently available as a free browser game, the Starter Pack will come loaded with tons of valuable extra and exclusive content. This constitutes an enticing proposition for anyone looking for that special gaming gift this Christmas.

The Settlers Online Starter Pack will be available for $29.95 and loaded with extras for a total value of over $50. This content can be redeemed with a code. Besides the game, players will also get their hands on a starter pack (containing 100 wood, 100 stones and a decorative item), 3 tactical maps (printed in the manual), a troop buff, 4 000 gems and “The Nords 1” adventure to start them off in style.

The boxed edition of The Settlers Online will be available in Australia on December 6^th 2012.  For more information about The Settlers Online visit www.thesettlersonline.com

Find it here for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/my-little-pony-friendship/id533173905?mt=8

The official My Little Pony game is now available! Meet Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and all their friends in a fun-filled game!

Create your own Ponyville, play fun mini-games, help everypony reach their dreams in exciting quests !

• Meet Twilight Sparkle and all of your favorite ponies!

• Hang out with them and see them do fun animations.

• Make your Ponyville the most prosperous place in Equestria.

• Fun mini-games: Play ball, pick apples, and even fly with your ponies!

• Feel the Magic of Friendship by interacting with your friends!

• Official voice talents in the game!

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7pRLH3tp_U

Retrobomb takes visual classic game to new platforms with NVIDIA TEGRA

London, England – November 8th, 2012 – Retrobomb, in association with Funbox Media, is pleased to announce the Android launch of the classic PC and console title, Expendable, brought up to date for new, mobile platforms and Smart TV’s and retitled, Expendable: Rearmed. Famed for its enormous explosions and pyrotechnics Expendable: Rearmed continues the franchises frantic gameplay, enormous explosions and dramatic pyrotechnics.

Expendable: Rearmed takes the PC and Dreamcast classic and with all the fun and visual panache of the original puts it in the palm of your hand. Now you can rescue hostages on distant planets and destroy enemy robots wherever you are.

“Our aim was to take a classic old-school shoot-em up and remake it for today’s gamers”, said Johnny-Retro of Retrobomb, “people want to play good fun games when they are on the move, as well as at home, and that means as a developer we needed to make a game that could be played on a Phone, a Tablet, a mobile gaming device, a Smart TV as well as traditional PC or console”.

“Expendable: Rearmed will bring this classic game into the hands of new games players as well as delighting fans of the original”, Said Barry Hatch, MD of Funbox Media, who own the IP of the original game, “If you want to go back to a time when games were fun, fingers were trigger happy colors and explosions were huge, then get ready, this is one of the best looking games I have seen on a phone or a tablet and as this is just the start of our collaboration, more classics are on the way!”