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World War Z will hit cinemas in Australia in June 2013
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In June 2013, one man (Brad Pitt) will race against time to bring a divided world together on the eve of its final hour. Every culture, every weapon and every army will rise because the only hope for survival is war.
The team from ZeniMax Online Studios discusses how they are bringing the rich history of The Elder Scrolls series online in the newly released documentary-style video for The Elder Scrolls Online. Check out the first-ever released gameplay footage as the team talks about their vision for the game – from the basics to how they are developing one of the most socially-connected MMOs ever created.
Check out the video on the game’s recently launched official site, www.ElderScrollsOnline.com, which will be regularly updated with videos, game information, and more.
You may also download the video from the quick link, the Bethesda Press Vault (http://press.bethsoft.com) or FTP below. YouTube links and embed links are copied below for your convenience.
The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac and is slated for release in 2013. For more information on The Elder Scrolls Online visit www.ElderScrollsOnline.com.
FOR iPHONE, iPAD, iPOD touch AND ANDROID DEVICES FROM KABAM
AND WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
SYDNEY, Australia – Nov. 9, 2012 – Kabam, a leader in massively multiplayer games for connected devices and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have launched The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth App for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices. The free-to-play strategy game is inspired by The Hobbit Trilogy, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM). Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, which begins with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is based on the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is now available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
“Kabam has crafted a mobile game that will thrill strategy gamers and The Hobbit film fans alike,” said Andrew Sheppard, President of Kabam Game Studios. “We’re excited to partner with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to deliver a free-to-play game for iOS and Android that fans can experience wherever they go.”
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth challenges players to create their own empire in Middle-earth. Set in this epic world of Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Wizards, The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth calls on players to build a kingdom, forge powerful alliances and strategize with other gamers to purge Middle-earth of all who oppose them.
“We expect The Hobbit Trilogy to be one of the biggest events in entertainment history,” said Greg Ballard, Senior Vice President, Digital Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth provides an interactive way for film fans to engage in the adventure as they explore the characters, conflicts and locations in this epic fantasy world.”
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is available to play in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. The game is developed and operated by Kabam, and co-published by Kabam and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age, a free-to-play game for the web, is also in development and will be available later this year.
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth App is available for Android devices on Google Play Store and in the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
Today, Symantec released new research highlighting the rapid expansion of ransomware scams throughout Western Europe, the United States and Canada. While attack occurrences in Australia have been comparatively low to date, global trends indicate it becoming a future target. The research conservatively estimates that cybercriminals are extorting over $5 million a year from victims of this threat. The full research can be read here: http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/ransomware-a-growing-menace.pdf
The research shows that up to 2.9 percent of victims end up paying ransoms. That number is significant given fees range up to $460 and a single gang was observed attempting to infect 495,000 computers over just an 18 day period. It also highlights the professionalization of ransomware as it becomes a popular ploy among numerous cybercrime gangs. Of particular note is the use of social engineering to convince users that they are being required to pay a fine by local law enforcement for browsing illicit materials.
Closely tied to the topic of ransomware, Symantec also released its security predictions for 2013 today. One of the key forecasts is that ransomware will surpass fake AV as the premiere cybercrime strategy in the coming year. Additional predictions revolve around:
You can read more about Symantec predictions here: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/top-5-security-predictions-2013-symantec
LittleBigPlanet™ Karting on shelf today
SYDNEY, 8 November 2012 – Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.), this week welcomes back our favourite stitched-together mascot, Sackboy™ in his fastest LittleBigPlanet adventure yet.
Fresh from his trip to the sacksophere, Sackboy returns to face new challengers, known as the Hoard, who have arrived from far, far away on speedy go-karts to seek out and steal Craftworld’s most precious prizes. Armed with a kart of his own, the adventure begins as Sackboy uses his fast-paced karting to save the Craftworld universe in LittleBigPlanet™ Karting.
Get behind the steering wheel and get ready to race through fun-filled tracks across 25 levels. Discover unlockables in themed environments and battle in ‘karting arenas’ filled with pick-up items and weaponry, all in a whimsical open world that is unmistakably LittleBigPlanet.
Up to four offline and eight online players can also sculpt their own unique racing experience using the in-game editor to customise tracks, karts, weapons, and Sackboy costumes, and even download designs built by players around the world so your race never has to end!
Take your karting experience to a whole new level with the new PlayStation®Move Racing Wheel (RRP $49.95) which will let you feel every bump and hug every turn as you fly through Craftworld with our hessian road warrior.
You can check out the launch trailer of LittleBigPlanet Karting here.
November 8, 2012, Brisbane, Australia: Krome Studios are proud to announce the return of their flagship TY The Tasmanian Tiger character in TY The Tasmanian Tiger: Boomerang Blast!, available now for FREE for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. See the launch video at http://youtu.be/0SohGauG6XI.
In TY The Tasmanian Tiger: Boomerang Blast!, players throw powerful boomerangs at targets to train for TY’s next battle against the evil Boss Cass. Specially created swipe controls measure the curve and power behind throws, so players get to experience a brand new way of playing in TY’s world.
Players unlock unique boomerangs including the Flamerang, which burns through targets like a hot knife through butter, and special items such as the powerful Thunder Egg to help them hit more targets. New environments, targets and even new characters such as Shazza and Sly are ready to be discovered by expert ‘rang throwers.
It has been ten years since the release of the first TY The Tasmanian Tiger game and the release of Boomerang Blast! shows that the characters are still as popular as ever with players of all ages.
Game Center leaderboards give players new targets to aim for against their friends and a wild assortment of challenges continue the adventure.
“We’re excited about bringing TY back a decade after his first adventure”, Robert Walsh, CEO and co-founder of Krome, said today, “TY The Tasmanian Tiger: Boomerang Blast! is a perfect way for gamers to rediscover the character’s sense of fun and mateship”.
Walsh continued, “With colorful presentation, intuitive controls and a wild variety of locations to explore, this game gives new players a great starting point to discover the fun Aussie universe of the TY game series – and we’re looking forward to continuing the adventure!”.
On Thursday 29 November, Melbourne Museum’s special evening event SmartBar will invite visitors to walk on the dark side of our city, exposing historical scandals, ruinous rumours and infamous crimes of Melbourne.
Notorious gangsters, brothels, opium dens and the poisoning of Phar Lap will be some of the highlights of the adult only event, where the Museum’s exhibitions and objects come out after dark.
“Melbourne has a much more colourful past than most people realise,” said Lauren Ellis, Programs Officer, Melbourne Museum. “We all know of Ned Kelly’s escapades, but the city has been captivated by a number of shocking crimes and notorious characters over the years.”
“SmartBar will shine a spotlight on some of the scandalous moments of Melbourne’s early history, through talks by experts and the fascinating artefacts in our exhibitions. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Melbourne’s dark corners in a relaxed, kid-free environment,” said Ellis.
Visitors to the upcoming SmartBar can expect to:
– Walk the mean streets of 1920s Melbourne and get acquainted with Squizzy Taylor and his cohorts, the infamous gangsters renowned for sly-grog selling, robbery and even murder.
– Discover the events around the still unsolved 1921 ‘Gun Alley Murder’, a shocking crime that led to the arrest, conviction, hanging, and eventual posthumous pardon of a local saloon owner.
– Explore Phar Lap’s shocking death in 1932 which resulted from arsenic poisoning, long rumoured to be the work of organised criminals.
– Meet Melbourne’s ‘Queen of Harlotry’ – Madame Brussels, the infamous proprietor of the most expensive and opulent brothels of Little Lonsdale Street.
The Melbourne Story exhibition will be open on the night, providing a thorough insight into Melbourne’s unique and changing tale with conic stories and over 1200 objects. Visitors will also be able to explore Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre’s Birrarung Gallery.
SmartBar is an exciting new addition to Melbourne nightlife and forms part of a growing range of adult programs presented at Melbourne Museum.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase on the night.
SmartBar at Melbourne Museum
Date: Thursday 29 November 2012
Time: 6pm –9.30pm
Cost: Adults $18, Concession $16
Adults 18+ only
To purchase tickets visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/smartbar or phone 13 11 02.
To avoid the queue, buy online, print and bring your ticket with you.
For further information follow Melbourne Museum on Facebook | Twitter @melbournemuseum #smartbar
Sydney, AUSTRALIA — November 8, 2012 — Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Anthology, a unique collection containing every Assassin’s Creed game ever released for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, available exclusively in Australia and New Zealand for Christmas.
Assassin’s Creed Anthology is a prestige collector’s edition which includes all expansion packs and downloadable content for the Assassin’s Creed games, including the Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed III, which provides full access to all forthcoming downloadable content, the first of which will be available mid-December. The Anthology Edition also includes five exclusive lithographs, an exclusive steel book and a collector’s box.
Assassin’s Creed Anthology includes:
Assassin’s Creed®
Experience the power of an Assassin in Jerusalem, 1191 AD during the brutal times of the third Crusades.
Assassin’s Creed® II
Assassin’s Creed II introduces you to Ezio, a new assassin carrying on the deadly lineage of his forebears. Confront an epic tale of power and corruption as you hone your assassin’s art, wielding weapons and instruments designed by the legendary Leonardo da Vinci himself in this gripping and deadly sequel.
Also includes:
Sequence 12: Battle of Forlì DLC and Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Edition
Ezio must journey into Italy’s greatest city, Rome, center of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire brotherhood of assassins who will rally to his side. Only by working together can the assassins defeat their mortal enemies and prevent the extinction of their order.
Also includes:
The Da Vinci Disappearance: 1 single player story Mission
2 Additional Solo Missions: Trajan Market and the Aqueducts
New Multiplayer features: 1 Map + 6 Characters + 2 new modes
Assassin’s Creed® Revelations – The Ottoman Edition
Ezio Auditore must leave his life behind in search of answers, in search of the truth. In Assassin’s Creed® Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path — one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilise the region.
Also includes:
The lost archive: 1 single player story Mission
New Singleplayer Features: 3 Skins, Capacity upgrades + 1 Additional Mission: Vlad the Impaler’s Prison
New Multiplayer Features: 6 Maps + 7 Characters + Customisation Items
Assassin’s Creed® III
Assassin’s Creed III invites players to experience the untold story of the American Revolution through the eyes of a new Assassin, Connor. Designed from the ground up over more than two years, Assassin’s Creed III takes one of gaming’s most beloved franchises to new heights.
Also includes:
The Season Pass, providing instant access to all forthcoming Assassin’s Creed® III downloadable game content packs, the first of which is available from mid-December 2012.
For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit (www.assassinscreed.com) and facebook.com/assassinscreed.
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Official Australian Trailer (non Red Band version)
Synopsis:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches…their past.
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare
Release date: February 7 2013
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/HanselandGretelWitchHunters.AU
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Official Red Band Trailer