Sleeping Dogs players should prepare themselves for a collection of gameplay-extending add-ons, custom character packs and martial arts missions as the six months of add-on content continues.

Starting from November 15^th, Sleeping Dogs players will be able to download the content-rich Dragon Master Pack, a killer collection of weapons, character upgrades, martial arts moves and missions only previously available individually at pre-order; the Drunken Fist Pack featuring a new fighting style unavailable to the sober man; three new classic outfits and weapons in the Square Enix Character Pack; a trio of tattoos available in the Gangland Style Pack; and the next gameplay-extending add-on pack, the Zodiac Tournament.

Packs will be available to download throughout from Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network and Steam. More information including on-sale dates and pricing will be made available at www.sleepingdogs.net, our extensive community website where players can track their in-game progress and see how they shape-up against the global Sleeping Dogs community.

Dragon Master Pack

Featuring five pre-order packs in one, the huge Dragon Master Pack is the ultimate collection of killer content for Sleeping Dogs, adding high-speed highway shootouts, martial arts monks, police patrol missions and more. Each of the below packs are included, also available to purchase separately:

• Triad Enforcer Pack

It’s a high-speed shoot-out in Triad Highway; armed with a high-capacity machine gun, fight a tide of Triads… after your head. Death by 1,000 Cuts puts you in a brutal fight club taking on the Triads with a razor-sharp golden cleaver. Wear the Triad Enforcer outfit for added Face and more punishing damage.

• Police Protection Pack

Catch criminals like a true SWAT officer with the Police Protection Pack. Unlock the exclusive High Speed police mission featuring the SWAT outfit, SWAT Police Cruiser car and SWAT Assault Rifle.

• Martial Arts Pack

Unleash the power of the Shaolin with the Martial Arts Pack. Unlock the Shaolin Warrior outfit (with increased melee damage), the Shaolin Showdown mission and Wing Chun dummy decoration for your safe house.

• GSP Pack

Dress like Mixed Martial Arts champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre with this collection of shorts, t-shirts and bandana, and devastate your enemies with GSP’s signature flying punch. Also adds increased grappling and throwing damage.

• Deep Undercover Pack

All the style of an undercover agent. Unlock the Plain Clothes Detective outfit (with a reduced heat penalty), the Undercover Police Ghost Car and a CB Radio for your safehouse.

Drunken Fist Pack

With the Drunken Fist pack, Wei unleashes this exclusive fighting style. While in combat, filling the face meter will enable Wei to drink from a flask of potent alcohol and perform unique special moves and powerful counters unavailable to the sober man!

• Rediscover a classic fighting style with this unique outfit!
• Sway like a drunkard, hit like a mule…
• Enter the Drunken Stance and perform special moves and counters

Square Enix Character Pack

Become a silent assassin, augmented warrior or king of chaos!  Wei Shen dons new disguises in this pack, with three new outfits and three new weapons from Square Enix’s Hitman, Just Cause and Deus Ex games.  Each outfit includes its own buff and signature weapon.

• Hitman outfit:

Agent 47’s suit grants reduced attention from the police and comes with a silenced Silverballer.  Assassinate your enemies with stealth, Hitman style.

• Deus Ex outfit:

The Sarif Industries armor reduces gunfire damage by 33% and comes with a futuristic, fully automatic combat rifle.  This technology really is decades ahead of its time.

• Just Cause outfit:

The Rico Rodriguez custom outfit allows you to hijack vehicles from a greater distance and comes with Rico’s signature pistol, which can fire explosive shells.  Liberate those drivers at high speed!

Gangland Style Pack

Get Wei Shen freshly inked-up in a trio of tattoo schemes in this alternate costume pack. Topple the Triads in street style with a Japanese Yakuza, Russian Mafia, or Maori Mongrel Mob tattoo, each with their own buff.

• Yakuza style

Painstakingly applied with the traditional 46 needle irezumi brush, this tattoo will slow your heat rate by 50%

• Russian Mob style

A complete history on your skin, increasing gun accuracy by 50%

• Mongrel Tribe Style

Leave no doubt which side of the law you are on with a 40% melee damage increase

Zodiac Tournament Pack

Join Wei Shen for the fight of his life in the second gameplay-extending add-on pack.  Invited to an exclusive tournament on a hidden island off the coast of Hong Kong, Wei must overcome the best-of-the-best as he takes on fighters from across Asia in a fight to the death. The Zodiac Tournament invites you to become the dragon and unleash your fists of fury!

• An exclusive new island off the coast of Hong Kong, featuring multiple themed fight arenas, numerous new enemies, bosses and story-extending cutscenes
• Two new unlockable outfits featuring new looks and powerful new fighting moves

Developed by United Front Games in collaboration with Square Enix London Studios, Sleeping Dogs is a gritty and visceral open world cop drama set in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, players are tasked with taking down one of the world’s most fearsome criminal organisations from the inside. Offering players an island packed with action, every street corner, market stall, harbour dock or city skyscraper can become an opportunity for intense shoot-outs, adrenaline-fuelled street races and intense, brutal martial arts combat. Featuring one of the most intuitive and imaginative combat systems, Sleeping Dogs empowers players to perform an extensive set of martial arts moves, singlehandedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform bone-crunching kicks and combos, vicious counters and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of countless real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.

Sleeping Dogs is available now for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PCs. For more information about the game, visit http://www.sleepingdogs.net and join our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SleepingDogsGame for regular updates.

PlayStation’s ultimate mash up brawler, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, will be launching nationwide next Thursday 22nd, November.  In advance of the instore date, we wanted to take the opportunity to share with you the latest collection of launch assets that have been released.

Firstly, an early look at the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale TVC which will be going to air next Thursday, 22nd: Here

Secondly, the recently unveiled opening sequence to PlayStation All-Stars: Here

If you watch the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Attract Trailer all the way through to the end, you’ll get a glimpse of the villainous mastermind that’s returned from the depths of PlayStation history to pull the strings in All-Stars.

Last but not least, the search is back on for Australia’s Ultimate All-Star fan and favourite PlayStation All-Stars character.  Check out the PlayStation All-Stars app on the PlayStation Australia Facebook page. Here

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that the myPES App and connectivity for its stunning PES 2013 title will be available as of today for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and Windows PC, enhancing social media elements of the game.

First introduced a year ago, the myPES Facebook app adds direct connection between the game and the social media network. PES 2013 users benefit from a vast addition of stats and achievements, which are supported for both on and offline matches. The myPES functionality also adds the possibility to create or join private leagues, as well as regional groups. Upon registration users join a community based on their country and city and can easily get in touch with players living nearby.

Release of the MyPES app demonstrates KONAMI’s continuing policy to support PES 2013 with free updates and improvements for all players.

Trion Debuts New Storm Legion Launch Trailer Giving Players a Peek at the Continents of Brevane and Dusken  

SYDNEY, Australia – November 14, 2012 – Storm Legion™, the highly-anticipated first expansion to the award-winning MMORPG RIFT®, launches today in North America and Europe. Veteran Ascended can now travel to the ancient continents of Dusken and Brevane where their skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against the dragon lords Crucia and Regulos, ultimately determining the fate of plane-ravaged Telara.

Tripling the size of the game world with two new continents, the capital city of Tempest Bay, seven dungeons, and three raids, Storm Legion is one of the deepest MMO expansions ever. An epic questline will open up new adventures, increasing the level cap to 60 and propelling players into massive new zone events and heroic content. Additional features include four new souls (RIFT’s classes), player housing Dimensions, capes, new rift types, and much more.

“Storm Legion is a labor of love, and we dedicate it to our incredibly amazing players.” said Scott Hartsman, RIFT Executive Producer and Trion’s Chief Creative Officer. “Their feedback and critique throughout the expansion’s development really pushed it over the top, making it a truly special experience. Thanks to them, Storm Legion is huge, dynamic, and incredibly fun to play.”

Storm Legion is available now for purchase at retailers for $49.95 AUD.

Today Team NINJA released a cornucopia of downloadable content packs for DEAD OR ALIVE 5, the new generation of DEAD OR ALIVE combat now available at retailers worldwide on the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Available now for download via the PlayStation®Store and Xbox LIVE^® Marketplace for Xbox 360, these new packs let players plunge into the action with the lovely cast of daring DOA divas as they head from the beach to the boxing rink and beyond! The packs include:

Angels – Kasumi, Hitomi and Leifang look positively angelic with their bouncy bunny ears and sweet two-pieces.

Devils – Ayane, Christie and Tina are back in black…bikinis and bunny ears.

DOATEC Divas – Kokoro, Lisa and Helena mean business in their sensual swimsuits and sassy bunny ears.

Also available as a PlayStation® 3 exclusive download: Bunny Swimsuit Set, which includes the Angels, Devils and DOATEC Divas sets at a special discount rate.

But that’s not all! Team NINJA is also pleased to release even more beautiful beach outfits, including:

Player’s Swimwear Pack 1 – Kasumi, Kokoro, Helena and Sarah bust out in breathtaking beachwear.

Player’s Swimwear Pack 2 – Hitomi, Leifang, Mila and Pai charm and disarm all contenders in these outstanding ensembles.

Player’s Swimwear Pack 3 – Ayane, Christie, Tina and Lisa slip into their pulchritudinous (and patriotic) best!

And for the savvy swimwear connoisseur who needs them all, the Player’s Swimwear Set includes all three Swimwear Packs at an unbeatable discount price.

DEAD OR ALIVE 5 incorporates a wealth of martial arts fighting techniques into its distinctive fighting style to create a captivating new generation of DEAD OR ALIVE combat. Players will once again take on the roles of the legendary cast of DOA fighters in an action-packed brawler set in visually striking locations from around the world. The famed DEAD OR ALIVE hand-to-hand combat unfolds in new 3D stages that dynamically change as the fight progresses. The game’s sterling cast includes not only stars from the DOA series but also select fighters from the iconic Virtua Fighter series.

DEAD OR ALIVE 5 was developed by Team NINJA and published by Tecmo Koei.