Use a helicopter to shoot someone in the face!

SYDNEY—November 9^th, 2012 — SEGA® Europe Ltd. are thrilled to reveal the details of the limited Anarchy Reigns ‘Day One’ Edition SKU. For those gamers eager to cause as much anarchy as possible, pre-ordering the Day One Edition will net them two extra multiplayer game modes, Mad Survival and Dogfight. Along with this they will unlock an extra playable character; none other than the world’s favourite witch, Bayonetta.

In Mad Survival, a team of 3 players duke it out against waves of enemies, much as in the normal survival mode. However, these enemies now take the form of the other playable characters in Anarchy Reigns, leading to a far tougher series of battles that require serious tactical thinking to outsmart your foes. In traditional PlatinumGames style, Dogfight sees players hanging from helicopters -pelting each other with bullets until their opponents fall out of the sky. As well as being a surreal new spin on this multiplayer brawler this aerial-based game mode is an entertaining change of pace from land-based conflict, also offering gamers a new way to explore the locations found in-game.

The iconic star of her own self-titled adventure, Bayonetta is a formidable force on the battlefield. Wielding her four guns collectively known as Scarborough Fair, she can also use her patented ‘Wicked Weave’ attacks to deal even more damage to any poor soul that falls in her sights. Players who unlock Bayonetta won’t have an advantage over the other characters but, well…she does wear guns on her boots. We’ll leave it at that.

The Anarchy Reigns Day One Edition will be available to pre-order from your local gaming retailer, at an SRP of $49.95 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. Anarchy Reigns will be released on January 10^th 2013 in Australia.

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Treyarch’s Innovative New Live Streaming Functionality Marks Historic First for Video Games

New Pillar for eSports Competition Elevates Gameplay to a Sporting Event

Sydney, Australia – 9 November 2012 Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s new live streaming feature, available when the game launches on November 13^th, will let players live stream gameplay on YouTube directly from the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 game consoles. The first of its kind innovation coming from Activision and the game’s developer, award-winning studio Treyarch, will allow players to live stream Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer League Play games, as well as the player’s webcam and audio commentary while playing.

Call of Duty Elite takes the live streaming experience even further, letting viewers on Elite see the player card of the user that is streaming.  With just a couple clicks, viewers can dig deeper to see such information as class loadouts, recent match data, as well as career stats across supported Call of Duty® games on Elite.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II player live streams will be viewable on YouTube via web browsers, mobile and tablets through Call of Duty Elite as well as individual YouTube user channels.

“From the beginning of development with Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the team has been pushing boundaries on every front to offer Call of Duty fans things that they haven’t been able to do before,” said Mark Lamia, studio head of Treyarch. “With our competitive play and eSports initiatives, we wanted to deliver live streaming capabilities built right into Call of Duty: Black Ops II, because Call of Duty is not only fun and exciting to play, but we believe it will be just as exciting to watch. By making the capability of live streaming as accessible as possible to our fans, straight from a player’s console without the need for any additional hardware or sophisticated setups, we are empowering our fans to share their multiplayer experiences.”

“Our partners are using YouTube Live to bring entertainment, must-see moments and more to millions of people around the world.  With Call of Duty: Black Ops II, people can live stream their gameplay directly from the game or watch the best players live on YouTube, which is an awesome next step for the eSports community,” said Sang Kim, Head of Game Partnerships.

A verified YouTube account is required to live stream.  A valid Call of Duty Elite registration is necessary to view the streams and related information inside Call of Duty Elite.  Call of Duty: Black Ops II player live streams will be subject to limitations and restrictions.  Additional Call of Duty: Black Ops II live stream destinations will be announced in the future. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops II launches worldwide on November 13, 2012, on the Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC.  The title is also expected to be released in Australia on 31 November, 2012, for the new Wii U™ game system from Nintendo.  Call of Duty: Black Ops II is rated MA15+ (Strong Violence) by the Australian Classification Board.  More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be found at http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2 or on www.facebook.com/codblackops.  Fans can also follow @Treyarch on Twitter.

Pre-order today and receive an exclusive in-game weapon, the Classic Hammerburst, when “Gears of War: Judgment” releases March 19; check out EpicGames.com for the new key art loaded with hints. 

Amid a firestorm of holiday launches, gamers are already looking ahead to Autumn 2013 as Microsoft and Epic Games today released the official “Gears of War: Judgment” box art and kicked off pre-orders at participating retailers².

The next marque installment to the Xbox 360 franchise that’s sold more than 19 million units and defined a generation of action games, “Gears of War: Judgment” takes fans back to the immediate aftermath of Emergence Day with the most intense “Gears” game yet.

Starting today, Australian fans who pre-order “Gears of War: Judgment” at EB Games and JB Hifi will receive an exclusive in-game multiplayer weapon at launch, the Classic Hammerburst, along with potential retailer-specific content³.

The Classic Hammerburst was the standard-issue assault rifle of the Locust Army during their E-Day onslaught. Highly accurate with a six-round burst, the Classic Hammerburst helped give the Locust a decisive advantage.

Now this highly feared and effective weapon is exclusively yours to wield when you pre-order “Gears: Judgment.” Check out a new video of the Classic Hammerburst in action here: http://www.youtube.com/user/hryb

Additional incentives will be available from EB Games and JB Hi-Fi in the coming weeks.

EB Games customers will receive an exclusive “Young Marcus” character skin and JB Hi-fi customers will receive an exclusive “Young Dom” character skin.

Developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by Epic Games and People Can Fly, “Gears of War: Judgment” launches worldwide starting March 19, 2013. For additional details on the game, please visit: gearsofwar.xbox.com.