Increase your net worth, deal in property and out-trade your friends from the comfort of your living room when Boom Street for Wii is released on 5 January 2012

16th December 2011

Be the financial master of your friends and family when the family-friendly interactive board game Boom Street comes to Wii on 5th January 2012. Boom Street asks you to navigate one of several different themed boards, purchasing property as you go while charging opponents for landing on them.

The aim of Boom Street is to get rich quicker than your opponents through a mixture of property acquisition and property investment. Challenge up to three friends at home on the same Wii Remote or play against people from across the world over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to see who can increase their net worth the quickest. You can even utilise an in-game stock market element to purchase shares and earn dividends for extra wealth.

As you move around the board you will be able to buy shops to build a property portfolio along with collecting suits that can be cashed in at the bank to earn more money to invest. There are numerous ways to play, ranging from beginner settings to help newcomers learn the basics, to Standard Mode which offers deeper strategic options including the ability to manipulate the stock market.

Each of the boards are themed on favourite Mario and Dragon Quest locations, with fan-favourites such as Starship Mario from Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) and Alltrades Abbey from Dragon Quest both making an appearance. You can play as your own Mii character or as one of over 20 playable characters from the Mario and Dragon Quest franchises, including Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi, Slime, Platypunk and Stella.

If you’re a financial whizz or mad with your money there‘s fun to be had and money to be made on Boom Street, only on Wii from 5 January 2012.

At only SRP $69.95*, Boom Street is another great value Wii game.

For more information, visit: http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/boom-street/

Extended trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp-APwxE-hc 

Rising Documentary (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kpn7egknCI 

Rising Documentary (Part 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhQCb6VGrE

Sales and Numerous ‘Game of the Year’ Awards Underscore Worldwide Popularity 

Sydney, Australia – December 16, 2011 – ZeniMax® Media Inc. today announced that 10 million units of Bethesda Softworks’® The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped for the Xbox 360®video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC, representing approximately $650 million in retail sales since its release on November 11. The PC version of Skyrim in North America outsold all other PC games by a factor of over three to one in the month of its release. Large retail reorders across all platforms and record-breaking digital sales reflect the ongoing global demand by consumers excited to explore this extraordinary fantasy epic. 

Bethesda Softworks’® Skyrim has already garnered over two dozen ‘Game of the Year’ awards from major outlets worldwide, including winning the top honor of Game of the Year at the 2011 Video Game Awards which are voted on by a panel of editors from the industry’s most respected magazines and websites. In addition, Skyrim has received ‘Game of the Year’ awards from numerous other game critics, which, to date include such respected media outlets as G4TV, Official Xbox Magazine and Machinima.com. Skyrim was named ‘Most -Played Game of 2011’ by Raptr, based on research data which confirms its highly popular gameplay experience.  

“We are gratified that Skyrim continues to garner high review scores and accolades around the world,” said Robert Altman, Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media. “We are most grateful to our fans for their support and enthusiasm for the game, and their love of the hundreds of hours of gameplay it offers. We continue to strive to deliver the highest quality entertainment experience for everyone. 2012 will be another huge year for our fans, with the release of the Creation Kit, as well as exciting DLC which will add to the richness of this epic adventure.” 

“Skyrim is the fastest selling title in Steam’s history” said Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve Corporation. “Bethesda’s commitment to and understanding of the PC as a gaming platform shows in the great review scores, spectacular launch, and continued high player numbers that Skyrim has received.  We are delighted that Bethesda chose to use Steamworks to support Skyrim both at retail and digitally.” 

Skyrim Is the third consecutive game developed by the team at Bethesda Game Studios® to earn ‘Game of the Year’ honors.  Bethesda Game Studios, which was named ‘Studio of the Year’ at the 2011 Video Game Awards, also created the 2006 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, and the 2008 ‘Game of the Year’, Fallout® 3. 

To date, Skyrim has received well over 200 perfect review scores worldwide, earning the highest praise from some of the industry’s most influential critics including: USA Today, G4TV, The New York Times, GameSpy, Wired, Eurogamer, Destructoid, GamePro, Official Xbox Magazine, Joystiq, The Guardian, Famitsu and GamesRadar. G4TV describes Skyrim as “one of the greatest games ever” and Eurogamer was one of many outlets to call it a “masterpiece.” 

 For more information on Skyrim visit http://elderscrolls.com.

 About ZeniMax Media Inc.

ZeniMax Media is a privately owned media organization headquartered outside Washington DC with international offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Eindhoven, and Tokyo. Through its subsidiaries, ZeniMax Media creates and publishes original interactive entertainment content for consoles, the PC, and handheld/wireless devices.  ZeniMax Media divisions include Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, Tango Gameworks, MachineGames Sweden, ZeniMax Europe Ltd., ZeniMax Asia K.K. and ZeniMax Online Studios.   For more information on ZeniMax Media, visit www.zenimax.com. 

About Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a worldwide publisher of premier interactive entertainment software. Titles featured under the Bethesda label include such blockbuster franchises as DOOM®, QUAKE®, The Elder Scrolls®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein®  and RAGE®.  Among the world’s top development studios creating titles for ZeniMax are Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, MachineGames Sweden, Tango Gameworks and ZeniMax Online Studios. For more information on Bethesda Softworks’ products, visit www.bethsoft.com.    

About Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Game Studios is the award-winning development studio known around the world for its groundbreaking work on The Elder Scrolls series. Creators of the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, and 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout® 3, Bethesda Game Studios has earned its reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and accomplished game development studios. Bethesda Game Studios’ latest game,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, released on 11.11.11. Skyrim earned numerous nominations and awards at this year’s E3, including being named ‘Best Console Game’ and ‘Best RPG’ by the official Game Critics Awards and has been awarded more than 200 perfect review scores. For more information on Bethesda Game Studios, visit http://bgs.bethsoft.com. 

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Sydney Australia – December 14, 2011 – Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced that the Romanian overclocking team, Lab501, achieved three new world records with the world’s fastest dual channel memory kit, Kingston HyperX 2544MHz (Kingston part #: KHX2544C9D3T1FK2/2GX), during a live overclocking session.

The new records were set on December 3, 2011, by Matei Mihatoiu aka “Matose”, Tudor Badica aka “Monstru” and Razvan Fatu aka “Micutzu”, the three Romanian overclocking champions from the world renowned Lab501 team. The records were achieved in an overclocking event organized in the eMAG showroom in Bucharest, Romania, in front of approximately 100 overclocking enthusiasts and two local TV crews. The highest record achieved was 3600MHz at CL10, which stands as the world’s highest memory frequency using DDR3 memory. During the same event, the Lab501 team also managed to achieve world records of 3479MHz at CL9 and 3275MHz at CL8, using liquid nitrogen to cool the modules down to -196°C.

“We have a long partnership with Kingston and we were looking forward to taking our shot with their fastest dual channel memory kit in order to achieve at least one world record,” said Tudor Badica, founding member of the Lab501 team.

“Kingston provided us with the kit one week in advance, so after a few attempts and testing, I was quite confident that these modules were capable of achieving some very impressive speeds,” said Matei Mihatoiu, founding member of the Lab501 team, after the achievement.

“We would really like to thank Kingston for supporting us in our attempt to take the number one spot in the DDR3 SDRAM overclocking charts,” said Razvan Fatu, founding member of the Lab501 team.

Detailed information about the session is available online:
•    Record validation 3600MHz (CL10): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2129739
•    Record validation 3479MHz (CL9): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2133007
•    Record validation 3275MHz (CL8): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2133017
•    Photos of the session: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingstontechnologyemea/sets/72157628330361021/

Kingston HyperX memory is backed by a lifetime warranty and free technical support. For more information, please visit http://www.kingston.com/asia/hyperx/default.asp

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KingstonBlogFansClub.en
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Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/KingstonAPAC

*Please note: Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and is thus not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China, and sales representatives in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Australia, Vietnam, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Latin America. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/anz.

In The Sims 3 Showtime, players will venture to Starlight Shores, a town where dreams can become reality. In this town full of aspiring amateurs, players can make a name for their Sims and stand out amongst the competition to become the ultimate superstar leading the life of a Singer, Magician or Acrobat. As players walk the path of an acrobat, they will build up unique skills and gain opportunities to learn new tricks and improve their performances. Starting out as a street mime, Acrobat Sims will practice small-scale stunts to earn tips and gain experience. As they progress, new objects, venues and outfits will be unlocked to help shape their career. As a mid-level performer, Acrobat Sims will take their talents to live shows performing in entertainment venues and showcasing new tricks such as roundhouse flips and tumbles while balancing on a ball. Once player’s Sims hit the big time, they will perform among the masses in huge arenas where a full array of their acrobatic talents will be showcased on a custom-made stage designed to fit their routine.

Sydney Australia, – December 15, 2011 – Only the strong survive . Phenomic™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced Command & Conquer™ Tiberium Alliances, an all new free-to-play, massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game set in the Command & Conquer Tiberiumuniverse. In the quest for world domination, players must choose their friends wisely and foster strategic alliances as they fight against each other and hordes of mutant enemies. Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances is the first truly portable MMO game with cross-platform accessibility on web browsers and mobile devices. Gamers can get in on the epic battle for world supremacy by signing up for the closed beta at www.tiberiumalliances.com. The closed beta starts on December 15, 2011.

Haarlem, The Netherlands, 12 December 2011- Developer InterWave Studios is announcing the upcoming release of a free content-update for their recently released FPS / RTS hybrid game for PC and Mac “Nuclear Dawn”. The update will go LIVE before the upcoming Free Demo weekend on Steam (17/18 December 2011).

Iceberg Interactive is the Nuclear Dawn retail publisher in Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Scandinavia as well as for worldwide digital download (except Steam).

Erik Schreuder, CEO at Iceberg Interactive says: “Nuclear Dawn is a stunning looking and also deep hybrid game that combines shooter and strategy elements. This requires a bit of studying before booting it up, joining and owning online. This update and in specific the interactive tutorials will ensure that players will absorb tons of details on how to best play the game and that will greatly enhance the player’s and their team’s playing experience.”

The following features are considered the most important adjustments and changes for the Nuclear Dawn content-update:

Main Additions

• Squad Assist system implemented. Player will now receive additional points for performing healing on their team mates, and for capture resource points together.

• Saboteur Stealth class introduced. Use Remote Explosive Devices (you may know them as sticky grenades from lesser games) and machine pistols, in conjunction with your Stealth Cloak. Teach your enemies fear of the dark.
• Four interactive FPS tutorials that cover aspects of class warfare and basic gameplay mechanics
• Three interactive RTS tutorials that cover all basic Commander functions (minus tactical excellence –  you add that yourselves)
• Commander Graduate achievement – a special achievement earned by completing all three RTS tutorials. Will give priority in Commander elections in-game, over candidates who did not complete training.
• Career page added from a main menu link. Track your achievements, check up on your level progress, and manage your unlocks.
• P900 handgun unlock added.
• The Steam server browser will now correctly locate and identify Nuclear Dawn servers.

Atari Breaks Out Breakout: Boost^TM for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

 New Version of Classic Title Launches as Freemium Game with High-definition Graphics, Boost Control and More 

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Dec. 15, 2011 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognised publishers and developers of interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of Breakout: Boost™ on the App Store. Available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Breakout: Boost combines classic fun with new features such as Boost Control, which allows players to adjust ball speed on the fly and customise their brick-breaking experience. Five levels full of bricks to smash are included in the free download, with over 200 additional levels available through in-app purchases. Download Breakout: Boost for free at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/breakout-boost/id476059948?mt=8.

Breakout: Boost gives players the enduringly popular brick-breaking gameplay that Atari first brought to the market in 1976, alongside new, original features. In addition to new types of balls to break new types of bricks, players can experience Boost Control, a speed slider which can be used any time to slow down or speed up ball velocity. Faster speeds bring higher points for those who might look to compete on leaderboards, while slower speeds allow players of any skill level to complete levels at whatever pace they choose.

Breakout: Boost’s key features include: 
• Boost Control allows players to manually adjust the ball’s speed, scaling up the speed to increase the score multiplier 
• Five free levels and over 200 more unique brick layouts available in-app 
• Special ball upgrades to aid your destruction, such as the Fire, Acid, Splitting and Grenade balls 
• New and unique brick varieties standing in your way, including Exploding, Mystery, x4 and Metal bricks
• Save and restore in-progress games, so you can stop and start at your convenience 
• Game Center and OpenFeint integration for score leaderboards and achievements 

“We’ve seen great success on the iTunes App Store – first with Atari’s Greatest Hits this summer and again with the recent launch of Asteroids: Gunner™, the first original version of  one of our classic and world-renowned franchises available for iOS devices: iPhone, iPad and iPod touch,” said Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari. “Today’s launch builds off of and continues that success, bringing the official version of one of the most popular game genres of all time to legions of Atari fans and iOS gamers alike.” 

To download Breakout: Boost from the App Store, please use the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/breakout-boost/id476059948?mt=8. 

Head over and “Like” the official Breakout: Boost Facebook page to stay tuned for future content updates: www.facebook.com/breakout.

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About ATARI, SA

Atari (www.atari.com) is a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company. The original innovator of video gaming, founded in 1972, Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®, Ghostbusters®, and Rollercoaster Tycoon®. Atari capitalizes on these powerful properties by delivering compelling games online (i.e. browser, Facebook® and digital download), on smartphones and tablets and other connected devices. The Company also develops and distributes interactive entertainment for video game consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. As a licensor, Atari extends its brand and franchises into other media, merchandising and publishing categories. 

Atari has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Lyon and London. 

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