Ubisoft^® is excited to announce Jesse Coad (“Jezilla”) as the Australian winner of Might & Magic Duel Of Champions “Road to Paris” Tournament held last weekend at PAX Australia. Mr Coad triumphed over 32 other contestants after an intense two days of qualifiers and finals series, coming back from 2-0 down in the final, to win the best of five match 3-2 against Damien Brags.

Mr Coad will be travelling to Paris Games Week (October 30 – November 3) courtesy of Ubisoft for his opportunity to be crowned the Grand Champion of Might & Magic Duel Of Champions. He will be facing seven other contestants from around the world who will be securing their spot through the remaining qualifying rounds. For his effort to reach the final, runner up, Mr Brags has been invited to an online “last chance” elite wildcard swiss tournament for a second chance to reach the final stage.

Tournament winner: Jesse Coad

Remaining live “Road to Paris” qualifying events: 

• GenCon in Indianapolis, August 15-18
• Gamescom in Cologne, August 22-25
• Fan Expo in Toronto, August 22-25
• Eurogamer in London, September 26-29
• Paris Games Week in Paris, October 30-Nov3

For more information about the Might & Magic: Duel of Champions “Road to Paris” Tournament Series, please visit http://road2paris.com/rules-info/.

To play Might & Magic: Duel of Champions, please visit the Apple Store or http://www.duelofchampions.com.

Explore the Sim World of Tomorrow with The Sims 3 Into the Future

Also revealed are all new-items with The Sims 3 Movie Stuff pack

Fully revealed today is The Sims 3 Into the Future Expansion Pack, the latest title from The Sims Studio shipping this Spring.

It’s a brave new world for the Sims as they go where they’ve never gone before – into the future and back. In The Sims 3 Into the Future, Sims can transport themselves hundreds of years forward where they can explore the world of tomorrow, meet their descendants, master the technology of the future, like hoverboards, jetpacks and food synthesizers and more. Have your fun, but be prepared for the consequences. Your Sims actions in the present will have surprising effects on the future.

Also revealed today, was The Sims 3 Movie Stuff pack. With The Sims 3 Movie Stuff pack, you can be inspired to tell all-new stories inspired by iconic movie genres like Western, Comic Book Blockbuster and Creepy Features. What story will you tell with the movie making stuff?

To find out more about The Sims 3 Into the Future and The Sims 3 Movie Stuff pack, tune in to our live broadcast today, July 23rd at 10 AM PDT (24 July 2013 at 3:00:00 AM). The Sims Studio will be showing off The Sims 3 Into the Future gameplay for the first time and will be debuting the first-look at the Western-themed stuff for The Sims 3 Movie Stuff. After the broadcast is over be sure to visit www.TheSims.com to read about how time travel came to The Sims 3 Into the Future by Producer Sarah Nelson.

Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3 Into the Future and The Sims Movie Stuff pack are for Win/Mac. The Sims 3 Into the Future is still pending its rating from the OFLC. Pre-orders start on July 23rd for The Sims 3 Into the Future: http://www.thesims.com/au/the-sims-3-into-the-future and The Sims 3 Movie Stuff pack: http://thesims.com/au/the-sims-3-movie-stuff.

Paris, 22 July 2013 – Having previously teamed up to develop several successful games including The Amazing Spider-Man and Iron Man 3 – The Official Game, Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, and Marvel are joining forces once again to bring the official game inspired from the highly anticipated new movie Thor: The Dark World to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.

In this free-to-play game, Thor must restore order to the Nine Worlds. Perform all of the God of Thunder’s iconic combat moves as you lead Asgardian forces, including the Warriors Three, in over 100 exciting and varied missions against Marauders and Dark Elves.  Gameloft’s stunning HD game engine brings to life the beauty of the Thor universe and worlds like Jotunheim and Asgard.  Thor: The Dark World will also include a compelling social multiplayer element where fans join forces to earn victory. An original story inspired by the film and cowritten by famed Marvel writer Christopher Yost provides a gripping narrative for the game.

“We are delighted to continue our excellent collaboration with Marvel,” said Karine Kaiser, VP Marketing & Licensing at Gameloft. “Developing official games from Marvel’s cinematic blockbusters and bringing the fans an immersive experience in a Super Hero world inspires us every time.” 

“Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game will allow fans of the franchise to play as one of Marvel’s most iconic Super Heroes in a game of epic scope and beauty.” said Javon Frazier, VP Games Marketing at Marvel. “With this new game, we are further expanding the successful relationship between Marvel and Gameloft.” 

Thor: The Dark World –The Official Game will be released in conjunction with the theatrical film from Marvel in November.

Discover the teaser trailer at the following link: http://youtu.be/kK5fRQxVcNI

Additional downloadable content coming to Pandora, including highly-anticipated second level cap increase

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Sydney, Australia – July 23, 2013 – 2K and Gearbox Software today announced that more downloadable content will be available for the award-winning Borderlands® 2 on all platforms worldwide* beginning this fall. The Borderlands 2 Season Pass is now complete, but more badass content is headed to Pandora with a second level cap increase, epic boss battles, and all-new head and skin sets.

This fall, players can cause more mayhem on Pandora with the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2: Digistruct Peak Challenge, which raises the level cap from 61 to 72 for all six playable characters and will be available soon for $8.99 (400 Microsoft Points).

For the first time, new, uniquely-themed boss fights with additional bonus content will be available for individual purchase beginning this fall and continuing into 2014. Each pack will offer players a new quest leading to a boss fight and, once the player is victorious, in addition to a loot drop, a unique head and skin set for each playable character will unlock.

Additionally, new head and skin sets will be available for $1.75 (80 Microsoft Points) each, making all six of the playable Borderlands 2 characters more customizable than ever before.

“Ever since the completion of the Season Pass, gamers have been clamoring for more Borderlands 2 content,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Starting this fall, fans will get a surge of new content further expanding the world of Pandora; giving players more reasons to stay engaged in the action-packed world of Borderlands 2.”

“The development team at Gearbox Software is very proud of the content included in the Season Pass, but we want our fans to know we’re not finished with Pandora yet,” said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. “Soon Vault Hunters will be able to take all six Borderlands 2 characters to powerful new levels, while outfitting them with the most badass heads and skins to date.”

The Season Pass, which also contains the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack, is still available for purchase and provides over $60 worth of content for $39.95 (2400 Microsoft Points), includes four extensive add-on campaigns offering dozens of hours of gameplay:

• Captain Scarlett and her Pirate’s Booty;
• Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage;
• Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt;
• Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep.

Players can also individually purchase the four add-on campaigns for $15.99 each (800 Microsoft Points) as well as the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack for $8.99 (400 Microsoft Points).

Borderlands 2 is rated MA15+ in Australia and R16 in New Zealand and is available now on the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Mac, and Windows PC. For the latest Borderlands 2 news and information, please visit the official Borderlands 2 web site, and follow on Twitter and Facebook.

2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

*Borderlands 2 base game is not included in this add-on content campaign, but is required to play all of the included content.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is pleased to reveal the voiceover cast for LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes, led by THE comic book legend, the one and only Stan Lee! The former President and Chairman of Marvel Comics and co-creator of all time comic favourites such as Spiderman, The Hulk, the X-men, Iron Man and the Fantastic Four will be lending his voice for his own in-game character in LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes available this Spring.

We have b-roll of Stan Lee’s recording session for LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes available for splicing into video segments upon request. Please let us know if you have any questions, and if we can further assist you in your coverage.

The all-star cast of LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes is stacked with talent, voicing more than 100 playable characters.  The entire cast includes Laura Bailey, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, John Bentley, JB Blanc, Dave Boat, Steve Blum, Greg Cipes, Jeff Combs, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin Downes, Clark Gregg, James Horan, Andrew Kishino, Phil LaMarr, Yuri Lowenthal, Danielle Nicolet, Nolan North, Adrian Pasdar, Roger Craig Smith, David Sobolov, Tara Strong, Fred Tatasciore, James Arnold Taylor, Kari Wahlgren, and Travis Willingham.

LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world. Players will chase down Cosmic Bricks as they travel across LEGO Manhattan and visit key locations from the Marvel Universe, such as Stark Tower, Asteroid M, a Hydra base and the X-Mansion.

Set for release this spring, the game will be available for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Wii U™, Nintendo DS™, Nintendo 3DS™, PlayStation® Vita, PC, as well as next-gen consoles Xbox One® and PlayStation® 4.