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Need For Speed Rivals

JOIN THE NEED FOR SPEED RIVALS “KING OF THE STREETS” BRACKET CHALLENGE

What if the car you use to break the laws of the roads as a racer could switch to the black and white? That is the question that the Need for SpeedTM Rivals team is asking with the “King of the Streets” Bracket Challenge. Vote for the one and only car in Need for SpeedTM Rivals that will cross-over from racer to cop or cop to racer making it playable by both sides. Gamers can choose from among eight road warriors – the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, Ford GT, Porsche Cayman S, Dodge Charger SRT8, Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series, Pagani Huayra, Lexus LFA and Aston Martin Vanquish. Join the challenge here: http://www.facebook.com/needforspeed.*

This is your chance to add to the unique gameplay and progression you’ll experience as both a cop and racer with one car that will embody the ultimate rivalry.

In Need for Speed Rivals, it’s all about the heat of competition in the legendary rivalry between cops and racers. Gamers play as either a cop or racer, where each side of the law has its own set of high stakes challenges, rewards and consequences. As a racer, the goal is to become infamous for taking risks behind the wheel and capturing your most intense escapes on video for the world to see. The more cops players evade, the more Speed Points they collect, enabling them to unlock new cars, personalisation options and evasion tech. Keep raising the stakes race after race to become an ever-more valuable target to the cops – but risk losing it all if busted. As a cop, players work together as part of a team in pursuit of racers, earning prominence and rising in the ranks of the Police Force with every bust, unlocking unique cop cars and more powerful pursuit tech.

Need for Speed Rivals will be available in Australia on November 21 and in New Zealand, November 22, 2013, on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC via OriginTM. Need for Speed Rivals will also be available for the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation 4 later this year.

To view the first Need for Speed Rivals teaser trailer, please visit www.needforspeed.com/au . To join the conversation on Need for Speed Rivals, please visit http://www.facebook.com/needforspeed , follow us on Twitter® at www.twitter.com/needforspeed  and #NFSRivals, or sign up for the official Need for Speed newsletter at www.needforspeed.com.

* This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Any questions, comments or complaints will be directed to Electronic Arts. Facebook is not associated with this promotion and by entering, you fully and completely release Facebook from any liability arising out of this promotion.

 
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EA AND INSOMNIAC GAMES LAUNCH EXPLOSIVE NEW FRANCHISE — FUSE NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Gamers Rejoice as Exciting New Action Adventure Introduces Four-Player Co-Op Fun

Sydney, Australia — May 30, 2013 — Four is better than one when it’s four against… everyone. Insomniac Games, makers of the beloved Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, today announced with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) that Fuse™ is now available in stores and on Origin™. The first multiplatform release from the award-winning independent developer, Fuse is set in a vibrant world driven by dynamic co-op action and innovative high-tech combat. Fuse places extra emphasis on player freedom, introducing a new feature, LEAP. This inventive new mechanic allows players to switch between the four characters at-will, delivering on Insomniac’s promise to bring something new to the genre and offer a unique approach to gaming with friends.

 
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WARGAME AIRLAND BATTLE: THE LAUNCH TRAILER!

The RTS Bomb is Back! Wargame AirLand Battle, the sequel to the spectacular real-time strategy game, Wargame European Escalation from Eugen Systems, today celebrates its worldwide release on PC with an explosive launch trailer.

More than a sequel to European Escalation, Wargame AirLand Battle offers vast, rich content: even more spectacular battles on bigger, more varied maps with impressive landscapes, over 800 ultra-detailed combat units of all kind to create your own armies, an innovative and fascinating dynamic campaign, and a comprehensive multiplayer mode in which up to 20 players can battle simultaneously.

This is the day that new players of Wargame will finally be able to join the battlefields of Wargame AirLand Battle, on which dozens of thousands of players have already waged war thanks to the early-access multiplayer Beta. For all players who pre-ordered the game, their early-access Beta version will be automatically transformed into the full version of game at release time, unlocking the game’s massive amount of content, and notably its fascinating dynamic campaign!

The World is at War again! Wargame AirLand Battle will be released today worldwide.

 
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Official Animal Crossing: New Leaf Facebook Page Launches in Australia and New Zealand

Keep Up-To-Date With All Things Animal Crossing

Moving to a new town and making new friends is a big step… and now Animal Crossing™ fans from Australia and New Zealand can keep up to date with all the latest news and events and on the official Animal Crossing: New Leaf Facebook page for Australia and New Zealand.

Meet Mayor Russell – the resident Mayor! He’ll be sharing all sorts of fun information and hints and tips from his time spent as Mayor, helping you to utilise your mayoral powers to build projects, set ordinances and create the town of your dreams.

The official Animal Crossing: New Leaf Facebook page is your ultimate destination to share your experiences and engage with other fans on all things Animal Crossing.

Official Animal Crossing: New Leaf Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalCrossingANZ
Packed with new animals, new experiences and new ways to have fun, both long-time fans of Animal Crossing and newcomers to the series are sure to enjoy everything that Animal Crossing: New Leaf has to offer. It’s a new life… live it how you please! Animal Crossing: New Leaf launches 15th June 2013 in Australia and New Zealand, only for Nintendo 3DS­™.

For more information:

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalCrossingANZ

Animal Crossing: New Leaf gamesite: http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/animal-crossing-new-leaf/

Nintendo 3DS website: http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo-3ds

Nintendo Australia on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NintendoAU
Nintendo Australia Image Library: http://images.nintendo.com.au

 
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A Brand New Endless Space Experience with “Disharmony”

Haarlem, The Netherlands – 28 May 2013 – Paris-based developer Amplitude Studios has enjoyed tremendous success with their first project, Endless Space, a 4X space strategy game for PC/Mac. Involving the community heavily through the Games2Gether platform, Amplitude has rewarded their players with 4 free add-ons to the game since its release in July 2012.

Showing ongoing commitment to enhancing the Endless Space experience, Amplitude Studios and publisher Iceberg Interactive now announce the first official Expansion Pack for the game, with even more content. The expansion, called ‘Disharmony’, will be released this Summer and will be available both as DLC and in retail for $/€ 9.99.

Disharmony brings a brand new experience to Endless Space players. A new faction with a unique play style, “The Harmony”, will make its appearance. Battles will be even more intense with the addition of fighters and bombers, battle formations, a new targeting system, a redesigned weapon system and enhanced invasion mechanics. The AI opponents will be significantly more unpredictable with the implementation of the new ‘Adaptive Multi-Agent Artificial Intelligence System’. Prepare your empire for epic space battles!

“We’re lucky to have a motivated team and even luckier to have such an incredible community”, commented Mathieu Girard, CEO of Amplitude Studios. “Our expansion pack has been designed based on player requests and community G2G votes, and we hope that it fulfills – or surpasses – their expectations,” he adds.

The teaser trailer can also be streamed at the Iceberg Youtube Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xSOlRV_ek&

 
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Mint Technology release the iDECT ECLIPSE Series to Australian consumers taking telecommunications to a whole new realm.

Innovative Solution Provider, Mint Technology has released a range of revolutionary new digital cordless telephone systems onto the Australian market, incorporating cutting edge technology fused with sophisticated contemporary design. The result is a unique statement in style, a telephone designed for home and designer-savvy office use which is unlike any other currently available.

So unique, the iDECT ECLIPSE Series resemble artistic sculptures which just happen to have a practical function.  These telephone systems are the landlines of the future, consisting of a base unit and handset embedded together in a single and continuous loop. The curved contours and chrome gloss finish combined with the visual absence (that is, hidden) keypad and screen contribute a minimalistic and sculptural aesthetic challenging conventional assumptions about telephone design.

Looks aside, iDECT ECLIPSE Series Telephone Systems are fully featured with an integrated digital answering machine, superior sound and DECT 6.0 technology incorporated within meaning that even though they may look out-of-this-world, they don’t compromise on comfort and offer all the functionality you’d expect from a modern-day telephone system.

Featuring a keypad lock on the handset, this stylish new phone can store up to 200 names and numbers in the system’s internal phonebook and has the option of operating in Eco-mode, providing savings on power consumption. A hands-free speaker phone is another available function and users can choose from 5 ringer melodies. The system is also expandable – by up to four handsets.

The iDECT ECLIPSE Series can take up to 13 hours talk time before it will need re-housing for a battery charge.

Available in gloss black, metallic red and white, the iDECT ECLIPSE Series is an award-winning range of telecommunications equipment, the recipient of a prestigious iF Product Design Award in Europe and most recently selected as a finalist in the ‘Consumer Electronics’  category of the Westfield Good Design Awards 2013 – a part of Vivid Sydney’s Australian International Design Festival.

RRP:

ECLIPSE 8035 + 2 (Triple Pack)                                     $349.95

ECLIPSE 8035 +1 (Twin Pack)                                        $229.95

ECLIPSE 8035 (Single Pack)                                           $ 149.95

ECLIPSE 8005 (Single Additional Handset)              $ 119.95

Available:            Black, Red and White: May 2013

Main stockists: JB-Hi Fi, Good Guys & Harvey Norman stores as well as smaller independent retailers.

For further information visit www.mint-technology.com.au or contact Mint Technology on

 
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SimCity Amusement Park – Screen

Greetings, Mayors.

Thrills, chills and more await your Sims. Available today, the Amusement Park content enables players to customize and build out their own theme parks. With nine rides, three entry gates and five concessions stands, players will have to master the art of fun as they find the right way to bring in tourists Sims, make them happy and keep them in their cities longer.

Players can create a park that elicits memories from yore with classic-themed rides, or set their Sims on an adventure with thrill-seeking rides. Content includes Ferris Wheels, roller coasters, go-kart tracks and more. Released in last week’s Update 4.0, the free new map, Edgewater Bay, offers players a stunning backdrop to plan out their theme parks. Along with the new content there are five new missions to play through and will offer new gameplay for those players who want to master the Tourism city specialization.

Players will need to learn the tricks of the trade for getting the most tourists into their park and spending money. Place that Roller Coaster and watch the Sims line up!

The Amusement Park content is a digital download and as an early mayoral special will retail for $9.99. For more information or to purchase the content, click here.

 
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Fuse Tips and Tricks Video

Get Fuse pro-tips straight from Insomniac Games in this high-energy tips and tricks video. Learn how to combine your Fuse-powered weapons to gain maximum points in the co-op campaign, master the intricacies of the wave-based “co-petitive” Echelon mode, and watch as Insomniac’s lead designer strategically leaps between agents at-will in combat to elude harrowing scenarios. Insomniac intentionally made Fuse a challenging experience to master, so use these developer tips to stay a step ahead during frantic firefights.

 
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UBISOFT ANNOUNCES RAYMAN® LEGENDS LEAPING ONTO PLAYSTATION® VITA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — May 29th, 2013 — Ubisoft has announced that Rayman fans will be able to enjoy Rayman Legends on Playstation Vita. Rayman Legends on Vita will be released alongside the console versions on August 29th.

Rayman Legends on Vita includes all of the original Rayman Legends content, as well as five exclusive maps playable with Murphy, the greenbottle fly seen in previous Rayman games, controlled through the Rear Touch Pad. A multiplayer mode is locally accessible on Wi-Fi and fans from the same country can play in cooperation. Players can also compete with one another in the online challenges and compare rankings in the online leaderboards.

In addition to the five Vita-specific maps, two exclusive costumes were created by the Ubisoft Montpellier team. Fans will have the opportunity to dress Rayman in a costume from Prince of Persia, the legendary hero of Ubisoft popular franchise, while Globox can be dressed in a costume from the famous spy series, Splinter Cell.

 
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World War Z | City Destruction

World War Z has just release an awesome ‘city destruction’ image featuring our beloved Sydney Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay and Opera House plus this awesome first look featurette!

 
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