18 November, 2011: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products today announced the partial song list for the upcoming Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3, adding that the game will be available for Wii™ on December 1^st. 

The partial song list includes the following chart-topping tunes from GLEE Season 2: 

• Billionaire
• Born This Way
• Firework
• Just The Way You Are (Amazing)
• Last Christmas
• Loser Like Me
• Lucky
• Marry You
• River Deep/Mountain High
• The Time Warp
• Toxic

Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 has the largest lineup of all-new show hits and music performances to date. The game will feature many new key elements including: 

• Popular Song Lineup – Sing up to 35 of your favourite songs from Season 2 and re-live classic scenes from the show.
• Memorable Performances from Season 2 – Perform alongside your favourite GLEE characters in unforgettable performances from episodes including ‘Britney/Brittany’, ‘Auditions’, ‘The Rocky Horror Glee Show’, and more.
• Party With GLEE – Compete in multiplayer singing games, including modes with up to six players.

Hamburg, 18.11.11 – Today is the day: gamigo’s Jagged Alliance Online, the offshoot of the legendary turn-based strategy series, is going into closed beta testing. Selected strategists can now jump in and experience exciting battles in this turn-based strategy hit for themselves.

Features of Jagged Alliance Online at a glance:

• Top-notch 3D graphics based on the Unity 3D engine
• More than 100 missions in all corners of the world
• More than 60 types of mercenaries with individual attributes
• Hundreds of different weapons and countless equipment items
• Expandable player-owned headquarters with many options for upgrading
• New tactical challenges from a variety of mission objectives
• Differentiated AI with a number of opponent types and traits
• Special PvP missions with an honor system for players

HUGE FANFARE AFTER EXPLOSIVE STRING OF UPDATES

New Servers, All-New Content And Player-Requested Updates, Special Offers And More Lead To a Huge Increase in CCU’s For Silkroad Online, Digimon Masters, And Karma Online

Seoul, Korea, November 18, 2011— Leading online game developer and publisher, Joymax, announced today that the new content updates and events for its portfolio of titles, Silkroad Online, Digimon Masters, and Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead proved to be hugely popular amongst both new and existing users of its ever expanding player community. Players reacted by posting a tremendous number of positive comments on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter and increasing their average playtime which resulted in a record breaking number of concurrent users. The portfolio of games can be found at www.Joymax.com  

“We packed a great deal of new content, new servers, special offers and much more into all of our games this week and our Joymax community showed us how happy they were with the updates by increasing site traffic, game CCUs and portal registrations,”  said Joymax CEO, Nam-chul Kim.  “We listened to our players about what they were wanting from each of our games and we took it to heart so these updates were purely for the enjoyment of our players. The feedback from the update was overwhelming. We saw many users logging into the forums and SNS praising various aspects of the update from the many new items to the additional servers.  Their reaction and support of each of our games shows us that they appreciated the new updates. We will continue to listen carefully to our users and integrate their feedback both in our games and our business model.”

Earlier this week, the Joymax titles each enjoyed some major new updates and events. 

Silkroad Online launched a series of new events directed toward its entire player community, including special offers for members of its new premium membership server Genesis, to the delight of the gaming community.  Players are enjoying major celebrations for the event including the “Fever of Creation” event, where all characters on Genesis will enjoy a boost in EXP/SP/Drop rates; this is in addition to the Carnival boost for experience and drop rates, giving a total MASSSIVE 300% EXP boost and a 200% Drop Rate bonus!  Players have also responded to being treated to new equipment, new avatar outfits and much more.  The items that users were most pleased with in the Silkroad update were the “12^th Magic Proof Stone” and “Premium Gold Time Plus items”.

Digimon Masters addressed player requests that were related to experience point (XP) deductions and low drop-hatch rates: the XP penalty for extended game play was removed and the drop-hatch rates were increased. These improvements were widely lauded as a positive step forward by the community and in addition, several new Digi-Eggs were added to the cash shop: Renamon, Tentomon, Monodramon and Kiwimon.  Digimon Masters also got a new server with the launch of Lucemon and that proved to be a huge success as CCU’s for the game increased by 50% with a huge influx of new users into all servers.

Last but not least, Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead , developed by Dragofly, the creators of Quake Wars Online and Soldier of Fortune Online, launched an update with all-new maps and weapons as well as a variety of ongoing events that players are flocking to including: “Countries with Most Assists”, the “Silver Rush” and “Predomination”, where players are challenged to see who can be the king of the new maps added as part of this patch. 

For more about Joymax and its titles visit www.Joymax.com

Players Will Defy Gravity on the New Map, “Orbital Station” 

Toronto, CANADA – November 17^th, 2011 –G4BOX Inc., a North American publisher and distributor of interactive online entertainment media, released today an update for its free-to-play military shooter, Cross Fire. The free update features Thanksgiving-themed weapons and equipment, four new weapons, and “Orbital Station”, a new science-fiction themed Team Deathmatch map featuring high-flying, low gravity gameplay.   For current players, the update will download automatically upon launching Cross Fire. New players can download and play the game for free from: http://crossfire.z8games.com. 

Cross Fire’s November update boldly takes players where they’ve never gone before…deep space! Fight it out in low gravity, launch off jump-pads and make pro mid-air headshots on the all new map, “Orbital Station”. The November update also includes four new weapons for players to add to their backpack arsenal: a Gold AWM that can be had via coupon exchange in the Black Market, a SCAR-Heavy with a camouflage skin available to loyal players through the Bonus Point Mall, the new M4A-1-S Patriot found in ZP crates, and the LR300 ML rifle available for purchase with ZP in the Item Mall.    

Players that make 500 kills on Orbital Station from November 17^th to 20^th will receive a special “Soldier Tune-Up Package” which includes a 7-day rifle magazine clip, a 7-day blue smoke grenade, and a 7-day advanced military compass. The update also introduces two new ribbons for competitive clan players to add to their profile. For full patch day events and ribbon requirements visit the Orbital Station update page at: http://crossfire.z8games.com/new_content.aspx. 

Cross Fire is a free online military first-person shooter for the PC platform. It includes a military ranking system, in-game friends lists, an integrated clan system, deep character customization options and social media integration via the Cross Fire website. More MAPS. More GUNS. More MODES. More HEADSHOTS. Join millions of players online today in the ultimate military FPS experience. 

Cross Fire is part of the Z8Games platform of free-to-play games. 

Cross Fire is free-to-download-and-play. Visit the Cross Fire homepage at: http://crossfire.z8games.com  

For more information about G4BOX visit www.g4box.com.  For more information about the Z8Games lineup of games please visit www.z8games.com.

Sydney, Australia. – November 17, 2011 – Western Digital® introduces its newest generation of My Passport® portable hard drives specifically designed for use with Mac® computers and Apple® Time Machine®, featuring compact, elegant Mac-inspired designs with high capacity storage options and exceptional security for today’s active lifestyles.

My Passport® Studio™ boasts the all-metal design and performance needed for today’s discerning Mac user, serving as an ideal companion for the on-the-go photographer, videographer, graphic artist, or creative professional that produces, shares and consumes massive amounts of digital content daily. Offering up to 1 TB capacity, the My Passport Studio also provides multiple connectivity options with two FireWire® 800 ports and a USB 2.0 interface. The dual FireWire ports provide blazing fast upload and transfer speeds while also allowing users to daisy chain additional drives or other peripherals such as HD camcorders. My Passport Studio also features encryption and password protection software, and an all-new design constructed of metal for a sturdy feel in your hand and scratch resistance.

Housed in a stylish yet durable slim enclosure, the My Passport for Mac® is designed for Mac users who need high capacity storage in an ultra-compact and lightweight design. Available in capacities up to 1 TB, My Passport for Mac remains a favorite among students and other Mac users whose work environments may include extensive travel or outdoor and adventure locations.

With minimal local storage on the MacBook® and MacBook Air® products, My Passport for Mac serves as an easy-to-use and reliable storage and back-up source for music, videos, photos and all digital content. Conveniently powered through its USB 2.0 interface, users can quickly connect the My Passport for Mac drive to their MacBook or MacBook Air without the need for additional cables or power source.

“Whether you are a member of the creative community or simply use your Mac to enjoy digital content on-the-go, users will find the perfect portable storage solution with WD’s My Passport Studio and My Passport for Mac high-capacity portable hard drives,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. “We know the value our customers place on their digital content, which is why we set demanding requirements for durability, security, and long-term reliability, with all our drives.”

Pricing and Availability
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Product Name: My Passport Studio/ My Passport for Mac
RRP:

Online Store Australia: http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/home

Australia Distributors: Synnex Australia, Express Online
New Zealand Distributors: Synnex NZ, Ingram Micro NZ
Website:  www.westerndigital.com
Availability: Now
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wdaust

About WD
WD, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users’ data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and home entertainment products.

WD was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Bose Corporation has opened its first company-owned store in the Westfield Sydney shopping centre. The new Bose store will feature an in-store theatre, interactive product displays and access to Bose experts. The store will also offer the latest Bose innovations in personal and home audio, including wireless music systems, home theatre systems, Wave Systems, headphones, and the company’s breakthrough television.

The unique in-store theatre features movies and music from Bose surroundsound and home entertainment systems — showcasing the deep, low notes of an action sequence, to the vocal clarity of a singer’s voice during a liveconcert.

Bose Demonstration Specialists are on-site to offer guidance, answer questions, and coordinate in-home installations. The store also offers personal shopping appointments for customers who prefer one-on-one help from a dedicated Bose representative.

Innovations Only From Bose

Bose Corporation’s commitment to research fuels the company’s fundamental goal: to develop products and technologies that improve people’s lives. The Bose store in Westfield will offer Bose’s most popular systems and most recent introductions, including: The new Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker, a portable speaker that connects wirelessly to any Bluetooth enabled device. Now, the music from a smartphone or tablet can be streamed at the touch of a button and played out loud anywhere — with a level of audio performance, mobility and durability that’s entirely new for Bluetooth speakers.

The new Bose Lifestyle 135 home entertainment system and the Bose Cinemate 1 SR digital home theatre speaker system, the first soundbar systems from Bose. Using proprietary Bose technologies, each system provides a new level of audio performance and placement flexibility for soundbar solutions, delivering unmistakable home theatre sound from one elegant speaker array, and a new wireless Acoustimass module. The Bose VideoWave entertainment system, a breakthrough that combines a home theatre sound system, 46″ 1080p LCD display, and music system into one revolutionary product — eliminating the need for separate speakers, a bass module or speaker wires. And all connected devices — for watching TV and movies, or listening to music — are controlled by one six-button click page remote and an interface on the screen, an innovation that replaces multiple remotes and hundreds of buttons.

The new Bose OE2 and OE2i audio headphones, which both feature demostrably better audio performance than their predecessors, and an updated look and design. Music is reproduced with improved accuracy, and the new contoured styling creates a closer, more comfortable fit.

Store Location and Contact Information

The new Bose store at Westfield will be centrally located on Level 6. It will be open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 6.30pm, Thursday 9.30am – 9pm and Sunday 10am – 6pm, beginning on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. A special kiosk of Bose personal audio products, including QuietComfort headphones and the latest in-ear, around-ear, and on-ear audio headphones, will also be open on Level 2.

Sydney, Australia – November 17, 2011 – ZeniMax® Media Inc. today announced that Bethesda Softworks’® award-winning title, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has enjoyed an enthusiastic reception by gamers across the globe. After shipping seven million units of Skyrim for the Xbox 360®video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC, Skyrim’s launch units are expected to generate more than $450 million in global retail sales. 

With tens of thousands of fans lining up at retail outlets on 11/11/11 to purchase the game, Skyrim continued to record strong sales following its release. More than 50% of launch units were sold in the first 48 hours and Bethesda Softworks has been receiving large reorders from major retailers in North America, and across Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Online activity has been notable, with Steam reporting that in the first 24 hours of its release, Skyrim set a record with over 280,000 concurrent players, far outdistancing all other titles. 

“We are grateful for the fans’ response to Skyrim,” said Robert Altman, Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media.  “Todd Howard and his team at Bethesda Game Studios have crafted a very special game. Anticipation for Skyrim has surpassed any game in our company’s history, and we are pleased that sales and reviews have reflected the quality and hours of amazing gameplay it provides.” 

The eagerly-awaited title has garnered more than 50 perfect review scores, earning praise from some of the industry’s most influential and respected critics including: USA Today, G4TV, GameSpy, Wired, Eurogamer, Destructoid, GamePro, Official Xbox Magazine, Joystiq, The Guardian, and GamesRadar. G4TV describes Skyrim as “one of the greatest games ever made” and Eurogamer was one of many outlets to call it a “masterpiece.” 

“Without a doubt, this has been our most ambitious project ever,” said Todd Howard, Game Director on Skyrim. “After over three years of development, we’re finally excited to get it into everyone’s hands.” 

Developed by Bethesda Game Studios®, the makers of the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, and 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout® 3, Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world for you to explore any way you choose. 

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

NEW F1 2011 VIDEO NOW PLAYING AT www.facebook.com/formula1game 

17^th November 2011 Today Codemasters® announced that F1 2011 is set to be a launch title for PlayStation® Vita on 22^nd February 2012. To mark the news, Codemasters has launched a new video showing how iconic circuits including Monaco, Melbourne and Silverstone are authentically recreated for portable play as players are invited to compete on the go. The trailer, featuring gameplay footage including a cast of FORMULA ONE™ stars racing wheel-to-wheel, is now showing at www.facebook.com/formula1game.  

F1 2011 for PlayStation Vita is tuned for FORMULA ONE racing on the go and will feature all the official teams, drivers and circuits from the 2011 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Players can compete for motorsport’s ultimate prize across a full season, including practice and qualifying sessions, enter an individual GRAND PRIX™ or jump into Time Trial mode. An additional and extensive Challenge mode is perfect for portable play, with gamers completing a wide range of objectives including checkpoint, gate and overtaking challenges. 

Players are also invited to compete on the go with a range of multiplayer modes. Gamers can race wheel-to-wheel in four player GRAND PRIX races, go head-to-head in Time Trials or team up with a friend in F1 2011’s two-on-two co-operative career mode. Multiplayer modes can be enjoyed online and via the PlayStation Vita’s WLAN connection. Gamers can tailor their experience across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning their car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options. 

Whether players want to jump in and race, play against their friends or build a career from rookie to FIA FORMULA ONE DRIVERS’ WORLD CHAMPION, F1 2011 for PlayStation Vita is perfect for all fans of the world’s fastest sport. 

The PlayStation Vita edition of F1 2011 is a co-development between Sumo Digital and Codemasters Birmingham and will be available at launch for Sony’s new handheld console. F1 2011 for Nintendo 3DS™ is also in development, and F1 2011 is available now for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows®. To get all the news straight from the studio race over to www.facebook.com/formula1game or follow the team on twitter at www.twitter.com/formula1game.6

Tomorrow – Friday, November 18th right here at www.rockstargames.com and at the official Max Payne 3 page, look for the very first in a series of in-depth Max Payne 3 videos.

The Design and Technology Video Series will offer a detailed look at the targeting mechanics, movement and animation, enemy intelligence and other technical design innovations going into building an advanced, intense and immersive action-shooter with Max Payne 3.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19611/coming-tomorrow-max-payne-3-design-and-technology-series-video.html

https://twitter.com/#!/RockstarGames/status/136840592318668801

http://www.facebook.com/rockstargames#!/rockstargames/posts/10150481073625097

Pre-order today to secure an exclusive limited edition PS Vita Pre-Order Gift Pack* 

SYDNEY, 17 November 2011 – Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) has confirmed pre-order details for the highly anticipated next generation portable entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), which launches in stores across Australia on 23 February 2012.  For a limited period, pre-orders for PS Vita will be available through select Australian retailers* that include EB Games, GAME and JB Hi-Fi.

Not only will pre-ordering guarantee a PS Vita on the day of launch, but it also means you can take home an exclusive PS Vita Gift Pack** that includes limited edition merchandise, exclusive content and game discounts for PlayStation®Store. The PS Vita Pre-order Gift Pack content includes: 

In Ear Headphones in ‘PS Vita Blue’

Exclusive sleek, blue metallic finish in ear PlayStation® design headphones plus a pre-order code*** that will unlock PlayStation®Network (PSN) voucher codes for the following:

• AUD$8 discount on one of the following PS Vita games on PlayStation®Store: Little Deviants™, Super Stardust™ Delta, Hustle Kings™, Escape Plan™, Exclusive PS Vita items for PlayStation®Home: PS Vita T- Shirt,Sunglasses,Headphones, Trainers and Bag
• Exclusive early access to Frobisher Says! application for PS Vita
• An exclusive PS Vita Avatar for PlayStation Network

To pre-order is simple, just head to your local EB Games, GAME or JB Hi-Fi store from today to place a deposit.  Upon PS Vita launch on 23 February 2012, return to the same store to pay balance for your PS Vita, collect your pre order gift pack and start playing.  It’s that easy! 

PlayStation Vita offers unlimited interactive entertainment anytime and anywhere. Through a unique feature set including a stunning 5” OLED touch screen, rear touch pad, dual analog sticks, motion sensors, and dual cameras, a revolutionary user interface, and additional 3G and Wi-Fi support – PS Vita delivers the ultimate and uncompromised portable gaming experience, by offering a host of rich new-ways to play and socially connect with the world around you. 

PlayStation Vita launches in stores across Australia on 23 February 2012. PS Vita 3G/Wi-Fi model will be available for AUD$449.95 RRP and PS Vita Wi-Fi model for AUD$349.95 RRP****. 

For more information please visit www.au.playstation.com/psvita/ to find out more and sign up for Inside PS Vita to get the most up to date news and exclusive content. 

Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PlayStationAU 

View the latest PlayStation Vita videos at www.youtube.com/PlayStationAustralia