Critically-Acclaimed Third Person iOS Shooter Now Available on Android Devices

Kick More Mass!  Mass Effect Infiltrator, the fully featured interpretation of BioWare’s premier science fiction universe developed by Melbourne studio, IronMonkey, is now available on Google Play.  In Mass Effect Infiltrator, players take on the role of Randall Ezno, a Cerberus agent who becomes disillusioned with the organisation he works for, eventually turning into one of their fiercest enemies as he uncovers the depths that Cerberus will plumb to achieve their despicable goals. Along the way the player gathers important Intel that will be shared with the Alliance to help sway the final confrontation in Mass Effect 3 through the Galaxy at War system.

Packed with rich graphics and fast-paced action, Mass Effect Infiltrator for Android features stunning graphics, intuitive swipe-and-tap combat controls, high-tech armor and weapons, and Galaxy at War connectivity that enables players to boost their Galactic Readiness Rating in Mass Effect 3.

Mass Effect Infiltrator is now available on Google Play.

The Siege of Neverwinter Continues with Stunning Cinematic and New Playable Content

(Redwood City, CA) May 22, 2012 — Perfect World Entertainment today announced its plans for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), June 5 – 7, 2012, at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Headlining this year’s Perfect World booth (#4512 West Hall) is Neverwinter, a free action MMORPG based on the world-renowned Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

Those who visit the Perfect World booth will get an exclusive first look of The Siege of Neverwinter: Part II, a three part series cinematic trailer, in an enclosed theater area at the booth. Attendees will find themselves exploring and defending the city of Neverwinter as it rises from the ashes of destruction, with a playable, custom-built demo developed by Cryptic Studios especially for E3.

Throughout the expo, booth visitors will have a chance to collect a highly coveted Neverwinter tote bag and win a wide assortment of Neverwinter collectibles, including limited edition beanies and t-shirts. Players will also have a chance to enter raffles held twice daily. The raffles feature a wide assortment of prizes, including NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards, computer, and gaming equipment from Logitech and Alienware.

Behind Closed Doors:

Hands-on RaiderZ and Neverwinter demos will also be available exclusively for press by appointment to registered media only. Press members will have the opportunity to interview and hear from the producers and developers of RaiderZ and Neverwinter about the progress and development of the games. To schedule an appointment, please refer to the designated company contact listed above.

Perfect World E3 Line-up:

Neverwinter (PC, Action MMORPG)

Taking place in the iconic Dungeons & Dragons, city of Neverwinter, this free MMORPG will take you from the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North, to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure. Epic stories, strategic gameplay and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Faerûn and the ruined city of Neverwinter.

More information:  http://www.playneverwinter.com/

RaiderZ (PC, Monster-hunting MMORPG)

Experience the heart-pounding thrill of the hunt where the line between hunter and hunted quickly blurs. Track down colossal-sized monsters online in an open world that is as beautiful as it is deadly. In an exotic land overrun by hideous creatures, the country of Rendel has put out a call to all able-bodied adventurers. Will you discover the origins of the monsters’ invasion and where their taste for human flesh comes from? Now, hunt together… or die alone!

More information:  http://www.playraiderz.com

ABOUT PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Perfect World Entertainment is a leading North American online games publisher specializing in immersive free-to-play MMORPGs. Founded in 2008, Perfect World Entertainment has published 10 popular titles, including Blacklight Retribution, Forsaken World, Perfect World International and Star Trek Online. The company works closely with its American development teams and partners such as Cryptic Studios, developer of the highly anticipated MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter, and Runic Games, developer of the hit Torchlight series, to provide unparalleled quality of service and game experiences to its players. A subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), Perfect World Entertainment is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: www.perfectworld.com

All-New Face Off Distills Call of Duty® Multiplayer Into One-on-One and Two-on-Two Gameplay

Modern Warfare® 3 Content Collection #2 Offers More Content than Ever Before With Three New Multiplayer Maps and Two New Special Ops Missions in Addition to new Face Off Maps

Sydney, Australia – May 23, 2012 – Face Off’s one-on-one or two-on-two gameplay delivers the most visceral Call of Duty® multiplayer experience in the franchise’s history. Getaway and Lookout, two fiercely tactical maps designed exclusively for Face Off, are part of Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®3 Content Collection #2, released today by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Call of Duty® MW3 Content Collection #2 features a sprawling collection of new killzones, offering Xbox LIVE® gamers the biggest and most varied content drop in Call of Duty history.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 offers seven all-new pieces of content that includes:
• Getaway: This former white-sand vacation spot, boasting exotic aquaria and surfside infinity pools, is now a Face Off map and a haven for ruthless run-and-gun violence.
• Lookout: A perilous warren of chokepoints and tight corridors, the second Face Off map drops your one- or two-man teams into a forward observation base carved into a war-torn mountainside.
• Sanctuary: Destroy the opposition—and the ornate relics of an ancient monastic order—in the towering sandstone cloister of central Greece’s Sanctuary. SMGs, assault rifles and shotguns will make short work of both.
• Foundation: Choose your rules of engagement in this decommissioned cement factory in the heart of South Korea, perfectly constructed for both sniping and run-and-gun combat.
• Oasis: Once a postcard-worthy holiday spot, now a paradise for a different sort of traveler—the ones who’ve traded fanny packs for combat fatigues. Pick your combat lanes carefully atop this ancient stone fortress turned five star resort.
• Kill Switch: Armed with an EMP, you and a squad mate must neutralize a Russian carrier deep within enemy territory. This Special Ops Mission tasks one team member on the ground, fighting through hostiles on your way to the detonation site, while the other must maintain vital cover from behind a sniper scope.
• Iron Clad: For the first time, take the wheel of an Abrams-class tank with full escort. Breach and clear and exfiltrate from behind enemy lines in Hamburg in this all-new Special Ops mission.

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 Content Collection #2 is available first on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 1,200 Microsoft Points. The Collection is open to all; a premium Call of Duty® Elite membership is not required. The DLC pack will be available on other platforms at a later date.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 is published by Activision and co-developed by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software. Call of Duty: Black Ops is rated “MA15+” by the Classification Board. For more information on the Call of Duty: MW3 content drops, season of content, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty Elite visit www.callofduty.com/mw3 and www.callofduty.com/elite.

Classic Graphic Novel eBooks Now Available at Kobo

CAMBRIDGE, MA—May 22, 2012— Trajectory, Inc. announced today that the iconic Classics Illustrated comic and graphic novel series are now available in the Kobo eBookstore. The series consists of over 120 digital graphic novels presented in a comic book format with robust color illustrations that introduce great literature to readers of all ages. Trajectory is collaborating with Kobo, Inc. a leader in eReading to deliver the series on the Kobo Vox eReader.

Comic book lovers worldwide get ready; the Classics Illustrated digital graphic novels published by Trajectory are now available for purchase at www.kobo.com. The series features the world’s greatest stories by the worlds greatest authors including: “The Last of the Mohicans,” “War of the Worlds,” “The Pearl Princess,” “Treasure Island,” “The Count of Monte Cristo,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Alice in Wonderland”, “Jane Eyre” and hundreds more.

“We’re thrilled to offer Classics Illustrated titles to our customers around the world,” said Michael Tamblyn, EVP Content, Sales and Merchandising, Kobo Inc. “With the Kobo Vox multimedia eReader and the Kobo eReading app for iPad, we are opening up a new way to enjoy classic works of literature.”

“Trajectory, Inc.’s Classics Illustrated has diversified and strengthened its already solid reputation as a thoughtful, intelligent publisher of canonical, traditional titles” said Dr. Katie Monnin, Professor of Literacy, University of North Florida. “From the perspective of an educator I foresee limitless potential in bringing Classics Illustrated into the classroom. Probably well known to teachers, parents, and librarians the Classics Illustrated titles are sure to be engaging and exciting comic book stories for an entirely new generation of readers.  An A+ idea and comic book execution eBook format, I highly recommend these titles make their way into your child or student’s hands.”

Novelist Anne Rice states from a recent PW Comics World piece, “I remember reading Jane Eyre in the Classics comics and how much I loved the details and seeing the madwoman in the attic in those little panels and seeing the whole novel play out. What always drew me were very detailed, representational drawings, rather than something abstract. I wanted to see a lot of richness and a lot of depth.” Classics Illustrated graphic novels, she said, “Have a freedom that is all their own to create an entire universe in detail fairly inexpensively, compared to a film.”

“Our Canadian partners at Kobo are wonderful supporters of digital comic and graphic novel content with the outstanding Kobo Vox,” said Jim Bryant, Trajectory CEO. “Making the Classics available in digital form brings these brilliant works to where people live now, on their digital devices.”

About Trajectory, Inc. –

Trajectory is a Cambridge, MA based technology and marketing oriented publishing company that collaborates with leading authors, artists, and traditional publishers. Trajectory has 130 eBooks and apps in distribution.

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About Kobo, Inc.

Kobo Inc. is one of the world’s fastest-growing eReading services offering more than 2.5 million eBooks, magazines and newspapers– and counting. Believing that consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device, Kobo has built an open-standards platform to provide consumers with a choice when reading. Inspired by a “Read Freely” philosophy and a passion for innovation, Kobo has expanded to nearly 200 countries, where millions of consumers have access to localized eBook catalogues and award-winning eReaders, like the Kobo Touch. With top-ranked eReading applications for Apple, BlackBerry, Android, and Windows products, Kobo allows consumers to make eReading social through Facebook Timeline and Reading Life, an industry-first social experience that lets users to earn awards for time spent reading and encouraging others to join in. Headquartered in Toronto and owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten, Kobo eReaders can be found in major retail chains across the globe.

Collector’s edition and Exclusive DLC Fighters Available with Pre-Orders of Genre-Defining Fighter Releasing September 13^h, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand 

Sydney, Australia – 23 May 2012 – NAMCO BANDAI Partners today announced TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2, the next installment in the award-winning fighting game franchise, will release to retailers worldwide the week of September 10, 2012 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 will boast the largest roster of fighters in TEKKEN™ history and fighting game fans who pre-order the game at select retailers can look forward to playing with one or more of these additional DLC characters: Michelle Chang, Angel, Kunimitsu or Ancient Ogre immediately at launch.

On day one of TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2’s launch, fans that placed their pre-orders with selected retailers will have access to the exclusive DLC characters.

European TEKKEN fans will also have access to the “We are TEKKEN” edition of TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2, a collector’s edition packed in an exclusive metal case including the following content: the original soundtrack of the game and an additional music CD with remixes, an artbook with more than 200 pages, a behind the scene video with Harada San and other special guests giving you their best Tokyo tips.

TEKKEN shattered fighting game genre barriers when it unveiled tag based combat with the release of TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT in 1999. TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 continues to break boundaries with the introduction of the new Fight Lab mode, where players can customize the moves and appearance of new training character, Combot. Players that clear the innovative Fight Lab will have mastered the complexities of TEKKEN and own their own customized Combot, which can be used in offline and non-ranked online play.

In addition to this, one-on-one fighting and solo fighter vs. tag-team battles have been added to enhance the range of gameplay options for seasoned TEKKEN fans while providing an easier point of access to new players. TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 also includes Pair Play, where up to four players can each control a character in the ultimate team battle.

TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Australia and New Zealand on September 13, 2012.

For more information on the TEKKEN™ universe, please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu or www.tekken.com. Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Tekken or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN or http://www.twitter.com/FilthieRich.

Ball-based Apes bounce on to the PlayStation®Vita this October! 

SYDNEY, Australia (23^rd May, 2012) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. are delighted to announce that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz™ will be available on PlayStation®Vita systems across Australia on the 25^th of October 2012, via digital download and retail outlets. AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby all return in the most advanced Monkey Ball title yet.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz™ contains over 100 stages of puzzle mayhem, eight mini-games (including fan favourites such as Monkey Target and Monkey Bingo) as well as a full complement of Vita specific features that take full advantage of the powerful handheld console. Tilt control functionality allows gamers to step inside the Monkey Ball and negotiate the game world via motion control, while the PS Vita’s camera can be used to snap real-world objects to create custom stages to challenge your friends and family.

Online Multiplayer means gamers will be able to go bananas at each other just about anywhere in the world and Global Leaderboards – accessible via GPS – will set the precedent for just who is the most talented monkey manipulator around!

For more information please visit http://www.sega.co.uk/supermonkeyball/.

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Launch bonus and special edition of highly anticipated title announced 

Sydney, Australia – May 23, 2012 – 2K Games announced today that XCOM^®: Enemy Unknown, the highly anticipated action-strategy game from Firaxis Games, will be available for purchase in Australia & New Zealand on October 12, 2012 for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Additionally, pre-ordering XCOM: Enemy Unknown from participating retailers guarantees receiving the Elite Soldier Pack, a launch bonus offering top-of-the-line soldier customization features that will only be available for a limited time. There will also be a special edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown available exclusively for PC that contains a variety of unique XCOM items.

“As we reimagine XCOM, one of our goals is to evolve the experience while recognizing what made X-COM one of the greatest PC games to date,” said Sarah Anderson, senior vice president of marketing for 2K. “It’s important to create an experience that is appealing to both existing fans and newcomers to the world of XCOM, which is what we’re doing with XCOM: Enemy Unknown.”

Released in 1993, the original X-COM is regarded as one of the best games ever made and has been reimagined as XCOM: Enemy Unknown by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on the X-COM legacy with an entirely new story, enemies and technologies to fight hostile aliens and defend Earth. In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, players will oversee combat strategies and individual unit tactics as well as base management and resource allocation as commander of a secret global military organization, XCOM. With equal emphasis on deep strategy and intense tactical combat, XCOM: Enemy Unknown will allow gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is not yet rated by the OFLC. For more information, please visit www.xcom.com. For the latest news and information on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/XCOM.

‘MUIRHOUSE’ INVITED TO ATTEND THE FRIGHT-NIGHT FILM FESTIVAL

Australia’s own supernatural horror film “Muirhouse’; currently screening at Marche Du Film at this month’s Cannes Film Festival; yesterday announced it will be included in the Official Selection at this years Fright-Night Film Festival in the USA.

‘We are thrilled to receive an invitation from this renowned horror festival’ Tanzeal Rahim, Writer/Director of ‘Muirhouse’ comments ‘Australians have been kicking goals at this years Cannes Film Festival, and the support for our film from local and overseas markets has been overwhelming!  This invitation to attend Fright-Night is just a cherry on the top of a hugely successful week for us!’.

In the tradition of films like ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘Paranormal Activity’ – “Muirhouse’ is a documentary style film set in Australia’s most haunted house; the Monte Cristo Homestead.

The film is based on actual happenings at the house from documented recordings by paranormal experts.  Philip Muirhouse (played by Australian actor Iain PF MacDonald) finds himself alone in the house; and the frightening events of that night are recorded in real time by camera and audio devices; taking the audience on a suspenseful, nail biting ride!

Sydney, Australia – May 23, 2012 – Trion Worlds and Syfy today released a short documentary video detailing the production of the upcoming transmedia event, Defiance™. Both a massive online shooter game from Trion, and a science fiction drama set to premier on Syfy next April, Defiance is a singular universe where gamers adventure as Ark Hunters in the new frontier of the San Francisco Bay Area, while viewers of the television show follow an immersive character driven drama set near St. Louis, MO each week. Together, the game and the show will combine and interact to provide the most immersive entertainment experience ever produced.