SYDNEY, Australia – June 1, 2012 – And the UEFA EURO 2012 ™ champion is…Germany! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today declared Germany the winner of UEFA EURO 2012 ™ through a tournament simulationusing the market-leading football engine that drives EA SPORTS ™ UEFA EURO 2012 ™ on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC. EA SPORTS™ was able to simulate the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship and test all 16 teams under the same conditions they will face in the weeks ahead. It was determined that Germany will defeat Netherlands 2-1 at Olympic Stadium in Kyiv on July 1 to win The Henri Delaunay Trophy.

SYDNEY, Australia – June 1, 2012: Tru Blu Entertainment announced today  that the AFL Live Game of the Year Edition will be released on 12 July, 2012 on  PC, as well as the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and Wii™ consoles. Developed by  Australian Game Studios Big Ant (AFL Live for Xbox 360 and PS3) and Wicked  Witch (AFL Wii), the game includes the dynamic gameplay and feel of both these
titles as well as updated team lists and on-field uniforms for the 2012 season, the  new Skoda Stadium and the ability to play as competition newcomers – the  Greater Western Sydney Giants.

“The AFL Live Game of the Year Edition is an exciting offering to AFL fans,  allowing them the chance to influence their team’s performance and lead them to  a Premiership victory.” said Jessica Hatz, AFL Licensing Manager. “It’s an  incredibly realistic AFL experience and a must have game for anyone who loves  their AFL”.

AFL Live Game of the Year Edition is packed with original content, as well as  new features and updates:

• Lead your team to Premiership glory – see and feel every big play with  the ultimate in realistic movement, motion captured from real players
• Tackle, bump, fend and spoil, or take massive speckies
• View multiple camera settings and dramatic replays
• Utilise 2012 team lists and on-field uniforms
• Experience the new Skoda Stadium
• Play with a completely new team – the Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Listen to expert commentary from Dennis Cometti and Brian Taylor
• Create and customise unique players and teams
• Battle it out with your friends in online Multiplayer modes on PC, Xbox  360 and PlayStation 3

Tru Blu has not forgotten its loyal AFL fans either, and they too will be able to  purchase an update for their existing version of AFL Live with all of the 2012  content courtesy of the AFL Live 2012 Update Pack for Xbox 360 and  PlayStation 3. In the biggest news of the announcement, the AFL Live 2012  Update Pack will be available for electronic download from 6 June, 2012 – less  than a week away!
“With these releases, we are excited to be able to offer the full experience of the  2012 season to new fans, while continuing to look after those already loyal to the  franchise” said Managing Director, Sebastian Giompaolo. “We hope that fans will  continue to enjoy the blockbuster AFL action and intense multiplayer battles  they’ve become accustomed to.”

More information and updates about AFL Live can be found by becoming a fan of  Tru Blu on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/trublugames

THE PGA TOUR IS HERE! Android fans can play through world famous PGA TOUR courses with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12 and see how they stack up with real PGA PROS, including Tiger Woods himself. Gamers can soak in the feeling of standing on the world’s finest fairways. With smoother and more precise touch controls, players can attack the greens and sink that clutch birdie putt in winning style.

EXPERIENCE THE PGA TOUR LIKE A PRO

• Players can choose their course and golfer, and play against other scores in PGA TOUR mode
• Take on the Tiger Challenge, consisting of over 20 mini-games designed to test skills — earn money that can be used to participate in PGA TOUR events in game
• Play through PGA TOUR courses, including Pebble Beach, St. Andrews, TPC Sawgrass, Hazeltine, Doral, TPC Boston, and Greenbrier
• Play as or alongside eight pros including Tiger Woods, Anthony Kim, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Paul Casey and Zach Johnson

• Customise your male or female golfer with skin, shirt, pants, hat, shoes, belts, and gloves
• Go head-to-head against a friend with local WiFi or Bluetooth Multiplayer
• Play the all-new Predator fantasy course
• Play in four Game Modes

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is now available on Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.twpgatour12_ROW

Prepare to be very naughty on Xbox 360® and PlayStation 3® in 2012

Sydney, Australia – June 1, 2012 – Global videogame publisher 505 Games and developer Behaviour Interactive today announced Naughty Bear – Panic in Paradise for Xbox LIVE^® Arcade for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®Network. Players will take on the role of Naughty Bear who is once again shunned and outcast by the inhabitants of Perfection Island. This time they all depart for the luxury holiday destination of Paradise Island but didn’t invite poor Naughty Bear along. Armed with a hit-list of bears that have wronged him, Naughty is going to make them pay, one by one.

“Following the success of our first outing with Naughty Bear, we really wanted to push the limits and give players a lot more freedom to be as naughty as they can and help Naughty Bear get revenge on the other bears who have been so mean to him” said Victoria Reeve, Senior Global Brand Manager, 505 Games. “With the first Naughty Bear game audiences responded well to the juxtaposition of cuddly innocence, with dark humour and over the top violence.  We’re really looking forward to seeing what they make of all the great new features we’ve packed into Naughty Bear – Panic in Paradise.”

Naughty Bear – Panic in Paradise takes everything you loved about the first game and brings a whole new level of naughtiness Thanks to a completely over-hauled combat system, brand new levelling up system, equipment customization with thousands of combinations and over 30 mission set across 11 distinct areas of Paradise Island there really is a whole new world for players to explore and unleash their inner-naughty in as many ways as they can imagine.

“Naughty Bear really struck a chord with gamers looking for something more than the same old gameplay,” said David Osborne, Executive Creative Director at Behaviour Interactive, “With Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise, we’re turning the naughty dial all the way up to 11!”

The bears are back in town in Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise for Xbox Live and PlayStation®Network in 2012. For the teaser trailer, please visit the official Web site at: http://www.naughtybearthegame.com/

For trailer, please visit:

http://youtu.be/MAzvUuvem3I

IN KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]  

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announced the voice-over talent for KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] for the Nintendo 3DS™ system, including Leonard Nimoy (Master Xehanort), Haley Joel Osment (Sora), David Gallagher (Riku), Hayden Panettiere (Xion), Jesse McCartney (Roxas/Ventus) and Quinton Flynn (Axel/Lea).

Characters

• Leonard Nimoy – Best known for his role as Spock on Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy reprises his role as Master Xehanort, the main antagonist of the KINGDOM HEARTS series and archenemy of Sora and Riku.
• Haley Joel Osment – Known for his role in the critically acclaimed The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment returns to play Sora, the main protagonist in the KINGDOM HEARTS franchise, working to complete the Mark of Mastery exam and become a true Keyblade Master.
• David Gallagher – Remembered for his work on 7^th Heaven, David Gallagher joins the cast again as Riku, struggling to become a true Keyblade Master alongside his best friend, Sora.
• Hayden Panettiere – Noted for her performance on Heroes, Hayden Panettiere returns to voice Xion, a 14th member of Organization XIII, an organization that stands against Sora and his friends.
• Jesse McCartney – Recording artist Jesse McCartney reprises his roles as the heroes, Roxas and Ventus.
• Quinton Flynn – Known best for his voice acting on Robot Chicken, Quinton Flynn returns as Axel / Lea, another member of Organization XIII.

About KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]

In preparation for an impending threat, Sora and Riku enter the Sleeping Worlds to complete the Mark of Mastery exam. They will encounter new enemies and make new friends in worlds they have never set foot in, and if successful in their quest, they will become true Keyblade Masters. With brand-new gameplay features, worlds and creatures, KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] continues the tradition of engaging entertainment.

Melbourne-based Marketing agency Communicado has been named the PR agency for Razer™, the world leader in high performance gaming hardware.

Communicado won a competitive pitch in May and will be representing Razer™ in Australia and New Zealand commencing in June 2012.

“Communicado was one of the very first consumer PR agencies in Melbourne and has a long history of delivering innovative PR campaigns to promote product and brands, said Communicado Managing Director and owner Tory Montgomery. “The brief was to demonstrate how an external agency would successfully meet the PR needs of a gaming client. Our team is uniquely placed to meet this brief with extensive experience working within the videogame industry,” said Tory.

Managing the Razer™ account for Communicado is account director Paul Houlihan with 10 years PR experience including five years leading the PR team with global videogame publisher THQ in Asia Pacific.

PlayStation Vita was developed with the idea of creating and delivering compelling content for all of you gamers. With the recent announcements of applications such Paint Park, Treasure Park and Wake-up Club, and Skype, we’re continuing to build out PS Vita’s portfolio of applications. Today, we’re very excited to announce the latest application addition to PS Vita – YouTube.

Coming this late June, YouTube will be available as a free downloadable application for PS Vita in You Tube serviced territories* via the PlayStation Store on PS Vita. With the YouTube application on PS Vita, you can watch millions of YouTube channels and videos on the stunning 5? OLED screen, from comedy to gaming tips to today’s viral trends. The YouTube application features many of the functions you’re already familiar with – you can easily search for videos, choose favorites and make comments. Your personal YouTube account is available right on your PS Vita by logging into your account, you can access your channel subscriptions to watch videos from your favourite creators.

As we move further into 2012, we look forward to introducing you to more unique, social and immersive experiences only available on PS Vita. What are some of your favorite YouTube videos? Which ones are you most excited to see from your PS Vita?

*The You Tube application for PS Vita will be available from the PlayStation Store in the following You Tube serviced territories:

Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United

If you live in Victoria Australia, than you’re already half-way there to winning a double pass to the biggest movie of 2012… Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS! In the next few days we’ll be giving away 2 double passes to movie to 2 lucky facebook fans thanks to the Melbourne Museum. All you need to do is become a fan of Impulse Gamer (www.facebook.com/impulsegamer) and watch out for the PROMETHEUS POST!

With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Sir Ridley Scott, the renowned filmmaker who reinvented the science fiction film genre – having helmed Alien, a groundbreaking mix of science fiction and horror, followed by Blade Runner, one of the most revered and influential genre films of our time – offers his signature brand of action, thrills, scares, and much, much more, when Prometheus is unleashed in theaters worldwide this June.

With Prometheus, Scott has created a new mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey, aboard the spaceship Prometheus, to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Although he has not helmed a science fiction picture in three decades, Ridley Scott’s interest in the genre never abated. Having made two of the most revered genre films of all time, his return would only be triggered by a truly grand idea. “Over the past few decades, we’ve been ‘action filmed-out’ and ‘monster filmed-out’ and almost ‘science fiction filmed-out,” says Scott. “So the baseline question is: how original are you going to be?”

“The reason I haven’t made another sci-fi film in so many years, apart from the fact I’ve been busy making other films and exploring different genres, is because frankly I haven’t come across anything worthwhile for me to do with enough truth, originality and strength. Prometheus has all three.”

The notion for Prometheus began with a figure glimpsed only briefly in Alien, and which seemed to be forgotten once the titular xenomorph burst, literally, onto the scene. But that mysterious being – a giant fossilized creature with a burst-open chest, which came to be known as the Space Jockey – was well remembered by the man who brought it to life. “Something that had stayed with me ever since Alien, was the mystery behind it,” says Scott. Who was he? Where was he from? What was his mission? What kind of technology would his kind possess? I thought those questions could provide a springboard for even larger ideas.”

So, yes, Prometheus began life years ago as an Alien prequel before evolving, as Scott puts it, “into another universe.” The film is engaged and defined by new ideas and questions that captured the filmmaker’s formidable imagination. Notes Scott: “Out of the creative process in developing the picture emerged a new, grand mythology, in which this original story takes place. The keen fan will recognize strands of Alien’s DNA, so to speak, but the ideas tackled in this film are unique, far-reaching and provocative. Prometheus is the singular genre tale I’d been searching for.”

Adds co-screenwriter Jon Spaihts: “The most difficult thing about writing this story was that nothing was given. Everything had to be invented. In creating an entire world with Ridley Scott, I had an enormous canvas to paint on.” And co-screenwriter/executive producer Damon Lindelof says that he was “incredibly struck by just how original Ridley’s vision was for this movie. It’s daring, visceral and hopefully, the last thing anyone expects.”

As the script was developed, the story’s big ideas emerged: During a journey to meet what some of the scientist crew believe to be their “makers” – beings who may have created life on our planet – the crew of the spaceship Prometheus and the mega-corporation funding its trillion-dollar mission, are in effect challenging the gods. And, as experienced by the Greek mythological figure from which the ship takes its name, challenging the gods can be a very, very bad idea.

“The film’s central metaphor is about the Greek Titan Prometheus, who defies the gods by giving humans the gift of fire, for which he is horribly punished,” Scott explains. “When you talk about the myth on which the title is based, you’re dealing with humankind’s relationship with the gods – the beings who created us – and what happens when we defy them.”

But ultimately, notes Lindelof, Prometheus is centered around… us. “It’s about humanity in the future, challenging some of our most cherished scientific and philosophic ideas.”

The team of scientists and explorers aboard the Prometheus are on nothing less than a journey to discover answers to some of life’s most profound questions. Two brilliant young scientists, Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) possessing contrasting motivations, lead the expedition. Shaw is a believer: she wants to meet these “gods” as a way of getting closer to her more traditional religious views, while Holloway is looking to debunk these kinds of spiritual notions. In their work as archeologists, they have discovered clues in cave pictograms from ancient civilizations across the world, all of which point to the same location in distant space, and have persuaded a corporation, Weyland Industries, to fund the mission.

Neither scientist was prepared for the unimaginable terrors they would encounter. “When Shaw and Holloway conceived the mission, their expectation was they would discover a benevolent species that might provide answers to some of our greatest mysteries,” says executive producer Michael Ellenberg. “In other words they were hoping to meet gods. But these beings prove to be anything but compassionate. They are a dangerous race of superbeings.”

“The crew of the Prometheus thinks they’re headed to paradise to discover answers to the ultimate questions. But what they find is a dark and twisted and frightening world – a way station for these beings,” adds Jon Spaihts. “The cold and implacable environment is more like hell than heaven.”

In Ridley Scott’s films, including Prometheus, the protagonists’ discoveries often defy expectations. “That’s what makes good drama,” states the filmmaker. “Our story circles the truth of what might be out there and therein lays its most frightening aspect. Feasibility always creates the finest and most dangerous drama and the opportunity for me to scare the hell out of everyone.”

On the planet, the team meets a survivor of a civilization in control of some very dangerous elements, including various forms of biology and biomechanics, which in a heartbeat can eviscerate its victim, or worse. “This brings us to the question,” says Scott, “what are the consequences of meeting a superior being, whose capabilities are quantum leaps beyond one’s own, and are in effect god-like?”
Or put another way: Maybe there are some things best left unexplored.

Running time 124 minutes.