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Justice Crew and ubisoft partner for the HIGHLY ANTICIPATED launch of JUST DANCE 3

Once in a lifetime opportunity for one lucky Aussie to appear in the next Justice Crew music video 

Sydney, Australia – October 11th, 2011 – To coincide with the launch of Just Dance 3, the latest game in the multi-million selling Just Dance franchise, Ubisoft has partnered with Justice Crew to give one lucky Aussie the experience of a lifetime: the opportunity to appear in their upcoming music video as well as an exclusive dance lesson with members of the group!

Just Dance 3 launches in Australia on Tuesday October 11, 2011. To be in the running, fans simply purchase a copy of Just Dance 3 on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® or Wii™ from leading retailers and head to www.justdancecompetition.com.au between October 11 and November 22 to enter their details (proof of purchase required).

The randomly drawn winner will learn all the hottest moves from the best in the business in an exclusive dance lesson with members of Justice Crew in Sydney in early December, followed by filming a walk on role in their new music video. If the winner lives outside of the Sydney metropolitan area, they will receive return airfares and transfers to Sydney for themselves and a guest, plus one night’s twin share accommodation.

“Justice Crew have a great synergy with Just Dance 3 which is why they are the perfect partners for the game’s launch. The Just Dance franchise is all about entertainment, fun, dance and music and has become a worldwide phenomenon with 15 million sales of the games to date. We are extremely excited to launch Just Dance 3 and can’t wait for people to start enjoying the game’s brand new tracks and features”, said Edward Fong, Managing Director, Ubisoft Australia

Justice Crew will also feature in the brand new Just Dance 3 television commercial, running on air from October 11.

 

About Just Dance 3

 

Just Dance 3 marks the debut of the Just Dance series on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® as well as its return to the Wii™ system from Nintendo.

Featuring 49 tracks across a wide range of musical genres, including pop, hip-hop, rock, R&B, country, disco, funk, and more, Just Dance 3’s classic and dance tracks include 2 Unlimited’s “No Limit”, Duck Sauce’s “Barbra Streisand”, Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”, LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock’s – “Party Rock Anthem”, Groove Century’s “Boogie Wonderland”, Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting For”…and more.

In addition to this exciting track list, Just Dance 3 introduces exclusive new game features such as up to four?player choreographies and dynamic environments on both Wii™ and Kinect™ as well as a new “Shout Out!” feature on Kinect™, which allows players to score extra points by belting out their favourite song verse.

“Just Create” mode also allows players to create and record their own dance choreography via Kinect™ so they can share with their friends online, save on their Xbox 360® and challenge friends to play their ‘choreography’ just like in the regular game mode. In addition, for the first time on Kinect™, a new “Four Player Mode” lets four players dance and score simultaneously!

Just Dance 3 launches in Australia on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® and the Wii™ system from Nintendo on Tuesday October 11, 2011. It will also launch on PlayStation® Move for PlayStation®3 on December 8, 2011.

For more information on the Just Dance 3 Justice Crew competition or to enter please visit: www.justdancecompetition.com.au

 
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WITH UBISOFT® JUST DANCE® 3 AUTODANCE, EVERYONE CAN DANCE!

Free mobile application available today on the App Store,  soon for Androïd 

Sydney, Australia – October 11, 2011 – Ubisoft® has announced the launch of the
Just Dance 3 Autodance application, the first Just Dance application for smartphones. Available today on the App Store and soon on the Android marketplace, this new application is completely free and allows everyone to dance every time and everywhere.

The idea behind Just Dance 3 Autodance is to allow people to create their own choreographies using the camera on their iPhone or Android smartphone. The application records four video sequences and then combines them to create a short choreography matching one of the three Just Dance 3 songs available in the application:

  • Duck Sauce – “Barbara Streisand”
  • The Sugarhill Gang – “Apache (Jump on it)”
  • Konshens – “Jamaïcan Dance”

 

Created videos can then be shared on the users’ Facebook pages and through a special Youtube channel that hosts all the Autodance choreographies: www.youtube.com/jd3autodance

To download the Just Dance 3 Autodance iPhone application, please go to: www.justdancegame.com/autodance/ios

For more information about Just Dance 3, please visit the game web site at www.justdancegame.com

 
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UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDITION FOR JUST DANCE® 3

Special Wii tM,XBOX®360 and PlayStation®3 versions to include two exclusive tracks from Katy Perry

Sydney, Australia – October 11th, 2011 – Ubisoft® has announced that a limited Special Edition for its game Just Dance 3 will be available on October 11th, 2011 on Wii™ and KINECT™ for XBOX™360 and December 8th, 2011 on PlayStation®Move for PlayStation®3. This special version, recognisable thanks to its shiny packshot, will include two exclusive tracks from Katy Perry: E.T. and Teenage Dream.

The Limited Day One Edition will be available at specific retailers across:

–      Australia/New Zealand

–      Benelux

–      France

–      Germany

–      United Kingdom

Just Dance, the world’s greatest dance game with 15 million games sold is now back with Just Dance 3! The latest edition is even more fun-packed and crammed with surprises and will delight all aficionados eagerly awaiting the game’s release!

For more information about the game and its limited Special Edition, please go to www.justdancegame.com.

 
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Cars 2 on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD 9 November

Hit the road with race car Lightning McQueen once more, as he and tow truck Mater head across international waters to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix! Plenty of potholes detours and hilarious surprises await when Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 races into homes on NEW 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™ Value Pack and from DVD November 9.

With all the speed and excitement of the original, Cars 2 accelerates some old favourites on to the world racing stage – and you’re invited to join them! Lightning McQueen (voice of OWEN WILSON) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of LARRY THE CABLE GUY) take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car.

As Lightning McQueen prepares for the race of his life, tow truck Mater soon finds himself torn between assisting his buddy and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (voice of MICHAEL CAINE) and the stunning rookie spy Holley Shiftwell (voice of EMILY MORTIMER). With an action-packed journey in store, Mater is soon led on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world.

Australia’s very own V8 Supercar driver MARK WINTERBOTTOM even gives the sequel a true Aussie flavour, making a cameo as car character Frosty, decked out in true blue Australian colours!

With a colourful new all-car cast complete with menacing villains and international racers, a quick look under the hood of Cars 2 confirms this sequel is one the whole family will enjoy!

Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 is available to own on NEW 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™ Value Pack and DVD from 9 November.
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Prototype 2 New York Cominc-Con / Ios Game / Dark Horse Comic Announcement

Radical Entertainment is extremely proud to announce three all-new ways to become an even more hard core PROTOTYPE fan – a new comic, an iOS game and an online Infected monster creation tool.

First, fans will be able to delve deeper into the PROTOTYPE universe as Radical has signed an exclusive multi-arc comic deal with Dark Horse Comics. The new comic will utilise Dark Horse’s world-beating digital comic platform and is planned to release early next year leading up to the game’s April 2012 launch. Be on the lookout for more details about the Dark Horse PROTOTYPE 2 comic book in the coming months.

Second, Radical has collaborated with TwitchGames – the creators of Slice HD – to design PROTOSLICE – a 100% free PROTOTYPE-themed iOS game. PROTOSLICE will be available on the first day of New York Comic-Con – October 13, 2011 – in the App Store™ for the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® devices, using Heller’s Blade Arm to bring a completely innovative and visceral ‘scare puzzler’ to life.

Finally, PROTOTHINGY! With PROTOTYPE 2’s online monster creation tool, users can mix and match from a hilarious library of Infected arms, legs, eyeballs, props and more to piece together their very own Infected beast. Head over to www.facebook.com/prototype to create and upload a unique specimen to

 
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FIRST PLAYABLE DEMO OF SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD IN AUSTRALIA

Melbourne, Australia, 11 Oct, 2011 – For the first time ever in Australia, before its release, Saints Row: The Third will have a hands-on demonstration at the EB Games Expo available to the public.

In addition to the playable demo, those who visit the THQ stand will also be lavished with attention from some Penthouse Girls, who will be on site to welcome guest to the THQ stand, as well as characters from the game such as Zimos, Shaundi and Laura.

The public may also choose step in the virtual WWE ring to put the “bigger, badder, better” WWE® ’12 through its paces or try to survive a round inside the Octagon®, Ultimate Fighting Championship® style, as they try their hand at UFC® Undisputed™ 3.

There will also be live Street Fighter x Tekken competitions where the winners of 5 rounds will win a prize.

The uDraw GameTablet® for Xbox 360®and PlayStation®3 will also be featured at the show so attendees can tap into their creative side and experience the new way to play on console. A professional anime artist will be present to do live demonstrations, as well.

Or if they prefer to just visit some old friends they might want to suit up as Mickey Mouse or one of his friends exploring some of Disney and Pixar’s most famous worlds in Disney Universe.

THQ will be at the EB Games Expo taking place 16th and 17th of October at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ, Saints Row: The Third, uDraw GameTablet and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

 
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REIGNING UFC® MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION ANDERSON ‘THE SPIDER’ SILVA SELECTED BY FANS TO SERVE AS COVER ATHLETE FOR UFC UNDISPUTED® 3

World’s Best Pound-For-Pound Fighter to Appear on Front Cover of Forthcoming Release in Popular Mixed Martial Arts Videogame Franchise

Melbourne,  VIC. October 11, 2011 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today announced that reigning UFC® middleweight champion Anderson Silva has been named the cover athlete for UFC Undisputed® 3, the forthcoming installment in the critically acclaimed mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise from the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. The Brazilian-sensation Silva, who most recently defeated top contender Yushin Okami at UFC® Rio in August to retain his middleweight championship, currently holds both the longest winning streak and longest title defense streak in UFC history.

In a franchise-first opportunity, fans were invited to vote online for one of five current UFC champions – Silva, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones or UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez – to be this year’s cover athlete.  More than 110,000 votes were cast by fans from around the world, with Silva garnering the largest percentage among his fellow competitors.

“Enabling fans worldwide to select the UFC Undisputed 3 cover athlete has been an incredibly rewarding experience,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ.  “Anderson Silva possesses a tremendous work ethic and incredible prowess inside the Octagon, making him an excellent choice to serve as our cover athlete for the game.”

“The fans have voted and Anderson Silva will be on the cover of UFC Undisputed 3,” UFC President Dana White said. “This game has a ton of new features, including the PRIDE mode, and we can’t wait for fans to get a chance to play it.”

About UFC Undisputed 3®

UFC Undisputed 3 will take players inside the virtual Octagon® with focus on intense toe-to-toe combat, impressive visual presentation and significantly increased accessibility, including the debut of PRIDE® Mode, two new weight classes and an impressive playable roster of more than 150 UFC fighters.  PRIDE Mode will enable players to fight for the first time in the renowned Japanese MMA organization and include official commentators Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros, authentic environments and notorious MMA rules, including the ability to execute soccer-style kicks, head stomps and ground knees to the head.  Finishing an opponent will be more important than ever through devastating new moves, responsive striking controls, refined visual presentation and the introduction of a brand new, graphic-based submission system.  In addition, players will now enter the Octagon with a choice between traditional and simplified gameplay control options, enabling them, regardless of skill level, to experience the intensity of UFC and nuances of MMA combat while executing simple standing strikes or more complex ground and transition mechanics.

Players will also experience the excitement of a live UFC event through significant visual improvements, including the introduction of much-anticipated fighter entrances, new camera positions, improved facial animations and a gritty, high contrast appearance.  They will enter into battle with an unparalleled choice of more than 150 playable UFC fighters, including talent from the newly added featherweight and bantamweight divisions.  Rounding out the virtual UFC experience with a significantly revamped online experience, as well as a variety of new and returning gameplay modes, UFC Undisputed 3 lets players have their fights – their way – to deliver the most intense, competitive and engaging experience to date for the franchise.

UFC Undisputed 3 is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, with a scheduled release of January 2012.

For more information on UFC Undisputed 3, please visit www.ufcundisputed.com, facebook.com/UFCUndisputed and twitter.com/UFC_Undisputed.

About Ultimate Fighting Championship®

Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® produces over 12 UFC live Pay-Per-View events annually around the world.  UFC programming is distributed in the United States on Viacom, Inc.’s Spike TV and on Comcast, Inc.’s VERSUS network.  Beginning November 12, 2011 FOX will broadcast four fights annually. In spring 2012, The Ultimate Fighter®, UFC’s signature weekly reality TV show debuts on FX. Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in over 132 countries and territories, reaching 597 million homes worldwide, in 21 different languages.

UFC® also boasts a powerful presence online, with UFC.com attracting over seven million unique visitors per month, while also possessing one of the most powerful social media followings in all of professional sports. To date, UFC has over six million fans on Facebook and over 300,000 followers on Twitter.  In addition, UFC President Dana White is one of the most accessible and most followed executives in sports with over 1.6 million followers on Twitter.  On January 22, 2011, UFC continued to set trends in social media, becoming the first major sports league to stream live, broadcast quality action on Facebook.

Ancillary businesses include best-selling DVDs, a bimonthly magazine, the best-selling UFC “Undisputed” videogame franchise distributed by THQ, UFC Gym, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo festivals, branded apparel, trading cards, and articulated action figures.

About THQ Inc.

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.  The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet.  Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.  More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

 
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YOUTUBE SPACE LAB LIFTS OFF WITH LENOVO ABOARD

Extraordinary Partnership with Space Adventures and World Renowned Space Agencies Ignites Students’ Passion for Science, Space, and Technology 

Sydney, Australia (October 11, 2011) – YouTube and Lenovo, in cooperation with Space Adventures and space agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), today announced YouTube Space Lab, a worldwide initiative that challenges 14-18 year-old students to design a science experiment that can be performed in space. The two winning experiments will be conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and live streamed on YouTube. Space Lab is part of YouTube’s larger commitment to highlighting and providing access to the wealth of educational content available on YouTube as well as Lenovo’s focus on equipping students with 21st century skills via information technology.

A prestigious panel of scientists, astronauts and educators, including renowned professor Stephen Hawking, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s Associate Administrator of Education and former Astronaut Leland Melvin, ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne, JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and Cirque du Soleil’s founder Guy Laliberté, will judge the entries with input from the YouTube community. Students in two age categories, 14-16 years old and 17-18 years old, either alone or in groups of up to three, may submit a YouTube video describing their experiment to YouTube.com/SpaceLab.  

Six regional finalists will gather in Washington, D.C., in March 2012 to experience a ZERO-G flight and receive other prizes. From them, two global winners, one from each age group, will be announced and later have their experiments performed over 400 kilometres above Earth and live streamed on YouTube. Additionally, the global winners will get to choose a unique space experience as a prize: either a trip to Tanegashima Island, Japan, to watch their experiment blast off in a rocket bound for the ISS, or once they are 18 years old, a one-of-a-kind astronaut training experience in Star City, Russia, the training centre for Russian cosmonauts.

Space Lab is one component of YouTube’s broader educational offering, including YouTube.com/EDU, home to a wealth of high-quality educational videos from educators of all subjects and levels. This includes YouTube.com/Teachers, a resource providing teachers with guidance on how to effectively incorporate video into their classrooms; and YouTube for Schools, a new pilot program aimed at making YouTube accessible in more schools.

“As a company committed to the next generation of scientists, YouTube launched Space Lab to allow ordinary students the extraordinary opportunity of having their experiment carried out in space,” said Zahaan Bharmal, Google’s Head of Marketing Operations, Europe, Middle East, and Africa and the man behind the idea for Space Lab. “The Space Lab channel will serve as a home base on YouTube for creating, sharing, and discovering the best space and science-related videos in the world. Our goal is to encourage students to explore the world of science, earthbound and beyond, by first accessing YouTube, and ultimately space.”

As the leading PC supplier to students of all ages,1 Lenovo enhances learning inside and outside the classroom via PC and tablet technology solutions as well as by spearheading progressive education research led by Lenovo’s research arm, the Education Research Initiative (ERI). Current ERI projects include the Student Global Leadership Initiative, in which students from five countries collaborate virtually using Lenovo tablets to help solve the earth’s energy issues.  The ERI also equips teachers with the skills to use technology innovatively at the Bastow Institute, the world’s premier training facility for primary and secondary school teachers. And finally, in collaboration with ETS, the world’s leading provider of educational testing, the ERI is helping combat students’ summertime “brain drain” by using ThinkPad laptops to measure whether frequent, low-stakes testing improves knowledge retention for students over their summer break.

“We’ve worked with educators around the world for more than 20 years to empower teaching and learning with innovative technology products that connect classrooms digitally with the global knowledge economy,” said Mike Schmedlen, Director of Worldwide Education at Lenovo. “Space Lab complements our commitment to education by giving teachers everywhere an unprecedented opportunity to spark students’ creativity and learning, and together help unlock some of the mysteries of the universe.”

Details and timeline:

Students may submit a two-minute video now through December 7, 2011. The video can be as simple as an explanation on a blackboard or the demonstration of a mock-up in the classroom. Every video must, however, explain the following:

Experiment Question: The scientific question the entrant wants to test.

Hypothesis: An educated guess at answering the experiment question.

Method: A simple explanation of the methods used to conduct the experiment testing the hypothesis in microgravity.

Results: The expected results of the experiment.

Entrants may submit up to three experiments in one of two scientific disciplines; either biological or physical sciences. The top 60 finalists will be announced on January 3, 2012, at which time judging and public voting will begin. Global winners (two individuals/teams chosen from the regional winners, one in each age category) will be announced in the U.S. in March 2012.

In addition to the trip to the U.S., the two global winners/teams will have their experiment live streamed from space, take a ZERO-G flight, receive a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop and have the choice of one of two trips: a trip to Tokyo, Japan, to tour the JAXA facilities and watch the rocket containing their experiment take off in 2012, or, once they are 18 years old, they can choose to embark on a one-of-a-kind astronaut training experience in Star City, Russia, the training facility for Russian cosmonauts. The training will include many of the same training classes and simulations that turn regular people into real astronauts as well as a VIP tour of Moscow, and personalised souvenirs including a spaceflight suit, and more.

The remaining four regional winners will also receive a trip to the U.S., a ZERO-G flight, and a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop.

For more information on the program, including the official rules, please visit youtube.com/spacelab

 
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iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

SYDNEY, Australia – 11 October 2011 – Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri™, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

“We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do.”

iPhone 4S will be available at all 13 Apple retail stores in Australia beginning at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, 14 October. Every customer who buys an iPhone 4S at an Apple retail store will be offered free Personal Setup service, helping them customise their iPhone 4S by setting up email, showing them new apps from the App Store™ and more, so they’ll be up and running with their new iPhone before they leave the store.

iPhone 4S includes iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features, and iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and will be available in Australia for a recommended retail price (RRP) of AUD$799 inc GST for the 16GB model and AUD$899 inc GST for the 32GB model and AUD$999 inc GST for the new 64GB model. iPhone 4S will be available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and and select Apple Authorised Resellers. iPhone 4 is available for just RRP AUD$679 inc GST and iPhone 3GS is available for RRP AUD$449 inc GST.

iPhone 4S will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries by the end of October including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

 
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CM Storm Unveils a New PC Gaming Headset

Sydney, Australia: October 10 2011 – Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, today announces the release of the new CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset. Boasting no less than 8 speakers (4 on each side) Sirus delivers powerful, immersive 5.1 surround sound and marks the beginning of a new range of CM Storm audio gear for gamers and audiophiles alike.

Immense Sound
Sending shockwaves throughout the industry, Sirus delivers real 5.1 surround sound with a dedicated extra large 40mm sub driver for explosive bass sound. Thanks to no less than 6 additional 30mm drivers, each fed by a discrete audio channel, Sirus produces precise and crisp directional sounds. Combine all channels and pair it with the bundled Tactical Mixing Console and you get full 5.1 channel-adjustable, real-time 360 degree audio. In addition, Sirus is coupled with a uni-directional microphone with background noise cancellation that enables crystal clear communications with teammates to coordinate strikes or mock your enemy’s after a dominating victory.

Suitable for Extended Missions
Engineered to provide ultimate comfort and style, CM Storm Sirus features a futuristic military design and extra large comfortable cushions that sit around your ears and not on them. You can choose between smooth leatherette and breathable weaved earpads that can be clipped on and off in-combat within a few seconds.

On-the-Fly Customisations
Setting itself apart from the competition, the CM Storm Sirus includes a Tactical Mixing Console that is capable of precise real-time adjustments to the all separate 8 speaker channels. Loading an FPS game? Quickly lower the center channel and raise the remaining channels to simultaneously reduce distractions from your own gun noise and steps and increase your ability to detect enemy footsteps with pinpoint accuracy.

Advanced Tuning
CM Storm Sirus features a Tactical Software Console to further tune the performance of the headset to each user’s needs. Those with a keen ear will appreciate the ability to delve deeper into the settings to make detailed changes to various levels or disguise their voices with a few simple clicks.

Praised with awards before hitting the battlefields – Sirus has already won the Red Dot Design Award 2011 and Computex Design & Innovation Award 2011, both of them praising its futuristic rugged carbon looks with smooth rubberized surfaces that not only prevent fingerprints and smears but give it a solid comfortable grip, and its innovative 8 massive speaker design with on-the-fly channel control.

Pricing and Availability
Manufacturer: CM Storm
Product Name: Sirus
RRP: AU$ 139
Website: www.cmstorm.com
Australian Distributors: Rectron, Australia IT, DMA
Availability: Now

About CM Storm
Through long-standing research programs, CM Storm product are co-developed with the world’s most prolific enthusiasts and eSport prodigies. Thanks to intensive testing and continuous feedback, the CM Storm division has been able to fulfill gamers’ needs and produce creative gaming gear fit for intense firefights. Marking a new era for Cooler Master, CM Storm Gear gives you an edge over standard Peripherals in your digital conquests. For more information, please visit http://www.cmstorm.com