SimCity Social is joining in on the spirit of competition this summer with the SimCity Championships. To get in on the competitive spirit for the upcoming Olympic Games in London, SimCity Social is asking you and your friends to compete in games of your own. Before the official games begin, mayor, you’ll need to help your city and citizens get into shape.

You’ll be able to train at any of your local venues like the basketball court and stadiums. In addition to your usual city buildings, you’ll be able to build all new sports venues as well. Go on missions to collect as many athletic collectibles as you can, including spirit, stamina, skill, speed, or strength. These collectibles will put you one step closer to winning the gold! Once you’ve trained-up your city and citizens, invite your friends to compete to see who the ultimate SimCity Championships winner is, and receive XP and coins for taking home gold, silver or bronze metals. Let the games begin!

Coming this September, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill is the next digital expansion pack in the Battlefield 3 series and introduces a host of exclusive in-game content, new vehicles, assignments and more. Taking vehicular mayhem to the next level as only Battlefield can, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill features 5 new drivable vehicles including mobile artillery, tanks, ATV’s complete with over 20 vehicle specific unlocks. Players will also have the ability to spawn in the all-new gunship and rain death from above.

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill also introduces a brand new mode to the Battlefield franchise, Tank Superiority, where heavy vehicles clash in order to control key areas of the map.

Check out the premiere trailer showcasing the snow-capped Alborz Mountain as well as the open terrain found in the Bandar Desert, the largest map in Battlefield history!

And don’t forget, Battlefield 3 Premium members will get 2 weeks early access to Armored Kill as well as Battlefield 3: Aftermath coming this December and Battlefield 3: End Game coming in March of 2013.

Mensa Academy is the ultimate brain training game, offering players the ability to determine and improve their Mensa Academy score in Play, Coach and Test modes. Play mode challenges players to take on 100+ replayable levels in five disciplines— Numeracy, Language, Logic, Memory, and Visual, packed with stimulating questions. For further training, players can use Coach mode to hone their abilities and assess their progress in key areas before taking their skills to the next level in completing the Test, and discovering their Mensa Academy score; see how all that brain training has paid off! Nintendo Wii players can take on their friends in a multiplayer mode, to determine who the ultimate brainiac is, while iOS users can share their Mensa Academy score certificate via a variety of social networking channels, e-mail and SMS.

Mensa Academy will be available August 2nd in Australia and New Zealand for Nintendo Wii and 3DS, and Windows PC. It will be available in the near future for iOS devices, HD consoles and Android products.

Please visit www.mensaacademy.com for more information.

The latest Sleeping Dogs Behind the Scenes trailer follows current UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) in a visit to developer United Front Games. A phenomenal mixed martial artist and an expert in his field, GSP’s input to the game has been invaluable. Working closely with the combat team on Sleeping Dogs’ martial arts moves, the game’s kicks, punches and combos have been broken down and analysed to ensure each is as realistic and authentic as can be. “Having a guy who embodies what MMA is today come in and help us tweak our fighting,” commented Senior Producer Jeff O’Connell, “absolutely helped us take the game to another level.”

Watch the Sleeping Dogs Behind the Scenes trailer with Georges St-Pierre now at http://www.youtube.com/sleepingdogsgame

Developed by United Front Games in collaboration with Square Enix London Studios, Sleeping Dogs is a gritty and visceral open world cop drama set in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, players are tasked with taking down one of the world’s most fearsome criminal organisations from the inside. Offering players an island packed with action, every street corner, market stall, harbour dock or city skyscraper can become an opportunity for intense shoot-outs, adrenaline-fuelled street races and intense, brutal martial arts combat. Featuring one of the most intuitive and imaginative combat systems, Sleeping Dogs empowers players to perform an extensive set of martial arts moves, singlehandedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform bone-crunching kicks and combos, vicious counters and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of countless real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.

Sleeping Dogs will be available in ANZ from the 16^th August 2012 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PCs. For more information about the game, visit http://www.sleepingdogs.net and join our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SleepingDogsGame for regular updates.

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH today announced it will release the first playable demo of its eagerly-awaited PES 2013 title on July 25th in Europe and Australia.

The free demo will be available for PlayStation(R)3 via PlayStation(R)Network, Xbox 360(R) via Xbox(R)LIVE and Windows PC via ‘www.konami-pes2013.com ‘.

PES 2013 marks a huge advance for the popular football simulation, with the new game offering PES FullControl wherein players are given total control over every pass, shot and even first touches to the ball. Similarly, Pro-Active AI ensures that players move as they should both on and off the ball, creating a truly authentic big match experience. The Player ID system then enhances the feeling of individuality, with players that not only look and move like their real life counterparts, but also play just like them.

The first demo will allow users to experience these key additions at first hand, and features eight fully licensed teams. Germany, England, Portugal, and Italy showcase European football, while Santos FC, SC International, Fluminense and Flamengo Flamengo are available in the Copa Libertadores mode.

In order to experience the full gamut of control PES 2013 offers the demo allows any difficulty setting to be used, and boasts localised language settings.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 comes out in Spring of this year

July 2012, Sydney Australia: BenQ remain ranked at the top of the world’s DLP segment – the No.1 projector brand globally – and is ranked within the top three in eleven countries including Australia, New Zealand and Thailand according to the latest 2012 FutureSource Consulting Report (Q1).

While BenQ is used to holding the No.1 ranking for DLP projection worldwide, they’re celebrating the acquisition of the top spot in India and Indonesia – markets they describe as ‘emerging’ in this quarter’s findings.

In Australia, BenQ is ranked in third position in both the Institutional (Education) and Home Display segments for DLP projection, but holds the number two position in the Asia Pacific region* – their market share growing from 9.8 to 13.2% this quarter.

Said Chee F. Chung, general manager for BenQ Australia, “As a projector specialist, BenQ designs the most suitable products to meet the needs of each market and different areas. This is especially the case in education.

“This year, BenQ have provided projectors for many education projects in different countries including Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

“The success of the unique SmartEco™ power saving technology incorporated into our DLP projectors is a key to our continuing success in this market and we feel the introduction of the BlueCore engine light source short-throw projectors this year will strengthen our success internationally,” said Chung.

The BenQ LX60ST and LW61ST laser projectors are an economical and environmentally friendly choice for education and home theatre set-up. These new projectors have no lamp and are manufactured totally free of mercury. They are the first projectors in the world to feature BlueCore technology – employing laser light to achieve optimised energy efficiency, projection performance and instant readiness. Also incorporating BenQ’s unique SmartEco™ Advanced technology they reduce light source power consumption by up to 90% to provide an overall significantly reduced total cost to projector ownership.

With an 80,000:1 contrast ratio and WXGA resolution, BenQ’s new laser projectors are ideal for home, office or the school environment.

RRP: LX60ST – $2599 RRP: LW61ST – $2999
For further information visit www.BenQ.com.au.

To create a game like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Treyarch assembled some of the greatest talents in the world. David S. Goyer (co-writer of The Dark Knight Rises), Trent Reznor (Academy Award-winning composer of The Social Network), join Studio Head, Mark Lamia and the game’s Director, Dave Anthony, to discuss the relationship between movies, music and games, as well as the creative process behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

“Austin 3:16” Collector’s Edition Scheduled to Hit the “Stunner” with Exclusive In-Game Offerings,

Collectible Autographed Item, Career Highlights Video Content and Unique Cover Packaging  

Melbourne, VIC. – July 19, 2012 – THQ Inc. today announced WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin® will be featured through the “Austin 3:16” Collector’s Edition of WWE® 13, the forthcoming release from the revolutionary WWE flagship videogame franchise.  Renowned for his unrelenting, antihero behaviour, Austin is often celebrated for revolutionizing the WWE landscape during one of the company’s most prominent time periods in history: the “Attitude Era.”  Available exclusively in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system through EB Games, the “Austin 3:16” Collector’s Edition is currently scheduled to offer the following items:

• Exclusive      foil packaging featuring embossed Stone Cold Steve Austin skull
• Exclusive      collectible art card personally autographed by Stone Cold Steve Austin
• Exclusive      Stone Cold Steve Austin in-game attire: red skull t-shirt (circa 2001)
• Exclusive      Stone Cold Steve Austin in-game ATV ring entrance
• “Stone      Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All      Time”     (DVD)
  • Disc       #4 in series
• Copy      of WWE ’13 videogame
• Access      to WWE Hall of Famer and WWE ’13 global pre-order offer Mike Tyson      playable character

WWE ’13 is currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii™ system from Nintendo, with a scheduled release date of November 1, 2012 in Australia and November 2 in New Zealand.  For more information, please visit wwe.thq.com, facebook.com/WWEgames and twitter.com/WWEgames.