Sydney – December 9, 2011 – Ubisoft announced its Michael Jackson The Experience HD App for iPad, a spectacular interactive adventure that takes players on a journey through the King of Pop’s legendary hits, is now available on the App Store.

True to Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking and visionary work, the app introduces a brand new way of playing rhythm games, allowing users to experience the excitement and the magic of game environments based on Michael Jackson’s iconic short films in their own hands. Designed and optimised specifically for Multi-Touch on iPad, users are able to experience a more natural way to play rhythm games by drawing a series of shapes with their fingers according to the beat and choreography of the Michael Jackson avatar. Players can rediscover environments from Michael Jackson’s classic music videos with spectacular high definition graphics and sound.

For more information on the Michael Jackson The Experience HD App, please visit the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/michael-jackson-the-experience/id468677703?mt=8

Sydney, Australia – December 9, 2011 – 2K Sports announced today plans to release NBA Christmas Day game simulations for NBA® 2K12, the latest iteration of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*. NBA 2K12 will provide full-game simulations of the Christmas Day match-ups between the Knicks-Celtics, Mavericks-Heat, Lakers-Bulls, Thunder-Magic and Warriors-Clippers, offering fans a first look at how the action could unfold on December 25, 2011.

“It sure feels like Christmas has arrived early here at 2K Sports,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “We’re obviously thrilled that NBA basketball is set to return, so we are offering several ways for fans to join us in our excitement.” 

Using NBA 2K12’s innovative NBA Today feature, stats, rosters, schedules and ratings will all be updated for the start of the NBA season, reflecting real-time events from actual NBA games. Players can expect everything in NBA 2K12 to mirror what’s happening in the league, from rookie signings and free agency movement, right down to the players’ newest shoes. 

Christmas Day Game Simulations

During the week of December 19, 2K Sports will use full-length video from NBA 2K12 to simulate the results of all five NBA games played on Christmas Day. These video clips will provide a realistic and compelling visual prediction of the day’s main events. To view, fans should go to Facebook.com/NBA2K. 

Unique Add-On Content

Legends Showcase*, the downloadable add-on content for NBA® 2K12, is now available to be downloaded via PlayStation®Network or Xbox LIVE® for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Legends Showcase creates a truly unique basketball experience for all fans, featuring a new, cell-shaded art style set in New York City’s iconic Times Square. 

About NBA 2K12

Fans can now take control of 15 hoops icons, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Julius Erving in NBA 2K12’s all new NBA’s Greatest mode. Each of these 15 basketball legends were meticulously recreated with an uncanny level of detail, including period-specific depictions of their arenas, team uniforms, signature moves, and even historically accurate broadcast presentation styles. NBA 2K12 also features a revamped shooting mechanic with Total Shot Stick Control and an all-new post-play system, which allow fans to experience an unprecedented basketball simulation. 

NBA 2K12 is now available at leading video game retailers nationwide for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™ system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Games for Windows®.

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 *Add-on content.  Requires NBA 2K12 to play. 

NBA 2K12 is rated G by the OFLC. For more information on 2K Sports, visit www.2KSports.com. For more information on NBA 2K12, visit www.facebook.com/NBA2K.    

2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). 

*According to 2008 – 2011 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through October 2011.

Confrontation, the new Tactical RPG from Cyanide (Game of Thrones, Blood Bowl) today unveiled an epic first video teaser! Confrontation is the video game adaptation of the famous board game universe by Rackham. Deftly combining role-playing game elements with strategy, Confrontation offers a rich and unique experience that focuses on intense and extremely tactical battles.

This video teaser will immerse you in the heart of Aarklash, the world of Confrontation, while the Rag’narok, announcing the end of this world, has just begun. The Path of Light (the Griffin), Path of Destiny (the Wolfen and Orcs), and Path of Darkness (the Scorpion) are preparing for battle: lead by their champions, the Incarnate, the armies of each faction are getting ready for a merciless war. The reward? The winners will impose their own vision of the Rag’narok… and will survive the others races.

Confrontation will release exclusively for PC early 2012.

9 December, 2011 – EA Interactive adds to its offering of free-to-play games for mobile with today’s announcement of FIFA Superstars and Theme Park for iOS. Both games are now available for free download in the iTunes App Store®, and are compatible with iPhone®, iPod® and iPad®.

FIFA Superstars for iOS brings the popular Facebook game to mobile devices. From Rooney to Kaka – players can choose their favourite soccer superstars to manage their utlimate team and compete against friends in this officially licensed FIFA title. Buy, trade and train while overseeing a team’s season – from your mobile device – with the biggest soccer franchise on the App Store.

With Theme Park, EA brings the bestselling series to iOS as a completely new gaming experience. Players can create, manage and develop their own theme park with exciting rides and enticing shops. Complete quests to level-up and unlock new features. Players have the ability to build up their park right away and play for free indefinitely, or choose the option of purchasing Super Tickets to accelerate profit and construction times and unlock new rides and shops early.

Like all EA free and freemium games, FIFA Superstars and Theme Park offer a full variety of ways for players to experience the game, delivering the choice to play for free and the option to speed up or enhance their experience through unique in-app purchases.

For more information please visit www.eamobile.com.

Sydney — December 9, 2011 — Ubisoft^® have announced a partnership with Xbox^® to offer a price promotion across a large library of digital games on Xbox LIVE^® Arcade for the Microsoft Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, in honour of their 25th year in the video game industry. 

For a limited time, gamers can save up to 50% on some of the best digital titles and downloadable content available, including hit titles such as: 

• From Dust^TM
• Beyond Good & Evil^® HD
• Might & Magic Clash Of Heroes^®
• Outland^TM
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game

The price promotion began on Tuesday, December 6 and ends Tuesday, December 13. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/community/Promotions/UbisoftSale/

London, UK, Paris, FR and San Francisco, CA (8^th December, 2011) — Wargaming.net, the award-winning videogame publisher and developer, is proud to announce that its MMO action game World of Tanks has set a new record.

The MMO action game dedicated to armored warfare has demolished its own Guinness World Record for Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MMO Server, when the number of concurrent accounts logged on to the game’s Russian server totalled an impressive figure of 250,000 players this November.

Wargaming.net team is about to introduce the Update 7.0 and multicluster technology. The latter will significantly increase the overall possible number of active server players by allowing gamers to choose the game cluster with optimal in-game comfort and providing them with a better connection and performance.

“We are more than happy to watch our World of Tanks win over hearts and minds of gamers all around the world,” said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net. “The multicluster technology will enable us to move steadily towards new milestones and records.”

World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 150 armored vehicles from America, Germany, and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.

A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrade and development allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate opposing armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers, each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.

But being a great tank commander alone isn’t enough to win! In World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add your favorite strategy to build your own steel empire and manifest the indisputable authority of the tank power!

Join World of Tanks:

• http://game.worldoftanks.eu/registration/ (Europe)
• http://game.worldoftanks.com/registration/ (North America)

About Wargaming.net®

Wargaming.net® is an award-winning online game developer and publisher, incorporated in the UK. Its 270-strong development team is located in Minsk, Belarus. Since 1998, the company has shipped 13 titles, including acclaimed Massive Assault series, Order of War RTS published by Square Enix, and three add-ons for Blitzkrieg II. At the Russian Game Developers Conference (KRI) in 2009 and 2010, Wargaming.net® was named The Best Developer Company from ex-USSR. At KRI 2011 the company was awarded Industry Prize and World of Tanks® won the Best Game Award. The company’s headliner project, World of Tanks®, gained the Guinness World Record for the Most Players on One Server Simultaneously. Currently, Wargaming.net® is developing the next action MMO’s, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – December 08, 2011) –

Funzio, the leading developer of advanced social games for mobile, Facebook and Google+, today announced that its second game, Modern War, was downloaded more than 1.5 million times in the week following its launch on Apple’s iOS platform (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/funzio-answers-call-battle-with-modern-war-first-realistic-military-social-action-game-1593633.htm). A worldwide universal title for the iPhone and iPad, the game also hit the Top 10 Grossing Apps Charts for both devices.

Modern War is the first realistic military social action game. Like Funzio’s hit first game Crime City, Modern War features a layered game design, balancing campaign, cooperative and battle multiplayer modes, that helped give Crime City its edge. The 1.5 million installs translate into 13 million battles and invasions, 30 times more spy drone purchases than the US Military and 70 years of total play time. To view the trailer, visit: http://youtu.be/C-NIT-YKrbw.

“It really validates our vision to see the iOS market respond so strongly to Modern War,” said Ken Chiu, CEO of Funzio. “We have now proven twice that a universal design building on people’s natural team-building and competitive impulses can deliver the fun that broad audiences are looking for.”

Funzio’s earlier game Crime City reached #1 on Apple’s Free Apps Chart within days of launching on iOS (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/funzios-crime-city-tops-apples-app-store-chart-becomes-one-top-10-grossing-apps-1549867.htm) and has consistently been in the Top 10 Grossing Apps Chart since. Crime City was also an instant hit on Facebook and Google+.

Last month, the company was showcased at Dow Jones’ VentureWire’s FASTech Conference for being the most innovative gaming startup (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/funzio-named-the-most-innovative-gaming-startup-in-the-wall-street-journal-1580469.htm).

About Modern War
This time it’s war. Building on the grand tradition of epic war movies and console military games, Modern War is the first game to combine realistic military action and missions with the wide-scale accessibility of social games. The game features high fidelity animations and effects as well as a high volume of content that exceed the bar of typical social games and satisfy the expectations of larger than life war epics. To download Modern War, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/modern-war/id468327549.

About Funzio
Funzio leads in creating advanced and successful social games for mobile, Facebook and Google+ that are fun to play with friends and rivals. Funzio’s two titles — Crime City and Modern War — have been instant hits, each landing in the top 10 of Apple’s App Store charts. Funzio was recently named the most innovative gaming startup in The Wall Street Journal. Funzio is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit: http://www.funzio.com.

December 8, 2011. Today InnoGames unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming epic strategy browser game Forge of Empires. The trailer illustrates how civilizations can grow from small Stone Age settlements to impressive empires by the power of ideas and inventions. Researching new technologies plays a major role in the game – and can turn the tide of history!

With an “exclusive preview” coming soon and the game scheduled to launch early 2012, this fantastic free to play browser game boasts high production graphics and engaging depth of gameplay. In order to gain access to advanced construction and units and to move your Empire through the ages, players must research the greatest achievements of mankind. From basic ideas such as woodwork and smithing, to complex inventions like gunpowder and cartography, players must decide which inventions will be vital to the future of their city. Only by researching technologies will you be able to gather rare resources and create spectacular buildings like castles and cathedrals.

Through trade, military campaigns and skillful dealings, players can create their own vast empire. On www.forgeofempires.com, InnoGames has already posted screenshots and artwork from the game. Those who create an account on the website will have the chance to gain a slot in the “Exclusive Preview”: a limited access period which will begin before the closed beta.

With about 75 million registered players, InnoGames is one of the world’s leading developers and providers of online games. The Hamburg-based company has scored major successes with games such as Tribal Wars, The West and Grepolis.

Thursday 8^th December 2011 – Sports Interactive & SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Football Manager Handheld™ 2012 is available to download now on iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® Touch. After the success of Football Manager Handheld™ 2011, the development team have listened to feedback from fans and taken the experience to a whole new level.  With a host of new features, Football Manager Handheld 2012 keeps its position as the most realistic and played football management simulation game in the world, and includes the introduction of a new game mode, “Challenge Mode”, for the first time in the Football Manager series. 

Football Manager Handheld’s new Challenge Mode allows you to feel the pressure of being a manager in some familiar short-term situations, that epitomise being a boss. You’ll go through relegation battles, injury nightmares, and dealing with an unhappy squad. In these quick-to-play challenges you can experience the situations that make or break real-life bosses. It’s a whole new way of playing Football Management games! 

Of course the full game mode is still available, with a host of new features for fans, including an improved user interface and more interactive news. There is also the ability to easily identify the three key players in other squads via indicators and the addition of bragging rights via Facebook in the games social networking options. 

Football Manager Handheld 2012 also lets you share shortlists & search filters with your friends as you load and save them, there’s an improved match view and dozens of other new features. 

It wouldn’t be a new release without an up-to-date database including all of the pre-season transfers which are available in Football Manager Handheld. There are also more leagues available with the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League and Blue Square Bet North & South. 

Football Manager Handheld 2012 utilises some of the new iOS5 features, such as being playable in HD on a HD TV using the Apple TV Mirroring system for iPad 2 & iPhone 4s and a new generation Apple TV. 

“We’re delighted to be able to finally announce & release FMHi2012” said Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive. “Keeping the Challenge mode secret has been a challenge in itself but with it’s inclusion, and all the other new additions, we believe that the game will be another huge hit on the app store and can’t wait to see the reaction to the game”. 

For further information please go to www.sigames.com or www.footballmanager.com.