The Sleeping Dogs Demo is now available via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Steam for Windows PC.
The Sleeping Dogs demo will give players an extensive hands-on with protagonist Wei Shen’s brutal martial arts skills as he chases down a rival gang member muscling-in on his triad turf. Wei pursues his target through the bustling Night Market before culminating in a ruthless rooftop fight.
So what are you waiting for? Grab it now!
The Forsaken World team is excited to announce the latest Nightfall Content Update. Starting today, Wednesday, August 22, players are invited to check out a brand new battlefield, Frostgale Fjord along with more new content and features in this, the second content update for Perfect World Entertainment’s free-to-play fantasy MMO, Forsaken World: Nightfall. Players will be able to battle all comers in a brand new battleground set in the frozen north of Eyrda. The new Battleground system features level-based matchmaking, powerful new gear, and a chance at a rare land mount.
This latest update has something for all players, new and veteran. The new battleground system complements the game’s existing Player vs Player mechanics by introducing new matchmaking and combat systems while granting powerful new rewards. Players will also find Guilds more rewarding than ever before with a new Guild Treasure system. Additionally, veteran players will benefit from expanded Soul Power trees that will give them greater flexibility in PvP combat. For those players at the top of their game, new weapons have been added to bring players even closer to being gods.
For more details on Forsaken World: Nightfall and the latest content update, visit http://www.playforsakenworld.com/
Sydney, Australia – August 22, 2012 ? Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is working with Microsoft to create a Windows To Go compatible USB Flash drive. Windows To Go is a new feature in Windows 8 Enterprise that enables enterprises to provision a full corporate desktop on an external USB drive enabling users to boot and operate from multiple PCs. This new drive is a unique external USB 3.0 device capable of SSD-like performance and achieves all Windows 8 certification requirements.
The Kingston DataTraveler Workspace USB Flash drive, to be released this October, is designed for enterprise environments that want to use Windows To Go to support their mobile workforce and contingent staff for scenarios such as bring your own device and sharing PCs. The drive is fully bootable and incorporates SSD technology in a small USB form factor so users can access their enterprise system from a portable device.
“We are excited to have Kingston as an associate on Windows To Go. Our joint innovation will further enable mobile work styles. Kingston’s DataTraveler Workspace will give our customers the performance and endurance required to deliver a great experience when running Windows 8 Enterprise from a USB drive,” said Karri Alexion-Tiernan, Director of Product Marketing, Windows Enterprise, Microsoft.
“Kingston has been working together with Microsoft for over a year in developing a USB Flash drive capable of meeting the requirements of Windows To Go. We are excited to offer this drive to our enterprise customers later this year,” said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston. “We appreciate the work from Genesys Logic, Inc., who have helped ensure that the drive is compatible and can boot from the latest systems. Kingston would also like to recognise the work of LSI Corporation in helping to ensure the forthcoming USB Flash drive with their SandForce Flash Storage Processor meets the performance requirements of Windows To Go.”
Kingston currently has a beta version of the drive available for enterprises or organisations in need of evaluating the Windows To Go feature of Windows 8 Enterprise. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/wtg.
SYDNEY, Australia — August 22, 2012 — Ubisoft has announced the Raven Strike DLC pack, the second Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier DLC package. A throwback to traditional Ghost Recon gameplay, Raven Strike features larger maps, complex missions and an increased level of difficulty. It contains three campaign missions and a new Guerilla Mode map, each playable with up to four players. Raven Strike will be available on 12th September, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and 13th September, 2012 for the Sony PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
Additionally, Ubisoft disclosed that the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier development team is hard at work on further DLC content planned for release later this year.
Raven Strike DLC content includes:
3 new missions in Campaign Mode
· Secure Dawn: a foggy marsh in Kazakhstan where the Ghosts will not be allowed access to advanced technology (no optical camouflage, drone or sensor grenade)
· Cold Walker: a train depot on the Russian countryside
· Argent Thunder: a nighttime urban setting in Moscow
1 new map in Guerrilla Mode
· Sawmill: face 50 waves of enemies on a foggy Russian countryside
In Ghost Recon: Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivaled combat technology and cutting-edge military hardware, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
For more news and information, please visit the game’s official website at www.ghostrecon.com
WANT IT CAMPAIGN
Fans of “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY” are being empowered to bring the movie to their city first. Paramount Pictures, will debut the fourth instalment in the popular horror franchise exclusively in 25 cities around the world by encouraging fans to vote to see it first with a new “Want It” application on Facebook. Facebook’s 955 million global fans can vote for an advance screening in their city by clicking on the “Want It” button on the film’s fan page at:
https://www.facebook.com/ParanormalActivityAU
Activision and High Moon Studios Bring the Hasbro Canon Story to Life in the Epic Wars that Lead to the TRANSFORMERS Exodus from Cybertron
Sydney – August 22, 2012 – Fight through some of the most pivotal moments in the TRANSFORMERS saga with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON video game available now at retail outlets nationwide. Created by acclaimed developer High Moon Studios and serving as the official canon story for Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property, TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON gives gamers the opportunity to experience the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, eventually leading to the famed exodus from their dying home planet. With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, players will embark on an action-packed journey through a post-apocalyptic, war-torn world designed around each character’s unique abilities and alternate forms, including GRIMLOCK’s fire-breathing DINOBOT form and the renegade COMBATICONS combining into the colossal BRUTICUS character.
“This is where it all began, it’s the epic story of the TRANSFORMERS leaving their home planet,” said Peter Della Penna, Studio Head, High Moon Studios. “From day one, we knew we were going to create the definitive TRANSFORMERS video game, a phenomenal action experience combining a deep, emotional tale with one-of-a-kind gameplay that lets you convert from robot to vehicle whenever you want.”
“This is the fall of their homeworld, and by far the biggest scale we’ve ever seen in a TRANSFORMERS game,” said Mark Blecher, SVP of Digital Media and Marketing, Hasbro. “We could not be any happier teaming up with the great talent at High Moon Studios to deliver the official backstory of the colossal battles that led to the TRANSFORMERS’ exodus from Cybertron. We can’t wait to have fans and gamers experience this amazing title.”
TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON features some of the most recognised voice talent in the franchise, with the iconic Peter Cullen and Gregg Berger, the legendary voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK from the original TRANSFORMERS animated TV series, reprising their roles for the game. Also joining the roster are voice-over veterans Nolan North (BRUTICUS, CLIFFJUMPER and BRAWL), Troy Baker (AUTOBOT JAZZ, JETFIRE and KICKBACK), Fred Tatasciore (MEGATRON, RATCHET and METROPLEX) and many more.
After experiencing the game’s heart-pounding story campaign, players can take their skills online in competitive multiplayer. TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON features the most in-depth, advanced customisation ever seen in the franchise, allowing fans to choose their head, shoulders, arms, legs, wheels, wings, vehicles, weapons, colours and much more to create the TRANSFORMERS character they’ve always dreamt of. Players can then take their personalised characters straight into blistering AUTOBOT vs. DECEPTICON multiplayer matches in a variety of game modes to prove their dominance. Additionally, fans can assume the role of their favorite named TRANSFORMERS characters in the four-player co-op Escalation mode. Teamwork is vital as they defeat increasing waves of enemies and band their resources together to purchase weapons and explore new areas.
Hasbro action figures based on several of the key characters in the style of the game including OPTIMUS PRIME, AUTOBOT JAZZ, and SHOCKWAVE are also currently available at select retail locations. More figures based on characters seen in the game, including the combiner BRUTICUS with be available later this year. The fan favourite character GRIMLOCK, will become available in autumn 2013.
TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON is Rated M (violence) by the Australian Classification Board and is available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
For more information and exclusive updates, fans can visit www.facebook.com/TransformersGame or www.TransformersGame.com, and follow the team via Twitter @HighMoonStudios.
Celebrating Its First Anniversary, The Popular MMORPG Thanks Its Fans For A Great First Year
August 21, 2012— Joymax, leading online game developer and publisher, announced today that Digimon Masters Online, a 3D MMORPG following the popular Japanese animation series Digimon, hit a major milestone on this day — the one year anniversary since its global launch. Players should be on the lookout for all kinds of celebratory events and additional contents in the coming weeks! New and regular players can head over to the Joymax portal to check out all the upcoming action at http://www.joymax.com/portal.
Digimon Masters, a free-to-play MMORPG, is based on the fifth anime series “Digimon Savers”; giving players the opportunity to take the role as one of three main characters—Marcus, Thomas, or Yoshino—along with a trusty Digimon as their partner! Just like the original animation series, players can work on raising, collecting and battling Digimons within the game.
“It’s always a special moment when one of our games hits its anniversary,” said Nam-Chul Kim, CEO of Joymax, “It reminds us of how we started off and how the game has lasted this long through the love and interest from our players.”
Digimon Masters first landed on the scene with service in South Korea then expanded across the world through a global publisher, Joymax, on August 30, 2011. Taking the gaming industry by storm, Digimon Masters is currently home to half-a-million players! What first began as 12 different Digimons has quickly grown to over 200 in the past year alone; along with several content updates including a new playable character, Keenan.
Readying for the first anniversary celebration, Digimon Masters will launch eight action packed events and contests, such as a chance of winning a special Digi-Egg or gathering delicious birthday cakes to celebrate. All of these events can be achieved with the extra movement speed increase of 30% during the special Speed Event. For those who haven’t yet had a chance to play Digimon Masters, this is the best time to join!
MICHAEL MOORE COLLABORATOR KURT ENGFEHR’S GLOBAL CHANGE FILM “STAND IN MY SHOES”
LAUNCHES CROWD-FUNDING CAMPAIGN
FREE GENERAL PUBLIC EVENT
DATE: Friday August 24 2012
TIME: 6.45pm for a 7pm start
LOCATION: Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, Terrace Room, 93-97 Spring St, Bondi Junction
WHO: Phil Gould, Tommy Dean and filmmakers, Anna Reeves and Vivienne Somers
The world’s first event for global social change film “Stand In My Shoes” directed by long-time Michael Moore collaborator, Kurt Engfehr (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling For Columbine, The Yes Men), will have its crowd-funding campaign launch on Friday August 24 2012 at the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club.
Hosted comedian, Tommy Dean, supported by special guests Phil Gould and Surf Aid, the event includes complimentary food and beverage courtesy of the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club and guests will be the first to witness the trailer for “Stand In My Shoes”.
Fund raising for the film will launch on US based crowd-funding platform www.kickstarter.com – only recently made available to Australian film-makers, the website has already generated $250 million in funding to various projects and up to 24,000 projects have been successfully funded since its inception in April 2009. Funds raised via www.kickstarter.com will go towards establishing production units in Australia, India and the US and to support a new story telling platform for film-makers to contribute to the content of the film.
“Stand In My Shoes” is a film about what US President Barack Obama termed the “empathy deficit” and follows the journey of three film-makers, Anna Reeves, Elizabeth Nakano and Vivienne Somers as they seek to expose the empathy deficit and conversely find out what the world’s most influential “social revolutionaries” including acclaimed neuroscientist, Professor William Mobley and Australia’s very own Craig Davis, the Chief Creative Officer from Publicis Mojo and co-founder of Brand Karma, are doing to bring the heart back into our social structures.
Make a positive change to society and pledge your support by attending the empathy revolution launch event. Be one of the first of 500 Executives Producers to receive a credit in the film – simply by pledging your financial support to this much-needed and timely global change movie.
For general public information on the event – viv@standinmyshoes.com
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the action adventure title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate will be available in early 2013 exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™system.
“It’s been two years since the enormous success of Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and with this next installment, we want to take the necessary time needed to give fans a handheld title unlike any other,” said Dave Cox, Producer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Head of Product Planning and Development for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate will bridge the storyline to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, also planned to release in 2013. Both titles will reveal the shocking fate of the Belmont Clan in a dramatic culmination of the Lords of Shadow saga.”
Developed by Mercury Steam, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate takes place 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and is a precursor to the highly anticipated and recently announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate reveals the story of Gabriel Belmont’s descendants, Simon and Trevor Belmont, as they battle their own destiny only to discover their true, shocking fate.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate will be available on Nintendo 3DS™ in early 2013.
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