SYDNEY, Australia. – August 15, 2011 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) will showcase the best of interactive entertainment at this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The company’s top intellectual properties are set to delight visitors, highlighting this year’s blockbuster launches and offerings for console, mobile phones, tablets and the Web.

Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President of EA European Publishing, said, “The old model of making games every few years to coincide with new hardware launches is gone. We have a very powerful set of games for today’s consoles, and now we offer that IP to players as year-round entertainment across all of their devices and platforms. We’re looking forward to our fans’ response when they get hands-on with our line-up at the show – we think they’ll like what they see”.

Highlights at the show include:
· 350 gaming stations at the EA booth allowing more consumers than ever before to get hands-on play with each game.
· FIFA 12: Huge space that puts players on the pitch to experience the gameplay action.
· Battlefield 3™: A dedicated 64-person multiplayer area with the most authentic modern shooter experience of the year.
· STAR WARS®: The Old Republic™: 36 hands-on stations with Origin Worlds and 16 hands-on stations for PvP.
· Need for Speed™ The Run: Get behind the wheel in a race for your life from the Golden Gate to the Empire State.
· The Sims™ 3 Pets: Hands-on play on all platforms
· Mass Effect™ 3: A high octane alien invasion adventure explodes in an all-out galactic war. The time has come to join the war effort and experience the industry’s most critically acclaimed RPG first-hand.
· The Sims™ Social: The Sims on Facebook® – coming soon!
· The Secret World: Funcom producers will be showing an exciting live demo in one of many dungeons, highlighting combat, progression and boss fights.

EA Press Briefing at gamescom, August 16:
Palladium, Tuesday, August 16^th, 4pm (doors open at 3:30pm)
Schanzenstraße 36, Gebäude 197, 51063 Cologne. For media and invited guests only.

EA Press Briefing Webcast:
A webcast and replay of EA’s Press Briefing at gamescom will be available for all viewers at http://live-event.ea.com/gamescom/.

EA Booth: Hall 6 / B070, August 17-21
Battlefield 3, FIFA 12, FIFA Manager 12, Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed The Run, The Secret World, STAR WARS: The Old Republic , The Sims 3 Pets, and The Sims Social
Behind Closed Doors Game Presentations, August 17-21
EA Business Lounge, Hall 5.1 / A010. For media by appointment only.
Battlefield 3, Burnout™ Crash!, Dragon Age™ Legends, FIFA 12, FIFA Manager, Kingdoms of Amadur: The Reckoning™, Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed The Run, Need for Speed World, SSX™, STAR WARS: The Old Republic, The Secret World, The Sims 3 Pets, New games from EAi include The Sims Social; Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition from Playfish™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA Superstars and Pet Society™ Vacation; EA Mobile™ offers FIFA 12, Battlefield 3: Aftershock, Spy Mouse™ and Theme Park™; and Chillingo offers Pixel Ranger, Rogue Sky, Swing the Bat, Gum Drop, Contre Jour, and Roll in the Hole.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company’s game franchises are offered as both packaged goods products and online services delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in 75 countries.

In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at www.ea-anz-press.com

The Sims, Burnout, SSX and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Battlefield 3 is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. Mass Effect and Dragon Age are trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. Playfish and Pet Society are trademarks of Electronic Arts Limited. STAR WARS is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2011 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners and used with permission. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – August 14, 2011 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the EA SPORTS™ tennis simulation video game, EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis 2, will be entering the high definition era for the first time and will be available on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, including support of the PlayStation® Move controller. EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis 2 will feature all four Grand Slam® championships and is the only game to feature Wimbledon. Players can experience the thrill of serving up aces on Wimbledon’s prestigious Centre Court, hitting cross-court winners on the clay courts of the French Open, play under the bright lights at the U.S. Open or work on your serve and volley game at the Australian Open. In addition, the game features a deep roster of elite past and present players and will be coming worldwide in 2012.

BRAINTREE, UK – 14th August 2011

With the European release of the officially licensed mini, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death, only a week away, Laughing Jackal have got loads of exciting news for you. First up, Laughing Jackal can confirm that while the SCEE release date of Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death will remain as 17th August, unfortunately the SCEA release will now be slightly later on 23rd August. The game will be priced at just £3.49 in the UK and $4.99 in the US.

To celebrate the European release of Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death Laughing Jackal have lots of goodies to give away. Keep an eye on their blog, Facebook and Twitter as next week they are going to be revealing how you can win a Fighting Fantasy poster signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone or even the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death book that they worked from when making the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death PlayStation Mini, which has also been signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

Laughing Jackal also recently interviewed Steve Jackson, co-creator of the 16m selling series of gamebooks, and he gave us his thoughts on all things Fighting Fantasy. The first part of this interview can be found here and part 2 is now live on the Laughing Jackal Website.

Established in 2005, Laughing Jackal are the developer of PlayStation minis such as Duæl Invaders, Vibes, Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags, Stellar Attack and Cubixx. We are currently working on a PlayStation minis conversion of the Fighting Fantasy series of Choose Your Own Adventure gamebooks, and have just released the critically acclaimed OMG-Z, a chain reaction shooter for PlayStation Minis. Our first PlayStation®3 game, Cubixx HD, will be coming soon to PSN.

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Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?- At Comic Con 2011

Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and 1821 Comics Romeo and Juliet: The War to debut at New York Comic Con

Los Angeles, CA August 9th, 2011. Stan Lee?s POW! Entertainment and

1821 Comics announced today that they will debut Romeo and Juliet: The War at New York Comic Con 2011. Stan Lee will be on hand to showcase the book and sign special limited edition mini posters promoting the title. Pre-release orders are being taken at the 1821 Comic’s booth #1458. Romeo and Juliet: The War will be in stores the end of November as a deluxe 10”x13″ over sized coffee table book available in both hard and soft cover formats. Stan Lee and Terry Dougas created the story with artwork from Skan Srisuwan. The book is written by Max Work.

Romeo and Juliet: The War takes Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers and places them in the futuristic sci-fi/fantasy Empire of Verona, the most powerful territory on Earth. The MONTAGUES, powerful cyborgs made of artificial DNA, and the CAPULETS, genetically enhanced humans known for their speed and agility, worked in tandem to destroy all threats to the city. With no one left to fight, the Montagues and Capulets found themselves a new enemy: each other.

Stan Lee commented, “This is the graphic novel I’ve always dreamed of doing. Take one of the world’s greatest stories, known and loved throughout the globe, place it against the background of a future age, a more violent, science-gone-mad age–embellish it with the most powerful, dazzling, illustrations ever seen and produce it in the largest, most impressive format of all.Romeo and Juliet: The War! It’s the crowning achievement in this, the age of the graphic novel.”

Not able to attend the show and desperate to get a signed Stan Lee Romeo and Juliet: The War collector’s item? Fear not True Believer! Go to www.facebook.com/1821comics and hit the ?Like? button for 1821 Comics and you will be entered to win a limited edition Stan Lee signed mini poster of Romeo and Juliet: The War. Want to increase your odds? Go to www.twitter.com/1821comics and follow 1821 Comics. At the end every week, leading up to NYCC, we will draw the names of some lucky fans who will win this signed collector’s item!

Wholesale ordering will be fulfilled through Diamond Comics Distributors. 1821 Comics will be creating their own iphone/android app for digital editions of releases. Want to stay up to date on the latest release information from 1821 Comics? Join the mailing list by sending a message to info@1821comics.com with newsletter in the subject line.

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ABOUT POW! (PURVEYORS OF WONDER) ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

POW! Entertainment,Inc. (OTCQB: POWN), a multi-media and entertainment company, was founded by noted comic book and entertainment figure Stan Lee, together with award-winning producer Gill Champion and intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman. POW!?s principals have extensive backgrounds in the entertainment industry encompassing the creation, production and licensing of original intellectual properties, including some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. POW! is capitalizing on this combined expertise, specializing in creating and developing both the legacy and digital media components of the entertainment industry. This includes animation and live-action feature films, plus television, DVDs, multi-media, merchandising and related ancillary markets, all of which contribute to global expansion. POW! partners with other individuals and entities of entertainment?s top echelon, including studios and networks in the creation, licensing and distribution of new POW! 

character franchises. www.powentertainment.com.

ABOUT 1821 COMICS

1821 Comics is a new comic book/graphic novel company based in Los Angeles, California and founded by entrepreneurs Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas. The company is devoted to bringing exciting, eye-popping new titles to the world of comics. Along with its own titles, 1821 is teaming up with some of the top publishers on new cutting-edge books. 1821 Comics will remain a diverse publisher with projects for both men and women, spanning all age groups. The company is highly devoted to story, content and artwork that will move readers from beginning to end.

www.1821comics.com

Image Comics Collects Mobsters, Strippers and Mayhem in Blue Estate Vol. 1 

Berkeley, CA ? August 10th, 2011 ?BLUE ESTATE takes place on the mean streets of Los Angeles, where an alcoholic hit man and a desperate starlet dodge Russian mobsters, Italian gangsters, ninjas, hippies and the L.A.P.D. in a scheme to steal millions from a psychotic action movie hero.

This September, Image Comics will proudly present the first collection of BLUE ESTATE, written by Viktor Kalvachev (PHERONE, DMZ, The

Incredibles) and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Osborne with artwork from a variety of artists, including Viktor Kalvachev, Nathan Fox (Fluorecent Black, Invincible Iron Man, Pigeons From Hell), Toby Cypress (RODD RACER, Batman/Nightwing) and Robert Valley (Massive Swerve, Gorillaz, Tron TV series).

BLUE ESTATE deals with a low-rent private eye trying (and failing) to escape the long shadow of his respected cop father. But a chance encounter with a B-list action star drags the wannabe gumshoe into a world of strippers, mobsters? and the wildest (and only!) case of his career! See who lives, who dies, and who gets the Tiger Blood knocked outta them in the first four issues of the fast, funny smash hit new crime series from Image Comics.

BLUE ESTATE has already garnered rave attention from retailers, reviewers and fans:

?BLUE ESTATE takes the best of Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino but remains unabashedly original.? – USA Today

“BLUE ESTATE is a slice of absurd depravity that?ll tickle your ribs, but probably with a loaded weapon.? 4 out of 5 stars – Comic Book Resources

?For those that enjoy a good pulp-filled crime story with a healthy dose of pop culture humor?? – IGN

?BLUE ESTATE contains everything you could want in an exciting story.? 

– Comic Vine

?In summation ? BLUE ESTATE: buy it, read it, love it, cherish it.? 10 out of 10 – Comic Buzz

?One of the best new series this year!? – PopMatters

?A very cool, hip and fun entry in into the detective/crime/mob genre with very stylish art.Worth a read!? – Weekly Comic Book Review

?All in all, BLUE ESTATE delivers the B-12 shot of energy the comic book industry needs every now and again.? – The Outhouse

BLUE ESTATE, VOL. 1 TP will also feature several never-before-seen extras, including a special ?Making of a Page? chapter, a “Creating a Character” section of sketches and development phases for key characters, a clay sculpture character gallery and a special introduction from Blue Estate?s very own star, Bruce Maddox!

BLUE ESTATE, VOL. 1 TP, a 120-page full color paperback, will be on sale in stores September 14th for $12.99 and is available to order in the July 2011 edition of Diamond Previews (JUL110455, ISBN: 

978-1-60706-429-9). For more information, please visit www.BlueEstateComic.com or www.facebook.com/BlueEstate.

ABOUT VIKTOR KALVACHEV

With art and design credits ranging from DMZ, The Nocturnals and Penthouse to video games like The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island, Viktor is also the creative force behind the graphic novel Pherone and the massively multiplayer online virtual world, VIE.

ABOUT ANDREW OSBORNE

An Emmy-award winning screenwriter with credits including the Sundance premiere On_Line, his own feature debut Apocalypse Bop and the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab, Andrew has also written film, comic and interactive scripts for Warner Bros., MTV, HBO, Orion, MPCA, Platinum Studios and enVie Interactive, among others. He enjoys being part of the BLUE ESTATE team, and would like to thank our readers for their fresh, minty breath.

ABOUT TOBY CYPRESS

Raised in New Jersey on early morning Thundarr the Barbarian cartoons, and late night Frankenstein movies. Graduated from art school to create and illustrate comics like Rodd Racer, The Tourist, Kursk and Batman/Nightwing ?Bloodborne?. Got married for a year before his wife got bored, now single again to create comics in peace.

ABOUT NATHAN FOX

An early addiction to cartoons, commercials and video games led Nathan to work as an artist on projects including Dogs of War, the story Fluorescent Black for Heavy Metal, Zodiac (Marvel), Pigeons from Hell (Dark Horse), DMZ (Vertigo), Harley Quinn (DC), and will soon be the regular artist for Todd McFarlane?s HAUNT series.He’s also worked as an illustrator for Wired, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine and ESPN Magazine, among others.

ABOUT ROBERT VALLEY

In addition to directing his own short film Massive Swerve and illustrating the story Boy Zero for Heavy Metal, Robert has worked as a storyboard artist on Firebreather, a character designer for the Tron TV series, a cinematics animation director for Dance Central and an animation director for Beatles Rock Band and Gorillaz.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in

1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. 

Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major

houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – August 11, 2011) – Funzio, developer of action-packed AAA quality games for Facebook, Google+ and mobile, today released Crime City on Google+, making it one of the first games available on the new platform.

Crime City was first available on Facebook in September 2010, and it quickly became one of the top five Facebook games of the year. Earlier this week, Crime City for iOS went live in Apple’s App Store (http://itunes.apple.com/app/crime-city/id430907397?mt=8), and the game is already in the top 30 chart. Crime City has millions of monthly players worldwide.

Crime City for Google+ is a standalone version of the game that lets Google+ users become the toughest mob boss and rule the city. Users can build up their hoods, invite others to be in their mafia, collect hundreds of items to equip them and fight others to see who the strongest is. Users can share updates about their gameplay when they want and with the people they want.

“We’re excited to partner with Google to bring Crime City to Google+ users so they too can experience the action in high quality and immersive graphics not available in other crime games,” said Ken Chiu, CEO of Funzio. “We can’t wait to release more great games on Google+ in the future.”

About Funzio
Funzio creates free-to-play high quality, innovative and polished games for Facebook, Google+ and mobile that are action-packed and foster competition. Funzio recently secured $20 million in Series A growth financing led by IDG Ventures in the US and IDG Capital Partners in China so that it can accelerate its expansion and development. Funzio is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit: http://www.funzio.com.

New mobile security application protects from loss, theft and malware

AUSTRALIA, Sydney – August 12, 2011 – With more than six billion applications downloaded to date, it’s clear that the Android Market is experiencing explosive growth and that consumers are hooked on downloading what they want, when they want it. At the same time, consumers need to be vigilant about safeguarding their mobile phones because Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 16, found that researchers identified nearly four times as many unique-to-Android pieces of malware than the previous year. Additionally, a recent Norton survey found that 48 percent of consumers in the Australia have had their mobile phone lost or stolen. The need to protect consumer mobile devices is more important than ever.

Today, Norton released Norton Mobile Security Lite, a free security application for Android-based smartphones. Norton Mobile Security Lite seamlessly combines select anti-theft features with powerful antimalware, giving users a sense of security in the event their phone is ever lost, stolen or compromised by malware.

“In the same day, a smartphone user can stream their favourite music station, get the high score hurling birds through the air and then file their taxes online. Having Norton installed means feeling equally confident regardless of what you do on your mobile phone,” said Dave Cole, vice president mobile products, Norton. “Norton Mobile Security Lite protects confidential information and offers basic mobile protection from the most trusted name in security – which means your device is safeguarded and you’re worry-free.”

Norton Mobile Security Lite
NMS Lite provides a worry free and obligation free opportunity to all Android users. The key features include:
• Anti-theft – Remotely lock your lost or stolen device via SMS text and prevent strangers from seeing your private information or running up your mobile bill.
• Anti-malware – Scans all files and app updates downloaded to the mobile device and automatically detects and removes threats without slowing you down.
• Automatic LiveUpdate – Automatically downloads and installs security updates keeping you a step ahead of cybercriminals.

This new offering is initially available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. For users who want additional protections such as the ability to: remotely locate or wipe their device; block unwanted calls or text messages; or block phishing websites used to steal personal information and money, there is the option to upgrade to the full featured Norton Mobile Security for a two year subscription price of $49.95AUD. Norton Mobile Security is also available in retail at Harvey Norman.

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THIS ISN’T JUST A GAME ANYMORE

Welcome to Banoi, a tropical island where you can leave the stresses of the world behind . . . Exploding onto the scene with the most successful video game trailer of all time, Dead Island is set to become one of the biggest game releases of 2011. The official announcement trailer has already gained over 5.2 million hits on YouTube and 6.2 million Twitter mentions in just 4 months, and has won a flurry of awards, including the ‘Gold Lion in Film and Film Craft’ category at this year’s Festival de Cannes.

Dead Island is the official novelisation of the game, written by British Fantasy Award winning author, Mark Morris. Due for simultaneous release with the video game, Dead Island offers a terrifying glimpse into the horrors thrust upon the four individuals who have unwittingly embarked upon the ultimate holiday from Hell.

For guests of the five star Royal Palms resort it was supposed to be a once in a lifetime dream holiday; an escape to the stunning beaches of a tropical paradise unlike any other. But a mysterious epidemic suddenly – and without warning – breaks out on the pacific paradise of Banoi, and four individuals with distinctive backgrounds and abilities seem to be unaffected by the zombie outbreak.

As the epidemic takes hold, will they be strong enough to stand against the endless zombie hordes, protect the remaining surviors from a horrible fate and to flee the island? In the face of an unprecedented zombie apocalypse, they only have one thing left to do: survive. Welcome to the holiday paradise where your dreams should come true . . . but where a nightmare is about to begin. . .

Click here to read more about the Dead Island book.

Click here to read more about Mark Morris.

Published by Bantam | September 2011 | RRP $24.95 | ISBN 9780857501035
Also available as an ebook | ISBN 9781446497302