… gives players the opportunity to rebel against conformity as they customize their own characters. Posing as amateur vigilantes or villains, gamers will create their very own Bats and Jokerz characters using unprecedented customization options including insane costumes, homebrewed gadgets and a wide range of traditional and imagined weapons. The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics’ Batman license.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today present an all-new trailer for the upcoming download-only multiplayer first-person shooter, Gotham City Impostors. Check out some of the insanity that occurs when regular citizens become crazy impostors in the city they call home.

Gotham City Impostors, a multiplayer game unlike any other, gives players the opportunity to rebel against conformity as they customize their own characters. Posing as amateur vigilantes or villains, gamers will create their very own Bats and Jokerz characters using unprecedented customization options including insane costumes, homebrewed gadgets and a wide range of traditional and imagined weapons. The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics’ Batman license.

Gotham City Impostors, is scheduled for release 2012 and will be available on Xbox LIVE™ Arcade and PlayStation®Network. The game will also be available for download for PC. The expected price is AU$17.95/1200 Microsoft Points.

Xbox and LucasArts Reveal Limited Edition Star Wars Console, Unveil Brand New Podracing Mode for Kinect Star Wars

Today, during a panel presentation at the 41^st annual Comic-Con International, Xbox and LucasArts unveiled the first custom Xbox 360 console with Kinect featuring a limited edition Star Wars theme inspired by the beloved duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO,  as well as the brand-new Podracing mode featured in the upcoming title Kinect Star Wars². 

Kinect Star Wars² brings the Star Wars universe to life like never before. Harnessing the controller-free power of Kinect for Xbox 360, Kinect Star Wars² allows fans to physically experience training as a Jedi, using the Force and battling with a Lightsaber. Using full body motions, players can live out the ultimate Star Wars fantasy, no controller required.

Podracing Mode

Previously shown content for the title includes the Jedi mode unveiled at E3; complete with Lightsaber combat and Force movement, the mode optimizes the ideal mix of gameplay feel and heroic animation through epic Jedi duels with an array of fan favorites from the Star Wars universe.  The Kinect Star Wars’² Podracing game mode allows fans a chance to compete alongside the surviving racers of the Boonta Eve in recognizable pods and other unlockable vehicles native to the Star Wars universe. 

Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle

This first ever custom Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle includes an R2-D2 blue-and-white themed console, a custom Xbox 360 Wireless Controller inspired by C-3PO and the first ever white Kinect sensor.  The bundle is set to debut alongside Kinect Star Wars² this holiday, but is available now for pre-order through participating retailers.  Priced at AUD$599 RRP¹/ NZD$649 RRP¹, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle will include:

• Kinect Star Wars game²
• Custom R2-D2-themed Xbox 360 Console with custom sounds
• White Kinect Sensor
• Custom C-3PO-themed Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
• 320 GB Hard Drive
• Xbox 360 Wired Headset

• Kinect Adventures game [PG]
• Exclusive downloadable content

¹ Recommended retail price, the price you pay will be determined by your retailer.

²  Check the Classification

Here is the complete list of exclusive features, only for PS3 owners

• PlayStation® Move and Sharp Shooter compatible
• OVERKILL fully remastered – available in high definition graphics and stereoscopic 3D for the first time ever
• Extended with 2 additional levels not featured in the original game
• Exclusive crossbow weapon
• New baby mutant type
• New Hardcore mode – mutants can only be killed with headshots
• New Classic mode – play through the entire game using only the AMS Magnum
• Exclusive missing reel – an extended boss fight with “Mother” in “OVERKILL”, the game’s final level
• Online leaderboards to track high scores and stats
• Collectibles to grab throughout all levels to unlock bonus materials; comic pages, music tracks, 3D models and 2D artwork
• New PlayStation trophies to unlock
• Improved boss fights in all levels
• New and improved cutscenes using motion capture

On behalf of local distributor AIE (All Interactive Entertainment), we’re pleased to announce the JB Hi-Fi pre-order bonus for Bethesda Softworks’ upcoming  first-person-shooter, RAGE. 

Pre-order the RAGE Anarchy Edition at JB Hi-Fi and receive all three issues from the RAGE comic book series, exclusive to JB Hi-Fi!  As these comic books are not available anywhere else in Australia or New Zealand, gamers will be extremely excited to get their hands on this highly sought after offer. Issue 1 and 2 from the series are out now, with the highly anticipated issue 3 due to hit shelves overseas in late August. 

The three comic book series is an original miniseries written by Arvid Nelson, the acclaimed creator of Rex Mundi, and pencilled by Andrea Mutti (DMZ). This comic series, developed with the direct participation of RAGE’s Creative Director, Tim Willits, presents an essential introduction to the world of RAGE, as one woman discovers that the survival of humankind doesn’t necessarily mean the survival of humanity. Set prior to the events in the game, this comic series presents a unique introduction to the world of RAGE, providing numerous insights into the game’s storyline.

Award-winning franchise now playable on premium Android gaming smartphone 

July 22, 2011, Australia – Sony Ericsson is once again teaming up with EA Mobile™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. to deliver one of the most popular modern warfare action games of all time, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 to the Xperia™ PLAY.

Taking full advantage of the Xperia PLAY’s outstanding graphic capabilities and game-changing control pad, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 will bring realistic, fast-paced gameplay to the Android operating system for the first time. Players will unleash devastation from the air with intuitive controls and capture emplacements in jungle heat, arctic snow and desert dust. Fourteen single-player missions across five intensely detailed battle zones plunge players deep into the action. An arsenal of up to 14 weapons ranging from a knife to rocket-propelled grenades will wreak havoc on enemy forces.

Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is available to download today for Xperia™ PLAY customers, adding to the more than 100 optimised games available for download on the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone.  

The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY is available with Optus, Telstra and Virgin Mobile.

World Premiere on Kinect: Simultaneous 4-player support

Sydney, Australia – July 22, 2011 – Ubisoft will debut new tracks and all-new modes for Just Dance^® 3 for Kinect at Comic-Con 2011 at the Ubisoft booth.

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

New Playable Just Dance 3 Tracks include:

• Apache (Jump On It) – The Sugarhill Gang
• Baby One More Time – The Girly Team
• Forget You – Cee Lo Green
• Night Boat to Cairo – Madness
• She’s Got Me Dancing – Tommy Sparks
• Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles 

Comic-Con will be held from July 21 – 24, 2011 in San Diego. For further information on Just Dance 3 please visit: www.justdancegame.com

Open for (more than) Business

Many local businesses run by people from migrant communities offer more than just a service. They can act as community hubs and provide links to a homeland while also helping recently arrived migrants establish a connection with their new home. Featuring photographs, stories and a documentary, Open for (more than) Business explores the unique role that local businesses play in Melbourne’s migrant communities, from an Indian grocery store in Clayton to an Italian barbershop in Brunswick.

Date: 20 August 2011 to 27 May 2012

On Their Own: Britain’s Child Migrants

From the 1860s, more than 100,000 children were sent from Britain to Australia, Canada and other Commonwealth countries through child migration schemes. Few were orphans; many came from families who were unable to care for them. The lives of these children changed dramatically. Some succeeded in creating new futures while others suffered lonely, brutal childhoods. All experienced disruption and separation from family and homeland. This exhibition explores the government endorsed schemes and the motivations behind them. Through detailed case studies, visitors will meet a number of former child migrants and find out more about their difference experiences.

Date: 7 October 2011 to 29 April 2012

Belonging: Reflections on Place

A video installation by video artist Wendy Woodson and installation artist Kathy Couch (with sound design by Myles Mumford), Belonging: Reflections on Place features interviews with diverse migrants and refugees and members of their families living in Australia who reflect on their experiences of place, migration and belonging. Large scale projections of travel and migration inspire a sense of movement and transition from place to place, encouraging visitors to reflect on experiences of place and belonging across different continents and cultures.
Date: Until 22 January 2012

Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours

Unlike any other exhibition in an Australia museum, Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours provides fresh and challenging insights into personal identity – who we are, how we perceive each other and what it means to belong or not belong in Australia today. Focusing on the things that make up our sense of who we are – ethnicity, ancestry, language, spirituality and citizenship – the exhibition explores the many and varied identities that make up our nation. Featuring objects, immersive multimedia displays and a range of personal stories from Australians of widely diverse backgrounds, Identity will challenge visitors to examine their own assumptions and confront everyday prejudices about Australia’s multicultural society.   

Date: Now open

Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.  Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm except Good Friday and Christmas Day. Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE. More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum