New Zealand, July 15, 2011

To celebrate series two of the internationally successful series, the WotWots, Pukeko Pictures is offering one lucky fan the ultimate in geeky goodness – a 20 minute telephone conversation with Creative Director & Design and Effects Supervisor, Sir Richard Taylor and Senior Concept Designer, Professor Greg Broadmore of Weta Workshop.

Coinciding with the annual Comic-Con International event, where the competition will also be promoted, the once in a lifetime money-cant buy opportunity is open to fans internationally and is easy to enter – simply fill out the entry form at www.wotwots.com. (Full terms & conditions available on the website)

Find out what you’ve always wanted to know about two of the creative geniuses at Weta Workshop – their work, their influences, how they got started and even…their favourite food!

The competition opens Thursday July 21 at midday (NZ local time) and closes Thursday August 11 2011 at midday (NZ local time) with the winner notified on Friday August 19 2011 (NZ local time). The winner will also be announced at www.wotwots.com

“We are thrilled to be offering Weta Workshop fans across the world this unique opportunity to speak simultaneously to both Sir Richard Taylor and Professor Greg Broadmore. Collectively they have worked on some of the world’s biggest film and book properties and their works are house-hold names. Perfectly timed with the second series launch of the WotWots and Comic-Con International, we anticipate this will be a highly sought after prize” said Andrew Smith, Chief Executive of Pukeko Pictures.

Sir Richard Taylor is the co-founder of the Weta companies in New Zealand. As Creative Director of Weta Workshop, Richard and his team have brought to life several fantasy films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, Chronicles of Narnia and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Richard’s new children’s program, the WotWots is broadcast in 90 countries around the world including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Korea and New Zealand. Over the years, Richard has been awarded five Oscars, four BAFTAs and numerous other achievements for Weta’s success in the disciplines of make-up, costume and visual effects.

Professor Greg Broadmore is an artist, writer and friend to robots, he is also an illustrator and conceptual designer for Weta Workshop. Greg has been the designer for many creative motion picture movies including District 9, King Kong, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Black Sheep. As creator and designer of Dr. Grordbort’s world of Rayguns and contraptions and author of many critically acclaimed books, Greg is one of the great creative minds in this retro-science fiction universe.

the WotWots is a vibrant, energetic and colourful learning-based series which has just been acknowledged with a second Parents’ Choice Award. The brand was first recognised by Parents’ Choice Awards for the free e-book ‘Lanky Landing Legs’ and most recently in the Spring 2011 Television category – based on being age appropriate and learning based with a sense of fun.

the WotWots

the WotWots is an enchanting pre-school series that follows the adventures of two adorable siblings from outer space, SpottyWot and DottyWot. This delightful pair of enquiring minds have come to Earth to explore and to marvel at the extraordinary diversity of life on the blue planet. The show celebrates this joy of discovery and demonstrates the positive values that are the building blocks of a true and enduring friendship.

Pukeko Pictures is a business partnership between Academy Award winner Richard Taylor the co-founder and creative lead of Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings, King Kong), and internationally acclaimed author and children’s television creator, Martin Baynton. Taylor and Baynton previously teamed up to create the award winning children’s program, Jane and the Dragon.

www.wotwots.com

Available now on DVD & Blu-Ray, Madman is proud to announce National Geographic’s groundbreaking global programming event, GREAT MIGRATIONS, will make its free-to-air debut on Channel 7 this Sunday, July 17th at 7.30pm. Catch-up episodes will also be screening on 7TWO.

Shot over three years in stunning high-definition, this landmark series, narrated by Alec Baldwin (30 ROCK), chronicles the inspirational and often harrowing migrations of animals across earth’s seven continents. Wildebeests, zebras, red crabs, elephants, kob, walruses, monarch butterflies, jellyfish and whale sharks are all the focus of a crew that travelled some 670,000 kilometres, filming hundreds of stories in more than 20 different countries.

Using breakthrough filming technology and developed from hundreds of hours of footage, in GREAT MIGRATIONS, the National Geographic team has captured never-before seen animal behaviour and discovered incredible scientific firsts, including bull elephants scouting migrations routes and the rediscovery of the epic kob migration in Sudan.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: GREAT MIGRATIONS is available now on DVD & Blu-Ray, and will begin screening on Channel 7 from Sunday, July 17th

15 July 2011

Nintendo announces that Star Fox 64 3D will be available exclusively for Nintendo 3DS on 15 September 2011.

Star Fox 64 3D invites players to take on the role of legendary Fox McCloud as they lead a fearless squadron of fighters in fierce aerial combat to battle the evil forces of Andross and save the galaxy from destruction. The rich 3D visuals provide a remarkable sense of depth, distance and position as players dodge meteors and blast enemy fighters out of the sky.

A complete graphical update brings a Nintendo classic into the era of portable 3D fun. The game makes effective use of the Nintendo 3DS system’s dual screens: The top screen features 3D aerial combat, while the bottom screen displays characters and dialogue.

A new multiplayer option lets up to four players engage in fierce aerial combat via a local wireless connection (using four systems and one game card via DS Download Play). The multiplayer mode also includes new power-ups and special weapons. Players can use the Nintendo 3DS system’s inner camera to display a live video feed of competitors’ faces as they battle, bringing a new level of fun and personalisation to the multiplayer experience.

For further information visit: www.nintendo.com.au

KONAMI sharpens the Blades of Time
New 3D action title heads to Playstation® and Xbox360®
15 July 2011: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced Blades of Time – an action title boasting a sword-wielding heroine fighting for survival within a hostile fantasy realm.

Blades of Time stars a female bounty hunter called Ayumi who transports herself to Dragonland in search of unimaginable treasures. However she soon realizes that Dragonland is a hostile world, ruled by a demonic being, wreaking havoc and incarcerating the other bounty hunters who have previously found their way there. Armed with a pair of swords, Ayumi is charged with toppling the evil overlord and escaping whilst evolving her fighting skills and magic abilities in order to proceed.

The game is set within a 3D landscape, which Ayumi can freely explore. As she does so, however, she will be pursued by hordes of creatures, all of whom must be bested. Using a special dual-wield system, Ayumi can cut a swathe through the hundreds of adversaries that stand in her way, while combo attacks, and magic spells can be learned en route. Ayumi can also learn spells based on both Chaos and Order, including the ability to turn back time and fight alongside herself! This ‘Time Rewind’ function sends Ayumi back to an earlier point, allowing her to assist herself in combat or solve puzzles by leaving items that will be useful at a later point.

Blades of Time’s Dragonland setting is rife with traps, which have to be thwarted or avoided, while the various locations throw up a series of themed inhabitants. As such, the game progresses from the island’s snowy locales, through to balmy jungles, decaying cities, and sky islands. Each brings a fresh look and differing inhabitants into play, pushing Ayumi’s new-found skills to their limits. The game also offers co-op play for a second player, via the game’s all-action Outbreak Mode.

Wargaming.net Reveals Details on World of Warplanes Economics

London, UK and San Francisco, CA (15th July, 2011) – Wargaming.net announced today details on economic system for the upcoming flight combat MMO World of Warplanes. The new game recently announced at E3, will have the same economic profile as the highly-acclaimed World of Tanks, with Gold, Credits, and Experience as main currency to gain and spend for continued advancements.

World of Warplanes will feature a global interaction with World of Tanks, which will begin with sharing Gold and Free Experience between the two games for players, who have registered accounts in both of them on a single email. This feature will allow Wargaming.net community to plan their expenses and leave exactly the amount of Gold and Free Experience they want on either of the games.

Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi. States, “We’ve got thousands of players on World of Tanks servers, who have gained a scarily large amount of free experience which they don’t know how to spend. With this sharing option we say to them – hey, here’s our new game, and it’s as brutal and addictive as World of Tanks.”

About World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes is the flight combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game continues the armored warfare theme marked in the highly-acclaimed World of Tanks and will throw players into a never-ending tussle for air dominance.

Based purely on aircraft setting, World of Warplanes will allow players to build full-scale careers of virtual pilots offering machines of several key eras, staring from World War I period with “Biplanes” and up to jet fighter prototypes that led the way to modern air forces.

World of Warplanes will feature a wide range of warbirds, each of them unique in their effectiveness and behavior. Virtual pilots will choose from three main warplane classes – single-engine light fighters capable of engaging enemies in close dogfights, twin-engine fighters with their deadly straight attacks, and strafing aircrafts, the fearsome threat for ground targets.

About Wargaming.net®

Wargaming.net® is an award-winning strategy game specialist, incorporated in the UK. Its 220-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. Wargaming.net’s® Operation Bagration RTS was awarded the Best Strategy Game of 2008 at Russian Game Developers Conference (KRI). At KRI 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 “Best Game” Award.

Official web site: www.wargaming.net

Melbourne Australia, July 16th 2011.
The movie studios in America have released a plethora of new trailers from the latest Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. to the more surreal Jack and Jill comedy that has Adam Sandler playing himself. Matt Damon’s Contagion is definitely the movie look out for which will be released later this year. Enjoy the trailers!

Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows Trailer (Robert Downey Jr)

Jack and Jill Trailer (Adam Sandler is Jack and… err… Jill)

Contagion Trailer (Matt Damon & Gwyneth Paltrow)

John Carter Trailer

The Thing Trailer

Hugo Trailer

The Adventures of Tintin: Secet of the Unicorn Trailer

The Interrupters Trailer

The Pirates Band of Misfits Trailer

Placing Clients First, Takedown Piracy Feeds Its Revenue Back Into the Company to Stimulate Growth, Security & Results!

July 15, 2011 — MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — Takedown Piracy is pleased to announce the increasing of its operating systems for more effective copyright policing. The increase in computers and servers is a direct result of Takedown Piracy owner Nate Glass’s business model. Glass is committed to reinvesting revenue back in the company, furthering growth and results. Now Takedown Piracy is able to dedicate individual operating systems to monitor the various forms of piracy, including cyberlocker infringements, torrents, tube sites and social network sites. The advanced Aikido Program will run off its own server, generating the removal of even more infringements in a shorter time. Glass states, “Takedown Piracy began as a passion project for me—something I wanted to do because it’s the right thing to do. As the company grows, it becomes even more important to hold true to our ideals and vision. Reinvesting the majority of our revenue is an investment in our customers. It keeps us focused on our mission to remove, prevent and educate the world about piracy.”

For more information regarding Takedown Piracy’s services, visit http://takedownpiracy.com/why-use-takedown-piracy/.

Takedown Piracy utilizes a multi-faceted approach towards preventing online content theft. Among its array of servers is one dedicated solely to monitoring over 500 cyberlocker forums and blogs daily, as well as sending infringement notices to the sites. Another server’s focus is on Bit Torrent sites, tracking the websites responsible for the brunt of torrent infringements. The result is torrent removals and notices sent to Google for non-compliant sites. The observance of the largest tube and streaming sites, plus Twitter, requires a separate server, which generates infringement notices. In addition, a server is utilized as the Googler. It constantly runs through Google results for client’s properties and generates removal notices.

Among the many attributes separating Takedown Piracy from its competitors is its new custom tool, the Aikido Program, which is now running on a separate server as well. The progressive tool is capable of removing 100,000 copyright infringements in only 24-hours. The Aikido Program is exclusive to TDP and uses a PHP script to exploit a large piracy aggregation site. It takes a site meant to assist illegal downloads and transforms it into a valuable asset in anti-piracy. True to its martial art namesake, the Aikido Program uses the strength of its opponent to its own advantage.

Wanting to better involve the fans of Takedown Piracy’s numerous artist clients, the company created a tips page. Millions of additional eyes provide Takedown Piracy with an army seeking out illegal downloads on torrent, tube and cyberlocker sites. Users are asked to report the copyright owner and a link to the infringement. To report a copyright violation using Takedown Piracy’s tip page, visit http://takedownpiracy.com/tips/.

To view a statistical breakdown of infringements removed by Takedown Piracy, visit http://takedownpiracy.com/stats/.

To better understand why to use Takedown Piracy’s unrivaled services, visit http://takedownpiracy.com/why-use-takedown-piracy/.

About Takedown Piracy:
Takedown Piracy (TDP) is an anti-piracy service started in April of 2009. The service was founded by adult industry veteran Nate Glass, who has been in the adult industry for over 13 years. TDP offers copyright holders an affordable and highly effective means to fight back against content thieves. For less than the cost of a part-time, minimum wage worker, copyright holders can benefit from Glass’ expertise and passion for protecting copyrighted content from thieves. To date, TDP has removed over 3.5 million content infringements. Leading piracy websites are closely monitored to always provide clients with immediate service and protection. Every month detailed reports are provided to clients with each action taken on their behalf. A price can’t be placed on trust, but with Takedown Piracy, clients can be sure the company has their best interest in mind 100% of the time. For more information, visit www.TakedownPiracy.com or www.Twitter.com/TakedownPiracy.

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New Summer Content, A New Map, Screenshots and Trailer!

Markham, Canada July 14, 2011 – Rock Hippo Productions Ltd is pleased to announce that MicroVolts, the fast and furious MMO-TPS (Massively Multiplayer Online Third Person Shooter), continues to be a huge success with its player base and clans reaching new heights. Hundreds of thousands of players and over 2500 clans have already joined the MicroVolts community with thousands more players joining each day.

MicroVolts is gearing up for the summer with the release of the new “Summer Recharge” patch. This includes a brand new map, “Magic Paper Land”, new weapons such as the Thunder grenade launcher and the Hornet rifle, as well as hot summer items like the Pink Polka Dot Bikini that is sure to heat up the battlefield!

Players can check out the new screenshots and the new Summer Recharge video on the MicroVolts website (www.MicroVolts.com) or on MicroVolts’ YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/microvolts). The video explores the new map and features characters armed with the new weapons and new parts and accessories.

The Battery Charge Program offers players even more additional bonuses and special privileges. By completing certain objectives like joining a clan or reaching 100 forum posts, players can unlock rewards such as a 30-day Rock Hippo Costume Set or the coveted ability to cast polls and post videos on the MicroVolts forums.

Finally it’s also time to see who rules the Micro World with the first ever MicroVolts Clan Tournament, “Clan Clash”, from July 15 – August 11! Clans will battle it out for a 1st place prize of 18,000 Rock Tokens and a 7-day Happy Pack accessory! More details on this event can be found at the MicroVolts News Page at http://www.microvolts.com/news.aspx?newsid=485.

In the busy month of August, MicroVolts will be at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, August 18-21. Players can come and meet the Rock Hippo crew, grab some awesome swag such as an Alienware gaming mouse, and participate in our on-site tournaments! MicroVolts will also be at FanExpo in Toronto, Canada on August 25-28. The MicroVolts team is looking forward to bringing the community even more new updates and content in the future.

Join in the fun by visiting the game’s website at http://www.MicroVolts.com/. The website is updated on a regular basis, giving players an insight into the game and information on forthcoming in-game and forum events. Tournaments and other surprise events will be unveiled so make sure to keep a daily check on the site.

About MicroVolts

Pitting players in a war between toy-sized figures in a human-sized world, MicroVolts offers four different characters with a huge choice of customisation ensuring that no two players will ever look or feel the same. Add these to the visually rich, dynamic worlds, a plethora of weaponry and it makes MicroVolts an adrenaline filled, fast paced shooter that will engage action gamers.

With easy to master controls, MicroVolts is ideal for new and seasoned players alike as well as offering a true sense of community with its rich social media features and events.

For more information about MicroVolts please visit www.MicroVolts.com.

About Rock Hippo Productions Ltd.

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. is a digital media provider and publisher of online, community based video games for distribution to the mass market on a global scale. Founded in 2009, Rock Hippo seeks to provide premier “free-to-play” interactive entertainment, which offers a community and social networking experience to gamers all over the world, resulting in a gaming experience that is second to none.

For more information about Rock Hippo and its current product offerings, please visit www.rockhippo.com