The Teenage experience in The Sims 3 Generations focuses on the moody, rebellious time of a Sim’s life before they grow into a Young Adult. Here is a quick look at some of the brand new features and content that will take your Sims on the epic mood swing that is Teenage life!

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Pranks and Booby Traps

· Pranks and Booby Traps are a great way for Sims to express their Teen angst!

o Teenage Sims can Booby Trap various objects throughout their household, and then sit back and wait for an innocent friend or family member to fall for their devious trap. Household objects that can be Booby Trapped include showers, toilets, sinks, computers, and sofas. Teens can even make Prank Calls!

o You can also use the “Set Booby Trap for…” interaction to set a trap a for a specific Sim on the lot, and then call them over and convince them to use it!

o In addition to Booby Traps, Pranks can be played around town on unsuspecting neighbors and other members of your Sim’s community. To play a Prank, find a neighbor who is home and click on their house. Once clicked, your Teenager will be given the option to play a bunch of different pranks that include Door Bell Ditching, Planting a Flaming Bag, or even Egging the Front Door!

o Have you ever wanted to make another Sim nauseous or even throw up? Teenagers who become proficient with the brand new Chemistry Set can even discover the Stink Juice potion, which can be set off at homes or out around town!

o When a Booby Trap or Prank is successfully pulled off, your Sim will receive the Successful Prank moodlet. Teenagers who set off a certain number of successful pranks without being caught can even receive the powerful Uber Prankster moodlet!

o Depending on the personality of the pranked Sim, they may find your Sim’s hi-jinks hilarious and receive a positive Pranked moodlet. Or, if they’re more of a cranky Sim, they may receive a negative Pranked moodlet.

o Look out though, playing Pranks and setting Booby Traps isn’t all fun and games; Sims can be caught by Adults, the Police, or even tattled on by another Teen or Child, which will result in Punishment!

Punishment

· Rather than just being Scolded, Teens can now be punished in a variety of new ways!

o Depending on the seriousness of a Sim’s offense (caught pranking, fighting with a sibling, out after curfew, etc), as well as any other trouble they may have been in, your Teen may be put on a Time Out, restricted from using their favorite household objects, or even be Grounded!

o When put on a Time Out, your Sim will receive the negative Got Put on Time Out moodlet, and be forced to stand in the corner and think about what they’ve done. If you cancel the interaction and your Sim is caught, they’ll get in even more trouble!

o If your Teen has been restricted from using one of their favorite objects (like the Computer or Video Game System), your Sim will have the ability to try and Sneak in some time with it. However, if an adult finds you using the object, more Punishment will head your Sim’s way!

o Adults will reserve Grounding their children for the worst offenses, or for Sims who just can’t keep out of trouble (being brought home by the Police is a sure way to get grounded). When grounded, a Teen will receive the negative Grounded moodlet for an amount of time consistent with how much trouble they’ve gotten into.

o Sneaking off your Home Lot while Grounded is possible for the most daring of Sims, and if successful they’ll receive the Snuck Out! moodlet. If unsuccessful, their grounding will be extended!

o If your Teen has been punished, they can Beg For Forgiveness from and Adult in an attempt to remove their punishment. Doing chores around the house like cooking and cleaning will improve your Sim’s chances for forgiveness!

Rebellious Trait

· Sims can now be assigned the brand new Rebellious Trait!

o A Teen with this trait will have a reduced chance of being caught while doing Pranks and setting Booby Traps, as well as having reduced chances for being caught while violating Curfew!

o Rebellious Teenagers will also receive the Fight The Power moodlet when performing deviant activities like getting a tattoo, copying someone’s homework, or even smashing a dollhouse!

Mood Swings

· Sims will sometimes experience personality changing Mood Swings during their Teenage Years!

o After waking up in the morning, you may be alerted that one of your Teenage Sims is experiencing a Mood Swing! If so, your Sim will receive the Having a Mood Swing moodlet.

o Throughout the day, your Sim will receive wishes to do deviant or rebellious activities like snubbing certain Sims or skipping school, and will certainly not act very nice to other Sims around them!

Teen Parties

· Teenage Sims can throw raging house parties while the Adults are away!

o Throughout the course of a Sim’s teenage years, the adults on his or her home lot may get the chance to go away on a free, adults-only, vacation. If accepted, the Teen will be left alone to “take care” of the house while the adults are away…

o Once the adults have left, Teenagers can use the phone to invite their other teenaged friends over for a house party!

o Make sure the party doesn’t get too crazy though, as the neighbors may call the police if they find out a party is going on! Your Sim can then use the Break Up Party interaction to try to clear the house before the police show up!

After School Activities and School Dances

· Teenagers can now sign up for after school clubs, classes, and even attend school dances like Prom!

o Teens can sign up for after school clubs and classes like Sports Club or Music Club. Once signed up, Teens will learn and increase the associated skill when attending the club after school!

o School Dances will often be scheduled throughout a Teenager’s time in High School! Once scheduled, your Sim will need to find a date to take!

o While at the dance, your Sim might become the Prom King/Queen, have their first kiss, or even decide to go steady with their date!

Debut of Rusty Hearts to hit North America for the first time

May 6, 2011 – Foster City, Calif. – Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) announced today that Rusty Hearts, its highly anticipated, upcoming hack ‘n slash dungeon-crawler, multiplayer online game developed by Stairway Games, will make its first debut at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) from June 7-9. With advanced action features and combo moves, unique cel-shaded animation, and anime-inspired graphics, Rusty Hearts has already received great attention from players in North America and Asia. Its compelling story will unite PC gamers worldwide to participate in a living comic and fight through an army of vampires and monsters.

“For the past few months, we’ve been working really closely with Stairway Games and WindySoft to provide North American players another new and unique online gaming experience,” said Jonathan Belliss, Executive Producer for Perfect World Entertainment, Inc. “We’re really excited about the action-packed features and game-play design in Rusty Hearts and look forward to share our excitement at E3. We’re also pleased to see many enthusiastic fans who are just as excited as we are to play this upcoming release.”

For more details about Rusty Hearts and upcoming closed beta in North America, visit http://RustyHearts.PerfectWorld.com.

To join the community of Rusty Hearts fans, visit http://www.facebook.com/RustyHeartsGame.

Features:
– Stylized Graphics – Cel-shaded characters, beautiful background and seamless cut scenes-
– Meet Unique Heroes – Angela: a sassy witch specialist of elemental magic, Tude: a mysterious, monstrous past and a clear taste for close range melee weapons, and more
– Beat ‘Em Up Evolved – Fast twitch combat with fast and furious combos
– Epic Dungeon Crawling Battles – Engage a wide variety of bosses with 4 difficulty levels
– Player versus Player (PvP) – Various PvP to suit every taste including Arena, Guild Battle, Tournament System and more
– Controller Support – Optimized to work with any PC gamepad

About Perfect World Entertainment Inc.
Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), primarily publishes online games and provides online services in North America. Aiming to provide the best game services to North American players with the highest level of commitment in localization, quality assurance, and user-friendly publishing infrastructure, Perfect World Entertainment has achieved great success and published a number of MMORPGs, including “Perfect World International”, “Forsaken World”, “Battle of the Immortals”, “Jade Dynasty”, “Legend of Martial Arts” ,”Heroes of Three Kingdoms,” and “Ether Saga Odyssey”, and a free-to-play MMORPG which is currently played by millions of people worldwide; and a single-player action-RPG “Torchlight.”

Visionary Filmmaker Collection 7 Ground breaking Movies. 8 Discs.

Available to own on DVD for $69.95RRP and Blu-ray™ for $89.95RRP at exclusively from 18 May 2011.

Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day.

On 18 May 2011, Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia will honour Kubrick with the Stanley Kubrick: Visionary Filmmaker Collection on Blu-ray™ ($89.95 RRP) and DVD ($69.95 RRP) – an unprecedented 7-film, 8-disc collection, which contains key films the director made since 1960. The collection features the film and bonus content from A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition, the Blu-ray™ debuts of Lolita and Barry Lyndon, as well as the feature films 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. The Blu-ray™ collection will be elegantly boxed in premium packaging and will include a 40-page collectible book that explores the breadth of genres and themes in Kubrick’s work.

On the same day, continuing the celebration, Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia will release A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition. The film that introduced into popular culture the concept of “ultra-violence,” as singing-, tap-dancing-, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a “good time” – at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick’s future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess’ novel. 40 years later, the world is a different place but the film’s power still entices, shocks and mesmerises today.

Bethesda Softworks have just released a new RAGE gameplay video – ‘The Shrouded’. In their latest RAGE gameplay video, we take you into the Shrouded clan’s bunker with a mission to destroy the bomb caches.

RAGE is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC and releases in North America on September 13th, Australia on September 15th and New Zealand Europe on September 16th. For more information on RAGE visit www.RAGE.com.

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Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival
Presented by Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre
The Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival showcases Indigenous films celebrating the depth and diversity of Indigenous culture and artists. Developed by Blackfella Films, it is the only festival in the country that is solely committed to presenting films made by and about Indigenous people and all screenings are free.

Check http://blackfellafilms.com.au/messagesticks/ for film screenings
Date: 20 to 22 May 2011
Location: Capitol Theatre and ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), Federation Square

My People, Culture and Country

My People, Culture and Country is an exhibition showcasing the work of Koorie youth from the Hume region of Victoria. The exhibition explores the ways in which Koorie youth have connected with their culture, land and community through photographs, personal objects and stories.

Date: until 26 June

Top Designs 2011

The Creepy Spooksville pinball machine, a conversation seat, a coat inspired by a babushka doll, and the graphic design for the flagship vehicle of Oatomobile porridge are just some of the outstanding works featured in Top Designs 2011. In its 11^th year at Melbourne Museum, Top Designs showcases the works of some of Victoria’s most exceptional emerging designers. Featuring 122 works by 108 students from government, Catholic and independent schools across Victoria, the exhibition includes everything from furniture and fashion to graphic design and photography.

Free entry for students

Date: until 26 July

Women with Clever Hands

Women with Clever Hands showcases Aboriginal fibre work by women artists from Gapuwiyak in northeast Arnhem Land. Featuring baskets, bags, mats, sculptural figures and jewellery, these beautiful works combine simple, functional shapes with intricate design, fine detail and subtle colour, all of which reflect the complexities of their land and their culture.

Date: 27 May – 28 Aug

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

The Tutankhamun exhibition comes to Australia for the first time. Revel in the splendour of Ancient Egypt as you view a dazzling array of possessions unearthed from the boy king’s tomb. See Tutankhamun’s golden canopic coffinette and the crown found on his head when the tomb was discovered. Learn about the extraordinary discovery of the tomb and the belief and burial processes of ancient Egypt. View results from the latest scientific testing conducted on Tutankhamun’s mummy and what it is telling researchers about his life and death. The exhibition has drawn over seven million visitors in the United States and London in the past five years.

Tickets now on sale. To guarantee a ticket, you must pre-book. Visit kingtutmelbourne.com.au to buy your tickets.

Cost: Adult $29.50–$35.00, Concession $26.50–$32.00, Child $17.50–$19.50. Additional transaction fees apply.

Date: until 6 Nov

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. Open daily 10.00am – 5.00pm. Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum

THQ and Volition, Inc.^® are proud to announce today the Saints Row Initiation Station, where players can create and
share the most outlandish videogame characters ever seen, and then download them as playable characters in the upcoming Saints Row^®: The Third^TM, scheduled for release in late 2011.

• Play as characters inspired by your favorite downward-spiraling  train wreck celebrity, prima donna professional athlete, or as Steelport’s newest costumed superhero (or villain).
• Save your master creations and share them with friends. Download other characters for your own use and tweak them just the way you like.
• Collaborate with a friend to create your own dynamic duo for co-op play. Cowboy and Indian? Dominatrix and sex slave? Tag-team wrestling partners with sordid pasts? Your twisted imagination is the limit.

 
The Saints Row Initiation Station will be available free on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC in advance of the release of Saints Row: The Third in late 2011.

As an exclusive bonus, those that purchase Volition’s upcoming destruction-fest Red Faction^®: Armageddon^TM from JB Hi-Fi will be granted early access to the Initiation Station. JB Hi-Fi customers will receive an early-access code prior to the release of Saints Row: The Third in late 2011.

For more information on Saints Row: The Third, please visit www.saintsrow.com.

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All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

RIFT™ 1.2 “THE SPOILS OF WAR” COMING MAY 10^TH

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