FOOTBALL MANAGER HANDHELD 2011 NOW AVAILABLE ON IPAD 

Sports Interactive Award Winning Football Management Sim optimized for the iPad Platform 

SYDNEY (May 6^th, 2011) – Sports Interactive and SEGA are pleased to announce an iPad® specific update of Football Manager Handheld™ 2011 is now available on the App Store. This iPad specific update of the hugely popular iPhone® and iPod® touch app takes into account the extra power and screensize of the iPad and iPad 2 for an even smoother gaming experience.

The new user interface for the game fully utilises the higher resolution of the iPad family, providing the best experience yet for a version of Football Manager Handheld. Featuring intuitive menus, more information on the screen and being easier to navigate than ever before, the iPad version of Football Manager Handheld is also the fastest version of the game to date.

Customers already owning the iPod touch/iPhone version of the game will get the iPad update completely free, as the release means Football Manager Handheld is now a universal app. Those who don’t own the game already and decide to buy will get all versions of the game for the same price that the existing iPod Touch/iPhone specific version retailed for – £6.99 / €9.99. All data on the iPad version is up to date as of the end of the January transfer window meaning managers will be playing the game with all the players at their current clubs (as long as they moved before the end of January). Managers also have the option to start the game at the beginning of the season with the correct data at the time.

With over 20,000 players in the game and more gameplay depth and ease of use than ever, Sports Interactive and SEGA are confident that iPad owners will embrace Football Manager Handheld as enthusiastically as the iPod and iPhone owners before them.

Also included is a “car/stadium finder”, which provides direction from where the user parked their car, or got off the train or bus, to football grounds in England, Scotland, France, Italy, Germany & Spain and back again.

Key features in Football Manager Handheld 2011:

• 11 countries leagues with 34 playable divisions and with the ability to have 4 countries leagues available at any one time, meaning the manager can accept job offers in other countries.
• An easy to use tactics system, as well as positional tactical roles.
• Player training, including the ability to retrain players in different positions.
• Social networking integration via Twitter.
• In-game tutorial.
• A realistic transfer system.
• Full financial modelling.
• 2d match engine.
• Listen to your own music whilst playing the game.

For further information please go to www.sigames.com or www.footballmanager.com.

SEGA Announces Guardian Heroes for Xbox LIVE Arcade

Classic Saturn Title from Treasure Coming This Year for Digital Download

SYDNEY —6 May, 2011 —SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc.  today announced the upcoming re-release of Guardian Heroes™, a classic Action-RPG Brawler by celebrated developers Treasure. Originally released for the SEGA Saturn™ in 1996, Guardian Heroes has been re-mastered with enhanced graphics, online co-op and battle modes, all-new modes of play, and more. The game will be available via Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this autumn.

“Ever since we began to make SEGA’s classic Dreamcast and the Mega Drive titles available for modern systems, the fan response has been overwhelming – and the demand for their favourite games has been pouring in,” said Haruki Satomi, VP of Digital Business at SEGA. “Players have been clamoring for this treasured favourite from the Saturn days, and we cannot wait to show them what we have got for them.”

Guardian Heroes brings the Saturn favorite to life with new HD graphics, presenting Treasure’s iconic fast-paced gameplay on a new generation of hardware, with all of the convenience of purchase via instant download. The game also features:

• Action-RPG Brawling: Choose one of five heroes to level up and guide along a branching storyline with five different endings
• Friends, Foes, and Fighters: Play the game’s Story Mode alone or with a second player, or challenge Versus Mode with up to 12 players at once
• Extended Gameplay: Time Attack Mode, Arcade Mode, Arrange Mode and more allow players to explore every nuance of 45 different fighters
• Fully Re-Mastered: All-new graphics and visual effects bring the classic to life in a completely high-definition, widescreen presentation

For more information on Guardian Heroes, please visit http://www.sega.com/

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios release a new video walkthrough for upcoming video game, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Narrated by Shawn Stahl, Designer at Snowblind Studios, this video navigates the harsh mountains of Gundabad as the fellowship of three investigate rumors of an enemy enclave within this sacred region.

Highlighting the strategic, co-operative experience of the three players, the fellowship utilizes long and short range attacks, as well as surprise and a multitude of weapons to defeat foul enemies. Taking a patrol by surprise and infiltrating an enemy encampment, the heroes then catch a bleak view of the size and scope of the army they must one day face, before picking up their weapons and pushing on.

Register at www.WarInTheNorth.com, and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/lotrwitn and follow us on Twitter @WarInTheNorth.

Final Chapter in the Ezio Trilogy Arrives in November

Sydney, Australia – May 6, 2011 – Today, Ubisoft announced the development of Assassin’s Creed® Revelations, the fourth installment in the critically acclaimed and immensely popular video game franchise. Developed and led by Ubisoft Montreal with the support and expertise of Ubisoft studios Annecy, Massive Entertainment, Quebec, Singapore and Bucharest, Assassin’s Creed Revelations presents the most immersive experience available in the series to date and the culmination of Ezio’s adventure. The game is set to release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC this November.

Initially launched in 2007, the first three Assassin’s Creed® games have sold more than 28 million units worldwide, and the franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series on next generation consoles. Recognised for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed has transcended video games, branching out into other entertainment experiences such as comic books, Facebook, novels, short films and more.

In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilise the region.

In addition to Ezio’s award-winning story, the acclaimed online multiplayer experience returns, refined and expanded, with more modes, more maps and more characters that allow players to test their assassin skills against others from around the world. The latest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga also includes revolutionary gameplay, allowing players to manipulate the construct of Desmond’s memories and the Animus to decipher the mysteries of his past and gain insight into the future.

“Delivering the final chapter of the Ezio trilogy is an important milestone in the Assassin’s Creed franchise for us and for our fans,” said Alexandre Amancio, Creative Director at Ubisoft Montreal. “Assassin’s Creed Revelations includes lots of new features and some significant surprises. We can’t wait to show our fans what we have in store at E3 this year.”

For more information on Assassin’s Creed, visit: http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/ and www.facebook.com/assassinscreed.

Transformers Moonlight Mania at Toys”R”Us Doncaster Friday, 6 May 2011 

Ahead of the launch of one of this year’s most highly anticipated movie releases, Transformers Dark of the Moon, Toys”R”Us will reveal the exciting new range of Transformers movie action toys at a special preview event at Toys”R”Us Doncaster on Saturday 14 May.

Fans and families are invited to dress as their favourite Transformer and enter the world of Autobots and Decepticons. They will be greeted by leading characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, who will appear throughout the night. Fans can also have their photo taken on a virtual Transformers background, and take home a free photo. 

Visitors to the event will be the first in Australia to be able purchase from the Transformers Dark of the Moon collectible range. A bonus offer of an exclusive Transformers Voyager Lenticular Gift Box will be available free with any Transfomers Voyager purchase and all attendees will also receive a free Transformers Dark of the Moon collector book and holographic stickers.

Keeping in theme with the movie, the Transformers Moonlight Mania event will take place after dark from 7pm – 10pm on Saturday 14^th May at Toys R Us in Doncaster.

Toys”R”Us spokesperson Marion Joyce explains why Transformers merchandise is certain to be amongst the hottest selling items of 2011:

“Transfomers is one of the most successful animation and movie franchises of all time and has been inspiring imagination and entertaining children – and grown-ups! –  for more than 20 years. The new Transformers Dark of the Moon is absolutely the most exciting evolution in the saga yet and the characters and action figures inspired by the movie are guaranteed to become instant hits with longtime fans and collectors of the series and a new generation, who are meeting the Autobots and Decepticons for the first time.”

Transformers Dark of the Moon: Moonlight Mania event will be at Toys”R”Us Doncaster, Saturday 14 May, 7pm – 10pm.

Visit www.toysrus.com.au for more information and to register for your chance to win a major Transformers Dark of the Moon prize pack.

Transformers Dark of the Moon releases in cinemas on 30^th June, 2011.

With 1 million downloads of the Red Faction: Armageddon demo, the friendly rainbow-farting unicorn will be set free as a playable weapon in Red Faction: Armageddon

From the studio that brought you the Ostrich Hammer and the purple sex-toy bludgeon, Volition unveils its next weapon of crass destruction: Mr. Toots! A miniature magical unicorn so powerful it lays entire cities to waste, Mr. Toots farts joyous rainbows of pure devastation. Never before has hyper-colored flatulence wrought such destruction, and, for the colonists of Mars in Red Faction: Armageddon, inspiration.

With 1 million downloads of the Red Faction: Armageddon demo, available today for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system from Sony and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Volition shall unleash Mr. Toots as a playable weapon in Red Faction: Armageddon. With Mr. Toots at your side, force your enemies to taste the rainbow… the rainbow of pain.

Tickets to the final Harry Potter @ IMAX Melbourne Museum

IMAX Melbourne Museum is excited to announce that tickets to the first week of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in IMAX 3D at IMAX will be on sale on Monday 9 May, from 1pm.

The much-anticipated release has already generated huge interest from IMAX Melbourne Museum’s social media followers, who are keen to find out when tickets will be released.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:  Part 2 will be presented in IMAX 3D and will open with a special screening at midnight, Tuesday 12 July.

In part two of the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX 3D Experience®.

Release Date:                        Midnight Tuesday 12 July, 2011

Where:                                    IMAX Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

Tickets:                                  $24.00 Adult, $19.50 Concession, $17.50 Child, $72.00 Family (2 adults & 2 children)

Enquires:                               03 9663 5454

Bookings:                              www.imaxmelbourne.com.au or at the box office

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