Sydney, Australia – September 17, 2010 – 2K Games announced today that Joe’s Adventures*, the third action-packed downloadable game add-on for the epic crime game, Mafia® II, is coming worldwide to the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC later this year. Joe’s Adventures continues the prodigious crime drama of Mafia II through the eyes of Joe Barbaro, Vito Scaletta’s best friend, during the time that Vito spends in prison. The game add-on extends the original narrative of Mafia II by combining a dramatic storyline with intense arcade-style gameplay that opens up several new areas in Empire Bay and items for players to get their hands dirty with.

 Impulsive and unpredictable, Joe Barbaro has been at Vito’s side since childhood. That is, until Vito gets caught and sent to prison. In Joe’s Adventures, Joe uncovers the truth behind Vito’s prison sentence and what’s really going on in the Clemente family.

Joe’s Adventures offers an engaging narrative and allows players to explore new locations, including a train station, the cathouse, a boat yard, a seasonally changing lakefront and some never-before-seen buildings in Empire Bay. This exciting new chapter in the Mafia II saga includes new clothing, collectibles and even more classic 40’s and 50’s music. In addition to the story-based missions, Joe’s Adventures opens up a slew of optional city-based quests packed with arcade action gameplay and a points-based system that allows players to move up the ranks on the online leaderboard through combos and multiplier bonuses. Deadly executions by head shot or charged explosives rack up points, and precision-timed vehicular power slides, lofty jumps and feats of supercharged speed maintain the adrenaline-charged fun for extensive replayability.

Mafia II immerses players in a cinematic, Hollywood-style experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing metropolis. By fusing action-packed gameplay with white-knuckle driving and an epic gangster story, Mafia II is the industry’s most compelling Mafia title to date.

Mafia II is developed by 2K Czech, the same creative team behind the award-winning, genre-defining Mafia®, which captivated millions of gamers around the world. Mafia II is rated MA 15+ by the Australian Classification Board and is currently available worldwide.

For more information on Mafia II, please visit www.mafia2game.com.

2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

* Standalone Mafia II product required to operate.

ON BLU-RAY™ FOR $24.95RRP, DVD FOR $19.95RRP,  FROM 10 NOVEMBER 2010.   

The Goonies R Good Enuff! Relive the wild adventure when The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD from 10 November 2010. Directed by Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon series, Ladyhawke), the beloved family adventure is presented by one of the most influential personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan). Recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award, Spielberg won the Academy Award® for Best Director for Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998), as well as the Academy’s coveted Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1986). Three of Spielberg’s films (Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park) have broken box office records, each becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time.

The Goonies stars Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Josh Brolin (Milk, W, No Country for Old Men, upcoming Jonah Hex), Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys franchise), Martha Plimpton (200 Cigarettes), Ke Huy-Quan (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) and Joe Pantoliano (Cats and Dogs franchise, The Matrix). 

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition will include a 1985 souvenir magazine with captivating behind-the-scenes stories about the actual filming in Astoria, Oregon, including the production design that transformed Astoria into the “Goon Docks,” and a reprint of a 2009 article with updates of the entire cast, as well as producer Steven Spielberg and director Richard Donner. 

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition will debut on Blu-ray for $24.95RRP and DVD for $19.95RRP.

Written by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter series, Mrs. Doubtfire) from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg, The Goonies was originally released in theatres on June 7, 1985. Donner produced with Harvey Bernhard (The Lost Boys) and Spielberg executive produced with Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy (Indiana Jones series, Back to the Future, Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

SYNOPSIS

From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a band of small heroes into a swashbuckling surprise-around-every corner quest beyond their wildest dreams!  Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden doubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys…and a mild mannered monster with a face only a mother could love.

BLU-RAY

Special Features:

N       Cast commentary with director Richard Donner and all seven actors

N       The Making of The Goonies documentary

N       Cyndi Lauper music video “The Goonies ‘R Good Enough”

N       Theatrical trailer

N       Deleted scenes              

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC mins

DVD

Special Features:

N       Cast commentary with director Richard Donner and all seven actors

N       The Making of The Goonies documentary

N       Cyndi Lauper music video “The Goonies ‘R Good Enough”

N       Theatrical trailer

N       Deleted scenes              

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC mins

Available to own on DVD for $69.95RRP and TO DOWNLOAD  from 10 November 2010. 

Kyra Sedgwick Receives Wins Emmy-Award for her Portrayal of  Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

Four-Disc DVD Collection Features All 15 Season Five Episodes 

Exclusive Bonus Material Includes Unaired Scenes, a Gag Reel and Featurette 

The fifth season of cable television’s award-winning police drama The Closer is set for release on DVD 10 November 2010, courtesy of Warner Home Video (WHV). Get for 15 dynamic episodes featuring multiple award-winning actress Kyra Sedgwick in her role as one of TV’s feistiest and most provocative police women. The DVD is loaded with bonus material that includes never-before-seen footage, a gag reel and a brand new featurette.  Titled The Closer: The Complete Fifth Season, this DVD set will retail for $59.95RRP. 

At work, LAPD Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is a woman in charge.  Got a suspect to grill, a case to crack, a murderer about to walk?  Call Brenda in and watch the fireworks.  But at home…well, that’s another story.  Kyra Sedgwick headlines a sizzling 4-disc, 15-episode Season 5 of the series that combines heart, humour and homicide into a show that’s equally compelling as a police procedural and a personal drama.  As a cop, Brenda takes on everything from a corpse that comes COD to a serial killer to Captain Sharon Raydor (recurring guest star Mary McDonnell), an internal affairs officer as tough as she is.  As a civilian, Brenda loses one family member (’bye, Kitty) and gains another: her surly niece Charlie (Sedgwick’s real-life daughter, Sosie Bacon).  Brenda can outsmart, out manoeuvre and out a killer.  But can she handle a teenager?

“Thanks to Kyra Sedgwick’s consistently remarkable performance, Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is fast becoming one of television’s most unforgettable characters,” said Caroline Skillen, WHV Australia’s  Marketing Director.  She added, “The fifth season of The Closer brings a brand new set of fresh and engaging plot lines, intelligent writing, wonderfully realized characters and powerful acting performances. Fans will not want to miss out on this outstanding release.”

In The Closer, Golden Globe® winner and Emmy® winner Kyra Sedgwick portrays Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a CIA-trained detective who has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Homicide Division, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite her offbeat personality and tendency to step on people’s toes, Brenda’s tough-as-nails approach and track record prove her to be one of the country’s leading investigators. Brenda is tapped to lead the team because she is a world-class interrogator, and when it comes to obtaining confessions, she is an expert “closer.” However, her quirky attitude and hard-nosed approach to her job sometimes rub her colleagues the wrong way, as does the fact that she is a tough-minded Southern woman in a department dominated by men. 

The series also stars J.K. Simmons (Juno), Corey Reynolds (The Guardian), Robert Gossett (Passions), G.W. Bailey (The Jeff Foxworthy Show), Tony Denison (Prison Break), Michael Paul Chan (Arrested Development), Raymond Cruz (Training Day), Phillip P. Keene (Home) and Jon Tenney (The Division).

The fifth season of The Closer earned Sedgwick a fifth consecutive Golden Globe® nomination.  She won the award in 2007 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Drama. Sedgwick also earned Emmy® Award nominations for each of the first four seasons of The Closer and a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the recent 62^nd annual ceremony, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her performance on all five seasons of the show. The cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category during the show’s first, third, fourth and fifth seasons.

From The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, the series was created by James Duff (The D.A., The Agency) and is executive produced by Duff along with Michael M. Robin and Greer Shephard (the team behind the groundbreaking series Nip/Tuck), Sedgwick and Rick Wallace (L.A. Law). The Closer first premiered on June 13, 2005, on TNT.

Special Features:

• Police Files:  Unaired Scenes
• Seen at the Crime Location Map – A featurette that takes viewers to various locales where memorable series moments were shot.
• Gag Reel

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC

Available to own on DVD for $59.95RRP and TO DOWNLOAD  from 10 November 2010. 

 ALL 23 EPISODES OF THE POPULAR HIT SERIES WITH OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF EXTRA CONTENT IN A FIVE-DISC SET  

Get a clue and crack the case with the release of The Mentalist: The Complete Second Season on DVD this 10 November 2010 from Warner Home Video. Starring Simon Baker (nominated for lead actor Emmy® and Golden Globe® Awards in 2009 and 2010, respectively, for his role as Patrick Jane), Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti, The Mentalist will have fans “dying” to own the hit series that balances nimble humour with dark thrills. In addition to all 23 one-hour episodes, this five-disc set contains over an hour and half of never-before-seen extras, including deleted scenes; the “Mentalism: A Subliminal Art” featurette, providing an inside look on how mentalists really work; and “Art of the Mentalist,” with insights from executive producer/director Chris Long on making an episode.

California Bureau of Investigation consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker in his Emmy®-nominated role) exhibits a blatant lack of protocol but is self-assured and driven. The former “psychic” uses his talent for seeing the clues everyone else misses to solve the most baffling crimes. But there’s more than crime that makes this season a must-see: Lisbon and Cho reveal hints about their troubled pasts; violence fells one CBI boss, and the new boss seems more interested in authority than teamwork; and as the Van Pelt-Rigsby relationship heats up, it threatens to cool down their careers.

The Mentalist was created by Bruno Heller (HBO’s Emmy® Award–winning Rome), who executive produces along with Chris Long (Gilmore Girls). The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

Episodes Featured:

1.      Redemption

2.      The Scarlet Letter

3.      Red Badge

4.      Red Menace

5.      Red Scare

6.      Black Gold and Red Blood

7.      Red Bulls

8.      His Red Right Hand

9.      A Price Above Rubies

10.  Throwing Fire

11.  Rose-Colored Glasses

12.  Bleeding Heart

13.  Redline

14.  Blood In, Blood Out

15.  Red Herring

16.  Code Red

17.  The Red Box

18.  Aingavite Baa

19.  Blood Money

20.  Red All Over

21.  18-5-4

22.  Red Letter

23.  Red Sky In The Morning

Special Features:

• “Art of a Mentalist,” insights with executive producer/director Chris Long on making an episode
• “Mentalism – A Subliminal Art” (11 pods with cast and producer)
• Deleted Scenes (10)

•  
  • The art of mind reading with Simon Baker
  • The art of suggestive imagery with Robin Tunney
  • Secrets of cognitive persuasion  with Luke Jermay
  • The art of knowing secrets with Owain Yeoman
  • The art of hidden objects with Amanda Righetti
  • Secrets of the pendulum with Luke Jermay
  • The art of suggestive imagery with Tim Kang
  • The art of intuitive deduction with Bruno Heller
  • Secrets of interactive mind control with Luke Jermay
  • The art of muscle reading with Amanda Righetti
  • Secrets of ideomotor manipulation with Luke Jermay

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC

Available to own on BLU-RAY for $69.95RRP,  on DVD for $59.95RRP, and TO DOWNLOAD from 10 November 2010. 

LOADED WITH OVER FOUR HOURS OF EXCLUSIVE, THRILLING BONUS FEATURES 

When the unimaginable transpires on screen, you know Fringe creators J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (the team behind Star Trek, Mission: Impossible III and Alias) are behind it. Witness as the impossible becomes possible and worlds literally collide when Warner Home Video releases the hit TV series Fringe: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray™ and DVD this 10 November 2010 for $69.95RRP/$59.95RRP.

Return to explore the boundaries of a mysterious mythology that holds millions of viewers in its hypnotic grasp. Season two of Fringe contains worlds (and alternate worlds) of excitement complete with shape shifters, cryonic heads, belly-dwelling beasts and people who turn to ashes before our eyes. But the overarching narrative takes the FBI’s Fringe Division – which includes Special Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv – The Pacific), formerly institutionalised “fringe” scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) and his son, Peter (Joshua Jackson – Dawson’s Creek) – through a mind-bending investigation of a parallel reality that threatens to destroy ours. The impossible is here in a series that The New York Times says offers “the most satisfying, coherent story arc of any science-fiction-flavoured primetime drama.”

Fringe is executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jeff Pinkner (Alias), J.H. Wyman (The Mexican) and Bryan Burk (Star Trek), with Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Transformers), Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers) and Akiva Goldsman (The Da Vinci Code) serving as consulting producers. The series stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick (The Wire), Blair Brown (Altered States), Jasika Nicole (Take the Lead) and John Noble. Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek) is a recurring guest star. Fringe is from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Fringe has been showered with critical accolades, with Rolling Stone praising the show’s “unfailingly amazing cast and dialogue,” while Entertainment Weekly lauded its “wickedly smart and darkly humorous plots.”

“Warner Home Video is excited to release Fringe: The Complete Second Season to its loyal and enthusiastic fans on both Blu-ray and DVD,” said Caroline Skillen, WHV Australia’s Marketing Director. “In its first season, the mythology behind Fringe revealed itself in increasingly more intriguing ways, and this release features all 23 episodes, including The Unearthed Episode starring Kirk Acevedo as Charlie, plus over four hours of dazzling special features.”

BLU-RAY

Special Features:

• The Mythology of Fringe
• Fringe: Analyzing the Scene Sidebars on 6 Key Episodes
• In the Lab with John Noble and Prop Master Rob Smith
• Commentary on 4 Episodes by Series Stars and Creative Team
• Unusual Side Effects: Gag Reel
• Dissected Files: Unaired Scenes

Approx Runtime:

TBC

Rating:

TBC

DVD

Special Features:

• The Mythology of Fringe
• Fringe: Analyzing the Scene Sidebars on 6 Key Episodes
• In the Lab with John Noble and Prop Master Rob Smith
• Commentary on 4 Episodes by Series Stars and Creative Team
• Unusual Side Effects: Gag Reel
• Dissected Files: Unaired Scenes
• BONUS EPISODE: Unearthed

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC

Available to own on BLU-RAY for $89.95RRP,  on DVD for $79.95RRP, and TO DOWNLOAD from 10 November 2010. 

THE APOCALYPSE LOOMS…  

Winchester brothers will rev up their ‘67 Chevy Impala once again in Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season, debuting on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD from Warner Home Video on 10 November, 2010. This latest instalment of the three-time Emmy®-nominated series and winner of the 2010 People’s Choice Award for Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show will hit shelves just in time for fans to catch up with Sam (Jared Padelecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) as the Apocalypse looms. The six-disc DVD and four-disc Blu-ray releases contain all 22 original season five episodes, plus nearly three hours of bonus features including featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel and much more. Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season is priced at $89.95RRP on Blu-ray and $79.95RRP on DVD.

Two brothers and one fallen angel – against all the might of Satan and his army! As the Apocalypse grows closer, threatening to turn Earth into a battlefield soaked with human blood, Sam, Dean and Castiel struggle against daunting odds. New foes arise, including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Old friends depart, consumed by the fearsome wrath of Hell. Through it all, the Winchesters are targeted by demons and angels alike, who warn that each brother has a special and terrible role to play in the coming devastation. Season five follows Sam and Dean on their most terrifying journey yet, one that may lead them to the only ally strong enough to defeat the Devil: God.

“Supernatural has captivated audiences for the past four seasons, and Season Five led fans even deeper into the mythology of Sam and Dean’s ultimate destiny,” says Caroline Skillen, Marketing Director of Warner Home Video Australia “We are thrilled to bring this outstanding season to Blu-ray and DVD with nearly three hours of never-before-seen bonus features.”

Supernatural stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13^th [2009]), Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine 3D) and Misha Collins (24), with recurring guest star Jim Beaver (Deadwood). The series was created by Eric Kripke, who executive produces along with McG, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Ben Edlund and Sera Gamble. The series is from Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Episodes Featured

1. Sympathy for the Devil
2. Good God, Y’all!
3. Free to Be You and Me
4. The End
5. Fallen Idols
6. I Believe the Children Are Our Future
7. The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
8. Changing Channels
9. The Real Ghostbusters
10. Abandon All Hope
11. Sam, Interrupted
12. Swap Meat
13. The Song Remains the Same
14. My Bloody Valentine
15. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
16. Dark Side of the Moon
17. 99 Problems
18. Point of No Return
19. Hammer of the Gods
20. The Devil You Know
21. Two Minutes to Midnight
22. Swan Song

BLU-RAY

Special Features:

•         Supernatural: Apocalypse Survival Guides – Bobby’s Exclusive Video Collection

•         Ghostfacers: The Web Series

•         Producer/Writer Commentary on Episode 4, The End

•         Unaired Scene from Episode 9, The Real Ghostbusters

•         Gag Reel

Approx Runtime:

TBC

Rating:

TBC

DVD

Special Features:

•         Supernatural: Apocalypse Survival Guides – Bobby’s Exclusive Video Collection

•         Ghostfacers: The Web Series

•         Producer/Writer Commentary on Episode 4, The End

•         Unaired Scene from Episode 9, The Real Ghostbusters

•         Gag Reel

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

TBC

ON BLU-RAY™ FOR $19.95RRP, DVD FOR $14.95RRP,  FROM 27 OCTOBER 2010,  JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN   

THE EXORCIST EXTENDED DIRECTOR’S CUT
 Includes Newly Remastered Director’s Cut and Three New Documentaries Including

Never-Before-Seen Set Footage, Make-up Tests, New Interviews and More 

The Exorcist, Academy Award® winning director William Friedkin’s masterpiece of suspense that haunted, intrigued, and thrilled the world, is coming to Blu-ray™ in a single-disc, must-have high-definition set, available 27 October 2010 from Warner Home Video. A true cinema landmark, this theological thriller is one of the top ten box office performers of all time.* The Exorcist went on to win two Academy Awards and became a multi-million dollar franchise.

When the movie was first released in 1973, viewers were blown away. Audience members were frightened out of their wits – and literally out of their seats. Some ran out of the theatre; others got physically ill or couldn’t sleep for weeks. Now with the maximum picture and sound quality that Warner Home Video’s spectacularly restored new Blu-ray™ and DVD versions provide, home viewers may experience the same visceral emotions again in seeing the brilliant effects and hearing the awesome sound of this classic and thrilling tale of good vs. evil.

The Exorcist will be available for $19.95RRP on Blu-ray™ and $14.95RRP on DVD.

Says Friedkin, “After my final cut of the original The Exorcist, I took out 12 more minutes before we actually released it in theatres. Years later, Bill Blatty asked if I’d consider reviewing some of that rejected footage (which he always felt should have remained) with an eye towards putting it into a new version. Bill gave me the best piece of material I’ve ever received and because of that and because the film had such a major reputation over some 25 years, I agreed to revisit all these scenes. When I saw them, I came to realise that Bill was, in fact, right. With technical advances, scenes that didn’t work then could now be fixed with CGI and there were others that I thought strengthened the spiritual aspect of the film. Warner agreed and released a whole new theatrical print in 2000 which we called The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen. And I now agree with Blatty that this is the best and most complete version.”

The Extended Director’s Cut contains three new documentaries: Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist, including new revealing set footage produced and photographed by cinematographer Owen Roizman, as well as camera and makeup tests, interviews with Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty and Roizman himself; The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now featuring a tour of the iconic locations where the film was shot, including a visit to the famous “Exorcist steps”; and Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist – with Friedkin and Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and showing outtakes. The result is a new immersive viewing experience that takes you on the set of the film and offers a unique, up-close perspective of the filmmaking and special effects process that is rarely seen.

Said Caroline Skillen, Marketing Director of Warner Home Video Australia “Generally speaking, sourcing relevant and provocative film assets for older films (30 years and older), is difficult, and more often than not, proves to be unsuccessful. The never before seen behind the camera treasure trove of material that consumers will see in The Exorcist Blu-ray release is one of the great finds in modern day home entertainment history. Laurent Bouzereau, an acclaimed documentarian, has blended this archival rare footage with updated present day interviews to create a masterpiece that will be treasured and studied for decades to come.”

Details about The Exorcist

Says Mr. Friedkin, “When I first read the book, I thought it made a positive statement about religion and humanity and how they are inter-related. I approached the movie a bit differently, from a practical point of view – that of asking more questions than giving answers. But both Bill [Blatty] and I wanted a film that would be so realistic it was impossible not to believe it.”

The Exorcist caused a cultural earthquake that is still felt today, shocking and enthralling audiences, who had never seen anything like it. Directed by Friedkin (Oscar^®-winner for The French Connection) and written by William Peter Blatty, the film is based on his best-selling novel which sold nearly 13 million copies domestically and was the #1 book on the New York Times Best Seller List for 57 weeks, 17 of them at #1. The Exorcist won Blatty the Academy Award^® for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as winning for Best Sound. The film was also nominated for an additional eight Oscars^® including Best Picture.

The film tells the now-famous story of a girl’s demonic possession, and a gripping fight between good and evil. Linda Blair, in a breakout role, plays Regan, a young girl who starts to exhibit strange, arcane behaviour. Her mother (Ellen Burstyn, Oscarâ-winner for Best Actress Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore) calls upon a priest, Father Karras (Jason Miller) to investigate. But Karras, who has self-doubts about faith, is suddenly confronted with the unimaginable evil of Regan’s possession. When Father Lankester Merrin (Max Von Sydow), a priest with a mysterious past, is called to help, a horrific battle for her soul begins.

BLU-RAY

Warner Home Video Blu-ray™ discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and colour and beautifully crisp sound. The new formats also provide a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.

• Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist – set footage produced and photographed by Owen Roizman, camera and makeup tests, and interviews with director William Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman

•   The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now — Featuring a tour of the iconic locations where the film was shot.
•   Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist — with director William Friedkin and author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and featuring outtakes from the film.

• Commentary by William Friedkin
• Trailers, TV Spots & Radio Spots from the film’s 2000 release

o       Trailers

§         The Version You’ve Never Seen

§          Our Deepest Fears

o             TV Spots

§         Most Electrifying

§         Scariest Ever

§         Returns

o       Radio Spots

§         The Devil Himself

§         Our Deepest Fears

Rating:

R18+

Approx Runtime:

132 mins

DVD

• Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist – set footage produced and photographed by Owen Roizman, camera and makeup tests, and interviews with director William Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman

•   The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now — Featuring a tour of the iconic locations where the film was shot.
•   Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist — with director William Friedkin and author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and featuring outtakes from the film.

• Commentary by William Friedkin
• Trailers, TV Spots & Radio Spots from the film’s 2000 release

o       Trailers

§         The Version You’ve Never Seen

§          Our Deepest Fears

o             TV Spots

§         Most Electrifying

§         Scariest Ever

§         Returns

o       Radio Spots

§         The Devil Himself

§         Our Deepest Fears

Rating:

R18+

Approx Runtime:

127 mins

Sydney, Australia (September 17, 2010) – Atari Europe, one of the world’s most recognised publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, along with developer Eden Games, announced that the initial phase of its closed beta testing has begun and an elite group of dedicated beta testers have been chosen to help ensure Test Drive Unlimited 2 delivers the ultimate blend of exhilaration, open-world racing and luxurious, fast-lane lifestyle living. Test Drive Unlimited 2 will make its way onto Australian & New Zealand retail shelves in Q1 2011.

With TDU2’s patented Massively Open Online Racing® system, closed beta testers will be immersed with day/night cycles, changing weather and automatic updates of new content. As they help shape a revolution in multiplayer racing communities, players will compete, team up, and share their achievements and creations online.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 puts some of the world’s most desirable vehicles in the player’s hands. These are flawlessly replicated and finely tuned with Eden’s world-class driving technology and performance dynamics. Players define their online persona through the customization of their vehicles, and the acquisition of property, clothing and all the accoutrements of a luxurious car-based lifestyle. The challenge comes to life with the most expansive and comprehensive multiplayer offering of any driving game, on console as well as PC. All-new race types, vehicle classes, environmental challenges, locations and much more push this epic franchise to new levels of performance and luxury. The game’s soundtrack will feature music from some of the world’s hottest dance, alternative and indie rock acts, led by world famous DJ Paul Oakenfold, to make the Test Drive Unlimited 2 experience endemic to the Ibiza lifestyle.

In addition to racing and customising your character, players can participate in one of the largest and most comprehensive social multiplayer driving experiences through the creation of clubs comprised of friend networks that players build along the way.

Closed beta testers have been selected based on their knowledge of the racing genre, passion for video games, and gaming system requirements. The closed beta testing phase is based on the PC version of the game. Atari is still reviewing and confirming users’ eligibility and will invite more testers to this elite group via email with a download location and instructions for the closed beta client. All closed beta testers must agree to a non-disclosure agreement and complete the full beta application process online.

Carlton Draught unveils the Magnatron – offering Australians a chance to win a share of $100k worth of prizes 

On Saturday September 25^th Australia’s best draught beer, Carlton Draught, is giving Aussies a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get hands-on with the Carlton Draught Magnatron, and win a share of up to $100k in prizes. 

The Carlton Draught Magnatron is a 10 storey tall super-sized Skill-Tester, set to tower above the Melbourne skyline this September. It features a 30 metre crane with an 18 metre base enclosure, and is filled with $100,000 in prizes, including a Toyota HiLux, a 10 year AFL Grand Final hospitality package and $5,000 cash from a one-of-a-kind Carlton Draught ATM.

Erected in parkland alongside the MCG, the Carlton Draught Magnatron will continue to stand tall right through to Toyota AFL Grand Final day, Saturday 25^th September, as the competition winners step up and attempt to extract prizes from the giant contraption.

“The Carlton Draught Magnatron will blow you away,” said Vincent Ruiu, Carlton group marketing manager. “Next weekend fans will bear witness to two once-in-a-lifetime spectacles, the AFL Grand Final and the Carlton Draught Magnatron. As they walk over the bridge to the MCG they’ll find themselves right at the heart of the Magnatron activity, watching as the competition winners take their turn at grabbing hold of the prizes.”

Fourteen lucky winners will have the chance to test their skills, using the Magnatron to swivel, slide and drop down to collect their share of the $100,000 prize pool by placing the crane arm and the electro-magnet into position, before sending it downwards to clasp on their prize and remove it from the enclosure.

The contestants are made up of prize winners selected from the Carlton Draught on-pack promotion and via an on-air radio contest with Austereo Melbourne.

The Magnatron promotion follows in the footsteps of great Carlton Draught initiatives of previous years, including The $200k Mystery Prize, Drop the Bomb and The Plastic Cup.

Prize list:

   •      10 Year AFL Grand Final Hospitality Package for 2 adults incl. tickets to the game and hospitality

•      2010 Toyota HiLux SR5 4×4 (Manual)

•      $5,000 cash in a ‘Carlton Draught ATM”

•      Tissot His & Hers watch package valued at $4570

•      $4500 Caltex Starcard

•      $4000 Telstra voucher

•      Panasonic Viera Plasma 50” TV valued at $3099

•      7 nights accomodation for 2 at the Holiday Inn Baruna Bali (filghts not included), valued at $2300

•      A year’s supply of Four n’Twenty Angus pies, home delivered, valued at $1700

•      A year’s supply of Carlton Draught, home delivered, valued at $1150 (if winner resides in NSW or NT they will receive an Eftpos card to the same value instead of the beer)

•      Samsung 7kg Front Loader washing machine, valued at $749

•      Beefmaster 4 burner BBQ, valued at $699

•      Victa 4-stroke petrol lawn mower, valued at $329

•      QiQ Fix Zinc Skilion Roof Garden shed, valued at $199

17th September, 2010 – Today Halfbrick is proud to launch version 1.4 of its hugely successful iPhone game Fruit Ninja – featuring none other than a new multiplayer mode via the amazing Game Center system from Apple! Fruit Ninja is one of the first games ever to utilize Game Center for network multiplayer.

The new multiplayer requires iOS 4.1 with Game Center, and the devices compatible are iPhone 3GS and above, and iPod Touch 2G and above. These are technical requirements from Apple and Game Center required to run the new multiplayer mode.

To get started, log in with your Game Center account, and select New Game. You’ll see the new Multiplayer option available – slice that and you’ll join the lobby. Simply select Auto Match Up, hit Play Now and you’ll be automatically pitted against another ninja! Alternatively, send an invite to one of your Game Center friends to throw down the challenge!

The game is simple – your fruits are blue and your opponent’s are red. Slice blue fruits, avoid the red fruits and keep an eye out for the elusive white fruits – these can be sliced by either opponent and award extra points! The combos are still in full force, so you must bring your A game to the table and rack up some huge scores!

Finally, you can rest assured that as per usual, we will be updating the game with more goodies in the very near future! The secret banana mode is very nearly complete, and we will be adding more Game Center functionality including leaderboards and achievements.

Thanks for all your support and we look forward to bringing you more Fruit Ninja content soon!

About Halfbrick

Halfbrick is a professional game development studio based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 2001, it has developed popular titles for the Game Boy Advance, PSP, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS, with expansion into XBLA, PS3 and iPhone development. For further information, please visit www.halfbrick.com and follow on Twitter, Youtube and Facebook!