Sydney, Australia – September 1, 2010 – 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that the superextravasplosive, mega-hit Borderlands™ will offer a Game of the Year edition this Spring. Borderlands™ Game of the Year will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC on October 12, 2010.

This new addition to the critically acclaimed Borderlands experience will provide fans with the ultimate outlet to lock, load and face the madness. More than 17 million unique weapons and loot empower gamers to blissfully blast their way through all of Pandora’s inhospitable environments and leave behind a bloody wasteland of indigenous monsters, zombies, Claptraps and evil corporate mercenaries. Level up with the Borderlands experience seamlessly by playing alone or with friends through extensive split-screen or online co-op integration for the most ultimate Role-Playing Shooter fun ever created.

Borderlands Game of the Year edition will come with tokens for download of the recently announced add-on pack, Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution, as well as the three previous best-selling destructive downloadable adventures – the living dead-filled The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the ultimate video game survival of the fittest test Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, and the utterly fantastic The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. Also included, will be a complete and comprehensive map of the Borderlands territories.

With this definitive collection, gamers will now have the perfect chance to join in and experience what millions of Borderlands fans already adore. They’ll find a highly addictive video game that calls for unleashing furious anger upon a sinister corporation’s well-armed armada and Pandora’s local inhospitable inhabitants, while searching for the secret of The Vault that is chock full of extra bonuses and add-ons.

Borderlands, rated MA 15+ by the Australian Classification Board, is currently available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and PC. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned*, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot* and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx* add-on packs are all available separately on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 800 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation®Network and PC for $12.95

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

For more information, please visit www.borderlandsthegame.com.

PlayStation® innovation evolves to entertain Australian families this Christmas 

• Gran Turismo® 5 Australian launch confirmed for November
• Yahoo!7 catch-up TV service PLUS7 arrives on PS3 this September
• MUBI movie streaming of classic and independent cinema confirmed
• New model PlayStation®3 consoles to launch with extra storage
• PlayStation®Move arrives September 16
• Classic games at pocket money prices with the new PSP® Essentials range

SYDNEY, 1 September 2010: PlayStation® is set to be a dominant force in the interactive entertainment retail category during the lead up to Christmas confirming a strong line up of games, new hardware and entertainment services to roll out from this month in Australia.  New content partnerships for PlayStation®3 (PS3™) will offer more movies and catch up TV on demand, with MUBI and Yahoo!7’s PLUS7, blockbuster game title Gran Turismo® 5 is set to accelerate software sales, and a new range of pocket money priced classic handheld games will launch with PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Essentials. Two new PS3 consoles with extra storage will launch, the anticipated introduction of PlayStation®Move motion controller arrives this month, and new free-to-air HD channels being made available in Australia will further propel PlayTV sales with the consumer benefit to affordably and conveniently watch, pause and record television.

Gran Turismo 5 Australian launch date confirmed

One of the most anticipated games in recent history, Gran Turismo 5, will hit Australian stores on November 4. Complete with the latest cars, the world’s most iconic tracks and a global community of racers, one of the world’s best selling driving game franchises is back – and it’s bigger than ever.

GT5 will take racing to the next level, with high definition graphics that place you firmly in the driving seat. The unrivalled realism created when driving one of over 1000 stunning cars in 70 locations will provide hours of adrenaline-pumping racing – against your friends at home or playing online. The title will also be made available for the first time in 3D. Pre-sell orders are now being taken at leading retailers across the country.

More Catch up TV content added with Yahoo!’s PLUS7

Following on from the popular ABC iView for the PS3, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia is pleased to offer even more catch-up television with the Yahoo!7’s PLUS7, optimised for viewing with PS3. Live this September, PS3 users will be able to access the catch-up TV service to view their favourite programs.

More Movies with MUBI

Due to the successful Australian uptake of PlayStation®Network Video Delivery Service this year, with consumers enjoying hundreds and hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters at the click of a button, a new streaming service called MUBI will launch prior to Christmas. MUBI will complement and enhance the existing PS3 offer with a library of acclaimed independent and classic films curated by movie experts, and the application is anticipated to attract not only a local, but global cinema community.

New PS3 consoles respond to growth in content and services

With the PS3 increasingly becoming the hub of entertainment in the home, and the increase in the amount and consumption of entertainment content available on the PlayStation Network, two new PS3 models with extra storage are set to hit stores in Australia. The new larger hard disc drive 320GB console will be made available from September 16, while a 160GB model will be made available from September 23.

PlayStation®Move launches September 16

Eagerly awaited by casual and hard-core gamers alike, PlayStation Move will launch in Australia on September 16. Set to offer a motion-based, high definition gaming experience like no other. Precise and intuitive, the controller has unmatched accuracy, voice control functionality and offers entirely new gaming experiences. 

PlayStation Move will offer a broad range of game titles at launch to cater to all types of gamers. Launch titles include Sports Champions™, Start the Party™, Kung Fu Rider™ and EyePet™ Move Edition. 

Following launch, the innovation will reach new heights when the PlayStation Move motion controller combines with stereoscopic 3D capability with new games titles that will demonstrate the ultimate immersive gaming experience available.

PSP Essentials Range Announced

A new range called PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Essentials will launch September 2 in Australia. The new range provides classic games at pocket money prices, so that gamers can build their collections quickly, while seasoned PSP fans can further expand their library of titles from acclaimed and best selling franchises such as Ratchet & Clank, Daxter, Burnout Legends, The Sims 2 and WipEout Pulse. At launch in Australia, 22 of the top PSP  games will be re-released at just RRP$14.95 each. Available in-store and even more on offer on PlayStation Network, the price may be small but the games themselves are first-rate. Combined with the other features of the PSP such as music, movies and Skype functionality, the new range make PSP a more attractive choice for handheld entertainment than ever before.

“PlayStation 3 has continued to enjoy unprecedented uplift in sales over the past year and is set to really take off this Christmas.  With more and more innovations being added to the PlayStation 3, one thing consumers can count on is that with firmware upgrades, PlayStation 3 is truly future proof and consumers will enjoy their investment for a long time to come.    With new on demand services across movies, music and TV; and with even more to come before Christmas, home entertainment fans are continually being delivered more content and unique innovations that the whole family can enjoy,” said Michael Ephraim, Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia.

He continued “We are anticipating particularly strong sales for PlayStation 3 consoles, PlayStation Move motion controller, the highly anticipated Gran Turismo 5 and the number one selling personal video recorder, PlayTV.  With all these entertainment features you can see why we say that gaming is just the start of your PlayStation 3 experience.”

To find out more, visit www.au.playstation.com

Only At The Movies! OCTOBER 14

The fourth installment of the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL franchise, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE is again based on the wildly popular video game series, and will this time be presented in 3-D.

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead – and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

www.ResidentEvilAfterlife.com.au

Written & Directed by Diane Kurys

Starring Sylvie Testud, Pierre Palmade, Jeanne Balibar

SAGAN, a film by Diane Kurys, stars Sylvie Testud as Francoise Sagan – the famous French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter who became the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse. Flamboyant, scandalous and underrated, Sagan lived her life at the furthest edge of excess. She won and lost fortunes at the roulette table, bought and crashed superb sports cars, drank, danced and partied, leaving a trail of lovers in her wake.

NATIONAL RELEASE DATE – OCTOBER 7, 2010

We’re pleased to announce that a preview of Fallout: New Vegas – All Roads is now available for download on the Apple iTunes store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id388309548?mt=8

Get a sneak peek at 12 full pages of All Roads, the graphic novel available exclusively in the Fallout: New Vegas collector’s edition from Bethesda Softworks. All Roads introduces the world of New Vegas, a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis, and a tells an intriguing tale of loyalty and violence that leads right up to the beginning of the game.

Created in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics and written by Chris Avellone, the game’s senior designer, All Roads is tightly integrated into the story of New Vegas, even containing clues to in-game missions for the sharp-eyed reader. Artists Jean Diaz (Incorruptible) and Wellinton Alves (Shadowland: Blood on the Streets, Nova) and cover artist Geof Darrow (Hard Boiled, The Matrix, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot) offer their stunningly interpretation the world of New Vegas.

Fallout: New Vegas is the follow-up to Fallout® 3 – the 2008 Game of the Year – and brings this beloved franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes. Published by Bethesda Softworks, Fallout: New Vegas is slated for release on October 19th in North America, October 21st in Australia and October 22nd in Europe.

For more information about Fallout: New Vegas please visit: www.falloutnewvegas.com.

For information about more comics and graphic novels from Dark Horse Comics, or support for this app, please visit:

http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/Mobile.

Over 50 Million Players Worldwide Have Experienced Perfect World International

September 2, 2010 – Foster City, Calif. – Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), today announced the second anniversary of Perfect World International, one of the most popular free-to-play MMORPGs to date. Within the past two years, Perfect World International has become an international phenomenon expanding from two to seven servers to support over 50 million players from around the world.

Since the beginning, Perfect World International players have experienced three major expansions including The Lost Empire, Age of Spirits and Rising Tide. Within the last year, Perfect World International’s largest expansion – Rising Tide, introduced the new Tide Born race, the stealthy Assassin and Psychic classes, four new zones, over 200 new quests and 100 new monster types. With the introduction of two new servers, Archosaur and Raging Tide, new and old players alike were able to start from the beginning of the Perfect World universe.

“Even though we have reached the two year benchmark, we are still committed to providing players a high quality free to play game with much more content on the way,” said Clifton Chu, Product Manager for Perfect World International . “We are proud to be able to respond to our players’ wants and successfully launch these expansions in a relatively short period of time. Our players make Perfect World International what it is today and to kick-off this celebration, we plan to reward every player regardless of membership length. Our hope is that players will continue with us in the adventure of creating a perfect world.”

Players of Perfect World International can expect to be showered with a wealth of free cash shop items including free fashion sets, mounts, and exclusive anniversary gear when they visit their account mailbox. For more information on celebrating Perfect World International’s second anniversary, please visit http://pwi.perfectworld.com/2010_anniversary.

About Perfect World International
Perfect World International has more than 50 million players worldwide and is one of the most successful 3D MMORPGs to ever be released. Perfect World International boasts a level of artistic elegance unlike other games of its genre and offers an immersive online world that players enter free of charge. It features one of the most in-depth character creation interfaces in any game, numerous quests full of lore and an extensive selection of items and fashions.

About Perfect World Entertainment
Perfect World Entertainment, a subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), publishes free-to-play online games and provides online services in North America. The Company primarily publishes three-dimensional, or 3D, online games based on the Perfect World proprietary Angelica 3D game engine and game development platform. The Company’s releases include “Ether Saga Online,” “Jade Dynasty” and “Perfect World International,” a free-to-play MMORPG which is currently played by millions of people worldwide; and a single-player action-RPG “Torchlight.”

September 2nd, 2010 – ChangYou.com (EU) Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYOU) has announced the latest chapter in the TLBB saga with the launch of the game’s highly anticipated token shop and expansion pack titled ‘The Shadow Curse’ (v0.85).

Set to grace the European ‘Dragon’ server, it follows the story of an evil villain who’s prepared to stop at nothing in order to gain power and rule a kingdom protected by the Emperor and his army. This ultimate clash between good and evil sets the scene for a gripping expansion full of exciting features and goodies including 4 rare artifact weapons available for capture, 2 ice cool areas that offer a visual treat to players, quests to enthral the best, new bosses, a fantastic new social tool and a level cap of a whopping 100! Plus More.

The Shadow Curse also branches out to offer the community an extended event that has been enabled through its original storyline. Titled the ‘Cursed Brother’, this event sees players teaming up with the Emperor and his army to contain an evil Jiang Shi force (living dead) that has been created by the ruthless Shadow Master Ting.

To find out more about The Shadow Curse, you can visit:

http://tlbb.eu.changyou.com/shadow-curse/

TLBB’s Community Manager, Michael Doroszuk, has also highlighted the player’s interest during popular in-game events such as TLBB Connect, which has been designed to bring players together. Alongside the forum, social networks (such as Facebook & Twitter) and competitions that have proved popular among the TLBB enthusiasts, the game’s loyal followers have been itching to find out more from the community – whose manager had this to say:

“You can’t begin to imagine the amount of emails we’ve received since the announcement of our new expansion. We never anticipated the sort of response we’ve had, it’s been fantastic. With today’s launch, we enter a new chapter in the game’s playability that will allow players to further enhance and customize their characters – something that’s very important for our community. As well as the chance for players to “charge up” their characters, The Shadow Curse will give them a perfect opportunity to show-off any extras they decide to acquire. Event-wise, players have a real treat with the ‘Cursed Brother’ that will offer them the chance to fight alongside the kingdom’s Emperor, who’s been threatened by a dark force. Players will be able to earn their place in warrior history”.

For more about the ‘Cursed Brother’ you can visit the event page here:

http://tlbb.eu.changyou.com/shadow-curse/cursed-brother/

For more images, please visit here: http://photo.eu.changyou.com/tlbb/uploads/Wave_2_Press_Release.zip

To join TLBB’s social networks, you can visit:

http://twitter.com/TLBB & http://www.facebook.com/TLBBEU

Amidst the expansion, ChangYou.com (EU) Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYOU) is equally as proud to announce the start of the token shop, of which players have been keen to find out more. Now live, it will offer players the opportunity to acquire sought-after items such as Mounts, Fashion, Gems to enhance weapons, Pet Skills, Class Skills and much more.

This duel announcement also brings with it a celebratory week of double XP that ends on the 8th of September 2010 and offers players on the European server a helping hand on their journey. “This fantastically rendered ancient Chinese world, available to all budding martial arts devotees looking for a powerful kung-fu based MMO, is set to challenge both ‘high-level’ and ‘entry-level’ players whilst offering a fun and captivating experience” said Christian-Peter Heimbach, European Marketing Director of ChangYou.com.

For more about TLBB, you can visit the official website:

http://tlbb.eu.changyou.com

Australia and New Zealand, 3 September, 2010 –

The whole family stars in its own electronic board game with Wii Party™ on Wii™ from 7 October 2010.

Most video games require players to focus their attention on a screen. Now Nintendo brings the action into the living room with Wii Party, a game that changes the way people interact with other players. Featuring 13 different party game modes and 80 mini games, Wii Party can be enjoyed by everyone in the family, regardless of age or gaming experience, and everyone gets to play with their own Mii character!

To celebrate Puzzle Bots’ inclusion in the PAX 10, publisher Wadjet Eye Games is now offering the game for a tiny $4.99 price. See the press release below for all the details.

The latest Puzzle Bots screenshots can be found here: http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/puzzleshots_August2010

Please let me know if you’d like a review copy. And if you’re attending PAX, make sure to drop by the Puzzle Bots booth to check out the game and say hi to designer Erin Robinson!