JADE DYNASTY CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON JUNE 16TH
Players Invigorate for the Time Equivalent to 2,000 Years in Jade Dynasty

June 10, 2010 – Redwood City, Calif. – Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), today announced that Jade Dynasty will be celebrating its one year anniversary on June 16th. Since the game launched in 2009, Jade Dynasty players have spent more than 2,000 years in the game using the unique Invigorate combat aid. The Invigorate combat aid is a feature which allows players to bypass the typical grind associated with most typical MMOs.

“Jade Dynasty’s one year anniversary highlights key milestones for us including the time equivalent to 2,000 years players have spent in-game with the Invigorate combat system alone,” said Andrew Brown, Product Manager for Jade Dynasty . “Everyone has a different playing style and with the Invigorate combat system, we’re ensuring that players can progress through the game regardless of their real world activities. Jade Dynasty is truly an MMO that can fit into anyone’s schedule, whether you have 15 minutes or a couple hours to play a day.”

In celebration of Jade Dynasty’s one year anniversary, players will enjoy double EXP for 120 consecutive hours starting on June 16th – 20th. As an additional incentive for players to log on during Jade Dynasty’s anniversary week, players who log a total of 100 cumulative hours in-game (from June 14th – 20th) will be rewarded with a special gift.

For more information on Jade Dynasty’s anniversary events, please visit the official game page at: http://jd.perfectworld.com

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 online games based on the Perfect World proprietary game engines and game development platforms. The Company’s releases include “Battle of the Immortals,” “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.”

Legendary Easy-to-Play / Challenging-to-Master Guitar Hero Gameplay Enjoyed By Millions Debuts for the iPhone® and iPod Touch®  

Sydney, AUSTRALIA. June 8^th 2010 – Having transformed the way over 40 million people across the globe experience music, the biggest music videogame franchise ever created, Guitar Hero®, is now available for the first time on iPhone™ and iPod® Touch, Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today.  Created by Guitar Hero veteran developer, Vicarious Visions, Inc., and based on the easy-to-play / challenging-to-master mechanics, the new game features all-new, addictive gameplay exclusively designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch that will keep players rocking out as they strum, tap, slide and whammy to the hottest tracks from the bands they know and love such as Queen, Rise Against, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, Weezer and The White Stripes. 

Built exclusively from the ground up for the iPhone and iPod Touch,  the Guitar Hero app takes full advantage of the platforms’ functionality and features a robust avatar customisation mode that lets players personalise their game; built-in social integration so gamers can share their scores with their friends on Facebook, check leaderboards and get updates through in-game news feeds; innovative new mechanics that challenge fans to tap, strum and whammy their way to the top of the Rock Ranks; and the ability to download new tracks from an in-game music store; wannabe rock stars will be shredding on guitar or ripping it up on bass whenever, wherever they want.

“With Guitar Hero for the iPhone and iPod Touch, we are once again leveraging our leadership position in the music/rhythm videogame space to deliver an all-new Guitar Hero experience that millions of people around the world can enjoy anytime, anywhere,” said David Haddad, Chief Operating Officer for Guitar Hero. “From our headliner set list in the base app and forthcoming song packs to the innovative new social integration and guitar shredding gameplay mechanics, Guitar Hero will let players experience and interact with music in all-new ways.”

The Guitar Hero base app will feature the following tracks:

• Queen – “We Are The Champions”
• Rise Against – “Savior”
• The Rolling Stones – “Paint It Black”
• Vampire Weekend – “Cousins”
• Weezer – “Say It Ain’t So”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”

Six additional song packs, featuring three songs each, will also be available at launch.

Song Pack featuring The Faint, Minus the Bear and Silversun Pickups:

• The Faint – “The Geeks Were Right”
• Minus the Bear – “Secret Country”
• Silversun Pickups – “Substitution”

Song Pack featuring Band of Skulls, Obits and The White Stripes:

• Band of Skulls – “Death By Diamonds And Pearls”
• Obits – “Two-Headed Coin”
• The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”

Song Pack featuring Darkest Hour, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Protest the Hero:

• Darkest Hour – “The Tides”
• The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Farewell, Mona Lisa”
• Protest the Hero – “Limb From Limb”

Song Pack featuring A Day to Remember, AFI and Breaking Benjamin:

• A Day to Remember – “I’m Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?”
• AFI – “Medicate”
• Breaking Benjamin – “Diary of Jane”

Song Pack featuring Vampire Weekend

• “A-Punk”
• “Giving Up The Gun”
• “Holiday”

Song Pack featuring Queen

• “Another One Bites The Dust”
• “Fat Bottomed Girls”
• “Killer Queen”

Guitar Hero for the iPhone and iPod Touch is available for $3.99 from the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/app/id374801345.  Song packs are only available through the Guitar Hero app and cost $2.49 each.  For more information about Guitar Hero for the iPhone and iPod Touch, please visit GuitarHero.com.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

Two Turntables and a Microphone, Freestyle Gameplay and Host of Chart-Topping Hits From World’s Hottest Artists Highlight Sequel to #1 New Videogame IP of 2009 

Soundtrack to Spin Beats From Dr. Dre, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Over 85 Others 

Award Winning Producer Deadmau5 Joining the Crew as In-Game Playable Character 

Free Download of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” Mixed With Deadmau5’s “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” Offered to Celebrate Announcement 

Sydney, AUSTRALIA. June 9^th 2010 – This summer, living rooms will transform into nightclubs letting budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends party together by firing up two turntable controllers and a microphone to experience their favourite music as they’ve never heard it before in Activision Publishing Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero® 2 – the follow-up to the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009, DJ Hero®.  Picking up where the award-winning DJ Hero soundtrack left off, DJ Hero 2 spins together the hottest tracks blazing up the charts and legendary club anthems from the biggest artists in pop, dance and hip hop including Dr. Dre, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and over 85 others.  Fueling the party will be a host of all-new social multiplayer game modes and innovative freestyle gameplay giving virtual DJ’s the ability to crossfade, scratch and sample in over 70 speaker-blowing mashups from the hottest DJ’s and Producers around the world, including Deadmau5 – part of dance music’s elite – who will be starring as an in-game playable character.

To celebrate the announcement, DJ Hero owners and all of their friends will have the opportunity to download, spin, scratch and battle a mix from DJ Hero 2 as downloadable content.  The mix features the sultry sounds of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” Mixed With the blistering beats of Deadmau5’s “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff.”  The mix will be available for free from June 8-14 on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

“DJ Hero was the best music game of 2009 and with DJ Hero 2 we’re delivering a new easy to pick-up, challenging-to-master experience that all players can enjoy together,” said David Haddad, Chief Operating Office, Guitar Hero.  “With new social game modes, the inclusion of full microphone support, all-new levels of creative freedom and an amazing soundtrack, DJ Hero 2 is the ultimate mixer of music and friends.”

“We’re improving upon all the gameplay elements from DJ Hero that gamers loved with the all-new freestyle gameplay and a host of new multiplayer game modes,” said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director, FreeStyleGames.  “But we’re not stopping there either as the award-winning soundtrack is getting bigger songs from hotter artists that our talented crew of DJ’s is spinning into hits that fit the gameplay flawlessly.”

DJ Hero 2 will deliver the ultimate way for players to come together and party with a host of new multiplayer modes – including DJ Battles that pit DJ against DJ in mixes produced specifically for battle gameplay – and invite vocalists into the spotlight with integrated on-screen singing and rapping of lyrics and rhymes while bringing the party to life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay.  Featuring the biggest dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and loves remixed by world-class DJ’s in an all-new way, the game’s soundtrack delivers over 70 unique creations only available in DJ Hero 2.  Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch, directly impacting the beats they’re spinning with freestyle scratching, crossfading and sampling.  The game will also feature an all-new career-based Empire Mode where players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely on their success as a DJ.

Dropping this fall, DJ Hero 2 will invite a wave of new digital disc jockeys to the turntables as the game will be available as a Party Bundle which will include a copy of the game, two turntable controllers and a microphone, offering the ultimate “party-in-a-box.”  Gamers who experienced the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 can pick up DJ Hero 2 as a Turntable Bundle featuring one turntable controller and a copy of the game or as standalone software.  The game is in development by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and the Wii™ system from Nintendo.  The game is not yet rated by the Australian Classification Board. 

For more information about DJ Hero 2, please visit www.djhero.com, facebook.com/djhero and twitter.com/djhero.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

FIRST RELEASE – AUGUST 18 2010

Like a good archaeologist, Madman has spent the last few months dusting down and taking samples from the immense National Geographic catalogue, searching for the sort of content that has made National Geographic one of the most respected and prominent documentary producers in the world. What we uncovered was an embarrassment of riches that would put King Tut to shame!

Now we have the pleasant task of taking these amazing stories and presenting them to the public through fresh eyes. Over the coming months and years Madman will endeavor to produce the highest quality titles and most compelling subjects; exactly the kind of material you’ve come to expect from an institution the caliber of National  Geographic. The best in engaging, entertaining and inspiring programming available from leading retailers from 18 August 2010

Political Hacktivists Deface Facebook Members’ Pages to Make Statement 

Melbourne, 9 June 2010 – AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd has announced that researchers at AVG Technologies have discovered a new threat to Facebook: “Political Hacktivism”, or the non-violent use of illegal or legally ambiguous digital tools in pursuit of political ends. Over the weekend of 5-6 June 2010, AVG researchers noticed that a number of Facebook accounts had seemingly been hacked by Turkish hackers in retaliation for the recent Gaza blockade incident.

The threats seem to take two forms which AVG researchers note probably indicates there are two individuals or groups involved, and it appears they are Turkish hackers. These tools include web site defacements, redirects, denial-of-service attacks, information theft, web site parodies, virtual sit-ins, virtual sabotage, and software development.

“The number of hacked accounts is fairly small, so far less than fifty, which would indicate that it is not an automated attack, but the number is still increasing, albeit slowly,” said Roger Thompson, AVG Chief Research Officer. “This is the first time, as far as I am aware, that Facebook has been a victim of political hacktivism.”

Thompson continued, “Given that the attack seems to be being run by Turkish hackers, and that Turkish hackers had once claimed a world record for defacing 37k pages in a single day, we should not discount the thought that they might find an automated way to move, and we should be extra vigilant with what we click. Think before you link.”

This hacktivism on Facebook is another in a continuing string of malicious attacks to the popular social networking site.

Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager of AVG (AU/NZ), said: “AVG recognises the power that social networking brings to our professional and personal lives and does not advocate giving up on the technology altogether. However, we do have some recommendations on how to best protect yourself.”

• Make sure you practice safe surfing. AVG LinkScanner® is a free web tool that can identify web based threats in real-time and let you know if a page or link is poisoned, when your web browser tries to load the web page.

• If you ever have to install a viewer to watch a video, something is probably not right. Go to the video player application’s official website and download the application there. Never download through a link.

• Make sure your anti-virus and security software is up to date. If you don’t have anti-virus and anti-spyware software, you can download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition at www.avgfree.com.au.

“Remember that any information available about you online is potentially there forever,” Borrett continued. “Friends and family you trust, but also friends of friends who you may not trust, plus current and future employers, and the bad guys can all easily access your information if you don’t appropriately change the privacy settings on social networking sites and be discerning about who you accept as your ‘friend’. You can check what information about you is publicly available online by typing your own name into a search engine.”

AVG (AU/NZ) has a comprehensive range of security tips for home and business users on its web site at www.avg.com.au/resources/security-tips/.

The Australian Government web site Stay Smart Online also contains useful advice for protecting yourself from Internet threats at www.staysmartonline.gov.au. The new publication “Protecting yourself online: what everyone needs to know” contains practical advice and important information for everyone on how to stay safe online. You can also view or sign up for the plain language, free Stay Smart Online Alert Service at www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alerts.

About AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd — www.avg.com.au

Based in Melbourne, AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd distributes the AVG range of Anti-Virus and Internet Security products in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. AVG software solutions provide complete real-time protection against the malware, viruses, spam, spyware, adware, worms, Trojans, phishing and exploits used by cyber-criminals, hackers, scammers and identity thieves. AVG protects everything important and personal inside computers — documents, account details and passwords, music, photos and more — all while allowing users to work, bank, shop and play games online in safety. AVG provides outstanding technical solutions and exceptional value for consumers, small to medium business and enterprise clients. AVG delivers always-on, always up-to-date protection across desktop, and notebook PCs, plus file and e-mail servers in the home and at work in SMBs, corporations, government agencies and educational institutions.

The studios have just released the trailer which is quite funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMujnLmqn3s

The Sydney rain on Thur 3 Jun mattered little as the drinks and snacks flooded the inside of the beautiful Star Ship (the theme was galactic!) Maude Garrett from Nickelodeon was on hand to demonstrate how to play before handing over to invitees and around six gaming stations around the party area.

DJ Goodwill from Ministry of Sound played throughout the three-hour cruise, including mixing the globally-famous Mario tune live. Life-size Mario mingled to make sure everyone was behaving (and possibly to check for any leaks). There was also a lucky hat draw, with three copies of the game to be won (for next time, we best have business cards).

It’s been 3 years since the original Super Mario Galaxy was released. Although a great game, people were wondering where’s that lovable dinosaur companion? Well, fans can rejoice as Yoshi is back! Mario also gets a whole lot of new suits and toys to play with, including a screw drill (which you can use to drill from one side of a planet to the other), a cloud suit (that allows you to create clouds to platform) and a host of other new features.

Difficulty level seems to be on par with some of the middle levels of the original and the emphasis seems to have swung back to more of the platforming goodness of Mario 64 than the planet-hopping of SMG1. In each galaxy, the planets seem larger than in the original, with fewer of them so there is less traversing through space to do.

The P2 mode exists again but continues to remain largely superficial. The worlds are colourful and imaginative as always, especially the enjoyably Dali-esque one, filled with sand and dust-devils!

Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be released on 1 Jul across Australia.

Ho Wong & Felix Staica

NEW IMAGES OF PRO CYCLING MANAGER/TOUR DE FRANCE 2010!

Prepare for a big cycling season! Discover now a new series of images of Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2010, that testify of the great improvement added to this ever-more popular sports game series.

In order to provide a more realistic and a more intense experience, the game features high resolution textures and a new handling of the flora, which is now more luxuriant and diverse. Many advanced visual effects complete the ultimate rendering of the game: the bloom effect simulates image exposure to light, the depth of field enhances the focus of the TV cameras that follow cyclists during each race, while the motion blur simulates speed.

But all these improvements shouldn’t make you overlook that Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2010’s evolutions are not limited to the race. Many novelties are also implemented on the manager part of the game: a new Season mode, numerous challenges, performances and official historic records to beat, or even a new stage editor to create your stages in great detail!