Transformers: War for Cybertron challenges players to become the ultimate weapon as a TRANSFORMERS character in the final, epic war that will determine the survival of their entire race.  Armed with a diverse arsenal of lethal, high-tech weaponry and the ability to instantly convert from robot to vehicle at any time, players will engage in heart-pounding battles on land and in the air in this gripping, 3^rd person action shooter set in the TRANSFORMERS’ war-ravaged homeland. 

Complete with several multiplayer modes, Transformers: War for Cybertron allows gamers to play through story missions with their friends in drop in/drop out online co-op, and also create their own TRANSFORMERS character for competitive head-to-head multiplayer modes, choosing among four distinct character classes, personalising its look and selecting from a huge variety of weapons, skills and abilities.

KEY FEATURES: 

• Become the Ultimate Weapon for Survival – Gamers can instantly convert from robot to vehicle form with the push of a single button, anytime and anywhere, allowing players to strategically demolish their enemies through a diverse variety of gameplay environments. 
• Take the Epic War Online – For the first time in a TRANSFORMERS game, fans can play through each adrenaline-fueled campaign, as AUTOBOTS or DECEPTICONS, with friends around the world in drop-in/drop-out online co-operative play, and compete against one another in a bevy of intense multiplayer game modes as their very own user-created characters.   
• Create Your Own TRANSFORMERS Character – Used in head-to-head multiplayer battles, players can choose from four robust character classes and personalise the look and feel of their TRANSFORMERS character.  Fans can select from a wide variety of weapons and customise their skills loadout, with the ability to level up their characters to gain new upgrades and attributes in a deep, rewarding multiplayer experience. 
• Experience the Legendary Conflict from the Beginning – Developed in close collaboration with Hasbro, the storyline introduces entirely re-imagined visualisations of everyone’s favorite characters that comprise an original contribution to the official TRANSFORMERS canon.  Players will embark on the epic journey through the most pivotal moments of the final war for the TRANSFORMERS’ home planet of Cybertron.    

Australia, 17 May, 2010 –

Run, jump, and fly through a dazzling galaxy of all new stages, bursting with imagination when Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 for Wii™ hits stores from 1 July 2010. In 2007, Super Mario Galaxy™ took the world of video games by storm. Now this first true Mario sequel in years re-energises the franchise with new levels and new power-ups.

New power-ups include a drill that Mario uses to tunnel through surfaces all the way to the other side of a planet! Plus Mario can eat a boulder mushroom to attain the boulder suit! Mario can then ram into objects and enemies and even becomes a boulder ‘bowling ball’ as he bowls down pins!

This time Mario even gets to team up with everyone’s favourite character, Yoshi! Yoshi adds new possibilities to the gravity-defying game. On some stages, Mario can find a Yoshi egg, smash it open and hop onto Yoshi’s back. Yoshi can use his tongue to swing across chasms or to grab items and shoot them back at enemies. Yoshi has an interesting diet; when he eats a Dash Pepper, he gets so hot and frenzied he can run up steep inclines and vertical walls. When he eats a Blimp Fruit, he inflates like a balloon and floats to new heights!

For players new to the Super Mario Galaxy franchise, Super Mario Galaxy 2 comes packaged with a DVD which provides helpful hints and tips. Included are tips for skilled players as well.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 – it is everything that you loved about the first game and more! For further
information visit: www.nintendo.com.au / www.nintendo.co.nz

Australia’s Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s – 1930s

This exhibition reveals the remarkable contribution that Australia’s first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia’s arid interior. Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia’s uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860 and have contributed significantly to Australia’s economic and cultural development. Exhibits include fascinating photographs, camel saddles, historic clothing, textiles and original documents.

Date: Until 19 September 2010

Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia

This exhibition explores how the Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion, and division of the Kurds’ traditional lands. Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia examines the traditions at the core of the Kurdish culture that have enabled it to survive, and which Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today. A variety of objects will be on display, including traditional costumes, instruments, hand-made carpets, hand-woven crafts and pewter ware.

Date: Until 25 September 2010

Winter School holiday program

Discover the history of Australia’s Muslim Cameleers at the Immigration Museum. Colour in a prayer rug to learn more about why and when prayer rugs are used. Find out why camels are able to travel through the desert when you make your own toy camel. Join a treasure hunt to locate some of the precious objects from the Muslim Cameleers exhibition.

Date: June 26 until July 11 2010

Croatian Festival

Join the Victorian Croatian community for a celebration of Croatian customs and traditions at this one day festival. Experience Croatian music and dance performances, a fashion parade, film screenings and taste the exciting flavours of Croatian cuisine.

Date: 11am – 4pm, Sunday 27 June 2010

Museum Victoria Fellowship for Talking Difference project

Museum Victoria is offering a $5,000 award for up to 2 young emerging new media artists. We are looking for innovative proposals for digital projects that can be exhibited online as part of a 3 year project called Talking Difference. The aim is to inspire conversations between and within cultures about difference and commonality. Your project could utilise any form of digital media.  It could be a short film, interactive game, online interactive artwork, digital public art project, mobile phone application… the possibilities are endless.

For more information and application form go to: http://museumvictoria.com.au/talkingdifference

Date: applications close 31 May

Talking Faiths

This exhibition documents a project involving young people exploring interfaith issues through a multicultural perspective. Encompassing students from a range of faith-based and secular Government schools, Talking Faiths features multimedia representations and photographs of the student project and artworks developed by the students as part of their conversations. This exhibition is a part of the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 cultural program.

Date: Until 28 May 2010

Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.  Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE. More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum

Sydney, AUSTRALIA. 14^th May 2010  – The second pack of new multiplayer maps from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2, will hit first on Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network worldwide on June 4^th with the release of the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Resurgence Pack. Featuring five maps, the Resurgence Pack follows on the heels of the record-setting Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Stimulus Package of maps. 

Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is rated “MA” (Mature Audiences) by the Australian Classification Board for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language.  For more information, visit www.modernwarfare2.com.

Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming release, Infinity Ward will host two Double XP weekends.  The first Double XP will take place beginning Friday, May 28, and the second will follow on Friday, June 4.

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, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea.  More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:  Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Activision Publishing generally uses words such as “outlook”, “will,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “remains,” “to be,” “plans,” “believes”, “may”, “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimate,” future,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “project,” “remain,” “scheduled,” “set to,” “subject to,” “upcoming” and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements.   Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Activision Publishing’s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing’s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing’s products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Activision Publishing, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Publishing’s success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.  Other such factors include additional risk factors identified in Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect.  These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

SEAGATE INTRODUCES NEW ERA OF EXTERNAL STORAGE:  A FLEXIBLE HARD DRIVE SOLUTION

Protect. Store. Do More.…With the Seagate^® GoFlex™ Storage System 

SYDNEY, Australia — May 14, 2010 — Seagate (NASDAQ: STX), the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today introduced the next evolution of the company’s award-winning FreeAgent^® external hard drives—its new GoFlex™ storage solutions. This new family of external drives and accessories introduces a new level of flexibility to traditional USB 2.0 storage that will change the way people store, access, enjoy and share their digital content. The FreeAgent^® GoFlex™ storage family includes easy, plug-and-play portable and desktop drives, with an array of interchangeable cables and desktop adapters that allow each drive to adapt to the interface or device being used. GoFlex hard disk drives are also specially designed to provide interoperability between operating systems in order to work with both Microsoft^® Windows^® and Mac^® OS X computers. 

“GoFlex™ interface cables are about providing the speed, performance and connectivity people need to support their interaction with their digital content. The explosive growth of video capture and multimedia collecting is expanding personal digital libraries to terabytes worth of content within the home,” said BanSeng Teh, vice president and managing director of Seagate Asia Pacific and Japan. “These trends are driving demand for high-capacity, high-performance storage. The GoFlex™ family of storage products meets this need by delivering simple, USB 2.0 storage and backup devices, with the flexibility to adapt as interface technology advances by using the various GoFlex™ cables and accessories to access content stored on the same drive.”   

Protect, store and access files through the interface of your choice

Recent survey results by the Yankee Group indicate that more than half of people planning to purchase a new hard drive consider the interface connection an important factor in their selection. GoFlex drives address this concern by providing a flexible, plug-and-play way to adapt to the most popular available interfaces or devices. The seamless GoFlex™ cable system enables the GoFlex™ and GoFlex™ Pro ultra-portable USB 2.0 drives to be upgraded to USB 3.0, eSATA or FireWire 800 connections simply by switching out the cable adapter. Additionally, specially-designed GoFlex upgrade cables provide even more applications of how each drive can be used. For example, the GoFlex^TM Upgrade cable – Auto Backup transforms the drive into a continuous full-system backup, giving consumers the peace of mind that their files and system settings are backed up, while leaving the remaining capacity for basic drag-and-drop file transfer. 

“As consumer’s lives become increasingly connected, people will demand capabilities beyond the traditional hard drive,” said Carl Howe, director, Anywhere Consumer Research, Yankee Group. “Consumers are looking not only for storage, but for new ways to use their digital content. Connecting, sharing, and repurposing content is part of the purchasing decision process for today’s ‘Anywhere Consumer’^®.” 

Do More with the GoFlex Storage System

Within the GoFlex family, Seagate has created a special ecosystem wherein people experience easy backup and enhanced protection of all their data—the same way they would expect a traditional hard drive to perform—only now their interaction with that content is not wholly dependent on the drive. In addition to several cable options, people can pair a GoFlex or GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive with a GoFlex™ TV HD media player or the GoFlex™ Net media sharing device to enhance their experience of the drive’s content.

Using the GoFlex™ TV HD media player consumers can easily enjoy their personal digital media library on their television screen by inserting a GoFlex ultra-portable drive or GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive directly into the media dock, or connecting another storage device, digital or Flip camera to the two additional USB ports on the back of the device. Using the intuitive remote, owners of GoFlex TV HD media players can view movies, photos, and music from the comfort of their couch in 1080p high-definition and surround sound. Connect your GoFlex TV HD media player to the internet using the Ethernet or optional Wi-Fi adapter and stream digital content from a home network or popular online service providers such as YouTube, MediaFly, Picasa and more.

The GoFlex™ Net media sharing device transforms a GoFlex ultra-portable drive, GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive, or any USB mass storage, into a media sharing device, allowing consumers to enjoy their digital content outside their home using a PC, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry or any other internet-connected computer. The GoFlex Net media sharing device also integrates with social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and publishes RSS feeds allowing people to keep friends and family updated GoFlex media sharing device owners can

also stream content to other devices on a home network, including the GoFlex TV HD media player, to enjoy movies, photos and music on their TV. 

Bridging the Gap between PC and Mac

For the first time, Seagate will include an NTFS driver for Mac^® OS X on all GoFlex portable and desktop offerings, enabling storage and access of files from both Windows® and Mac computers. The NTFS driver is simply installed once on your Mac computer, and allows access and storage of files on a Windows-formatted[1] drive. 

With capacities ranging from 320GB to 3TB, FreeAgent GoFlex ultra-portable and desktop drives group high-capacity, adaptability and ease-of-use with all the backup and protection people have come to expect from Seagate.

Available from end of May through select retailers and resellers, including JB HiFi and Officeworks, the GoFlex storage family includes: 

GoFlex Drives:

• GoFlex^TM ultra portable drive—The core of the GoFlex^TM Storage System. Available in 14.5mm and 22mm versions and includes a USB 2.0 cable in late May. MSRP $119.00 AUD and $149.00 NZD for 320GB [silver, black]; $139.99 AUD and $179.00 NZD for 500GB (silver, black, red, blue); $249.99 AUD and $319.00 NZD for 1TB [silver, black].
• GoFlex^TM Pro ultra portable drive kit—A 7200RPM, 2.5” drive that delivers premium backup with encryption and includes a USB 2.0 cable. The GoFlex^TM Pro ultra portable drive kit is available is Australia from July for MSRP $169.99 AUD and $229.00 NZD for 500GB; $229.99 AUD and $289.00 NZD for 750GB [black].
• GoFlex^TM Desk external drive kit—Delivers high-capacity storage and automatic, continuous backup with encryption for all your files and includes a USB 2.0 cable. The GoFlex Desk external drive kit is available in Australia with an MSRP of $159.00 AUD and $199.00 NZD for 1TB [black]; $249.00  AUD and $329.00 NZD for 2TB [black] and $479.00  AUD and $599.00 NZD for 3TB [black].

Flex Cables and Adapters:

• GoFlex^TM Cable – USB 2.0—The baseline interface for your GoFlex^TM and GoFlex^TM Pro ultra-portable drives. The USB 2.0 upgrade cable is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $29.00 AUD and $35.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Upgrade cable – USB 3.0—Equips your GoFlex^TM and GoFlex^TM Pro ultra-portable drives to deliver up to 10x faster transfer of files vs USB 2.0, while being backwards compatible. The USB 3.0 upgrade cable is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $39.00 AUD and $45.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Upgrade cable – FireWire^® 800—Upgrades your GoFlex^TM and GoFlex^TM Pro ultra-portable drives to deliver 2x faster transfer speed over USB 2.0. The FireWire upgrade cable is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $69.00 AUD and $89.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Upgrade cable kit – eSATA—Empowers your GoFlex^TM and GoFlex^TM Pro ultra-portable drives to deliver up to 6x faster performance over USB 2.0. The eSATA upgrade cable is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $49.00 AUD and $59.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Upgrade cable – Auto Backup—Delivers continuous backup and protection of data giving consumers the peace of mind that their data is backed up, while leaving capacity for basic drag-and-drop file transfer. The Auto Backup cable is available in Australia from June with an MSRP of $49.00 AUD and $59.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Desk Desktop adapter—USB 3.0—Allows the GoFlex^TM Desk to deliver up to 10x faster transfer speed over USB 2.0 for your desktop PC. The GoFlex Desk Desktop adapter is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $69.00 AUD and $89.00 NZD.
• GoFlex^TM Desk Desktop adapter—FireWire^® 800/USB 2.0—Upgrades your GoFlex™ Desk external drive to deliver 2x faster performance over USB 2.0 with FireWire^® 800/USB 2.0 for your desktop PC. The GoFlex Desk FireWire adapter is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $69.00 AUD and $89.00 NZD. 

GoFlex Storage System Devices:

• GoFlex^TM TV HD media player—Allows for enjoyment of digital content on a TV. The GoFlex TV HD media player is available in Australia from June with an MSRP of $189.00 AUD and $239.00 NZD for media player only.
• GoFlex^TM Net media sharing device—Enables instant, easy access and sharing of content over a network. The GoFlex Net media sharing device is available in Australia from late May with an MSRP of $129.00 AUD and $159.00 NZD. 

About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn more at http://www.seagate.com. 

© 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, FreeAgent, and GoFlex are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov). Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

Hi guys, just a quick piece of Raskulls news today. Below you can check out the montage video of some of the crazy moments experienced by players live at PAX East 2010! I’m sure some of your readers came by to check out the game and this video is a great way to show off how fun live Raskulls multiplayer really is. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWn6kKfn-iE

Professional race car driver Danica Patrick takes you on a guided tour of Blur in this new trailer.

Blur™ is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, dropping players into heart-pumping, electrified action with multiple cars trading paint as they charge towards the finish line.  Drivers careen through real-world track locations packed with fast curves, sneaky alternate routes and hair-raising jumps in over 50 licensed cars as they collect intense Power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.

Blur delivers a new style of Powered-up racing experience for all gamers.

Developed by Bizarre Creations, BLUR will be released on May 26 for Xbox 360, and PS3.

KEY FEATURES:

• Power-ups that Shock Your Socks off – Drivers will collect and use intense Power-ups throughout each race, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost speed with Nitros, drop mines, use power-up to take out racers ahead of you and drivers on your tail. You can even generate defensive shields to fend off other racers. Players can use each Power-up independently on the fly, or collect and combine the Power-ups and use them offensively or defensively to multiply the effect on the competition. Players can also purchase Power-up modifications, to amplify the on-track carnage to suit their individual strategies. 
• Racing for All Gamers – Blur moves beyond traditional racers by taking genre staples, including licensed cars, photo-realistic graphics and real-world locations. By combining these with gameplay, designed completely to focus on ‘fun’ and featuring intuitive pick-up-and-play controls, intense Power-ups, and races where players are always in the pack challenging for the lead from beginning to end. Either in Single Player or Multiplayer Blur is for all types of gamers, regardless of experience or skill level. 
• Social Network Interface – Blur’s new, innovative social network user interface is designed to evolve dynamically as players compete in different races, make new friends, rivals and fans, and connect with other racers in real life. Learn what’s going on in the Blur world, locate where and when the next big races are happening, rally your fans for support, and take up challenges designed to suit your favorite racing style. 
• It Wouldn’t Be Racing Without Multiplayer – Blur offers gamers a new kind of racing experience that allows them to race with friends and as part of a network of players in high intensity competition and fun.  With 20 players online and a progressive ranking system that rewards gamers the more they play, Blur focuses on objective based race events, and also features 4-player split-screen for playing with friends from the comfort of the couch.  Blur also introduces Custom Groups – where anyone can create unique multiplayer modes based on their favorite ways to play the game.  These new modes are then shared through Blur’s social network, expanding the game in ways only limited by the gaming community’s creativity. 
• Real-World Cars and Locations – Blur features over 50 licensed cars to drive as players race through visually stunning tracks set in real-world locations ranging from L.A. and San Francisco to the streets of Hackney, UK, to the treacherous roads of Barcelona and all the way to Japan.  As players progress through the game, they’ll be able to unlock and purchase multiple versions of the cars, each paying homage to different racing cultures, including Rat, Drift, Smooth and Tuner, and each with their own specific performance pros and cons. 
• Cinematic Destruction Meets Photo-Realism – CAUTION! – Racers may experience insane collisions featuring loads of damage and destruction, with panels crumpling on photo-realistic cars as they flip and roll down the track.

Third Installment of Popular Series Will Take the Adventure to the Amusement Park and Now Offers Online Play and Collection of Five New Games

14 May 2010, Australia –The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. have announced it is developing HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 for release this SPRING!

Available at retail just in time for the holiday season, HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 will feature a suite of five new digital versions of popular Hasbro game brands for the Wii™, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.  HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 will also deliver an exciting new dimension of online play designed to bring friends and family together from living rooms around the world.  

The HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 collection of titles will appeal to the entire family with digital versions of their favourite game brands brought to life in a new theme park setting with the loveable MR. POTATO HEAD returning as the host and park guide.  

Featuring both classic and remixed versions, players can spin the wheel of fate in THE GAME OF LIFE, find out “whodunit” in CLUE, tie themselves in knots with TWISTER, trigger crazy chain reactions in MOUSE TRAP and try their hand at YAHTZEE Hands Down.

HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 will also crank up the fun factor with local multiplayer capability for up to four players and for the first time, fans will also be able to take the gameplay online by challenging opponents around the globe via the online play features available in both the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 versions.  Full Mii™ and avatar integration (Wii and Xbox 360 only) will also add a personal touch to the HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 experience.  

“Families have embraced the HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT video game franchise because it brings them together around the TV for quality time they’ll remember for a lifetime,” said Chip Lange, General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Hasbro Division at Electronic Arts.  “HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT Vol 3 has been developed with next generation online gaming at the forefront and will enable people to play the five new and iconic Hasbro game brands online with friends and family all across the world.”

“This third installment in the successful HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT video game series delivers another great lineup of time-tested favourite Hasbro game brands and uses online play to take the entertainment and competition to an entirely new level,” said Mark Blecher, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro. “No longer will travel distance be a hurdle for families and friends to get together and have some fun.”         

DUBLIN, IRELAND – May 14th, 2010 – Icon Games Entertainment, a leading iPhone, PSP, Nintendo Wii, and WiiWare game publisher and developer today announced Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling tailored specifically for PSP® Minis. Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling is an addictive sports game featuring classic air hockey and bowling designed for all ages. It doesn’t matter how you play it or who you play it with, enjoy it!

Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling offers fully featured 3D versions of Air Hockey & Bowling, with smooth analogue control and realistic gameplay. Win trophies and unlock new equipment in the World Tour career mode, or challenge a friend to play.

Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling features include:

Intuitive controls – with smooth analogue movement
2-player multiplayer; play with friends and family in versus play modes
Varied game modes – including Practice, Versus and Season
Player rewards – unlock new equipment and special trophies
Season mode – become the World Ranked No.1 player; winning extra rewards and secrets along the way
Sophisticated AI – opponent AI designed to play a realistic ‘human’ game, from amateur level through to top ranking
Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling will be available on the PlayStation® Store this July.

For more information, please visit www.icongames.com or follow us on Twitter.

Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling for PSP® Minis has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment of America Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

About Icon Games Entertainment

We are an independent game development & digital publishing studio committed to creating games with a focus on compelling gameplay & fun! To date we have developed and released over 20 games for a variety of platforms – including Wii, PS2, PSP and PC. The team has over ten years of successful development experience, working with various publishing partners – including Playlogic, Zoo Games, IN2Games, Ghostlight, Lego Media, THQ, TDK, Majesco, PlayIt, Midway, Midas Interactive, Mforma, Datel and Acclaim. For more info on Icon and our forthcoming releases check out www.icongames.com

Melbourne Australia 14, May 2010. Today, as the ultimate video before the game’s release – we present the full-length Official Launch Trailer. This is the last video before Red Dead Redemption’s launch on Friday next week.

Utilizing Rockstar’s proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), Red Dead Redemption features an open-world environment for players to explore, including frontier towns, rolling prairies teaming with wildlife, and perilous mountain passes – each packed with an endless flow of varied distractions. Along the way, players will experience the heat of gunfights and battles, meet a host of unique characters, struggle against the harshness of one of the worlds last remaining wildernesses, and ultimately pick their own precarious path through an epic story about the death of the Wild West and the gunslingers that inhabited it.

Be excited… be very excited!