WINNER OF THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 

Written and directed by RAYMOND DE FELITTA 

Starring Andy Garcia (Oceans 11, 12 & 13), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, ER), Steven Strait (10,000 BC), Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island) and introducing Dominik García?Lorido  and Ezra Miller CITY ISLAND is a hilarious and touching tale about a family whose comfortable co?existence is upended by surprising revelations of past secrets and present day lies.
 
Vince Rizzo (Garcia), a family man who makes his living as a corrections officer, longs to become an actor. Ashamed to admit his aspirations to his family, Vince would rather let his fiery wife Joyce (Margulies) believe his weekly poker games are a cover for an extramarital affair than admit he’s secretly taking acting classes in Manhatan. When Vince is asked to reveal his biggest secret in class, he inadvertently sets off a chaotic chain of events that turns his mundane suburban life upside down. 
 
NATIONAL RELEASE: 27 MAY 2010 
Running Time: 100 minutes 
Rating: M 

Media Statement: Electronic Arts’ Position on the R18+ Rating

Australian legislation should introduce an R18+ rating for video games
By Frank Gibeau, President, EA Games

As the Australian government evaluates the introduction of an 18+ category for video games within the OFLC age rating system, it’s important to remind ourselves that in today’s global video gaming audience, the average age of a gamer is 28.

At EA we are committed to the belief that adult consumers can have responsibility for their entertainment choices. Just as a grown ups can decide to see a film or read a book with mature themes, so should he or she be entitled to choose the same in interactive entertainment.  

Government policies that don’t allow for the rating of mature content in video games effectively censor entertainment choices for adults. These policies show a poor understanding of today’s video gaming audience. Existing legislation in Australia that limits age ratings of games to 16, demonstrates a distance between those policies and the reality of the video game industry and the people that play interactive games in Australia today.

The spectrum of gamers is as wide as the viewership of television, movies, theatre, and the readers of books.  Governments don’t insist that all books be written for children, or that all television shows be cartoons.  Adult gamers want their governments to treat them with the same respect they get as movie goers and book readers. Adult Australians should be allowed to choose the games they play, including those with mature themes.

Around the world, our industry takes very seriously the responsibility we have to protect children from inappropriate content in games. We are committed to robust, easy- to-understand age rating systems designed to help people make appropriate content choices for the right age groups; the OFLC in Australia, the ESRB in North America, PEGI in Europe, CERO in Japan. These systems have been proven as the most efficient way to protect children from inappropriate content and offer parents the right set of information about a game through a recommended age rating, and on-pack information and icons to illustrate themes present within the content of the game.  

A government policy that keeps our mature games out of stores and forces developers to rewrite code is censorship. It also forces lesser quality games into that marketplace, often stripped of their intended content and features.  What will be next?  Will adults be forced to see edited versions of mature films?  Read books with certain chapters removed?  As policy measures increase restrictions on available content, so too will consumers increase the practice of parallel imports from neighboring or same-language markets, depriving their home country economy of the associated industry revenue.

As the Australian government moves to participate in the economy of the global gaming market, policy makers should consider the environment they create for game makers. Governments that design policies hostile to game developers and their creative medium will struggle to attract investment from the global industry. The global gaming industry is robust and growing faster than any other entertainment medium. It has already largely surpassed cinema and music. If Australia seeks to benefit from this tremendous creative and economic opportunity, its policies should reflect an understanding of the marketplace and a willingness to participate.  

 A change in the Australian age rating system is needed. We call on the Attorneys General in their next general session to vote unanimously in favor of the introduction of an 18+ rating for video games to allow adults to make their own choices about the entertainment they choose to enjoy. The implementation of a new 18+ age rating classification is the right step for consumers, and for the industry, in Australia.

Steam exclusive digital deluxe edition and pre-order bonus item announced 

Sydney, Australia– May 7, 2010 – 2K Games and Valve today announced an agreement to power all PC versions of the highly anticipated Sid Meier’s Civilization V with many of Steamworks’ features and offer a special Digital Deluxe Edition via Steam. In addition, customers who pre-order the regular or Digital Deluxe editions of Sid Meier’s Civilization V on Steam will be rewarded with a free map pack when the game launches in fall 2010.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V players will enjoy the benefits of the Steamworks’ features included in all PC versions such as auto-updating, Steam Achievements, downloadable content, multiplayer matchmaking and more.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition will expand players’ conquests with the new Babylonian civilization and their ruler, Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 630 – c. 561 B.C.). As King of Babylon, gamers will be able to expand their empire with advanced Babylonian Bowmen to rightfully earn the title of Nebuchadnezzar the Great. Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition will also include an in-depth “Behind the Scenes at Firaxis with Civilization V” video feature, as well as the game’s epic soundtrack.

Gamers who pre-order any version of Sid Meier’s Civilization V from Steam will receive the downloadable bonus content, Cradle of Civilization Map Pack: Mesopotamia, for free when the game is available. The map pack will let players experience the traditional Western and Middle Eastern “Cradle of Civilization.” The pack will include the Fertile Crescent with the Nile River valley to the west and extending east down the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys to the Persian Gulf.  Leaders will be able to explore new terrain, cultures and conquests.

For those who can’t wait for the immersive experience of Sid Meier’s Civilization V, 2K Games is proud to offer a Steam-wide sale on all previous Civilization titles for a limited time beginning today.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V is not yet rated by the Australian Classification Board. For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization V, please visit www.civilization5.com. 

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

About Firaxis Games

Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including: 2005 PC Game of the Year – Sid Meier’s Civilization IV®, the expansions Civilization IV: Warlords®, Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword™, and Civilization IV: Colonization™, the blockbuster Sid Meier’s Civilization® III series, Sid Meier’s Pirates!® (PC, Xbox® and PSP®), Sid Meier’s SimGolf™ and Sid Meier’s Railroads!™. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier’s Civil War Series! ™ (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company released Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ for console and handheld platforms to great critical acclaim and is currently developing Sid Meier’s Civilization V® for the PC and Sid Meier’s Civilization® Network™ for Facebook.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, iPhone™, iPod® touch and iPad. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.

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Konami announces bespoke version of PES 2010 for iPhone™ and iPod Touch™

Sydney, 07 May, 2010: Konami Digital Entertainment has announced it is to bring its hugely popular Pro Evolution Soccer series to iPhone™ and iPod Touch™, with PES 2010 set to arrive in June.

Already a massive success on home gaming systems, the iPhone/iPod touch version has been created by Konami’s Parisian development studio and has been designed to set new standards for the football genre on these devices. PES 2010 will centre on stunning 3D visuals to recreate the intensity of match-day action and will use a variety of all-new, innovative control interfaces.

The Pro Evolution Soccer series is renowned for its intuitive and realistic gameplay, and stunning AI and physics routines. PES 2010 for iPhone and iPod touch will share such elements, ensuring all the slick passing, first-time shots, and mazy runs that the existing versions enjoy are faithfully recreated. Similarly, this new handheld version of PES 2010 will also include key game modes, including UEFA Champions League^TM and UEFA Europa League^TM elements.

“To bring a game as complex and as playable as PES 2010 to iPhone and iPod touch has been a daunting challenge, but one that has paid off,” commented Axel de Rougé, Producer of PES 2010 for iPhone/iPod touch, for Konami Digital Entertainment. “We have been working to ensure that all the slick moves and control – not to mention strong AI and aesthetic touches – that are associated with the series, have been recreated. We are confident we have produced the best football game available for the Apple systems, and look forward to its reception in June.”

PES 2010 for iPhone and iPod touch follows Konami’s well-received iPES app for the format. iPES – The Fan App offers a series of challenges and tests based on elements in the PES series, but PES 2010 will mark the eagerly awaited football series’ first full debut on iPhone and iPod touch.

From the Director of Casino Royale comes an action packed revenge thriller starring Mel Gibson. When the only daughter of veteran homicide detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. Suspecting otherwise, Craven embarks on a solitary investigation where his search uncovers not only her secret life, but a world of corporate cover-ups and government collusion. A shadowy government operative (Ray Winstone) has been tasked with cleaning up the evidence and as the explosive truth is revealed, Craven becomes a man with nothing to lose on the mission for revenge.

Available to rent or buy on Blu-ray & DVD, July 7, 2010

Director: Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) Genre: Action Thriller Cast: Mel Gibson (Signs, We Were Soldiers) Ray Winstone (Beowulf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine , Clash of the Titans) Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell)

From the creative minds that brought you Farenheit 451 and The Twilight Zone. Experience the world class TV mini series for the first time on DVD.

Teen idol meets small town girl – watch what happens when their two worlds collide! 

In a musical romance featuring rising pop stars, prying paparazzi and the highs and lows of fame, StarStruck is the all-new Disney Channel Original Movie.   Don’t miss out on your chance to watch it first premiering on Disney Channel 28 May at 6.30pm, and then take the extended edition movie home only on Disney DVD 2 June!

Filmed at landmark locations across the StarStruck city of Los Angeles, join rising star STERLING KNIGHT in his first leading role, and newcomer DANIELLE CAMPBELL in the most love-struck, ‘up in lights’ movie of the year!  

The ‘out of this world’ bonuses featured on the StarStruck: Extended Edition DVD include:

• Extended music scene which features the song “Got To Believe” – only available on DVD
• More Music with eight Rock-Along tracks to sing-along with!
• Three Hot Music Videos

When Jessica Olson (DANIELLE CAMPBELL) and her older sister Sara (MAGGIE CASTLE) embark on a family trip from their small hometown of Michigan to Los Angeles, they no sooner find themselves in the sparkling star-studded lights of Hollywood. 

Sara is obsessed with gorgeous Hollywood pop star Christopher Wilde (rising star STERLING KNIGHT of Sonny with a Chance), and so takes Jessica on the hunt to track down and meet the leading man face to face. However, unpretentious Jessica is not impressed with the lavish celebrity driven world and would rather go sightseeing.

On the search for her star-obsessed sister, Jessica has a chance encounter with Christopher and is reluctantly thrown into his rock-star lifestyle involving a Californian adventure with celebrity chaos, paparazzi madness and a disastrous mud bath!

Although Christopher is seen around town with up and coming starlet Alexis Bender (CHELSEA STAUB), soon enough, he finds himself falling for Jessica’s down-to-earth charm, with Jessica’s feelings being reciprocated as she gets to know him better. Fearing the gossip magazines, Christopher asks Jessica to keep their developing relationship a secret but when pictures surface of Jessica and Christopher together and having fun in L.A, Christopher is forced to publicly deny their relationship.

With a heart-broken Jessica headed back to her home town of Michigan, Christopher must decide what’s more important – being true to himself and his feelings, or becoming a Hollywood hero! Will he follow his heart?  To find the answer, don’t miss out on this year’s ultimate StarStruck musical adventure!

Watch it first premiering on Disney Channel 28 May at 6.30pm, and then be the first to own the

Extended Edition when StarStruck is released to Disney DVD 2 June 2010!

*Soundtrack available from 21 May in all good music retailers

Available to own: 2 June 2010

    Rated: G

     Running time:  90 Minutes (DVD)

StarStruck is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.  A division of Walt Disney Studios (US), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures and Buena Vista DVD releases.  Buena Vista is the Australian sell-through market leader and has been a recognised world video / DVD industry leader for over a decade

Pre-Orders Begin 10 May

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With more than one million downloads across the globe, Activision and Bizarre Creations would like to thank everyone for making Blur™ one of the most successful multiplayer online beta demos to date!  

The feedback received has aided in fine tuning the game and will allow us to deliver the Ultimate Powered-Up Racing Experience when Blur hits the streets in Australia on May 26^th.

We appreciate your support and interest in making this multiplayer beta a success!  As thanks, we are offering fans the chance to test out even more of the full multiplayer experience before the demo comes to a close on May 10^th.  Beginning today, the demo will offer the following:

·         The ability to play A-Class cars in standard playlists

·         An expanded Supercar Racing Playlist that include races in Tokyo and Amboy

·         Power-Ups now shuffle so each race has different Power-Up placement

·         Players can earn double the amount of fans for each race, allowing players to quickly reach Rank-15 and experience the full Beta demo experience

For more information on Blur™: http://www.blurgame.com.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and join the Powered-Up Blur™ Community.

About Blur:

Blur™ is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, dropping players into heart-pumping, electrified action with up to 20 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 and tactically utilize intense Power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more. For the ultimate multiplayer racing gameplay experience, Blur offers a first in the racing genre with up to 20 players online at the same time, a progressive ranking system that rewards gamers the more they play, objective based race events, and if that weren’t enough, Blur brings back a fan favorite with 4-player split-screen gameplay. Blur will be available this spring for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.  

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