New Chipset Serves as the Foundation for 2010 Client Platforms Featuring ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 Graphics, Advanced SATA 3.0, and USB 3.0 Connectivity for an Outstanding Out-of-Box 3D Graphics and HD Entertainment Experience

Sydney, Australia — March 4nd, 2010: AMD and its motherboard partners today unleashed ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 Graphics with the AMD 890GX Chipset, a versatile, affordable and exceptionally energy efficient solution for an incredible, high definition visual computing experience.

The AMD 890GX chipset redefines the way you play with versatile graphics configurations, including DirectX® 10.1 graphics on the motherboard and support for up to two high-performance ATI Radeon™ Premium Graphics cards with ATI CrossFireX™ technology. The same AMD 890GX motherboard which can be used to build an efficient and slim home theater PC using the integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 Graphics, can be augmented with ATI Radeon™ HD 5450 Graphics for a dual-graphics performance preview, or upgraded to a gaming powerhouse with ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Graphics and the visual realism of DirectX® 11.

With Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 Graphics, family and friends can enjoy accelerated and enhanced high definition and 1080p Blu-ray™ playback including dual-stream PiP (Picture in Picture) on Blu-ray™ 1.1. Standard DVD movies can be viewed in near high-definition quality with DVD upscaling with post-processing to enhance standard and low resolution videos and movies on HD displays.  ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 Graphics are designed to decode and play back Blu-ray™ and other HD content with support for MPEG2, VC-1, and H.264 formats.

The AMD 890GX Chipset supports the SATA 3.0 6Gbps hard drive interface to help speed application performance, decrease boot times, and provide faster access to information, HD video, photos and more. SATA 3.0 technology on the AMD 890GX Chipset can help speed application performance and Windows 7 data access speeds with high-bandwidth USB 3.0 solid state drives and in multi-drive RAID configurations.

Many AMD 890GX-based motherboards feature SuperSpeed USB 3.0, quickly synchronizing and transferring digital media files on the new generation of USB 3.0 devices.2 With USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 support, these platforms are designed to be ready for a new generation of high-speed hard drives and high resolution digital camcorders and media players. The AMD 890GX Chipset also includes support for Gigabit Ethernet, HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology, and PCI Express® Generation 2.0 to create a system designed to provide fast data flow resulting in speedier transfers of work, games, and entertainment files. 

The first of the AMD 8-series chipsets, these technologies serve as the foundation for 2010 VISION technology for AMD desktop platforms that are scheduled to be announced in the second quarter of 2010 and are designed to be compatible with the upcoming AMD Phenom™ II X6 six-core processor.

Supporting Resources
•    AMD At Home Blog With New Blogs on the 890GX Chipset
•    AMD 8-Series Chipsets Product Page
•    AMD 5000 Series Graphics Product Page
•    AMD GAME! Web Site
•    AMD Underground Do-It-Yourself Web Site
•    Microsoft DirectX11
•    ATI EyeFinity Technology

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com

ALF  The Complete First Season &  The Complete Second Season  

Each available to own on DVD for $39.95RRP from 31 March 2010. 

SEASON ONE 

For eons, humanity has looked skyward, seeking signs of intelligent life. Well, will you settle for funny? ALF – Alien Life Form – smashes his spacecraft into a garage and becomes part of one happy, abnormal family in this 4-Disc season one set featuring the comedy classic’s first 25 episodes. 

Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory are the Tanners, the suburban clan trying to hide the outrageous spaceling who’s a lot like family, only hairier. This 229-year-old from planet Melmac never lacks a quip, sleeps in a basket near the washing machine and eyes the family cat with salivating delight (nothing like a big platter of feline and fries!). Families will love the most hilarious houseguest in the world – if not the whole universe. 

Special Features:

• None 

Approx Runtime:

637 mins 

Rating:

G

SEASON TWO 

For an Alien Life Form, ALF’s a really sweet guy! Now comfortably at home in the Tanners’ garage, the wisecracking extraterrestrial has become a true member of the family. Season Two escapades include helping the Ochmoneks’ troubled nephew discover his true talent, convincing Kate’s best friend to address personal issues and becoming a “seeing-eye alien” for a blind friend – all with the raucous, feel-good humour you expect from the 229-year-old Melmackian furball. 

Get ready for  outrageous out-of-this-world family fun with your favourite bumbling alien ALF: he’ll capture your heart, break your dishes and totally crack you up! 

Special Features:

• None 

Approx Runtime:

629 mins 

Rating:

G

Try Calling the Shots as Head Honcho of Your Own Television Station – Before Game Ships Next Month 

Worms/Bracknell/Baltimore, 26th February 2010 

Handing over the keys to the executive offices at the most talked about new television network, Kalypso Media today released the official demo for the unique PC strategy experience, M.U.D. TV.  Prior to the official launch next month, players can take the reins of a start-up TV network and put their skills to the test as they work to carve out a space in broadcasting history. 

The demo can be downloaded here: http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/MUDTV-Demo-EN.msi

(Please ensure that you mirror the link as opposed to linking directly to this server) 

Included in the demo are the official tutorial and the first two missions found in the final version of M.U.D. TV. 

MISSION 1:

Players take control of Matt, M.U.D. TV’s new and ethically questionable executive.  After being chased out of university for being evil, Matt is bent on taking over the world.  To do so, Matt’s first goal is to make a certain amount of money from TV programming to acquire the first parts of a device to control people’s minds through television. 

MISSION 2:

The nefarious plan is coming together and the device to control people’s minds is being built.  The next step is to build his audience and gain 1.8 million viewers in a single target demographic.  Who will Matt go after and how will he reach his goal?  It’s up to the player to make it happen. 

Fed up with the same formulaic TV sitcoms?  Is reality TV beyond real?  Think you can do a better job?  This March, players can prove it with M.U.D. TV (Mad, Ugly, Dirty Television), a new strategy simulation game from Kalypso Media where players call the shots as a top TV executive striving to raise ratings and advertising revenue for their own TV network. 

In the game, players are tasked with creating a TV studio, hiring actors, staff and directors to create popular TV programming that will propel the station up the ratings chart.  But beware, as rival studios will use every trick in the book to sabotage the station and steal its viewers, actors and even those all important advertising dollars.  Dirty tricks are not reserved for the competition though, as players can learn their own shady manoeuvres to fight back and do whatever it takes build their TV empire! 

M.U.D. TV is being developed by Realmforge, a Kalypso Media studio, and will be available for the PC next month.  For all the latest news on M.U.D. TV, visit the official game site www.mud-tv.com

For Immediate Release – Tuesday 2 March 2010

In a major coup for Victoria, Frontier Events, Premier Exhibitions, Inc., Museum Victoria and the Victorian State
Government are pleased to announce the exclusive presentation of Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition at
Melbourne Museum from 14 May to 17 October 2010.

“This is a true blockbuster exhibition which has taken the world by storm, and we are delighted to be partnering
with Michael Gudinski, Museum Victoria and Premier Exhibitions USA to bring Titanic exclusively to
Melbourne,” Mr Brumby said.

“Exhibitions such as this and A Day in Pompeii, hosted by Melbourne Museum last year, have cemented
Melbourne’s place as the cultural capital of Australia, and the number one destination for short breaks and
cultural tourism,” he added.

“Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition is an incomparable insight into the grandeur, romance and the tragedy of the
Titanic and her passengers and crew. I’m honoured that this will be the first major exhibition project for Frontier
Events and that we’re a part in bringing it to Australia for the very first time.”, said Michael Gudinski, Managing
Director of Frontier Events.

“We are proud to be presenting this remarkable exhibition that by displaying extraordinary objects removed from
the sea bed, will bring visitors closer than ever before to the dramatic story of the Titanic”, said Dr J Patrick
Greene, CEO, Museum Victoria.

On April 15, 1912, Titanic, the world’s largest ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than
1,500 lives and shaking the world’s confidence in the infallibility of modern technology. Almost 100 years later,
Melbourne Museum will pay tribute to the tragedy in Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition, which showcases more
than 280 artefacts retrieved from the Titanic’s debris field, offering visitors a poignant look at this legendary ship
and its passengers and crew.

The exhibition has been created with a focus on the Titanic’s compelling human stories, told through authentic
artefacts and exacting re-creations of the ship’s interior. Delicate bottles of perfume, china bearing the logo of
the elite White Star Line, even a piece of the hull of the Titanic – these and many other objects collected from
the wreck site offer poignant connections to lives abruptly ended or forever changed by one of the world’s
greatest maritime disasters.

As they enter the exhibition, each visitor is presented with a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger,
drawing them back in time to 1912 and the ship’s fateful maiden voyage. Then begins a journey through the life
of the Titanic, from construction to life on board, to its ill-fated voyage, tragic sinking and the amazing efforts to
recover artefacts. Along the way visitors will marvel at the full-size recreation of the ship’s Grand Staircase,
learn countless stories of heroism and humanity and even press their palms against an “iceberg”.

The exhibition also tells the Titanic’s Australian stories, and how its sinking strongly resonated with communities
here. In the “Memorial Gallery”, guests will be able to take their boarding pass to the memorial wall and discover
whether their passenger and travelling companions survived or perished.

“With more than 22 million visitors to date, we consistently see how Titanic resonates and touches everyone.
Each of us can relate to someone on Titanic and the retelling of her story feeds our curiosity time and again,”
states Cheryl Mure, Vice President of RMS Titanic, Inc. “We have been anxious to present Titanic: The Artefact
Exhibition in Australia for many years. Now through the exciting partnerships with Melbourne Museum and
Frontier Events, we look forward to offering visitors a rare opportunity to experience this important piece of
history.”

Over the past 19 years, this powerful exhibition has appeared in major museums worldwide – from Chicago to
Los Angeles and Paris to London. RMS Titanic, Inc. is the only company permitted by law to recover objects
from the wreck of the Titanic. The Company was granted Salvor-in-Possession rights to the wreck site of Titanic
by a United States federal court in 1994 and has conducted seven research and recovery expeditions to the
Titanic rescuing more than 5,500 artefacts.

Melbourne Museum, which had such an outstanding success in 2009 with “A Day in Pompeii”, is collaborating
with Frontier Events to host Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition.

Frontier Events is a new division of The Frontier Touring Company, Australia’s leading concert promoter.
Frontier Events manages and organises entertainment for government, global corporations and major
international sporting events. Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition will be the first major exhibition presented by
Frontier Events.

RMS Titanic, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRXI), a major provider
of museum-quality touring exhibitions throughout the world and the creators of Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition.
As the recognised leader in developing and deploying unique exhibition products, the Company’s exhibitions
contain authentic artifacts presented in stunning environments while telling compelling stories. The Company
was granted, and continues to maintain, Salvor-in-Possession rights to the wreck of the Titanic.

WHAT: Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
WHEN: Friday 14 May – Sunday 17 October 2010
WHERE: Melbourne Museum
TICKETS: Avoid the queue! Pre-book your tickets
On sale from Thursday 15 April
Online www.titanicmelbourne.com
Phone 13 11 02 (9 am to 5 pm AEST, 7 days per week)
International 61 3 8341 7777 (9 am to 5 pm AEST, 7 days per week)

March 2010, Media Release from Cygnett

Revival of the fittest?

Past or present – that’s the debate. Whatever your era, your iPhone will stand out (or blind onlookers) in a hue of Neon with this trend-setting, iPhone hugging ‘Cygnett Neon’ case. Protecting your iPhone’s vulnerable state, this fashion-forward case allows you to customise without missing a beat or cramping your style.

– Super-slim shield that protects iPhone’s edges & corners
– Full access to iPhone & functions
– Highly durable, clear polycarbonate with Neon tint
– Scratch-resistant & flexible snap-on design
– Grips in your hand yet slides easily into your pocket
– Includes screen protector & microfibre cleaning cloth

CLICK HERE FOR AN EXCLUSIVE TRAILER

The EA SPORTS FIFA Football Experience (April 1-14)

Football fever is starting to hit in the lead up to the 2010 World Cup, and fans can get an early taste of the action at the EA SPORTS FIFA Football Experience (powered by Playstation) in The Zone at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show from April 1-14! The event will include The Sydney Live Qualifier Event for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2010 (the world’s largest football gaming tournament), a bevy of celebrity guests, exclusive previews of EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup™, a PlayStation®3 entertainment zone, an adidas® football skills arena and pumping music to soundtrack the experience!

MELBOURNE – Monday 1 March, 2010 – Entries have officially opened for the 2010 ATOM awards – Australia and New Zealand’s most prestigious awards for achievements in Film, Television, Animation and Multimedia (including video games).  

“The ATOM Awards are all about recognising and celebrating excellence in productions that are created for the screen – be it the movie, television, PC, games console or even the mobile phone screen. In recent years, we have introduced categories to acknowledge excellence in interactive video games and we are continually encouraged by the quality and variety of games we receive from industry and students alike,” commented Simon Wilmot, ATOM Awards Executive Officer. 

“Games have become such a fantastic part of the creative outlet that we call ‘media’ that it’s only fitting that we now celebrate games technology as part of the ATOM Awards program, particularly as more and more games are being created from an educational and developmental point of view.” 

“So, we’re putting out the call to all those fabulous games developers we have out there to enter their productions in the 2010 ATOM Awards. The entries last year were most impressive and innovative, so we are looking forward to seeing what the game developers are going to enter in to this year’s ATOM Awards..” he added. 

There are two key interactive video games categories in the ATOM Awards program – ‘Best Interactive Video Game’, which is open to both game developers and students and ‘Best Student / Tertiary Interactive Video Game’, for games created by school and tertiary students only. 

Production houses, students, game developers, educational resource developers, independent film makers, documentary makers, animators, multimedia developers… anyone who has produced anything for the screen is encouraged to enter the 2010 ATOM Awards. 

“The Awards program provides a fantastic opportunity for both students and industry professionals to show off their work and be recognised by their peers,” Mr Wilmot noted. 

“The ATOM Awards have been acknowledging the work of students and professionals for 27 years and we look forward to yet another year of inspiring contributions from our entrants. However, you have to be in it, to win it, so we are encouraging anyone in Australia or New Zealand who has created a production in the past twelve months to enter this year’s program,” he concluded. 

Entries for the 2010 ATOM Awards will close at 12pm on Monday 7 June June, 2010.  

Awards will be presented to the most outstanding entrants at the 2010 ATOM Awards Gala Presentation, held in the Plaza Ballroom at the Regent Theatre on Friday 22 October, 2010.

For more information or to enter the 2010 ATOM Awards please visit www.atomawards.org

Blur is the ultimate wheel-to-wheel 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 60 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.  

The game’s story unfolds through Bizarre Creations’ unique and innovative community-based interface, enabling players to build a network of allies, rivals, fans and personalised racing experiences with friends both inside and outside the game.  

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