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Sydney (26th September 2013) – Square Enix® and Eidos-Montréal™, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, today announced THE BANK HEIST™, the exclusive THIEF™ pre-order in-game mission.
Watch the new trailer for the Thief Bank Heist mission at: http://youtu.be/HQ3_78V5Vsw
THE BANK HEIST
As the Master Thief, infiltrate the City’s most secure location, Stonemarket First Bank, to steal a coveted family heirloom called the Star of Auldale. To this day, this heavily guarded and treacherous place remains impregnable, but that’s about to change…
Please check with your preferred retailer for further details.
THE BANK HEIST will be available for THIEF pre-orders made ahead of release on the 27th February 2014 across Australia & New Zealand for Windows PC, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Related Links
Official Homepage: thiefgame.com
Official Facebook® Page: facebook.com/thief
Follow @Thief on Twitter®: twitter.com/thief
Sydney 26th September – This epic CGI production by the legendary Visual Works studio of SQUARE ENIX, shows the opening introduction sequence to the forthcoming game LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII.
The world of Nova Chrysalia has only 13 days until total annihilation, with the citizens of four distinct regions each experiencing the end of the world in unique ways. In Yusnaan, the setting for this sequence, the inhabitants have a hedonist frame of mind: if the world is going to be destroyed soon then why not go out in style?
Against this background strides Lightning, a legendary warrior on a god-given mission to save the souls of mankind…
How will you spend your final days?
LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII is scheduled for release across Australia & New Zealand on February 13, 2014 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released an action-packed video for Batman™: Arkham Origins featuring gameplay from the playable Deathstroke challenge pack, including a sneak peak at the “100-to-1” gameplay mode. The Deathstroke challenge pack, available to those who preorder the game for PlayStation®3 system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii U™ system or Windows PC, includes a fully playable Deathstroke character, two exclusive challenge maps and three unique Deathstroke character skins.
Watch the trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Deathstroke challenge pack here.
Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license and features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise and will be available for the Xbox 360®, PS3™, the Wii U™ system, and Windows PC. The game will release worldwide Oct. 25, 2013 along with Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™ for Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system.
Melbourne, Australia, 26 September 2013 – Online retailer Kogan.com has taken the wraps off a huge new Kogan 30″ Cinema Display WQXGA IPS LED Monitor featuring a resolution four times sharper than HD.
At just $699, it is a fraction of the price of comparable monitors and LED screens from the bigger brands, and is sure to be a hit with movie buffs, graphic designers, tech lovers and gamers.
Kogan designs, manufactures, and delivers this monitor, cutting out all the middlemen and keeping the cost as low as possible.
The Kogan 30″ Cinema Display WQXGA (2560×1600) LED Monitor features IPS technology which provides viewers a super fast 7ms response time to enjoy sharp, clear images.
A large array of inputs including DisplayPort, HDMI, USB, VGA and DVI, gives users the freedom to connect their PC, Mac and other peripheral devices to the monitor.
The Kogan 30″ WQXGA (2560×1600) LED IPS Monitor also ships with a fully adjustable stand capable of 270 degree swivel, height adjustment of 150mm and a landscape/portrait locking system.
Key Features:
Available for $699 exclusively from Kogan.com: http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/30-wqxga-2560×1600-led-ips-monitor/
Critically acclaimed PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ is now available for download as a free title update for PlayStation®3 and Xbox360® and for the first time ever on Steam
Sydney, Australia– September 26th 2013 – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the release of PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ for the first time ever on Steam. Additionally, as a gift to all fans that already purchased PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX, a free title update for Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® 8 is also available to match all the upgrades brought by this new enhanced version.
PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX+ upgrades one of 2010’s most celebrated downloadable titles with improved leaderboard functionality, a refined user-interface to compare high scores with friends and new in-game achievements and medals pushing the challenge one step further for the most addict fans.
Players will chomp through bright neon mazes at blistering speeds in this modern and frantic PAC-MAN experience. Wake up the ghosts, form the longest train of pursuers and chomp as many as you can at blazing speed to beat the score. And never forget to manage you a way out using your skills or you will have to force an escape route with your bombs!
Lastly, 8 brand new DLC packs have been created for PC and console users, including original mazes with extreme challenges, skins that will delight all retro gamers and music tracks to boost players’ experience. Those DLCs can be purchased separately or in an “All You Can Eat Pack” and in an “All You Can Eat Edition”. The full list of available DLCs is below:
PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX+ is now available for download on Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 system, Steam and Windows® 8. Other exciting PAC-MAN titles, like PAC-MAN MUSEUM will also be coming to Europe and Australasia this winter via digital download on XBLA, PSN, Steam, and the Nintendo eShop. PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures will be available on Xbox360®, PlayStation®3 system, Nintendo Wii U™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Steam.
For more information on PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX+, please visit: http://www.namcobandaigames.eu
Dear All,
We are humbled and overwhelmed by the response to Grand Theft Auto V – literally overwhelmed in the case of some of our servers! We sincerely hope you’re enjoying your visit to Los Santos and we know many of you have plenty of questions about Grand Theft Auto Online. First, we thought it would be useful to provide some details of the roll out of GTA Online, and how we hope you will be involved in making the game everything it can be.
GTA Community Feedback Needed from Day One This is vital for the ongoing success of the game. The first few months of Grand Theft Auto Online will be critical as everyone enters this dynamic new world for the first time. Plenty of issues are bound to occur. Remember this interesting character?
One thing we are already aware of, and are trying to alleviate as fast as we can, is the unanticipated additional pressure on the servers due to a significantly higher number of players than we were anticipating at this point – we are working around the clock to buy and add more servers, but this increased scale is only going to make the first few days even more temperamental than such things usually are. This is part of the problem some of you have been experiencing with the iFruit App and some Social Club services – we apologize in advance for this and thank you for your patience in this area.
More than ever, we need your help to report your experiences, findings, likes, loves, dislikes and hates – and we will be looking at your feedback constantly to tune the game into its optimal shape and help guide how Grand Theft Auto Online will grow and evolve past this initial period. We will be checking out how people are playing and what they are not playing or not enjoying, while also monitoring feedback via two other new Rockstar channels:
Here’s a rough overview of what you can expect on day one as well as initial details about how the GTA Online world will evolve from there.
The Launch of Grand Theft Auto Online: From launch, up to 16 players can enter the world together to partake in everything from:
Currently Planned GTA Online Content Updates: Here is a quick overview of a few initial things we’re working on for the first few weeks of Grand Theft Auto Online, alongside an aggressive period of tuning and finessing the game. We will give you dates for all of this content as soon as we have them – bear in mind that the order of things may well change, and we will probably add some extra stuff as well!
Just to be clear, all of these updates will be free. We’ll have more info on this and much more additional content as our plans develop through the launch period, and as we get feedback from you. Please stay tuned for further info and updates. And remember – we need your help to make this experience all it can be.
Thank you everyone, Rockstar Games
BLU-RAY™ DEBUT NOVEMBER 13 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
All Three Films, New Special Features, and Memorabilia
Christopher Nolan’s reimagining of the Batman franchise beginning with 2005’s Batman Begins enjoyed phenomenal critical and box-office success. Now on November 13, Nolan’s three Batman films – Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises – will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition. The six-disc set will feature all three films with their existing extra content, two new featurettes and exclusive new collectible memorabilia. This must-own collection for fans of DC Comics’ Caped Crusader is available in premium packaging and will sell for $139.95 RRP.
About the Ultimate Collector’s Edition (UCE):
*Disc 1 – Batman Begins Feature and Special Features
*Disc 2 – The Dark Knight Feature
*Disc 3 – The Dark Knight Special Features
*Disc 4 – The Dark Knight Rises Feature
*Disc 5 – The Dark Knight Rises Special Features
*Disc 6 – Bonus Disc of New Special Features (details follow)
NEW Special Features:
Exclusive NEW Memorabilia:
About The Films
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organised crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Oldman, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.
Dark Knight Rises (2012)
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Christian Bale stars, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Morgan Freeman.
Rating:
TBC
Approx Runtime:
Batman Begins- 140 mins
The Dark Knight- 153 mins
The Dark Knight Rises- 164 mins
26th September 2013 – A packed line-up of games awaits attendees of this year’s EB Games Expo 2013 in Sydney from October 4 – 6 at the Sydney Showground. With some of the biggest upcoming titles and something for everyone to enjoy, Nintendo’s booth at the expo is your destination for fun right throughout the weekend.
With an exciting array of up-coming titles on the booth, get your hands on titles for the Nintendo 3DS family such as The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Sonic Lost World, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy and for the first time ever in Australia – Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the new evolution of Pokémon coming to the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles on 12th October. Also on show for the first time will be Nintendo 2DS, the brand new member of the Nintendo 3DS family also launching 12th October!
Playable on Wii U will be a variety of highly anticipated software including titles from some of Nintendo’s famous franchises such as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Super Mario 3D World. For the first time in Australia, fans will also have the chance to get hands-on with Wii Party U and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
The Nintendo booth will be the perfect place to enjoy all the StreetPass and multiplayer functionality of Nintendo 3DS, so make sure to bring your console for some multiplayer fun and enjoy all your favourite Nintendo 3DS titles like Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 2 and Mario Kart 7 with other Nintendo fans.
Pokémon fans who bring their copy of Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 will have the opportunity to get their hands on a Shiny version of the Legendary Pokémon, Giratina in the last of three legendary character distribution events in celebration of the launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.
Click here for further details.
Additional Links:
Nintendo Australia Website: http://www.nintendo.com.au
Nintendo Australia Youtube: http://www.youtube.com.au/NintendoAU
Nintendo Australia Image Library: http://images.nintendo.com.au
To celebrate the PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS, Wii, PSP and PC launch of FIFA 14 tomorrow in Australia, we have our Australian pack talent, Tim Cahill, showing us his best FIFA 14 Celebration as part of the “We Are FIFA 14” campaign!! You can view the video here
