DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 TOY BOX EXPANSION GAMES AVAILABLE OCTOBER 15

New Toy Box Takeover and Toy Box Speedway Unlock Additional Hours of Gameplay 

MELBOURNE, Aust. – (Oct. 14, 2015) – Disney Interactive will launch tomorrow the all-new Toy Box Expansion Games for Disney Infinity 3.0, the latest installment in the highly successful Disney Infinity “toys-to-life” franchise. The two new games, Toy Box Takeover and Toy Box Speedway, will be available in Australian and New Zealand stores for a suggested retail price of $24.95 AUD/$34.95 NZD each and will give players additional hours of gameplay inside Toy Box 3.0.

Players place a Toy Box Expansion Game Piece on the Disney Infinity 3.0 Base to unlock pre-built games that instantly take them into the action, mixing and matching characters from across The Walt Disney Company. Toy Box Takeover is an action-adventure game that features multiplayer gameplay allowing players to use all of their favorite Disney, Star Wars™, Marvel, and Disney•Pixar characters. Toy Box Speedway is a kart-racing game that will allow fans to see who truly is the fastest of all vehicles and characters.

“The Toy Box is where players have the freedom to choose from a variety of gameplay options and create their own style of play using any character figures from their collection,” said John Blackburn, SVP and General Manager, Disney Infinity. “The Toy Box Expansion Games further extend that experience with multiplayer structured gameplay where families can play together, mixing and matching some of their favorite Disney, Star Wars, Marvel and Disney•Pixar characters.”

Toy Box Expansion Game Overviews:

• Toy Box Takeover – When Syndrome gets his hands on Merlin’s magic wand, it’s up to the player to stop him.  Using their favorite characters in Disney Infinity, they must battle across multiple worlds, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Marvel’s Upper Manhattan, The Old West, or The Incredibles Volcano Lair to defeat the bad guys before they ruin the Toy Box forever. Family and friends can play together via two-player local co-op or four-player online. 

• Toy Box Speedway – Players can join their favorite Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters and vehicles in an action-packed kart-racer.  With nine franchise-themed tracks to choose from – Sugar Rush, Frozen, Tatooine, a classic Star Wars location, San Fransokyo, Agrabah, Monsters Inc., Halloween Town, Gravity Falls or Marvel’s Knowhere – players can choose from three different game modes including Time Trial mode, Race mode and Combat mode.   Players put their driving skills to the test as they attack opponents with gadgets and weapons and earn trophies across three challenge cups.

Disney Infinity 3.0 Video Game and Base are required to play the Toy Box Expansion Games. Toy Box Takeover and Toy Box Speedway will be sold separately at the suggested retail price of $24.95 AUD/$34.95 NZD each.

The Disney Infinity 3.0 Starter Pack,  Disney•Pixar Inside Out and Star Wars™ Rise Against The Empire Play Sets are currently available in major Australian and New Zealand retail stores for the PlayStation^®4 and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.  Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated PG for mild violence and online interactivity and developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games.  Additional Disney Infinity 3.0 Play Sets, Power Discs and figures will be available later this year.

All figures and Power Discs from the 1.0 and 2.0 editions of Disney Infinity will be compatible with Disney Infinity 3.0 in the enhanced Toy Box 3.0.

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About Disney Infinity

Disney Infinity is an interactive gaming platform where players have unprecedented freedom and endless opportunity to create stories and play experiences starring the beloved characters from across the worlds of Disney. Building on the success of launching Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0, Disney Interactive launched its latest installment to the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game,” Disney Infinity 3.0. In its third iteration, players will again utilise real-world interactive figures to activate original storylines (Play Sets) in the virtual game worlds of popular Star Wars franchises and create new adventures with a variety of characters from Marvel, The Walt Disney Co. and Disney•Pixar properties in the Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated PG for mild violence and online interactivity and is available now. For more information, visit Disney.com/Infinity.

For additional information, please visit www.disney.com/infinity.

About Disney Interactive

Disney Interactive is the digital entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company. As one of the world’s largest creators of high-quality digital experiences, Disney Interactive produces interactive entertainment for the whole family including multi-platform video games, online short form video, mobile and social games and digital destinations across all current and emerging media platforms.

Entertaining guests of all ages, Disney Interactive’s key products include the video game platform Disney Infinity, top virtual world for kids Club Penguin, popular mobile franchises like Frozen Free Fall and LINE Disney Tsum Tsum, top online destinations for kids, parents and fans including Disney.com, Oh My Disney, and Babble.com and the Disney social network reaching more than 1.5 billion guests on Facebook.

©Disney. ©2015 MARVEL. STAR WARS © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

Woolworths brings Ancient Animals world to life via global gaming phenomenon Minecraft 

Wednesday, 14 October 2015: Woolworths is bringing the world of ancient animals to life in a new virtual world with the global gaming phenomenon, Minecraft.

In a world first for supermarkets, Woolworths has worked with developers to create a custom Ancient Animals in Minecraft ‘map’ that allows children to explore the habitats of dinosaurs and discover more about their history.

Minecraft is a game that challenges players to be creative and build any kind of structure made from 3D cubes, and has a 13+ year age recommendation. It has been dubbed a ‘sandbox’ video game because it allows users to play around, explore and create what they want, like kids in a sandpit.

Since its launch in 2011, more than 70 million users around the world have been mining and crafting blocks within a large world of varying terrains and habitats.

The game release follows the highly successful launch of the latest Woolworths Collectibles range, Ancient Animals. From daring dinosaurs to mystic creatures of the deep, there are 108 ancient animals to discover with 81 cards and 27 stickers in the set.

Ancient Animals in Minecraft will help children learn about the prehistoric world. The game is designed to foster creativity, logic and problem solving, creativity and team work.

Professor of Disruptive Technologies at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Stuart Smith, said; “Minecraft is already being explored as an educational tool by a number of schools around the world. Standard educational objectives, for example numerical problem solving and spatial reasoning through to citizenship and history, can be built into Minecraft in a fun and engaging way.

“Teachers in Australia are increasingly using the tool in the classroom because it taps into children’s interest in games and makes lessons hands-on,” he said.

Woolworths Head of Sponsorships and Events, Karen Madden, said; “We’re excited about the opportunity to work with Minecraft in a world first for a supermarket chain. It’s a landmark move for us to be able use this gaming technology to inspire and entertain our customers.

“Not only does Minecraft extend the educational and creative aspect of our Ancient Animals Collectibles program but also creates a form of learning for families that is fun and interactive. We’re looking forward to seeing what children create in these new worlds,” she said.

A Minecraft account is available for purchase from BIG W and is required to play Ancient Animals in Minecraft.  The Ancient Animals world can then be downloaded for free.

For more information visit www.woolworths.com.au/ancientanimals

About Minecraft

Minecraft is a ‘sandbox’ video game downloaded online for a one-off payment. It is called a sandbox game because it allows users to play around, explore, and create what they want.

There are three ways you can play Minecraft:

1.     By yourself on your own computer – exploring and building by yourself.
2.     On a small local server with a group of friends – allowing friends to work together in order to build new structures, defend against the elements, or fight battles.
3.     On a large public multiplayer server with other players on the internet – allowing players to participate in even more advanced gameplay in even more complex 3D Worlds.

The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. The virtual landscapes in which building or game play takes place are often referred to as ‘maps’ because of their simulation of geographic areas.

Mojang, the creators of Minecraft, describe it as:A game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.

See also: Minecraft website

Mojang, creators of Minecraft, recommend the game for players aged 13+, mainly owing to the one-off payment required to download the game. However, many younger children will enjoy playing Minecraft and Mojang offers guidance to parents for account users under 13.

Announcing ’Revision’ for the original Deus Ex

Square Enix® and Eidos®-Montréal authorize a fan-created mod that visually enhances a classic for a new generation

SYDNEY, 14^TH October 2015 – Today Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal continue to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of the release of the original Deus Ex® by authorizing a fan-created mod for the first Deus Ex game originally released in 2000. Called ‘Revision’, the mod by Caustic Creative overhauls the environments and soundtrack of the original Deus Ex and is available to download for free today on Steam®.

“Revision is a complete overhaul of the original Deus Ex. We bring in new level design, new music, and new world-building detail. On top of that, we also bundle in some of the best enhancements the community has to offer: high-detail textures and models, Direct3D 9 rendering, and alternate gameplay modes. Revision is our love letter to the game and its fans,” said John French, Creative Director, Caustic Creative.

“One of the reasons that Deus Ex has been so popular for 15 years is the way in which the gaming community has embraced the ground-breaking gameplay and a narrative that looks to the future but is inspired by real-world events,” said David Anfossi, Head of Studio, Eidos-Montréal. “‘Revision’ from Caustic Creative is a fantastic way for fans new and old to experience the original Deus Ex in a whole new way before Deus Ex: Mankind Divided® raises the bar once again.”

The launch trailer for ‘Revision’ can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/raR8g42kmFg

‘Revision’ is now available to download for the original Deus Ex on Steam for Windows PC: http://store.steampowered.com/app/397550 

Square Enix has also confirmed that Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition and Deus Ex: Human Revolution® – Director’s Cut are available at an 80% discount as part of the Steam Stealth Sale, running October 13^th to 16^th.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the highly-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, will officially launch globally on February 23, 2016 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.

To keep up-to-date on news for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, be sure to follow the official Twitter and Facebook accounts.

YouTube Stream: https://youtu.be/raR8g42kmFg

NEXT GAMES AND AMC’S THE WALKING DEAD: NO MAN’S LAND TOPS APP STORE CHARTS AROUND THE WORLD IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND

The Official Mobile Game of the TV Show Hits #1 Free Game in 13 Countries with Over 1 Million Downloads in Its First Weekend Alone and Keeps Charting Glowing Reviews: Over 2,200 Reviews with an Exceptional Average Rating of 4.63 out of 5

NEW YORK, NY / HELSINKI, FINLAND – October 13, 2015 – AMC and Next Games released The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, the official mobile game based on AMC’s record-breaking TV series, for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on October 8^th, and the game quickly skyrocketed to the #1 spot on Apple’s Top Free App chart for both iPhone and iPad in the United States and 11 other countries, including the United Kingdom, Brazil and Germany.

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land also earned the #1 spot on Apple’s Top Free Game chart in 13 countries in its opening weekend and keeps climbing up the charts in additional territories. The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land was downloaded over 1 million times in the first three days alone, drawing over 2,200 user reviews with an average rating of 4.63 out of five. Close to 80% of players gave the game the full five-star rating.

“We’re thrilled that so many people are enjoying The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land along with the launch of season six,” said Mac McKean, senior vice president of digital media for AMC and SundanceTV. “We worked closely with Next Games to give fans a mobile game that’s entertaining and true to the world of ‘The Walking Dead.’”

“Our early success speaks to the power of the unique collaboration between AMC and Next Games’,” said Teemu Huuhtanen, CEO at Next Games. “The huge amount of positive reviews within just the first days confirms we have succeeded in creating a beautiful game that resonates with gamers and ‘The Walking Dead’ fans alike. This is only the beginning – we are listening to player feedback carefully and have a strong road map of content and features to roll out.”

Here is more data on The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land opening weekend in the App Store:

• Over 1,000,000 downloads during the opening weekend
• #1 iPhone & iPad Free App in the U.S. App Store
• #1 Free App in 12 countries
• #1 Free Game in 13 countries
• #1 Role Playing Game in 117 countries
• 31 million minutes played
• 50 million walkers killed
• 5 million missions completed
• 5 million videos watched
• Top 10 countries by installs: United States, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Vietnam, Brazil, Italy, Philippines and Germany

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land is available to download for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: http://getnomansland.com. It will be available for Android in the coming weeks.

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is the highest rated basic cable program in the history of television and the #1 show on TV in the U.S. among adults 18-49 for three years in a row. The series kicked off its sixth season on Sunday, October 11.

For more information, please visit www.thewalkingdeadnomansland.com.

PSYONIX UNLEASHES ROCKET LEAGUE “REVENGE OF THE BATTLE-CARS” DLC TODAY

Premium Downloadable Content Comes With Vehicles, Decals, and Rocket Trails, Plus Free Maps, Flags, and More

SAN DIEGO, CA – October 13, 2015 – Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, announced today that Rocket League, the sports-action game that has surprised and delighted the worldwide gaming community, will receive the new DLC Pack “Revenge of the Battle-Cars,” available now on PlayStation™Network and Steam PC.

The DLC pack features “Scarab” and “Zippy,” two fan-favorite vehicles from Rocket League’s predecessor, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (SARPBC). New Paint Types, Decals, Rocket Trails, Toppers, Antennas, Wheels, Trophies and Achievements are also included. Revenge of the Battle-Cars will retail for $3.99 USD or its regional equivalent.

Two alternate variations of existing Rocket League arenas: Urban Station (Night) and Utopia Coliseum (Dusk), are also available to all players for FREE, whether they’ve purchased DLC or not. New Video Game Antennas and Community Flags are part of the FREE portion of the update as well.

The official Rocket League: Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack trailer can be found in the links highlighted below:

• Watch the new Rocket League Revenge of The Battle Cars DLC Pack Video on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/U3lcOlXt1IY 

The Complete Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack Includes:

• 2 New Classic SARPBC Cars (Scarab and Zippy)
• 12 New Decals (Six for Each New Car)
• 3 New Paint Types (Toon Glossy, Toon Matte, Toon Wood)
• 2 New Wheels (Scarab and Zippy)
• 2 New Rocket Boosts (Accelerato and Battle-Stars)
• 4 New Toppers (Cavalier,  Locomotive, Pixelated Shades, Shark Fin)
• 2 New Antennas (Retro Balls from the Original Game)
• 5 New Trophies (PS4) and Achievements (Steam)

Rocket League is one of the most critically-acclaimed games of the summer, boasting a community that is already more than 6 million players strong. Available digitally on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system via PlayStation®Network and on PC via Steam, Rocket League brings gamers a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem. Offering easy-to-understand controls and fluid physics-driven competition for 1-8 players, Rocket League boasts more than 10 billion possible garage customizations, giving players the opportunity to distinguish their Battle-Cars in either local or online play, while showing them off in a broadcast-quality replay viewer that perfectly complements the video-editing capabilities of PlayStation® SHAREfactory™.

The multiplayer-focused successor to 2008’s Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, Rocket League uses an advanced physics system to simulate realistic interactions, relying on mass and momentum to give players a complete sense of intuitive control in an unbelievable, high-octane re-imagining of association football. Players can breeze through the tutorial and play solo in the all-new Season Mode or vie against the AI in multiple team formations and difficulty settings. Up to four people can compete in two-to-four-player splitscreen action as well, with up to eight total players battling it out online (in Ranked, Unranked, or Private Matches) on dedicated servers located all over the world.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeagueGame.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter  at RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

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ABOUT PSYONIX

Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed independent video game developer and leading experts in Unreal Engine technology. For more than a decade, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, Nosgoth, and the recently-released futuristic Sports-Action hit, Rocket League.

For more information, visit www.psyonix.com.

Jackbox Games Releases The Jackbox Party Pack 2

YOU DON’T KNOW JACK® Studio’s Sequel to the Ultimate Game Night Bundle Features Five New Titles

CHICAGO – Oct. 13, 2015 – Jackbox Games, the independent developer of YOU DON’T KNOW JACK®, has launched The Jackbox Party Pack 2, a rib-tickling collection of competitive local multiplayer party games. Like its predecessor, last year’s The Jackbox Party Pack, everything in this bundle can be played using a phone, tablet or computer as a controller through Jackbox.tv, and only one user needs to own the game for all to participate. In addition, some titles in the pack allow an audience of up to 10,000 spectators to participate and affect each match via online live stream.

Five hilariously irreverent new games make up The Jackbox Party Pack 2, three of which are completely original. Bidiots (3-6 players) is an absurd art auction game where players draw masterpieces on their touchscreens. Earwax (3-8 players) challenges party-goers to match quirky prompts with the best sound effects from their personal stashes. And Bomb Corp. (1-4 players) is a nail-biting competition to try to avoid being exploded into bits.

The Jackbox Party Pack 2 also includes two massive updates on fan-favorite Jackbox hits. Fibbage 2 (2-8 players), the sequel to the massively popular bluffing game, features over 500 questions, more than twice the content found in Fibbage. Quiplash XL (3-8 players) is a supersized bundle of everything from the original Quiplash and the first Quip Pack, plus over 100 entirely new say-anything prompts.

Moreover, The Jackbox Party Pack 2 delivers a number of enhancements on its predecessor. Audience play mechanics let spectators play along and even influence the outcomes of certain games, including Fibbage 2, Quiplash XL and Earwax. Many of the titles included in the collection have timers that can be extended to make it easier for participants to play together remotely on live streams. Jackbox has also introduced a family filter for those who wish to dial down the pack’s most provocative content.

The Jackbox Party Pack 2 arrives today as a digital release on the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems via the PlayStation®Store, Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store, and Windows and Mac via Steam for $24.99. It is also available on the Apple Mac App Store, Amazon Fire TV and Google’s Android TV. This product is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB. The titles within this pack are accessible in English only. For the latest from Jackbox Games, please visit www.jackboxgames.com, and follow the studio on Facebook, Twitter and Twitch.

About Jackbox Games

Jackbox Games, formerly Jellyvision Games, is a developer and publisher of games on major gaming platforms and home entertainment devices. The studio is best known for comedic party games like YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, Fibbage, and their recent Kickstarter-funded hit Quiplash. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK has been called “the greatest quiz-show game ever made” by The Onion’s A.V. Club and “triumphant, hilarious, even enlightening” by The New York Times. All of Jackbox’s current-generation games feature the innovative “mobile devices as controllers” concept, allowing anyone with an internet-connected phone, tablet, or even laptop to join a game without the need for extra game controllers. Players connect to games on their devices by going to http://jackbox.tv and entering the custom game code displayed via the console, PC, or home entertainment system that is actually hosting the game. This unique concept also allows for games that involve secret player input, such as typing in words or drawing on devices. The digital release of The Jackbox Party Pack – a massive collection of five of these party games – was named “Best Local Multiplayer Game of the Year” by Giant Bomb. The company is located in Chicago, Illinois.