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November 14, 2013

Expand the XCOM Experience Today with XCOM®: Enemy Within

Expansion adds new maps, enemies, abilities, weapons, gameplay and more to the Game of the Year* strategy title

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Sydney, Australia – November 14, 2013 – 2K and Firaxis Games announced today that XCOM®: Enemy Within, the expanded experience for the Game of the Year* award-winning strategy title, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, is available today in Australia and New Zealand for Windows PC, Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

In XCOM: Enemy Within, players can modify their soldiers genetically to enhance their operatives’ abilities or transform their soldiers into cybernetic warriors. These new abilities and units are imperative to combat two new aliens, the Mechtoid and the Seeker. In addition to new aliens, XCOM: Enemy Within adds a new threat known as EXALT, an underground human organization set on disrupting XCOM operations and taking control of Earth. XCOM: Enemy Within also includes an array of new maps, abilities, upgrades and weapons across both single player and multiplayer.

“XCOM: Enemy Within continues the tradition of robust expansion packs from Firaxis Games,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “With an incredible amount of new content, XCOM: Enemy Within is the definitive way to play last year’s best strategy game.”

“The number one thing our fans asked for after we released XCOM: Enemy Unknown was more maps,” said Ananda Gupta, lead designer at Firaxis Games. “In XCOM: Enemy Within, we’re giving players nearly 50% more maps in addition to a massive amount of other new content, providing nearly limitless replayability for XCOM commanders to enjoy.”

Key features for XCOM: Enemy Within include:

New Soldier Abilities: Research a new alien technology to advance the capabilities of operatives:
- Gene Mods: Construct the Genetics Lab to physically enhance operatives’ abilities, including augmentations to the chest, brain, eyes, skin and legs;
- MECs: Build the Cybernetics Lab to enable the construction of the new Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit, or MEC. The new MEC Trooper class has specialized abilities and each suit can be upgraded with new weapons including the flamethrower, grenade launcher and more.

New Weapons and Equipment: Give operatives an extra tactical edge with new projects from the engineering team in the Foundry;

New Enemy Threats: Adopt new tactics to counter the threats from new enemies, including the Mechtoid, the Seeker and an organization known as EXALT, a group of humans sympathetic to the alien cause;

New Strategic Resource: A valuable new alien resource, known as Meld, has been discovered. Secure it on the battlefield and use it carefully back at base to unlock new research and upgrades;

New Tactical Challenges and Maps: Face new tactical challenges, on nearly 50% more maps;

New Story Elements: Recover a mysterious new weapon in Operation Progeny, investigate a terrifying threat in an abandoned fishing village, and defend the XCOM headquarters from alien attack in a series of new plot-driven missions;

New Multiplayer Maps, Units and Abilities: Create custom squads from a wider array of options and dominate opponents in intense, one-on-one, turn-based matches;

New Second Wave Options: A number of new gameplay modifiers including the option to enable random soldier abilities means no XCOM squad need ever be the same again.

XCOM: Enemy Within vastly improves upon the experience of XCOM: Enemy Unknown with an incredible amount of new content. On PC**, XCOM: Enemy Within features additional content that can be enjoyed with previously purchased copies of XCOM: Enemy Unknown. XCOM: Enemy Within is available on Xbox 360 and PS3™ system as the XCOM: Enemy Within – Commander Edition** – a standalone pack that expands the XCOM: Enemy Unknown experience featuring the new XCOM: Enemy Within content and the add-on content that was previously released for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, including the Elite Soldier Pack and Slingshot Content Pack.

XCOM: Enemy Within is rated MA15+ in Australia and R13 in New Zealand and is available today. XCOM: Enemy Within is available for Windows PC for MSRP$49.95, and is available for Xbox 360 and PS3™ system for MSRP$69.95 as the XCOM: Enemy Within – Commander Edition. For more information on XCOM: Enemy Within, become a fan on Facebook, follow 2K on Twitter and visit the official web site at http://www.xcom.com.

*XCOM: Enemy Unknown was named Game of the Year 2012 by the following outlets: GameTrailers, GiantBomb, Kotaku, and MTV Multiplayer.

**XCOM: Enemy Within for PC requires XCOM: Enemy Unknown to play. XCOM: Enemy Within – Commander Edition is a standalone expanded experience that includes all XCOM: Enemy Unknown content and two add-on content packs: the Elite Soldier Pack the Slingshot Content Pack. XCOM: Enemy Within – Commander Edition does not require XCOM: Enemy Unknown to play.

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

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 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 http://www.take2games.com.

About 2K

Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Irrational Games, 2K Marin, 2K Australia, 2K Czech, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™ and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise***. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2K.com.

***According to 2008 – 2013 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through September 2013.

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: the award winning Sid Meier’s Civilization® V for the PC, as well as the critically acclaimed expansion packs Sid Meier’s Civilization® V: Gods and Kings and Sid Meier’s Civilization® V: Brave New World, the critically acclaimed XCOM®: Enemy Unknown for Windows PC, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®, Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™ and Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies™ for the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Haunted Hollow™ exclusively for iPhone, iPad and iPhone touch, Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ for console, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Nintendo DS, 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® (PlayStation®Portable) system), 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.

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Evangelion Movie Marathon To Be Held In Ireland

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November 14, 2013

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North American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand anime fans have all seen the third Neon Genesis Evangelion movie on the big screen, and now Irish fans can look forward to their premier of Eva 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo at the end of this month.

The Japanese Film Festival Ireland posted details about the premier on their Facebook page earlier today; they have made the 30^thof November “Evangelion Day” and will marathon all three movies from the Eva re-boot. The movie screenings, in association with Scotland Loves Anime, will begin at midday at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield Dublin. “Evangelion Day” will naturally start with You Are (Not) Alone, followed by You Can (Not) Advance at 2 pm and finishing with the premier of 3.0 at 4 .m.

Tickets can be purchased for each film individually, or you can get a pass to see all three movies for €19.50 at the Light House Cinema Box Office. All movies will be screened in Japanese with English subtitles, check out the cinemas website for more information.

Trailer Teasers and Poster Released for Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH

Zac Elawar

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November 14, 2013

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Paramount Pictures Australia have released the official teaser poster (visible to the right, click to enlarge) for Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson & Anthony Hopkins.

The film is a high budget, action-heavy take around the biblical tale of the titular hero (played by Crowe), who built the Ark in order to protect Earth’s inhabitants – or, at least two of each species – from the coming Great Flood. We all know the story, but it will be interesting to see a big screen version from such a phenomenal director… it has to be better than Evan Almighty, right?

NOAH comes out on the 27th of March, 2014. The first trailer will be unleashed tomorrow, but in the mean time, Paramount have also shared two 6-second teaser clips to whet the appetite. I nearly wrote “wet” there instead… you know, because of the water and all… aren’t you proud of my restraint?! Anyway, check them out below (one in-line, the next embedded at the bottom).

Action Trailer Teaser

Free GTA Online Beach Bum Update Coming Next Week

Zac Elawar

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November 14, 2013

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Are you a beach person? Nah, me neither… the sand, the blue bottles… who needs it?! I’m not getting pissed on! But, a virtual beach where I don’t have to worry about cleaning sand out of, well, crevices… I’d readily become a digital beach bum. And with Rockstar‘s free November 19 (the 20th for ANZ) GTA Online ‘Beach Bum’ update, you’ll want to do the same. New customisation options will allow you to wear suitably rad hairstyles, apparel and tattoo appropriate for a day in the sun. There’s also new weapons, jobs and vehicles being included. Read on for the official breakdown from the developers themselves.

New Jobs
The Beach Bum update will bring a slew of new action-packed Jobs to GTA Online next week. These include new beach-themed Races, Deathmatches, Parachutes, Last Team Standings, Survivals as well as Gang Attacks for those who enjoy a good territorial skirmish.

GTA-Online-Beach-Bum-02 — **Better not kick sand in the wrong face. Beach blankets may run red by the time the sun sets on Vespucci.**

Here are just a few of our favourite new ones that are on the way:
“Grass Route II” (Race): In this sequel to the original popular Grass Route Race, go off-road in an epic heat starting on the North bank of the Zancudo River through the treacherous wetlands with a triumphant finish on the beach in North Chumash.
“Survival on Del Perro Pier” (Survival): Skip the ferris wheel for a deadlier kind of thrill ride as you take on waves of relentless enemies at this beach-front attraction.
“View of Vespucci” (Parachuting): This leap sends you from 2,980 feet, down towards Vespucci Beach, weaving through palm trees to land on the basketball courts of the rec centre. If you’ve got skills, it’s possible to freefall through the first few checkpoints before even opening your chute.
“Paleto Beach” (Team Deathmatch): The locals complain that not a lot happens in this sleepy town, so do them a favor and wake ’em up with a barrage of gunfire exchanged between you and a rival team. This Team Deathmatch takes place right on the romantic shoreline for 4-8 players.
“Sundae Driving” (Bike Race): Sure to be a new fan-favourite motorbike race, menace Vespucci Beach on your two-wheel rocket, taking breakneck corners as you try and best the competition.
Expect these and lots more Jobs to be added to Grand Theft Auto Online next week.
New Vehicles
Hit the shore with four sand-and-surf-ready vehicles perfect to take on the all new Beach Bum Races and Vehicle Deathmatches: the BF Bifta dune buggy, the rugged Canis Kalahari off-road truck, the Bravado Paradise beach camper van and making a special return to the GTA series, the fast and stylish Speeder speedboat. All four vehicles will be available at no in-game cost, with the land-based vehicles accessible from the southernsanandreassuperautos.com website and the Speeder available via docktease.com on your in-game phone (call Pegasus for delivery). These vehicles are also available in Story Mode for Michael, Trevor and Franklin to enjoy – to access them, visit your garage property and the Marina property for the vehicles and the boat respectively.

GTA-Online-Beach-Bum-03 — **Take to the seas and waterways in the classic, nimble Speeder.**

New Weapons
Expand your arsenal with two new free weapons – the compact yet deadly SNS Pistol and the brutal new Broken Bottle melee weapon which is quite effective at delivering the appropriate message in up close and personal encounters. Each weapon will be available gratis from any Ammu-Nation location in GTA Online and will be added straight into each of the three characters’ inventory in Story Mode.

GTA-Online-Beach-Bum-01 — **Beach bums with attitude. Hit the coast with all new customization options to style up your GTA Online character.**

New Customization Options
You’ll be able to deck out your GTA Online character with all new beach-ready customization options including stylish board shorts, neon surfer attire, wild tribal tattoos, shaggy hair for that West Coast laissez-faire vibeand more…
This is just the first of many new content updates we’re working on for Grand Theft Auto Online in the weeks and months ahead. Please stay tuned here at the Newswire for word on the forthcoming Content Creator, full on cooperative Heists, and GTA Online’s take on Capture the Flag – plus info on some exciting new Story Mode updates as well. We’ll have new info to share on all of this very soon.

This update comes after a slew of important fixes in the last. Has your GTA Online experience been smoother since?

Meltdown Review

Andrew Day

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November 14, 2013

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Meltdown
Developer: Phenomenon Games
Publisher: BulkyPix
Platforms: iPhone (Reviewed), iPad, Android
Release Date: Out Now
Price: $1.99 – Available on the App Store and Google Play

Overview

Meltdown is the story of a man and his guns, in space, destroying evil robots. It is a little cliché, but it is definitely a fun experience. It has some awkward to learn controls, and repetitive visuals and audio the game has its flaws, but they are easily overlooked when compared to how fun this game is, especially with its awesome drop in/drop out multiplayer mode.

Story

Meltdown places you in the role of Zed, a soldier who is tasked with shutting down the core of the Meltwown-Classed Base Platform; Orion. Orion is suffering from an AI malfunction that is causing all the robots and machinery on the platform to go haywire.

The story is told out in a fully voice acted cinematic that sets up the premise of the game. However it is pretty basic and really only serves as a plot point to introduce the game rather than drive it along. All in all, while it is a fun introduction, the game wouldn’t be any better or worse off without it.

Gameplay

Meltdown is an action based run and gun shooter. Tapping on an area of the screen will have Zed running off in that direction. While the controls seem intuitive and familiar, they can take some getting used to. In most tap to move games, your character will always be oriented in the middle of the screen, but that isn’t the case with Meltdown. The result is frequently needing to switch which hand you will be tapping the screen with. While this feels cumbersome in the beginning, you will quickly adjust to the system, especially as the attack mechanics are made to accommodate.

Instead of simply pressing or holding down on the screen to shoot, Meltdown features an on/off system. When your gun is switched to On, you will immediately start shooting whenever there is an enemy within range. This serves to take away a lot of the confusion from the movement controls, but sometimes you can encounter a few problems with this method.

You don’t have any direct control over where you are shooting, only that you will be shooting the closest enemy. Only shooting the closest enemy means that you may find yourself firing at a different enemy that you intended. It is a small problem, but one I found happening more frequently in later levels where there are more enemies swarming you.

The game comes pre-packed with 30 different stages to keep you going for a long time. At the end of each stage the player is ranked based on damage sustained, enemies eliminated and time taken and given a score. Killing enemies also awards you money which can be spent between levels on upgrading your weapons and purchasing new ones. There are a tonne of different weapon options to choose from, and with two firearm slots and a melee spot there is enough to customise your character to suit your own play style.

The downside is that some of the items required for upgrades can sometimes be a little scarce, almost convincing you to spend real-world money to upgrade through the game’s shop. However even after playing to level 30, I didn’t feel forced to head to the store, just that there was one available if I chose to.

What is perhaps the best draw for Meltdown is its awesome co-op multiplayer. By starting your game online, you will have players join in and help you with the robot killing mayhem. Additional players can really speed up your times and improve your overall level scores, as well as having a tonne of fun doing so. Furthermore, it is drop in/drop out play that doesn’t interrupt the game at all while you play.

Visuals & Audio

Visually, Meltdown is by no means a killer app, but it isn’t a bad looking game. Zed is outlined in a medium black boarder that helps him stand out from his surroundings. Since this game is set in space, aboard a largely AI controlled platform, there are a lot of silvers and metallic colour littering the backdrops.

The backdrops and enemy models are reused in every stage, just moving and shuffling around where they are located, so the game can look a bit repetitive. Honestly though, usually you are trying hard to not get hit that you wont often notice or really care that the same sandbags have been used for the last 5 stages.

Audio wise, the initial cut scene is voice acted, but aside from that there isn’t much to go on with sound effects. Robots clank and grind along, and guns make a surprisingly realistic sound. However the real sound comes from the 8-bit style soundtrack which is just awesome. Mixing a rock n roll style tune to 8-bit gives this game a unique sound that just works.

Overall

Meltdown isn’t a perfect game, but it is a fun game. It has its share of flaws, but most of these are easily overlooked due to the amount of good that this game does. Repetitive visuals and clunky controls hold this game back from being a must-have on your mobile device, but one cannot overstate the awesome co-op mode available to players, and with 30 levels already available, with more coming soon there is a lot of value to be had here.

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LEGO Friends Gets Launch Trailer And Screenshots

Joe Morgan

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November 14, 2013

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LEGO Friends Gets Launch Trailer And Screenshots

Warner Bros., the team behind LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, have released a new trailer and some new screenshots for their upcoming 3DS game, LEGO Friends.

LEGO Friends will welcome players to Heartlake City for some fantastic summer fun. You’ll get to meet Stephanie, Andrea, Emma, Mia, and more, each with their own styles and personalities. Play soccer, work in the science lab, rock out on stage, and more! You’ll build friendships as you explore and interact with the girls of Heartlake City. You can even train and groom pets!

Be meet the girls, check out the video below this article. You can also check out the images in the gallery below. Also remember to check out ther official website here!

One Piece Unlimited World Red – Character Gameplay Videos Released

Frank Inglese

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November 14, 2013

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Namco Bandai Games have just begun streaming nine different videos for their upcoming 3DS game; One Piece Unlimited World Red. Each of these nine videos centres on a different member of the Straw Hat crew. The aim of these videos is to show all of the viewers the different ways that these particular characters can be used and, in turn, you can determine who your favourite will be. I personally think this is a fantastic idea considering the game seems like it should be played in a multi-player fashion with each of the people playing choosing a different Straw Hat member to play as throughout the game while levelling up and making it their own. The game is set for a Japanese release on the 21st of November and even though there is no talk of a Western release surely you can all still enjoy the short gameplay videos we have below.

USOPP:

SANJI:

NAMI:

ROBIN:

CHOPPER:

BROOKE:

LUFFY:

ZORO:

FRANKY:

Death Sentence #2 Full Sell-out And Reprint

Frank Inglese

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November 14, 2013

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Death Sentence #2 Full Sell-out And Reprint

Titan Comics as well as comic creators Monty Nero and Mike Dowling are extremely excited to announce that Issue Two of the brand-new yet extremely popular comic, Death Sentence, has completely sold out around the world, much like what happened to the first issue of the comic which is an incredible feat to have been achieved in only one, now two, issues! This means great things for both the creators and the publisher of the comic considering the series’ second issue must now go back into print with hundreds and thousands of fresh comics in the process of being re-designed and printed with a brand new cover.

You may still be able to find the second issue around comic book stores but, at this point in time, they are fairly rare. The new prints of Issue Two are not set for a release until December the 11th, which is just in time for Christmas, but can still be ordered through Diamond’s Preview Plus issue #1101 with the item code: SEP138356. That also goes for the first issue which has the item code: SEP138036. This is an incredibly exciting time for all those with connections to the comic and for all of us fans, Death Sentence is taking off in a fantastic way and there is absolutely no slowing it down! Below you can check out all the cover variations from Issues One and Two as you anticipate the new releases coming your way.

New ‘Arctic’ Gameplay Trailer Released for Deadfall Adventures

James Mapley

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November 14, 2013

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After watching the CGI trailer for the action-packed, upcoming first-person-shooter, Deadfall Adventures, I didn’t think that things could get much crazier. Though clearly, Nordic Games are not a company that likes to take a subtle approach to advertising because they have proven me extremely wrong with their second of three trailers featuring actual gameplay from the new title.

Less than a week ago the first gameplay trailer, ‘Sahara‘ was released, but today’s trailer showed off a completely different set of weather effects and a whole new in-game environment. As James Lee Quatermain, maybe the best named character in video game history, continues his quest for the Heart of Atlantis, he will have to battle through hoards of zombies and Nazis as he traverses the treacherous landscape of the Arctic region. This game definitely looks like it will be like no other, but whether that turns out to work in its favour or whether Nordic has bitten off more than they can chew has yet to be seen. Find out on November 15th as Deadfall Adventures launches on the Xbox 360 and PC, but first don’t forget to check out the ‘Arctic ‘ trailer below.

Fighter Within – Inside The Game Trailer Released

Frank Inglese

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November 14, 2013

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Fighter Within is an upcoming Xbox One exclusive fighting game by Ubisoft that utilises the, almost, full capabilities of the Xbox’s Kinect to allow you as a player to take full control of a crazy and quirky fighter. Beat down your friends in a way that, in reality, would land you in jail for a very long time but, using the game to do so, it becomes a simple yet awesome street fight where you can determine who really is the better fighter.

Ubisoft only just released a brand new trailer for the game that is just as informative as it is goofy and, as a fan of the PlayStation over the Xbox, is making me consider getting and Xbox One just for this game. Fighter Within is set for a release on the 22nd of November, which isn’t too far away, on the Xbox One but as of right now all we have are a few trailers to scratch that fighting itch so head down to our Featured Video Section just below to check out the “Inside The Game” trailer and be ready to get your fight on!

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