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NCR Corp. announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbus, Ohio-based e-Play, a move that adds bare-disc technology to NCR’s existing global self-service technology portfolio, expanding consumer self-service options for delivery of digital entertainment.

The new platform allows bare movie or game discs to be vended and returned – cases or sleeves are not required – and offers the option of checking discs for quality. This innovative technology presents added revenue opportunities for retailers and other enterprises, through kiosks that can each inventory up to 4,200 discs in a few square feet – freeing valuable shelf and floor space while helping control shrink.

The technology also creates a better experience for consumers, improving access to merchandise and providing a convenient self-service option for buying, selling and trading used media, along with offering a large number of titles from which to choose.

NCR plans to integrate e-Play’s bare disc technology into its NCR Xpress Entertainment portfolio, which includes a multichannel software platform – allowing consumers to interact via the Internet, their mobile devices or kiosks – and hardware options ranging from DVD vending to digital download kiosks. Planned future enhancements include support for other types of digital media.

In recent months, NCR has rapidly expanded the Xpress Entertainment portfolio through a series of acquisitions that also include Touch Automation and Ambient Partners. In a move to further expand deployment options for its customers, NCR also made a minority investment in e-Play to assist its development as an entertainment independent service operator (ISO). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“The e-Play technology is a great complement and addition to the NCR Xpress Entertainment portfolio, which we launched earlier this year,” said NCR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Nuti. “This agreement will further expand our portfolio of self-service entertainment solutions to include bare-disc as well as packaged DVD media, thus enabling NCR to offer our customers the flexibility to deploy the appropriate technology for their business strategy.”

e-Play is currently working with a national retail chain to conduct a multistore pilot in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio of kiosks that enable self-service buying, selling and trading of movies.

“We are excited to partner with NCR, the leader in self-service across multiple industries, with thousands of customer service engineers around the world,” said e-Play Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Alan Rudy. “This collaboration will greatly enhance e-Play’s plans for growth as an ISO in the kiosk marketplace. NCR’s experience in designing user-friendly solutions, coupled with e-Play’s leading-edge technology – which can significantly increase kiosk inventory capacity beyond the capability of currently available units – will provide businesses with more innovative choices in the ways they deliver digital media to consumers.”

Wi-Fi TV today released the following announcement on behalf of Gods Eye World Outreach, a New York metropolitan area, massive exposure, media Production Company regarding the new Wi-Fi TV station 85 (www.GodsEyewo.tv and www.GodsEyewo.com). The firm specializes in video production services, advertising, ministry brand marketing and promoting Christian artists and businesses through its two business entities which are an interactive Internet TV station and website. Their business model is to provide a one-stop-shopping, spiritual enrichment and Christian entertainment experience for both children and adults.

“With God’s help we intend to become one of the top Christian website communities on the Internet that is safe and provides moral content,” says Bill Sampson, CEO and founder.

The website and Wi-Fi TV station provide business and service information to its members; it also plays a vital part in the local and regional brand marketing of its faith-based partners. The interactive Internet TV station, which links from the website to the Wi-FiTV web portal, expands the outreach opportunity due to its existing global audience in over 190 countries, including China.

“The Keys to our outreach can be found in Proverbs 16:3 coupled with Wi-FiTV and its unique Social Internet TV platform that outdistances Cable and Satellite TV. [It allows http://www.Godseyewo.TV to be viewed from computers, wireless and mobile internet devices] and some of the unique features we have to offer are live text chat, video profiles, on-demand videos, online shopping, worldwide viewing with no special viewing equipment needed and it’s free. Plus, Wi-FiTV stations are broadcast in the formats that capture the most sought after demographic age groups of TV advertisers, as well as the current and next generations of consumers,” said Mr. Sampson.

“God has given GEWO, Inc. a unique marketing plan that is guaranteed to instantly increase ministry membership and viewership. It is administered by GEWO, Inc. at no cost to its ministry partners. Our mission is to expose the Word of God to the masses unlike some whose major concerns are profit driven,” says the founder and CEO. "Visit our website for more information at http://www.Godseyewo.com,” Mr. Sampson concluded.

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it will host two special events in Mexico to commemorate the Latin American release of its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft®, and the game’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade.

At 12:00 a.m. CDT on July 25, the Blockbuster location listed below will open its doors and allow gamers to be among the first to purchase the new Latin American Spanish versions of the game and expansion. Blizzard Entertainment® developers will also be in attendance to help celebrate the launch, meet players, and sign game boxes.

On each of the subsequent two days, July 26 and 27, a launch event will be held at Plaza Satelite, a mall located in Estado de Mexico, Mexico. Attendees will be able to meet Blizzard Entertainment representatives and participate in contests for a chance to win some exciting prizes. For more information on these events, please visit www.WorldofWarcraft.com or www.WorldofWarcraft.com/es.

With more than 10 million subscribers, World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Players of the Latin American Spanish version will be able to play on dedicated Spanish-language realms and benefit from Spanish-speaking customer support and community teams.

Locations:
July 25
Blockbuster Pilares
Av. Universidad #697
Col. Del Valle, Mexico

July 26-27
Plaza Satelite
Estado de Mexico, Mexico

According to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, a technological breakthrough by University of Sydney scientists could lead to being able to download the latest film in a few seconds or chatting with small, cheap, video devices.


The team has developed a revolutionary optical chip that could improve internet speeds to up to 100 times faster than Australia's current networks.


"The most exciting thing is that it is just a piece of scratched glass. It is very simple, so it is potentially cheap," said Ben Eggleton, the director of the university's Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, CUDOS.


To read more about this advancement, visit http://www.smh.com.au/news/technolog...282974808.html.

Zombies across America will meet their match when D3Publisher (D3P) brings the popular bikini-clad samurai sisters Aya and Saki to our shores in Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers on the Wii console. Bikini Zombie Slayers will ship to retail stores in early 2009, giving stateside gamers their long-awaited taste of the series known famous for its iconic characters and heart-pounding third-person hack-and-slash action.

In Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers, Aya is out to find the meaning of her IMICHI ancestors, even if it leads to the answer she does not wish for. Players can master the sword to take full advantage of the Wii Remote motion controls by slashing, swinging and thrusting into zombie enemy hordes. Play as either sister Aya or Saki in single player or with a friend in Co-Op Mode and utilize each of their unique fighting styles and set of moves. Get too much blood on either sister and be driven into Rage Mode and gain more power and agility to destroy enemies faster and deadlier. Every person met and enemy battled gets the sisters closer to understanding who or what is behind the zombie outbreak and putting an end to it.

“Onechanbara perfectly blends the thrill and excitement of a zombie-filled horror flick with a pair of sisters that pack a powerful sword behind impeccable beauty,” said Yoji Takenaka, executive vice president and chief operating officer, North America and Europe, D3P. “Gamers will be delighted that a lot of features have been included to make a fun and easy to pick-up and play title at a great price.”

For product demonstrations of D3P’s E3 2008 game line-up, please contact Brian Rubin or Dallas Niebuhr at fortyseven communications for an appointment or visit suite 511C South Hall, at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 15–17.

D3Publisher is a leading interactive entertainment publisher and distributor for licensed and original titles for personal computers, major console platforms and handheld systems. D3Publisher has operations in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. The company also owns development studio Vicious Cycle Software, and its technology platform, Vicious Engine. Recent releases have included Dark Sector, Dead Head Fred, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, and Ben 10: Protector of Earth. For more information about D3Publisher, visit www.d3publisher.com.

This summer marks the 75th anniversary of the first drive-in movie, which opened in Camden, N.J., in 1933. But after becoming virtually extinct, drive-in movies are suddenly appearing all over the country—this time, in America’s backyards.

“Outdoor home theaters are the biggest trend in home entertainment since the introduction of the flat-panel TV,” says David Berman, Director of Training of HTSA, the nation’s largest association of high-end home technology integrators and retailers. “This is a bright spot in an otherwise down market for high-end electronics and custom installations. Americans are transforming their backyards into stay-at-home resorts, where friends and family converge to BBQ or swim while they enjoy HD movies on DVD, dance to MP3 surround sound, surf the Web, or watch a big game. Watching movies under the stars still has great appeal.”

It’s all part of an outdoor home entertainment revolution that has manufacturers, installers, and retailers scrambling to cash in, and homeowners racing to out-do their neighbors. At the low-end of the market, backyard home cinemas are as simple as a projector beaming TV or PC video at a white sheet hung between two trees. Indeed, this is the solution recommended by at least two big-box retailers selling portable projectors.

Moving upscale, affluent families are converting their grounds into summer oasis’s, where state-of-the-art, weatherproof large-screen HDTVs and digital surround sound systems are seamlessly integrated into expansive decks, patios, pools, and stonework. Computer-controlled lighting and other visual effects set the mood, adjusting automatically on paths, steps, underwater, and overhead as the sun rises or sets. Speakers vanish into walls, planters, and decking, yet 3-D sound is audible everywhere—even underwater in the pool. And everything is remotely controlled via programmable touch-screen remotes.

Such experiences aren’t the exclusive domain of the affluent. Do-it-yourselfers can create an awe-inspiring outdoor theater experience on a budget, provided they choose the right collection of audio/video components. Some off-the-shelf components from major manufacturers are well suited for outdoor use out of the box. Others will provide a less-than-ideal audio/visual experience, or shorter lifespan, when operated outdoors.

“There were roughly 5,000 drive-ins across the U.S.A. in 1958,” HTSA’s Berman says. “They all but died out until this year. Now the drive-in is back, and it’s transforming the American backyard. The number of home cinemas across the country is growing faster than ever. It’s a consequence of rising fuel costs, new weather-proof technology, and the ability of custom installers to create a true drive-in theater experience outdoors. This is the new face of the stay-at-home vacation.”

Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA) is a national association of electronics experts who service the home and business. HTSA’s members are located in 37 states from coast to coast and each location is staffed with experts who design and install high-end audio, video, automation, lighting, and climate systems for a discriminating clientele. HTSA represents a total buying power of more than $500 million and is supported by 59 retailers, nearly 100 store fronts, more than 800 installers and another 800 sales personnel in the field. The impeccable work of HTSA members is affirmed through partnerships with real estate developers and electronics manufacturers who recognize their commitment to quality.

I-play announced that Numba, an entertaining new puzzle game, will be available today exclusively through Apple’s App Store. Numba is the first of a number of new games that are being developed by I-play for iPhone and iPod touch.

“Innovative in its use of unique iPhone and iPod touch features, Numba exemplifies our approach to publishing quality entertainment,” said Don Ryan, chief operating officer, I-play. “These devices offer a revolutionary opportunity for mobile gaming and we are delighted to partner with Cobra Mobile to make Numba available at the launch of the Apple App Store.”

Numba is an exciting new puzzle game that seamlessly incorporates the functionality of both the accelerometer and the innovative Multi-Touch user interface found in the iPhone and iPod touch, the result of which is an entirely new way to interact with a game. For example, if a player runs out of combinations to match, thanks to Numba’s innovative use of the accelerometer, they can simply shake their iPhone or iPod Touch to jumble the puzzle board and create endless new combinations. With the innovative Multi-Touch user interface, creating combinations and making matches is as simple as dragging a finger across the screen. With 80 different puzzles and three different game play modes, Numba offers hours of challenging and entertaining game play.

Developed by Cobra Mobile and published by I-play, Numba can be purchased for $9.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

I-play is the world’s leading multi-platform casual games publisher. With strong franchises and massive distribution across PC, Mobile, and Interactive TV, I-play content reaches global consumers across the three most popular entertainment screens, and delivers fun, entertaining, accessible content to casual gamers of all ages.

I-play’s PC publishing (formerly known as Oberon Games) is based in Seattle and created the hit Dream Day Series, as well as the first casual games for legendary mystery author Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile and Peril at End house. I-play’s mobile division has delivered some of the biggest selling franchises in the mobile space, including the Jewel Quest, Metal Slug and FMX series and the world’s #1 best-selling racing franchise The Fast & the Furious series, based on the blockbuster movies. I-play’s interactive TV group (formerly PixelPlay) creates and distributes games featuring many top brands including Centipede™, Missile Command, Asteroids™, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, and Yahtzee™. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Seattle, San Mateo, London, and Dunfirmlin, Scotland, I-play is the publishing division of Oberon Media.

Cobra Mobile is a leading developer of original and innovative casual-play games content for mobile, handheld and personal computers. Headquartered in Dundee, Scotland, Cobra Mobile specializes in creating highly playable games that exactly fit the platform. Its games don't overwhelm the end-user with complicated, hard to master controls or under whelm the end-user with a poor game play experience. Cobra Mobile has created best selling games for TT Games Publishing and Lego whilst also creating its own original hit games IP like Numba, Mind Games and Mouse About! www.cobramobile.com.

Hudson Soft announced three of its key gaming titles, BOMBERMAN TOUCH - THE LEGEND OF MYSTIC BOMB, AQUA FOREST and SUDOKU will all be available on the Apple App Store when it launches today. All these exciting games fully leverage the unique and innovative features of iPhone and iPod touch, including the Multi-Touch screen and accelerometer. These three games are only the first in a series of applications that Hudson Soft plans to release for the iPhone OS platform.

BOMBERMAN TOUCH -THE LEGEND OF MYSTIC BOMB- is Hudson Soft's flagship title on the Apple App Store. Classic Bomberman gameplay is melded seamlessly with the innovative Multi-Touch user interface using motions such as flick, tap and tilt in a story set amongst ancient ruins. Players can also control Bomberman's moves by touching any location on the screen to bring up a directional control pad.

AQUA FOREST powered by OctaveEngine Casual has two modes in the game - Puzzle mode with a water and ecology motif and Free mode in which users can create anything they wish using the game’s tools. Puzzle mode has five levels, each of which has ten stages, for a total of fifty stages. As each puzzle is solved, the tree in the background will grow gradually. In Free mode, users will experience a whole new world of drawing. Using real physics, graphics created using the game’s tools will come to life as soon as they are drawn on the touch screen.

SUDOKU Vol.1- in collaboration with Nikoli, the inventor of this globally popular logic puzzle and Hudson Soft introduce Sudoku for iPhone and iPod touch. Gameplay is designed specifically for the touch screen so players can easily enter numbers in boxes as smoothly as writing with a pen. Apple's new App Store will provide iPhone users with native applications in a variety of categories including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, which means it is accessible from just about anywhere, so you can purchase and download applications wirelessly and start using them instantly. Some applications are even free and the App Store notifies you when application updates are available.

These three games will be available priced at just $5.99 for SUDOKU and just $7.99 each for AQUA FOREST and BOMBERMAN TOUCH from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the studio's highly anticipated and technologically unprecedented summer movie, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and directed by Christopher Nolan, will open in a record 94 IMAX theatres domestically on July 18th in conjunction with the film's wide release. The film will also open in 15 IMAX theatres day-and-date internationally, with at least 23 additional international locations opening in the coming weeks.

The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience features six sequences filmed with IMAX cameras, the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats. The worldwide premiere of the film will be held at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX in New York on July 14th, the first time a Hollywood feature film has premiered in an IMAX theatre.

Advance IMAX ticket sales demonstrate the huge enthusiasm surrounding the movie:

• Advance IMAX ticket sales have already surpassed $2 million, more than a week prior to opening

• Over 100 shows are already sold out

• 93 domestic IMAX theatres have added midnight screenings

• Many IMAX theatres in the USA are adding 3am shows, and some are screening non-stop for 24 hours to meet the high moviegoer demands

• Chicago's Navy Pier and the Palisades Center (West Nyack, NY) IMAX theatres will run shows non-stop for 72 hours

"The combination of Chris' inimitable vision and IMAX's groundbreaking technology produced a version of 'The Dark Knight' that will blow audiences away in theaters all over the world," said Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Sequences shot in traditional 35mm have been digitally re-mastered into The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) technology. The two formats will be seamlessly integrated and morph between IMAX and IMAX DMR. In other words, scenes shot in 35mm will appear in IMAX DMR (letterbox), while scenes shot with IMAX's cameras on 15/70mm film will expand vertically to fill the entire IMAX screen, which can be up to eight stories tall, for an all-encompassing IMAX Experience.

"Chris Nolan's enthusiasm for IMAX technology has taken Hollywood filmmaking to a new level, and we're thrilled with the results on the screen and by the positive reactions to advance screenings," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Warner Bros. Pictures, together with Chris Nolan and the entire filmmaking team, have created an unprecedented filmmaking event that can't be missed, and we are honored to be a part of the excitement."

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Christian Bale reprises his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") stars as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.

The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX Theatres beginning July 18th:

UNITED STATES

Alabama

Huntsville - Spacedome IMAX at US Space and Rocket Center

Arizona

Mesa - Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre
Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Arkansas

Little Rock - Promenade at Chenal

California

Anaheim - The Movie Experience at Anaheim Gardenwalk
Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre
Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX
Fresno - Fresno Stadium Cinema & IMAX
Irvine - Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Los Angeles - Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre
Los Angeles - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux
Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX
Sacramento - Esquire IMAX Theatre
San Diego - San Diego IMAX at Mira Mesa 18
San Francisco - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon

Colorado

Colorado Springs - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree Circle
Denver - UA Colorado Center IMAX

Connecticut

Manchester - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills

Florida

Fort Lauderdale - AutoNation(R) IMAX Theater at Museum of Discovery
and Science
Jacksonville - World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre
Orlando - Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX
St. Petersburg - Muvico BayWalk 20 & IMAX
Tampa - Channelside Cinemas IMAX
Tampa - IMAX Dome Theatre at MOSI
West Palm Beach - Parisian 20 & IMAX

Georgia

Buford - Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX

Idaho

Boise - Edwards Boise Stadium IMAX

Illinois

Batavia - Randall 15 IMAX
Chicago - Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Lincolnshire - Regal Lincolnshire IMAX
Woodridge - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges

Indiana

Evansville - Showplace Cinemas IMAX Theatre
Indianapolis - ShowPlace 16 IMAX Theatre
Noblesville - Hamilton Towne Center 16 + IMAX
Portage - Portage 16 IMAX

Iowa

Council Bluffs - Star Cinemas Council Bluffs
Davenport - Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre
Des Moines - Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater

Kansas

Olathe - IMAX Theatre at AMC Studio 30

Kentucky

Louisville - Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook IMAX Theatre

Massachusetts

Natick - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Natick
Reading - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Reading

Michigan

Dearborn - The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre
Grand Blanc - NGC Trillium IMAX Theatre
Grand Rapids - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema
Lansing - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema
Sterling Heights - IMAX Theatre at AMC Forum 30
Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor

Minnesota

Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre
St. Michael - CineMagic Metropolitan IMAX Theatre

Missouri

St. Louis - Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX

Nevada

Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas - Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX

New Hampshire

Hooksett - Cinemagic IMAX Theatre

New Jersey

Atlantic City - IMAX Theatre at Tropicana Casino

New York

Garden City - Leroy R. and Rose W. Grumman IMAX Dome Theater
New York City - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square
New Rochelle - Regal New Roc City IMAX
Rochester - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA
West Nyack - IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains - IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema de lux
Williamsville - Regal Transit Center IMAX

North Carolina

Charlotte - Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theatre, Discovery Place
Raleigh - Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

Ohio

Cincinnati -Cinema De Lux 18: Springdale IMAX Theatre
Columbus - IMAX Theatre at AMC Easton Town Center 30

Oklahoma

Tulsa - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa

Oregon

Tigard - Portland IMAX at Bridgeport Village Stadium 18

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg - Select Medical IMAX Theater at The Whitaker Center
King of Prussia - UA King of Prussia IMAX
Philadelphia - Tuttleman IMAX Theatre, Franklin Institute
Tarentum - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills

Rhode Island

Providence - Feinstein IMAX Theatre Providence Place

Tennessee

Knoxville - Pinnacle 18 Complex at Turkey Creek
Nashville - Regal Opry Mills IMAX

Texas

Austin - The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre
Dallas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Houston - Edwards Marq(x)E IMAX
Houston - Silverado Station 18 IMAX
San Antonio - Palladium IMAX Theatre

Utah

Sandy - Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons

Virginia

Chantilly - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Theater
Hampton - Riverside 3D IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center
Virginia Beach - The Virginia Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater

Washington

Seattle - Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theater
Spokane - Riverfront Park IMAX Theatre

Wisconsin

Fitchburg - Star Cinema IMAX

CANADA

Alberta

Calgary - Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
Edmonton - Scotiabank Theatre West Edmonton Mall

British Columbia

Langley - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Colossus Langley
Richmond - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, SilverCity Riverport

Nova Scotia

Halifax - The Empire IMAX in Bayers Lake

Ontario

Mississauga - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Coliseum Mississauga
Ottawa - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, SilverCity Gloucester IMAX
Theatre
Toronto - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Woodbridge - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Colossus Woodbridge

Quebec

Montreal - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre
Montreal
Quebec City - IMAX Le Theatre

INTERNATIONAL

Argentina

Buenos Aires - IMAX Center Norte

Australia

Melbourne - IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum
Sydney - LG IMAX Theatre Sydney

Ecuador

Guayaquil - Fundacion Malecon 2000

France

Paris - Gaumont Disney Village IMAX

Germany

Berlin - CineStar IMAX 3D, Sony Center Berlin

Guatemala

Guatemala City - Pradera Concepcion

Hong Kong

Kowloon - UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre

India

Hyderabad - PRASAD IMAX Theatre

Israel

Haifa - IMAX Kiryon at GlobusMax Kiryon

Korea

Ilsan - CGV Ilsan
Incheon - CGV Incheon
Seoul - CGV Yongsan

Mexico

Cuernavaca - Cinemex Diana IMAX Theatre
Guadalajara - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Galerias Guadalajara
Mexico City - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Perisur
Mexico City - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Universidad
Monterrey - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Galerias Valle Oriente

Netherlands

Amsterdam - Pathe Arena

New Zealand

Auckland - SKYCITY IMAX Theatre Queen Street

Philippines

Manila - San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre

Poland

Warsaw - Orange IMAX Warszawa

Russia

St. Petersburg - Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City

South Africa

Durban - Gateway IMAX Theatre
Pretoria - Menlyn IMAX Theatre

Spain

Barakaldo - Yelmo Cines Megapark
Malaga - Yelmo Cines Plaza Mayor
Oviedo - Yelmo Cines Los Prados

Taiwan

Taipei - Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas

Thailand

Bangkok - KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon

Turkey

Ankara - IMAX Odeon Cineplex
Istinye - AFM IMAX Istinye Park

UAE

Dubai - Grand Megaplex 21 IMAX

UK

Birmingham - IMAX Theatre at Millennium Point
Bradford - IMAX National Media Museum
Glasgow - Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema
London - BFI London IMAX Cinema
Manchester - ODEON IMAX Cinema Manchester @ The Printworks

Additional theatres will be confirmed. Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and show times.

The leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, SteelSeries, today announced the SteelSeries Iron.Lady bundles for female gamers. The bundle, available in pink or white, features the SteelSeries Ikari Laser Mouse, SteelSeries QcK mouse pad and a branded wristband.

“The SteelSeries Iron.Lady bundle is a way for us to recognize and support the growing population of female pro-gamers,” said Bruce Hawver, SteelSeries Chief Executive Officer. “The development of SteelSeries products was driven by community input and feedback. This bundle is a “thank you” to this growing community as SteelSeries remains focused on developing products that will aid gamers in becoming better and achieving more wins, which is the bottom line in pro gaming – male or female.”

SteelSeries Ikari Mice: Professional Player Technology and Design

The SteelSeries Ikari mice are the result of more than 15 months of extensive research in ergonomics, motion, hand grip and styles of play by pro gamers around the world. The shape, materials and specifications of the SteelSeries Ikari mice are based on input from championship professionals from teams such as Team 3D, compLexity, mousesports, SK Gaming and others, who collectively represent the world’s most accomplished gaming teams in Counter-Strike and other gaming titles.

Key differentiators for the SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse include:

Developed over a 15 month period through the feedback of more than 5,000 competitive gamers across three continents.
The SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse is the only device to allow for hardware-based counts per inch (CPI) adjustments in increments of one, allowing for precise adjustments through the mouse directly (not via the PC), with a small LCD screen located on the bottom of the device which displays CPI.
Allows the user to play without any interpolation from bloated mouse drivers or game software. The drivers are embedded in the mouse, allowing for quick set-up during tournament or home play.
Operating at 1,000 Hz, the Ikari Laser mouse boasts an industry leading 40,000 samples per second which is several times faster than the nearest competing mouse. This allows for quicker refresh speeds, which enables more accurate and precise movements, which is especially important in the heat of tournament battles.
The SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse was used by the team that won the ESL Extreme Masters II Counter-Strike tournament at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. This tournament is one of the most lucrative pro-gaming tournaments in the world, yielding the winner 50,000 Euro.
As the anchor of the SteelSeries Iron.Lady bundle, the SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse, has won more than 20 awards around the world, including Bit-Tech’s Excellence Award, Trusted Review’s Editors Choice Award and AltGamer’s Editors Choice Award. The mouse has received more than 10 perfect scores since its release.

Iron.Lady Bundle for Female Gamers, Not “Girls”

As a cornerstone for competitive female electronic sports, Iron.Lady is a unique and popular gaming event held in China, gathering the top female professional Warcraft 3 delegates from across Asia in order to battle against each other for the ultimate title of "Super Iron Lady." With a 2007 audience of more than 3.7 million people in China alone, Iron.Lady represents and signifies the strength, determination and ability of female gamers to compete at a professional level. More information available at http://www.steelseries.com/ironlady.

SteelSeries QcK Mouse Pad: Yes, the Mouse Pad Matters

The fine textured surface of the SteelSeries QcK mouse pad is a perfect fit for the laser technology used in the SteelSeries Ikari Laser Mouse. SteelSeries, with more than a dozen professional mouse pad products currently available, uses high quality cloth material for the QcK mouse pad, which provides a precise and consistent glide and features a specially designed non-slip rubber base which prevents the pads from sliding, no matter what surface it is placed on.

The new SteelSeries Iron.Lady bundle has an MSRP of $95.99USD and will be available in late summer 2008 at selected retailers and e-tailers and on the SteelSeries Web site at http://www.steelseries.com.

SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software and gaming surfaces, available in more than 75 countries. SteelSeries, whose motto is “winning is everything,” has been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001. The company has set a new benchmark for gaming accessories around the world thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers, the world’s most demanding IT consumers, who actually make a living based on the quality of SteelSeries products. SteelSeries’ development strategy is simple: Only products that take performance to the next level will be introduced. This ensures optimum performance and durability across a variety of gaming and other demanding applications. For more information, please visit www.SteelSeries.com.