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Tickets for Panic At The Disco's show at London's Astoria on July 8th are sale HERE - don't miss your chance to see the band at this special one-off show!

Panic's other dates throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia are up now on the main page so be sure to see when they'll be playing near you.



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Here's an updated on some things that Panic At The Disco have going on all around the world:

LONDON PRESALE
Presale tickets for Panic At The Disco's show at London's Astoria on July 8th will go on sale HERE at 9:00 am on Thursday, June 19th.

GERMAN TICKET GIVEAWAY
Do you want the chance to win tickets to see PATD at this year's Eins Live Radio Event on June 23rd? Well, Eins Live have kindly given us a bunch of tickets to give away! All you need to do is send your name and contact details to our friend Fabian Drebes with the subject PANIC TICKET GIVEAWAY and we'll let you know if you've won!

AUSTRALIA TOUR SUPPORT
Is there a band you want to see support Panic At The Disco when they come to your city on their Australian tour with The Academy Is and Cobra Cobra Starhip? Click HERE to find out how to let us know who YOU think should support Panic At The Disco on their forthcoming tour.

Thanks a lot for reading!



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[Information from IGN]

April 16, 2008 - We had the opportunity to check out several intriguing titles at Namco Bandai's recent press event, but one game that really caught our attention was Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PS3. Developed by CyberConnect2, the team behind the Ultimate Ninja Heroes games for the PSP, Ultimate Ninja Storm already looks like a highly entertaining piece of software. A few details about the game were presented at the opening of the press event, but we also had the privilege of sitting down with Hiroshi Matsuyama, President/CEO of CyberConnect2 to take a close look at what could be the coolest Naruto game yet.

Ultimate Ninja Storm will primarily be a fighting game that features one-on-one battles in a fully 3D battlefield. However, the mentality behind CyberConnect2's previous efforts is still apparent: this will be a very approachable fighting game that uses a basic control scheme. Matsuyama commented (through a translator): "the number one point obviously is that we have to satisfy the Naruto fans out there, but at the same time we want to make the game casual enough so that those who are not aware of the Naruto license can jump in, pick up the controller and play the game very easily. I believe the game itself encompasses a very wide audience."

From what we've seen so far, the development team is making excellent progress with the title. We were able to see the game running and the characters, environments and animations looked stylish and strikingly fluid. We could tell that a lot of effort was put into the game thus far and there is clearly a great deal of passion in the team. "I think our team is probably -- throughout the whole entire world -- the number one fan of Naruto," says Matsuyama. "We follow the actual creator of the series."

Matsuyama started off the demo by explaining the game as a whole: "one of the goals or themes that we had when we decided to make the PS3 product was to get rid of the barrier between the anime and what the game actually offers, so that we meld them together in a very natural sense. So users have the experience as if they're partaking directly in the anime series." Although we only got to see a few normal style battles, the content looked like a lot of fun. Characters moved quickly and could dash, flip and jump with ninja-esque grace. The build that was presented to us had a very straight-forward layout: the circle button was used for attacks and the X button was for jumping. But basic combat wasn't the only thing going on in Ultimate Ninja Storm.

Not only will you be able to execute normal attacks and various jutsu abilities, but Matsuyama demonstrated that you can hit either R1 or L1 to briefly summon another character into the action to assist you. For example, choose Sakura before the match begins. When you hit the corresponding trigger, she'll flip down, rush towards your opponent and dish out some serious damage. Although each assist ability is based on a timer, you can string your own attacks together with your teammates to create some vicious combos.

We were also impressed and excited when Matsuyama knocked his opponent back and he went flying against the wall -- only to flip around and run along the wall to escape. Matsuyama's character did the same and thus the battle took place on an entirely new plane, and the camera kept track of the action quite nicely.

This could mean trouble.

But battles aren't the only experiences you'll have with Ultimate Ninja Storm. The primary story mode will feature Konoha village as a primary hub and give players the ability to select missions ranging from battles to mini-games -- even boss fights will be accessible. We were impressed to learn from Matsuyama that the game will loosely follow the events of the first 135 episodes of the anime and touch upon key plot points contained within.

The demo ended with Matsuyama showing us one of the game's first boss encounters: Naruto facing off against Gaara and a massive sand beast. The scale of this battle was incredible and Naruto had to leap out of the way of tremendous strikes from the creature. The battle was broken up between free-roaming sections and quick-button events similar to God of War. However, the implementation of these events was excellent and seemed to vary the action perfectly as opposed to detract from it. Naruto even summoned his own creature to face his enemy, and the results were spectacular. We can't wait to see what's in store for us later in the game.

As the demo ended, we asked Matsuyama if there would be any online attributes to Ultimate Ninja Storm. "Unfortunately, we don't have any individual online matchmaking modes for the game, but we will be planning downloadable content that will hopefully compensate for the lack of that feature. We'll make sure we have something interesting for the downloadable content, don't worry."

We won't worry. It seems like CyberConnect2 has a very promising game on its hands.

[Information from IGN]

February 19, 2008 - If you've been aching for some new portable ninja moves, Namco Bandai and CyberConnect 2 have you covered -- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress will be attacking PSPs this June.

With more than twenty characters -- who will each be playable with special techniques and jutsu -- pulled from the TV show, Phantom Fortress' story mode will have Naruto and his pals battling through a flying fortress that has descended on Hidden Leaf Village. Namco Bandai promises more than 100 different floors for the fortress that will be filled with battles, quizzes and other mini-games.

When you're not in the mood to take on aerial doom, the game will allow you to go at it in six types of two-player battles such as one on one, one vs. two and so on. The fights will take advantage of the PSP's ad-hoc capabilities both through multi-UMD play and game sharing.

Along with the promise of 12 unique stages and power-ups, Namco Bandai said to expect all of your favorite features from the Ultimate Ninja Heroes series to be carried over. Until we get more info on the game, enjoy the trailer above -- you can download a version here -- and some screens.

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Visit www.contiki.com/panicsweeps for your big chance to check out Panic At The Disco on their world tour in Sydney on August 22nd.

You'll not only win a pair of tickets to the awesome show; you and a friend will be off to soak up the sun and surf the waves of Australia on a trip of a lifetime, Contiki's 14-day Cairns Sunshine Trail!

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