These guys would have to be one of my favourite developers, even though they don’t release a plethora of titles like many others, most everything they do release is damn awesome. Portal 2 couldn’t have come at a better time in a gaming market that was getting downright monotonous, being flooded with FPS...

We’re in a golden age of cinema at the moment… Ok, ok, I couldn’t even convince myself there. With non-stop samey franchises like Final Destination, Saw and Fast & Furious, and the endless stream of terrible movies based on old movies and TV shows, like Bewitched, Yogi Bear, The Smurfs...

Our friends at Apple are in court so much these days one would be forgiven for thinking they had changed their business strategy and were moving into the field of law. From patent lawsuits on Iphones with Samsung through to worker suicides in their suppliers factories and now price fixing. Apple and a group...

With so much news surrounding the price drop of the 3DS, annoying early adopters and pleasing those who waited, UK users have something to cheer about as Nintendo join The Cloud. The alliance will provide those within the UK who own a 3DS access to over 5000 various hotspots. “Cloud partnership represents...

After claims of extremely harsh working conditions and staff crunching around the clock, Team Bondi could have finally hit rock bottom, selling off their IP and releasing their staff. Team Bondi staff are currently in the process of being relocated to KMM studios or being made redundant. According to a...

When I read these were the guys responsible for the old PS2 title Black I had to have a closer look at this game as even amongst a sea of FPS on PS2, Black stood out from the rest. With its ultra real environmental damage and intelligent AI it was a joy to play. By the looks of this trailer, Bodycount takes...

Arguably one of the greatest handhelds in existence, the Game Boy Advance offered up a large and rich selection of titles that set the standard for portables today. With so many games, you are bound to get one or two lazy publishers that deliver a hideous excuse for a cover art. A few we are about to go over...

Has anyone told you when you’re sitting playing your favourite game, to go do something useful? Maybe learn a skill or work or something they believe is more suitable. It has happened to me on several occasions. Although I have to say, respect is slowly coming to the video game industry for which I am...

Deep Silver, publisher of the upcoming blockbuster Dead Island have taken a huge liking to the popularity of facebook, choosing to use the social networking site as a platform to interact with its huge legion of fans and create hype about the title. A series of 3 apps have been outsourced to Social CRM...

You may have seen replica lancers well… everywhere. But these real to life looking models have nothing compared to this recently discovered fan made creation. If you are willing to enter a bidding war, you can have your very own, automatic Nerf Lancer. Not only does this Nerf Lancer shoot out actual...

When all seemed quiet on the Sony front, and PSN was back up and awake Something still weighed on the minds of the execs, that annoying PSJailbreak So off to the lawyers they ran once again, “guys quickly draw us up a new brief, Anything semi-legal that allows us to round up those hackers, modders and...

Let me think, a new PS3 or Xbox360 with Kinect, pay the rent, eat for a month or spend $500 on a virtual gun that essentially removes any challenging element from online play. I know which option I wouldn’t be choosing but for those control freaks out there with more money than sense who just like to...

Do you love to go to arcades as much as I do? Then you MUST know and go to this wonderful not so little arcade which is just bursting full of games and prizes, Galaxy World on George Street. Here is some helpful information: What: Galaxy World Where: George Street Gamess that was rememberable: • Mario...

Seriously guys, don’t you have enough cash and fame already without trying to bum more from game studios over pedantic and ridiculous issues. I’m referring to you Adam Levine of Maroon 5, who in an out of character move has filed a law suit against Activision for potential exploitation of his likeness....

Following on from Michael Irving’s set of 30 answers to these testing questions, here are my thoughts with regard to the 30 gaming questions: Q1 – Your first video game Pokemon Red on Game Boy Q2 – Your favourite character. The President “Shacho” – Pikmin 2 Q3 – A...

Being a massive fan of the last title in the Forza franchise from Turn 10 studios, I am excited to report on any news or development on Forza 4, set for release in Australia on October 13th and already looking breathtakingly majestic in scenery and graphics capabilities. In this trailer, Turn 10 are giving...

A little something for all you Sims fans out there. EA have announced the impending release of a brand new digital world for download via the Sims 3 store. Titled Hidden Springs, the new world is jammed packed with new locations, Sims characters and items and will be available for your enjoyment from August...

Deep Silver’s upcoming zombie RPG Dead Island has been gathering quite a lot of attention for a brand new IP, largely due to the fantastic backwards teaser trailer released in February. Naturally, I was intrigued as to how the game would play, and if it would feature as strong a focus on the characters...

When I originally read this article I decided to do some research but got bored reading biased research and stories taken out of context. The arguments for and against the influence of violent video games has been long standing and will more than likely continue till the end of time. Even recently within...

Apple, a company that has been synonymous with anti-competitive behaviour from day one, has escalated a patent dispute against Samsung Electronics, effectively stopping the South Korean company from selling its new tablet in Australia until further rulings. With a lawsuit in motion, Apple hope to stop...

The fighting tournament Evo2k released some Super Street Fighter IV stats today via their twitter account that may interest many fighting game fans. They tweeted the following three statistics: The Player that gets the first hit wins 58.9% of the time. The player that sends his/her opponent to 25% health...

Continuing my achievement challenge announced early on in the month http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2011/07/jacks-achievement-challenge-a-game-a-month/ (but discretely worked on since December 2010) whereby I am completing one game’s achievements fully to add it to the 100% complete list. I am...

WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE FOLLOWING GAMES: Final Fantasy VII, Goldeneye, God of War, Halo 2, Knights of the Old Republic, GTA Vice City, Uncharted 2, Portal 2, Bioshock. Hey folks. Another month is about to pass, and I think it’s time we saw this one out with yet another one of my monthly video...

What is the nerdiest place that I can think of? Probably Games Workshop. Don’t know about it? Well you’re about to  It’s a place where you make, paint and battle with figures. Here is some helpful information: What: Games Workshop Where: Hornsby Westfield Products that was...

Well let me tell you LADIES & GENTLEMEN !! The Microsoft Xbox 360 Community night for Halo Reach was a great success.  All of the Capsule Computers Crew had a FULL friends list and the requests kept on coming and coming all night long. The Community had a great time and the Capsule Computers Crew had...

Xenoblade Chronicles has been out in Japan for over a year now, and there’s been a huge effort from fans to get it released in North America. Nevertheless, it will be landing in Europe and Australia as early as next month, and I managed to get a sneak peek at this quirky RPG this week. The key to...