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JOIN THE CRACK COMMANDO UNIT AS TANGO FIESTA’S AMAZING 80’S ACTION EXPLODES ONTO STEAM EARLY ACCESS IN JUNE!

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May 15, 2014

JOIN THE CRACK COMMANDO UNIT AS TANGO FIESTA’S AMAZING 80’S ACTION EXPLODES ONTO STEAM EARLY ACCESS IN JUNE!

London- 14th May, 2014 – In a world where evil always gets a free ride, where the innocent call out for a true hero, and real action heroes are a dying breed – Spilt Milk Studios and Mastertronic join forces to bring Tango Fiesta to Steam Early Access on 4^th June!

Tango Fiesta is a top-down co-operative two stick shooter for up to 4 players, where the wacky, frenetic, comical, over-the-top, cheese-fuelled action of your favourite 80’s action movies becomes reality. Gamers across the globe take control of John Strong – the original hero’s hero – as you and three friends shoot, blast, brawl, dodge roll, upgrade, unlock, smash and puntastic one-liner your way through the true stories behind all of the greatest 80’s action classics in this endless (and endlessly entertaining) arcade action ‘rogue-lite’.

Be prepared to adapt your tactics as you choose your favourite characters, and equip them with the most explosive firepower this side of Arnie’s biceps. Choose from a wide range of recognisable and scenery-chewing weaponry! We got assault rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got uzi’s, we got knives, sharp sticks…* the forces of evil need terminating and we give you the right tools for the job!

*We don’t have any sharp sticks… yet.

With the Early Access version, players are invited to supply feedback to the developers and help direct the focus of future updates, ranging from new heroes, weapons and worlds to vehicles and bosses.

Andrew J Smith, founder of Spilt Milk Studios, says, “There are so many classic moments of satire, outrageous violence and quotable dialogue in all our favourite 80’s action flicks and we’re making Tango Fiesta the ultimate love letter to every last one of them. We can’t wait to see what the fans think!”

Andy Payne, CEO of Mastertronic, adds “I’ve got a feeling that once fans get hold of this the going will get tough, but we know Tango Fiesta fans will get going.”

Tango Fiesta launches on Steam Early Access and Get Games for PC and Mac on 4^th June.

Ubisoft Presents ‘Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster’ at Vivid Ideas

Zac Elawar

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May 14, 2014

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Ubisoft Presents ‘Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster’ at Vivid Ideas

Ubisoft Australia, in association with Ubisoft Montreal, are pleased to announce a special panel to be held as part of the Vivid Ideas 2014, called Ubisoft Montreal Presents – Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster – Child Of Light & Watch_Dogs.

The panel, consisting of Jean-François Poirier, Producer, (Child Of Light) and Kevin Shortt, Lead Story Designer (Watch_Dogs) will provide insight on their different developmental processes, discussing game design, story narrative, production and a range of other development aspects and considerations required to deliver both video game titles to a global audiences. Ubisoft Australia Managing Director, Edward Fong said;

We’re delighted to be a part of Vivid Ideas. The festival provides an insight into some of the world’s most creative minds and industries, and to have speakers from Ubisoft Montreal, our biggest development studio, participate is a great honour and reflection of the amazing games they create.

A limited number of tickets are available through the Vivid Ideas website, however interested parties should get in quick as they are selling fast! Here are the full event details:

WHAT: Ubisoft Montreal Presents – Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster – Child Of Light &Watch_Dogs
WHEN: Sunday 25th May 2014, 3:30 pm to 5.00pm
WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Arts, George Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia

V8s and Bathurst confirmed for GRID Autosport

Luke Halliday

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May 14, 2014

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V8s and Bathurst confirmed for GRID Autosport

Codemasters have officially confirmed that V8s and Bathurst will be a part of the upcoming and hotly anticipated racing game experience that is GRID Autosport. That is right you will be able to do Ford vs Holden on the legendary Bathurst track.

To celebrate this amazing announcement, Codemasters have released some screenshots for the V8 cars and Bathurst as they appear in GRID Autosport. On top of that they have released a video showcasing them which can be seen below.

Be sure to let us know what you think of these phenomenal announcements in the comments section. Are you excited to rip it up at Bathurst in your favourite V8?

Enjoy ‘The High Life’ in GTA Online Today

Zac Elawar

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May 14, 2014

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The High Life update for GTA Online is now live, featuring many new additions, such as the ability to own multiple properties at once. Eight new ‘Contact’ missions, as well as four new Land Race missions, will be available to play later today (by the time you’re reading this, it could already be up!)

Going into more detail after providing a basic rundown of the new features, Rockstar have provided the following descriptions:

With the new Mental State stat, we are keeping track of your behavior. If you seem to enjoy attacking pedestrians and terrorizing other players, then your blip will start to turn red on other players’ maps. The redder the blip, the more psychotic the player; the whiter the blip, the friendlier they are. The actions you take will have varying effects on your Mental State. For example, killing another player will turn your blip red faster than blowing up a car or taking out a random pedestrian. Killing a player with a white blip will push your Mental State into the red faster than killing more psycho players, while taking out full-on psycho players won’t cause your own Mental State stat to increase at all. Mental state also factors into matchmaking – you’ll automatically join Freemode sessions containing people more ‘compatible’ with your play style, and if a red-blipped lunatic does enter your session, you at least have fair warning!

Non-Contact Races are now an option. When you create a Non-Contact race, other racers appear as semi-transparent and collisions with them are disabled (although you’ll still be able to collide with non-player traffic, structures and other scenery).

You now have the option to Friend Spectate – if you and a friend are in separate GTA Online sessions you can now choose to spectate that player through the Friends menu.

New player toasts and celebrations: Switch out your salute for jazz hands, a face palm, a slow clap and more. There are also paired toasts for celebrating with a friend, like a backslap, or a solid, manly handshake.

New clothing: It can be hard work finding the perfect ensemble to really make your character stand out, so we’ve done some of the hard work for you and put together some stylish outfits. Hit the town, dressed to the nines with an array of classy new suit sets available with a pret-a-porter jacket, trousers, suit vest and shoes.

Click through to read Rockstar‘s official blog post on the update for further details on the missions and vehicles added, along with a list of fixes made to the game experience. Download the update after being prompted upon start-up, Also, keep an eye on Newswire for details on the High Life Weekend Social Club Event starting this Friday, with “in-game bonuses, a special Rockstar-hosted live stream, rare gear sweepstakes and more”.

Titanfall Expedition DLC Release Date Confirmed

Andrew Day

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May 14, 2014

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The world of Titanfall is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. EA Games and Respawn Entertainment have finally confirmed when players will be able to download end enjoy the highly anticipated first DLC pack for the game. The Expedition pack will be available from May 15th (so probably by the time you are reading this… What are you waiting for!?) and will include 3 new maps – Runoff, Swampland and War Game.

Expedition is the first of three planned DLC packs, each of which will bring new maps and new gameplay features to the already incredible FPS experience. It should be noted though that tomorrow’s availability only extends to the Xbox One and PC versions of the game. The update to the Xbox 360 edition will come in June.

If you haven’t done so already, check out the DLC trailer and let us know in the comments below whether or not you will be hitting download, or if the vanilla game is more than enough for you. Remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Titanfall news as it becomes available.

Spend Friday the 13th at EVENT Cinemas George Street

Andrew Day

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May 14, 2014

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Get ready horror fans! EVENT Cinemas George St are putting on one hell of a show for you! on Friday, June 13th EVENT will be screening the original Friday the 13th film in all its glory (we are talking the original 1980 version, not the 2009 remake). Not only that but there will be cheap drinks ($9 cocktails!), and costumes for the best dressed patrons on the night! Like previous movie events, this one is sure to be a killer!

Tickets are available online here for the low-low price of $10. Cocktails and the best dressed costume party start at 8pm, with the film screening at 9pm. Get your tickets early because this one is likely to sell out quickly, also make sure you check out the Facebook Page for more info on the event.

If you have never seen Friday the 13th then this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Let us know in the comments below whether or not you will be getting your fright on, and make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the horror movie news as it becomes available.

Star Citizen gets new Executive Producer from Blizzard

Mateja Simovic

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May 14, 2014

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Star Citizen, the space simulation game famous for making tremendous piles of cash through crowdfunding on kickstarter ($43.6 million to be exact), has acquired a new asset in the form of another veteran of the game’s industry. Alex Mayberry, formerly the lead game producer at Blizzard Entertainment, has taken on a new role at Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) who are currently behind the development of the aforementioned Star Citizen. Mayberry will be in charge of overseeing all product development for Star Citizen and managing the distributed development process across the various owned and contracted production studios. Mayberry will report diretly to CIG founder and CEO, Chris Roberts ( who is himself famous for creating the Wing Commander series).

Mayberry was selected due to his 18 years experience in development, including the management of large multiplayer games including World of Warcraft and Diablo III and its sequel.

I don’t think we could have found a better fit than Alex Mayberry for helping me manage Star Citizen’s development… Alex brings a wealth of experience in managing very large online games with huge communities, including the biggest of all, World of Warcraft.
– Chris Roberts

Following a very successful Kickstarter back in 2012, Star Citizen has defined itself by its grand ambitions which include to create a game universe which will be constantly persistent. In effect, CIG aims to create a game which in which player ships and stations will remain in the game even after the player has logged out. Alongside this, there has been talk of developing sophisticated procedural generation technology to create new planets and environments to explore as add-ons for the game… after all, what’s the point of playing a space sim if you can’t go to where “no man has gone before”?

I’m not sure whether Star Citizen will be able to meet Robert’s ambition, but hopefully with the addition of this veteran talent they’ll be one step closer to achieving their goals and we ourselves will be one step closer to traversing a game with an ever-expanding universe.

Knights of Sidonia Episode 4 Impressions

Sergei Lazarev

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May 14, 2014

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Knights of Sidonia
Episode 4 – Choice

Gravity is a harsh mistress and I have to commend Knights of Sidonia for finally bringing it to our attention when so many other anime featuring space colonies didn’t. When something goes wrong on a gigantic floating city in space, gravity (aside from oxygen) is the first thing that could go haywire. Who knew that a few G’s of force could be so catastrophic?

The fourth episode kicks into gear from where we were left off. Akai’s crack team of ace pilots is all but obliterated and the Gauna is heading straight for Sidonia. The brass at HQ waste no time in preparing the Heavy Mass Driver to fire again and at this distance the creature has no way of dodging a round the size of several kilometres travelling at near light speed. It wouldn’t be a very entertaining if it was that easy and naturally the Gauna dodges the shot and doesn’t deviate from its path.

Here’s where it gets interesting. The captain orders the unusual command of activating Sidonia’s engines at full blast, one after the other, in a dangerous evasive maneuver. The inhabitants are ordered to attach the harnesses that are worn at all times to metal bars placed throughout the vessel. There isn’t enough and in the scramble many people don’t make it to a safe point.

Once those massive engines kick in the result is as devastating as flipping a monopoly board full of people, but the board happens to be an immense space colony. Hundreds die as the gravity is inverted and the captain doesn’t give ground, ordering the second engine to activate. More than ever, this scene shows how grim this anime really is.

It seems to pay off, however, as Sidonia narrowly avoids the Gauna’s trajectory. With the alien flying thousands of kilometres in the opposite directions, this gives the ship time to consolidate its position.

Hundreds of Gardes are mobilised to form a defensive line between Sidonia and the Gauna. A retrieval squad is deployed consiting of Nagate, Kunato, En and Shizuka to fetch two precious Kabizashi spears that team Akai left behind. One of which is right on the outer rim of Sidonia’s communication reach.

After a tense journey the team manage to grab the spears and head back, just when the Gauna shifts its focus to Sidonia once again. While we’re wondering if they’ll make it back in time, we’re thrown a curveball as the Gauna mutates to fire a Higgs laser cannon, much like the ones mounted on the Garde frames, only much much bigger.

Our team narrowly avoids the fate of Akai’s, but three of the Gardes are disabled leaving only Nagate with his manual Type 17.Shizuka’s frame spirals out of control as its engine goes haywire and risks exploding. She ejects but is still at risk of flying endlessly into space.

Although Nagate is ordered to evacuate his team mates and retreat to Sidonia, he ignores the order and charges at the Gauna with a Kabizashi spear. Dodging the enormous beam once again he actually manages to destroy the Gauna’s core with his spear pretty easily but with pinpoint accuracy. Such a huge threat gone in seconds.

Now they have another problem. Shizuka is flying out into space in her escape pod while Nagate is ordered to forget about her. Unable to follow this order, he goes after her in his ailing frame knowing full well he won’t be able to return to Sidonia in his condition and that no help will come.

I say this a lot but Sidonia has so much going for it. It puts space simulators and the idea of an alien hive fleet (Tyranids from Warhammer 40k?) with anime together. It doesn’t beat around the bush. It looks like the next episode takes a page out of the recent Gravity movie too. Here’s hoping our two lost souls find their way back.

Check out more Knights of Sidonia Impressions HERE.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCE PANEL AT VIVID IDEAS

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Philip Federico

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May 14, 2014

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UBISOFT ANNOUNCE PANEL AT VIVID IDEAS

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – May 14, 2014 – Ubisoft Australia in association with Ubisoft Montreal is pleased to announce a collaboration with Vivid Ideas, a panel event entitled Ubisoft Montreal Presents – Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster – Child Of Light & Watch Dogs.

Jean-François Poirier, Producer, (Child Of Light) & Kevin Shortt, Lead Story Designer (Watch Dogs) from Ubisoft’s Montreal studio will be travelling to Sydney to participate in the panel and provide an inside view on how these titles are delivered through the entire creative process.

The panel will discuss game design, story narrative, production and a range of other development aspects and considerations required to deliver both videogame titles to global audiences.

Ubisoft Australia Managing Director, Edward Fong said “We’re delighted to be a part of Vivid Ideas. The festival provides an insight into some of the world’s most creative minds and industries, and to have speakers from Ubisoft Montreal, our biggest development studio, participate is a great honour and reflection of the amazing games they create.”

Lucy O’Brien, journalist at IGN Australia, who will be chairing the panel, said, “We’re very excited to be involved with Vivid Ideas alongside Ubisoft Montreal. It’s an amazing time to be a gamer; game developers have never had such powerful tools and platforms to create and distribute games of every shape and size. This panel event will reflect that.”

Limited number of Tickets are available at Vivid Ideas’ website – http://bit.ly/PpbF9W, however they are selling fast.

Event Details:

WHAT: Ubisoft Montreal Presents – Developing Games: From Indie to Blockbuster – Child Of Light & Watch Dogs

WHEN: Sunday25th May 2014

3:30 pm to 5.00pm

WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Arts

George Street, Circular Quay

Sydney, Australia

Imagine Dragons Create Original Song for Transformers: Age of Extinction

Andrew Day

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May 14, 2014

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If it isn’t new pictures of the robots in disguise, it is some other piece of news coming out! Grammy Award winning rock band Imagine Dragons have teamed up with Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay to help score a song for the upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction. The new song “Battle Cry,” has been written specifically for the film and will be featured throughout (much like Linkin Park’s music was used for previous installments). Check out the announcement video below:

In addition to writing and creating the song, Imagine Dragons will be singing it live for the first time at the Transformers: Age of Extinction world wide release in Hong Kong on June 19th. We have a little sneak peak at the song that you check out below. Transformers: Age of Extinction will be hitting the silver screen here in Australia on June 26th, so make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Transformers news as it becomes available.