Tropico is well known as the default Caribbean Dictator simulation game where the player can enforce their will on the island populace with ease, but can the people serve more than one master? Tropico 5 seeks to answer this question by introducing multiplayer to the Tropico series. The trailer below teasing this new multiplayer element is largely sparse on details but it appears that players will be able to co-operate together in building their island nations, as well as engaging in aggressive acts of war against each other. How many players the game will support in multiplayer mode is currently uncertain and it remains to be seen how exactly this will be implemented in terms of gameplay.
The developer for Tropico 5, Haemimont Games, will attempt to re-educate -er, I mean: win you over in a live stream of a gameplay demo next week via Twitch.tv on Thursday 15th of May at 19:00GMT/20:00CET. The audience will be able to ask the devs questions and I’m sure we’ll be able to learn more details about how exactly multiplayer will work in this traditionally single-player series. The link for the can be found here.
As well as the new multiplayer feature, the game will have a number of new elements which we have mentioned previously on this site. Overall, I look forward to trying out this new installment in the series and the new elements which are being added in. What say you?
The game itself will be released by Kalypso Media on PC on the 23rd of May, with Xbox 360, Mac, and PS4 versions available later this year.
“Don’t believe it all, find out for yourself, check before you spread, the News(Beat) of the world!” It’s that time again folks! Park your butts in your seats, and get ready for this week’s Xbox Newsbeat! Newsbeat is your one stop shop for all the amazing news that Microsoft HQ churn out. Seriously, it is like those guys are game-making machines or something! This week is rather small, only containing 4 Xbox One articles (I also feel like I should apologise for my outburst at Windows Phone last week… but I’m not going to). So hit the lights and play my music, because it’s time for Newsbeat.
Coming Soon: New Audio Controls and Opt-In Setting to Help Improve Voice Recognition
So if you are a regular here at Xbox Newsbeat, or you happen to OWN an Xbox One, then you will likely know that the guys over at Microsoft have been working on tweaks and changes to make the console run more smoothly and be a better experience for players. Even though the last update just rolled out last week, they are already preparing for the next set of patches. These will largely relate to how you can speak and listen to your console.
The first big announcement here is the fact that when snapping two different apps, you will now be able to select which of the two is louder. I personally cannot wait for this feature, as I frequently have trouble hearing my favourite episodes of Breaking Bad while trying to play Lego: The Hobbit.
Secondly, players will have the option of opting-in to a program that will allow for better voice recognition. The more people that opt-in mean the better that the Xbox One and Kinect can be.
Forza Motorsport 5 Meguiar’s Car Pack Now Available
Are there just not enough cars for you in Forza Motorsport 5? Well if you are a Forza Car Pass owner, or willing to shell out $13.50 then you can grab yourself the latest Car DLC Pack for the game. The Meguiar’s Car Pack includes 10 top of the line luxury vehicles that have been designed from the ground up for Forza players to enjoy. You will be able to race and customise the following gorgeous rides:
2013 BMW M Performance M3 Racing Car
1986 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
1958 Aston Martin DBR1
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
2011 Aston Martin V12 Zagato (Villa d’Este)
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-396
1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe
1966 Ford Lotus Cortina
1973 Mazda RX-3
1968 Dodge Dart HEMI Super Stock
Kinect Sports Rivals Kicks In New Content
If you have been holding off on getting Kinect Sports Rivals, then I might just have the news piece for you. The developes over at Rare have created a new slew of content based on some of their most popular game franchises. These new challenges will include story elements and characters from games both past and present. Here they are:
Banjo-KazooieChallenge Pack
BattletoadsChallenge Pack
Blast Corps Challenge Pack
Perfect DarkChallenge Pack
Viva PinataChallenge Pack
I just want to point something out to people who might have been skipping through. There is officially Battletoads content in Kinect Sports Rivals. While it isn’t the next-gen brawler experience that people have been clamoring for, for over 10 years, it is still a start. In addition to the challenges, the Kinect Sports Hub also has a few new features for players to enjoy:
Team-based photo gallery backgrounds
Greatest moments videos
“Kinect Sports Rivals” Island news button
News Articles in the “Kinect Sports Rivals” Hub
“New!” “Kinect Sports Rivals” story button banner
“Sunset Overdrive” Ignites the Awesomepocalypse with First Gameplay Video and Day One Edition Details
Just yesterday, Microsoft and Insomniac Games released the first gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated Sunset Overdrive. Today, we can talk a little more about the special Day-One edition of the game. Like many of the first-party launch titles for Xbox One, Sunset Overdrive will award early adopters with some extra goodies. These include:
“Nothin’ but the Hits” gun:An overcharged version of the High Fidelity gun that launches limited edition, priceless, multi-colored vinyls that do increased damage.
“It’s Me! Fizzie!” outfit: Fizzie is more popular than you because he has a great marketing budget. So, why not dress up as him and get in on some of that fame?
“Hardcore! Hammer”: You ponder buying the Day One Edition of “Sunset Overdrive.” A spot check reveals that if you do, you can equip a mighty hammer made from a bat and spiked dumb-bells. You buy the Day One Edition of “Sunset Overdrive.”
That’s it for another week of Xbox Newsbeat. I hope you have all satisfied your hunger for sweet, delicious Xbox One news and savored the aftertaste. Let us know in the comments below which of today’s headlines grabbed you most and remember to check back to Capsule Computers for the latest installment of Xbox Newsbeat.
Last week, Gameloft announced that their long in-development Modern Combat 5 had been renamed Modern Combat: Blackout. Other than the name change and a little blurb about the plot, we didn’t know too much about what Modern Combat: Blackout will be bringing to the table. Well today we finally have some more info.
Firstly, there will be four different character classes for players to choose from. These will feature their own set of skill-trees and weapons that set them apart from one other. It seems that Gameloft are taking a page out of Gearbox’s book and combining RPG elements with their running and gunning. Here are the four classes you will get to pick between:
Assault – Aggressive fighter that is effective at medium range combat. Equips assault rifles and pistols.
Heavy – Resilience is its main advantage. Equips shotguns and RPGs and feels comfortable in close to medium combat.
Recon – Focuses on fast action and exposing enemies. Equips SMGs and pistols. Efficient in close range combat.
Sniper – Obviously, focuses on sharpshooting with a stealth approach. Equips sniper rifles and pistols. Efficient in long distance combat.
In addition, we now also know that the leveling system will be shared between the single and multiplayer experiences. This means you can level up during your solo campaign and bring your ready to fight soldier onto the online battle arena, or vice versa. This system will also allow you to unlock new weapons that will be usable in both game modes.
While it may not seem like much new info, we are slowly learning more and more about the game and with every passing week it looks like Modern Combat 5 may be the best shooter to ever hit handhelds. For more information about Modern Combat as it becomes available, be sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa) has been announced with a new trailer. The game is developed by indie developers Upper One Games, whose team is comprised of Indigenous Americans from Alaska. Their game Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa) is a puzzle platformer written with the help of elders and traditional storytellers, bringing the thousand year old stories of the Iñupiat people to life. The game stars Nuna and her Arctic fox companion on a journey of survival in the cold lands of Alaska.
Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa) will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. The game will cost $15 and will be released in Fall 2014. Learn more about the game at the official Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa)website.
We all know about the wide range of designs Converse have in their Chuck Taylor range, but this time it is Reebok with a new release that is going to impress and excite many anime fans
To celebrate the 20th anniversary for their Insta Pump Fury range, the company has collaborated with the hugely popular Gundam franchise to create two designs focused around the Rx-78-2 and MS-06 mobile suites. The shoes will feature logos and model numbers based around both of the suites and will also come in a special package designed to look like an actual Gunpla box.
Unfortunately not all Gundam fans will be able to get their hands on these shoes as they will only be released in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Each pair is also priced at 1499 Hong Kong dollars, which is around $200 USD, so if they do get released in other countries you may have to fork out quite a bit.
Let us know what you think about these shoes by leaving a comment down below.
After the massive popularity (and controversy) generated from Oreimo, the creators began a new brother-sister light novel series for their fans, which will soon be getting its own manga nearing the end of this month.
The creators, Tsukasa Fushimi and Hiro Kanzaki, announced the manga adaptation whilst attending the anime event Machi Asobi in Tokushima; it will be published in the latest issue of Dengeki Daioh magazine which will be released this month on the 27th. Not only is the manga going to be available to Eromanga fans, but the second volume of the LN will be released as of today.
Eromanga Sensei- Imoto to Akazu no Ma focuses around high-school student Masamune Izumi and his hikikomori sister Sagiri. Masamune is a light novel author who soon discovers that his own sister is the mysterious illustrator behind the extremely perverted drawings he uses within his stories.
Let us know what you think about the new series by leaving a comment down below.
Square Enix have announced that one of the most beloved RPG titles in gaming history, Final Fantasy III, will be coming to Steam for PC. The first of the series to sell a million copies, Final Fantasy III is being optimised for PC’s with upgraded 3D visuals and story sequences, brand new visual designs for Job Mastery Cards, quicker browsing through the Monster Bestiary and other records, and will include Steam Trading Cards as well as Achievements.
No solid release date has been set yet, although we can expect Final Fantasy III‘s release on Steam “soon”. Check out the gallery below for first screens of the enhanced port.
Grab some great indie games while helping developers get their games onto Steam with the new Steam Greenlight Bundle from Indie Gala. The three following titles have already been Greenlit. Buyers will get a Desura key for now and receive a Steam key when the game is released on Steam!
The Girl & The Robot (Alpha) is an action adventure game about a girl who has been trapped in a castle and the defective steam robot who becomes her guardian with the help of a magical pendent. Together, they will solve puzzles and fight off the evil robots that seek to keep her locked up.
Inescapable is an adventure platformer inspired by classic 8 and 16 bit games. Players will explore an interplanetary mining operation and experience the thought-provoking story.
Loot Hero is a side scrolling action RPG. The game features retro graphics, more than 20 different enemies to battle, and tons of loot to grind.
There are five titles in the bundle that are currently on Steam Greenlight.
Deep Eclipse is a top down dual thumbstick shooter. Players will improve their pilot with the RPG-styled progression. The game features 52 weapons, 30 perks, and two development trees.
Frederic – Resurrection of Music stars Frederic Chopin, who has been resurrected in the modern day to do battle against evil. This comical musical game will pit Chopin against a wide variety of silly music battles set to nine of Chopin’s greatest works.
Hunter’s Trophy 2 America is one of the most realistic hunting simulators on the market. Players will hunt for big game through Kentucky, Colorado, and Alaska or improve their skills on the training range.
Rush for Glory is a tower defense game featuring 3d graphics, 10 mini-games for each level, a single player campaign containing 10 scenariors, and over 30 different enemies.
Sinister City is a point and click adventure game about John’s quest to rescue his fiancée from vampires.
For the first 24 hour of the sale, the Indie Gala Steam Greenlight bundle can be purchased for only $1.00. After that, the price goes up. Buy your copy at Indie Gala.
Love Live! fans who are currently enjoying the series’ second season will be happy to hear that NIS America now has a release date for the first season of Love Live! and that they are also giving it the premium edition treatment. The company announced today that Love Live! School Idol Project 1st Season will be released on September 2nd on Blu-ray.
As this is a premium edition release the series will come in an oversized collector’s box which will include a hardcover art book and the two Blu-ray slimcases that will contain the 13 episode series. Currently the series can be pre-ordered from NIS America’s online store, where a special tear-resistant poster featuring the girls of μ will be included, for a price of $51.99.
XSEED Games generally releases their titles with an English dub though a few exceptions have been released which have been presented with Japanese only voice work and English subtitles. Today the company has announced that they will be releasing Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed with dual audio and that this game is the company’s largest voice over project to date.
There will be nearly 10,000 recorded for the English voice track of the game and they have pulled out all the steps to try and capture the energy and culture of Akihabara. Currently Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed is set to be released in North America sometime in Summer 2014 and there will be a special feature added to the North American release of the game which involves illustrated “strip portraits” for all of the prominent male side characters in the game to try and provide some gender balance.
Some new screenshots showing the English translation of the game compared to the Japanese version have been released and you can find them below.
