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War of the Vikings Raise Blood Eagle Update

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With an update called “Blood Eagle” one can expect War of the Vikings from developer Fatshark and publisher Paradox Interactive to get even more bloody. Which in fact the update does do, but this is more of a cosmetic addition that is just one part of all the additions now live thanks to the “Blood Eagle” update.

Some of the other things just added into the PC title are weapon looting, new and returning maps, and new profile loadouts with new appearances and perks. The maps coming this time are a brand new map taking place in a mountain crag, while the other is the return of the Monastery. The weapon looting is the biggest change of course, now players can jaunt right up to their fallen foes and grab throwing weapons, melee weapons, and shields.

Those interested in finding out more about the game can check out our own War of the Vikings Preview or check out the game for themselves on PC from Steam Early Access or other digital distributors and see what the “Blood Eagle” has brought.

Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet Comes to iPhone

James Mapley
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Ah, the quirky world of Magicka … Where friends explode other friends long before the hoards of enemies lurking in every bush, tree, and cave can even get the scent of their singed robes. Having become one of the staple Steam titles of the last few years due to its seemingly never-ending presence in Indie Bundles and Steam sales, Magicka has acquired a massive fanbase and now you can take it on the go on your iOS device of choice.

Today, Paradox Interactive released the 2D adaptation of their hit game, Magicka, called Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet, on the iPhone after its success on PC and tablet devices. The iPhone, while laughably not square, nor a tablet, is the latest device to be able to support this wacky title, but Paradox urge caution, reminding players that “having a ‘smart’ phone will not prevent you from accidentally immolating your entire wizarding party.”

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Wizards of the square tablet brings the unique spellcasting of Magicka to a reimagined 2D art style with a new story and cross-platform multiplayer. Android support has also been activated as of today, so players on PC, iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphones or tablets can all play each other without barriers.

News has also been released today that the ninth Magicka novel, “Magicka: The Ninth Element” is being brought to the handheld platform. It follows a group of rookie wizards as they use the 8 elements of the Magicka universe to hunt down a supposed ninth element that could hold unimaginable power. Or it could not … One or the other. Check out the first 35 pages of the new novel here.

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Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet can be picked up for iPhone here.

Majesco Entertainment Brings Motion-Based Zumba® Dance to Smartphones

Philip Federico
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Majesco Entertainment Brings Motion-Based Zumba® Dance to Smartphones 

First Fitness Game for Tablets Now Available for iOS and Android Smartphones

EDISON, N.J. – Nov. 7, 2013 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, in conjunction with global lifestyle brand Zumba Fitness, launched Zumba® Dance for iOS and Android smartphones today, bringing the popular motion-based tablet game to millions of mobile phones for the first time. Zumba Dance launched on tablets in July 2013 to critical acclaim as the first mobile fitness game to use the built-in camera for tracking movements.

The game brings all of the original Zumba Dance features to smartphones, including motion-tracking technology that uses the phone’s front-facing camera; global dance styles coupled with chart-topping hits; a progress tracker that counts calories burned; class customization; tutorials and a live class locator. In the updated version, players also can experience new added benefits:

  • Additional songs – The update also adds two new songs to the initial starter pack for free, letting players rock out to “Zumba” by Don Omar and “Activao,” a Zumba original track, in addition to the original six pre-loaded songs
  • Group goal setting – Using Facebook Groups, players can create their own workout groups, set goals and challenges, and encourage each other to reach their fitness goals
  • Tracking live class participation – Players will also be able to input time spent in live classes into the app’s progress tracker to help meet their fitness goals

“As a leading dance-fitness company, we work hard to make the Zumba program easily accessible so we can continue to change lives and promote a healthy lifestyle,” said Joan Blackwood, chief marketing officer, Zumba Fitness. “With the introduction of Zumba Dance to mobile phones, we can bring new consumers to the Zumba space and continue to promote exercise and happiness on a global scale, with the ultimate goal of driving more people to Zumba classes.”

“The response to Zumba Dance has been overwhelmingly positive since launching on tablet devices,” said Jesse Sutton, chief executive officer, Majesco Entertainment. “We’re excited to translate the entertaining and healthy fitness experience of Zumba Dance for smartphone owners so they can work out with Zumba Fitness anytime and anywhere.

Zumba Dance can be downloaded on smartphones via the App Store and Google Play, with Windows 8 devices to follow. For assets, including a game fact sheet, screenshots, trailer, logo and icon, please visit http://bit.ly/16nvAOA.

 

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on all leading console and handheld platforms as well as mobile devices.  Product highlights include Zumba® Fitness and Cooking Mama™. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and the company’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL.  More info can be found online at majescoent.com or on Twitter at twitter.com/majesco.

 

About Zumba® Fitness, LLC

Zumba Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-party workout. Known as the ultimate “fitness-party”, Zumba® classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, for an effective, total-body workout. Founded in 2001, the company is the largest branded fitness program in the world – reporting more than 15 million weekly participants, in over 200,000 locations across more than 180 countries. In addition to its original Zumba® program, the company also offers a variety of specialty classes, including: Zumba® Step; Zumba Gold® (active older adults); Aqua Zumba®; Zumba® Kids/Zumba® Kids Jr. (ages 4-11); and Zumbini™ (ages 0-3). The Zumba® fitness lifestyle is rounded out by the company’s many consumer product offerings, including DVD sets, music collections, multi-seasonal apparel and footwear, video games and Fitness-Concert™ events. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter.

KONAMI UNVEILS CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW 2: DEVELOPMENT DIARY #1: Working With Dracula

Philip Federico
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Dave Cox and Enric Alvarez Discuss Using the World’s Most Iconic Vampire in Upcoming Title, Featuring New Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today released a new development diary video that gives viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the role that Dracula plays in its highly anticipated Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.

The new video takes consumers on a journey into the creative minds of Dave Cox, Producer and Studio Head for Konami Digital Entertainment BV’s European Production, and Enric Alvarez, Studio Head of Development at Mercury Steam.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 marks the first appearance of the iconic character in the series’ universe. Within the diary, Cox and Alvarez discuss their decision to use the world’s most famous vampire as its central figure and delve into details about the design choices they faced, how they addressed the look, feel, and motivation of the iconic character, and the affect he has on the overall story. The pair also discuss how award-winning voice actor Robert Carlyle helped enhance the character, and pay homage to each of their favorite Dracula movies.

KONAMI is also calling for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow fans to submit questions for future developer videos via twitter (@Konami). These will be answered by Dave and Enric in the months running up to the game’s release.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 returns in an epic adventure set in an open, modern day world. Fans of the series will play as Dracula for the very first time and uncover the shocking conclusion to the “Lords of Shadow” saga. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be released for PlayStation�3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC in the U.S. on February 25, 2014.

Free Update for Stronghold Kingdoms Adds Paladin Castles, New Leaderboards

Philip Federico
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Free Update for Stronghold Kingdoms Adds Paladin Castles, New Leaderboards

London, UK – 07.11.2013 – Stronghold Kingdoms, one of the most popular free to play games on Steam, has just been updated with new player-led gameplay content in the form of PaladinCastles and new leaderboards. Kingdoms remains one of the top ten most popular free to play games on Steam, with more concurrent daily users than titles from heavyweight IPs such as DC Universe Online and Lord of the Rings Online.

Since becoming an independent developer with the release of Stronghold Kingdoms, the development team at Firefly has ensured that any new features would be a product of shared input from players and developers. All of the new features added in this month’s gameplay update were requested by the community and implemented by Firefly. The Stronghold Kingdoms forums, Facebook page and Twitter feed are a constant source of new ideas for the team, who are eternally thankful for the community’s constant participation in the development of the game. A quick overview of some of the new features can be found below:

Paladin Castles – These new castles appear in player Parishes giving a popularity bonus, dependent on the size of the castle, to all villages in the Parish. These can be attacked in the same manner as hostile AI Castles, in case you feel like playing dirty.

Extra Leaderboards – New leaderboards have now been added to the game, listing which players have collected the most Glory, made the most Parish donations and razed the most villages!

A full list of new features, tweaks and hotfixes can also be found in the Stronghold Kingdoms forums:

http://forum.strongholdkingdoms.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=26505

 

About Stronghold Kingdoms
Stronghold Kingdoms is the medieval online castle game. Join hundreds of thousands of players in a rich world of Lords, Ladies, Bumpkins and Barons as you build your village, research new technology and strive to be the greatest in the land. Construct mighty castles to defend your lands against insolent intruders, develop your economy and trade your way to victory, lead your fellow noblemen to war and control of the Kingdom. Build, besiege, pillage, farm, explore, research, vote, trade and banquet your way to the throne! For more information please visit www.strongholdkingdoms.com or follow @SHKingdoms on Twitter.

About Firefly Studios

Firefly Studios is an independent PC game developer specialising in real-time strategy and MMO titles. Formed in 1999 by Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette, the company has brought to market a number of high profile and commercially successful strategy games, including the Stronghold series with lifetime sales of over five million. Firefly has offices in the UK and US. For more information please visit their website at www.fireflyworlds.com or follow @fireflyworlds on Twitter.

Ubisoft and Square Enix Expand their Joint Collectibles Line

Andrew Day
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Ubisoft and Square Enix Expand their Joint Collectibles Line
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The Ezio figure will soon be joined by his descendants; Edward and Connor

Today Ubisoft and Square Enix have announced a continuing partnership. Sadly I don’t mean that they will be co-developing a game (although that will always be the dream). No, instead the two will be continuing their joint collectibles offering. Starting this month, a range of new merchandise from each company will be available in both the Square Enix Online Store, and the Ubisoft Uplay Shop.

A Selection of Ubicollectibles, including Assassin’s Creed figurines and Rabbids inspired vinyl figurines are now available in the Square Enix store. Joining them later this month will be four wall-scrolls inspired by Assassin’s Creed, and Play-Arts Kai figurines of Connor Kenway from Assassin’s Creed III, and his grandfather Edward from Assassin’s Creed IV (check out review here) coming in 2014. Meanwhile, Uplay shoppers can get their hands on Play-Arts Kai figures of famous Square Enix characters such as Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning and Hitman’s Agent 47.

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For those who might not be in the know, Play-Arts Kai are widely considered the best collectible figurines on the market. They are of incredibly high detail, are insanely pose-able, and often come with various hands, heads, and accessories so you can customise the look of your figure how you want.

To take a look at the offerings, head over to the Square Enix Store, or the Ubisoft Uplay Store. What do you think of the partnership, and will you be picking up any of the figures or merch when they drop? Let us know in the comments below, and always remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the sweet gaming collectibles news as it becomes available.

Zombitsu Out Now On iOS and Android

Kane Bugeja
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Scenic and Dangerous

Melbourne-based developer Ruma Studios has recently released their newest title: Zombitsu. The game is a combat focused runner that takes inspiration from third-person platformer and arcade combat games, with an anime style inspired by Naruto.

ZOMBITSU (noun: zom-bit-su) – a traditional form of Japanese sword combat against warriors of the undead.Zombitsu-23

The evil Lord Nakatomi has torn apart your land and unleashed his army of soldiers for total destruction. Play as Hiro, the last known Zombitsu expert, on his epic journey through the glorious streets of his Japanese village, the devastated lava world and the picturesque floating kingdom. Run, jump and fight your way through the hordes of zombies to become an unstoppable ninja. Are you brave enough to take the challenge and save your world?

Perform devastating combos as you run and jump your way through randomly generated levels to stop the zombie ninja hordes unleashed by the evil Lord Nakatomi. Complete over 30 missions to unlock new combos and powerups to become the most powerful ninja in the land. Zombitsu combines the momentum of the runner genre with random levels, combat challenges and platforming to create a unique take on a tired genre. It also makes use of an anime art style in the same vein as Naruto to create a visually memorable experience.

Zombitsu is available now for free for iOS (iPhone/iPod/iPad) on the App Store and Android devices on Google Play. For more information, visit the official site and Facebook page. Check out the screenshots and concept art below and get ready to kill some zombies. Can you unlock the secrets of Zombitsu?

Worldwide PlayStation 3 Sales Hit 80 Million Mark

Zac Elawar
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As of November 2nd, Sony has sold a whopping 80 million units of the PlayStation 3. This huge milestone being reach in its 7th year on the market demonstrates its consistent state of growth, according to Sony.

Many factors contributed to the strong, steady sales of the console, from the various versions of the console (the ‘Slim’ in 2009, ‘Super Slim’ in 2012 and “Azurite Blue” and “Garnet Red” colors in 2013), and price drops, such as when the 12GB flash memory version price was slashed in Europe, before being introduced in North America just this past August. Now operating in 59 countries around the world, the PSN multiplayer and digital entertainment service secured over 150 million cumulative registered accounts.

The PlayStation Plus membership service became available back in June of 2010 before the motion-controller known as PlayStation Move made its debut in September that very same year. Looking to the future, most industry experts expect one of the larger console booms in gaming history, and the PlayStation 4 is in good stead.

Spec Ops: The Line Launches for Mac

Kane Bugeja
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Digital Tribe Games is busy prepping for the launch of Spec Ops: The Line for the Mac on Steam, set for a release of…well tomorrow.

The ruins of Dubai is a character all its own in the tragic tale of Captain Walker and his crew. These relics of a modern age taken over by natural forces are more than simple set pieces to shoot guns in. Sands will shift and the tides of battle can turn on its whim putting you at the city’s mercy.

Digital Tribe is counting down the days on their Facebook page, bringing you information to get you in the Spec Ops mood. For some more insight into the game itself, check out the Behind the Lines videos below. There is a thin red line between hope and darkness.

UBISOFT® AND SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS EXPAND JOINT COLLECTIBLES OFFERING

Philip Federico
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UBISOFT® AND SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS EXPAND JOINT COLLECTIBLES OFFERING

London (7 November, 2013) – Today, Ubisoft® and SQUARE ENIX® announced that a range of merchandise from each company is now available for fans to purchase in both Ubisoft’s Uplay® Shop and the Square Enix Store across EMEA territories. In addition, Square Enix Products is expanding the range of character collectible content based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed® franchise.

A selection of merchandise from the UbicollectiblesTM series, including Assassin’s Creed figurines and Rabbids® inspired EEERZTM vinyl toys, is now available via the Square Enix Store.

Four new Assassin’s Creed wall scrolls from Square Enix Products will be available in November, while new PLAY ARTS -KAI- action figures of Connor from Assassin’s Creed® 3 and Edward from Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ will be released in early 2014.

Meanwhile, in the Uplay Shop fans can now find selected Square Enix merchandise and character goods including PLAY ARTS® -KAI- action figures of Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, Lightning from FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 and Agent 47 from Hitman.

“We’re very happy to be able to announce this new cross-promotion as a part of our on-going partnership with Ubisoft,” said Shinji Hashimoto, Corporate Executive, Square Enix. “Ubisoft’s titles and characters are a perfect fit with the quality and craftsmanship of SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS and we look forward to offering more in the future.”

“By adding Square Enix’s strong brands and high-quality merchandise to our Uplay Shop, we’re making it easier for videogame fans to find what they’re looking for no matter which company it comes from,” added Alain Corre, EMEA Executive Director at Ubisoft. “Plus, the new Assassin’s Creed character merchandise is a great asset to the brand, especially in conjunction with the release of the biggest Assassin’s Creed game ever!”

To visit the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS online store and to see the full range of available merchandise please visit: http://www.square-enix-shop.com

 

To visit the Uplay shop please visit http://shop.ubi.com

 

Related Links

Square Enix Products Store Website: http://www.square-enix-shop.com

Square Enix Products Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/SquareEnixProductsEU

Ubisoft Store Website: Uplay Shop: http://shop.ubi.com

Ubisoft Ubicollectibles Official Facebook: www. facebook.com/ubicollectibles

 

About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 29 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2012-13 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,256 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix Group. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive™, Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide, DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 62 million units worldwide and TOMB RAIDER® which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en/.

 

About Square Enix Products

 

Square Enix’s merchandising division, known as “SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS”, is a part of the company creating high-end collectable items from many of their key franchises including FINAL FANTASY, DRAGON QUEST, KINGDOM HEARTS and TOMB RAIDER.

The range of products produced by SQUARE ENIX has extended out from their in-house series, creating merchandise for a wide range of licenses and properties from the worlds of popular Video Game series, Movies and Comics including METAL GEAR SOLID, STREET FIGHTER, BATMAN and ASSASSIN’S CREED among many others.

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, HITMAN, IO INTERACTIVE, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TAITO and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

© 2007-2013 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin’s Creed, Black Flag, Ubicollectibles, Rabbids, Eeerz, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

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