Pain & Gain, the gym junkie, action-comedy revenge flick from Paramount Pictures is set to release in Australia next month, and in preparation Paramount have put up a brand new clip from the movie. The clip, titled ‘Stepfather’ has Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) playing basketball (see: dominating at basketball) against a group of kids, while trash talking and offering a few pearls of wisdom.
The film stars Wahlberg, Rebel Wilson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and is being directed by Michael Bay. Pain & Gain will be hitting Australian cinemas on August 8th. You can check out the ‘Stepfather’ clip below, and click here to take a look at the film’s red band trailer. Oh and while you are at it, enjoy the film’s previous ‘I’m a Doer’ clip here.
With Pain & Gain’s Australian release just around the corner, be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the news as it becomes available.
I’m sure that everyone got wind of the upcoming American T.V showAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D, created for ABC by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, produced by Marvel Television. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D follows the character Phil Coulson as he puts together a small team of S.H.I.E.L.D agents and has them handle strange new cases. Each of the cases test the S.H.I.E.L.D in cooperation and ingenuity by making them work together to figure out the newly emerging cases of superhuman individuals scattered around the world.
After Agents was given the green light in late 2012, production and filming started early 2013, and was officially ordered on 10 March. Yesterday, the following announcement was made on Twitter:
It's official. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres Tuesday, September 24 at 8|7c on ABC. Are you ready?
— Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (@AgentsofSHIELD) July 16, 2013
There is a lot of hype surrounding this show, and many people are looking forward to it. But fear not Australia! Not only did Channel 7 say that they were picking up S.H.I.E.L.D, but they also said they were fast tracking it later this year! Airing in Australia is due to start shortly after the premier release in America.
Gameloft, the powerhouse game development company that are known worldwide for their high quality iOS and Android games like Despicable Me: Minion Rush (check out our review here), and the Gangstar series (check out the review of the latest installment; Gangstar Vegas, here), have reached an epic milestone today; achieving a more than impressive 10 MILLION Facebook fans.
Gameloft has always believed that the community has been the biggest influence in their success and continued growth. Starting with their first ever Facebook fan when the page was launched back in 2009, it grew to over a million by September 2011. Since then, the rise has been even more meteoric, with the page today reaching its 10 millionth fan. This achievement makes Gameloft one of the top video game publishing pages on the social media site.
That’s a lot of coffee
Gameloft’s Product & Digital Marketing Director, Benoir Pourgaton summarises the company’s excitement on reaching this incredible milestone. He says;
We’re very proud to have reached 10 million fans on our Facebook page. This is the result of our fans’ dedication and the unique relationship we’ve formed with them … We thank our fans for all the suggestions and comments they share with us each day, allowing us to improve ourselves and deliver in return the best experience possible in all our games. We’ll continue to develop and strengthen this close bond with all our fans!
To celebrate, Gameloft have created an application where people can create their own Facebook infographic, as well as an instant win game that has a tonne of cool prizes to give out. If you haven’t done so yet, head over to Gameloft’s official Facebook page here.
After coming out of nowhere to repeatedly challenge the titans of the manga world like One Piece and Naruto, Assassination Classroom is getting its own one-off anime adaptation. The announcement was made in this year’s 34th issue of Shonen Jump where they revealed the return of the Jump Super Anime Tour after its nearly 3 year long hiatus.
The event will also feature footage of the upcoming SHAFT adaptation of Nisekoi, a never before seen Naruto Shippūden OVA, and promotion material for this fall’s second season of Kuroko no Basket.
Assassination Classroom is written by Yusei Matsui (Neuro – Supernatural Detective). It follows the story of class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High, as they attempt to kill their homeroom teacher. However, while this may sound bizarre, it is not as simple as just killing a person. Their homeroom teacher is really a colossally powerful squid-like creature that, before arriving at their school, destroyed 70% of the moon. With just a year until he destroys the Earth as well, it is the student’s job to kill the monster and claim the 10 billion yen bounty that is on his head. Unfortunately, as the monster can move at 20 times Mach speed and has a huge knowledge of assassination techniques, this proves to be an almost insurmountable task.
Whether this will be the start of a hugely anticipated full anime adaptation is yet to be seen, but if that ever does come to fruition it will be one of the most exciting bits of news in a long time.
The Razer Hammerhead are the latest in Razer’s line of headphone peripherals aimed at the hardcore gamer market. What’s interesting about this particular pair of earphones is that they come in two flavours, the Hammerhead and the Hammerhead Pro.
The thing that differentiates the two headphones apart from each other is that the Pro headphones will also feature an omnidirectional microphone down its line, whilst the original does not. Both headphones run on the same neodymium drivers, meaning that audio playback will be as clear as day on both sets. They will both also offer the user the ability to switch out the heads with three sizes available to choose from, meaning that most users will be able to find a comfortable fitting and listening experience.
On the Hammerhead headphones, Razer CEO, Min-Liang Tan, had this to say:
“With numerous mobile PC gaming systems emerging, peripherals that offer both great performance and portability on-the-go are what make the experience complete,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director. “The Razer Hammerhead and Hammerhead Pro’s unrivalled durability and deep bass tones are fantastic for any gamer or music listener with an active lifestyle.”
Product features:
· Machined lightweight aluminum body
· Advanced passive noise isolation
· Interchangeable ear-tips with bi-flanges
· Powerful drivers for supreme audio fidelity with extreme bass
· Compatible with iPhone, Android and mobile devices
· Omnidirectional microphone
· Audio/Mic splitter adapter for PC connection
Headphones
· Drivers : 9 mm Neodymium Magnets with CCAW
· Frequency Response : 20 Hz – 20 kHz
· Impedance : 16 Ω
· Sensitivity @ 1 kHz : 106 dB
· Input Power : 1 mW @ 126 mV
· Cable Length : 1.3 m / 4.27 ft
· Approximate Weight : 12.5 g / 0.03 lbs
· Connector: Analog 3.5 mm Combined Jack (Headphone and Mic)
Microphone
· Frequency response : 50 Hz – 10 kHz
· Signal to Noise Ratio : 55 dB
· Sensitivity (@1kHz) : -42 dB +/-3 dB
· Pick Up pattern : Omni-Directional
Be sure to check out the official site for more info and to purchase your pair. The Hammerhead headphones release in August, 2013.
Game company Glu is set to launch their next zombie themed game, Zombies Ate My Friends, for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Mac. Welcome to Festerville, the most recent casualty of the zombie plague and as one of the few survivors, you must fend off undead hordes. Set-up safe houses, take to the streets and scavenge for supplies, weapons and other surprises. Complete quests to help the other townsfolk and explore the remains of a once normal town. Chart your own path as you interact with a cast of memorable characters and unravel the secrets of the Festerville invasion.
Welcome to Festerville, population 4,206 (mostly zombies). We hope you enjoy your visit: explore the town, take in the sights and sounds (mostly groaning), dine on whatever you can find, and get to know the locals (though we suggest you avoid the dead ones). For recreation, try combat: use what you find, or visit one of the town’s many weapon-crafting merchants for your choice of the finest hand-scavenged implements of zombie removal. If you decide to stay, we recommend you find one of our comfortable safe houses – but please remember to board the windows and doors. Have fun, and good hunting!
Zombies Ate My Friends is set to be released on iOS and Mac July 18th, with an Android version to follow soon after. For more info, visit the Glu Facebook page and check out the trailer below to begin your fight for survival.
Use the Linux-based Ubuntu OS and found yourself deeply disappointed that Wakfu wasn’t available for it? Well your prayers have been answered as Ankama Games have confirmed that Wakfu will now be available on Ubuntu for all of you Linuxians!
If you are using Ubuntu and want to get in on the Wakfu action you can do so now at the Ubuntu Site Directory here. Ankama Games have mentioned that they want to get as much feedback on the Ubuntu version of the game as possible, so if you download it be sure to leave a rating on the application in the Ubuntu software centre. You can alternatively download it directly from the Wakfu website here.
August 22, 2013 is the next date to book in your Neverwinter calendar as the upcoming free module “Fury of the Feywild” will be set to release. The free content will include the enchanted forests of Sharandar, new playable races – Sun and Moon Elves, and plenty of new items to collect/earn/trade. Jack Emmert, CEO of Cryptic Studios, had the following to say regarding the encroaching module:
We’re excited to announce the release date of our first free expansion — what we and D&D fans call a Module — for Neverwinter. Come August 22, we’re releasing our first expansion. That’s less than two months from launch; pretty cool. New and exciting content is at the heart of making and expanding a persistent world. Our goal is to deliver engaging and constant updates to our players so that they always have something new to discover in game. Fury of the Feywild is the first of many Modules to come in Neverwinter.
You have heard it yourself! Straight from the mouth of the CEO of Cryptic Studios. Only one of the “first of many Modules to come”, and you better believe with as much heat as this MMORPG is getting new mods won’t be too far in the future. Until then you can learn how to become a “Knight of the Feywild” by either tuning into the video below or simply clicking (here). Be ready to join the battle against King Malabog and his formidable ranks of fomorians!
Many Saints Row fans were shocked when they saw Johnny Gat die at the beginning of Saints Row III, and if that is a spoiler then try to keep up with games a little bit more, but they were slightly pleased by the fact that he could come back as an allied zombie.
Well it seems through some manner of retconning or other method, Johnny Gat will be appearing in Saints Row IV from Deep Silver. As you can see to the right, the official Saints Row twitter has tweeted out that Johnny Gat is back and considering the amount of bodies under him, he’ll be back at full capacity.
You can check out the latest trailer for GAT below.
Today perhaps one of the most unique looking JRPGs in recent memory has been released on the PlayStation 3 in North America. NIS America‘s Time and Eternity is now available for purchase now in North America, both physically and digitally.
The title follows the story of Toki who must travel back in time to prevent a disaster from occurring during her wedding and the entire game has been animated by Satelite, giving almost every element of the game an anime look. You can find my review for the title here, but it is worth noting that despite the score, it is still an intriguing game.
