Over the Top Games kicked off their crowd funding campaign with a bang, releasing a trailer for Full Mojo Rampage, showing off extensive portions of gameplay taken from the very first public alpha build. Full Mojo Rampage is a top down rogue-like action game featuring randomly generated level and multiplayer action for Windows PCs.
Those who support the development by providing a payment of $20 to $250 USD will get instant access to the alpha, all future updates, and a copy of the game as both a DRM-free title and a Steam key. Those who purchase higher and more expensive tiers will get bonuses such as the digital soundtrack, personalized voodoo dolls, and tshirts. Over the Top Games is keen to receive feedback from backers, looking for feedback through the private backer’s forums and online polls.
Asterix is a classic French comic book that many people around the world have fond memories of, myself included! It stars a village of Gauls holding out against Roman invaders thanks to a special potion that makes the drinker incredibly powerful. The diminutive Asterix and his giant best friend Obelix engage on adventures that often involve many Roman soldiers getting beaten up.
Asterix: MegaSlap will challenge players to launch a Roman soldier as far as possible with a single punch. Players will have access to a wide range of wacky customization options that will help Asterix send the Roman soldier into all sorts of far off places featured in the series, such as Rome, Egypt, and Lutetia.
Bulkypix has announced that Asterix: MegaSlap will be released on iTunes at the price of $0.99 for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad on July 25th, 2013. An Android version will follow soon after.
The Develop conference held in Brighton, UK provides video game developers a chance to network and share ideas about video game development. This year, the 100% Indie stand provided space for indie developers to meet and get their games published on the Samsung Apps store.
“This is 100% Indie’s first Develop conference and it was a huge success. It was a brilliant opportunity to meet developers and technological pioneers and celebrate the genuine passion and talent in this industry. There’s a huge amount of raw talent out there and it was exciting to meet so many developers who are keen to bring their games to market as Samsung Apps,” said Joe Wee, founder of Chillingo.
Joe Wee and Samsung are the main drivers behind the 100% Indie initiative, which has brought over 30 games to the Samsung Apps store. This year, organizers observed a huge explosion in retro styled games inspired by the 8-bit and 16-bit era gaming.
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.
