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Awesomenauts Retail Release Later This Week

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June 18, 2013

Ronimo Games in conjunction with Merge Games, have today announced that the XBLA, PSN and Steam smash-hit; Awesomenauts will be shipping out as a retail collector’s edition later this week.

The collector’s edition for PC, Mac and Linux is truly ‘awesome,’ and comes complete with: a disc-based copy of the game, soundtrack, huge DLC costume pack, sticker and a key that lets you gift the game to your friends. The game will be available on the 21st June, 2013 and you can pre-order it through the Merge Games website here.

Awesomenauts is an ‘awesomse’ 3-on-3 action/platform/shooter with a distinctive 80s cartoon vibe. We reviewed Awesomenauts back when it was released last year and quite enjoyed it. For all that sweet 1980s, cartoony, Awesomenauts news as it becomes available, stay tuned to Capsule Computers.

30 Minute Thief Presentation from E3

Zac Elawar

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June 18, 2013

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On day 2 of E3 2013, at Sony‘s PlayStation 4 Announce event, members from the Thief development team over at Eidos Montreal gave a substantial presentation of the game.

This is one of the first solid looks that we’ve received of the stealth title in action. Producer Stephane Roy narrates during parts of the demo, explaining what is on-screen from a design standpoint as well as giving insight into the development process. After the on-stage portion concluded, Roy sat down for an in-depth interview, answering some burning questions on this fourth entry in the popular series. The video can be viewed embedded at the bottom of this article.

Also check out this batch of concept art and screens from E3.

New Pain & Gain Poster

Zac Elawar

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June 18, 2013

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Paramount Pictures‘ action-comedy Pain & Gain will be coming to cinemas nation-wide August 8.

Visibile to the right is the brand-new poster, featuring main protagonists Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson).

Although the film is based on a true story that isn’t funny in the least, this Michael Bay directed romp is hoping to make us laugh at these gym-junkie extortionists known as the Sun Gym gang, of which Adrian “Noel” Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) is also a member.

You can also check out the most recent International Red Band trailer embedded below.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown iOS Port Incoming

Sergei Lazarev

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June 18, 2013

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2K and Firaxis Games have announced that the turn-based tactical RPG, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, will be heading to the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch 5th Generation.

2K is promising the “complete XCOM experience” from the console and PC versions, optimised for the touch interface of iOS devices. GameCenter support and iCloud functionality is on the cards, with head-to-head multiplayer to be added at a later date as a free update.

2K have generously provided one screenshot, viewable below. How this will play out, though, we don’t yet know. But fan reactions may be kinder to this port than the other recent iPad announcement, Deus Ex: The Fall.

Check out our review of the PC version here, in case you missed the hit title last year.

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Now Has Everything But Hellfire Missiles

Sergei Lazarev

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June 18, 2013

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Parrot has revealed a whole bunch of cool upgrades for its revision to the revolutionary AR Drone, 2.0. The gadget sporting the tagline “further, faster, higher” will include new features such as the Flight Recorder, a 50% longer lasting battery and a Director Mode.

We’ve summarised the full list of upgrades below, check it!

Flight Recorder

Will be available from September 2013 for AU$119/NZ$149
Saves flight data and GPS-localised information
Saves and records position +/-2 metres of quadricopter
Data can be viewed in 3D and analysed through the AR Drone Academy maps
4GB of flash memory can record two hours of HD video

Click & Go Piloting Mode

One click on smartphone or tablet selects destination on a map
Adjust speed and altitude and drone reaches target (depending on Wi-Fi range)

Return Home Feature

One-click Home button returns drone to original departure location

Director Mode

Available through the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 piloting app for AU$4.49/NZ$5.29
Nine preset flight movements eg. forward/backward travelling, panoramic, crane, etc. with adjustable speed
Camera settings include: white balance, saturation, exposure etc.
Post-production settings improve image stability via detailed graph
Sequence editing allows you to keep or delete video cuts
All videos can be shared via the piloting app on Youtube, Facebook or the AR Drone Academy

High Density Battery

New high density Lithium-Polymer Battery allows the drone to fly non-stop for 18 minutes
Price listed as AU$79/NZ$99

Rescue Mode

Two propeller movements – random shake and over balance, can recover the drone from obstacles or trees from a smartphone or tablet device
Available for free after updating the AR Drone piloting app in the App Store

The drone itself can be had in Australian stores for around $300. A full list of technical specifications can be found on their site here.

Honesty Box E01: Company of Heroes 2

Oli Delgaram-Nejad

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June 18, 2013

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So over the past few weeks I’ve been quietly working on a project that now goes by the name of ‘Honesty Box‘ – a weekly video review series wherein I take any title that has caused severe frustration and batter it to the best of my abilities within a two minute time limit. Expect the odd expletive and bizarre analogy here and there…

Episode One takes a look at the much anticipated PC Strategy Company of Heroes 2 Open Beta, and some of its more obviously buggy elements that didn’t get a mention in my written preview, which focused more on the positive aspects of the game.

Do you have a game in mind that you think deserves to undergo the Honesty Box treatment? Let us know in the comments somewhere or drop me a tweet directly.

Check out Episode One below.

The Witch and the Hundred Knights gets some actual gameplay footage

Travis Bruno

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June 18, 2013

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It seems like forever since we heard about The Witch and the Hundred Knights being developed by Nippon Ichi Softworks. It has been delayed nearly a year at this point but finally the game is set to be released in Japan.

As such, the company has given us some of the first actual gameplay footage they have released for the game since it was announced long ago. You can check out the video below. At the moment NIS America it seems that NIS America is still planning on releasing The Witch and the Hundred Knights in North America at some point, but given the amount of delays its received they have not provided a set release date at this point in time.

Love Live! to be given a second anime season and a PS Vita game

Travis Bruno

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June 18, 2013

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Love Live! to be given a second anime season and a PS Vita game

Great news for those of us who enjoyed the Love Live! anime series back when it aired at the start of this year. Today it was announced during the “Love Live! μ’s 3rd Anniversary Love Live!” event that the anime series has already been given a green light for a second season which will air next spring.

Interestingly enough, it was also announced that the franchise would be given a PlayStation vita game sometime during next spring as well, though no details were given about the game during the announcement. NIS America quickly snatched up the license to Love Live! back before it started airing and is currently planning on releasing it in North America sometime late in 2013 or early 2014.

State of Decay downloaded over a half million times in less than two weeks

Travis Bruno

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June 18, 2013

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Today it was revealed by Microsoft that State of Decay, which was released about two weeks ago on the XBLA, has become the fastest selling original title ever to be released on the Xbox Live Arcade. Before you bring it up, it is worth noting that Minecraft is a port of the PC version and therefore isn’t an original title.

Since it’s release on June 5th the title has sold 550 thousand copies at $20 a pop, but even with this success Undead Labs hasn’t been sitting on their hands. The company has been working on releasing a patch which will fix a number of problems that the game has had since it’s release, including a problem with the infestation detection.

Tekken Revolution now available as a free-to-play PS3 title in PAL regions

Travis Bruno

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June 18, 2013

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Tekken Revolution now available as a free-to-play PS3 title in PAL regions

Today Namco Bandai released quite an interesting game in PAL regions in the form of Tekken Revolution. While it may be a Tekken game that fans of the series have come to love, it is interesting thanks to the fact that the company has made it free to play.

The title is completely free to download and players will initially be given eight different characters from the Tekken universe to fight with as they take on AI opponents in Arcade Mode and other players through Ranked and Player matches. The game features a low barrier of entry thanks to some revised command inputs and for the first time ever, characters will be able to level up their favorite fighters by giving them more Strength, Endurance and Vigor to tune a fighter exactly the way they like. Catch some gameplay footage below.