New footage has been outed for the upcoming grand strategy game for the PC, Total War: Rome II, focusing on Egypt’s stoic queen, Cleopatra. You can check out the trailer below.
After securing her place as leader of the ancient civilisation with the help of the armies of Caesar, Cleopatra stands at a crossroads. It seems it’s up to the player to decide Egypt’s fate. If you take on the role of Rome’s emperor will you continue to foster the alliance? Or will you flatten her rule under the feet of your mighty legions?
SEGA have recently announced a collector’s edition that’s selling out real fast. For us Aussies it seems like EB Games are out of stock but JB Hi-Fi is still accepting pre-orders. If you’re still sitting on the fence check out this earlier footage of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.
Rome II will be out September 3 later this year, let us know if you’re part of the mad scramble trying to upgrade their gaming PCs in time.
After becoming the 2013 NBA MVP, Lebron James will also be awarded the cover spot on the upcoming NBA 2K game, NBA 2K14.
This is the first appearance on Lebron ‘King’ James on a video-game cover and to celebrate there will be a special ‘King James Edition’ of NBA 2K14 also released. The following content is available as part of the ‘King James Edition’:
10,000 Virtual Currency to get a jump start on the competition;
Extra content for the new Path to Greatness mode;
LeBron James unlocked in Blacktop Mode;
The all-new LeBron James Signature Skill available for your MyPlayer.
The game’s boxart can be seen to the right showcasing Lebron James in a victorious pose, presumably after winning a match.
EA Games have just announced that they plan to officially unveil what they call the ‘next generation’ of gaming on Monday, June 10 at 1:00 p.m PT (June 11th at 6:oo am AEST) at the E3 expo. The conference will show off EA titles such as UFC, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA LIVE, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4 as well as a number of exciting surprises.
You can watch the conference at a number of locations including live on Spike TV, on EA’s official website and right here on Capsule Computers embedded below this article.
This is very exciting news for gamers as E3 2013 seems to be about to kick off an EA will surely have a number of exciting games to show off to their fans watching. Be sure to check out the conference on the day for all your updates on EA’s ‘next generation’ of gaming.
10 years after its original PC release, Bulkypix, in co-operation with Numeric Pipeline, is bringing Pendulo Studios classic Runaway: A Road Adventure to iOS. The game itself is the first in the Runaway series of games and features near 100 scenes and more than 30 characters with which to explore the beginning of this cult series.
New York, 2000…
Brilliant science student Brian is getting ready to join the prestigious UC Berkeley, but his life is turned upside-down when he gets caught up in some business involving a stolen crucifix and the mafia. During his desperate escape with Gina, an irresistibly charming nightclub dancer, Brian encounters a cast of colorful characters bent on making their lives a living hell. In a world of thick-headed thugs, desert-stranded drag queens, hippie hipsters and Hopi Indians, it’ll take the utmost cleverness to escape a slew of extraordinary situations and foil numerous traps. Caught up in a chaotic story where murder, money, ambition, Santeria rites and treason are business as usual, Brian’s ultimate goal is to unravel the mystery surrounding the stolen crucifix, which everyone and their grandmother seems desperate to get their hands on!
Runaway: A Road Adventure is available now oniTunes, for more information visit the official Bulkypix site.Check out the trailer below and begin the road adventure.
Some great news for Serious Sam fans has come in from Humble Bundle. This week you will be able to purchase the entire history of the Serious Sam franchise thanks to the partnership between Humble and Croteam. The profits of the Humble Serious Sam Bundle will go towards funding the upcoming Serious Sam 4 from Croteam.
The Humble Serious Sam Bundle can be purchased now for whatever price you want (minimum $1.00) at Humble Bundle‘s website here. The bundle features every Serious Sam game to date, starting with Serious Sam: The First Encounter all the way up to Serious Sam 3: BFE.
To celebrate this incredible bundle that is the Humble Serious Sam Bundle, Humble have released a suitably hilarious retrospective video on the Serious Sam series which you can check out below.
American McGee’s Spicy Horse Games Studio has partnered up with DeNA to bring a brand new game to mobile gamers that is called Hell Invaders.
This partnership means that Spice Horse’s game Hell Invaders will see release on DeNA‘s Mobage social gaming network for mobile devices.
“We here at Spicy Horse are really looking forward to our partnership with DeNA on Hell Invaders,” said Spicy Horse studio head American McGee. “It’s not very often we get a chance to suck magic knowledge of successful development directly from the brains of such awesome hosts. Combining their DNA with our already bizarre flaming horse form will result in something awesome or hellish – or both!”
Hell Invaders is currently the working title of the game and changes may be made. It is slated to hit the Google Play and iTunes App Store in the future. Stay tuned for more details on Hell Invaders as it comes to light.
Gameloft have today announced that the latest installment in their well known Modern Combat series will be launching later this year on iOS and Android. The Modern Combat is the mobile answer to the Call of Duty franchise, and offers incredible depth of gameplay and visuals that you usually don’t see in an iOS or Android game.
The previous game in the series; Modern Combat 4: Zero Hourwas a fantastic outing for the brand, and for mobile games in general, proving that just because we don’t have buttons and joysticks on our phones, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy these amazing AAA-styled titles. Gameloft have given us a small teaser trailer for Modern Combat 5, and while it doesn’t show much, what it does show is quite amazing. The visuals alone are breathtaking for a mobile game.
Like its predecessors, Modern Combat 5 will be one of Gameloft’s premium-priced games, but as each iteration gets better and better, this pricing is more and more justified. If you want to check out the trailer for Modern Combat 5, then you can do so below. Like many of the big game developers, Gameloft will be making an appearance at this year’s E3 Conference, and we will be covering all the news, so be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers
The trailer reveals an intense action-packed sequence that follows a man free-running across an expansive urban landscape, to escape a deadly race of infected and vicious predators. Staying alive through the night will depend on the players ability to cache supplies and craft their own weapons to defend against an horrendous rampage of aggressive zombies.
Woodkid’s ‘Run Boy Run’ accompanies the trailer for Dying Light, a suitable choice for illustrating what it takes to prosper in the game and defeat the infected population. For all players Dying Light wishes you Goodnight, Good luck!
For those who dare to, check out the trailer below.
It has been three years since Despicable Me introduced a young audience everywhere to the middle-aged super-villain Gru, his three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his lovable yet hopeless Minions. The first film delighted and entertained fans of all ages, and when the sequel was announced, I know I personally couldn’t wait to buy a ticket, sit down, and watch the latest exploits of the Minions… Oh and the rest of the cast too!
Speaking of the cast, the voice acting in this film is phenomenal and really draws the audience in. One of Hollywood’s premier funnymen, Steve Carell reprises his role as Gru, and brings a lot of energy and emotion into the role, really becoming Gru. Joining Carell are other big names such as Miranda Cossgrove, Steve Coogan, Russel Brand, Kristen Wiig and Benjamin Bratt.
Story
The story continues on a little while after the events of the first movie, and follows the exploits of Gru (Steve Carell), who since his heist of the moon has reformed his evil ways and retired from the super-villain lifestyle to raise his three adopted daughters Margo (Miranda Cossgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher), and start his own business – making home made jams and jellies. Gru’s life is pretty normal; trying to avoid being set up on blind dates by his crazy neighbour, planning birthday parties and loving his girls. However his life is turned upside down when the Anti-Villain League recruits him to help track down an unknown super villain who has managed to steal an entire lab out of the Arctic Circle.
So Gru goes undercover, alongside a feisty A.V.L. Agent Lucy Wilde. Through the course of the film, Gru has to deal with his feelings for Lucy, finding the culprit of the Arctic Circle heist, and living through what is undoubtedly his most difficult moment as a father; the day his daughter starts dating.
Despicable Me 2 is a kids movie through and through. If you are expecting an intricate plot filled with twists, turns and an ending you would never see coming, then this isn’t the movie for you. Same goes if you are expecting a whole lot of subtle adult jokes that the kids in the audience wont understand until many years later. Instead the film sticks to its focus – a fun and entertaining kids movie, and it pulls this off to perfection. As a testament to its writing, during my session, even the most mature of audience members were laughing themselves silly when the head of the A.V.L. introduced his name as Silus Ramsbottom, and one of the Minions pointed and chuckled “he he he bottom.”
Even though Gru is the lead, it really is the Minions who steal the show. Being as they don’t have any discernible language, the humor that can arise from them and their situations is nearly endless. Despicable Me grew in popularity with fans young and old due to these little guys and it is easy to see why. Illumination Entertainment created the perfect comic relief – characters who can perform slapstick comedy, hearing and sight gags all without saying a single word. In Despicable Me 2, they play a more active role than in the previous film, and they really do cause some of the movie’s biggest laughs.
The end of the film wraps up everything nicely so that everyone can leave feeling all warm inside and with a smile on their faces. The plot and as such its conclusion might be a little cliché, especially if you are older than a toddler and have grown up watching kids movies, but it is still an enjoyable experience and one that will have you laughing like you were 8 again (he he he bottom).
Visuals
Simply put, the movie looks outstanding. Illumination and Universal really pulled out all the stops in making this animated feature’s look feel as fun as its writing. The art style is unique onto itself, giving individuality and something special to every aspect, be it the characters or the settings. There is a lot of colour in the movie and it all stand out very vibrantly so as to engage the younger members of the audience. The vibrance and shine of it all works well in the film’s favour and adds to the sense of fun and excitement that you expect.
The Characters in Despicable Me 2 all look unique, even the most mundane of background extras. In fact, Characters are so distinct that even just seeing their silhouettes will let you guess who they are. Many of the Minions even have slight differences between them, from the slightest height difference, to the amount of strands of hair they have. The detail in character design really shines through.
While everything pops and shines and leaps off the screen on its own, it is definitely helped by the film’s 3d. Although you can see the movie and enjoy it perfectly well in 2d, it is easy to see that this really was a movie made to be watched in 3d. Illumination have mode many wonderful scenes where things look like they are exploding out of the screen, or characters are reaching out. It really helps immerse people into the movie and you can tell that serious time and care has gone into the effects instead of it just being added in as an afterthought.
Audio
The Audio in Despicable Me 2 is as fantastic as the visuals. The voice cast do an outstanding job of bringing life and energy to the characters, complete with a wide range of emotions. None of the performances sound stale, and you can feel that the actors were completely enjoying themselves while filming. A special shout-out should go to Benjamin Bratt, who only stepped in to the recording booth in May after Al Pachino left the project. Bratt’s performance like the others feels fun and energetic, which is especially notable due to how little time he had to prepare.
It isn’t just the actors that make the movie great to listen to, the soundtrack composed by Pharrel Williams, who brings his all to the soundtrack and gives the movie a life of its own. It retains some similar themes and tunes from the first movie but those are few and far between with much of the film’s musical accompaniment being completely original.
I know I have talked a lot about the Minions, but they get a special mention here too, as they have some of the funniest musical numbers in the entire film. Performing a completely gibberish version of the classical ballad, ‘I Swear’ then transitioning that into an up-beat rendition of Y.M.C.A. not only feels natural, but really sums up the entire feel of the movie.
Overall
Despicable Me 2 is a fun, colourful experience that is suitable for kids of all ages. It never takes itself too seriously and unless you have a heart of stone, you will be laughing along and enjoying the ride. There isn’t anything overly dramatic, and no real depth to the plot, so if you go in there expecting an emotional roller coaster like Toy Story 3, or one filled with subtle adult-themed jokes like Shrek then you will be disappointed. However, for those who are looking for a fun hour and a half, or something to entertain the kids, then I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Oh and just a heads up for everyone out there, the Minions are getting their own movie next year.
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Ubisoft and Limbic Entertainment’s Might & Magic X: Legacy has entered the open development phase. A website has been set up to guide fans through the development of the game by voting on game elements and interacting directly with the development team.
Taking cues from other old school RPGs Might & Magic X Legacy (a reboot of the Might & Magic series) allows players to create their party of four heroes, choose their races, classes and skills, and determine the fate of Ashan.
