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Jagged Alliance: Collectors Bundle and Anna: Extended Edition Out Now!

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April 17, 2013

Rain Digital Games have a lot to offer this week, with both Jagged Alliance: Collectors Bundle and Anna: Extended Edition hitting their digital store. Jagged Alliance should strike a chord with a lot of gamers out there, but this bundle has a hefty amount of content as it is, while Anna is set to bring some chills to your PC.

Here is a rundown of both games:

Available now for pre-order, Jagged Alliance: Collectors Bundle ($39.99) is a modern take on Jagged Alliance 2. Developed by Bitcomposer Games, it takes players to the fictitious island of Arulco, where a ruthless dictator has seized power and only a small group of rebels stand to resist her. The game features an updated 3D look and interface, highly detailed character models and a variety of new gameplay features. The innovative “plan & go” combat system combines real-time strategy (RTS) with turn-based elements.
The complete Jagged Alliance: Back In Action Collectors Bundle includes:
Crossfire Expansion — an all new campaign including new mercenaries, environments, and equipment to challenge the player’s battlefield planning skills.
Point Blank DLC
Shades of Red DLC
Night Specialist DLC
Desert Specialist DLC
Jungle Specialist DLC
Urban Specialist DLC
Developed by DreamPainters, Anna ($9.99) is a haunting tale of psychological terror set in an abandoned sawmill nestled high in the Italian mountains. Players are challenged to uncover horrific clues and use them to solve puzzles related to their character’s dark past. Anna: Extended Edition has been updated and expanded based on the feedback of thousands of current Anna players. The new edition features more environments, hours of game play, puzzles, additional gameplay features, enhanced graphics, and an improved interface.

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Sound good? Well, there is a lot more this week for those looking for savings. As part of a “Tax Day Sale”, you can get 15 percent off select titles valued $15.00 and up from April 15-22. For 24 Hours only, players can grab up iBomber Bundle (which includes iBomber, iBomber Defense, and iBomber Defense Pacific) for only $12.99 (20% off). So get to shopping an enjoy the deals while they last.

Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler Developer Diary: Setting The Scene

Zac Elawar

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April 17, 2013

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Sony Computer Entertainment Australia is pleased to lift the curtain on the development process of Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler in this first video diary.

The founder and creative director of Moonbot Studios both provide a little insight into how they created the unique world of Library City and its cast of colourful, noir-inspired characters. Check out the video below! The title protagonist is a detective bookworm who is quite aware that he is inside a book. He travels throughout the course of the game to different sections of Library City, meeting its unique inhabitants along the way as the Wonderbook platform allows you to create novel ways of interacting with the game.

Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler will launch for the PlayStation 3 in Australia on June 14, 2013.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ‘Uprising’ Map Pack Released

Joe Morgan

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April 17, 2013

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Fans of Activision and Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II are a rabid fanbase eager for a steady stream of content and today they get another meal to satiate their hunger for a while.

The Uprising map pack released today exclusively for Xbox 360. The map pack will feature four new multiplayer maps and a new, special zombie offering. The multiplayer maps include the following:

Magma – a modern Japanese village with volcanic eruptions carving multiple paths throughout the town
Encore – a level that takes place in the aftermath of a deserted London music festival and leaves numerous opportunities for plenty of run-and-gun, close quarters combat
Vertigo – a futuristic high-rise mega-structure located in India that features dizzying vistas and multi-tiered pathways
Studio – contemporary re-imagining of “Firing Range”, the fan-favorite multiplayer map from the original Black Ops. It is a Hollywood movie back lot with various cinematic themes

Also included in the map pack DLC is “Mob of the Dead.” This special Zombies experience will put players in the shoes of four prohibition-era mobsters that are serving time in Alcatraz Prison when they discover the bars keeping them in aren’t their biggest problem. The four mobsters are backed by real Hollywood talent (Ray Liotta, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, and Michael Madsen)

The Uprising map pack is available now on Xbox Live for 1200 Microsoft Points. Players who have the Season Pass will not need to purchase anything further.

For more information, you can check out the official age-gated page here and read some of our coverage of the game as well as our review.

Injustice: Gods Among Us Flies Into Stores Today

Zac Elawar

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April 17, 2013

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment are celebrating the Australian launch of Injustice: Gods Among Us (review here) in Australia, now available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (Wii U version to be released at a later date) for $79.95 RRP.

Writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti have crafted a well-paced, constantly unfolding story. Players will embody the most popular DC Comics heroes and villains, such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Aquaman, The Joker and others, as they engage in epic battles in a world where the line between good and evil is blurred (check out these infographics commissioned by Warner Bros. that posit the ultimate hero and villain).

Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios, Ed Boon said;

“NetherRealm Studios was dedicated to making Injustice: Gods Among Us an immersive, action-packed experience. We’ve created an original game with an all-new story filled with iconic characters DC Comics and gaming fans will appreciate.”

The game features numerous locales visited throughout DC Comics lore including Arkham Asylum, Metropolis, Atlantis and more. Arenas are multi-tiered, destructible, interactive playgrounds wherein gamers can play with any of the 24 character roster – from the get-go – executing their uniquely devastating super powers and special moves to take the victory. Also extend your gameplay experience with the S.T.A.R. Labs missions; 240 challenges filled with additional content and unique gameplay only found in this mode.

The voice cast is incredible, with every name recognisable to comic fans. These include, but are not limited to: Stephen Amell (star of the Nine Network’s upcoming new action show Arrow, who reprises his role as the Green Arrow in the game as an unlockable “Arrow” version of the character), Kevin Conroy as Batman, Tara Strong as Harley Quinn and Raven, Neal McDonough as The Flash, George Newbern as Superman, Adam Baldwin as Green Lantern and Alan Tudyk as Green Arrow (regular version).

Collectors among us can purchase the Injustice: Gods Among Us Collector’s Edition, which includes the game disc in a steelbook , an exclusive DC Collectibles statue featuring Batman and Wonder Woman, a special Collector’s Edition of the first print issue of the Injustice: Gods Among Us DC Comics series and three exclusive skins based on Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman from DC Comics – The New 52. The Collector’s Edition is priced at $109.95 RRP and is available in limited quantities.

You can also buy the Injustice: Gods Among Us Season Pass right now from Xbox Live for 1200 Microsoft Points and the PSN store for $21.95 RRP and receive four upcoming DLC fighters for the price of three, as well as a bonus Flashpoint Skin Pack featuring alternate costumes for Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Deathstroke. And don’t forget to download the free iOS game, which utilises a collectible card mechanic and pits players against the A.I. in 3-on-3 tag team combat situations. You can unlock a multitude of rewards (alternate skins, anyone?) across both titles by completing certain achievements.

Sacred Citadel Gets Launch Trailer

Joe Morgan

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April 17, 2013

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Sacred Citadel, the upcoming side-scrolling beat-em-up RPG from Southend Interactive and Deep Silver, releases to the public tomorrow. To celebrate, a launch trailer has been released.

As you can see from the launch trailer video (shown below this article), the game features a vibrant art style and fluid animation. It also showcases the talents of the characters you’ll play as in the game.

For those who’ve not been following the news, Sacred Citadel is a side-scrolling action brawler set in the universe of the Sacred game franchise. It aims to reinvent the arcade feel of classic brawlers while setting the standard for future side scrolling hack-and-slash games.

The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC via Steam. It will also let up to three players jump in the fray together with seamless drop-in/drop-out cooperative play.

For more information, be sure to check out the trailer below and read up on our coverage of the game.

Upcoming The Sims 3 Releases Revealed in Live Broadcast

Simon Wolfe

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April 17, 2013

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Just last week more information was unveiled about upcoming The Sims 3 Island Paradise expansion pack HERE, but now EA has revealed even more in a Live Broadcast about what players can be expecting from The Sims 3 Franchise for the rest of the year. It seems like the expansion pack wont be the only thing avid players can look forward to as a new stuff pack and world were announced.

The Sims 3 Movie Stuff includes all the objects film fans and genre fans could hope for with a variety of themes such as classic Western and horror. The stuff pack will include furniture, decorations, and clothing to add to players’ collections in designing the perfect house. While the new world to be added to The Sims Store, Origin, and retail locations is The Sims 3 Dragon Valley. With new locations for Sims to visit, new objects and clothing for the Sims, and even new Sims themselves, Dragon Valley brings plenty of additional things, but none of which can hold a candle to the baby dragon it will also add.

Players that want to see the The Sims 3 Live Broadcast to get a look at all the upcoming releases this year can watch the archived video HERE. While The Sims 3 Island Paradise will be releasing at the end of June and the Movie Stuff will be releasing in September, the release date for Dragon Valley has yet to be announced. Stay tuned for more on the Movie Stuff and Dragon Valley in the months ahead.

$50 Million Western World Developers Fund to let Kabam help Asian Developers

Simon Wolfe

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April 17, 2013

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What does a company like Kabam do after finding huge success through free to play iOS, Android, and web games? Kill some time with PartyBingo, perhaps? How about create a fund to help Asian developers get into the Western market. That is exactly what Kabam did with the Western World Developers Fund. But they aren’t funding just a little bit of cash to help out a little, the fund is a total of $50 million to ensure that Asian developers are able to not only localize their games, but market them as well.

Kabam has seen some pretty good times with seven games pulling in more than $1 million dollars a month, another two games with $3 million a month, and still two more games with $7 million a month. With titles like Kingdoms of Camelot and Wartune know what they are doing, so now they hope to help developers in China, Japan, and South Korea to get their top games to reach the West.

The WWDevFund will hopefully present Asian third-party game developers the opportunity to increase (possibly double) their existing incomes by allowing them to partake in Kabam’s marketing know-how which has completely revolutionized the industry. These tactics will aid the best Asian game developers in breaking into the west market, opening them up to more publicity as well as revenue.

One thing is for certain, the Asian gaming world is definitely not doing anything wrong since some of the best games to hit the gaming community were spawned by Asian developers. The only reason those games never make a splash elsewhere is because Asian developers struggle to penetrate the western market. Hopefully, with the Western World Developers Fund in place we’ll be able to enjoy a host of popular Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean games in North America and Europe soon enough.

Majora’s Mask 3D Remake Possibly Leaked

Nathan Farrugia

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April 17, 2013

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With a Nintendo Direct scheduled for tonight, it appears one of the big announcements may have been leaked early. Spanish website Xtralife has listed Majora’s Mask 3D for sale on the website and has also noted a November 8th release date. You can see the listing for yourself by following the link and refreshing the page to try and get the recommended titles at the bottom to show the box art. Clicking the box art will just reload the page however.

Now this is only a rumour but this website does have some credibility associated with it. Xtralife first revealed the 32GB Google Nexus 7 3 weeks before its official announcement. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was also leaked in a similar manner. There is also a Nintendo Direct tonight that is promising a big 3DS announcement and the release date of November 8th is common to the time Zelda titles typically release.

Majora’s Mask 3D has been wanted by fans ever since the Ocarina of Time remake also appeared on the system. If this rumour proves true it would only add to the strong line up of titles appearing on the 3DS. Are you hoping the rumour proves true ? We won’t have to wait long too find out as the Nintendo Direct scheduled tonight should clear up any rumours.

Forza Horizon 1000 Club Expansion Pack Out Today

Nick MacLeod

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April 17, 2013

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Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games have announced that the 1000 Club Expansion Pack for Forza Horizon will be available as a free download on Xbox LIVE from today. Featuring more than 1000 new challenges, ten new Xbox LIVE achievements worth 250 Gamer score points, as well as two brand new bonus cars, the 1000 Club Expansion Pack brings an epic new competition that spans the entire open world of Forza Horizon.

The Forza Horizon Festival’s “1000 Club” competition is open to everyone and features more than 1000 car challenges – for every single car at the Horizon Festival. Some focus on speed, such as racing through a speed camera as fast as you can while others focus on driving skills or specific stunts such as burnouts, drifting, catching air, smashing objects, or weaving through traffic at high speeds.

Playground Games’ Ralph Fulton, creative director of Forza Horizon has said :

“Variety is the key to the ‘Forza Horizon’ 1000 Club Expansion Pack. All of the challenges have been custom designed to fit the unique personality and strengths of each car in the game. The game even recognises which cars you have in your garage and will recommend challenges for you to try.”

Most car challenges can be completed with cars included with the standard edition of the game. Those players who have purchased the “Forza Horizon” Season Pass, Rally Expansion Pack, or downloadable car packs will find even more value, with hundreds of new challenges to complete.The 1000 Club Expansion pack also features two free bonus cars in the Ford F100 and the RUF CTR2.

The Capsule Computers review of Forza Horizon can be found here, and the trailer for the expansion pack can be seen below.

Defiance Gets New Gameplay Narrative Trailer

Joe Morgan

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April 17, 2013

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Defiance, which we’ve covered with a review, CC Impact! episodes, and even our podcast, is a futuristic online shooter created by Trion Worlds. The game was created in conjunction with a television show of the same name on the Syfy channel, which debuted in America last night (and Australia the 18th).

With the premiere of the television show yesterday, players can now continue the in-game narrative that takes place in the in-game Episode missions. Players will take on the role of an Ark Hunter and, if they choose, experience the ongoing crossover episodes and missions that weave the television series into the video game.

In a gameplay narrative video released today, we get a little more background on how the world came to be as it is and to show how the world may change in the coming weeks and months.

For more info, be sure to check out the video below this article, check out the show on the Syfy channel, and read all of our coverage here on Capsule Computers!