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Thanksgiving Day Competition!

Philip Federico
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 

[Background Information]

Thanksgiving Day is is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada, with several other places around the world observing similar celebrations. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Today, thanksgiving is a festival of family reunion. Family members gather for a reunion to give thanks for the good things that they have. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious traditions, but today is celebrated in a more secular manner.

From everyone here at Capsule Computers we would like to wish everyone in the USA a happy Thanksgiving Day!

We have  2 x $25 US Amazon Vouchers to give away

TO WIN

For your chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher answer the following question :

“What and how and where you will be spending your Thanksgiving Day Holiday?”

 

Lucky winners will be selected on November 25th, 2012.  Good luck to you all!

**SPECIAL NOTE**

When you enter please leave a VALID email address so we can notify you if you are one of the 2 lucky winners. 

Next-Gen Xbox Coming In Two SKUs – Set-Top Box And Full Console?

Zac Elawar
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Microsoft may just be developing two versions of the next-gen Xbox – one that will act as a set-top box, capable of playing casual/downloadable games only, and the other being a full fledged home gaming console.

The rumours – as they expectedly have not been directly addressed nor confirmed by Microsoft – come to us by way of The Verge, who claim their sources are familiar with the goings on at Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond, Washington. Their sources also state that the consoles will be revealed sometime in 2013 ready for a launch window in the Holiday Season.

Again, although Microsoft did not directly address the rumours, when The Verge contacted them for a comment, they did respond with a generic mission statement for the future of the brand:

“Xbox 360 has found new ways to extend the console lifecycle by introducing controller-free experiences with Kinect and re-inventing the console with a new dashboard and new entertainment content partnerships. We are always thinking about what is next for our platform and how to continue to defy the lifecycle convention.”

Apparently, the ‘set-top Xbox’ will run a variation of Windows 8 (no surprise there), and while no solid hardware specifications have been discovered or reported, it will supposedly utilise a chipset that will allow the device to stay in an “always-on” state, enabling users to resume their TV and entertainment usage almost instantly from a lightning quick boot.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this plan. Would you be interested in such a device, or are you planning on purchasing the fully-capable home console version alone? Let us know in the comments below!

Roccat Lua Hits Stores

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Roccat’s new entry level mouse the Lua hit stores today. The Lua is a modern remake of the classic three button mouse that preceded the modern mouse equipped with a wheel.  The mouse body is ambidextrous, so lefties aren’t left out in the cold and the bottom of the mouse uses PTFE (more commonly known by its brand name Teflon) for low friction movement. The Roccat cat logo lights up blue while the body is covered in a soft coating.

It is armed with a R2 Pro Optic sensor that can be set to 250, 500, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, and 2000 DPI with a press of a button located below the mouse wheel. The Roccat Lua is available for a MSRP of 29,99€. Check out the Lua here.

Rise Of The Guardians Character Introductions and More

Zac Elawar
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DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated feature, Rise of the Guardians, will be releasing here in Australia on December 13th, and along with the action poster on the right, we have many new clips to share with you all.

Firstly, for those who are unfamiliar with the upcoming family film, which is poised for great box-office success in the holiday season, here is the official Rise of the Guardians synopsis:

DreamWorks Animation’s Rise Of The Guardians, is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Now, to get us all acquainted with its ensemble cast of protagonists, Paramount Pictures AU have shared with us the following video character introductions:

Meet Jack Frost

Meet Sandy

Meet North

Meet Tooth

Meet Bunnymund

Rise of the Guardians had it’s UK Premiere exactly one week ago at The Empire Leicester Square in London. We also have a video news-wrap of the event:

And finally, to view the official Australian trailer for Rise of the Guardians, watch the video below. ‘Like’ the Rise of the Guardians AU Facebook page to stay up to date with official news, updates and promotions leading up to the AU release on December 13th.

Indie Royale The Stuffing Bundle Released

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Indie Royale is in the festive spirit with the Stuffing Bundle to celebrate American Thanksgiving. A little change in the usual bundle setup this time as Indie Royale is supporting Streamlicious, a hundred hour indie game stream for charity. As part of the celebrations, Indie Royale is giving away ten free bundles to those tuning in on November 23rd.

The Stuffing Bundle contains Telltale Game’s adventure game Puzzle Agent 2 (the first Puzzle Agent was featured in a previous bundle), Cockroach’s point and click adventure game The Dream Machine Chapter 1-3, Tilted Mill’s city builder Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, 11 Bit Studios’ reverse tower defense game Anomaly: Warzone Earth, and ScaryPotato’s retro platformer Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery. The bundle has a moving minimum price and those who pay more than $8 will receive yogurtbox’s chiptune album Tree of Knowledge.

Check out the bundle here.

Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight Bundle is on Now

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Tim Schafer’s Double Fine runs a two week game jam that happens every year. The company stop work on all their projects, split up into small teams, and spend the next two weeks creating  several brand new games. Amnesia Fortnights has spawned some of Double Fine’s greatest games such as Costume Quest.

This year, Tim Schafer is opening up Amnesia Fortnight to the public in support of Child’s Play charity. The devs at the company have pitched 23 ideas and are allowing buyers of the bundle to vote for four prototypes they want to see made. In return, buyers will receive prototypes of Costume Quest, Happy Song, and the four winning ideas as DRM free downloads and Steam keys. Additionally, the whole session will be live streamed for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Those who pay more than the average will also receive the prototype for Brazen. Check out the bundle here.

Paul Cuisset and Vector Cell Partners with Anuman Interactive

Jamie Laike Tsui
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The mind behind such games as Time Traveller, Darkstone, Flashback, Operation Stealth and Moto Racer Saga Paul Cuisset and his studio VectorCell has partnered with French game publishers Anuman Interactive.  “I’m very happy to start a collaboration with Anuman Interactive, a publisher who is today one of the best advocate of French creation,” said Paul Cuisset. Cuisset started developing games in 1987. He began his career working on Operation Wolf and Space Harrier. He left the games industry in 2003 only to return three years later with the opening of VectorCell

Anuman Interactive is at Game Connection Europe next Wednesday and plans on making a major announcement every day for a full week. Their biggest announcement is slated for Monday the 26th.

New Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer

Jamie Laike Tsui
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EA and Bioware are celebrating the recent transition to a Free to Play option in Star Wars: The Old Republic with a brand new trailer. Players now have the choice between paying a monthly subscription fee for unlimited access to Star Wars The Old Republic. Alternatively, players can play for free with several restrictions in place. They can use either micro-transactions to remove certain restrictions  and gain preferred status or transition seamlessly into a full monthly subscription.

Players who originally purchased the game and allowed their subscriptions to lapse will immediately gain Preferred Status and a complimentary Cartel Coin grant.  A website explaining all the restrictions for free to play players is found here.

Marvel Avengers Initiative Smashes onto Android

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Marvel Avengers Initiative has been smashing up the sales chart on iTunes since its release back in September. Finally, Android owners will get the opportunity to get in on the action with their very own Android version. The game is optimized to take full advantage of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 graphics chip. To celebrate the Android launch, the game is on sale on the iTunes App store for $0.99 USD/AUD. Get it here. The Android version is on sale for $4.99 USD here. Check out our review of Marvel Avengers Initiative here.

There are a limited set of devices that Avengers Initiative runs on, so make sure you own one of the devices listed below.

– HTC One X
– HTC Evo 4g
– HTC Incredible 4g
– LG G2x
– LG Nitro HD
– Motorola Droid 3
– Motorola Atrix 4g
– Motorola Photon Q 4g
– Samsung Galaxy Nexus
– Samsung Galaxy SII
– Samsung Galaxy SIII
– Samsung Galaxy Note
– Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
– Asus Nexus 7
– Asus Transformer Prime
– Asus Transformer

EA Celebrates Mobile Entertainment Awards Nomination and Thanksgiving with Sale

Jamie Laike Tsui
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EA has a lot to be thankful this year like being nominated for the sixth year in a row for the Mobile Entertainment Awards for Best Mobile Games Publisher. The awards are held in London, England every year and winners are selected by a 400 member jury panel. Additionally, today is Thanksgiving in the United States.

So to celebrate, EA Mobile is knocking down the prices of some of their biggest titles with a huge sale. EA Sports FIFA 13 is at the lowest price ever, Monopoly Millionaire is on sale for the very first time since release, and in-app purchases in freemium titles like Bejeweled Blitz, Monopoly Hotels and World Series of Poker are also on sale.

For additional sales on other downloads and in-game products, you can check in at www.ea.com/dailydeals.

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