Agharta Studio, the developers of the 1112 adventure game series, have released a new game to iOS today for download for FREE. Shufflepuck Cantina is available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, features hundreds of hours of gameplay, and is designed to not require any loading times. The game includes 9 opponents to compete against, each unique from each other and letting the player learn 9 special strikes as they face them.
In addition to the opponents, players can also collect equipment along the way, as well as plenty to win from the prize machine. The game features over 250 missions for the player to try and complete and 51 achievements to earn in the Game Center. Players can check out the gallery of screenshots below and the trailer embedded below that. Shufflepuck Cantina is available to download from the iOS App Store HERE.
The EB Expo hits the Sydney Showground from October 5-7 and more information has been revealed. The EB Live lineup has been announced and will include the following guests: Ed Boon (NetherRealm Studios), Omar Kendall (Superbot Entertainment), Josh Holmes (343 Industries), the Sega and Gearbox Community Managers, Assassins Creed III Associate Producer, Julien Laferriere and Assassins Creed III Mission Director, Philippe Bergeron.
As for the games, expect The Last of Us, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale and Wonderbook from Sony, Halo 4 and Xbox Live from Microsoft, Assassin’s Creed III plus more from Ubisoft, Injustice: Gods Among Us from Warner Bros Interactive, Tomb Raider and Hitman Absolution from Square Enix and presentations from Sega and THQ. Some of the games above will be playable throughout the event.
The EB Expo is also the scene of the international debut of Mass Effect 3: Paragon Lost at the Madman Theatre. The film is a prequel to the game and details the life of one of Shepard’s closest allies, Alliance Marine, James Vega. The film is a collaboration between Bioware and Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Kill Bill: Vol.1).
There are a few new games added to the playable list. These include Company of Heroes 2, The Hip Hop Dance Experience, Crysis 3 and, at the Playstation booth, God of War Ascension. These four titles have been added to an already stellar lineup of games that will be playable, including Assassin’s Creed III, Playstation All Stars Battle Royale and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
The Expo will also feature local developers. The list of Australian developers include Limerocket, Silver Nova Software, Convict Entertainment, Wicked Witch, Element 105 Divisive Media, The Giant Machine, Nnooo, Epiphany Games, Pubgames, Voxel Agents, Playside, Animal Logic and Big Ant. Make sure you check out our own talented developers at the Expo in the Homegrown Gaming Precinct.
Coming to the Expo for the first time is the inaugural Navy Big Game. This is an invitational pitting Aussie gamers against the Navy Team Of Stars featuring Dave ‘Walshy’ Walsh and Michael ‘StrongSide’ Cavanaugh. A team of four players comprised of competition winners will have the opportunity to play against the Navy Team of Stars, with great prizes on offer. Local Aussie gamers can take part in the Navy Big Game event at the EB Games Expo by entering online at www.ebexpo.com.au or through Xbox Live. Entries open on the 17th of September and close on the 30th of September.
With so many games on offer, international guests and the chance to check out the local scene, it seems the EB Expo is gearing up to be the biggest gaming event in Australia for quite some time. If you want to experience the EB Expo, then you better act fast. 15,556 tickets have already been sold to the public, so demand is high. You can purchase tickets from any EB Games store, www.ebexpo.com.au or through Ticketek (www.ticketek.com.au). Only general admission and selected Gamertickets are available. All other tickets (Ultimate Gamer, Express, Family and selected Gamer passes) have been sold out. Below are pictures of what the Playstation booth will look like at the Expo.
Check out Capsule Computers for comphrensive pre-Expo coverage, as well as the Expo itself as Capsule Computers will be in attendance. If you do attend the Expo and see us there, don’t be afraid to come up an say hi.
Who doesn’t like free things right? From the makers of Bad Apples and Shave Me!, Metaversal Studios’ Elemites has been released on the App Store andyes, it’s free! In this real-time scrolling strategy game (RTSS) for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, users play as a wizard who has found a magic book giving him the power to summon elemental creatures known as Elemites.
After having been chased out of his village by angry villagers when one of his spells didn’t turn out well (he is sadly a very incompetent wizard!), he now seeks vengeance! Taste the sweetness of his newly found goal by using powers such as flame throwing and summoning lightning bolts, and calling upon Elemites to destroy everything! The nobles, peasants, knights, priests – let your reign of terror show them who’s boss!
Hasbro president and CEO, Brian Goldner recently spoke at the UBS Best Of Americas 2012 Conference revealing some of the companies’ future plans for the Transformers franchise. Apparently while Transformers: Dark of the Moon did generally well at the box office, it sold less toys than expected – which is exactly what these kinds of films are meant to do. This has encouraged them to take Transformers 4 in an entirely new direction.
So what does this mean? An entirely new cast of robots! After all, the last three films have been pretty much the same robots, so pretty much generating the same toys. This new cast will shake-up the franchise with new faces and new storylines, giving movie viewers something new, kids new toys to buy and also Michael Bay a chance to set up a new trilogy for the next director after he leaves the series. Word is this new script will even include some action “off planet” as well! A temporary logo has also been revealed, which you can see above.
Transformers 4 is expected to hit cinemas on June 27, 2014.
Actually, it’s 300: Rise of an Empire. That’s the new title for the highly anticipated sequel to the hit 2006 film based on the Frank Miller comic book miniseries. The sequel was formally known as 300: The Battle of Artemisia.
300: Rise of an Empire will tell the story of Greek General Themistocles, who lead Athens against Persian Invaders whilst the Batte of Thermopylae took place, the battle depicted in the original film. The film is currently in production and stars Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santoro, Igal Naor, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Andrew Tiernan.
So prepare for glory! 300: Rise of an Empire is expected to charge it’s way to cinemas on August 2, 2013.
This is something I’ve wanted to hear for a very long time!
At Comic-Con this year an unfinished test reel was shown staring the Avenger Ant-Man which drove fans wild. However Marvel have refused to reveal the footage to the public outside of the event.
But things may change! Marvel producer Victoria Alonso recently told Omelete(via Collider) in an interview that “Edgar (Wright) is on board the project but will film The World’s End first. He has written a script and will hopefully work soon with Marvel. But what fans really want to see is this test footage only a select few people on the planet have seen. On that topic, Alonso said the following:
“What we showed at Comic-Con was a video still unfinished and we are working to finalize it. And I think you should see it, but do not know where yet. We always hear what the fans are saying and doing everything to meet what they ask. I do not know if we’ll publish it online , but I have no reason to imagine that is not a good way. If that’s what the fans want….”
Rumor has it that that Ant-Man will start production in 2014.
Godzilla and Ninja Turtles are going to have a showdown at the box office!
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have revealed a release date for their approach at the Godzilla franchise: May 16, 2014. Fellow pop culture fans may also recognize this as the release date set for another popular franchise that is getting a new take on things by Paramount Pictures: Ninja Turtles.
With Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures challenging Paramount Pictures in a battle for ticket sales, it can make one wonder if Ninja Turtles will move or stand its ground after the last release date change.
While it seems like smooth sailing so far for Godzilla, it’s been a struggle for Ninja Turtles. Firstly there was controversy over the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles no longer being teenager or mutants but rather aliens, then the film was postponed by 10 weeks due to writing. Now with Godzilla launching on the same date, things aren’t looking to good for the shelled warriors.
Will Godzilla be king of the box office? Guess we’ll have to wait until May 16, 2014!
The alternate side of the traditional fantasy tale is being explored in Of Orcs and Men, a new RPG hitting stores and consoles next month. The game is a product of a partnership between Spiders (Faery: Legends of Avalon and the Testament of Sherlock Holmes) and Cyanide (both Game of Thrones titles). It follows the tale of an Orc and a Goblin as they make their way through the human Empire to assassinate the man who has been causing them so much trouble – the Emperor.
The newly released screenshots show off the graphics engine that was wholly developed by Spiders, and boast a strong, rich fantasy style. That hefty looking fellow above is one of the main protagonists, a warrior Orc named Arkaïl who will be accompanied on his journey by Styx, the thieving Goblin. Make sure and click on the thumbnails below for a larger version of the shots.
Of Orcs and Men is to see a retail release across the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 11, and will become available for worldwide PC download on October 18.
Bethesda have been releasing a series of video-based developer diaries focusing on their upcoming game Dishonored. The latest of which has just been released under the title ‘Experience’. It dives into the experience that the game provides players and how everyone will have a different experience depending upon the choices they make.
Dishonored is to be released on the 9th of October on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. You can check out the third Dishonored developer diary video focusing on ‘Experience’ below. Be sure to let us know what you think of this very interesting new title from Bethesda in the comments section.
As many of you may know, NIS America always releases their anime titles in special Premium Edition packages when they first are released. Well, only a few of you may know that sometime down the line, certain anime are given a standard edition release as well.
Interestingly enough, NIS America has only done this with a couple of past releases so it may come as a small surprise to learn that they have now announced that Occult Academy will be getting a standard release. The reason this is a bit surprising is the fact that Occult Academy was released around six months ago while a few earlier releases have not been given the same treatment.
It is worth noting that this standard version of Occult Academy will only contain the Blu-ray version of the anime and it will cost $54.99 when it hits various online retailers on October 9th. As for the show itself, Occult Academy follows the story of a bunch of high school students that tackle various mysteries and supernatural phenomenon.
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