The Playstation Vita has a new title in its library. Gravity Rush is now available at all Australian retailers carrying Playstation Vita titles as well as the Playstation Store for those who prefer a digital copy of the game. It follows the release of the game in North America and Europe, also this week. Japan received the game in February under the title of Gravity Daze.
Developed by Japan Studio, the player controls Kat, a mysterious woman with no recollection of her past. She stumbles upon a cat who gives her the power to manipulate gravity. With this power, Kat is forced into battle with strange creatures who arrive in a gravity storm. The game uses touch controls and the gyroscope alongside physical controls. You can expect Capsule Computers to give our thoughts of the game in our review. In the meantime, check out some screenshots and the box art below.
During the E3 media conference, changes to the Playstation Plus program were announced for North America. For all Playstation Plus Australian subscribers, similar changes have hit every Australian Playstation 3 around the country. Australian subscribers, both current and new, will be offered ten titles instantly, increasing their collection of games. These are:
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (a recent release)
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD
Renegade Ops
Chime Super Deluxe
Outland
Darksiders
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
inFamous 2
MotorStorm: Apocalypse
LittleBigPlanet 2
In addition to those ten games, Plus subscribers will be offered a Playstation Plus Game of the Month, which will change every four weeks and will include blockbuster titles. There will also be an increase presence of the indie scene. The first of these games will be Retro/Grade, which will be available during the summer at no extra cost. This is all on top of the existing offerings of Playstation Plus. Subscription fees will still stay the same. A yearly subscription will cost $69.95 while a 90-day subscription will cost $20.95.
For those of you Aussies that get tired of seeing the west get everything much earlier, you can breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to New Super Mario Bros. 2 as Nintendo of Australia have now confirmed that the game would be hitting Australia on August 18th. As you know, Nintendo released a lot of information for the 3DS sequel thus far and we have now learned that this adventure is all about the coins and will have local co-op, where two can go through the game as Mario and Luigi.
Instead of the standard “get to the end” Mario fare, players must attempt to grab every coin they see with the brand new power-ups that revolve around bringing the loot out of each level. It’s a nice new concept for sure, and one that is sure to grab the interest of anyone who crave the score-attack formula or that go out of their way to collect everything in a Mario game. Set your dates in your calenders, ‘roo lovers, as this next Mario will be out in just two months time.
Are you a hardcore gamer living in the country of Singapore? Are you a gamer that is willing to import from a country known as Singapore? Then you are in luck, as the latest in gaming laptops, the Razer Blade, is now available in Singapore. Yes, that’s right, Singapore.
The worlds first true gaming laptop (suck it Alienware) is now available for the price $3,999.99 at retail outlets, such as the online Razer store and Best Denki Ngee Ann City. This is the first release outside of the US for this particular product.
Be sure to check out the devices store page for more information.
This year’s EB Games Expo is taking place at the Sydney Showground, Olympic Park from Friday 5 October 2012 to Sunday 7October 2012. The organisers of the EB Games Expo have set up ‘Project Gamer’. On their website, EB Games posted the question ‘What Gamer Are You?’, by which they gave the fans the opportunity to become the face of EB Games Expo 2012.
Project Gamer will launch with two events, Saturday 16 June 2012 at EB Games Albert St, Brisbane and Saturday 23 June 2012 at EB Games Westfield Parramatta, NSW. Film crews will be on hand to capture gaming fans explaining just what type of gamer they are. Fans outside of these areas won’t miss out either, as the promotion will extend to online, giving people the opportunity to film themselves and upload in HD to YouTube. This footage will be compiled to make one video package that will air across the weekend of the EB Games Expo 2012.
A $100 gift card up for grabs for the best entries in Brisbane, Sydney and online. Deadline for all entries is 30 June 2012. You can catch more details on the official website.
We have seen American Idol in the video game world quite a bit in the past, spanning all the way back to the Game Boy Advance and Playstation 2. Yes, the show has had a lot of changes since then, but so has this very industry. Majesco today announced that they would be partnering with FremantleMedia Enterprises to publish American Idol games in North America.
“American Idol created the reality television singing competition format that defined an entire genre and grew into a massive pop culture phenomenon,” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco Entertainment. “This exciting entertainment brand has a loyal and active fan base that has generated billions of votes since the series launched. That kind of unprecedented engagement offers a unique opportunity for us to introduce new interactive experiences that develop those social connections.”
“Majesco’s expertise in creating casual and family oriented titles made them the perfect partner for our biggest brand, American Idol,” added Naz Cuevas, Senior Manager, Consumer Products, Hardlines, FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Of course this means that we will be seeing a lot more karaoke in the market, as well as some digitized Steven Tyler models, but this certainly is a big partnership and seeing Majesco expand even more is a pleasant sight to see. As of now, no new American Idol game has been announced, but expect it soon as America’s favorite singing contest is about to make a comeback to consoles in a big way.
Ubisoft hosted their annual E3 conference this year, and to many, they indeed won the entire show due to the good amount of games they had to show, as well as the execution of the entire event. As you all know, actress and avid gamer Aisha Tyler hosted the event, and has been receiving some rough feedback from a few onlookers and critics. This is the feedback we have grown accustomed to, with the name calling, personal attacks, and general hate that everyone sees light up twitter and forums everyday.
Tyler doesn’t take anything lying down though, and has now fired back with some words to put those voices to rest.
Tyler has posted this beautiful letter on her Facebook.
I play.
I’ve played since I was a little kid.
Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.
Since I blew through three weeks’ allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.
Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy’s underoos.
I’ve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.
Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.
Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.
You think you know. You don’t know.
I’ve been a gamer since before you could read.
Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.
Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.
Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddrucker’s.
I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.
I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.
I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.
I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.
I didn’t do any of it for the money.
For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.
I did it because I love video games.
Because I’ve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.
How many games have you done voices for?
How many cons have you repped at?
Your buddy’s Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesn’t count.
I go to E3 each year because I love video games.
Because new titles still get me high.
Because I still love getting swag.
Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.
People ask me what console I play.
Motherfucker, ALL of them.
I get invited to E3 because real gamers know I’m a gamer.
I don’t do it for the money.
I have plenty of money.
I don’t do it for the fame.
Fuck fame.
I do it because I love video games.
I don’t give out my gamertag because I don’t want a mess of noob jackholes lining up
to assassinate me on XBL.
I don’t give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.
I don’t play to prove a point.
I don’t play to be the best.
I play because I love it.
I play.
I’ve been playing my whole life.
I’m not ashamed of it.
I don’t apologize for it.
It’s who I am.
To the core.
I’m a gamer.
So to all the haters out there who claim I don’t play;
To the GAF dicks,
Gamespot trolls,
To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:
Flame away. Go nuts.
Post every jackass comment your heart desires.
I’ll still be playing when your mom’s kicked you out of her basement
and you have to sell your old-ass console
and get a real job.
For now, I say to you respectfully,
and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,
GFYS.
We see a lot of celebrities at E3 each year. Some love them, some hate them. Aisha Tyler performed well at E3 though, and if anyone is attacking her, they should re-watch Ubi’s big press event again. After each title was announced, she showed excitement and a genuine interest. Her eyes were lit up with joy, and you could tell that she was in it for something other than a few extra dollars. I honestly can’t comprehend how someone could attack someone as passionate as Tyler, as she played a perfect ringmaster with all of the games in tow, making the event Ubisoft’s best ever, in my opinion.
You see, people like Usher or Jamie Kennedy come in and make a mockery of our industry while only attempting to promote themselves all of the time. Shouldn’t we offer a little bit of praise to someone who actually cares? I really didn’t know who Aisha Tyler was before E3, and now after seeing this elegant rebuttal, she has earned my respect even more-so now than after her solid hosting job. As gamers, we should definitely protect what we love, but we also have to invite those at the door in with open arms if we ever want to be respected for our passion.
Gaming is not a frat house or special club. It is and has always been a hobby, a sport, a type of art, and a form of entertainment that anyone can enjoy. Aisha doesn’t need to prove herself because you think she “misrepresented” something you like. She is a gamer, and there is nothing anybody can do about it. My hat goes off to Ms. Tyler today. We need more voices like yours in this industry and I can’t wait to see you represent what we all love more in the future.
So if you’re Australian and play Battlefield 3 and bought the Battlefield Premium service that EA is flashing at you, then you probably are the victim of EA’s ‘unintentional’ thievery.
As it turns out, the Battlefield Premium service has been advertised across the board as $49.99 AUD. So basically that is the ‘advertised’ price for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the Battlefield Premium service.
Funnily enough, EA decided to take even more of your money if you were purchasing the Premium service on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Whilst the service is advertised as $49.99 AUD, players weren’t exactly charged that price. As a matter of fact, Xbox 360 users were charged $66 AUD and Playstation 3 users were charged $79.95 AUD, while PC users were the only ones actually paying the advertised $49.99 AUD.
What this means is that EA have taken more money than they in fact told you that you were giving them for this Battlefield Premium service. So how do they make up for this grievous error? By refunding Playstation 3 players $15 AUD and leaving Xbox 360 players crying in the corner at how they got ‘ripped off’ by corporate greed. All the while they have still yet to amend the advertised price which still shows as $49.99 AUD when in fact it’s about $15 AUD short of the real price.
In my opinion it just goes to show that you really shouldn’t give EA your money, it’s their meth. Your money is EA’s meth. Help EA kick their addiction to meth (your money) by not spending a single cent on this absolute garbage that they are spewing. It’s your choice, I’ve made mine.
So Pikmin 3 is real and we are all excited. If you are not excited for this game, leave this article now you pathetic beast. Now that I got that out of the way, let’s talk about Pikmin 3.
As you probably know by now, Nintendo revealed the game as a launch title for their upcoming Wii U console. After eight long years of waiting to see Olimar and those bastardly cute creatures known as Pikmin, Nintendo finally revealed the title.
Now for your viewing pleasure, Nintendo have uploaded some gameplay footage of the title in their Nintendo World Report and as a huge Pikmin fan myself I must say that I am currently a melting pile of giddy goo slapping a keyboard. So stop wasting time reading this and watch the Pikmin 3 gameplay footage below!
The most hardcore and disillusioned man in gaming is back, this time making an appearance on selected Android devices come June 15th in the form of Max Payne mobile, already available for iOS users. The groundbreaking game that started Max’s hardened downward spiral into his own personal demons back in 2001 has been optimised for Android devices and features full HD graphics, high resolution textures and full social club connectivity and has also been decked out with user customisable controls and support for select gamepads via USB connection.
Max Payne Mobile will be available for $2.99US from the Android Marketplace
– iOS users can download the game from the itunes store here
