Melbourne indie developer, SmallGreenHill, has a new game coming out soon for the Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The game? Man in a Maze, a game where the man in question tries to win a set of steak knives on a ridiculously over the top game show of stealth and robot security systems.
Man in a Maze mixes humor and danger in over 80 mazes and 4 maze themes, including Urban, Hedge, and Medieval. Armed solely with a ball, the player must make it through all the mazes it get the fabulous prizes, while unlocking more advanced equipment to use, since a ball just ins’t going to cut it in the long run. With new gadgets like mines and cloaking, those robotic guards shouldn’t stand a chance. Be sure to check out the screenshots in the gallery below.
Ya2 is a brand new indie developer, who has released their first game today. Plith is a puzzle based game where players have to set gears to get the rotating green ones to rotate the red gears too. A pretty basic concept, but the 3D graphics look very well done and there is more than just the stand find the right spot. Gear can’t be moved after placement, but can be destroyed and from the trailer below the board isn’t all that static. With over 100 levels across 5 worlds, it looks to have a whole depth of gameplay.
Plith has been released for Linux, Mac, and PC through various indie publishing sites as well as the Ya2 homepage HERE. As their first game, we’ll have to see how well it can do and hopefully what other ideas they can bring to the industry too.
PDP have formed a licensing agreement with Nintendo to produce accessories for Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad featuring classic Nintendo characters.
PDP Mobile, a devision of Performance Designed Products have formed a partnership with Nintendo to produce accessories for popular mobile devices such as Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad and Kindle Fire featuring popular Nintendo franchises such as Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong and many more. Accessories will include casing that feature brilliant graphic treatments, high gloss and rubberized finishes, metal and bamboo materials, sleek design with full access to all buttons and ports.
Nintendo Licensed cases will range in prices from $29.99 to $44.99 and be available in Fall 2012.
Another TV Spot for The Dark Knight Rises has risen!
A brand new TV Spot for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises has been releases showing off brand new footage. It appears Gotham is going to go into out right civil war and the rivalry between Batman and Bane has never appeared more fierce. It seems that the trilogy really will go out with a gigantic bang!
A variety of vehicles are displayed including The Batcycle, The Batmobile, another armoured car that looks like The Batmobile and the brand new war machine of Batman’s – The Bat. The Dark Knight Rises is set to hit theaters July 20th.
With the familiar Spider-Man origin story being re-told, re-imagined and rebooted in theaters next month, Gameloft are bringing a game based on the film to iPhone, iPad and Android devices as well. To hype of the game which will launch around the same time the film releases in theatres, Gameloft have released a teaser trailer entitled “Prologue” re-telling the familiar story in a similar style to the upcoming reboot.
After a display of motion comic themed antics and a voice over telling the tale, we are given a quick glimpse of gameplay footage. The gameplay appears to be reminiscent of Gameloft’s last game starring the famous web-head, Spider-Man: Total Mayhem but with perhaps more of a sandbox/free-roaming approach and a much more serious presentation. It’s not much to go by, but The Amazing Spider-Man from Gameloft is showing promise! Let’s hope the game delivers when it swings to mobile devices on June 28.
Until then, enjoy watching the Prologue teaser below!
EA has announced some new information about the upcoming Sims expansion pack, The Sims 3 Supernatural, about the addition of werewolves to the Sims universe.
In the game the werewolves have the most turbulent lifestyles, going from a normal life, to getting super strong, emotional and totally unpredictable. Who else thinks this will lead to a lot of desperately trying to cancel an action?
Werewolf Sims possess the ability to morph between human and wolf form, either by will or an uncontrolled transformation due to low mood or the rise of the full moon. This will not cause them to turn into a full wolf, but their features will definitely become more wolfish, with some pretty hectic body hair, a more animalistic face, and claws from the fingertips.
While werewolves are intimidating and indulge in some pretty inappropriate behaviors, they also have a sense of honour that stops from them recklessly spreading the curse, and they can also develop their lycanthropy skill and reduce their uncontrolled transformations and increase their hunting prowess.
Don’t worry, having a werewolf won’t limit your options for having kids. You can either have kids with other werewolves, or normal Sims, which will mean there’s a 50/50 chance of your child being a werewolf. Look out for such wolf-like behaviour in toddlers such as howling, scratching and practice hunting. Then, as they become children they will behind to transform between human and wolf form, and when they become teens they will inherit all the positives and negatives.
The Sims 3 Supernatural is coming out on PC and Mac in September. Stay tuned to Capsule Computers for more information as it comes out!
Bluemouth Interactive are releasing a strategy guide for Darksiders II at the same time as the game’s release, on August 16. The strategy guide will be 256 pages long and readers will be able to explore every thing through it, with a detailed walkthrough that will go over every dungeon and sidequest in the game, item details for each item you can pick up within the game, labeled maps revealing hidden items and objectives, and solutions to all of the puzzles.
Darksiders II is the epic sequel that follows Death, another of the four horsemen, in a storyline parallel to the events of the first game. Death goes through a huge journey trying to redeem his brother and find out what the true reason behind the premature start to the Apocalypse was.
With a larger world, full weapon and armour upgrade systems, as well as more challenge and a new range of enemies to take down. And if you want a little extra help making your way through the game, then no one will hold it against you!
Darksiders II is due for release on August 16, 2012 in the Australia and August 14 in the US on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The WiiU’s date set for a tentative late 2012. Keep tuned to Capsule Computers for more news on Darksiders II as it is released. For more information about the strategy guide go HERE.
Remember the popular short film Mortal Kombat Rebirth and the official web series that followed Mortal Kombat Legacy from director Kevin Tancharoen? Well after all that success word was that Warner Bros was to have Kevin Tancharoen direct a reboot of the film franchise. And now we finally may have some details!
Bloody Disgustinghave done some searching to discover some details about the plot which do seem a a little unsettling. Apparently the story will be focused around “a lowly unlucky supermarket employee who discovers that he has out of this world powers and must decide between good and evil, even though the evil side has helped him discover his true potential and who he really is.” Warner Bros is yet to confirm if this is true.
This is nothing like the video game story at all but fans of Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat adapatation have learnt that while he does occasionally change some details, it’s usually in exchange to make it either more realistic or more violent which is usually a fair trade off.
Kevin Tancharoen is attactched to direct and Oren Uziel has been working on the film’s screenplay. No release date has been revealed yet but it’s been hinted it may come out in 2013. Hopefully we can see a live-action Fatality on the silver screen soon!
Some more additions to Gamevils Google Play library with the release of Soccer Superstars, the first title in the franchise to be made specifically for smart phones, combining customisable RPG elements with real time sports action, sure to please a wide range of sports fans. Users are given complete control of both player and team and by drafting, upgrading and signing new talent get a glimpse into the management side of the game. Soccer Superstars features 4 different game modes to enjoy, so grab a copy for free and pass, dribble and feint your way through a fully immersive soccer experience complete with sharp crystal clear visuals and intelligent opponents.
“We are excited to release another Superstars game to the smartphone market,” stated Kyu Lee VP and Head of GAMEVIL USA, Inc. “As our line up of sports games grow, we are sure our fans will appreciate the immersive RPG aspect as well as the engaging sports play of our titles.”
For those who prefer the management side of the game, there is chance play which analyses users data and configures wins based on strategic information collected during gameplay.
Soccer Superstars is available for Android devices here and for more information please visit www.gamevil.com
WWE No Way Out 2012 Company:World Wrestling Entertainment Location:East Rutherford, New Jersey Arena: Izod Center Date:17/06/2012 Price:$54.95Order Here
*All photographs featured in this article are a property of World Wrestling Entertainment and can be found on their official site.
This year marked the revival of a very important series of pay-per-views, No Way Out. It was originally discontinued and replaced by the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but it has been brought back and placed in a different month. No Way Out has featured some of wrestling’s most unforgettable and historic moments, who could ever forget the emotional moment back in 2004 when Eddie Guerrero pinned Brock Lesnar to win his first ever WWE Championship, the brutal Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Cactus Jack, the WWE debut of WCW’s New World Order faction, or the five star classic between Kurt Angle and The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight title. It’s pretty clear that No Way Out was an important event, and so bringing it back was a smart move on part of WWE.
This year’s No Way Out took place in June, instead of the usual February slot. The main event featured a steel cage match between John Cena and the Big Show, with the other major main event being the highly layered rivalry between Kane, CM Punk, and Daniel Bryan. The pre-show featured a match between Brodus Clay and David Otunga which ended in a count out. There were some bonus filler matches thrown in, the usual Ryback squash match, another pointless botch-filled match between Hunico and Sin Cara, and a surprisingly decent Fatal-Four-Way tag team match to crown the number one contender for the tag team titles. The surprise tag team match in particular gave a lot of mid-card stars like Tyson Kid and the Uso brothers a chance to shine, not to mention a very excellent high risk spot which made the crowd chant “Holy Shit!”
Another major moment was the appearance of Triple H, to address the situation regarding Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, and that segment would confirm the main event of Summerslam 2012, a match between Brock Lesnar and Triple H.
Thankfully, unlike the title of this pay-per-view, there is actually a Way Out of this Overview section. On with the review!
World Heavyweight Championship – Sheamus (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
As far as opening matches go, you cannot do better than this opener to No Way Out 2012. Dolph Ziggler was in a way a fill-in for the injured Alberto Del Rio, who was originally meant to be in the match. That said, both Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler had some really good matches earlier this year and had a bit of history going into this World Title bout. The match was great, a very fast paced contest with Dolph Ziggler putting on his absolute best. He certainly wrestled much differently in this match, with some really cool spike DDTs and constant use of the sleeper hold. Sheamus did a fantastic job too, and had some good chemistry with Dolph Ziggler and pulled off a really cool finish to retain the title. Overall, the match was a fantastic opener.
Overall: 4.5/5
United States Championship Tuxedo Match – Santino Marella vs. Ricardo Rodriguez
On the night where the Intercontinental Championship received such a major boost in prestige and value, it’s very ironic the United States Championship would get downright insulted and buried the very same night. The US title has such a rich history from the WCW era, and even the WWE variant was held by wrestlers like John Cena, Big Show, John Bradshaw Layfield, and of course the late great Eddie Guerrero. To have the title treated with such disrespect in this embarrassing and awful Tuxedo Match, was painful to witness. This match should never have happened, an absolute travesty.
Overall: 0/5
Intercontinental Championship Match- Christian (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
Following the appalling US title match was this Intercontinental Championship match, which was easily the highlight of the pay-per-view and an instant classic. Christian and Cody Rhodes legitimised the Intercontinental Championship again by putting on a truly dramatic and superb match. This match got better as it went along, with plenty of near falls, counter after counter, and unpredictable pacing. The best part was the closing moments of the match, which featured an intense exchange and reversal of finisher moves, with Christian hitting a picture perfect spear out of nowhere to retain the championship. The Intercontinental title has not looked this good in years.
Overall: 5/5
Divas Championship Match – Layla (c) vs. Beth Phoenix
As much as I admire both these wrestlers and the matches they put on together, you can only recycle this match so many times. We’ve seen Layla and Beth wrestle one match too many, and that’s not really their fault as the women’s division is sorely lacking decent wrestlers. With that said, this contest was decent, and both Layla and Beth tried to shake things up a bit to make it interesting, but in the end it was still exactly what we’ve come to expect from this match-up. Layla hit a pretty unexpected neck-breaker to retain the Divas title.
Overall: 3/5
WWE Championship Match Triple Threat- CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
This match had an amazing build up, and the storyline is perhaps the most layered we’ve seen from WWE in recent memory. AJ’s presence alone is perhaps the reason why things have been so interesting, and all three participants of the WWE title match brought something special to the feud. The actual match itself however, was a bit underwhelming, not that it was bad or anything, but because none of the participants brought in the quality of performance that has made each of them so endearing. Kane, CM Punk, and Daniel Bryan, could have done so much more with this match, and it seemed that they were holding back a bit. The way the match ended in an interesting turn of events, makes it clear that the feud is far from over and perhaps the next encounter will be the classic that everyone wants to see.
Overall: 3/5
Steel Cage ‘You’re Fired’ Match- John Cena vs. Big Show
Old school is perhaps the best word for this match, as it really harked back to the classic cage matches from the 1980s. John Cena and Big Show have never put on the best matches in previous years, but this steel cage match was entertaining. It had plenty of big moves, great display of strength, some cool high risk spots, and unpredictable pacing. It featured some solid storytelling, and the chemistry was good. The way the match ended was quite surprising and interesting with Brodus Clay playing a major role in helping Cena win the match. Overall, a well-executed match that was a lot better than expected.
Overall: 3.5/5
Overall:
No Way Out 2012 is far from being one of the best No Way Outs, or among the best events we have seen this year, but it was solid. The main event was a lot better than what everyone was expecting, and the Intercontinental Championship match and World Heavyweight Championship match were simply superb. The WWE title match could have been worked better but at least the ending was interesting. The card could have been stronger, but overall it was a good pay-per-view.
Bluemouth Interactive are releasing a strategy guide for Darksiders II at the same time as the game’s release, on August 16. The strategy guide will be 256 pages long and readers will be able to explore every thing through it, with a detailed walkthrough that will go over every dungeon and sidequest in the game, item details for each item you can pick up within the game, labeled maps revealing hidden items and objectives, and solutions to all of the puzzles.
