Yup. Since it’s release just a day ago, Order Up!! To Go, by Supervillain Studios, has been featured on the AppStore, and they are giving it away for free!
You play as a chef on a mission to be the best. But that means a lot of hard work! Take orders, cook up meals, add new dishes to the menu, impress critics, and more… This game is a great combination of cooking sim and time management gameplay; we gave it 9/10!
On the 19th of January, Capsule Computers headed out to Insert Coin(s) to check out an exclusive hands on preview of 2K’s The Darkness II. While we were there we had a quick catch up with the game’s producer, Seth Olshfski. Check out the interview below!
What we unfortunately didn’t get on camera in the interview however was while we played The Darkness II, Seth Olshfski himself gave us a little commentary and an insight into what it was like making the game. He pointed out little details in the artwork to such as scratches and such to try and emulate that drawn-up comic book feel. Another cool thing is he mentioned how they secretly give you a tutorial on the first stage, where Jackie’s leg is injured and is dragged through a restaurant, while you must shoots enemies by not giving you too much stuff to learn straight away.
The most impressive part however is that basically writer Paul Jenkins is a bloody genius. His theory behind telling a story is to ‘do’ not ‘show’, so instead of boring cutscenes they did their best to get you involved and interested in everything that happens in the game. That’s epic!
The Darkness II will be available February 10 on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
While we wait for Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection to arrive at our shores in March 2012, Hideo Kojima has provided an interesting update for his other HD remaster project, Zone of the Enders: HD Collection in the form of a twitter update.
The twitter update offers two phone captures of what appears to be the exclusive new animated sequence planned for the release. The quality of the screen captures obviously isn’t good, but it’s nice to have a little sneak peek at some exclusive content.
Zone of the Enders: HD Collection is set for a Western release towards the end of 2012 with no specific release date announced yet.
Masahiro Sakurai, the lead designer of the much anticipated Nintendo 3DS exclusive, Kid Icarus: Uprising, has confirmed today that the game has officially gone gold.
This is good news for fans who have been eagerly awaiting its release as it was one of the earliest titles unveiled for the Nintendo 3DS and is the first entry that the franchise has seen in almost 20 years, with the last entry being Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy in 1991.
Kid Icarus is expected to be released in all gaming territories in March 2012. The reboot of this cult classic franchise is soon upon us.
New screenshots for the upcoming Doctor Who video game entitled Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock have just been released today on the Doctor Who Facebook page. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock developed by BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Supermassive Games, marks a new series of Doctor Who console games.
The Eternity Clock features 11th Doctor and River Song, played by Matt Smith and Alex Kingston respectively travelling across the universe to unravel the mystery of The Eternity Clock. And by the looks of the screenshots there will trouble along the way with the classic Doctor Who villains The Daleks and more recently new villains The Silence.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is set to be released for digital download on Playstation 3, PS Vita and PC in early 2012.
Time of Heroes, the work on Indie developer, smuttlewerk interactive, is a 3D turn-based strategy game with strong roleplaying focus. Why not reminisce on good old turn-based games with this new app? With a modern combat system, easy accessibility and modern graphics, this is a new upgrade to a classic, well-loved formula.
Time of Heroes is set in Atland, a harsh and unforgiving land where humans have set to colonise after their old home was frozen. However, Atland is a tough new home, especially due to the inhabitants adoring the taste of human flesh. Not only do they love eating humans, but Atland has also been the scene of a war that has been going on for thousands of years, so the humans have to find their rare allies to try and overcome the minions of the dark God Detexx.
Time of Heroes has six playable heroes, six playable units, and more than 25 different enemies, as well as plenty of skill-trees and items. With three different difficulty settings and three different Unit Numbers difficulty levels, the game is suitable for a large range of different players, and will be sure to keep you enthralled for a very long time.
The first chapter of Time of Heroes – The Arrival is currently available, with the second chapter in development.
Time of Heroes is available NOW for iPhone and iPad for $0.99 for a limited time (usual price $2.99) – Get it HERE
As if there already wasn’t enough to do in Saints Row: The Third, an exciting DLC mission pack titled GenkiBowl VII has just arrived, and it features several new missions such as Sexy Kitten Yarngasm, Sad Panda Skyblazing, Apocalypse Genki, and Super Ethical PR Opportunity. It also adds new costumes, traps and vehicles to further add to the carnage. All topped off with colour commentary and sports like presentation.
GenkiBowl VII is now available for purchase on Xbox Live (for 560 Microsoft Points), PlayStation Network (for AU$9.25 ) and Steam (for AU$6.99). The pack is free to players who have the Saints Row Season Pass.
On the night of the 19th of January (which happened to be last night), the Oxford Art Factory hosted a night where gamers could re-live the days of the arcade, as well as get their mittens on 2K Games’ next release, The Darkness II, which will be released on February 10 in Australia. It was a night of pure bliss, topped off by 80’s music, game art, alcoholic spiders (the drink, not drunk spiders themselves) and gourmet hotdogs, New York style. Capsule Computers editors Roger Ma and Matthew Vella were joining myself in a night were gaming (specifically The Darkness II) was the focus.
For the arcade lover, this was the night for you. Along the upper level, as well as the lower level, there were an abundance of arcade cabinet and arcade tables to fill your appetite. Of course, there were pinball machines as well. Five of them to be exact. On those arcade machines, some classics were to be found. Games like Street Fighter, Marvel Vs Capcom, Golden Axe and Metal Slug II were present. Even Space Invaders made an appearance. The problem was the fact that it became a crowded mess. The upper level was nothing more than a balcony, meaning space around the arcade cabinets was minimal, even non-existent. In fact, room to maneuver through was usually accompanied by shout of ‘excuse me’ since space was minimal.
Cabinets and pinball machines were not the only gaming devices around. On the lower level, sitting between the one of the bars and the gourmet hotdog stand, there were several arcade tables, littered neatly across the floor. Just like their cabinet counterparts, they offered classic arcade games, like Ms PacMan. Just like the balcony of cabinets, moving around was somewhat restricted, but more freely than the balcony.
However, the old met the new at Insert Coins as the main attraction was the single player demo of The Darkness II. Scores of gamers, both male and female, gathered to experience the re-emergence of The Darkness in the body of Jackie Estacado, the main protagonist. The new gameplay feature quad wielding, as well as the first couple of levels of the single player campaign, was the focus of the demo. The demo was exciting, interesting (story wise) and all around fun. Roger Ma took care of the hands-on impressions. For myself, I would recommend checking this game out, especially for the quad wielding.
For a couple of hours, right there on the stage, the artists went to work. As the focus for the event was The Darkness II, the works of art focused on the game. One artist worked on the faces of the creatures that spout out of Jackie’s shoulders, which is the Darkness, done with a black marker over a green outline. The other used water-based paint and re-created Jackie with one of the Darkness creatures coming out. Jackie also held a recently fired pistol, highlighting the combination of the gameplay elements. I was very impressed with the artworks. It felt like the Darkness.
If you are in Sydney, I will recommend going to Insert Coins, whether you love living in the past or looking forward to the future. Bring your mates along as well. Entry was cheap, only $10 per head, which also covers access to the games. Bring extra for drinks and food, though. Maybe you’ll also bump into your favourite Capsule Computers editor, get to know them… or not.
The worldwide phenomenon that is Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds is set to get a brand new update. Coinciding with Chinese New Year, the “Year of the Dragon” update is set to bring a theme to the game featuring traditional Chinese fireworks, lanterns, Chinese knots, red envelopes.
And of cause 15 brand new levels that players will no doubt be addicted to. The Mighty Eagle will also be getting a makeover, now know as the “Mighty Dragon”. Along with this latest update, Rovio will also release brand-new Year of the Dragon themed merchandise, animation and comic.
The update by the way is completely free. Anyone with Angry Birds Seasons on iPhone, iPad, Anroid and Symbian can go ahead and download it right now.
The second installment of the Max Payne 3 Design and Technology Video series has been released, focusing on targeting and weapons that you can use in the game. The video shows how Rockstar have tried to reimagine the gunplay mechanics of a third person action shooter, going above and beyond what’s available in the market at the moment.
With a precision targeting system that looks like it belongs to a first person game and lifelike weapon animation, Max Payne 3 has a fantastic sense of cinematic realism and immersion. After all, you can’t have such awesome storyline and graphics without hacing some great gameplay to back it up with.
The video also goes into the dual-wielding concept and how this affects gameplay, player’s abilities with dual-wielding, and how dual-wielding affects the animation.
Check out the video below! Max Payne 3 is due for release for PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 15, with the PC version coming out on May 29.
