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PSN Summer Sale for 2011 detailed

Travis Bruno
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Feel like spending a lot of money on the PlayStation Network? Well, don’t worry about your credit card, that is what they have PSN cards for. Either way Sony will be launching their PSN Summer Sale for 2011 next week between July 12th and July 19th and this means you will be able to get plenty of games for much cheaper than average.

There are two versions of the sale, one for those who still are retaining their PlayStation Plus membership and one for those that are no longer PlayStation Plus members. Basically the average deal is that those who are Plus members will receive a 50% off discount while everyone else will only be able to get a 30% discount.

Check out the full list of the games below:

  • Back to the Future: The Game – Full Series (Sale price $13.99; Plus price $9.79; Regular price $19.99)
  • Chime Super Deluxe (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Dead Space Extraction (Sale price $10.49; Plus price $7.34; Regular price $14.99)
  • Hard Corps: Uprising (Sale price $10.49; Plus price $7.34; Regular price $14.99)
  • Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • PixelJunk Shooter 2 (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Risk: Factions (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Shank (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Scott Pilgrim (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Swarm (Sale price $6.99; Plus price $4.89; Regular price $9.99)
  • Tales from Space: About a Blob (Sale price $10.49; Plus price $7.34; Regular price $14.99)

Nyko’s Kinect zoom releasing August 23rd; Microsoft warns against it

Travis Bruno
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Nyko’s Kinect zoom releasing August 23rd; Microsoft warns against it

You may not have a very large living room, but still want to own a Kinect. Then you are in luck, maybe. Nyko announced recently that they will be bringing their Zoom peripheral for the Kinect out on August 23rd and it will only cost $29.99. The Nyko Zoom peripheral is said to allow players to use up to “40% less space” to play their favorite Kinect titles.

Now Microsoft has come out to rain on Nyko’s parade a little bit because they think that the peripheral will hurt their little peripheral. A spokesperson came out today to say to CVG that the “Kinect has been tested for performance, accuracy and environmental conditions thoroughly. Any modification can impact the overall performance of Kinect.”

Could it make the Kinect a bit less accurate than it can be at times? During E3 it seemed to perform well enough for those in attendance, including myself. So whether or not this is Microsoft forewarning those about a faulty product, or just making sure they won’t be the target of any backlash in the future is currently unseen.

Civilization World launched on Facebook

Travis Bruno
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If you work in an office on a computer, you may want to just hand in your resignation to your boss right now because your productivity is probably going to drop to a crawl. The reason for this is because Civilization is now on Facebook in the form of Civilization World. Just like any good Facebook game, it is entirely free to play but you can also purchase extra things of course.

Sid Meier chimed in about his latest time eating creation saying “Our team set out to create an exciting Civilization game for Facebook where for the first time, players can join with their friends to build a powerful empire and rule the world. Civilization World is a fun and engaging game that both fans of the series and fans of Facebook games will find immediately addictive, and we look forward to adding to the experience as the game continues to evolve in this dynamic new gaming world.”

Addictive and Facebook go right alongside one another, just ask the very rich Zynga at the moment how well you can profit off of people’s addictive natures. You can add the Facebook app into your list of games to play and waste time here.

Halo Anniversary soundtrack being handled by Skywalker Symphony

Travis Bruno
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There are many things that can be said about the first Halo, and one of them is that the game had an amazing soundtrack for its time. Now 343 Industries, Microsoft and Pyramind have announced that they will all be working together to provide the Halo Anniversary an even better soundtrack than before. Microsoft Senior Audio Director Krstofor Mellroth and Pyramind Studios Audio Director Paul Lipson will be heading the project.

The team will be using the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra as well as the Grammy Award winning San Francisco based vocal group named Chanticleer to perform the music for Halo Anniversary. Kristofor Mellroth had this to say about the collaboration between the groups and the project itself: “This wasn’t just a simple remaster, it was a completely new orchestration and recording using renowned talent and top live players. We are striving to create the ultimate love letter to Halo fans, and celebrate Marty O’Donnell’s and Michael Salvatori’s original vision with grace and style.”

Arkane Studios Reveal new first-person Action game: “Dishonored”

Dustin Spencer
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Bethesda have been publishing quite a few titles as of late, and judging by this latest news, that doesn’t look to change anytime soon. Today, Arkane Studios and Bethesda announced “Dishonored”, which will be a first-person action game and the first project for Arkane Studios since being acquired by ZeniMax in 2010.

Arkane Studios seem to be putting all their chips on the table for Dishonored, as it is under the direction of co-creative directors, Raphael Colantonio, lead designer on Arx Fatalis, and Harvey Smith, lead designer on Deus Ex. As of now though, a very empty official website (which can found at this link) is all we have at the moment as for as information goes, but the studio have confirmed more news will be released in the upcoming July issue of Game Informer and will also appear on the website in due time. Dishonored is set to release sometime in 2012 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Games for Windows. Stay tuned, as we will be sure to bring you more about Dishonored as soon as we hear it!

Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Due out this November…

Dustin Spencer
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Did you know that there is going to be a new Alvin & The Chipmunks movie out on December 16th? I honestly can’t say I did, but like the other two Alvin movies, a videogame tie-in will also be released alongside a month prior in November and will be available for the Xbox 360 Kinect, baring the same title, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked”. This new Alvin game will let players sing and dance alongside Alvin, Simon, and Theodore as well as their female friends, the Chipettes.

While this may sound like standard fare for a Kinect Dance title, Chipwrecked will allow players to sing, and then play back the audio in a much higher “Alvin-ized” version, a concept that we have never seen done with the device as of yet and certainly fitting for the characters involved. Full body tracking will also be involved due to the Kinect camera, allowing for players to match the Chipmunks dance moves as they sing along.

Majesco, who are publishing the movie tie-in released this comment today along with a synopsis of what we can expect from the actual movie and videogame:

“The Alvin brand has proven to be evergreen with universal awareness and growing appeal,” said Jesse Sutton, CEO Majesco Entertainment. “The extensive customization and combination of dancing and singing to contagious Chipmunk music will deliver a full-featured experience based on the upcoming movie that the whole family can enjoy together.”

The forthcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks movie finds the trio vacationing aboard a luxury cruise liner, turning it into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ on a remote island. The Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked video game continues the story with an around-the-world journey that has The Chipmunks visiting six tropical locations inspired by the movie. Hear your voice “Alvin-ized” when you sing along with the game and unleash your “Munk Power” to perform ultra-cool dance moves.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked will be coming this November for the Xbox 360 Kinect and will also see releases on the Nintendo DS & Wii.

Galaga 30th Collection Available In App Store

Kyle Moore
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It was 30 years ago when alien ships first tried to rain lasers down on earth in Galaga. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Namco Bandai are celebrating Galaga’s birthday a little early with the release of an App for iOS devices. The App features modernised remakes of four titles from the Galaga series: Galaxian, Galaga, Galaga 88 and Gaplus. The App also comes with a rather impressive commemorative 30th-anniversary opening-movie. While the App itself might be free, you will need to make an in-app purchase to obtain Galaga, Gaplus, and Galaga 88 for the current price of $9.99. Make sure you check out the remake of this arcade classic and wish it a happy 30th birthday on the 23rd of July! Galaga 30th Collection is currently available at both the Australian and US App Store.

 

 

New images uncovered for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Jack Joly
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New images uncovered for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Oh, I say old chap! New images of the legendary fictional sleuth’s upcoming game, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes by Focus Home Interactive, have come to light. It will be the famous detective’s first adventure developed especially for the PlayStation 3 and  Xbox 360 home consoles – although it will come to PC as well.

Doctor Watson will of course be in tow, and given a resurgence in the icon’s popularity from the recent Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, this game could well be a hit. The five screens show the lush environments you will be carrying out your investigations in as you use all your wit and cunning to resolve dastardly murders and narrow down the list of suspected culprits until only the perpetrator remains.

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes will be available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in late 2011.


Swords & Soldiers Now Available On The App Store

Kyle Moore
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Move over Horrible Histories, Swords & Soldiers is now available on the App Store featuring a range of barbaric warriors for iOS users to command at the touch of a finger. Swords & Soldiers is a funny, action-strategy game for the iPhone and iPad. The game features an army of Vikings who are out on a quest to create the ultimate BBQ sauce, the Aztecs who are out to defend the Holy Pepper and lastly Chinese warriors who manufacture explosive Chinese toys. Build your own forces and defeat your enemies using berserkers, dart blowers, giant boulders, ninja monkeys and many more. Swords & Soldiers contains hilarious characters and storyline, split screen multiplayer for iPad, three epic campaigns with unique challenges, fully customisable Skirmish mode and full Game Center support. Published by Chillingo, developed by Two Tribes and based on the original by Ronimo games, Swords & Soldiers is available on both iPhone ($2.99US/$3.99AU) and iPad ($4.99US/$5.99AU) now. Stay tuned to Capsule Computers for a review of Swords & Soldiers coming soon.

Worms: Special Edition worms its way onto Mac

Jack Joly
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Team 17 today announced the release of Worms: Special Edition for Mac, available for purchase from both the Apple Mac App Store and the Mac Game Store. Worms: Special Edition is a standalone Mac Store version of the recent PC best-seller Worms Reloaded, featuring the classic combination of turn-based strategy and comic mayhem.

Releasing at $9.99/£5.99/€7.99 in the US, UK and Europe, Worms: Special Edition includes up to four-player offline turn-based multiplayer, a shed-load of crazy and classic Worms weapons, all new high-definition landscape themes, new landscape editor, new play modes, hats, forts, skins and speech banks. There’s even a single-player experience with tutorials, deathmatches, races, fort games and puzzles.

Pick it up now from:

  • The Mac App Store – http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store/
  • The Mac Game Store – http://www.macgamestore.com/product/1920/Worms-Special-Edition/

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