Everyone knows that the handling in a racing game can make or break it. Eden Games knows this well, and have worked hard on hopefully bringing an enjoyable driving experience to the game. There most recent dev diary shows how they have worked hard on redoing the engine in order to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
Hopefully Eden Games has hit the sweet spot and are able deliver an truly enjoyable driving experience. Check out the video below and be ready when Test Drive Unlimited 2 comes to retail on February 8th, 2011 in North America and February 11th, 2011 in the UK and Europe.
Popcap have had a busy year. After the recent release of Bejeweled 3 and the several versions of the highly successful Plants vs Zombies, the company is finally bringing one of their most popular titles to the Wiiware. The title of course I am referring to is none other than Bejeweled 2. Of course this version will have some Wii flare in the mix as well with several new features. As the player smashes gems, their own Mii will react to the combos and score to add a bit more excitement to the game. The Nintendo WiFi Connection will also come into use as well which will allow you to share scores with players all over the world as well as compete with others to give the game a bit of multi-player madness.
Paul Breslin, General Manager at PopCap Games’ European HQ said: “We are delighted to bring Bejeweled 2 to the Wii™ in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. PopCap is committed to making our games available for everyone – everywhere so this launch is a significant milestone for us”.
Bejeweled 2 is without a doubt the most successful puzzle title of all time with over 350 million downloads and 50 million units already sold, and there is no doubt that now Nintendo Wii owners will be grabbing this version just as fast. If you have been looking for a new WiiWare title, Bejeweled 2 is one of those that seems to be a must for just about every console these days and at just 1000 points, the puzzler has already proved again and again that it is well worth the price of admission. Bejeweled 2 is now available for download on the WiiWare in AU, NZ, and the EU as well as U.S. so there is now no excuse not to add this addictive puzzler to your collection, whether it be Wii or any of the many other consoles Bejeweled 2 graces.
In preparation for its release this week on the 14th January, Square Enix have presented us with a trailer showcasing the gameplay delights of their latest Kingdom Hearts game, Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded.
And it really is a true gameplay trailer, featuring a wide range of in-game settings and enemy types. Unfortunately it is presented on a perplexing revolving cube to fit the theme of the game, but you can get the jist of it, despite the screen size being minimized.
The DS title follows on from Kingdom Hearts II, seeing you embark on an entirely new adventure. This includes new game mechanics, a varied selection of different play systems and new character customisation options. You revisit events and characters from the previous Kingdom Hearts games in order to solve the mystery at the centre of things.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. has announced today that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, has sold through more than 4.7 million copies in one month since its release. This also set a new record for monthly PC-game sales, blowing the previous record held by the second expansion, WoW: Wrath of the Lich King.
It is fairly unsurprising given the game’s widespread popularity. Dedicated fans of World of Warcraft even prised themselves from their computers to queue up at special launch events around the globe when the game released simultaneously in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand on December 7, and then became available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on December 9 two days later.
Grandpa once told Cliffy that he can do anything if he just set his mind to it. So what did Cliffy do ?? He made a video game that could let him blow out a man’s asshole !! (AWESOME)
It seems that Cliffy’s life long dream has finally come true !! (achievement un-corked – 150g)
Here’s to you POP POP !!
Check out the video below and see for yourselves what dreams are made of. Who else out there has the same dream as Cliffy ? I know The Radical One here at Capsule Computers does 😉 and we’re all hoping it’ll come true too !!
Bulletstorm will be out on the 24th of February, have you preorderd your copy yet ? If not, make sure you click on links below and do so now !!
If you do you’ll also get exclusive access to take part in Gears Of War 3 beta testing. Now that’s what I’m talking about !!!
Developer: People Can Fly
Release Date: Feb 24, 2011
Genre: Shooter, First-Person
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Website: http://www.bulletstorm.net/
ESRB: M
The year has only just begun and you know what that brings us? If you guessed: ‘Another year’, then yes you would be correct, but it’s not the answer I was looking for. The most correct answer would have been: ‘Another year of conventions!’. And what a year it will be, especially when it opens with a convention that’s as epic as Armageddon.
Armageddon is well known as a highly popular sci-fi, comics, anime, gaming and other various forms of geekery convention. This means that there will be plenty of interesting things to see, hear and participate in. And what’s a convention without a horde of cosplayers? ‘Not a convention?’, you got that right!
This year we have a very excellent guest list, including:
Sci-fi
Karen Allen
Michael Rosenbaum
Laura Vandervoort – So very attractive!
Christopher Heyerdahl – Love this guys coat, I want one so bad!
and the most really very epic – David Hewlett
Animated
Ashley Johnson
Paul Eiding
Comics
Dan Slott
Ethan Van Sciver
Gaming
Michael McConnohie The freaking LICH KING!
Reality TV
Ami Cusack.
Authors
Robert Rankin
All conventions have their own events and special activities for attendees to, er…., attend. Here’s a list of what to expect from Armageddon:
Armageddon Film Festival
Kamehameha contest (Most fun to to watch)
Live Wrestling
Merch Shopping
Collectibles
Gaming
K.I.T.T – The car from Knight Rider
Live Concerts
Amusement park rides
Eating contests
Fear Factor
Voice acting seminars
Cosplay Competitions
Judging from the looks of things, this is going to be one epic event for all attendees! I know that I’m going to be there, I hope that you will be too! If you see me or any other members of Capsule Computers around, come and say ‘Hi!’; we don’t bite (people) too often :P.
Info and pricing –
Armageddon Expo – Sydney Showground, Homebush, February 26 & 27, 2011
Admission Prices – General Admission (at the door or through TICKETEK)
Here’s a quick guide showing you 5 neat ways to make the most out of your newly acquired piece of kit:
Tune-tastic
It may seem like a bit of a drag, but if you run the Kinect Tuner (accessed from the Kinect Hub or Guide) multiple times in different lighting conditions, your gaming experience will benefit as Kinect will become more sensitive. There are options for Tracking, Audio and Calibration, with the latter being the most useful although they are all worth a try.
ID, please?
Kinect can recognise your face and sign in the profile corresponding to the person standing in front of the sensor through Kinect ID. It is also useful to run this at different times of the day as it gets more data on what you look like and, as a result, gets better at recognising you.
Demos included
Kinect Adventures, which comes bundled with every Kinect unit, includes demos of three other games on the disc: Dance Central, Kinect Joy Ride and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. These can be played from the Kinect Adventures main menu in the bottom-left corner.
On top of the world Putting Kinect on top of your TV means it can sense you from a slightly closer range, which can be a big help if you have limited space. On the other hand, you could build a stand or wall-mount it above the screen and still reap the same benefits.
Connect with PC users
Kinect can also be used for video chat with people who are on Windows Live Messenger by going into Kinect Hub and choosing Video Kinect. Next, select the menu under the video preview (right-hand side) then select Windows Live Messenger.
N.B. You need a controller on hand to sign-in.
I hope this guide proved useful and you found out something new you can do with Xbox 360 Kinect!
Megaman Legends 3, the latest installment in a long line of the highly popular Megaman franchise, was announced late last year to the delight of many fans. In particular, the very vocal crowd of hardcore Legends fans. The third game in the Legends series appears to follow a new set of protagonists, as opposed to Megaman Volnutt and his companion Roll. A short while after the announcement for the game was made the developers held a contest to decide on the names and appearance of the main characters. This article is to look at the leading female, Aero.
This is Aero, she’s kind of cute 😀
Judging on the looks of the character, she looks like she may be a digger… perhaps even searching for the Legendary ‘Mother-Lode’.
Her appearance is quite fashionable and seems to be quite cute. Of particular interest are her belted arm-zippers, while fashionable they also appear as though they could be helpful for somebody who indeed spends their day digging for things. The thing that is most appealing about the design though is that it is very Megaman-esque while retaining the Legends art-style. That is so very awesome!
The modelling process behind Aero looks quite complicated, but has resulted in a very artistic character that shares an excellent resemblance to the art style of the previous games. Be sure to check out the first part of the modelling process here at Capcom Unity and the second part here. For more updates on the development process, be sure to check back to the development blog frequently over at Capcom Unity
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The Legends series began life on the Playstation1 in the late nineties and was well *very* well received by fans of the Megaman franchise, it was also ported to the N64 a few years after it’s Japanese release (’97PS1, ’00N64). It was also the first Megaman game to make use of a completely three-dimensional environment while retaining the tough as nail platforming and boss-fight elements. While the main Megaman canon follows through from series to series with it’s worldbuilding (Megaman, Megaman X, Megaman Zero, Megaman ZX), this was the first (proper) spin-off to be set in a different universe to the main canon which, of course, helped it into it’s popular status among fans. In this universe the world has become flooded and scavengers, known as diggers, go and hunt down the legendary ‘Mother-Lode’, widely believed as the ultimate treasure to end all of the worlds energy troubles.
The first legends game was popular enough to warrant a sequel, which was also released on the Playstation1. The game shares a similar goal to the first. And that leaves us with Legends 3, to be released on the 3DS handheld.
At CES, Creative announced that they will be releasing a wireless pair of headphones for their Surround Blaster 3D Tactic series. This headset will be compatible with Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac hardware. Hopefully they are a good product, because I really want a pair. Take a look at all those beautiful features:
Tunable 50mm audio drivers
Independent voice and game volume controls
Detachable noise-canceling microphone
Base-station features a line in, for use with media streamers, TVs or MP3 players
THX TruStudio Pro software suite on the Mac and PC
360 degree surround sound
Automatically and continuously measures volume; compensates for abrupt changes
Enhanced voices during in-game communication
Customizable Mac and PC settings
Programmable VoiceFX for voice morphing
The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega wireless gaming headset will be available in February 2011 for $199.99. Whew…
Greg Bear has completed work on the newest novel in the Halo series. The book is entitled Halo: Cryptum. Two other books are on the way that will complete the series. The contents of the book include details on the Forerunners and why they went extinct. Will the extinction of other species be included too? Maybe… dinosaurs?! The Precursors, the forerunners to the Forerunners, will also be described in detail, because everybody needs to know about super advanced aliens. You can go to your local bookstore or super advanced digital device to purchase this reading material. Just make sure you memorize every detail. You never know, someday you may NEED this info.
“The great part about what Greg has just begun with HALO: Cryptum is
that it opens up this amazing universe that emerged from the game
industry to anyone curious about HALO,” says Tor senior editor Eric
Raab. “It takes place thousands of years before the games themselves,
making it a great place to enter the world. And the fact it’s a human
origins story from one of the genre’s masters, makes it a substantial
science fiction offering on its own.”
