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Fishpond APRIL SPECIALS !! FANTASTIC DEALS VIDEO GAMES !!

Philip Federico

May 17, 2010

G’day everyone .. BOY O BOY do we have a SPECIAL DEAL for you today all thanks to FISHPOND !!

This Weeks Deal is….

Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Conviction 360 for $59.99! – YES for only $59.99 !! WITH FREEEEEEEE DELIVERY !!

Click on the image or the link below to BUY IT NOW !!!

SPLINTER CELL Conviction : $59.99

Now what ar you waiting for .. you haven’t already pick it up .. do so now !!

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MORE UPDATES AND PRICE CUTS from Fishpond.

HURRY and pick one of 12 months gold subscriptions before stocks run out !! (click on the image or the link below)

Xbox 360 – 12 Month Gold Subscription : $59.95

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Pickup Halo Reach LEGENDARY Edition now before stocks run out (Free Delivery within Australia)

HALO REACH LEGENDARY EDITION : $179.95

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Great news for all you HARDCORE RPG fans that have a Playstation 3. Fishpond have Demon’s Sousl Black Phantom Edition available for pre-order. The Phantom Edition does come with a fair amount of extra stuff and for a FANTASTIC PRICE !!!

Grab it now click on the image or link :

Demon’s Soul – $69.99 (FREE DELIVERY if you live in AUSTRALIA)

* Also note PS3 disks are multi-region so they will play on any Playstation around the world *

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RED DEAD REDEMPTION & some PLAYSTATION 3 titles !!

Red Dead Redemption Limited Edition on both 360 and PS3 is now EXTENDED till 13th Of May Midnight after that it will NO LONGER be AVAILABLE to pre-order via Fishpond as they have reached their allocation for pre-orders and can no longer guarantee stock to customers that order beyond Sunday the 9th of May.

Check them out below. Click on the links to make your Pre-Orders or purchases now !!

Hurry before stocks run out !!

Click on the images or the links below :

RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 – $79.97

RED DEAD REDEMPTION XBOX 360 – $79.97

Bayonetta Ps3 – $59.97

Split Second Velocity – $69.95 * RED HOT DEAL *

Super Street Fighter IV – $54.97 * SUPER HOT DEAL *

Fifa World Cup 2010 – South Africa – $59.97

Final Fantasy XIII – $74.97

BIOSHOCK 2 – $69.95

** NOTE PLAYSTATION 3 TITLES ARE MULTI-REGION, Meaning that these games will work on any PLAYSTATION 3, PAL or NTSC !! **

Also don’t forget FREE DELIVERY anywhere in AUSTRALIA if you buy any of the above games !! 🙂

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Check out the other running specials and DEAL currently going on below :

UPDATE ALERT !!! UPDATE ALERT !!! Fishpond have just announced a SUPER DEAL for ALAN WAKE, collectors & standard edition.

Check them both out and PRE-ORDER your copies NOW !! THESE ARE CRAZY.. Remember if you live in AUSTRALIA POSTAGE IS FREE !!

Collectors Edition $119.99 $79.97 Save $20.02 (17%)

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER ALAN WAKE – Collectors Edition

Standard Edition $99.99 $67.99 Save $22.00 (22%)

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER ALAN WAKE – Standard Edition

Don’t forget about the other deals that are still running at Fishpond for the month of April .. check them out below !! 🙂

G’day EVERYONE !! Fishpond have some more SUPER Specials for the month of APRIL !! As you’re already aware they have some big specials on THQ games and now SEGA has jumped on the SPECIALS BANDWAGON !! Check out the new links below GRAB yourself a bargain NOW before its too late !! * REMEMBER FREE SHIPPING TO ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA if you spend over $49.99 AUD

SEGA Deals

THQ Deals

Overstock Lines

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Make sure you grab a bargain before it’s too late. Once all stock is gone they will revert back to their normal prices

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Fishpond have released their GAME SPECIALS FOR APRIL SALE. The specials have already started and will end at the end of the month & only available while stocks last, All specials dont require any coupons & codes will not be accepted. If you live in Australia remember anything you purchase over $49.99 will include FREE SHIPPING. **REMEMBER you do not have to live in Australia to take advantage of these fantastic bargains **

Check out the links below to the APRIL Specials. Right below that is the entire list of games on special this march ranging from Xbox, Playstation, Nitendo, DS and even Consoles.

Clicking on the links below will take you to April Specials

FISHPOND APRIL SPECIALS – PAGE ONE

FISHPOND APRIL SPECIALS – PAGE TWO

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Xbox Live GOLD 12 Month Subscription AT A CRAZY PRICE !!

Philip Federico

May 17, 2010

FISHPOND SPECIALS !! GET THIS WHILE STOCKS LAST !!

An Xbox 12 Month Live Gold subscription is the complete online entertainment experience that’s only available on Xbox 360. Those who subscribe to this premium service can jump online and compete in huge virtual arenas against the best and brightest players out there, or just play casually against family and friends. Fishpond at the moment have a CRAZY DEAL .. probably one of the cheapest I’ve seen in a VERY long time:

HURRY and pick one of 12 months gold subscriptions before stocks run out !! (click on the image or the link below)

Xbox 360 – 12 Month Gold Subscription : $59.95

Age to dust in Singularity

Travis Bruno

May 17, 2010

We’ve all seen games try to use time altering abilities as gimmicks. There’s been many different examples even in this generation of gaming. However Singularity looks to set itself apart by allowing you to turn your time altering ability on your opponents as well. In the trailer released a couple days ago Raven and Activision are proving that this is far from your standard time altering gimmick.

Sure there is the option to restore cover that was once destroyed, or even create cover from long wrecked piles of rubble. There is even what looks like a boat that is able to be restored without any trouble at all. But the most significant of these powers, is to use them on your enemies. With the ability to age your foes, you can turn them from their prime into dust, or even force them back to nothing more than primordial ooze. There is even the option to transform them into something else…. something inhuman. Take a look for yourself.

New F1 2010 Developer Diary Reveals Dynamic Weather System and Active Track Technology

Philip Federico

May 16, 2010

New F1 2010 Developer Diary Reveals Dynamic Weather System and Active Track Technology

The dynamic weather system is the focus for the latest F1 2010 developer diary released by Codemasters.

Weather can have a dramatic affect on the outcome of a FORMULA ONE™ race, affecting both the level of control of the cars and race strategy. To deliver the most authentic FORMULA ONE experience possible, these effects are fully simulated in F1 2010, the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™.

In the video, the wide ranging effects of weather and their impact in the game are revealed. FORMULA ONE test driver Anthony Davidson explains that although you have some information about the weather at your disposal, how you use that information is crucial: “The teams know by the radar where the weather is coming from and how long it’s going to last. You’ll be aware of what the weather’s doing roughly, and then you can make your call, just like you would in real life.”

“Players can be going along outside the points, and maybe they make a gamble. The clouds come in, the skies darken. Maybe you pre-empt that the rain’s going to come now and you change your tyres early. Player choice is going to be critical at those stages,” added Senior Producer Paul Jeal.

In career mode, F1 2010’s weather system is fully dynamic, mirroring real life conditions which change at any time, whether between sessions or during a session itself. The weather authentically reflects the conditions at each of the 19 GRAND PRIX™ locations, meaning rain is unlikely at Abu Dhabi but conditions can be unpredictable at Spa and Silverstone. Presenting a further challenge, players can set the weather conditions and experience the dramatic affect they have on racing in GRAND PRIX, Time Trial and Multiplayer modes.

More than just a visual affect, the dynamic weather system in F1 2010 is an integral part of the game’s Active Track technology. This system means that the track is fully aware of how much grip, water, rubber, dust or marbles there is for every 30cm² of track surface, allowing players to see and take advantage of realistic drying lines during wet races as cars displace water from the racing line in real time.

Players will have to adapt their race strategy on the fly to accommodate for the changing conditions and will be able to gamble on a particular strategy that could lead to them gaining or losing places. Being on the wrong tyres at the wrong time could well ruin the chances of a positive race result.

To ensure F1 2010 will deliver the most authentic recreation of weather conditions ever seen in a racing game, former FORMULA ONE driver Anthony Davidson has been embedded into the team to give a driver’s perspective on the affects that changing conditions have upon the car and race strategy.

F1 2010 is coming this September for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows®.

Enjoy the developer diary below :

Hulk Hogan Returns to Video Games in TNA iMPACT! Cross The Line For Nintendo DS

Philip Federico

May 16, 2010

Yes thats right ladies and gentlement the immortal Hulk Hogan is back !! on the SouthPeak games’ new TNA iMPACT title on the the Nintendo DS. Now you can take the action of TNA everywhere you go. Get ready to bust some heads and leg drop a few Jabroni’s in June 2010.

Whatcha gonna do BROTHA !! When Hulkamania runs WILD AGAIN …. ON YOU !!!!!

Check out details below :

TNA’s Legendary Wrestler Hits the Ring in the New Handheld Game

SouthPeak Games today proudly announced that the Nintendo DS^TM version of TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line will see the return to video games of the biggest name in professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan. That’s right, brother, Hulkamania is back and exclusively on Nintendo DS!

Hulk Hogan is the most recognized personality in professional wrestling. Along with other titans of the ring including Sting, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle, he is on a mission to redefine wrestling in the ring and on your game system.

Based on the fastest-growing wrestling franchise, TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line brings all of the non-stop action and awe-inspiring moments of TNA to Nintendo DS. Players can pit themselves against a wide variety of fierce competitors, and experience an array of match styles including one on one, tag team, Ultimate X and the all new Full Metal Mayhem.

“We’re thrilled to bring the greatest wrestler in the history of the sport back to video games,” said Richard Iggo, SouthPeak’s VP of Marketing. “The game was built ground-up for the Nintendo DS and takes advantage of its unique control system to offer an unrivalled experience on the platform. TNA is an organization that has repeatedly demonstrated a desire to offer their fans the ultimate experience in and out of the ring and we’re delighted to be their partners in this endeavor.”

TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line for Nintendo DS, developed by DoubleTap, will be available in June 2010 and is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. Also available on PSP^® (PlayStation^®Portable) system. Visit www.tnawrestling.com or www.southpeakgames.com for more details.

Capsule Computers Mid-Month Winners – MAY 2010

Philip Federico

May 16, 2010

G’day Everyone

Mid-Month Winners for the month of MAY are as follows: (Prizes have been allocated for the winners you will be notified of what they are via email)

pjwification

frankcastle66

Andrenekoi

Marron

abouttandout

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NOW if your new to how this all works. Check out the details below :

Be an Active Member & Win

Be an Active Member Of The Capsule Computers Community AND WIN GREAT PRIZES !!!!!

WINNERS WILL BE DRAWN ON THE 15TH & END OF EVERY MONTH ALONG WITH THE 8-BIT WARRIOR AWARD

!!! THIS IS A PERMANENT COMPETITION !!!

REGISTER on the site & Follow us on FACEBOOK. RT our Comments on Twitter along with Leaving informative and Honest comments on all the articles on our website, write up reviews on games, post in our forum, chat in our online chat room will put you in the running to win either a Xbox Live Arcade, STEAM POWERED PC Game, iPhone Games and Playstation Network GAMES or anything else we might have in the office !! This is an ongoing competition and that works together with our Twitter & Facebook Accounts. Make sure you follow Capsule Computers on Twitter to keep up to date and informed when we have posted off a new article on the website. All you have to do is simply RT our article on Twitter then come on over to our website and leave a comment and also get involved on Facebook… What we want to see is the Capsule Computers Community being as active as possible.

!! IT’S THAT EASY !!

Every DAY the staff pay particular attention to the comments you guys are making. We don’t only look to see if you’re commenting but we also look at the length and the substance of your comments and whan you comment. We want everyone to comment everyday NOT JUST on the 13-15th and then 29-31st.

here’s an example of what I am talking about when it comes to leaving comments on the site or in the forums/facebook.

3 comments that say something like:

“Looks good mate! I’ll be getting this”

is equal to 1 comment that say something like:

“This game looks very interesting, I enjoyed how they kept the roots of the genre alive. EA really knows what they are doing at it, and in my opinion they should never stop”

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MORE DETAILS HERE

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All Alan Wake Prequel Episodes are available

Videos

Dylan Radcliffe

May 16, 2010

If you’ve been following the live-action prequel to Alan Wake, Bright Falls, you’ll probably be glad to hear that all the episodes are now available on BrightFalls.com. If you don’t have the memory, can’t find them on your Xbox, or simply don’t want to download them;watching them here is your best bet if you want to see them. You’ll have to download silverlight to view them.

While the complete prequel may have come a little late for Europeans to enjoy it before Alan Wake’s release, everyone else can still enjoy it.

I’m working on a little something to highlight the US release of the game, hopefully nothing goes wrong and I’ll be able to release it in the coming days. If something breaks on the way; however, I’m just going to scrap it and move on. I hate restarting when something goes corrupt, all the fun gets sucked out of it.

Chess Challenge! Review

Travis Bruno

May 16, 2010

Chess Challenge!
Developer: Digital Leisure
Console: Wii (Reviewed)
Price: 500 Wii Points

Graphics:
The graphics of the chess pieces themselves are splendidly done. Each piece is easily distinguished between one another and looks much like their real life counterparts. Not only that but there are a multitude of selectable chess pieces. You have the ability to choose from marble, gold, wood, plastic, and metal pieces. My personal favorite is the wooden pieces, can’t go wrong with the classics. The marble chess pieces however look very messy and are hard to make out as they are a mess of either gold or black marble that is extremely overdone.

However when the game is played in 3D mode, that is where the graphics noticeably fall. It’s obvious that the graphics will not be anything amazing on the Wii, however the 3D graphics are very choppy and occasionally even blurry, though these are just the backgrounds and the true part of the game is the board itself, which changes appearance depending on location and appears just as you would expect for a chess board set up in that location.

The 2D mode is about as basic as you can get, the types of pieces are still available but they appear as one would expect on an older computer version of Chess. The boards still transfer over their appearance, but they age in the process. The backgrounds also suffer for this; changing to simple desktop pictures that only show slightly on the sides.

Gameplay:
This is a pure chess game through and through. There are a few different modes to play, however the only difference is who you are playing with. There is single player, two player local play, and of course online play. The most interesting of these is the online play itself. Obviously there will be a difficulty curve due to the fact that some people you will be playing against may be experts at chess, but you never know if you will be the one to overthrow them.

When playing single player there are three difficulty levels; novice, intermediate, and expert. There is also the option to choose a rated game which will be loaded onto the leader boards, and a practice game that will just be for fun. Plus there is the ability to choose from an incremental time amount, to a set time limit. These are only slight adjustments however and force the player to act quickly and intelligently to avoid losing because of an expired time limit. There is however, no option to shut the limit off.

One thing that I would have thought would have been an amazing add on to the game, is they added some sort of themed chess boards to the selection. Such as a medieval suit of armor type chess board, or a fantasy board. However there is no such option and instead each piece will always have the same exact design regardless of what type of piece you pick.

Overall:
If you enjoy chess then you will enjoy this game. However there is no other option for any other type of gameplay. Chess Challenge! is chess only and it unfortunately lacks additional options or customization which would at least make for a more enjoyable game of chess. The online play is quite enjoyable, and the WiiConnect24 is fun for a slow paced game that you can take and play at your leisure with people around the world. Otherwise though, if you aren’t a fan of chess, then this isn’t for you. If you are a fan of chess though, for only 500 Wii points, Chess Challenge! is a must.

I give Chess Challenge! for the Wii

The Alan Wake Project

Philip Federico

May 15, 2010

This little experiment happened a while ago but I just wanted to share with you Microsoft’s Alan Wake Project which was held at Australia’s most haunted site located at The Quarantine Station North Head in Manly. Initially everyone including myself thought it was something to do with Project Natal. But let me tell you Project Natal was nowhere to be seen in this little project. I even applied hoping to be picked so I could check out Project Natal. In the end, I’m really glad I wasnt chosen 😉

If you want to call them lucky you can but five Aussies were chosen and taken to this Haunted location (and let me tell you it’s VERY haunted… a friend of mine has gone there and they can hear the ghosts, especially the children that all died there playing at night) to play Alan Wake AGES before it’s release date. These unfortunate Gamers, if you want to call them that, were blind folded and taken to the location, then connected up to all sorts of monitoring devices to see what sort of effect playing ALAN WAKE would have on them in a totally freaky environment.

Not like ALAN WAKE needs any help in this department. It’s scary enough as it is – trust me I KNOW !! Playing this at night in the dark with my surround sound headphones strapped to my head sent chills down my spine.

Check out all the details here : Alan Wake The Project

If you haven’t already done so check out our review of ALAN WAKE here.

Pre-order or buy the game here

Alan Wake Collectors Edition : $79.97

Alan Wake Standard Edition : $69.97

PAC-MAN SET TO TAKE A BITE OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY CAKE IN SWINDON

Philip Federico

May 15, 2010

wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka … ahhh that’s the sounds of Mr Pac-Man munching away on those dots … but looks like on the 22nd May Pac-Man is going to be munching down on his 30th Anniversary Cake over at Swindon. If your in the area make sure you check it out. Have a read of the details below and location information.

A yellow, dot-munching legend will soon descend upon Swindon, Wiltshire, England, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of all-time video game classic, PAC-MAN.

Three unique events have been organised by the Museum of Computing in Swindon to mark this milestone, scheduled to take place on Saturday 22nd May 2010.

A specially constructed maze in Swindon town centre’s Wharf Green will be the venue for a unique ‘Human PAC-MAN’ event. Members of the public will be able to control a real-life PAC-MAN, trying to avoid the giant ghosts while collecting dots. It’s anyones guess what will happen when PAC-MAN grabs a ‘power pill’ and the tables are turned on the ghosts! Participants and onlookers will be able get a bird’s eye view of the action thanks to a video camera feeding Swindon’s twenty-five square metre ‘Big Screen’.

The ‘Big Screen’ will also be host to one of the largest versions of the original PAC-MAN game ever played and will be available to anybody who wants to relive their youth or try this classic game for the first time.

Simon Webb, Curator of the Museum of Computing, said: “PAC-MAN is the world’s most widely recognised games character. We couldn’t let this day pass without celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking game, so we’re doing it in style. It’s going to be quite an event!”

Meanwhile, back at the Museum, people will be able to play variations of PAC-MAN on machines such as the Nintendo Game Cube, the original Game Boy, Sega Master System and many other retro game systems. The museum will also be staging a dedicated exhibition on the history of this social phenomenon, globally synonymous with 80s popular culture.

Museum volunteer Andy Romain said: “PAC-MAN was my first introduction to cocktail cabinet gaming. Sitting with a pint of coke and being drawn into the
neon-like maze world of this little yellow iconic character. Then I was thrilled when I was given a Grandstand handheld version of the game. He added: “PAC-MAN – the pill popping, ghost gulping figurehead of a gaming revolution!”

ITINERARY FOR ANNIVERSARY EVENTS:

WHARF GREEN, Swindon Town Centre SN1 1LV
11:00 – 15:00
– Pac-Man as it’s never been seen before – on the Big Screen
– Human Pac-Man, come and have a go at controlling a real life Pac-Man
– Public participation is free

MUSEUM OF COMPUTING – 6-7 Theatre Square, Swindon SN1 1QN
09:30-17:00
– Pac-man gaming on the Atari 2600, Nintendo Game Cube, Game boy, Sega Master System and many others
– History of Pac-man mini exhibition
– Normal admission charges apply

PAC-MAN is an arcade video game developed by Namco, a landmark in video game history. It was first released in Japan in 1980, a time when most video games were space ‘shoot-em-ups’. PAC-MAN was an instant success and became an icon of the popular culture and a social phenomenon. For more information visit the Namco website: www.namcogames.com

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