Capcom announced this morning the sudden passing of their Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mark Beaumont, suffering a heart attack. Mark Beaumont began working at Capcom in 2005, and quickly made his from senior vice president, executive vice president, and was then promoted to Chief Operating Officer 2008. Mark had an amazing portforlio and worked at a variey of gaming companies, including Midway, Warner Interactive, Activision, Data East, Mindscape, Psygnosis, and Atari. Capsule Computers would like to send our thoughts & prays to Mark’s family and friends during this time of sadness.
Capcom also posted this note over at Capcom-Unity have a read :
“We’re all still recovering here at Capcom, and his loss has left us with a deep sadness,” the entry read. “Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. We will remember him for his humor, passion and commitment to Capcom and our industry. He was a great leader and visionary and his spirit will carry on in everything we do. Please join us in our memory of Mark.”
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Itttttttssssss Tiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Whoops.. I am a bit UFC crazy at the moment (don’t we all love Bruce Buffer, have you seen the Buffer 360?), but it is time boys and girls, time to get tactical with the Capsule Computers crew on the current #1 Xbox360 game – Modern Warfare 2.
Xbox Australia has agreed to let Capsule Computers host a MW2 community night on Xbox Live. The time will be 8pm-11pm on Friday 12th March 2010. This isAustralian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. All you have to do before or during that time is message anyone of the following Tango’s :-
We will add you into the game we are playing if there is room, if not, we will split off and create another room. What we are thinking of doing is hosting some Private Ground War matches – 9 v 9 – and we can change things around to suit ourselves. I really want to play Headquarters on Rust with no killstreaks – but we are open to suggestions.
Just to give you a bit of an idea about what it will be like playing with the Capsule Computers crew.
– KINGROC69 likes to break out into song – last night it was Volare – the whole party joined in. One of the classic MW2 moments. If you are a camper KingRoc69 will adore you forever! One other thing to remember, do NOT, I repeat DO NOT try and steal his care packages, bad things will happen to you.
– xI ROCK Ix likes to tube all night and then SMS the crew the next day saying he had a great time and wants to do it again tonight. He also likes talking to imaginary friends on the phone whilst he is on Live.
– Master Abbott likes to get tactical, or so he says, even when he goes 0 – 11.
– DuraRoc likes to boost – errr.. so everyone keeps telling him anyway. He also likes to cut other peoples grass.
Here they all are posing for the Camera, but it seems that MasterAbbott as per usual always has to stuff things up by looking in the opposite direction 😉
Look out for the more information on the community page on the Xbox dashboard soon, just in case you forget. More details to come if there are any, might even be a prize or 2, let’s see what we can do.
Have fun. Convey your thoughts by posting a message below, or send us a message on Live.
@DuraRoc & the Capsule Computers Crew – Stay Frosty
G’day everyone. Do we have a treat in stall for you today. The roles have been reversed !! Normally MasterAbbott sits down and asks the HARD questions to members of the gaming community and gaming developers around the world . BUT this time Microsoft’s Xbox Live Community Manager Trixie360 Christa Charter sat down and interviewed the Director Of Capsule Computers : Philip Federico AKA MasterAbbott.
This time its Trixies 360 turn to ask those HARD questions in her Xbox Community Gamer Spotlight interview. Get to know all the cool stuff about MasterAbbott. Click on the image below to check out the interview. or HERE
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What did you think of the interview with MasterAbbott ? Leave a comment below 🙂
Microsoft have provided Capsule Computers with 7 special passes to the FINAL FANTASY XIII XBOX Lauch Event at Sydney’s IMAX THEATRE, DARLING HARBOUR.
Have a read below and enter :
** SPECIAL NOTE **
This promotion is valid for SYDNEY RESIDENTS ONLY. If you win you must make your own way to the event. We will be drawing the 7 lucky Winners SATURDAY Morning. So make sure you enter before Friday 26th February (SYDNEY TIME)
The wait is nearly over! Nintendo and Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, announce Monster Hunter® Tri for Wii. Monster Hunter Tri will be available in May 2010 as a standalone game, or in a bundle with the new Classic Controller Pro™ which comes in black.
Monster Hunter Tri offers one of the best visual Wii experiences to date and depicts a living, breathing ecosystem where humans co-exist with majestic monsters that roam both dry land and brand new sub-aqua environments – a first for the series. Offering the player varied control configurations to suit their style of play, players can choose between the Classic Controller Pro, Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™, or Classic Controller™ to slay the monsters that inhabit the world.
The Classic Controller Pro’s more traditional control configuration will give gamers the ultimate monster hunting experience. The Classic Controller Pro includes a second row of shoulder buttons and ergonomically friendly grips. The Classic Controller Pro plugs directly into the Wii Remote™ controller, and until now, has been available only in the Japanese market.
Monster Hunter Tri is online play supported, so you can take your monster hunt online with up to three of your friends and talk to them via Wii Speak™. Or hunt together with a friend on one Wii in split-screen mode.
Monster Hunter TRI looks brilliant and with the option of being able to play with the classic controller it’s only going to make experience of hunting down those monsters even more enjoyable 🙂 Your comments below.
Look at what we have here !! A new Nintendo DSi called the DSi XL !! with a much bigger screen compared to the regular DSi !! This by far a the best thing Nintendo have done as a lot of people I’ve spoken to about the DSi were not very impressed with the slight increase screen size from the NDS Lite. Now with the introduction of the XL you can see a huge difference and now you dont have to squint so much when playing on a small screen.
Check out the official press release from Nintendo after the break :
CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE & Details on the DSi XL !!
Nintendo announces that from 11 March, Wii™ will have a new look! For the first time Wii will be available in a sleek black colour
From the 25 February, new coloured Wii remotes will be available in black, pink and blue. The Nunchuk will also be available in black.
Wii is currently the fastest selling console in Australia with 1.75 million* sold through in 167 weeks.
Wii Sports, the first game ever available on Wii, contains five sports – boxing, bowling, tennis, golf and baseball and is suitable for all ages. Players use their own Mii caricatures in Wii Sports and play them against their friends’ Miis for a more personalised experience.
Wii has games for everyone – from the follow up to the popular Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, to Wii Fit, Wii Fit™ Plus, Mario Kart™ Wii and the classic side scrolling action of New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii.
Customise your Wii set up with new black and coloured remotes.
Coloured remotes $AU 69.95
Wii Black $AU 399.95
. Black Wii comes packaged with Wii™ Sports, a black Wii Remote™ and black Nunchuk™.
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Who’s gonna pick themselves up one of these super cool Black Nintendo Wii’s ? Let us know what you think of them. Leave a comment below.
PopCap games is offering a promotion that enables you to send a free copy of peggle nights to a friend when you sign up for their Passport. Sign up here: https://store.popcap.com
By supplying an Email, and a password of choice you will be able to receive up t0 20% off on purchases, get their newsletter, and send Peggle Nights to a friend; but we all know that you will just send it to yourself, come on admit it!
So unless you consider hours of Peggle goodness not worth the price of free, sign up now!
For everyone living in the USA. Heavy Rain on Playstation 3 one of the most anticipated titles of 2010 is now available. The Origami Killer has been unleashed upon the world and it’s your job to find him and bring him to justice !!
Heavy Rain will be available from Thursday 25th in Australia. If you don’t already have this amazing revolutionary title. Go out there and grab it now or order it online from Fishpond, Amazon or Gamestop
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If you’ve already got Heavy Rain what do you think of it so far ? Comments please 🙂
