Who’s going to E3 this year ?? Well Capcom is they are giving a a few of you lucky Capcom fans a chance to be a part of the event with a Capcom Unity Event that will be held on the final day of E3. June the 17th at 2:30 to 4:30pm.
You will get to be some of the first people to get down and dirty with all the games previewed at the show this year. Now if your fan of CAPCOM this is like a total dream come true !!!
As always not everyone can go and slots are very limited with a certain amount of passes. Now very importantly you need to be able to make it to Los Angeles yourself as Capcom won’t be paying for any travel expenses.
If you want in all you have to do is leave comment HERE AT THE Capcom-Unity site and if your one of the lucky ones you’ll be able to attend !!
Remember, you need to get yourself to LA, and this is for a FULL DAY PASS for E3 on that day! You must be 17 and over!
At the moment Amazon.com is offering the below magazines for only $5 each for a one year subcription. There is even an option to extend your current subscription for only $5 if you are already subscribed. Unfortunately this promotion is only available in the United States, and will run until June 5th. I think that the Xbox Magazine is a really good deal considering it also includes the demo disc which occasionally comes with additional content such as themes or awards. Never hurts to get something for a lot less than normal.
Ok news for all you Call Of Duty fans out there .. it’s now official !! Treyarch the developers that have worked on the alternate Call Of Duty series alongside infinity ward are now dedicated 100 % to the Call of Duty studio/franchise. They will do “NOTHING” else apart from working on the Call Of Duty franchise. Previously they had worked on such titles like James Bond Quantum of Solace, and a few Spider Man games. But from now on it’s only going to be Call Of Duty.
This could be a good thing as they can now dedicate all of their resources and energy to making the Call of Duty franchise even greater than what it already is.
CVG published the following quote from the developer
“Treyarch is a 100 per cent Call of Duty studio – and it has been for a long time now, long before any of [the Infinity Ward] events occurred,” Lamia told CVG.”We focused all of our efforts on creating the best Call of Duty game we possibly can and what that meant is not working on anything else. We are a multiple team studio and focusing on Call of Duty and Call of Duty gameplay meant focusing all of our teams on that.”
Now what’s everyone think of this ? Do you think this is going to produce a far better game or will it make no difference to the end product ? Ohh and don’t forget .. we also have EA’s KING OF KING’s FPS being released very soon “MEDAL OF HONOR” Maybe once that’s out the Call Of Duty series might just become a distant memory
EA has kicked off the hot summer season and cued up some “sizzlin’ savings” on their top titles for iPhone and iPod touch. You can get over 70% off select EA games during the long Memorial Day weekend.
So if you’re looking to kick back and chill out to start your summer, you might like great casual games like TETRIS, The Sims 3, The Sims 3 World Adventures, SimCity, SPORE Creatures, Mystery Mania, and The Simpsons Arcade. Or you can get popular games that are perfect for play with friends and family like SCRABBLE, Trivial Pursuit, Battleship, and The Game of Life — all great games to keep you entertained during a long car ride! And if you’re looking for sports and action, check out 2010 FIFA World Cup, NBA Live, Need for Speed Shift, and Skate It.
All the titles mentioned above are available at substantial savings during the holiday sales event. So get ’em while they’re hot now on the App Store. But hurry. The sale ends soon.
Real Soccer – has been one of the the #1 soccer games on the App Store and now its back for the most exciting season yet !!
The 2009 edition was acclaimed by both press and also consumers for its fantastic gameplay and realism. With its new graphics, controls, game modes and online features, Real Soccer 2010 looks like is raising the stakes even higher.
With the following features we can safely say that Gameloft have taken Real Soccer very seriously this time around.
MORE CONTENT
– 8 leagues, 245 teams and real players’ names thanks to the FIFPro license
– Voice commentary for a TV-like broadcast of the match
– 14 stadiums entirely modeled in 3D to the slightest detail
THE ONLY SOCCER GAME WITH AN ONLINE MULTIPLAYER MODE
– Go head-to-head with friends online (Wi-Fi) or in local mode (Bluetooth + Wi-Fi).
– Take part in official matches with Gameloft LIVE! to improve your ranking.
NEW GAME MODES
– Enter The Legend: Play as your favorite player on the field during the whole match and manage your career as a pro soccer star
– Club Master: Take part in a whole season with your favorite team and strengthen it through trades
– RS League: Online leaderboard to compare your performance with other Real Soccer players over the world.
EXCLUSIVE YOUTUBE VIDEO UPLOAD
Upload your best replays directly to YouTube, rate the videos of the community on www.realsoccer2010.com and try to be selected for the Top 10 of the month.
SOCCER RSS FEED
Soccer RSS feed to get all the latest soccer scores directly from the game’s main menu.
ONLINE UPDATE OF THE DATABASE
Download the most recent players database to always keep your game up to date with the latest transfer news.
IMPROVED CONTROLS
– New direction pad for a more precise soccer experience.
– Easily select your player by touching him on the screen.
If your a soccer fan then Real Soccer is the game for you. Check it out at now at the Apple iTunes store for only $4.99
You have the chance to win some Bruce Lee action with just a simple answering of a question. If you are selected from our random drawing to receive either a code for Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior for either the iPhone or the iPad. Your choice!
Now if Bruce Lee was still alive today, would he still be considered the best martial artist in the world today? Or do you think someone else is more deserving of that title now. Also as a side note, how do you think he would do in MMA? Would he be one of the best fighters able to knock out anyone?
I think he would still be considered the best if he were still alive. He is THE martial arts legend. Yes, he would do very well in the MMA.
Congratulations to Marsha and thanks to everyone else that entered. We will have another competition coming up REALLY SOON !! so keep checking back at Capsule Computers regularly !! 🙂
If you thought the Wii Wheel wasn’t a good enough peripheral for your Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing or your Mario Kart Wii games then you are in luck, as this new racing peripheral is definitely going to blow that out of the water. Because it is a fully blown up inflatable race cart with a position in the wheel for the Wiimote.
This is actually an accessory that I’m sure a lot of people would actually enjoy, at least children for the most part. Because if you could choose between a simple wheel and an inflatable car, any 10 year old would choose the car and even some adults I know. If you were to be interested in this car though it’ll run you $40 which isn’t too steep, but hey at least it is for a good cause.
Turns out that CTA, the company that is making this product, is also promotingKids Are Heroes which encourages children to take an active part in their community and help others. Bit of a switch that they are encouraging this promotion by using a video game peripheral but either way it’s getting the word out.
So what do you guys think? Is this one of the best Wii peripherals out there at the moment? Or have you seen better? There has to be at least a hundred different types of peripherals for the various games that are out now for the Wii.
Title: Splinter Cell Conviction Genre: Action / Stealth Platform:iPhone/iPod Touch Developer/Publisher:Gameloft Price: $9.99 US Buy now
Sam Fisher is back and revenge shall be his once again even on the iPhone / iPod Touch. Gameloft have done a fantastic job with bringing Sam Fisher to the Apple iPhone/iPod. Spanning over 11 different missions you’ll get to visit places like Malta and even take a tour of duty with Sam in the middle east. As always the storyline for conviction is about Sam’s thirst for revenge for the murder of his daughter and with your help he’ll be able to accomplish this task and put an end to that person’s life the same way he put an end to his daughters.
Splinter Cell Conviction is a 3rd person shooter similar in gameplay to Gameloft’s recently released title Zombie Infectionwhich was released only a few weeks ago. The control system works the same way with the left analog stick moving Sam around. Moving your finger around the middle of the screen will change and move the camera angle around which you will need to do quite often so you can see where you are going or line up your enemies to take them down. Which brings us to the action buttons, on the left side there are two buttons which are used for a variety of different things, from running into cover, leaping out of cover, climbing up ladders and poles, aiming and firing your gun to grappling and performing take down and execution maneuvers when in close quarters and also grabbing an enemy and using them as a human shield.
Other such moves you can pull off with those two buttons all depend on the situation you are faced with. If you encounter an enemy that has information the interrogate button appears when Sam is near an enemy. Once you have an enemy at your mercy you can punch the crap out of them till they provide that much need information. Then once they have nothing else to share Sam ends their pittiful existance. Now there are a few other actions Sam can do. One of them is deadly “MARK and EXECUTE” this only happens at certain places in the game / levels. Once you approach an enemy(s) that can be Marked for death a little black circle appears over their heads. Pressing the action buttion will allow you to mark the targets and then with the press of the other action button will allow Sam to pull off the kill with the greatest of ease. It’s a great feeling to pull one of these off and makes you feel real bad ass. Adding to this is the ability to MARK and EXECUTE enemies from behind doors. Sam can use his “Convex Mirror” to look under the door into the next room and if possible “Mark and Execute” enemies. This is super cool and is a complete pleasure to pull off.
Now there are a few little issues with some of these actions, when trying to move into cover not all locations allow you to do so. You can only take cover at locations defined and allocated by the game. This is a little annoying as you might want to take cover just around a corner where there’s two or three enemies but wont be able to do so. Another issue this time with the aim/firing system. When attempting to shoot enemies if they are a little out of range Sam will not be able to take the shot to take them down. Once an enemy is in range the cross hairs will change from white to red. Only then will you be able to execute your enemies.
The AI in the game as mentioned in video review are not the sharpest tools in the shed. As explained if Sam is hiding in the dark he is pretty much undetectable, he could be standing right next to an enemy they will not even see him. Which is a little silly, on the other hand if Sam has been detected enemies do their best in taking him down with a barrage of gunfire. Now I have to say that even on the hardest difficulty level it does take quite a lot of lead to drop Sam. This is possibly a good thing for the player but it’s not very realistic, especially on the harder levels where your meant to be feeling the pain a little more.
As this is review is accompanied by a video review. Lets take a break from all the reading and click on play to watch the remainder of the review.
Splinter Cell Conviction takes you through 11 missions of non stop action, stealth and even on rails shooting (speed-boat) level, it’s a fine mix of action, stealth gameplay that will certainly keep you busy for hours. The story is great and the gameplay is fun. As explained above there are a few little issues but they do not in anyway ruin the experience of the game what so ever. Gameloft has once again his a homerun with Splinter Cell Conviction, fans of series who own a iPhone will find this quite enjoyable with all the little extras that made the Xbox & PC game so great such as the Mark & EXECUTE, and interrogating enemies. New comers new to the series will also be able to quickly and easily pick this game up and run with it with no issues what so ever.
For the price ($9.99) Splinter Cell Conviction is a must have as its certainly one of the best games on the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch at the moment.
When I was asked to do an indie game review, I was quite excited. “I wonder what quirky yet fun little game I will get to try out!” I thought. I have played several indie games, whether as a part of the Humble Indie Bundle (which I payed $15.00 for, thank you very much) or as standalone games downloaded off of XboxLive; I am proud to say that I support indie developers. I am also aware that because these developers do not have massive budgets and teams, they have a certain amount of wiggle-room when compared to the larger developers.
So when I say that Dr. Mazing is to indie games what Pol Pot was to Cambodia, understand that this game was bad, even considering it’s “indie” status.
Honestly, it feels kind of wrong calling this steaming pile an indie game. For that matter, it feels wrong to even call it a “game”. It seems more like an unskilled gamer decided to pleasure himself mentally by cobbling a game together out of a half-remembered high school programming class and Microsoft Paint, just so he can call himself an “indie game developer.” Upon browsing BitCore Studios’ website, I found that this game was not some sort of ill-conceived joke, but that the creator took this game quite seriously.
This does not surprise me.
When I first started the game up, I was greeted by this:
This is what greeted me. I should have known to turn back then.
Upon viewing this mess, I thought to myself, “Gee, what awful, child-like art. This can only mean that the humor or content will be more mature in nature, and they chose this art style ironically.” This view made sense, based on the fact that no game would dare use art this bad if it wasn’t going to be able to make up for it in gameplay and story. Honestly, it looked like a 4-year-old with epilepsy finger-painted it in a drunken stupor. Not that I’m saying I could do any better, but then again, I’m not a game developer. Moving on…
I hit the start button, and what could be described only in the loosest sense as “the plot” began. This being a little arcade game, I wasn’t expecting much of a plot. Considering that the game is a 2d sidescrolling beat’em up only means that it requires even less of a plot than most games. Other great 2d sidescrolling beat’em up’s are the quarter arcade classics Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and (my personal favorite) Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and their plots essentially were “Bad people did things. Stop them. Beat up their dudes.” So the fact that I was still disappointed by the plot of Dr. Mazing is astounding. It would have been better with no plot, because at least then I wouldn’t have been subjected to long, poorly drawn, and painful “cut-scenes”. The worst part of the whole thing? It took itself seriously.
That’s right. The only way this game could get away with existing is by being funny, and it doesn’t even try. It tries to be cool and have sexual tension and a grand reveal at the end, and it fails so hard, it almost brings tears to my eyes.
The really great part? All 9 levels are the same. 9 levels of hell.
“But even the worst beat’em ups have some intrinsic value, right? It couldn’t be THAT bad.”
Yes. Yes it can.
Because while pretty much all beat’em ups are fun in a way, you have to actually be able to play them. This is not one of those games you can actually play. If you can hold down on the X button and move right, you have won the game. You have just successfully beaten every enemy in the game. That is not playing. That is interactive watching. If you have 2 thumbs, you cannot lose. Except for when you do.
Nearly every enemy in the game is easily beatable with just 2 fingers, but there is one boss who cannot be beaten this way. And this is because this game takes the command “If imagescollide…” very seriously. If an image of a bullet or swinging fist touches your image, even if your character is supposedly nowhere near that bullet or fist, you will take damage. The game forgets that you are viewing the action at an angle, and that it is a 2d game. so things that should go behind or in front of you still act as if they had hit you. Now combine that with an enemy who’s swinging fists take up more than half the screen.
Now you understand this boss.
All of this comes together to make the single worst gaming experience I have ever encountered. I expect better gameplay from internet flash games or McDonalds Happy Meal “video games”. When a gamer looks at a game, and says, “I have the capability to make this game, but the logic and good reason not to.” you know that something is terribly, terribly wrong. This fecal heap could have been made with MS paint and a half-remembered high school programming class, and probably was.
I checked out the site at http://bitcorestudios.com/ , and discovered that I was right. This game was made by a single person. And I have this to say to him: I respect what you have done. You have made a game, and I have not. Congratulations, you are further on the road to being a real game designer than most people who want to be one. That said, you should not have released it upon the earth. Show it to some friends, say “I made a game”, and delete it immediately. That is what you should have done, not CHARGED PEOPLE MONEY for it.
If you do happen to accidentally buy this horrid mess, there is a way to at least get some benefit out of it. Play the game with some alcohol, and every time you want to quit, take a shot. You’ll be drunk by the end of the first level, and dead by the end of the third.
And so, Mr. Game Designer man, I leave you with the immortal words of that guy from Billy Madison, “I award you no [capsules], and may God have mercy on your soul.
Spoon feed yourself these songs by Spoon next week on Rock Band 2. Ever wonder which spoon there spoon actually meant? Did they intend the spoon spoon or the other spoon? I eat cereal with spoons. Yes, I eat a bowl of cereal with multiple spoons at the same time. Oh yeah, and one POD track.
Spoon Tracks – 560 Microsoft Points (160 Microsoft points each)
Spoon – “Trouble Comes Running”
Spoon – “Don’t You Evah”
Spoon – “I Turn My Camera On”
Spoon – “Got Nuffin”
P.O.D. Single Track – 160 Microsoft Points
P.O.D. – “Alive”
Look out for them from June 1st on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
