It took Microsoft long enough, but it’s FINALLY HERE !! If you have an Australian or New Zealand Xbox LIVE account. About 5 mins ago Microsoft Launched Inside Xbox to Australia and New Zealand customers !! Woo Hoo, we’re slowly catching up with the rest of the world 😉
If you’re not familiar with what Inside Xbox is here a little rundown :
Inside Xbox is a free daily digital magazine service for all Xbox LIVE members. Available exclusively on your Xbox 360, it’s a mine of information on the best new games, hot Marketplace content, special events, unique offers and competitions.
Microsoft have advised the following :
Every day we add a new entry, so there’s always something new for you to check out–whether it’s an achievement guide for Mass Effect 2 or instructions for changing your auto-sign-in settings. Can’t make it to E3 or the Tokyo Game Show? We’ll cover all those events on Inside Xbox so you don’t miss a thing.
Using Inside Xbox is very simple. If you’re signed into Xbox LIVE on your Xbox 360, all you have to do is browse to the ‘Inside Xbox’ channel. From there, just use your Xbox 360 controller to browse through the stories and press the A button to follow links to video features and Marketplace content.
Simple as that. Thank you Microsoft for throwing a bit of love down under.
New Deal of the Week for Xbox LIVE Gold members starts tomorrow: Capsule Computers Product Sponsors : Twisted Pixel Games : Splosion Man will be 50% off. If you haven’t sploded yet, and you should, now’s the time 😉
Check out the details below.
Splosion Man, one of the most awesome games of all time. The full version of Splosion Man includes an unlockable premium dashboard theme, free gamerpics, and even avatar accessories! You’ve sploded the rest, now splode the best. Splosion Man has a fifty level single-player campaign and a separate fifty level multiplayer cooperative campaign
Like we didn’t know this wasn’t going to happen. It’s just a pitty it wasn’t able to knock off GTA IV from it’s top position on metacritic. For anyone that hasn’t got Mass Effect 2 yet. I would urge you to go out and get it. Words cannot describe how great this game really is. Bioware has done an outstanding job. Check out the press release information from EA click on the more to read the rest of the article.
KPOWER Cafe !! A place where the Humble Geek can go grab himself something to eat, and whilst he’s doing so can enjoy all the comforts of home at the same time. MasterAbbott recently stubled across this magnificent cafe whilst he was walking in the city of Sydney. Stepping inside he was transported into a world full of gadgets, retro gaming, Internet and most of all food. It was amazing MasterAbbott felt like he was …. like … HOME … all the games he could play all the internet he could browse… and once again the food was out of this world.
Ladies and Gentlemen once again let me introduce you to a Geeks home away from home KPOWER CAFE . Located in the SYDNEY CBD at 277 Sussex St, KPOWER CAFE is a must for anyone that enjoys fine food and also playing games. Along with being able to play the old school retro style arcade table top games like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Wonderboy etc you can also get stuck in to the stand up arcade games like Street Fighter II as well. ALL FOR FREE. It’s all part of the great service that KPOWER provides to all customers. If your want you can test your skill on the Star Trek pinball machine or even better get all next gen and play some Playstation 3. A Geek cafe wouldn’t be complete with out MINDBALL. A game where you use your mind not your brawn, all you have to do is sink into some really cool comfy seats, strap a sensor around your head and let your mind go. Relax and let the ball roll over to your opponents side to win. You see magic really still does exist 😉
Along with the all this cool stuff to play, whilst your waiting for your food to arrive KPOWER also have a fantastic array of GADGETS to buy. The list is huge, there are just too many to mention, check out some of them in the screenshots below. Grab youself something special you know us geeks need to be pampered once in a while too you know 🙂
SO, If you’re ever in Sydney drop in and grab a bite to eat, the food is fantastic, the service is 1st class and also try to fit in some the super ULTRA UBER cool ice-cream dessert called “Dippin’ Dots” . There’re so cool MasterAbbott had all the dots you can see in the images shown below.
MasterAbbott recently sat down with Bogdan of Angry Mob Games. Creators of Guerrilla Bob recently released on the Apple iPhone / iTouch. Angry Mob Games is an independent company, formed by veteran game industry players, who set their goal to raise the quality of iPhone and iPod Touch titles, and deliver first-rate, polished, high quality titles and I believe that Angry Mob have done just that with the release of Guerrilla Bob.
Enjoy the interview
Question 1 – Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you have worked on in the past. And how long you have been working at Angry Mob Games. Also tell us a little bit about Angry Mob Games. How were they created, when was it first established, and how many employees does it have today. What’s the deal behind the name ANGRY MOB .. Are you all angry over there ? 🙂
We’re a rather small team of 2 designers/artists, 1 programmer and 3 additional artists. We all met at an anger management seminar and decided to channel our anger into an iPhone shooting game. 🙂Before starting the work on Guerrilla Bob for the iPhone and iPod Touch, we have worked on various console titles, for the Xbox 360 and PS3, like Smackdown vs RAW, Fuel and Saints Row 2.
Question 2 – What have been your greatest challenges designing and developing your first game Guerrilla Bob for the Apple iPhone / Touch. Run us through some of the issues or speed bumps you faced along the way.
Guerrilla Bob was set to be a stylized and funny top down cartoon shooter. We planned to follow the classic rules of top down shooters, but our designers fell in love with the game so much, that they kept adding new features all the time. That’s one of the reasons why the development took a little over eight months.
Other than that everything went pretty smooth. Because of our experience with previous console titles, the art pipeline was really straightforward and we knew right from the beginning what it would take to have the best looking characters, environments and animations, while keeping them optimized for the iPhone.
Question 3 – Have Angry Mob Games developed any other games prior to iPhone Market ? And If so what were they ?
Guerrilla Bob is our flagship title, and we took a lot of time to make it the most polished and fun experience that we could. Prior to this, our team has worked mostly on work for hire projects for different console titles that I previously mentioned.
Question 4 – For people that don’t know anything about, Guerrilla Bob. How would you describe the game and storyline to them and WHO IS Guerrilla Bob … WHAT’s HE ALL ABOUT 🙂
Guerrilla Bob it’s all about quantity, the quantity of dead enemies. He’s the best at killing them so this is what he decided to do. The army was going to nuke them but he sabotaged the plan just so that he can take them down one by one. He doesn’t really care how the enemies go; they can be suddenly hit by a deathly bullet, blown up by a nasty rocket of burned down to ashes. As long as they’re gone he’s satisfied.
Question 5 – What extra features/modes/ etc did you add to make Guerrilla Bob stand out in the crowd of other action/shooting style games that are out in the market at the moment.
We set out to provide a deeper experience by including more complex levels, and a lot more variety. These are lessons we learned from the console space. Guerrilla Bob will have the player exploring the levels as he progresses. They are still laid out in a linear fashion, but there will be secret areas to uncover, with all sorts of powerups. The game will also feature a survival mode, which will have Bob fight against an endless army.
You might not know but Chris Kramer the senior director of Communications and Community over at Capcom has decided to leave. In a decision that was easy Chris has been presented with another opportunity that he simply couldn’t pass up. Chris will be greatly missed as he was a big part of the Capcom-Unity Community and a well respected member of the Capcom team. We don’t yet know where Chris will be going but wherever it may be we wish him all the best of luck in his future job and endeavours.
Stay Classy Chris we will all miss you. But hopefully you wont be too far away 😉
Today Japanese development studio Mistwalker the creators of the amazing Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey announced the name of their next RPG Title !!
THE LAST STORY for Nintendo Wii
Hironobu Sakaguchi-san announced this on his Mistwalker column today along with the announcement being twittered. The Last Story is also posted on the Nintendo Japan website here. Check it out as it has an amazing theme song playing in the background.
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Here is what Hironobu Sakaguchi-san said in his column
Last Story
It’s finally here. 1/29/10
New project is going to be announced after a long time.
More information will be available in stages.
Don’t miss it.
Well…
I’ve got to get back to work on balancing battle system…
Production is near the final phase.
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This is great news !! And it wont stop here. There will also be another announcement hopefully soon about Mistwalkers Apple iPhone title as well. So What I’d recommend is make sure you start following Mistwalker on Twitter, Check Hironobu Sakaguchi-san’s column regularly and check back here on Capsule Computers.
The ultimate two-wheel racing game, MotoGP 09/10, is speeding towards stores this March. To give fans the most up-to-date racing experience the game will offer players all the riders, tracks and teams from the official 2009 GP season straight out the box with free downloadable content allowing you to race the 2010 season as it unfolds coming shortly after launch.
There will be two free DLC packs, the first pack will contain the 800cc bike class with all the bike, rider and team liveries, plus the brand new tracks for the 2010 MotoGP – Silverstone (UK) and Balatonring (Hungary). The second pack will include all the bike, rider and team livery updates for the 600cc and 125cc bike class, giving players everything they need to play the season earlier than ever before.
Additionally, Capcom are pleased to announce that the official demo will be released a month before launch on XBLA and PSN. Play as your favourite GP hero in a battle to cross the finish line and be the star in Championship mode or race against the clock in Time Trial. For those who like to take a risk you can show off your skills in the Arcade mode where extra time will be added for pulling off daring manoeuvres but put in a bad performance and your dreams of victory will be over.
EBGames Australia has some fantastic pre-order / trade in deals going on at the moment. Click on the links below and check them all out. If you haven’t already got Mass Effect take advantage of the deal below : Happy SHOPPING 🙂
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Please note these EBGAMES deals are valid within AUSTRALIA. Check your local GAMESTOP or EBGAMES in your country to see if they are offering the same deals.
