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Also, hello XBLA-thread friends. I know most of the PSN thread folks but we haven't had much of an introduction... I'm Nathan, co-founder & president over at Capy. I like 2DHD and indie studios and long walks on the beach.
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More Capy games on more platforms makes the world a better place! Awesome about the XBLA news!
 
Ankama and Tokyopop announce partnership!



Roubaix, France/Hamburg, Germany – 4th June 2010 – Ankama, the videogames/animation/comics powerhouse, and Manga publisher Tokyopop are pleased to announce their cooperation for the launch of the Wakfu and DOFUS publications in Germany!

Having recently announced the broadcasting of Wakfu the animated Series on German TV channel RTL II, Ankama is now proud to announce that the Wakfu comics and DOFUS manga will soon be published in Germany by the renowned publisher Tokyopop GmbH.

Around 20 titles will be published, offering Ankama fans and comic/manga aficionados in Germany the possibility to discover new aspects of the Ankama universe.

Wakfu is based on a transmedia concept that includes a TV series, online games, a trading card game, comics, artbooks, and the Xbox Live Arcade TM game ‘Islands of Wakfu’. The 1st season of the TV series (26 episodes) will be broadcast this fall on RTL II. The German version of the free browser game Wakfu: The Guardians will also launch at the same time.

Wakfu Heroes: The Black Crow, the first Wakfu comic due to be

published in German, will be released this fall (colored, hardcover, 88 pages, 13.95 EUR). The Black Crow is a character that appears in the 3rd episode of the Wakfu TV-series and spreads fear among the merchants in the fields of Kelba… In the first volume of Wakfu Heroes, the reader will discover how the Black Crow’s past influenced his behavior in the TV series.

The script was written by Tot, one of the three founders of Ankama and the Artistic Director, as well as by Jean-David Morvan who has, among others, contributed to Sillage (Delcourt), HK (Glénat), 5 volumes of the Spirou

series (Dupuis), and also worked for Marvel.

The first Wakfu TV series artbook (colored, softcover, 128 pages, 13.95 EUR) is a behind the scenes experience of the TV-series production with its collection of sketches, anecdotes and scripts. It is also due to be published by Tokyopop Germany this fall.

In the Chronicles of Wakfu: Balgereien (colored, hardcover, 100 pages, 13.95 EUR), the reader follows the story of a kama coin that passes from hand to hand, and ends up in the possession of Ruel, one of the heroes of the Wakfu TV series. Six different artists tell us the stories and adventures this coin has been through before being picked up by Ruel in the TV series. This

comic was selected for the youth prize at the Angoulême comic festival this year.

Release deadlines:

- Wakfu Heroes: The Black Crow: November 2010

- Making of Wakfu: November 2010

- The Wakfu Chronicles: Balgereien: February 2011

Other volumes of these series as well as other Ankama projects will also be published in Germany

by Tokyopop GmbH.

For further info about the TV-series: http://serie.wakfu.com/en
Roubaix, France/Hamburg, Germany – 4th June 2010 – Ankama, the videogames/animation/comics powerhouse, and Manga publisher Tokyopop are pleased to announce their cooperation for the launch of the Wakfu and DOFUS publications in Germany!

Having recently announced the broadcasting of Wakfu the animated Series on German TV channel RTL II, Ankama is now proud to announce that the Wakfu comics and DOFUS manga will soon be published in Germany by the renowned publisher Tokyopop GmbH.

Around 20 titles will be published, offering Ankama fans and comic/manga aficionados in Germany the possibility to discover new aspects of the Ankama universe.

Wakfu is based on a transmedia concept that includes a TV series, online games, a trading card game, comics, artbooks, and the Xbox Live Arcade TM game ‘Islands of Wakfu’. The 1st season of the TV series (26 episodes) will be broadcast this fall on RTL II. The German version of the free browser game Wakfu: The Guardians will also launch at the same time.

Wakfu Heroes: The Black Crow, the first Wakfu comic due to be

published in German, will be released this fall (colored, hardcover, 88 pages, 13.95 EUR). The Black Crow is a character that appears in the 3rd episode of the Wakfu TV-series and spreads fear among the merchants in the fields of Kelba… In the first volume of Wakfu Heroes, the reader will discover how the Black Crow’s past influenced his behavior in the TV series.

The script was written by Tot, one of the three founders of Ankama and the Artistic Director, as well as by Jean-David Morvan who has, among others, contributed to Sillage (Delcourt), HK (Glénat), 5 volumes of the Spirou

series (Dupuis), and also worked for Marvel.

The first Wakfu TV series artbook (colored, softcover, 128 pages, 13.95 EUR) is a behind the scenes experience of the TV-series production with its collection of sketches, anecdotes and scripts. It is also due to be published by Tokyopop Germany this fall.

In the Chronicles of Wakfu: Balgereien (colored, hardcover, 100 pages, 13.95 EUR), the reader follows the story of a kama coin that passes from hand to hand, and ends up in the possession of Ruel, one of the heroes of the Wakfu TV series. Six different artists tell us the stories and adventures this coin has been through before being picked up by Ruel in the TV series. This

comic was selected for the youth prize at the Angoulême comic festival this year.

Release deadlines:

- Wakfu Heroes: The Black Crow: November 2010

- Making of Wakfu: November 2010

- The Wakfu Chronicles: Balgereien: February 2011

Other volumes of these series as well as other Ankama projects will also be published in Germany

by Tokyopop GmbH.

For further info about the TV-series: http://serie.wakfu.com/en
 
besiktas1 said:
ahh looks like I've found the man for me ^_^ hold me....
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I can e-hold you. Just don't get all grabby.

Snuggler said:
Looks great, I'm all about Capy after Critter Crunch. I actually just got a DS so I can probably play this like right now but I might hold out until the HD versions.
Also, I didn't know Crom was Overlord of Capy, nice dude.
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The DS version has had some sales lately ($15-$20) but holding off for the XBLA version gets you lotsa online benefits, and a more balanced game (amongst many many other things). BUT you can play the DS on the go, whereas i find lugging my 46" HDTV + x360 on the bus rather difficult.

Also, we're a small independent studio so 'Overlord' is a bit... intense... of a term :)

Noogy said:
More Capy games on more platforms makes the world a better place! Awesome about the XBLA news!
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My sentiment exactly. Thanks!
 
TheOddOne said:
Joy Ride MIA, but Microsoft insists 'BigPark's vision' will come to life in 2010
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Looks like it might be a Natal launch title and won't be free.

Microsoft's arcade racer Joy Ride has been reworked as a Natal launch title, CVG can reveal.

According to a senior retail source, the title will be available on Natal from day one later this year - and will no longer be free-to-play.

In development at first party studio BigPark, the avatar-based game was unveiled as a free-to-play Xbox Live Arcade title at last year's E3.

Having initially been due for release in late 2009, the game was reported to be missing in action earlier this week after its listing was wiped from Xbox.com.

Microsoft responded to requests for comment by saying that it planned to "bring BigPark's vision to life in 2010", adding that it had "nothing further to announce at this time".

Our source told us the game had been "completely reworked" for Natal.

"The hope for us is that it will be a boxed release - we're still in the dark on that one - but it's definitely for Natal and will definitely be here for launch," our source said.

"We've been told it will no longer be free to play, but that it's been completely reworked into a bigger, richer game than before.

"They're putting the final touches to it now. The biggest thing for us is that it just works with Natal's racing controls. We're reliably informed it's very intuitive."

It's due to be unveiled on Sunday, June 13 at E3 2010 - the date of Microsoft's special Natal-centric event.

CVG has contacted Microsoft for comment.
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=249663
 
Shard said:
Ankama and Tokyopop announce partnership!
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I really have to laugh at these elaborate multimedia deals for games that have been in development forever from no-name companies (OMG THEY MADE DOFUS!), aren't going to do well (this is where people point out that OMG DOFUS IS POPULAR), don't have particularly good premises, and don't really look like anything special.

Reminds me that the Action 52 guys tried to get a Cheetahman cartoon and comic book series.
 
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So I got a Xbox this weekend and purchased Shadow Complex and Pacman Championship Edition.

I really really dig Pacman CE but my god I HATE HATE HATE the shitty ass Xbox controller to play it with. I wish I could plug in my PS3 TE Arcade stick or something. In fact every time I play the game I WANT to purchase an arcade stick just to play the game.

Does anyone play Pacman CE with a SFIV TE stick and notice the difference, or am I the only one who sucks ass at the game with the freaking 360 controller.


... I also tried out the demo of Perfect Dark. Looks pretty neat!
 
Welcome to the party. Shadow was a good choice and Perfect Dark XBLA is great.
Definitely try the Trials HD demo as well, it's some good shit.
 
Snuggler said:
Welcome to the party. Shadow was a good choice and Perfect Dark XBLA is great.
Definitely try the Trials HD demo as well, it's some good shit.
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I did try the Trials HD and I didn't like it.... I didn't play for very long but is that game basically Excitebike? I got a laugh out of making the dude crash, but I could tell it wasn't going to be my cup of tea.

Anyways yeah I'm a new owner and got Shadow Complex, Pacman CE, and Alan Wake. So I think I'm off to a good start. :D
 
I can see some similarities to Excite Bike, but a lot of Trials HD's appeal comes from trying to beat your friends' times. It's super addictive when you're repeatedly trying to shave like .5 of a second off your time and it feels good when you finally do it and see your name above his.

You're off to a good start, though, AW is awesome.
 
Adam Prime said:
I did try the Trials HD and I didn't like it.... I didn't play for very long but is that game basically Excitebike? I got a laugh out of making the dude crash, but I could tell it wasn't going to be my cup of tea.

Anyways yeah I'm a new owner and got Shadow Complex, Pacman CE, and Alan Wake. So I think I'm off to a good start. :D
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Trials HD is a relentlessly challenging physics based platformer. It's like Excitebike in the same way that Portal is like Quake.
 
Trials really comes into it's own after the medium tracks. It becomes less like Excitebike and more like a wicked bike-based platformer.
 
Adam Prime said:
I really really dig Pacman CE but my god I HATE HATE HATE the shitty ass Xbox controller to play it with. I wish I could plug in my PS3 TE Arcade stick or something. In fact every time I play the game I WANT to purchase an arcade stick just to play the game.

Does anyone play Pacman CE with a SFIV TE stick and notice the difference, or am I the only one who sucks ass at the game with the freaking 360 controller.
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Pacman CE with a TE is definitely better than using the standard 360 controller however the TE has an issue with how inputs are registered in Pacman. I can't recall the exact explanation but the end result is that it doesn't always respond how you would expect and you end up missing turns etc. If you want a good stick for Pacman, ask in the stick thread - they should be able to help out.
 
Wario64 said:
Believe it or not, apparently the best way to play Pac Man CE (or any game that requires a good D-Pad) is to get this:



Impressions in this thread:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=387333&page=2
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This is true.

However - Adam Prime, are you trying to use the standard controller's d-pad? Don't. The analog stick actually works quite well. The top scores are able to pull a half a million points using just the standard issue pad's analog stick. It works.
 
Adam Prime said:
I really really dig Pacman CE but my god I HATE HATE HATE the shitty ass Xbox controller to play it with. I wish I could plug in my PS3 TE Arcade stick or something. In fact every time I play the game I WANT to purchase an arcade stick just to play the game.

Does anyone play Pacman CE with a SFIV TE stick and notice the difference, or am I the only one who sucks ass at the game with the freaking 360 controller.
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I currently sit at #175 in the main worldwide standings (yeah, okay, I'm bragging a bit, but hey, it's out of 600,000k players... it's my one braggable gaming accomplishment!), and I'll tell you this: I've tried every controller I could try trying to find the perfect Pac-Man CE controller. I've tried my SFIV arcade stick (with upgraded Seimitsu stick), I've tried the SFIV Saturn-esque pad, I've tried various other things - and no matter how I long for something better, I keep coming back to the analog stick on the standard X360 controller. Everything else is too mushy, or too twitchy, or allows too many mis-hits, or whatever.

I think, unless I engineer a stick specifically for the game, my best luck has been and will continue to be the analog stick. That's the means of control that time and time again has gotten my the highest scores.

I have not, however, tried that wacky Rock Band 2 thingy. I'd love to though.
 
I'm calling it right now, Summer of Arcade is gonna be Deathspank, Comic Jumper, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Limbo and a secret game announced at E3.
 
EagleEyes said:
I'm calling it right now, Summer of Arcade is gonna be Deathspank, Comic Jumper, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Limbo and a secret game announced at E3.
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Shadow Complex 2 although there still seems to be something lacking perhaps.
 
With GoldenEye coming to the Wii and DS via Activision, do you think there's a chance MS could announce GoldenEye XBLA at E3? Maybe an agreement was reached to allow this?
 
Jtyettis said:
Shadow Complex 2 although there still seems to be something lacking perhaps.
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I wish. That would top Summer of Arcade off nice. Summer of Arcade is getting bigger and bigger every year with the best selling titles of the year coming from it. It has a lot to live up to.
 
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