While the last wave of games to hit the market have produced some memorable experiences, from the perspective of an older gamer it is not hard to see why the retro market is growing exponentially in interest and pricing. I’ve often sat and pondered why people, myself included, are still willing to...

The original Digimon anime series, a pioneer of ‘monster taming’ anime Luke: For many of us, some of our earliest experiences with anime involved the popular ‘monster taming’ genre. Series such as Pokemon, Digimon and even Monster Rancher captured our imagination all those years ago....

K: Ever since Professor Oak welcomed us to the wonderful world of Pokemon and asked us our name, and his grandson’s name, fans have been enthralled by a number of cute little creatures. As time passed there came to be more than the original 151. Some people didn’t take this too well. Since...

F: I guarantee that whilst reading the title most of you had a character in mind, a character that you kind of hate, just a little bit, despite how much you love the anime or manga they’re in. The first person to come to my mind is Tsunayoshi “Tsuna” Sawada from the Shonen Jumps series...

I’m throwing caution into the wind – Michael Jackson did Sonic 3 and that’s that. In case you didn’t know, much ink has been spilled over whether or not MJ actually wrote the soundtrack to the greatest game on one of our favourite consoles. It’s certainly no secret he enjoyed...

The spectacle of the first two episodes of Gen Urobuchi’s take on the sci-fi mecha genre stayed with me for days. The opening half of the first episode throws the viewer right in the middle of a Gunbuster-esque space opera. Bio-organisms surviving the vacuum of space and infesting a hive, a “hot...

The first episode of the Attack On Titan anime series came out two weeks ago which means there has only been two episodes released which means for two Sundays in a row I’ve just kind of sat there filling with these things called emotions, they’re kind of weird and make you feel stuff and anime...

UPDATE: It happened again…EA has been named the “Worst Company in America” by Consumerist for the second year in a row. They “beat” Bank of America with 78% of the vote to claim the title… *sigh*. Last year, EA was voted the winner (loser?) of The Consumerist‘s...

Going by the original Japanese launch date of October 1988, the Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) turns 25 in 2013. It’s an occasion worth celebrating, and what’s pleasing is that the Mega Drive is a name that is still well known and relevant in the modern gaming scene. It certainly didn’t...

Welcome to Talking Crap, a show were a bunch of game journos talk about crap. In this episode we discuss the age of the vocal game developer, Cliffy B’s bro mentality getting out of control, the responsibility that comes with using the social media platforms such as Twitter and whether or not you...

Introduction We here at Capsule Computers are no strangers to internal debate, being a group of persons with similar tastes, but not one minded.  It stands to reason then that every once in a while a debate may spring up during general conversation, related or deriving from news on any given day. Recently,...

According to work in a new study, scientists have said that playing action games may actually help to boost reading skills in Dyslexic children. The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Padua in Italy, and was funded by grants from the CARIPARO Foundation and the University. The study...

Hey folks. It’s time for another CC top 10 list! With cooking shows all the rage in the modern media in both Australia and the US, I thought, why not make these often droll and over-dramatised shows a bit more interesting? Make some interestingly unique foods! Like the ones in video ga- … wait a...

I want all of you are reading this to take a deep breath and follow these words. Close your eyes, just for a second, and think of your childhood, with you playing your favorite game. I don’t care what it is. Whether you were battling the Elite Four to finish the main quest in Pokemon – or trying...

WARNING, SPOILERS TO FOLLOW It’s Valentine’s Day! And what better way to celebrate the theme of love, companionship and an over abundance of pink hearts, roses and chocolates than with another CC top 10 list? This time, as you’ve probably guessed, we’re looking at the best (and not necessarily most...

THIS is our Hitman?! Meet the new Agent 47 everyone! So, it was announced today, via Deadline, that the Hitman film reboot is going into full motion with Paul Walker cast as Agent 47… The script is being written by the screenwriter of the first film (which was a critical failure), Skip Woods, as well...

In the wake of the many shootings that have been publicly covered by the media in the United States, many politicians are moving for stricter control over violent video games. This includes Senator Leland Yee, who has the opinion that gamers don’t have the proper perspective on the issue. “Gamers...

Could Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corporation really exist? Is there really such a corporation out there developing the deadly T, G or C Virus to create deadly BOWS?  There might be. Today we’ve come across some news that could possibly hold water to this theory.  A Chinese company going by the...

This is an opinion piece and does not reflect the views of Capsule Computers, just my own. When Feminist Frequency first started her kickstarter, I really believed in her. I wanted the vision she showed us to come true. I stayed silent through most of the criticism she got, thinking it was just an...

Welcome to Talking Crap, a show were a bunch of game journos talk about crap. In this episode we discuss that weird little box called Ouya, what the best and worst controllers of all time are, shovelware’s classic brick-to-face-enducing nature and Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s orangy black world...

Every time my boss suggests (aka “orders”) that I should write up some news bit on some new speculation of some new iDevice from Apple, I am suddenly struck with the greatest urge to smack him. Why would I desire so deeply to commit a felonious act against my superior? Because speculating about new...

The Wii U has been out for over a month now, and I have had the opportunity to put a good number of the releases through their paces (you can check out our reviews for Wii U titles here). Super Mario Bros. U, Zombi U, and Nintendo Land are all excellent starts for the system, but if Nintendo wants to...

Every year for the holidays, I find a place to put my dogs up for a few days and I pack my bags.  In those bags, I always pack at least one of my video game consoles.  You see, every year I fly home to be with my family.  It’s been that way since I moved hundreds of miles from them. I always have...

Renegade Kid have delivered a lot of love to the eShop for the 3DS in 2012, with the likes of Mutant Mudds, Planet Crashers, and Bomb Monkey all making a splash on the service. What could possibly stop the developer’s upward trend on the service? Well, the answer is piracy. In a recent blog post,...

Dishonored, a supernatural assassin game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks had a lot of things going for it. Players step into the role of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to the Empress of Dunwall and vengeful assassin, armed with supernatural abilities and a bloody thirst for...

Are your siblings still sleeping and you want to open presents? Or maybe your family is wasting time sustaining their bodies with petty nutrients before the fun stuff. Or you are like me and are stuck on the lame side of the world where we are perpetually stuck in the past. Either way, presents are waiting...