While the Kickstarter campaign for the successor to Eternal Darkness is soon to vanish, those eagerly awaiting the game, entitled Shadow of the Eternals have nothing to fear. Despite a very slow uptake in financial backing, the games developer, Precursor, have announced some “exciting new developments”,...

Many of you may not have heard of Smooth McGroove, but those of you who have likely can’t get his tunes out of your head. If you’ve not become a fan yet, it will only take one listen to get its hooks into you. Though he does other music as well, he’s becoming a well-beloved voice in the...

Ubisoft are pumped to announce that their standalone retro-futurist, cyber-shooter Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is now available for digital download on PC for $17.95, Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 (1200 Microsoft Points), PlayStation Network for $21.95 and retail PC for $19.95. Our review went up this...

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Platforms: XBLA (Reviewed), PSN, PC Release Date: May 1st, 2013 Price: 1200 MS Points (XBLA - Available Here) $21.95 (PSN) $17.95 (PC – Digital) $19.95 (PC – Retail) Overview Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, at first, seemed like...

Yesterday, I attended the inaugural Ubisoft Autumn Digital Days 2013 event. This event has been held in the past – specifically in France as the Spring Digital Days – but this was a first for Australia and the Southern Hemisphere at that. Present were a total of 8 titles ready for hands-on time,...

Yesterday, I attended the inaugural Ubisoft Autumn Digital Days 2013 event. This event has been held in the past – specifically in France as the Spring Digital Days – but this was a first for Australia and the Southern Hemisphere at that. Present were a total of 8 titles ready for hands-on time,...

The details are all coming together now on Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The Xbox Live Marketplace listing for the game has been updated with the release date, an expanded overview and clarification on the format of the release. First off, here is the overview: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber...

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon sounds like an April Fool’s joke, but the fact that it was listed by the Australian Classification Board confirmed to everyone that this was a real retro spin-off. Now, the first screenshots of the game have leaked online and you can view them in the gallery below! No...

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...

Remember a game called Road Rash? It hasn’t shown up on any platform in ten years but when it debuted back in the ’90s it was an exciting, if simple, motorcycle racing game that allowed players to beat up other racers with chains, tasers, pipes, their fists and more. Well it seems that the...

Fans of adventure games in general have been treated to what feels like a renaissance of the genre over the last couple of years.  Now adventure game fans have a couple more reasons to part with their hard earned money, and it’s all thanks to Wadjet Eye Games. The highly lauded retro adventure game...

It all began as a last ditch effort to create a game that would sell reasonably well in 1987, but 25 years later it stands as one of the most iconic and successful video game franchises of all time, I am of course talking about Final Fantasy. Ever since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the...

If you were concerned that Capcom’s… Capcom Arcade Cabinet… wasn’t going to be released in the West then you can now breath a sigh of relief because today the company has announced that it is indeed coming to the States and elsewhere for the XBLA and PSN. Currently there are barely...

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...

On December 20th, 2012 the creator of the now cult classic Earthbound (Named Mother 2 in Japan) Shigesato Itoi announced on his twitter that there may be a re-release of mother in the works. In the tweet, he he says that the re-release of Mother that he spoke of before is making progress. In another tweet...

Activision has the cure for those looking for a blast from the past this Christmas. The Lost Treasures of Infocom has been released to iTunes and features 27 classic interactive fiction. The interface has been optimized for touch screens but the games have been recreated to remain faithful to the...

If you’re dying for some classic games then Good Old Games has a special gift just for you. Today the company revealed that they are going to be giving the 1996 classic title, Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition, out to anyone who wants it via their website. In another little twist, this is also the first...

We’re not exactly lacking choice when it comes to places to buy games. Between physical or online stores, shopping around is increasingly time-consuming, but increasingly rewarding. This week another virtual store has opened its virtual doors on this virtual games shopping strip: the Sydney-based...

The Video Game Museum (VIGAMUS) of Rome is opening soon to allow visitors to explore and celebrate the history and culture of video games and to serve as a permanent archive of video games for academic purposes. TAITO has had the special honour of having Space Invaders featured as the mascot of the Museum....

Crazy Taxi was one of the best driving games on the Sega Dreamcast. It had a kick ass punk soundtrack provided by Bad Religion and The Offspring and starred four taxi drivers trying to get their fares from point A to point B with zero regard for pedestrians, rules of the road, and roads for that...

So, we at Capsule have already shown you a bit of just how crazy Japan is about their games in our article about Capcom Bar, and here is another one to show just how deep their love of video games runs. Tucked away in Akihabara, on the third to fifth floor of a building where the entrance is simple an open...

For all Marvel Vs Capcom fans who want to slightly lessen the risk of being stabbed and/or mugged down at the local arcade, Capcom has answered your calls and made Marvel Vs Capcom Origins available for home console users. The title is a compilation of Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash of...

Since Ive been playing a lot of retro 8-bit and 16-bit games lately just to remind myself of the days before hyped up cinema scenes and Hollywood sized budgets took over, I was intrigued at 2KGames and Gearbox 16-bit rendition of the well known shooter Borderlands. Named The Border Lands, it gives a unique...

From July 26th to July 29th 2012, Atari’s Greatest Hits are on sale! The 100 game pack will only set you back $3.99 USD or $4.49 AUD this weekend. The 100 game pack is normally priced at $9.99 USD.  The 100 game pack contains classics such as Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, Lunar Lander and Warlords. The...

In celebration of the eve of the London 2012 Olympics, Elite Systems has released a concept video of how Daley Thompson’s Decathlon would look updated to modern standards on an iPhone. Originally released in 1984, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was released on the original ZX Spectrum system. The...

Activision and High Moon Studios are passing the Matrix of Leadership this Winter (Fall for the northern hemisphere)  to Transformers : Fall of Cybertron the  upcoming sequel to the highly successful Transformers : War for Cybertron and from details coming to light about this years Transformers title, it...