The Simpsons Arcade Game Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Platform: Xbox Live Arcade (Reviewed), Playstation Network Release Date: February 3, 2012 (XBLA), February 7, 2012 (PSN) Price: 800 MS Points; $9.99 (PSN) – Download Now! Overview Even though it may be hard to believe, The Simpsons have...

If you have a Playstation Network account, then you might want to read this piece of news. From February 8, all Playstation Network accounts will be renamed to be part of the Sony Entertainment Network, according to an email posted on NeoGAF and confirmed by various news sources. Sony confirmed in the email...

Famitsu’s Most Wanted List has been updated in their latest issue. This latest list has been dominated by the Sony platforms, with nineteen of the thirty games listed coming out for either the Playstation 3, Playstation Portable and Playstation Vita. However, it was a Nintendo exclusive that has...

Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released this past week, mostly to a mixed reaction. Now, in an interesting and surprising announcement by Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIII-2 will have Facebook integration. With Facebook integration, players will be able to update their status with their in-game progress. The...

Just like the Sly Collection and the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection, the Jak and Daxter Collection will be heading to the Playstation Store. The digital copies will be released alongside the retail release of the collection. This will be a first for the HD collections Sony have released, as...

The first half of 2012 is going to be a busy one for Game of Thrones fans. The first season of the award winning HBO TV show will release on Blu ray and DVD next month,  shortly followed by the premiere of season two  on April 1st. Rounding out the package is Game of Thrones the RPG, being brought to life...

David Jaffe has revealed today on NeoGAF that European fans of the Twisted Metal franchise are going to have to wait a bit longer than everyone else in the world to play the game due to a few problems with localizing the title for release in the PAL regions. As such the game will be released sometime in...

Rockstar Games has officially launched the Max Payne 3 website. Featured on the website, is a new interactive feature focusing on the weapons of Max Payne 3.  New screenshots, 360-degree renders and detailed breakdown of weapons will be featured on the site. First up in the series is the ‘608 Bull...

Capcom rarely hold events in Australia, it is a fact. So, when they announced the Ultimate Capcom Showcase, there was some surprise within the team. For fellow editor Matthew Vella and myself, we had the opportunity to sample the games that Capcom has to offer for 2012 (bar Resident Evil 6, of course). The...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Elite’s Content Season is set to kick off on February 28 for Playstation 3 via Playstation Network. While Xbox 360 gamers may already be in the think of Modern Warfare 3 DLC goodness, Playstation 3 gamers will have to wait until the end of the month to get their hands on...

Alongside a selection of Capcom games that will see release in 2012, Asura’s Wrath was available to try out at the Ultimate Capcom Showcase in Sydney on Wednesday night. Accompanying the game were two important men, Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, producer of the game, and Marco Bombasi, head of the localisation...

Earlier this week, Namco released the latest game to the SoulCalibur franchise, SoulCalibur V. Here at Capsule Computers, our efficient editor, Benjamin “LinkageAX” Webb unboxes the collectors edition of the game for your viewing pleasure. So come along and take a look at the ever-full...

The full introduction video of the upcoming fighting game based on the Persona universe has been released by Atlus. Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is a fighting game being developed by BlazBlue and Guilty Gear developer, Arc System Works. It will be a 2D fighting game in much similar vein to other...

This week EA teamed up with Red Bull to host a media-exclusive SSX preview event at the Red Bull Sydney Headquarters. To promote the game and to help convey the awesomeness of extreme sports such as snowboarding, two Australian extreme sport superstars attended the event: BMX racing legend Luke Madill and...

This week Capcom hosted the “Capcom Super Ultimate Showcase” in Sydney, showcasing a variety of upcoming Capcom titles, and us here at Capsule Computers got an exclusive hands-on preview before the event to experience the game for ourselves. I was even lucky enough to experience the game with...

For those who don’t know, Seth Killian is a legend in the fighting game community. Some know him for his commentary, some know him as Capcom’s Special Combat Advisor, some know him for his work in community management, but most know him as Seth – the dude who had a Street Fighter IV boss...

You may have caught Telltale Games’ episodic Back to the Future: The Game last year as a digital download for PC and PSN. But just in case you missed it, the game is now set to be released physically thanks to Deep Silver gaining the publishing and distribution right for game. All 5 episodes of the game...

Sure, that MW2 mission in the airport may have been all grisly and controversial, but something tells us that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may be even more seriously plotted than any shooter we have seen before.  First off, the video below proclaims that “You don’t win the battle by doing...

The whole point of buying Call of Duty Elite was to get new DLC maps earlier than everyone else.  However,  Activison had to honor exclusivity agreements with Microsoft.  As result, Xbox 360 Elite members already have two new MW3 multiplayer maps on which to play.  Understandably, some PS3 gamers were...

Despite recent financial troubles at THQ, Metro Last Light will apparently still be releasing, but not until next year.   The new release date for the game is in the first quarter of 2013, or THQ’s fiscal Q4.  This updated release schedule was revealed when THQ unveiled their third-quarter financial...

Recently Namco Bandai made the decision to immortalise their weapon-based fighting game franchise, Soul Calibur V, through a mammoth mural in East London. The mural features newcomers Ezio Auditore of Assassin’s Creed fame and Patroklos Alexander as they prepare to battle series veteran and fan...

All you fans of our fab little French hero Rayman can give a little smile as Ubisoft have unveiled a new trailer for Rayman 3 HD, coming this March for XBox 360 and Playstation 3. The sheer amount of adventures this little guy goes on, all without arms and legs is amazing, and his return in HD shuld get all...

Making it through a day can be hard for some people, and considering it is only the middle of the week there are a few days left before people will be able to relax and enjoy their weekend. However there is some new screenshots to make the next few days a bit brighter because each day that passes brings the...

According to European forums, Sony will be performing maintenance on the PSN starting on tomorrow morning, more commonly known as Thursday, the second of February.  From  9AM to 3AM EST in the USA and 2PM GMT until 8AM Friday morning in Europe, many PSN systems will be down.   The maintenance will...

If you didn’t already know Suda51’s upcoming Lollipop Chainsaw is a pretty twisted game…and that’s a good thing. A cheerleading zombie-hunter, Juliet Starling, has all the hallmarks of a weird and wacky Suda51 game. However what you may not know is that the game’s soundtrack has been worked by...

Prototype 2 is joining the rapidly growing online pass club.  Yay. The first batch of Prototype 2 titles will ship with a “free” code that will grant access to Radnet.  Radnet will offer gamers new content for up to 2 months after the games release.  This content includes races, challenges,...