UBISOFT® BRINGS PLAYERS TO THE FIELD WITH ‘ART OF SIEGE’, A SERIES OF TRAININGS FOR TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE

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September 10, 2015

UBISOFT^® BRINGS PLAYERS TO THE FIELD WITH ‘ART OF SIEGE’, A SERIES OF TRAININGS FOR TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX^® SIEGE

Through intense online trainings, players will learn the best intervention tactics and may earn a key for the upcoming Closed Beta

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — September 10, 2015 — Ubisoft has unveiled that Art of Siege. The first community platform to learn, master and discuss the strategies and tactics of siege, is now available online. This platform will allow players to better prepare their future matches in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, the upcoming instalment of the best-selling Rainbow Six franchise, when it releases worldwide on December 1 for PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

Being one of the most complex forms of warfare, the siege technique requires years of training for elite teams, in order to handle each situation with the right strategies and tactics. With Art of Siege, players will enter Field Training, an intense Rainbow Six training program allowing them to get familiar with the different gambits, strategies and Operator specialties. Only the players able to complete the 5 Field Trainings will obtain a key to the Closed Beta.

Art of Siege will also include Wall of Tactics, a space in which each Closed Beta participant will be able to share his best video tactics, recorded during his own matches. It will be up to players to vote and elect which tactics are the best overall. Wall of Tactics will be live at the launch of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Closed Beta, on September 24 on PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft Windows PC.

Players can start their Art of Siege training right now on the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege website, at this address: www.rainbow6.com/artofsiege

For more information on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit rainbow6.com.

For the latest on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit ubiblog.com.

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Inspired by real-world counter-terrorist organizations, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarter confrontations. For the first time in a Rainbow Six game, players will engage in sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into modern strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy’s position. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire, deployable shields, laying mines and more, or breach the enemies’ fortifications using observation drones, setting charges, rappelling and more. The fast pace and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2014–15 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,464 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2015 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancy’s, Rainbow Six, the Soldier Icon, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Xbox One is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies and is used under license from Microsoft.

Deep Silver FISHLABS Reveals New Galaxy on Fire Mobile Games at the Apple Keynote

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September 10, 2015

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Deep Silver FISHLABS Reveals New Galaxy on Fire Mobile Games at the Apple Keynote

Pioneering Sci-Fi Saga Continues with Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore and Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising in 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, September 9th, 2015 – Just revealed at the 2015 Apple media conference, world renowned mobile developer Deep Silver FISHLABS announced Galaxy on Fire 3™ – Manticore, the long-awaited third installment of its award-winning and multi-million selling franchise. Beta signups for the upcoming mobile space shooter are now available at http://bit.ly/gof3m-signup, and eager fans can register to get pre-launch access to the title. Additionally, Deep Silver FISHLABS announced that the game’s prequel Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising is an exclusive line-up title for the new Apple TV.

“Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore is our first large-scale release on the mobile platform and therefore marks an important milestone in the development of our company,” said Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver/Koch Media. “With the great heritage of the GOF franchise and FISHLABS’ pedigree, we look forward to setting a new benchmark in the sci-fi genre.”

The adrenaline-rush action of Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore takes place in the outlying Neox Sector, a lawless fringe area terrorized by ruthless crime lords and greedy mercenaries. In the role of hard-nosed bounty hunters, players set forth to take down these death-dealing villains, and restore law and order beyond the final frontier.

Prior to the launch of Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore in 2016, the official prequel Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising will be released exclusively for the new Apple TV and provide additional insights into the war-torn Galaxy on Fire universe. Centered on the heroic adventures of aspiring fighter pilot Hayley “Manticore” Snocom, the action-packed space shooter offers the quintessential sci-fi gaming experience on the new Apple TV, and will capture the attention of new fans around the world. Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising will be available on day one of the new Apple TV launch this year.

Get the latest news on Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore and Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gof3manticore), Instagram (https://instagram.com/gof3manticore) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/gof3manticore) and share your thoughts with Deep Silver FISHLABS using #gof3manticore. Check out full details at www.gof3manticore.com and watch the reveal trailer via http://bit.ly/gof3m-1st-trailer.

About Deep Silver FISHLABS:
Deep Silver FISHLABS is Koch Media’s mobile unit operating under the premium publishing label of Deep Silver. Having spearheaded 3D mobile gaming for more than a decade, the Hamburg-based studio has assembled an award-winning portfolio of international top titles such as the acclaimed Galaxy on Fire saga. In addition to developing their own IPs in-house, the 80-strong team of Deep Silver FISHLABS also provides comprehensive publishing services for co-operant independent developers from all over the world. To date, the games of Deep Silver FISHLABS have generated a total of 120+ million downloads. www.dsfishlabs.com

About Koch Media:
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 15 years of experience in the digital media distribution business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. With headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the USA. www.kochmedia.com

© 2015 Deep Silver FISHLABS. All rights reserved. “Galaxy on Fire 3 – Manticore”, “Galaxy on Fire – Manticore Rising“, “Galaxy on Fire 2“ and ”Deep Silver FISHLABS“ are trademarks of Deep Silver FISHLABS.

Right Stuf Reveals December Release Date for ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Part 2

K. Roberts

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September 10, 2015

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Right Stuf Reveals December Release Date for ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Part 2

Right Stuf and Sunrise have revealed the release date for the DVD and Blu-ray release of Mobile Suit Gundam Part 2, which will contain episodes 22-42 of the 1979 anime series. Part 2 will be released in North America on December 1, 2015.

Both sets will feature the 30th Anniversary Staff Interview as an on-disc extra. The episodes will be presented with Japanese Dolby Digital Audio, English Dolby Digital Audio and English subtitles on DVD. They will be featured with Japanese Mono LPCM Audio, English Stereo LCPM Audio and English subtitles on Blu-ray. The English dub was produced by The Ocean Group. The video has been remastered from a transfer from the 35mm prints. Right Stuf describes Part 2 as follows:

The White Base is the target of constant attacks by Zeon, and Amuro and the others have officially become soldiers of the Earth Federation Forces. They return to space to fight in the final campaign, and here Amuro meets the mysterious and beautiful Lalah Sune.
As the war builds to its conclusion, the final battle pits Federation against Zeon, brother against sister, and Newtype against Newtype. The Federation is weakened! Zeon is in turmoil! Will the Zeon fortress of A Baoa Qu stand or fall? It all ends here!

Pre-orders can be made on or after November 3, 2015.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Limited Edition Announced

Travis Bruno

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September 10, 2015

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XSEED Games has announced that when The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is released in North America sometime this holiday season there will be a standard version of the game available for purchase as well as a special “Lionheart Edition” that will include a number of bonuses on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of the game.

The standard version of the game costs $39.99 while the $49.99 Lionheart Edition includes a copy of the game plus the following bonus content:

An art book featuring over 100 pages of art from the game as well as its sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
A 1.5” pin displaying the emblem of the country of Erebonia
A custom collectible clamshell-type box

To keep things interesting, the aforementioned clamshell-type case will actually be large enough to fit The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II when it is released in 2016, allowing collectors to keep both games in the same collectible packaging.

To go with this announcement XSEED also released a pair of gameplay trailers for the game plus a few new screenshots and you can check those out below.

Trailer

Gameplay Footage

Madman’s Manga Releases of September 10, 2015 Are Now Available

K. Roberts

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September 10, 2015

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Madman Entertainment is once again releasing several manga titles this month. All of the following releases are now available for manga fans to purchase in Australia.

Assassination Classroom Volume 5
Black Rose Alice Volume 5
Bleach 3-in-1 Omnibus Volume 12
Dawn of the Arcana Volumes 11 and 12
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Volume 3
Monster: The Perfect Edition Volume 5
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Volumes 19 and 20
One Piece Volume 75
Ranma 1/2 2-in-1 Omnibus Volume 9
Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire Volume 5
Spell of Desire Volume 5
Terra Formars Volume 7
The World’s Greatest First Love Volume 2
Toriko Volume 29
Vagabond Vizbig Edition Volume 8
Voice over! Seiyu Academy Volume 12
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3-in-1 Omnibus Volume 3

The first volumes and more of many of the series listed above have been reviewed here at Capsule Computers. The review of Assassination Classroom Volume 1 can be found here, the review of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Volume 1 can be found here and the review of Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire Volume 1 can be found here.

The Legend of Legacy Final Character Trailer Released, Demo Planned

Travis Bruno

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September 10, 2015

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The Legend of Legacy Final Character Trailer Released, Demo Planned

Earlier today Atlus USA announced that they will be releasing a demo for The Legend of Legacy on the 3DS’ Nintendo eShop on September 22nd. The demo will allow players to play through the game’s prologue and the first two dungeons with players being able to transfer their save file into the full game.

The company also released the final character trailer for The Legend of Legacy and this time they are actually introducing three characters instead of the standard two. These characters happen to be Owen, Eloise, and Filmia and you can check out their details below:

Owen
A mercenary who excels at combat, he’s known for his battle prowess as the “Baron.” His attacks are strong and he has a penchant for long swords, axes, and shields. But like Garnet, he doesn’t have any affinity to the elementals.
Eloise
As an alchemist, Eloise has a…unique pursuit after arriving on Avalon. Her dedication to the alchemical arts combined with her beauty has her searching the mysterious island for the secret to eternal youth.
You might think of Eloise as being similar to a mage-type character, and you’d be right! She has affinities for ALL the elements, and excels with either bow or staff.
Filmia
He’s a frog. He has an awesome dance. Do I really need to say more, because I know you’re going to pick him first anyways. Well, you should also know that he’s the heir to a lost kingdom, and looking to find a home for his people on Avalon!
Filmia is one of the stronger attackers in the game and excels with spears. You should equip him with a spear (insert frog gig joke here). Also, being a frog, he has a strong bond with the water element.

Fallout 4 Season Pass and Creation Kit Announced

Travis Bruno

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September 10, 2015

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Fallout 4 Season Pass and Creation Kit Announced

One can pretty much predict that nearly any major video game release will feature a season pass of sorts nowadays and that happens to be the case with the upcoming Fallout 4. Today Bethesda Softworks announced that they will be selling a $30 season pass for Fallout 4 that will be made available for purchase on November 10th, the same day the game is released.

It is worth noting that Bethesda has stated the following about the season pass stating that they are “hard at work on the game” and “don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year.” The developer did state that they will be performing regular free updates to Fallout 4 that will include various fixes and new features similar to how Skyrim was updated with various elements post-launch. They also announced that a “Creation Kit” for Fallout 4 will be released for PC in early 2016.

Pokemon GO for Smartphones Announced

Nathan Farrugia

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September 10, 2015

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A Pokemon press conference has just wrapped up in Japan and while we thought there may be several announcements the entire conference was focused entirely on a new mobile game, Pokemon GO.

Pokemon GO is a new iOS and Android title developed by Nintendo, Game Freak and Google start up Niantic. Niantic developed Ingress, a game that uses real life locations such as the park or well known monuments and turns those places into a real life battle between two clans to see who can claim the most territory. Believe it or not, this draws hundreds of peoples to locations for events.

Pokemon GO is basically a fusion between the above mentioned game Ingress and Pokemon. Basically, everyone just became a real life Pokemon trainer and has to travel all over the world to find their favourite Pokemon. The game uses AR to bring the Pokemon models into the real life world. You can capture these Pokemon and battle other trainers. Junichi Masuda, one of the original Pokemon creators from Game Freak is involved with the games music, setting and game design. He mentions that Pokemon GO may find a way to connect with the ‘main stream’ Pokemon titles.

For players who want the full experience, Nintendo has developed a Pokemon GO Plus device that ties in with the game. The device has a notification light and rumble function to alert you to different events in the game. It pairs via Bluetooth to your phone and has a button in the center which you can press to perform certain actions such as throw Poke balls. The GO Plus can clip on or comes with a strap so you can wear it on your wrist.

This event was somewhat of a milestone for Nintendo who now seem to be fully embracing the smart phone market as opposed to battling against it. Massive Nintendo figureheads and their new partners from Niantic all appeared united on stage, including Junici Masuda and Miyamoto, who was wearing the new Pokemon GO Plus device on his jacket. This project was also being worked on by the late Satoru Iwata and could be one of his last known projects. Pokemon GO is releasing for Android devices and iPhones in early 2016 and a trailer for the game is embedded below for your viewing pleasure.

Next year marks 20 years since the release of the original Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green games for the Game Boy in what will surely be a huge year for one of gaming’s most popular franchises.

Arcana Heart 3: Love Max PC Release Announced for Late September

Travis Bruno

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September 10, 2015

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Arc System Works has announced that they will be bringing the anime-styled fighting game Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!! to PC through Steam later this month on September 29th. At launch the title will cost $29.99 but will feature a 10% discount for one week after launch.

It is worth noting that this release is not the ‘Six Stars’ version that was revealed late last year in Japan and we have previously reviewed the PlayStation 3 release of Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!! here but for the short details, the title features twenty three different playable characters, a main story mode accompanied by after-story modes and short stories for each character.

Persona Special Stage Event to be Held at Tokyo Game Show

Travis Bruno

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September 10, 2015

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It has been revealed that Atlus will be holding a “Persona Special Stage” event later this month at Tokyo Game Show which will occur at September 19th at 2:30 PM JST. Very few details about the stage event have been revealed at the moment though it has been stated that popular talents behind the series, including voice actors and many musicians will be there.

It is worth noting that Atlus is still aiming for a 2015 release for Persona 5 according to everything that the company has stated in the past, including the localization of the game so while the company has not stated that any new footage or a release date will be revealed during the event, there is a very good chance something will be revealed here.