Are you one of the millions of people out there who can’t wait for Terminator: Genisys to premiere at your local cinema? Do you need a little bit more info on the film before it releases? Well, thankfully for all of you info-hounds out there, Paramount Pictures have released a brand new interview with James Cameron, the famed director of the original films to hear his thoughts on the new film and its place in the series that her created.
Actions speak a hell of a lot louder than words, so check out the video below and let us know in the comments whether or not you are excited for the film’s release. As always, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the news about Terminator: Genisys as it becomes available.
How many hours have you logged into The Witcher III: Wild Hunt? If the answer is “zero,” then immediately after you finish reading this article, head over to your gaming platform of choice, and get to it! However, that being said if you haven’t played The Witcher III then you might not know about the incredibly awesome game of Gwent. Gwent is the card game featured in the game that has drawn the attention of players everywhere.
“But what is Gwent?” You might ask. Well I could sit here and tell you all about it, but instead how about I let the developers themselves over at CD Projekt RED do the explaining for me, since, you know… They invented the game. Luckily enough, just today they put up a video that details exactly how the game is played! You can check it out below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the sweet Witcher news as it becomes available.
Every time that NIS America releases a new anime series in the West they always give those eager to purchase a series the option to buy a special premium edition. As time goes on however, these premium editions go out of stock and when this happens fans have to wait for the series to either be re-stocked, such as Love Live! Season One, or hope for an eventual standard edition release.
Thankfully NIS America had some news for those who were a bit late to the party on three of their anime properties as the company has announced that on June 23rd they will be releasing standard editions for Nyaruko: Crawling with Love! Season 1, WAGNARIA!!2 Complete Second Series, and YuruYuriSeason 1. Unlike the original sets, each of these three standard editions will only feature the anime series on Blu-ray with their original on-disc bonus features and a leaflet.
For those interested in these series, we have reviewed all three in the past. The reviews for Nyaruko: Crawling with Love! Season 1 can be found here, WAGNARIA!!2 Complete Second Series here, and YuruYuri Season 1 here.
While we already know that Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation for the PS Vita will feature all of the DLC released for the PlayStation 3 version of the game as well as some new scenarios for players to experience and some extra storyline to explore, recently Idea Factory International released a new batch of screenshots for the title showing off a few of the newer features in the game.
As you can see in the screenshots below, this includes a redesigned menu screen, the ability to sort items in shops, take advantage of the Stella’s Dungeon minigame, and of course being able to make use of a fifth combo slot.
Console players have been waiting quite a bit for The Elder Scrolls Online to be released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and finally that day is here. Bethesda and Zenimax Online Studios have released The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited worldwide supporting two separate megaservers for North American gamers and for European gamers.
For the first time in the series’ history, players will be able to explore the world of Tamriel with their friends as they take on the various dungeons that litter the realm and even enter into massive player vs player battles. It is worth noting that while The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited no longer requires any subscription fee, players can opt to sign up for ESO Plus, a monthly premium membership service, that provides players with exclusive in-game bonuses, a monthly allotment of crowns to use in the store and access to all DLC game packs while a member.
For quite a bit now Viz Media has been offering digital volumes of the One-PunchMan manga in English but fans of ONE’s and Yusuke Murata’s work have been eager to own print copies of the series in the West.
This past weekend Viz had some good news for these fans as the company has announced that they will begin releasing print volumes of One-Punch Man in North America starting with a double release of Volume 1 and Volume 2 in September 2015 with each volume being priced at $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN.
Starting from then the company will be releasing a new volume of the still-running manga series on a bimonthly basis. For those who simply want to read the manga and don’t care too much about owning physical copies, Viz currently has the first seven volumes of One-Punch Man available on their website or through their smartphone app.
For those who have never heard of the series, Viz has provided the below story description:
In One-Punch Man, nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem – he just can’t seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! Every time a promising villain appears, he beats the snot out of ’em with one punch! Can Saitama finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life some meaning? Or is he doomed to a life of super-powered boredom?
Overview Fans of Game of Thrones have always known how long events can take to unfold and have waited patiently for years as George R.R. Martin slowly continues the story and even the television series has felt drawn out at times. As such it came as no surprise when Telltale announced that their Game of Thrones adaptation would run six episodes instead of the usual five. So now that the fourth episode, Sons of Winter, has brought us past the halfway point, will House Forrester’s story begin to pick up pace?
Story It is worth noting that while we will be attempting to remain vague about certain plot heavy events that occur in this episode, that we will be discussing previous events in the review. As such, if you have yet to finish the last chapter, The Sword in the Darkness, then it is best if you do so before continuing on. That being said, when we last left the members of House Forrester it seemed that events were being put into motion that would help the struggling members try and overcome the harsh obstacles in their way.
Last episode we saw Gared Tuttle in hot water after coming face to face with one of the men responsible for his family’s death. At the start of Sons of Winter Gared has to deal with the consequences of his actions and unfortunately there is very little the player can actually do in this regard. Despite potentially having a friend vouch for your story and trying to plead your case, the story forces Gared to be sentenced by Frostfinger no matter what happens, spurring Gared into finally taking action and pursuing the North Grove, eventually putting him face to face with a number of Wildlings that aren’t keen on finding rangers in the forest but also meeting with someone who may be willing to help.
Across the Narrow Sea we find Asher coming face to face with Daenerys Targaryen as he continues to try and find soldiers to help House Forrester. Unfortunately his meeting with Daenerys is one of the oddest feeling moments in the game thanks to Telltale’s writers making her act out of character and far less reasonable than usual as Asher has no choice but to place himself, and Beskha, in harm’s way by helping with the infiltration of Meereen.
You see, despite the fact that Daenerys’ personality was handled poorly in his storyline; Asher has actually been given the most interesting aspect of the episode due to his interactions with Beskha. Learning about parts of Beskha’s emotional past and dealing with how she acts in this episode makes the player question just how they should handle Asher’s ally. Do you place your loyalty on a family that banished you or stand up for your close friend? Or is a steady hand the exact thing that Beskha needs right now? Those are the types of questions players will be thinking of as they handle Asher’s action heavy section of the story.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mira is finding herself with few allies left in King’s Landing as Margaery grows increasingly angrier with her actions and is giving her very little leeway. As such it is up to Mira to take matters into her own hands and it is at this moment that the political maneuvering that often occurs at King’s Landing takes center stage. By eavesdropping and cautiously approaching those attending Tommen’s coronation feast players must carefully try and manipulate those around them and even put a friend’s chance at happiness at risk to get what they want. There are clearly a number of ways this sequence can unfold but considering how things played out for me, I felt a certain satisfaction with the outcome.
As for Rodrik, after potentially allowing himself to be humiliated by Gryff, finds himself with an opportunity to finally bring some stability to Ironrath and obtain some revenge in the process. Of course, even the smallest choices can have consequences, especially since it is hard to tell when to stop a certain event from continuing despite the satisfaction continuing might bring. Things grow tenser as Rodrik eventually visits the Whitehill’s home of Highpoint where gathering a bit of knowledge beforehand ends up being beneficial in the immediate future, especially since many signs of this meeting point towards a certain event that kicked off this season.
Gameplay Similar to past episodes players will continue to make various dialogue decisions and take part in various quick time events to dodge or strike at opponents in combat. There are a few small sequences that can hardly be described as puzzles though I must say that using Mira’s cunning to gather information to sway those around her in a manner that the player chooses is handled surprisingly well.
It is worth noting that a few of the items that players may have gathered in past episodes can be used in Sons of Winter, though whether they actually have any real affect are not shown. Also worth mentioning is that while this episode ran smoothly for the most part, it did crash twice resulting in an immediate return to the Home screen.
Visuals & Audio Following the same aesthetic from that Telltale has used in past episodes, the oil painting style remains throughout the episode though the blur in distant objects does seem to have gotten worse this time around. That being said, the actual character designs remain consistent and the appearance of a different dragon this time around matches perfectly with what fans of the series should be expecting.
As for the voice work, the voice acting still remains impressive with the core cast and although Daenerys’ role may not have been written in a manner that those who follow the series’ other formats will take kindly too, at least her voice actress reprises her role well.
Overall With Sons of Winter, it is clear that the story is finally finding its grove and although Mira’s role this time is minimal, the cautious maneuvering and information acquisition feels right at home in the series while Asher’s action heavy sequence features some surprising developments and choices with a side-character that players have likely grown fond of by now. That being said, Gared’s part in Sons of Winter is minimal and although Rodrik’s clever decisions and attempts at planning appears to be putting House Forrester on solid footing for once, it lasts for only a moment before the appearance of a hated face brings this enjoyable episode to a cliffhanging end.
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Frontier Developments has released their third free update for Elite: Dangerous, the Powerplay expansion. According to Frontier, this is the largest update to Elite: Dangerous yet. Not only does this update bring new ships to the universe, but it finally brings in a larger theme to the universe.
The major added feature is the creation of galactic Powers that players can join in order to help fight for their Power’s control. Player’s will be able to fight to push forward their Power’s territory and dynamically affect the Elite shared universe. The aim of this is to greatly increase the appeal of Elite to MMO players, by making the universe more interactive. Other changes included in the Powerplay update are listed below:
An enhanced mission system with new objectives and new ways to play.
Three new ships: the Lakon Diamondback Scout, Lakon Diamondback Explorer and the Imperial Courier.
Drones for cargo collection, fuel trading and prospecting.
A new illustrated GalNet newsfeed, accessible directly in players’ ship UI.
High and low intensity mining sites, adding risk to mining and increasing potential rewards.
New minable commodities.
An updated bounty system.
Upgraded UI and animated emblems for ranking up.
Numerous other improvements to gameplay and performance.
This update is freely available to all players, and can be downloaded now. Check out the trailer and a gallery below.
Capcom has announced that a collection of six 8-bit Mega Man titles will be re-released together on current gen consoles titled Mega Man Legacy Collection. Mega Man through Mega Man 6 will all be on the disc, as well as a new Challenge mode and plenty of extras for die-hard fans. It’s surprising to see this announced out of the blue, when these are all available on the digital market already. It’s an interesting coincidence to see, considering Capcom hasn’t been focusing much on the Blue Bomber as of late. This of course, led to Inafune’s immensely successful (pre-release) spiritual successor, Mighty No. 9storming onto the Kickstarter scene.
The stated goal is to “remind long-time fans and introduce newcomers to what made Mega Man such a popular and iconic character.” The titles will be, of course, in the original style, though Capcom stated that the old graphics will be given an “HD Flair.” The games are not planned to be emulated, but will be built on a newly developed engine called the Eclipse engine.
The new Challenge mode promises to remix gameplay sections from different titles in order to give veteran players a new mode to conquer. Taking aim at competitive gamers, is the planned Leaderboards and video replays, to be available upon launch. A museum mode full of history, art, and concepts will make an appearance as well.
Look for Mega Man Legacy Collection to be released this summer on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with a planned winter release on the 3DS. The collection will run $14.99 (USD) / €14.99 / £11.99, and will be available digitally.
Capsule Computers and Indie Gala are back with another bundle this week! We’re returning to the normal numbered name and have six great indie games for one low price.
Cargo 3– A futuristic horror FPS set in a gritty world.
Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork – A little bit of Galaga and Saturday morning cartoons drawn by James Kochalka, the First Cartoonist Laureate for the state of Vermont.
Luminosity – A shoot’em up score attack game inspired by arcade shooters of yore.
Quantum Rush Champions – A futuristic racer that has players streaking through large tracks while trying to beat their opponents to the finish line by any means necessary.
Fermi’s Path – An action game that mixes sub-atomic particles, music, and a whole load of leaderboards.
in Space – A minimalistic sidescrolling shooter that features unlimited gameplay thanks to it’s procedurally generated levels.
For the first 24 hours hours of the sale, the entire bundle is only $1.89. Grab your copy at Indie Gala before the price rises.
