In preparation for DLC pack 3 releasing tomorrow for Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Bandai Namco have released a compatibility patch that also comes with a lot of other small balance patches as well as some other goodies for players such as a level cap increase to level 99 and World Tournament functionality (finally!). The patch is available to download now and full patch notes are available below.
– Added data for Resurrection “F” Pack
– Added World Tournament functionality
– Increased Level Cap to 99
– Added new chat phrases
– Added new Event Quests
– Fixed bugs related to knock back combos online
– Rebalanced several skills
– Rebalanced several Z-souls
Users on forums are already reporting that a lot of popular attacks that formerly had invincibility frames such as Evil Whirlwind and Perfect Kamehameha no longer do. Unfortunately more specific details weren’t released but the game should be better off after these changes. If you notice anything new be sure to let us know in the comments section below.
Welcome, welcome ladies and gentlemen to this week’s killer installment of Xbox Newsbeat. Well, it is a bit of a light week this week actually, but that is because E3 is a week away, and Microsoft, like the rest of the big publishers are saving their exciting news for then. Also you know, it is a long weekend so nobody is working hard enough to make the news to report on! Anyway, we still have two little headlines to share with you, so sit back, relax and enjoy the Newsbeat!
June Brings a New Batch of Games with Gold
You know what a new month means don’t you!? That’s right, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will soon have a few new games to add to their collection. Both Xbox One and Xbox 360 are getting some sweet free games this month, check them out:
Massive Chalice:Available from June 1-30 on Xbox One
Pool Nation FX:Available from June 1-30 on Xbox One
Just Cause 2: Available from June 1-15 on Xbox 360
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Adds Remnant and Halo 3: ODST
Still patiently awaiting the release of Halo 5: Guardians? Have you lost track of the hours you have spent playing multiplayer in Halo: The Master Chief Collection? Well guess what? Even MORE content for you to enjoy! A brand new multiplayer map, Remnant is about to go live as part of a free content update. Oh, did I say new map? I meant to say that it is a re-imagining of the classic Halo 2 map, Relic.
In addition, 343 are adding the awesome Halo 3: ODST campaign to the game as DLC! The Halo 3: ODST campaign will be free to eligible consumers who logged in to their Xbox Live account and played Halo: The Master Chief Collection between Nov. 11, 2014 and Dec. 19, 2014. The Halo 3: ODST campaign will also be available as downloadable content for Halo: The Master Chief Collection through the Xbox Store for $6.65 AUD.
Like I said at the beginning, this week’s Newsbeat is short and sweet, but with E3 looming on the horizon, can you really blame them? Speaking of, Microsoft’s press conference will be held on Tuesday, June 16 2:30 a.m. AEST, so make sure you brew a pot of coffee for that one! If you can’t stay up that late, then you had better keep it locked to Capsule Computers for all the awesome Microsoft news as it becomes available.
NIS America has announced that they are planning on releasing Danganronpa Another Episode in North America on September 1st, in Australia and New Zealand on September 3rd, and finally in Europe on September 4th. While the first two games in the series had a bit of a slower pace, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls places players in the shoes of Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa as they try to escape a city filled with despair.
To do this, Komaru must make use of a megaphone “hacking gun” that shoots Truth Bullets to fend off Monokumas and solve puzzles while Toko utilizes a stun gun to instantly transform herself into Genocide Jack. To go along with this release date announcement the company has released a new trailer and some new screenshots for the game and you can find those below.
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have announced that they will be holding a one-day exhibition style tournament in Tokyo, Japan for the top players of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. Called the Dead or Alive Festival, the event will be streamed live on August 1st and will feature top players from North America, Europe, and Asia. A community vote will be held to elect two of North America’s top players that will compete in the tournament’s top eight finals alongside three top players from Europe and Asia, plus three winners from qualifier brackets earlier in the tournament.
The event will be held at Osaki Bright Core Hall in Tokyo and the winner will be given a non-cash prize valued at $3,000 USD and the fighters who come in first and second place will be awarded a sponsored flight, hotel and registration fee for the grand finals of Battle Royal 2015, NEC XVI that takes place in Philadelphia this December
Late last year PQube announced that they would be releasing the English translation of the Steins;Gate visual novel on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Europe. Skip head to today and you’ll find that Steins;Gate is now available for purchase on both of these platforms and that the company has released a launch trailer that can be found below.
Currently it is unknown if PQube will be attempting to pursue other games in the series such as Chaos;Head and Robotics;Notes. Each of these three visual novels have been given anime adaptations that have already been released in the West though it is worth noting that Steins;Gate was far better received than its counterparts.
To celebrate the new DLC, there will be a Ill-Gotten Gains Social Club Event Weekend (Part One) from Friday to Sunday (12-14 June) and plenty of opportunities for bonus RP, GTA$ and more – perfect for the consummate capitalist.
Be sure to check out the Ill-Gotten Gains livestream at the Rockstar Twitch Channel this Wednesday, 8:00pm (E.S.T), with special guests from the GTAV (and Max Payne 3!) soundtrack, HEALTH.
Stay tuned with Capsule Computers for further Grand Theft Auto V major content updates this winter.
Aniplex of America has just announced that they will begin releasing the first season of Aldnoah.Zero on standard edition DVD and limited edition Blu-ray this July. Volume 1 will be released on July 21 and volume 2 will be released on August 27. Pre-orders for both volumes will be available on the official website beginning June 8 for fans North, Central and South America.
Aniplex of America also announced that they will be premiering the English dub of the series at this year’s Anime Expo. The first three episodes will be shown at the event. Following the premiere, a special Q&A session will be held with the following English cast members: Matt Mittelman (Inaho Kaizuka), Zach Aguilar (Slaine Troyard) and Erika Harlacher (Princess Asseylum).
The details of the limited edition release of volume 1 are as follows:
BD Disc Specs & Bonus Contents
Spoken Languages: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
Episodes: 1-6
Number of Disc: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx 150 min.
Rating: 13UP
Textless Opening “heavenly blue”
Promotional Videos and Commercials
“Count to A/Z” (Special Interview Program with the Japanese director, main cast and music composer)
Bonus Materials & Special Package
Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design)
Special 36-pages Booklet “Character Archives” by ALDNOAH.ZERO x TAKAKO SHIMURA (Original Character Design)
Collectable Pin-Ups
The suggested retail price is $94.98 USD while the store price is $74.98 USD. The DVD will contain the same on-disc extras, but will not come in a special package or contain any bonus materials. The DVD has a suggested retail price of $39.98 USD, but the store price is $29.98 USD.
In just 13-and-a-half hours, the Kickstarter for AnimEigo’sOtaku no Video Otaking Edition was successfully funded. An identical campaign has since launched on Indiegogo so that people can make a pledge through PayPal.
The first stretch goal, the “Cover Up(grade)”, has been reached, so Mr. Sonoda will create two brand new colour illustrations of Otaku no Video. Due to the fact that the ratio of people choosing premium editions over the basic edition is roughly 4:1, meaning that less people are backing the crowd-funding campaign than originally expected, the minimum number of pledges for some of the other stretch goals has been reduced. The Mini-Manga stretch goal now only needs 1,250 backers, and the minimum number of backers for the “Today is a Good Day to Subtitle” stretch goal has been significantly reduced to just 1,500.
The “Comically Awesome” goal will remain the same due to the costs involved. There will also be new stretch goals, the first of which is “Comprehensible Commentary”. This will be an English-language commentary track featuring author and anime historian Gilles Poitras.
Crowd-production team members are already beginning work on reviewing the subtitles and translating the commentary. Finally, Robert Woodhead revealed AnimEigo’s next project: the Riding Bean High Octane Edition, which will launch this summer.
Things have not been going well for Bad JuJu Games as of late. Several weeks ago, the company had to address concerns that developers were not being paid their share of the sales. The company blamed the issues on a troublesome transition that saw Bad JuJu Games purchase popular indie game distribution service Desura and Indie Royale from Linden Labs and Bad JuJu Games’ CEO being hospitalized.
Today, Lisa Morrison, Head of Developer Relations, reported that employees have been locked out of their email accounts via Twitter.
Graeme Boxall of Indie Royale made a tweeted news that Bad JuJu Games has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and that the company is not speaking to him according to advice by the company’s legal counsel.
If you Google, Bad Juju bankruptcy, you find some very unfortunate news.
Bad JuJu Games and Desura has not made any public announcement in regards to the bankruptcy. The future is unclear right now whether or not developers will be able to see any of their money or what will happen to Desura.
Celebrate the start of June with a brand new bundle. Capsule Computers and Indie Gala’sFriday Special #16 contains 12 indie games plus two DLC.
For a minimum purchase of $1.00, buyers will get:
Residue– A story driven 3d platformer set in the Aral Sea about trying to restore the now empty sea.
The Book of Legends – A retro 16-bit RPG featuring over 30 playable characters and 60 hours of playtime.
3 Stars of Destiny – A 2D RPG about three teenagers who are linked by destiny and the evil god who hopes to steal their power.
For those who pay a minimum of $2.89 in the first 24 hours of the sale will get:
Project Temporality – A third person puzzle/action game that will challenge players to solve deadly puzzles with the help of multiple clones and the ability to rewind time.
Grapple – Take your gooball and fling, swing, and climb your way to the exit in this fast paced puzzler.
The Albino Hunter – Kalynn Nox is a drunk without a steady job, but at least mercenary work pays well in this comedic RPG.
CO-OP : Decrypted – A 2.5D puzzle platformer that stars two robots with very different abilities. R3D can absorb light and BLU3 can turn that energy into big explosions. Together, they must break out of the recycling facility to freedom.
Wooden Floor– A first person horror game set in a house that is constantly in motion.
Cyberpunk 3776 – A love letter to the classic shoot ’em ups of days gone by.
Hare In The Hat – Free the Hare trapped in the magicians hat in this adventure game.
Shin Samurai Jazz – A platform adventure mixing film nor, samurai cinema, electro-jazz, and classic 8-bit graphics.
Fortune’s Tavern – Build your own tavern to attract heroes and save the city. This game comes with two DLCs!
For the first 24 hours of the deal, the entire bundle can be purchased for $2.89. After that, the price rises so don’t hesitate and grab your copy at Indie Gala now!
