Today Aksys Games announced that they will be localizing BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend for release in North America sometime this summer. They will be releasing the title at retail and digitally for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita.
This updated version of the game offers not only a number of improvements such as a revamped Guard Gauge, a new stage, two new fighters in the form of Celica and Lambda, a new stage, additional scenarios, and a new story mode that focuses more on comedy as it introduces Mai Natsume and Kajun Faycott from BlazBlue: Remix Heart into their own story featuring Noel, Tsubaki, and Makoto.
If you thought that the rhythm game genre was going away then Harmonix has some news for you. Today the company has announced that they are working on Rock Band 4 for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for release later this year.
The title will support all of your previously purchasedRock Band content as they are released on new consoles. Mad Catz will be handling the development of the guitar, drum, and microphone peripherals. You can check out the announcement video below and can expect some more information to be revealed starting in May. Until then, those who attend PAX East in Boston this weekend will be able to pre-order a special Penny Arcade themed guitar.
Rockstar are excited to announce the upcoming updates and features for GTA Online, including the new Adversary Modes, Daily Objectives and Freemode Activities set for release with Heists next week, on March 10.
The competition in Grand Theft Auto Online, has reached a whole new level of intensity with the new Adversary Modes. Players have the option of pitting Hunters against Runners in ‘Come Out to Play’, where the runners are well-armed but limited to foot movement, and the hunters wield free-aim shotguns and ride motorbikes or ATVs.
In ‘Siege Mentality’, up to four players stand their ground, outnumbered but not outgunned as they fight to survive against up to 6 determined attackers (with unlimited lives and sawn-off shotguns) in a location defense mode. And then there is ‘Hasta La Vista’, the ultimate challenge for Cyclists to outwit the hungry Truckers in big rig cabs. The Cyclists’ goal is simple: reach the final checkpoint without getting crushed under the wheels of the pursuing trucks.
For the serious players, completing the Daily Objectives can amount to grand cash rewards – especially for those who stack objectives over consecutive days to earn bonuses of up to $500,000. Additionally, new activities have been added in Freemode, to give players more opportunities for cash, RP rewards and luxurious Awards available for completing these challenges with style.
Check out the new in-game Email notification system that allows players to contact and message any of their GTA Online friends, no matter what session they’re in – as well as a host of new Awards that yield new items including exclusive t-shirts and car modifications.
Don’t miss out on the epic updates next week for GTA Online, which will be available for consoles in tandem with Heists. Keep your eyes peeled for the PC launch of Grand Theft Auto V on April 14, that will be released with the new features mentioned above.
After Compile Heart announced Destroyer Trillion for the PlayStation Vita we heard very little about the title. That all changed within the last few months as not only have we seen how the game will play but also learned various other details concerning the plot and the various characters in the game.
As such, since Destroyer Trillion is currently set to be released in Japan on May 21st, Compile Heart has released the opening movie for the title and you can check that out below. In the video we see not only Zeabolos and Faust but the other demon lords who will be joining the fight against the nearly immortal Trillion.
Compile Heart has released their first gameplay trailer for Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II and with this trailer comes not only a look at some of the new characters in action, the use of formation skills, part breaking in combat, giant enemies and the way they will have to be defeated, but also a look at the new mascot characters and Next Forms for each of the Goddesses.
The video can be found below alongside some new screenshots and for those who haven’t been following the PS4 title, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II tells a story spanning through three dimenions called Zero Dimension Neptunia Z, Hyperdimension Neptunia G, and Heart Dimension Neptunia H.
This limited edition box-set features the 11 feature films directed by Hayao Miyazaki across nearly four decades, and also includes a bonus disc that provides a rare look into his earliest works, subtitled into English for the first time.
For those unfamiliar with Hayao Miyazaki’s feature films, here is the list of them and their year of release:
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Porco Rosso (1992) (Kurenai no Buta / The Crimson Pig)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Spirited Away (2001) (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi / The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Ponyo (2008) (Gake no Ue no Ponyo / Ponyo on the Cliff)
The Wind Rises (2013)
Physical bonuses will include a limited edition collector’s box with Japanese postcards and a 32-page booklet. Additional on-disc extras will include all special features from all special editions of the 11 films, and Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement announcement. It is not clear if Madman is referring to their own special edition releases or the Japanese releases.
The box-set is available for pre-order here for $274.95 AUD (DVD) and $324.95 AUD (Blu-ray) ahead of its release on April 15, 2015. The DVD and Blu-ray box-sets were initially set for release in Australia on December 10, 2014. According to Madman’s website, the DVD will be coded for region 4 only, but the details of the Blu-ray region coding are still unknown.
NIS America announced last month that they are planning on bringing Prope and Kadokawa Games’ Rodea the Sky Soldierto North America and Europe. At the time the company had only announced the game for release on the 3DS and the Wii U but they did not say whether or not the Wii version would be packed in with the Wii U release similar to how the title will be released in Japan.
That changed today when NIS America announced that they will indeed be packing the Wii version of the game with all first-print retail versions of the Wii U when it is released later this fall. It is worth noting that the Wii version was finished but never actually released, but it does feature Yuji Naka’s original vision for the title.
Bang & Olufsen announced a new collection of electronics, The Love Affair Collection. The collection reimagines six of the most popular electronics from the Bang & Olufsen line up with an aluminium rose gold finish. The colour was chosen in response to the wild popularity the colour has experienced in recent years.
The BeoVision Avant 85″ TV, BeoVision 11 46″ TV, BeoLab 18 speakers, BeoRemote One, BeoPlay A9 speaker, and the BeoPlay H6 headphones will be sporting the pink look. A brand new logo design celebrating the company’s 90th anniversary graces each product.
Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen started the company in the 1920s, in the midst of jazz music, Hollywood, and flappers. Their design was inspired by the popular Art Deco style. The company believes that The Love Affair Collection carries on Bang and Olufsen’s design legacy.
Well it might have been predictable but I will take a second to say that I called this happening in an article I published several months ago about how well Amiibo were selling. Much to the excitement, or bane, of Nintendo enthusiast, Gold Amiibo are here and if you have tried to buy any Amiibo recently you can probably imagine that this Gold Mario Amiibo will not exactly be easy to find.
Popular U.S. department store Walmart are currently the only known vendor to be stocking the exclusive Amiibo and pre-orders have already sold out. If you live in the States all is not lost however, as Nintendo have promised there will be some on store shelves come March 20th as the Gold Mario and the entire Super Mario Amiibo Collection release alongside Mario Party 10. So if you haven’t secured a pre-order be prepared to wait out the store doors until opening with your runners on and make a dash to the games section. Alternatively you can pay some of the scalpers on eBay a handy profit, with the Amiibo currently averaging around $100 dollars U.S.
It should be noted that the Gold Mario figure will function exactly like the other two Mario Amiibo available. For the moment it does not seem there are any plans to release this rare Amiibo internationally but we are hoping it does come to other countries in the near future. What do you think about the hype around Amiibo particularly this latest Gold Mario figure? Let us know in the comments below.
Wolfenstein: The New Orderwas one of last year’s smash hits. A game that harkened back to a bygone age of the industry, a first person shooter that was single-player focused and with a mature story to boot. Well Bethesda have announced a stand-alone prequel; Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Here is the official synopsis for the game:
The year is 1946 and the Nazis are on the brink of winning World War II. In an effort to turn the tide in the Allies’ favour, B.J. Blazkowicz must embark on an epic, two-part mission deep within Bavaria. Part one of Wolfenstein:The Old Blood – Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves – pits BJ Blazkowicz against a maniacal prison warden as he breaks into Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to steal the coordinates to General Deathshead’s compound. In part two – The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs – our hero’s search for the coordinates leads him to the city of Wulfburg where an obsessed Nazi archaeologist is exhuming mysterious artefacts that threaten to unleash a dark and ancient power.
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood will be available digitally and via retail on May 5th (almost exactly a year after The New Order) for the RRP of $49.99. For more of a look at the game, check out the trailer below and make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Wolfenstein news as it becomes available.
