This picture of Nappa seemed the most appropriate to accommodate this news as it seems Bandai Namco Australia have sneakily snuck the release date of Dragon Ball Xenoverse back an entire two weeks. Popular game store EB Games now have the release date listed as the 26th of February and this date has been reinforced by another major game seller in JB Hi-Fi who have the same date listed. The game was originally supposed to release in Australia on February 13th, a day after the European region release and four days before the American and PC Steam version release.
So far it doesn’t seem other regions have had any changes made to their release date. We have contacted Bandai Namco Australia for an official response but as it stands it seems Australians will have to wait another two weeks to get their hands on some Xenoverse goodness. If you live in Australia feel free to leave your anger in the comments below and I’ll gather it to make some sort of negative Spirit Bomb and launch it at whoever made this decision.
UPDATE: The delay has been confirmed by Bandai Namco Games Europe and the Official Dragon Ball Z Games Facebook page and seems to apply to all regions apart from Japan. now including the as well as the Americas. The new release date for Middle East, European and Oceanic regions is 27th of February 2015. The new release date for the Americas is the 24th of February. The game will be available globally on Steam on the 27th. The reason given for the delay was to ensure the best possible quality product was released.
Interestingly major game retailers in Australia still have the 26th of February listed as their release date which is a Thursday, coinciding with the day most major games are launched on in Australia so I am inclined to believe Australia will receive the game on the 26th, with Europe getting it on the 27th.
Anime Consortium Japan, inc., the recently established streaming service for official anime content, has announced that it will be simulcasting the new season of Kuroko’s Basketball on its Daisuki service from January 10, 2015. Episodes will be available with English, Italian, Portugese, Spanish and German subtitles. It will be available in North and Central America, Latin America, Europe (except for French speaking areas), Oceania (except for French Polynesia), Africa (except for Tunisia) and Asia (except for Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore). Here is the official synopsis of the new season:
Seirin High School makes it into the semifinals of the Winter Cup. They defeated Toô Gakuen, featuring Aomine, and Yosen, featuring Murasakibara, both from the “Generation of Miracles,” causing Seirin to be one of the more noticed schools. They firm their resolve towards the semifinals. Kagami, nudged by Kuroko, heads outside of the tournament building in order to reconcile with Himuro, but sees a guy picking a fight with Himuro and Alex, steps in to help them.
That guy is Shogo Haizaki of Fukuda Sogo Gakuen. He is a graduate of Teiko Junior High, and he was supposedly a regular player in the first-string team before Kise joined…
Seasons one and two of Kuroko’s Basketball will be made available with English subtitles beginning January 13, 2015, at 11am JST. It is estimated that ten episodes will be uploaded each week.
In addition, Daisuki will also be simulcasting The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls with English and traditional Chinese subtitles. Korean subtitles will be added three days after the stream is uploaded, with episodes to be available globally except for Japan and China beginning January 9, 2015.
All previous seasons of The Idolm@ster will added to Daisuki with English subtitles beginning January 13, 2015, at 11am JST. Episodes will be available globally except for Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, with an estimated five episodes to be uploaded each week.
Furthermore, Anime Consortium Japan has announced that it has released a beta version of its free Daisuki app for Android. The app was previously released on iOS services, but now anime fans with an Android system can also enjoy loads of free anime content on the go.
Crunchyroll has announced that the Wii U is the latest device to receive a version of their popular streaming application. The release of the application for this device herald the new availability of thousands of episodes of licensed content to stream.
Official Press Release Note from Nintendo
Now Wii U owners can have access to more than 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of hit licensed content, including the most popular current and classic shows like Naruto Shippuden, One Piece, Sword Art Online and Hunter x Hunter. It’s a great match for Wii U, which continues to offer a wide variety of quality software with recently released titles such as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and Bayonetta 2, in addition to eagerly anticipated upcoming titles like Mario Party 10, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Splatoon.
To access Crunchyroll, Wii U owners can download the free application from the Nintendo eShop, which will allow premium Crunchyroll members to begin watching immediately.
Crunchyroll has made a name for themselves as the premier source for streaming anime and Asian dramas. The company is especially notable for working deals in Japan to simulcast anime the same day as they air in Japan. A number of shows are licensed exclusively by Crunchyroll each season and while they do receive competition, Crunchyroll remains very popular.
The app is restricted to Crunchyroll premium members, which is a paid service. Premium members are the only ones who can stream anime on the same day as well. Wii U owners can sign up for a 14-day free trial of premium membership via the application or on Crunchyroll’s site.
North American anime licensor and distributor Right Stuf, inc. has just revealed that it will be exclusively distributing products from Ponycan USA, the recently-formed sub-division of Japanese anime producer and distributor Pony Canyon, inc. Ponycan USA will be releasing “high end, collector-grade” DVDs, Blu-rays and merchandise in the USA and Canada.
Exclusive sets of new and old titles will be released monthly beginning April 10, 2015, with Yuki Yuna is a Hero and Denki-Gai being the first titles to be released. Exact details about the upcoming releases will be made available in the future.
Japanese producers will be supervising all US releases to ensure the highest quality possible. Special promotional bonuses will also be offered to anime fans in the US.
For those unfamiliar with Pony Canyon, they have been involved in the production of popular anime titles including Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, K-On! and Free!, as well as many other series.
As if this week wasn’t already a huge one for Disney and Marvel Studios with the premiere of Agent Carter and the first full teaser trailer for the upcoming Ant-Man flick, Netflix have finally announced when we will be able to watch their upcoming Daredevil series. You won’t have to wait very long either as the 13-episode season will be made available to viewers through the Netflix streaming service on April 10th, 2015 in all regions that Netflix is available in. That means you will be able to watch the entire season before Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters.
Now I know that most of you down under are thinking “but how will we watch it! We don’t have Netflix down here!” Well I’ve got some extra good news for you. The world renowned video streaming service is debuting here in Australia this year and if online reports are to be believed it will be towards the end of March, giving you plenty of time to get used to it before Daredevil’s premiere.
Daredevil stars Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) as Matt Murdoch who blinded since a child fights injustice as a lawyer in the seedy Hell’s Kitchen, New York. At night though, Matt Murdoch uses his heightened senses and fights crime as the Man With no Fear, the Daredevil. Daredevil is set to be the first of four inter-connected Marvel Netflix series that will culminate in a crossover series “The Defenders” at a later date.
Not only do we now have a release date for Daredevil, but Netflix have also released the official poster for the series that you can check out below. Are you looking forward to the new iteration of Daredevil, or has the Ben Affleck series still left a bitter taste in your mouth? Let us know in the comments below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Marvel news as it becomes available.
Koei Tecmo has announced the the upcoming remake Bladestorm: Nightmare is to receive a slight delay. The title was originally supposed to have a March 03/06 release date (for North American and Europe, respectively), but will now be release March 17/20.
This came with a few other announcements for the strategy game. There will be a character edit mode, allowing players to customize characters to their design.
Taking advantage of the greater processing power of the next-gen systems, the battle system has been upgraded. Players will now be able to control four army units in real-time. During the game players can switch to command any single unit, combine them into a 200 man strong unit, or issue individual orders.
Additionally, the new Nightmare mode was given some further description. Rather than being based on the historical Hundred Years War, this new mode is a fantasy setting. Players will arrive in Gascony able to control monsters to find that England and France are being invaded by demonic armies.
Bladestorm: Nightmare will be released on the Xbox One and the Playstation 4, hopefully without any further delays.
Chris Ayres will be directing the newly-produced English dub, which will be released on February 3, 2015. Sentai Filmworks released the series on subtitled-only DVD and Blu-ray on June 10, 2014, and that release can still be purchased for those who are only interested in the Japanese audio.
Turtle Rock Studios and 2k Games announced their highly anticipated competitive/co-operative shooter Evolvehas gone gold. The game has passed certification and has now been sent to factories to be pressed, packaged, and shipped to retailers in time for the February 10th, 2015 release date. In the mean time, the intro cinematic has been released on YouTube and an Open Beta kicks off next week.
Turtle Rock Studios also announced the results of their company fundraiser for Child’s Play. Male team members pledged to not shave and female team members agreed to not cut their hair until Evolve passed certification. For every inch grown by the team, they planned on making a donation of $50. The result was 227.5 inches or $11,375 raised to help outfit children’s hospitals around the world with toys, books, and games. The hair isn’t going to waste either! The charity Locks of Love will be using some of the cut hair to create wigs for children with medical conditions.
If you own an Xbox One and are into first person shooters then I dare say that you have had Halo 5: Guardians on your radar for quite some time. The latest chapter in Master Chief’s grand saga is being brought to us in full later this year but we all know that Halo is truly about the multiplayer experience, so as a little end of 2014-start of 2015 present Microsoft and 343 Industries have given us a little taste in what’s to come with the epic Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.
While the beta is still ongoing, and with more content being added for its last week, we thought we would tell you some of the things we experienced during my many (more than I’d like to admit) playthrough of the beta. Now be forewarned, I am not a Halo expert so I don’t really know all of the subtle nuances and changes that the game has gone through since Halo 4, but I can say right here and right now that I have had a blast.
First thing’s first: from a technical standpoint Halo 5 is shaping up to be a masterpiece, but it isn’t quite there yet. The locales and lighting are highlights of the visuals but they still don’t match up to some of the recently released hardware-pushing games. At present, the game is running at 720p (although who knows if this will change by the time the full game drops later this year) and is a silky smooth 60fps. While nobody in the WORLD would have expected anything less from a competitive shooter like Halo, it is still a dream to play. It is clear that 343 are opting to get the gameplay down pat first before working on the look of the game which I’m sure many of you are thrilled to hear.
One thing that I immediately noticed about Halo 5 was that it now features an “aim down the barrel” function that is present in almost every other FPS ever. I was (and admittedly) still am a little cautious as to this new feature; it increases your accuracy and lowers bullet spread but at the cost of your peripheral vision meaning it is easy to be flanked while lining up that perfect shot. I’m not opposed to the concept in other FPS titles and often welcome it, but it just feels so foreign in a Halo game. To me Halo has always been a fast paced and frantic “shoot from the hip” kind of game, so I am legitimately interested to see how the competitive Halo players out there will adapt to this new system.
While not an experienced Halo player, I did feel like the movement was fined tuned from previous games, being more responsive and quicker than ever before. The slicker movement style of the game made it a lot easier to get into and felt less clunky all around.
While fine tuning elements is one thing, it is important to note the things that have been taken AWAY from the franchise. Armor abilities and load-outs have been done away with, meaning every single Spartan in the arena starts off on equal footing (well, aside from vast differences in skill level). I’m not sure how I feel about this change; armor abilities could offer some really interesting changes in gameplay and allow you to specialise yourself into a certain role on a team. Although I admit that I have never been a big lover of load-outs in competitive multiplayer games so I am happy to see them gone.
Unlike most beta tests, Microsoft and 343 have been running the Guardians multiplayer beta in a semi-episodic format. Running for three weeks, each week brings with it new content like game modes, maps and other tid bits for you to try out. Many of these are long-time favourites like Team Slayer mode from the beta’s first week. Although it is the week 2 game mode; Breakout that I have really been loving.
Featuring 4v4 team combat on a sparsely populated map, Breakout is all about the competition. Each player only has one life each, and with no radar or objectives to complete it is a game that ends with the destruction of the opposition team. Breakout games are fast-paced, frantinc and feel like a true test of skill. I’m sure we will be seeing a lot more of Breakout after the game launches (I know I’ll be playing it).
It is hard to be 100% impartial when it comes to talking about Halo because quite frankly I’ve never been all that into the franchise. I have enjoyed a few games with friends at college here and there but it was never enough to hold my attention for very long. Halo 5 however looks like it is shaping up to be an amazing game and one that I might actually go out of my way to purchase it when it launches later this year.
Retro indie adventure developer/publisher Wadjet Eye Games (Blackwell Epiphany) announced their first game of 2015 today. Technobabylon is a cyberpunk thriller developed in partnership with Techocrat. The game will continue with Wadjet Eye’s mission of delivering retro-styled point and click adventure games.
Technobabylon takes place in a dystopian future, where the big brother AI named central is always watching. Central runs the city and wields the CEL Police Force as an extension of its power. The populace are kept in line through a severe addiction of Trance, a drug that has generally replaced all human interaction. Dr. Charlie Regis is one of three playable characters in Technobabylon. He is a geneticist and a CEL Case Specialist. A new trailer introduces Dr. Regis to the world.
Technobabylon started out as three of eight freeware episodes from James Dearden. Wadjet Eye Games and Technocrat are working together to bring turn the game into a full blown commercial release for Spring 2015. The game will be released for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
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