Today Square Enix released their first dev diary for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris with this one focusing on the four-player co-op mode that the game offers. The dev diary features Executive Producer Scot Amos, two designers, and the game’s producer.
You can check out the trailer below where not only are some of the new characters introduced but a slew of new gameplay footage and abilities have also been revealed. Currently Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is being developed for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC for release on December 9th.
During their latest Live show, Hanabee announced that they have acquired not only the streaming rights to Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works but also the Blu-ray and DVD rights to the series in Australia and New Zealand. Although Episode 0 already debuted, it will be premiering on Hanabee’s official website this Sunday on October 11th.
After that the first episode of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works is set to air in Japan on October 11th, though at the moment no information concerning when that episode would be available through Hanabee has been revealed. You can check out the announcement trailer for the acquisition below.
You might have missed it, but back when Sentai Filmworks announced their January 2015 release slate it contained a certain title that had yet to be officially licensed. Well today the company has made it official by announcing that they have acquired the license to the 2012 mecha anime Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse and are planning on releasing it on January 20, 2015.
Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse is different from the standard Muv-Luv series as most of the action takes place away from the front lines. A synopsis of the story was provided by Sentai Filmworks and can be found below:
Since 1973, an invasion of aliens known as BETA have driven the human race into near extinction. Facing an enormous enemy force, mankind has responded by developing large humanoid arms called Tactical Surface Fighters, deploying them to its defensive lines throughout the world. All of their efforts, however, could only slow down the BETA: the people of Earth are forced to abandon major areas of the Eurasian continent. After 30 years, humanity is still bogged down in a back and forth war with the BETA with no end in sight…
In 2001, Imperial Japan faces great difficulties in developing a next generation TSF while also defending the frontline of the Far East. In response, the United Nations have proposed a joint development program between Imperial Japan and the United States as part of its new international initiative: The Prominence Project. Yui Takamura, a TSF pilot of the Imperial Royal Guards of Japan, is assigned to the project and sets off to Alaska. Meanwhile, Yuya Bridges, a US Army TSF pilot, also makes his way to the icy wilderness of Alaska. Neither know of each other, or how their fates will forever change when they meet. As humanity hangs in the balance, two souls will intertwine as the new age of Tactical Surface Fighters emerges to defeat the BETA in
Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse!
First published by Siren Visual, Angel Beats! has now joined Madman’s AnimeLab streaming service in a continuing sign of partnership between the two Australian anime distributors. All 14 episodes are viewable from the get-go in both subbed and dubbed iterations.
Animated by P.A. Works, Angel Beats! is an original anime project by Key, the makers of the hit visual novel-turned anime Clannad. Yuzuru Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife with no memories of his life before his death. He joins a school organization called the SSS whose mission is to fight against God and the student council president known as Angel.
For those still unsure, Angel Beats! is a mix of action, light-hearted moments and emotions that are sure to pull at the heart strings, as typical of all of Key productions.
Newton may not sound very threatening, but when Hugh Laurie of House M.D. fame is providing the voice, with his great acting chops, that all changes. The English actor, comedian, director, singer and author (geez, what hasn’t he done?!) is lending his voice to the villainous character in LittleBigPlanet 3.
As a special treat for the thespian, and his lifelong fans, this project marks a reunion with Stephen Fry, who of course starred alongside Laurie in Blackadder. They also had a British sketch comedy series together called A Little Bit of Fry & Laurie. Fry has and continues to embody the narrator of the LittleBigPlanetuniverse. Mr. Laurie spoke on this introduction to the world of video games;
It’s not nearly as different as I might have thought 10 years ago; storytelling is storytelling, whatever form it takes and I’m attracted to anything I can do for the first time. This seemed to me to be so completely charming, witty and lovingly done that I was very taken with it.
Sean Millard, Creative Director at Sumo Digital, added;
We were keen to attract the best possible voice talent we could for LittleBigPlanet 3 and who better could we ask for than Hugh Laurie? Hugh brings both the kind of humour and sense of darkness we were going for; we knew he’d be perfect as Newton, plus it pairs him up once again with Stephen Fry!
Check out the behind the scenes reveal trailer for Laurie’s involvement embedded below, as well as our EB Expo 2014 hands-on preview! LittleBigPlanet 3 comes out exclusively for the Sony PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 this November.
The Nintendo 3DS is a few years old now, but still seems to be evolving everyday. As of today in fact, a new update has launched for Australia, allowing users to finally add a theme to their HOME menu through a theme shop.
As you would expect, these new themes do cost a small penny, but add music, images, and decorations for those bland folders – features characters from The Legend of Zelda, Mario, and more.
Here is some more information about the update from Ninty themselves:
As part of today’s system update, a new Theme Shop has been added to the HOME Menu that unveils themes for Nintendo 3DS. Themes allow Nintendo 3DS and 2DS owners to personalise their systems by changing the menu background, icons and folders, and music and sound effects.
In addition to five simple colour themes provided with the update, a launch line-up of other themes are available for purchase now from the all-new Theme Shop*. These include eye-catching designs for the likes of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi, while for Zelda fans a design showing the parallel worlds of Hyrule and Lorule from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds also features**. As a heads-up for budding town mayors in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, designs paying tribute to that game are set to release at the end of October as part of a weekly updated line-up.
* Wireless broadband Internet access required.
**Completely Mario, Completely Luigi, Completely Peach, Completely Yoshi and Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: Two Worlds are priced at AU$2.60/NZ$3.40 each.
There isn’t a word on when these updates will hit the U.S., but I would imagine we will see them hit very soon. For now, you Aussies can download away.
2K Australia and Gearbox Software have travelled to the moon and back to deliver the evolution of the Borderlands series, with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. While the whacky first-person shooter is set to be released on October 16, the game steered into action at EB Expo 2014 last weekend.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is essentially the sequel to the original Borderlands and prequel to Borderlands 2, which follows the origin story of Handsome Jack and his rise to power and corporate corruption. As an employee of the famously known megalomaniacal tyrant in Borderlands2, witness Jack’s transformation and assist with the rise of the Hyperion Corporation.
What distinguishes the new game from its predecessor and successor, is the amazing location on Pandora’s moon, which completely changes the co-op gameplay experience. The low-gravity environment transforms the way players move and interact with the chaotic universe; oxygen tanks enable long-distance air jumps, the ability to hover higher for a birds-eye shooting scope, and crash landing (better known as the “gravity slam”) to stun enemies on the moons surface. Did I mention that players are able to get upgraded oxygen tanks that have special elemental effects, like acid, fire and shock, which significantly enhance their gravity slam? Yep – methods of killing just reached a whole new bar in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
There are four new badass character classes in the game; Nisha ‘the lawbringer’, Athena ‘the gladiator’, Wilhelm ‘the enforcer’ and Claptrap ‘the fragtrap’. I chose to play as Athena (kind of an obvious choice), because she is a character that is both tanky, aggressive and has an impressively powerful Kinetic Aspis shield (if you upgrade it the right way). As with previous Borderlands titles, each of the character classes are built with a unique skillset that offers players an equally enjoyable and exciting experience playing the game. So don’t limit yourself to one badass!
The stand out feature in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is, of course, its bizarre and awesome range of weaponry that really makes a difference in the game. Players can choose from the Cryo freeze gun, Star Wars inspired laser beams and shotguns, a Ghost Busters cannon and plenty more insane weapons. I have to say that, there is nothing quite like the ability to freeze your opponent, then leisurely chip away at the glass statue until they shatter into pieces. For the first time in the Borderlands series, players are able get rid of their mediocre loot they collect and change it up for new weapons using the grinder machine. Don’t be alarmed though, there is still plenty of high quality loot on the moonscape, with special one-offs and legendary items for players to dig their hands into.
2K Australia have gone one step further with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and that is, including more diverse ‘Aussie’ humour.
On the 2K Panel at EB Games Expo, Tony Lawrence, General Manager of 2K Australia stated, “With Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, we’ve used humour in a self appreciating way, to add to the sense of surprise and keep players on their toes”.
I think that 2K and Gearbox Software have made a bold move, in taking the Borderlands series in a new direction – an evolution that will not only surprise players, but make them yearn for more incredible titles.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC next week. Pre-order the game now and receive the Shock Drop Slaughter Pit bonus content, featuring intense zero-atmosphere combat against the fiercest enemies on Pandora’s moon. Keep in mind that exclusive bonus content is limited, so it’s first in – first serve!
For the rest of our 2014 EB Games Expo Coverage, including hands-on previews and interviews, click here.
We really enjoyed Tactic Studios’ browser-based RPGImmortal Empire. Now the Canadian indie developer is bringing their multiplayer tactical RPG to Kickstarter in hopes of remaking the game from the ground up for a downloadable release.
Tactic Studios is hoping to raise $8000 CAD (about $7000 USD) to scale up the music and graphic quality, add new gameplay features, and provide alternative in-game colour schemes. If the team can get to their stretch goals, they plan on implementing English voice acting for the game, art upgrades, PvP, releasing the source code, and more. The game will be released for December 2014 on Steam, as the game has already been Greenlit by the Steam community.
It seems like the Doctor’s travels have taken him to a new unexpected realm, one full of blocky landscapes, blocky people and blocky baddies. The good Doctor has arrived in Minecraft as a DLC skin pack, but it will only be for Xbox 360.
Over 50 new Doctor Who skins will be made available, including skins from Peter Capaldi’s new twelfth doctor series and my favourite companions, Amy and Rory. There will even be creepy Weeping Angels, The Silent and the exterminating Daleks.
The skins will be released in waves with Skin Pack 1 already out. Spoiler alert, it the first character skins are Doctors One, Four, Six, Nine, Eleven and Twelve, The War Doctor, Clara Oswald and the well-meaning Rory Williams. There are also skins for the Weeping Angels, the Snowmaen and the Smiler.
Lucky, this DLC can be yours for only $2.99 and there is word that soon Xbox One gamers will be able to get their hands on it as well. Sadly for some though, there is no news about the DLC being available for PlayStation versions of the game.
The time is here friends! After initially being postponed, the final chapter in the Dark Souls II Lost Crowns Trilogy is finally here! Crown of the Ivory King is the last in the trilogy of stories set in the Dark Souls II universe, and the end of a challenging, yet rewarding group of DLC.
Crown of the Ivory King is available now through the Xbox Live Marketplace, Playstation Network and Steam. If you have already purchased the Season Pass then you will already have access to the DLC, which you can get to through the Shrine of Winter (which you would have gone through if you have progressed far enough in the main story).
Are you ready to die all over again one last time? Let us know in the comments below if you have already made it into the DLC, or how excited you are to hit download and step into the new, uncharted world. As always, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Dark Souls II news as it becomes available.
