Good news for Soul Eater fans, FUNimation has announced that they have acquired the home video rights to the spin-off series, Soul Eater Not!. Previously FUNimation only had acquired the streaming rights to the series but now they are planning on giving it a full Blu-ray and DVD home video release sometime in summer 2015. An English dub is planned for Soul Eater Not! but at the moment FUNimation has not revealed whether or not certain voice actors will reprise their roles.
A synopsis for the series has also been released by FUNimation and can be found below:
Get ready to meet the newest class at Death Weapon Meister Academy! Tsugumi Harudori and her outrageous friends make up the NOT class at this stylish school dedicated to training living, breathing weapons and uniting them with the Meisters who’ll wield them! Soul Eater fanatics will be psyched to meet these epic new characters – and catch up with all their favorites from the original series. Don’t miss a minute of the adventure as Tsugumi and her pals weave their own exciting tale of deadly life at DWMA!
With the Summer 2014 anime season wrapping up, the start of the Fall 2014 anime season is right around the corner and with that comes the first license announcements. FUNimation has revealed that they will be continuing to stream two of their previously acquired series, Psycho-Pass and selector infected WIXOSS.
Psycho-Pass 2 will begin airing on October 9th and will be streaming on Thursdays at 11:50 AM CT while selector spread WIXOSS, the second season of selector infected WIXOSS, will also be streamed. At the moment FUNimation has not nailed down an exact start date for selector spread WIXOSS but they have released a plot synopsis which can be found below:
After Ruko battled to free the LRIGs in selector infected WIXOSS, the series returns for a second season with selector spread WIXOSS. Kanon Wakeshima, who performed the first season’s opener, also returns with spread’s opener, “world’s end, girl’s rondo”. Join Ruko once more in the strange world of the popular game, WIXOSS.
Roccat launched their newest gaming mouse today. The Roccat Tyon Gaming Mouse is a brand new mouse design that features a two way analog stick called the X-Celerator thumb paddle. The stick is ideal for vehicle-based games, where the stick can be assigned to handle throttle control or turret rotation. A dedicated EASY-SHIFT[+] button is in easy reach underneath the thumb, allowing players to multiply the number of potential macros that can be bound to the mouse. There are a total of 13 physical buttons on the mouse that can be bound.
The Roccat Tyon’s heart and soul is an 8200 DPI laser powered with a 32-bit processor. 576kB of on-board memory will allow players to take their profiles with the mouse. Finally, the mouse is available in either black or white and is armed with LEDs capable of displaying 16.8 million colours.
Roccat will be bringing the Tyon to the EB Games Expo 2014 in Australia. Buyers can snag one for themselves there for only $169.95 AUD. Learn more about the Roccat Tyon at the product page.
Pokemon fans may not be aware but the Pokemon Trading Card Game Online has been available for some time now through the official Pokemon website. While it started off shaky, the game has evolved a great deal especially in recent months and is now making an appearance on the iPad worldwide.
The Pokemon Trading Card Game Online allows you to earn cards to create a deck and tackle both computer trainers and real life players from all over the world. You can get new cards for your deck by winning battles and earning coins to purchase new packs and theme decks. Physical cards you purchase will also come with a code you can enter in the game to redeem virtual cards. The card sets go all the way back to the Heart Gold & Soul Silver inspired sets and includes the new XY Rising Fist set as well.
The game requires a 3rd generation iPad or better running at least iOS 7 to be played and will take 504 MB of space on your device. The game is free to play on both the iPad and PC howver players can buy virtual currency to improve their decks. The Pokemon TCG Online for iPad is available now in most countries including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and will be available to the rest of the world by the end of the week. An existing Pokemon Trainer account can be used to login, players without an account will have to create one. You can find the app on iTunes at this linkand the PC version on the official site by clicking here.
If you’re looking for a more old school experience, the original Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy is available on the Nintendo eShop for 3DS and is a fantastic title containing cards from the first three sets and more. You can view a trailer for the iPad version of Pokemon TCG Online below.
With Tales of Hearts R set to be released in Europe and Australia on November 13th, Bandai Namco has announced a number of pre-order bonuses as well as a special Day One version of the game. Those who pre-order the game will be given three pieces of free DLC, all of which are costumes of previous characters in the series, details below:
The Legacy Costume of Caius from Tales of The Tempest for Kor
The Legacy Costume of Marta from Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World™ for Kohaku
The Legacy Costume of Malik from Tales of Graces F for Gall
Those who buy a launch copy of Tales of Hearts R will also be given the Soma Link Edition which comes with not only a set of free Tales of Vesperia outfits for Ines, Kunzite, and Beryl but also a participation code that can be entered to win one of five exclusive Japanese collector’s editions. This grand prize contains the following bonuses:
Japanese Collector’s editions of Tales of Hearts R signed by the team
A unique ‘congratulations video’ from Hideo Baba himself (Producer on the Tales Of series) will be shot for each winner
A personalised outer case with the name of each winner will be created for the occasion.
Flat Earth Games have released pricing information for their upcoming arcade stealth-shooter Metrocide. Available on Steam as an Early Access release in mid-October, Metrocide will cost US$6.99, and US$12.99 at full launch later in the year.
Along with this news, the Aussie developers have also released a video walkthrough of some gameplay, with commentary! Check it out embedded below for the best introduction to what Metrocide truly is and, if you’ll be attending EB Expo 2014 in Sydney this weekend, drop by and say hello to the team in the Home Grown Gaming section. Maybe you’ll be making the trip to PAX Australia 2014 between October 31 and November 2? In that case, give them a visit at booth #2708.
Today Electronic Arts and BioWare released a new trailer for Dragon Age: Inquisition and the focus this time around is on the game’s in-depth character creation mechanic. Players have always been able to customize their character by choosing their sex and appearance, but this time around there are more options than ever. As you can see in the video below, you can modify nearly everything on your character’s face.
Also released today was eighteen minutes of gameplay footage which can also be found below. Dragon Age: Inquisition is slated to be released in North America on November 18th and in Europe on November 21st.
Overview Almost every sport in EA Sports’ line-up made the jump to next-gen consoles last year except for one glaring omission… hockey. Considering the NHL game series has always been a stellar and consistently impressive series of titles, this lack of a next-gen version was quite strange. Now a year late to the party, EA Sports has released NHL 15 onto next-gen platforms with what they are saying is a major upgrade. However was everything spent on making the game look good while sacrificing everything else?
Gameplay It is clear what EA Canada prioritized when it came to NHL 15 and that is making sure the actual hockey gameplay is the highlight. The biggest changes this year come in the way that the company has revamped the physics of nearly everything in the game. The puck now acts like an actual puck would rather than a tiny ball, meaning that there can be just as many random events happening in the game as they would in real life, such as rebounds, strange bounces, and hopping.
The players have also been given a physics revamp to glorious effect. All twelve players on the ice can now react to various situations which makes for some amazing looking scenes. Nothing I have seen in the NHL game series can top seeing two of my team mates smash headlong into one another in the slot and sprawl out while trying to screen the goalie, forcing the goalie to nearly stand on his head to make a save from a slapshot. Even though it prevented me from scoring, the fact that something like this is possible now is outstanding.
It also helps that the skill stick has also been refined to go along with the new puck physics. Players can now make use of a number of new deking and skating mechanics to get past the defense and fake out the goalie, but be careful. Thanks to the new physics it is entirely possible for the puck to simply roll off of your stick if you’re too careless. Then again, don’t expect your AI team-mates to pull off any of these fancy new tricks.
Now while the action on the ice has been improved, the actual content of the game has suffered immensely. While the game still sports some standard modes such as Be a Pro, Be a GM, HUT (Hockey Ultimate Team), and Exhibition matches, not only are a few more familiar modes missing but so are a number of secondary features within these modes.
Be a Pro has been stripped down to the bare essentials. Players no longer are able to start in the AHL, CHL or any other minor league before advancing to the NHL, they simply have to choose to be drafted by a random team or pick their team. Once you do enter the game, customizing and making your player unique has also been stunted into the stone-age as the barebones offerings and details are almost insulting after last year’s offering.
On the ice, only recently has EA patched coach feedback back into the game where it was missing before, and when you are on the bench or in the penalty box, the option to sim to the next shift has also been removed. This glaring omission makes the fighting penalties that still spring up too often a chore, as you will be forced to sit in the penalty box for five minutes straight, giving the player a chance to go use the bathroom or something. Of course the game could always glitch and leave you inside of the penalty box for the entire match which makes for a great time…
In fact, the “3 Stars of the Game” something so expected given its place in the league, wasn’t even included until the most recent patch and even now it simply has been shoved into an end-game statistic with no detail. The Be a GM mode has also returned but it too has been completely stripped of features. Modes such as the Winter Classic and many others have been entirely removed from the game, leaving only Hockey Ultimate Team the mode that seems to have been left untouched, even if it is still a hassle to navigate at times.
Visuals & Audio Although this should be expected, the biggest improvement in NHL 15 comes in the graphical department. Team uniforms now move accurately and look amazing on the extremely detailed ice, allowing for some truly spectacular looking moments thanks to the new physics. Although player faces still need some work, especially since their faces are prominently featured compared to other sports titles, their facial expressions and goal celebrations are better looking than ever.
It also helps that the arenas in NHL 15 have been given a complete revamp. While there are still certain details missing in some arenas and unique features that some teams, such as the Blackhawks, have every arena has been given a major overhaul to provide an authentic looking experience. One of these big changes comes from giving the crowd actually having detail and some personality. Fans will hold up signs for their favorite players, wear jerseys and headgear, boo and cheer, and even if you are playing an away game you can still catch one or two die-hard fans who made the trip to cheer on their team. Heck, even vendors and ushers can be seen moving around the arena during replays.
What really gives NHL 15 a real game feel however is the way it is commentated and how every game is introduced. Using real footage of the city and stadium, each game is introduced by NBC Sports’ Doc Emerick and Eddie Olczyk using video footage of the two placed over the stadium in the background. The familiar voice of Olczyk and Doc Emerick’s addition has given the commentary some desperately needed life and detail.
Every time that the teams are introduced, these two will discuss various aspects of the game and what to expect, highlight specific players from each team and give us background information from their lives. Even Ray Ferraro gives some ice level commentary highlighting specific players who are having an outstanding performance as they replay some of their biggest hits, saves, or shots.
Overall For everything that NHL 15 does right it loses its edge elsewhere. While on-ice puck and player physics have been revamped for the better, simple features and mechanics have been completely abandoned for no reason. Authentic looking visuals and commentary give NHL 15 a real life feel, unfortunately the stripped modes and lack of other gameplay modes make this feel like a half-hearted effort that in many ways.
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Foxtel, Australia’s largest provider of subscription television has today announced that they are bringing their services to Xbox One consoles. Foxtel have previously had their service; Foxtel Play on the Xbox 360 but this will be the first time that owners of Microsoft’s next-generation console will have access to all of the great channels.
Featuring no lock-in contacts and a wealth of channels, it is a hard opportunity to pass up. Subscribers will also gain access fo Foxtel Go, meaning they can stream live content to their smart-phone for no additional cost.
Here are the channels available to subscribers of Foxtel Play:
E!
13th Street
Style
BBC First
Lifestyle Food
Lifestyle Home
Crime + Investigation
FOX SPORTS 1, 2 and 3
Speed
Fuel TV
ESPN
Eurosport
Foxtel Movie channels
Showcase
FOX8
Arena
Lifestyle
History
Discovery
A&E
National Geographic
FX
SoHo
MTV
Universal Channel
Cartoon Network
Nickelodeon
Disney Channel
Plus Hundreds of On-Demand Movies and TV-Shows
This bad boy is about to become a whole lot more useful
So if you are looking to sign up, you can do so through you Xbox One console from today! Will you be signing up, or is your Xbox One purely used as a gaming machine? Let us know in the comments below.
The year’s highly anticipated horror game: The Evil Within, from Shinji Mikami, the godfather of the genre is almost here, and Bethesda are letting us all know that the game isn’t kidding around with their brand new gameplay trailer.
The new trailer shows off just how the game really does stick to the whole “survival” part of “survival horror.” Sparse ammunition, terrifying monsters and a sense of overwhelming dread are all par for the course here, but don’t take my word for it. We have attached the trailer below so you can take a look for yourselves.
The Evil Within will be on store shelves from October 16th, and will also be playable this weekend at the EB Games Expo, alongside a terrifying live action maze based on the game. So for all the Evil Within news as it becomes available, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
