With Gamescom literally a few hours away from this writing, Deep Silver has released the first gameplay footage for Dead Island 2 as well as some new, up close and personal, screenshots of the zombies players will be facing off against once the game is released. You can check out the trailer as well as the screenshots below.
As for the game itself, it takes place several months after the events that took place on the Banoi islands and the US Military has placed LA on full quarantine due to a zombie outbreak. Set for release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, the game will offer up co-operative gameplay of up to eight players.
Today Sega announced the release date that many fans of Hatsune Miku have been waiting for, the release date for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd. The title will be released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in North America on November 18th and in Europe on November 21st.
The company also announced that at select retailers worldwide those who pre-order the game will be given the “Americana” Hatsune Miku Module and that anyone who pre-orders the game from GameStop will be given a code to download the “Extra Character Pack” containing Kasane Teto, Yowane Haku, and Akita Neru. It is worth noting that if you purchased the Extra Character Pack for the original Project Diva F on the same platform, you will automatically be given these characters for free.
Today Square Enix announced that Dontnod Entertainment, the developers behind the ironically named Remember Me, are working on a brand new game called Life is Strange which is said to be an “episodic narrative experience with a twist” which will be released digitally for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
The story of Life is Strange will follow a senior student named Max Caulfield who is returning to the fictional Oregon town of Arcadia Boy after being gone from the town for five years. Once she arrives she reunites with her former friend Chloe and the two begin to investigate the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student named Rachel Amber only to find that Max has the mysterious ability to rewind time and alter events to change history.
Throughout August anime fans will have an extra incentive to donate blood within the Ibaraki prefecture, three blood donation rooms will be giving out special Girls und Panzer clear file sets to donators who give 400ml of blood. The Ibaraki Red Cross Blood Center have teamed up with the popular anime to create the campaign which will run until the 29th, the three rooms will be open Monday to Friday from 2- 5.30pm.
A printed PDF file which can be found on the Ibaraki Red Cross website has to be presented in order to get the clear files, the donation rooms are also offering special Girls und Panzer postcards to people who are donating blood for the first time.
The idea of anime characters promoting blood donations is an interesting concept; earlier this year the Japanese Red Cross Society campaigned with No-Rin and offered character bookmarks for people who gave blood within the Gifu Prefecture. Let us know what you think about this campaign, and what other anime you’d like to see promoting blood donations by commenting down below.
Last year’s Call of Duty left a lot to be desired as far as its online component went and it seems that Activision has learned from their mistakes if this multiplayer reveal trailer is anything to go by. Today’s trailer showing off the first multiplayer footage from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare reveals the fast paced combat that makes use of numerous pieces of futuristic tech to give this title a unique feeling, albeit one that is hauntingly similar to a certain FPS released earlier this year.
Also announced today is the fact that anyone who pre-orders Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be automatically upgraded to the Day Zero edition which gives the player 24 hours of early access, an advanced arsenal featuring the bullet brass exoskeleton and EM1 Quantum directed energy weapon, two custom weapons in the form of the AK-12G Assault Rifle and Crossbow-B2, and of course double XP on November 3rd.
After the second season for Working!!, known as Wagnaria!! in its North American release, was created all the way back in 2011, fans of the series were left wondering if there would ever be a third season. Well, now that it has been announced that the next volume of the Working!! manga will be the last, a third season of Working!! has been announced.
While no details for the anime were revealed at the time, such as when it would air or if A-1 Pictures would continue to be the animating studio, one can hope that this third season will bring a proper close to the series. For those who haven’t been keeping up with series, NIS America has licensed and released both seasons in North America and our review for the second season can be found here.
Today Koei Tecmo released a new batch of English screenshots as well as some additional character art for Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star which is set to be released in North America on September 23rd and September 26th in Europe.
This new batch of screenshots focuses on showing off the game’s battle system as well as the “Genometrics” system which represents the character’s inner self, or the world within their minds, which plays an important part in the game and how song magic will become available to the player. Similar to past games in the franchise, players can collect Dive Points by fighting enemies and entering into Ion and Casty’s psyches to help them resolve their concerns.
Indie Gala and Capsule Computers has rounded another big milestone with Every Monday Bundle #20’s release. This week’s bundle contains seven indie games for Steam and Desura.
Aeon Command– A strategy game inspired by tug of war. Players will gather resources, generate units, and do battle with the enemy in an attempt to control the Aeon Nebula.
The Sun at Night– An alternate history platformer that poses the question what if the Soviets won the Cold War. In the face of hopelessness, Laika the space dog falls from space to protect the people from the Soviet threat.
Dinner Date– Julian Luxemburg thought he would be spending the night on a lovely date, but soon finds himself stood up. Play Julian’s subconscious as he works through the anxiety and heart break.
Flight of the Icarus– The single player game that sparked Guns of Icarus Online. Flight of the Icarus will put the helm of an airship under the player’s hands as they attempt to ferry goods in a dangerous steam punk world.
Famaze– A retro rpuzzle adventure featuring randomly generated mazes and a soundtrack by chiptune master Disasterpeace.
Dead Hungry Diner – A casual time management game that will challenge players to feed the many hungry monsters at the diner.
Super Cyborg– Inspired by retro run ‘n gun platformers, Super Cyborg contains seven levels, 3 difficulty settings, and local co-op.
For the first 24 hours of the sale, the Every Monday Bundle #20 is only $1.89 for the entire bundle. Be sure to grab your copy at Indie Gala before the price goes up.
The Japanese Film Festival is said to be the largest outside of its homeland, drawing an audience of some 25,000 people last year in theatres across Australia. Although the full program of over 45 films is yet to be revealed, the two-part sequel to Rurouni Kenshin will be making an appearance as a full trilogy.
Set to return for the eighteenth time, JFF will kick off mid-October in Adelaide before continuing its tour in Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland and Sydney before coming to a stop in Melbourne in December.
For those of us living away from Sydney’s centre, the festival will screen in a closer city hub this time, “Last year we expanded our programming to Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Building on these existing locations, we are excited to welcome four new cities onto our Festival map – Adelaide, Parramatta, Freemantle and…Auckland.” says Artistic Director Masafumi Konomi.
Adelaide, 10-12 & 17-19 October – Mercury Cinema
Canberra, 15-19 October – Capitol Cinema Manuka
Brisbane, 22-26 October – Event Cinemas, Brisbane City Myer Centre
Perth, 29 Oct-2 November – Hoyts Carousal & Hoyts Millenium
Auckland, 6-12 November – Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket
Sydney, 13-23 November – Event Cinemas George Street & Parramatta, Art Gallery of NSW
Melbourne, 27 November-7 December – Hoyts Central & Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Run by The Japan Foundation, Sydney, JIFF began in 1997 and has since seen great success in Australia and, soon, New Zealand. For more details and additional info head over to the official website.
“come on down, stop on by. Hop a carpet and fly” Get ready Disney fans, as two of the House of Mouse’s most beloved characters have been announced as additions to Disney Infinity 2.0. The riff-raff street rat himself Aladdin, and his strong, beautiful love Jasmine are joining the ever-growing ranks of the upcoming video game sensation. The Agrabah duo are joining the growing cast that includes The Avengers, The Guardians of the Galaxy and various other Disney characters like Maleficent and Tinkerbell.
It should also be mentioned that with Jasmine’s addition, the total count of Disney Princesses available in the Disney Infinity franchise has grown to 5. Girl power is very much a force to be reckoned with in Disney Infinity 2.0, which is something that the original game was missing out on in its early stages.
We have a brief trailer below that shows off Aladdin and Jasmine in action so be sure you check it out below and also remember to take a look at our recent hands-on preview of the upcoming game. As always, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Disney Infinity news as it becomes available.
