Troubling news is leaking out of Crytek UK; game director for Homefront: The Revolution, Hasit Zala, has resigned from his position this week. Stories have been getting out that the studio is facing some degree of financial troubles and has apparently had staff refuse to come in as the studio unable to pay them. Earlier this month, development manager Ben Harris left the studio which compounds the recent departure of Zala in terms of the effect on upper management within the studio.
The status of the studios current project, Homefront: The Revolution, is currently up in the air but was set to be published by Deep Silver. The game was slated to be an open world first-person shooter and is a sequel to the original Kaos Studios developed and THQ published; Homefront game.
Anime themed cafes are a great way to further immerse yourself in the overall atmosphere of a series, Macross Frontier fans will get their chance to experience this when the MacrossF Café and Bar opens at Namcos‘ Characro on the 27th of July.
Located in Ikebukuro Tokyo, the Characro will have all the traditional elements of a themed cafe; dishes and drinks inspired by the anime series, special merchandise that can be purchased within the cafe and decor that fully captures the essence of the show. In this case the MacrossF Cafe took its inspiration from the Nyan Nyan Restaurant in the show, fans will also be happy to know that the opening day will be on Alto Saotome’s birthday, a special cake dish and coaster will be available until August 10th.
Unfortunately the cafe is not open to all the public as theofficial website requires you to make a reservation, further more you only stay inside the cafe for a total of 100 minutes for each reservation. The Characros’ Macross theme celebrates the 25th anniversary of the series, let us know what you think about the cafe and what other anime themed cafes you would like to see by leaving a comment down below.
With the anime adaptation of Ao Haru Ride premiering last week mangaka Io Sakisaka should be feeling pretty happy, and now that another one of her manga has been confirmed for adaptation she and her fans will be over the moon.
Strobe Edge has been green lit for a live action adaptation, the news was announced in the August issue of Bessatsu Margaret magazine which published the manga from 2007-2009. The 10 volume series focuses on Ninako Kinoshita and the complications that occur when she falls for Ren Ichinose, who happens to have a long term girlfriend.
At the time of writing no official dates have been given, but keep your eyes on Capsule for updates concerning the adaptation. Not only is Strobe Edge being adapted into live action, Ao Haru Ride will be premiering it’s live action film this year in December, hopefully if all goes well we will be seeing an anime for Strobe Edge in the near future too.
“I stand watch for eternity!” was the hint for today’s Mortal Kombat X character reveal from Netherrealm Studios, and it couldn’t have been more obvious. However, expected as it may have been, confirmation of Raiden’s inclusion on the Mortal Kombat X roster was also dearly desired… I mean, imagine next-gen lightning effects in combination with the enhanced “gore system”! Well, now you don’t have to.
Check out his announcement/gameplay trailer below, which showcases the abilities of all three of his fighting variations against Sun God Kotal Kahn, as well as his X-Ray move and an electrifying fatality to cap it all off. His variations are as follows: Thunder God, which centers around big damage blasts; Displacer, which utilities his teleportation abilities for a big mix-up game that allows for extended combos, and Storm Lord, which is the most unique, enabling Raiden to set lightning traps for high zoning potential. And what can be said about his first fatality, other than it will have your eyes popping out of your head! Literally!
Indie Gala launched their July Madness bundle containing 13 indie games. The bundle has two payment tiers. Those who pay at least $1.00 will receive:
Ice Cream Surfer – A food themed shoot ‘m up with six different worlds to explore and five playable characters. Be sure to vote for the game onSteam Greenlight.
Pressured– A mix of poetry and number puzzles, featuring the works of Nicholas Gordon.
Mata Hari – A point and click adventure starring the most famous female spy of all time.
Konung 2 – An isometric RPG that combines history and myths.
Buyers who beat the average payment will also receive the following games:
Konung 3: Ties of the Dynasty – A continuation of the Konung series, which mixes history, Scandinavian mythology, and Slavic mythology in one RPG.
El Matador– A third person shooter that will see DEA special agent code named El Matador locking horns with the drug cartels of South and Central America.
Perimeter– A RTS focusing on terraforming and the all important protective perimeters.
The Culling of the Cows– Sammy the farmer is on a mission to kill the zombie cows that are invading his farm in a side scrolling shooter/tower defence hybrid.
Labyrinthine Dreams– A potent tale about a girl coming to grips with her past traumas, as she prepares to walk through death’s door.
Sweet Lily Dreams– An dark RPG for adults that send players on an adventure that explores good and evil.
Buying the entire bundle also comes with three bonus Steam games that will be announced at a later time. For the first 24 hours, buyers can get the entire bundle for $3.99. Snag your bundle at Indie Gala.
Come one come all to Xbox Newsbeat! What’s Newsbeat you ask? Pfft where have you been! Newsbeat is the one stop shop for all the delicious, and shall we say tantalising news coming straight out of Microsoft HQ. This week we have a few killer articles; namely one three for Xbox One and Xbox 360, as well as… wait… There is actually a headline about Windows Phone this week! With news that exciting, what are we waiting for, lets hit it!
‘Project Spark’ Officially Launches This October
Project Spark has been delighting players and giving people the creative freedom to make their own games for the better part of the last few months, but it has been in an incomplete (yet still highly functional) beta. Well, that is all about to change as the full and complete edition of the game is coming to Xbox One and Windows 8.1 on October 9th. For the price of $49.95 you can get immediate access to “Galaxies: First Contact”, the warrior champion Sir Haakon “Hawk” the Knight, “Champions Quest: Void Storm”, the first episode of an epic campaign adventure, and more. So if you have ever wanted to build your own video game, then Project Spark has what you are looking for.
‘Destiny’ Beta Date Revealed
Time to look to the heavens for one of this year’s mist highly anticipated games; Destiny. Starting frmo July 24th and running until July 28th, players will gain access to the open beta. In addition to the beta, Activision have also announced a bunch of new collector’s editions. We have some more information on the collector’s editions that you can check out here.
‘Zoo Tycoon Friends’ Announcement
Today Microsoft announced a brand new casual building game; Zoo Tycoon Friends. Based on the hugely popular Zoo ycoon series, Zoo Tycoon Friends will be a free to play title that has you searching the globe for exotic animals to save. It will be available later this year on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone.
‘Frontier’s Edge’ DLC Pack for ‘Titanfall’ Announcement
Hot on the heels of the first DLC pack – Expedition, Respawn Entertaniment have announced the next in the line of map packs for the incredible FPS; Titanfall. Frontier’s Edge takes players to the borders of the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation’s control. The content pack’s maps include Dig Site (an isolated mining outpost), Haven (an exclusive beach-side resort), and Export (a mining hub on the side of a mountain). The Frontier’s Edge packs will be available later this year on Xbox One and 360.
So that’s it folks. Another week of Xbox Newsbeat done and dusted. This week’s headlines were all short but by god were they sweet. Did any of our news pieces grab your attention? If so let us know in the comments below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Xbox news as it becomes available.
With the upcoming release of Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, Koei Tecmo have released new screens and an official trailer for their sci-fi “7-dimension” RPG title, available across Europe September 26 for PS3.
Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star follows the journey of two groups: Delta and Casty and Ion and Earthes, both driven to find a way to their home planets. However, Delta and Casty fight to protect humanity from the mysterious new species, the Sharl; while Ion and Earthes are fighting to bring the Sharl and humans together for coexistence. Players have the ability to interchange between both pairs, in an effort to unite their storylines and solve the mystery that obscures the ongoing struggle.
The gallery featured below showcases the mystifying world of Ar nosurge and present some of the beautiful stages where the story unfolds and the significant characters; player-controlled (Delta and Earthes) and heroines (Casty and Ion).
Delta, a young man who came through the barrier of Felion and protected humans from attacks as part of the Special Forces team.
Earthes, a strange combat robot who helps Ion with her quest.
Casty, a cheerful girl from Felion whose ability to use Song Magic has earned her a spot in the Special Forces’ ‘Genomis task force’.
Ion, a mystery in herself as she seems to know things about the world that none of her contemporaries know and she’s quite adept in engineering, always tinkering with machines and creating strange devices.
Check out the official trailer that brings to life the intersecting story, original music and various characters that help weave the artwork of Ar nosurge. Stay tuned with Capsule Computers for further updates on Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star before the September release date.
The annual Evo Championship Series is practically fighting game mecca, and every year there is at least a couple reveals to send fans of IPs like Street Fighter, Tekken, Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat into a frenzy. At Evo 2014, the latter two properties are enjoying big announcements, with Iron Galaxy Studios and Microsoft Studios going first.
Their big news is the second officially announced character for Season 2 of Killer Instinct: Maya. The Incan-inspired warrior was probably the last character expected, as her original look was not inspired to say the least, and overall, she wasn’t very popular back in the day. But, in being able to overhaul these stalwarts, the team at Iron Galaxy Studios have really done her some much needed justice. Her gameplay wasn’t demonstrated at the developer’s panel, but you can check out a full body concept art of her new look below.
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And above, you can see a glimpse at her stage, called the ‘City of Dawn’. The developers explained that they fleshed Maya out beyond her attire and aesthetic, giving names to her trademark daggers – “Temperance” and “Vengeance” – and even went on to detail just how she plays. By all accounts, she sounds like a formidable opponent and powerful choice for gamers, with projectile attacks utilizing said blades that actually level up with every consecutive, chained hit. In doing so, they gain new properties, but if she misses with one of her throws, she will have to pick the blade back up or else battle without them. We can’t wait to see her in motion!
Let’s face it, we all spend too much time in front of our smartphones and computers, well fret not my friends because Hatsune Miku is here to help. The popular Vocaloid has teamed up with Japanese pharmaceutical company Rohto to release a new pack of eye drops designed to help reduce digital eye strain, they will be on sale in two days and will only cost 800 yen ($7.90 USD). The drops will come in a small box that will feature a close up of Mikus eye on the front of it, if you do buy one don’t throw that box out because Rohto have planned a unique use for them.
A free app will be released this month on the 22nd called Digi Eye AR, once downloaded you will be able to see a special Hatsune Miku AR performance which will be done on top of the eye drop box itself. Rohto have created a promotional twitter account and websitefor the drops with a countdown to when the app will be available. Tell us what you think about these drops by leaving a comment down below.
Sentai Filmworks have acquired the licence for Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (Bladedance of Elementalers), which will begin airing in two days time. Their website states the anime will be available through certain digital outlets with plans for a home video release later on, check out Sentais’ synopsis of the series down below.
The prestigious Areishia Spirit Academy has trained generation after generation of pure maidens in the art of spirit contracting. At this esteemed school, young ladies of noble birth gather to receive an education reserved for the most elite of students, and fulfill their dreams of earning the coveted position of elementalist. But this society of young elite ladies is soon turned on its head by the arrival of Kamito Kazehaya, an unintentional pervert who stumbles upon academy student Claire in the middle of her own very sacred, very nude, spirit contracting ritual! Not only does Kamito get an eyeful, but an earful as well when he finds out that he’s unintentionally stolen the spirit Claire was trying to contract, leading to a very startling revelation: not only is Kamito an elementalist, but he’s the only male elementalist in the world! Now, forced to enroll in the all-girl Areishia Academy, Kamito’s about to learn more than he bargained for about magic and the opposite sex. And with this many ladies around, things are sure to get feisty!
Although no digital outlets have been mentioned by Sentai, Crunchyroll have recently confirmed they will be streaming the anime. Let us know what you think about Bladedance of Elementalers by leaving a comment down below.
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