Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be available on March 21st for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game contains an HD remastering of the international versions Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. Content like Final Fantasy X-2 Last Mission were never released outside of Japan.Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 14th, 2014.
Filth was one of the sleaziest, crudest, trippiest films of 2013, and of course became one of the top box office successes in the UK – not only because it’s a UK-made film, but I’d wager the subject matter was familiar to their youth. On the 4th of April, James McAvoy’s excursion into drugs, sex and general debauchery makes its way onto Blu-ray, DVD and Digital thanks to Icon Home Entertainment.
The movie sees McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) as Bruce, a Detective Sergeant who becomes deathly bored of his existence and turns to a mixture of cocaine, alcohol and sexually abusive relationships. This doesn’t mean he hasn’t any aspirations, as his quest for a lucrative promotion to Detective Inspector – along with reconciliation with his estranged wife and daughter – is his primary focus, and as such Bruce begins concocting a plan to sabotage his colleagues, including Amanda Drummond (Imogen Poots) in order to get it. He’s soon assigned to lead the investigation surrounding the murder of a Japanese student, but his increasingly frequent hallucinations, drug addiction and unchecked psychological issues lead him to spiral out of control. So much for that promotion, huh?
The movie also stars Jim Broadbent (Cloud Atlas, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince), Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, King Kong), Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) and Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). How can you not want to see Filth after review quotes such as “You’ll be scraping this film your from under your fingernails for weeks” from Timeout?! Sounds like my kind of cinema.
Paradox Interactive has unveiled that their upcoming PC fantasy war-game, Warlock II: The Exiled, will hand over the power of creation to the players themselves. Scenarios can be customized and altered to fit the gamer’s thrill for battle. And the magic does not stop there as these mods can be shared to magic wielders everywhere via the Steam Workshop!
Additionally, Paradox has released a new trailer that encapsulates the different worlds that the player can experience. I offer you fair warning; the ‘puns’ are endless. Expect phrases like: “Only a ‘luna’tic would live on the moon”. Check out the trailer below and stay tuned for more information regarding Warlock II: The Exiled.
It looks like fans of the Tenkai Knights TV series on Cartoon Network will have something to look forward to this summer with the announcement of a game based on the series on its way for 3DS. Being published by Namco Bandai, the game Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, will put players in the role of one of the four knights of the series.
Those unfamiliar with the series should know that the series itself is based on the “shapeshifting construction bricks” from Spin Master, featuring four heroes powering up to defend the Earth from the villainous warlord Vilius, complete with a shapeshifting army called The Corrupted.
The game itself will include both Story Mode with missions to complete and a multiplayer, where players will face off to see who is the better robot. Those wanting to save Earth and the Tenkai Knights‘ world of Quarton can look forward to the release of Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle this summer exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS in the Americas.
Hozuki No Reitetsu Episode 4 – Pretty Boys Need Love Too/The Crackling Hell
Another week, another episode and I’m so glad because I cannot get enough of Hozuki No Reitetsu. Welcome back to another installment of Hozuki No Reitetsu Anime Impressions, I hope you’ve all been as excited about this new episode as I have! This week marks the release of Hozuki No Reitetsu episode four, an episode that takes us on a journey through the rich Japanese mythology as well as the inner workings of Hell and its workers.
Although not as funny this week, the episode does give us a little more insight into the environment of hell and the rules and regulations it has put in place for both its citizens and its workers. We’re met with a not so scary ghost story, a beautifully handsome pair of young men, a group of lazy torturers and one hell of a demonic rabbit in this weeks episode so, as you can already see, this is just another typical and super crazy episode of Hozuki No Reitetsu. Let’s jump in, shall we?
Pretty Boys Need Love Too:
The first of two stories in this weeks episode is “Pretty Boys Need Love Too”, which follows Hozuki and Shiro as they head over to the Crow-Tengu Police HQ to meet with a friend of Hozuki’s and a high tier worker for the department of protection. Straight up, this story wasn’t really as funny as usual which I suppose I need to put less emphasis on, it’s just something I feel like should be noted.
Here we’re met with more Japanese mythology than usual, it seems odd to even say something like that but it’s very true. A great deal of secondary subtitles outlining references to Japanese lore and/or old stories was used and I think going back to watching the episode after reading the stories would allow audiences to get more out of it. I’ve yet to do that but I suppose I can put it on my “to do” list.
Amongst the Japanese lore are the usual pop culture references; Goku’s Nimbus, the catbus from “My Neighbour Totoro” and even popular motor vehicles like Ferraris and Harley Davidsons got a mention, though are we all really surprised? We’re told a reverse ghost story by a demon taxi that really highlights how silly and odd the demon world is, especially when you find out the “ghost lady” in the story was alive the whole time. Ooooh, ooooooooooh, oooooooh! You get it, it’s ghost noises.
I was a little disappointed that the Crow-Tengu Police didn’t get much time in the spotlight but that’s just because I’m a real big Tengu fanboy. Can you be a fanboy to mythological creatures? For the most part I didn’t entirely enjoy this half of the episode, I couldn’t really put my finger on it but it didn’t have the same “pizzaz” as some of the other stories I’ve seen…or maybe I’m just a bit ticked off that the Anime tricked me when it introduced a girly-looking character and it turned out to be a boy. I guess that was my fault though, the episode is called “Pretty Boys Need Love Too”, and it’s true; we do need love.
The Crackling Hell:
Here we are at the second half of the episode which was better than the first half but not the best all together if you ask me, and since you’re reading this article I’ll take it as, yes, you are asking me. Hozuki notices that these torture demons that he’s employed are getting extremely lazy, they’re barely torturing anymore because they’re too busy taking naps and being all around lazy so in true Hozuki style he does something about it, something crazy.
He organises a meeting for these lazy bums where, at the end of it, they would have learned everything they need to know about torture in hell whilst also learning a little something about themselves…that they’re scared of rabbits. He tells them, what seems like, a children’s story about two animal friends; a rabbit and a badger, seems fairly innocent right? Wrong!
The rabbit, throughout this story, mercilessly kills this badger and some fairly brutal ways…turns out this thing wasn’t a children’s book after all. After scaring the group of demons (something I thought I’d never have to say) he introduces them to the rabbit from the story, to theirs (and our) surprise the rabbit is actually real and, not to mention, the story itself was entirely non fiction. Who’d have though? Though the rabbit is cute, it is also extremely scary and super deadly, Hozuki hopes the demons will learn a little something from here but really he just scares them enough to do the assigned work.
Much like the first episode I wasn’t really into this one as much as I usually am, maybe because of the lack of comedy due to its focus on more of the demon world, I’m not too sure. Fact is; it gave us a nice little look into the “ongoings” of the underworld, it’s proven to us that this isn’t just a “random gag, nothing actually matters” anime series. Regardless, this is still one of my favourite series’ of this season and you can’t expect every episode to be a cracker, we’ll just have to see what the coming weeks bring.
Check out more Hozuki No Reitetsu impressions HERE.
Robot Entertainment, the development team behind the tower defense gem Orcs Must Die! franchise, have released their newest game, Echo Prime, on Steam today.
The sci-fi action RPG, which previously released on iOS devices, has been given new content, improvements to visual fidelity, and reworked PC controls. To celebrate the release, the game is currently 20% off ($7.99/£5.59 instead of the regular $9.99/£6.99). Players who get the game during the sale will also get a copy of Orcs Must Die! 2 for free!
Features for the game include:
Optimized for PC
Even More Enemies and Environments
New Hardcore Mode
Upgrade Your Arsenal
Echoes of the Multiverse – Discover and unlock dozens of “Echoes”, alien life forms from alternate universes.
Share Echoes – Use your friends’ Echoes in combat to help them level-up, and level up your Echoes when your friends use them!
Random Campaign Generation
Includes the Full Soundtrack
To grab the game, you can go to their Steam page. For more information, you can check out their official website.
Compilations are quite a mainstay with anime makers and Short Peace is no different bringing together 4 different anime pieces into one collection. With works from Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo, the compilation of Short Peace will be making its way to the Americas this Spring exclusively for PlayStation 3 thanks to the help of Namco Bandai.
But while Short Peace contained the 4 anime short films Possessions, Combustible, Gambo, and A Farewell to Weapons the release to the Americas for the PS3 will also add a fifth piece in the form of a game from the famed Suda51. Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day is a 2D side-scrolling platformer where players will be introduced to the live of a teenager who moonlights as an assassin, until an evil organization threatens everyone close to them.
Coming from Grasshopper Manufacture and Crisy’s Inc., it’s safe to assume that Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day will be a very interesting romp through an unusual world. But those wanting to get a nice look at what can be expected when the entirety of Short Peace is released this Spring can check out the trailer embedded below.
Namco Bandai are proud to announce that PAC-MAN Museum will be released February 25 on PSN and February 26 for XBLA and Steam. Get ready retro arcade gamers to tackle an endless puzzle of mazes with the adorable yellow pellet-chomping hero.
PAC-MAN Museum offers the whole package, with a bundle of classic PAC-MAN titles that range from the critically acclaimed PAC-MAN Championship Edition, PAC-MAN Battle Royale, and much more. In celebration of the upcoming launch, for a limited time Ms. PAC-MAN will be included as a free promotional DLC item. After March 31, the endearing yellow beauty with a red bow will cost $4.99.
Don’t miss out this February on the ultimate PAC-MAN experience!
EA Mobile has a treat in store for you guys this week! Today marks the launch of Dungeon Keeper, EA Mythic’s devilishly twisted mobile take on the 1990s hit PC game. Best of all; it is FREE!
Dungeon Keeper will challenge you to master the Hand of Evil and to build the ultimate in diabolical underground lairs in order to defend it from the invaders who are adamant about destroying the Dungeon Heart. You will have to summon an army of minions, spanning some of the most notorious fantasy creatures you can think of. Imps, Trolls, Bile Demons and Warlocks are all par for the course here as you try to repel your invaders and maximise your defenses using expertly laid traps and clever dungeon design.
So if you are into strategy games, and own a mobile device then be sure to grab Dungeon Keeper today on the App Store or Google Play. That’s it for the EA Mobile news this week, but as always be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the mobile news as it becomes available.
Usually when it comes to a release from Atlus, gamers in Europe and other PAL regions have to wait a year or even longer to play the title on their shores. However it seems that Atlus is stepping up to the plate when it comes to Conception II as the company has announced that they will be releasing the game in Europe.
The title will be released as a digital only title in Q2 for both he PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS. For those who don’t know, Conception II has the player taking the role of a human teenager with Star God powers off the charts that allow him and fellow classmates to battle against monsters. This sees the player venturing into monster-filled labyrinths while also trying to keep up his personal relationships with seven different girls.
