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Half Off the Lot: Master Reboot discounted 50% on Steam

January 28, 2014

Wait, that’s not news… how about this? One of the games on sale is an indie horror title.

Really? That common, huh?

Alright, well how about a Steam sale for an indie horror title set in a tron-esque virtual reality setting which now comes with an art book and soundtrack at 50% off? AHA! Now I’ve got you, and that’s exactly what’s happening with Wales Interactive’s Master Reboot.

The setting of Master Reboot takes place in a virtual reality known as ‘The Soul Cloud’, wherein a copy of your consciousness (or “soul”) is uploaded to a dedicated server where you it can exist for an indefinite amount of time. With this digital immortality, you can while away the hours revisiting your favourite memories of family holidays, childhood innocence, romantic encounters, and desperate chases through graveyards by shadowy spectres. Considering that we get closer and closer to a reality with virtual reality, with technology such as the Oculus Rift, where our hands-on impressions can be found here, sci-fi settings like this become a little less ‘fi’ all the time… although I sincerely hope I won’t be murdered by such monstrosities when I finally make the jump to cyberspace residence.

You can obtain the game on Steam here, and see a trailer for it below. The game has an interesting idea and the prospect of concept art for a game which explores a surreal world of virtual reality horror is most definitely an intriguing incentive to buy the game but I’ll leave it to you, my faithful reader, to decide whether a trip in ‘The Soul Cloud’ is your shindig…

Check Out Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who Costume

Andrew Day

January 28, 2014

Check Out Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who Costume

In last year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Time of the Doctor, we bid a fond farewell to the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith and welcomed his replacement; Peter Capaldi, who will be jumping into the TARDIS and flying through space both on screen, and in Titan Comics newly announced graphic novel series.

The part of the Doctor is always very iconic, and that goes beyond just the man, but is very much captured by what he wears. Well, today the BBC have given us our first glimpse of what he 12th Doctor will be donning through his tenure … and here it is:

Very sleek don’t you think? The costume looks like it is heavily inspired by John Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor (which isn’t surprising, considering Capaldi is a very old school Doctor Who fan). Speaking about the costume to BBC, Capaldi had this to say:

He’s woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord.

With that in mind, will we see a more bad-ass Doctor? Only time will tell. In the mean time, let us know in the comments below what you think of the outfit, and how you think the series will go from here. As always, be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Doctor Who news as it becomes available.

“Retro City Rampage” 3DS Release Date Announced

Frank Inglese

January 28, 2014

“Retro City Rampage” 3DS Release Date Announced

Late last year a little game developer by the name of Brian Provinciano, who just so happens to be the creator of “Retro City Rampage“, announced that his super old-school, action/adventure, 80s throwback title will be getting a release on the leading portable device in out generation; the Nintendo 3DS, yet nowhere within his announcement was there word of a release date…that’s no longer the case though because, within a new announcement via Twitter, it has been confirmed that the game will have its release in February, though no EXACT date was given.

@NintendoTweet February, but no specific date yet known
— Vblank (@RetroCR) January 24, 2014

Unfortunately it seems as though this game will not be using the systems 3D capabilities as it would be far too hard to rebuild the entire graphic system all from scratch, Provinciano said it himself in a previous statement. Once again, “Retro City Rampage” is set for a release sometime within February on the 3DS and will go for $9.99 though you can expect prices to be different depending on where you are in the world.

Second Set of “Attack On Titan” Mini Figures To be Released In March

Frank Inglese

January 28, 2014

Second Set of “Attack On Titan” Mini Figures To be Released In March

Last year saw the release of a set of “Attack On Titan” mini figures that were distributed randomly through capsule machines and, despite being available to almost anyone with some loose change, the figurines were quite graphic much like the actual Anime. Now it’s 2014 and these mini figures are back for a second round, this time the figures aren’t AS graphic but the scenes portrayed in the miniatures are just as freaking awesome and just as detailed. There are four of them this time around and, even though most of us reading this don’t actually live in Japan, I’m sure they’ll be available to purchase online as soon as they’re put into capsule machines around Japan in March.

PlayStation: The Official Magazine names Matthew Pellett Editor

Vicky Martin

January 28, 2014

PlayStation: The Official Magazine names Matthew Pellett Editor

Matthew Pellett (current editor of GamesMaster) has been named the new editor of Playstation: The Official Magazine, website and digital editions. Lee Nutter, Head of Games for Future is excited to see former staff writer on Xbox World 360, Matthew succeed to driving forward the UK’s best-selling Playstation magazine.

Matthew stated, “It’s an honour to become part of PlayStation: The Official Magazine’s family. I’m delighted to join a hugely talented team, and with Sony’s PlayStation 4 deservedly enjoying unprecedented launch window success there has never been a more exciting time than now to work on one of our industry’s best-loved brands.”

Matthew Pellett’s position with Playstation will commence as of February 10, and further details on his replacement at GamesMaster will be announced in due course.

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Opens Beta at End of February

Simon Wolfe

January 28, 2014

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot seems to be coming along nicely as Ubisoft has just announced that players have been faithfully looting each others castles as the three playable characters; The Knight, The Mage, and The Archer. Though apparently players have been favoring The Knight more, but who can really blame them with a name as great as Sir Painhammer.

But, now starts a new kind of experience for the three playable characters as The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot will be entering Open Beta next month, so even more players will be able to join in completely for free. This event will mark more than just an Open Beta however as players will also be able to try out the fourth playable character for the first time, The Runaway.

Players looking to join in can mark February 25th, 2014 as the date for the start of The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot‘s Open Beta-ness. On that day players will be able to download the game and join in looting each other to their heart’s content.

“The Absence” Set For Release On The 29th + Preview

Frank Inglese

January 28, 2014

“The Absence” Set For Release On The 29th + Preview

Titan Comics are extremely excited to announce that another one of their hit comics, “The Absence“, is about to be released and it just so happens to only be a day or two away…depending on where in the world you live. “The Absence”, written and illustrated by Martin Stiff, is an odd and horrific comic that revolves around an English coastal village and an odd man that returns after many years of being missing. The comic won an award for “Best Comic” last year at the 2013 British Comic Awards so you can see why Titan Comics are ready for it to hit public shelves. For those of you out there who haven’t heard of the comic, we have the official synopsis below:

As a coastal village in southern England struggles to recover from the
losses of war, it is rocked by the return of a man long hoped dead: the disfigured Marwood Clay.
In a place where everybody hides a guilty past, and unspeakable past crimes lurk just beneath the surface… what terrible secrets has this exile brought back with him? And what happened during his absence? While Marwood struggles to rebuild his life, newcomer Dr. Robert Temple builds a strange house for himself, on the hill overlooking the town. Clay is consumed by a nightmarish past he cannot remember, Temple by visions of a future he cannot prevent.
And then a young boy vanishes on Christmas Day. A masterpiece in jagged, haunted storytelling tinged with horror and
pathos, this acclaimed series is collected here for the first time and is for anyone who loves their tales loaded with menace and shadows!

As mentioned above; the comic is set for a release on he 29th of January and will be sold in all good comic book retailers for $19.99, expect some price changes depending on where you are in the world but the assumption is that it will be as close to that price as possible. Don’t click away from the article just yet because below we have some preview images that may just entice you into purchasing “The Absence”. Give them a look and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Square Enix Launches Collective Platform

Jamie Laike Tsui

January 28, 2014

Square Enix Launches Collective Platform

Square Enix has partnered with IndieGoGo to help game developers run more successful crowdfunding campaigns. Game developers can post their projects on Collective and gain valuable feedback from the community. If within 28 days the project can get enough positive feedback, Square Enix and IndieGoGo will put the project under the microscope to make sure the team can complete the game. If the team can pass the inspection, the game will go up on IndieGoGo and may possibly be picked up by Square Enix. “There are lots of really talented small teams around the world with great game ideas. For those teams, getting visibility, momentum, funding and distribution can be very tricky and that’s where we hope Collective can help,” said Phil Elliott, project lead on Collective.

Collective will help indie game developers have a better chance at gaining much needed funding while providing crowdfunding backers a chance to support a project with confidence. Succesful developers will get a chance to work with some older Eidos IP including Gex, Fear Effect, and Anachronox. Collective is kicking things off with Game of Glens by Ruffian Games, Moon Hunters from Kitfox Games, and World War Machine from Toque Games. Start providing feedback on games at Collective.

New Earth Defence Force 2025 Trailer and Screenshots

Nathan Farrugia

January 28, 2014

New Earth Defence Force 2025 Trailer and Screenshots

The insects are coming and it’s up to the EDF to exterminate the new pest threat! Earth Defence Force 2025, the followup to Earth Defence Force 2017 by D3Publisher, puts players in the role of the EDF unit who are in charge of saving the planet from an invasion of monstrous insects and robots. The game doesn’t take itself too seriously, with giant robots, more crazy weapons and insane amounts of destruction.

You can view the Ranger, Air Raider, Fencer and Wing Diver rip through the insect infestation below in the latest trailer for Earth Defence Force 2025 and also check out the newest batch of screenshots which demonstrate the games multiplayer features. The game is coming to both the Xbox 360 and PS3 with a release date set for the 21st of Feburary 2014. Please be warned if you have a large fear of giant insects then you might want to just stop here.

Ichiro Nagai the voice of Hunter x Hunter’s Netero passes away

Luke Halliday

January 28, 2014

Ichiro Nagai the voice of Hunter x Hunter’s Netero passes away

Sad news has just broke for fans of the legendary Japanese voice actor Ichiro Nagai, with news of his passing coming to light. Nagai reportedly collapsed in his Hiroshima City hotel room and was discovered by hotel staff when his check-out time had passed. He was quickly rushed to hospital and shortly after pronounced dead. Nagai’s agency Aoni Production’s have confirmed the cause of death as ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease.

Nagai’s final role was as the eccentric Chairman Netero on Hunter x Hunter, a role that he has been performing since 2011. He also recently played the Phantom Ramen Alien in Space Dandy episode 2. It is currently unknown whether he completed his work on Hunter x Hunter before his passing.

Of the many roles he has performed over his illustrious career spanning from anime series such as Dragon Ball, Ranma 1/2, Monster and even Space Battleship Yamato, he has undoubtedly left behind an unforgettable legacy of voice-work, giving life to dozens of memorable characters.

In this sad time, we at Capsule Computers extend our condolences to the family, friends and fans of this legendary voice-actor. Feel free to share your thoughts on the life and work of Ichiro Nagai in the comments section below.

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