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Dark Souls II to Incorporate Fan-Inspired Content

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January 28, 2014

Dark Souls II to Incorporate Fan-Inspired Content

Fans of the Souls series of games are eagerly awaiting the release of Dark Souls II. The difficult, emotionally draining (and rewarding) RPG series has listened to fans, and incorporated some community-designed gear for use in the game. The game developers ran a competition during May 2013 in which entrants were encouraged to submit their own shield designs. Since then, the guys at FROMSOFTWARE and Bandai Namco have selected 6 winning designs, which have been drawn up and put into the game.

Not only will the winning entrants; Denis “DasHurz” Bachmaier, Charles Collier, Illim, Gabriel Verdon and Alexandre Etiennes Jonathan Du Cassé have their shields featured in the game, but they will also get mentions in the game’s credits, a copy of the collector’s edition and a replica of their designed shield!

The pictures featured in this article are the first two of the winner’s shields. The next lot will be revealed on tomorrow, with the final two on the 31st of January. Dark Souls II is a little over a month away, so it is time to get excited! We recently sat down with the first few hours of the game, so be sure to check back on February 6th for our impressions. Until then, make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Dark Souls news as it becomes available.

Trolls vs Vikings Coming Soon

Amelia Craigie

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January 28, 2014

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Megapop has announced an up-coming new game called Trolls vs. Vikings. We should see it out on iOS devices on 26^th February, but Android users may not see it till later, perhaps mid-year. The game will be available in English, French, Spanish and German so more people can play.

In the wacky game, you control an army of trolls to fight against hordes of Vikings and epic Nordic gods including your favourites: Thor and Loki. The battles are set up like a tower defence game requiring wit and strategy to stop the berserkers. As you probably already noticed, the game is a tribute to a certain undead and flower game, but Trolls vs. Vikings aims to re-innovate using fresh and unique features like movable and active units, dynamic tiles systems and more characters.

Both casual and hardcore players should have a crack at this game with difficulty levels going up to divinely and crushingly hard. In the future, we should see more content updates and multiplayer mode.

Head over to the Megapop website to check out more about the game.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst Launching Soon

Luke Halliday

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January 28, 2014

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst Launching Soon

Namco Bandai Games have just announced the launch date for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, the ultimate edition of the latest installment in the legendary Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm series of games.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst is scheduled for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on January 31st, 2014. The Full Burst version comes with over 100 brand new missions, a new playable character in Kabuto, an additional story chapter featuring Kabuto, 38 new character costumes and some awesome revamped cinematics.

Be sure to pick up Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst on January 31st to get the full burst of Naruto madness. Let us know what you think of this new version in the comments section below.

Dragon Ball: Full Color Volume 1 to be released February 4th

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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If you have been waiting to experience Dragon Ball Z through its original format, or happen to be a huge fan of the series and want to get a hold of probably the best way to read the series now, you will be happy to hear that Viz Media will be releasing the first volume of Dragon Ball Full Color on February 4th.

This release is a full color version of the original Dragon Ball manga starting at the Saiyan Arc with Raditz appears to reveal that Goku is an alien and forces Goku to team up with an old enemy in order to save not only his son from certain doom, but the Earth as well. The release is larger than your average manga, measuring 6 5/8″ x 10 ¼” in size, and will be available for a price of $19.99 US/$22.99 CAN/£12.99 U.K. It will also be available digitally for $12.99 starting on that date. We were able to review the volume earlier this month and you can check out our review here.

Titanfall beta to start soon on Xbox One and PC

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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Today Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampela was pretty talkative over Twitter as he has dropped not one but two pieces of information that gamers have been interested in. You see, while EA‘s Titanfall is set to be released on the Xbox One and PC, it is also coming to the Xbox 360 and today Zampela revealed that Bluepoint Games is working on the 360 version of the game.

The 360 version is being done by the amazing team at Bluepoint Games.
— Vince Zampella (@VinceZampella) January 28, 2014

Also revealed today by Zampela is the fact that a Titanfall beta will be coming soon to the Xbox One and PC, though no exact start date for the beta has been announced at this time but will be revealed soon.

#supersecret announcement time. I'm sure no one has been able to guess from the leaks. PC and XboxOne Beta! Details in the coming days
— Vince Zampella (@VinceZampella) January 28, 2014

Hatsune Miku Project Diva f to be released in March

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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Recently over on the Sega blog, the company revealed that fans of Hatsune Miku won’t have to wait too much longer to take the Vocaloid with them wherever they go. The company has revealed that the PS Vita title, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f will be available for purchase from the PSN sometime this March.

Hatsune Miku Project Diva f was originally released in Japan before the PS3 version of the game so gamers in the West are actually getting the titles backwards, but fans of the series will probably still be interested in picking up the title once more, though it is worth noting that no price for the Vita game has been revealed at this point in time.

CONTENT INSPIRED BY DARK SOULS COMMUNITY TO BE INCLUDED IN DARK SOULS II.

Press Releases

Philip Federico

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January 28, 2014

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CONTENT INSPIRED BY DARK SOULS COMMUNITY TO BE INCLUDED IN DARK SOULS II.

– 6 original shields designed by the Dark Souls community have been selected by FROMSOFTWARE to appear in Dark Souls II –

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 28^th January 2014 – Leading video game developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. announced today that the anticipated Dark Souls II will include content inspired by the Dark Souls community.

As a conclusion to the ‘Shield Design Contest’ held in May 2013 on facebook.com/Darksouls, renowned developer FROMSOFTWARE selected 6 original designs of shield created by the Dark Souls community in order to integrate them the game. This extra content has been adapted from the original designs to blend in the Dark Souls II aesthetic and become part of Drangleic, the mysterious fallen kingdom where the game’s story unfolds.

NAMCO BANDAI Games and FROMSOFTWARE would like to thank the talented creators of the selected designs: Denis “DasHurz” Bachmaier, Charles Collier, Illim, Gabriel Verdon and Alexandre Etiennes Jonathan Du Cassé. They will be credited in the game and will receive a copy of Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition for their amazing contribution.

As an extra reward, NAMCO BANDAI Games is proud to announce each of them will receive a real shield based on their design, created by the blackmsiths of Armédia, a company specialized in the creation of medieval weapons and accessories.

In addition to the shields revealed today, two other sets of shields will unveil on January 28^thand January 31^st.

Dark Souls II will launch in Australia and New Zealand on March 13, 2014 on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft with the PC edition to follow shortly in 2014. To learn more about Dark Souls II and pre-order the game, please visit http://www.DarkSoulsII.com.To stay up-to-date with DARK SOULS II, please visit the DARK SOULS Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DarkSouls.

Check out our latest trailer on Youtube!

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About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles and PC, with marketing and sales operations in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA™, RIDGE RACER™ and ACE COMBAT™. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.NamcoBandaiGames.eu or www.facebook.com/NamcoBandaiGames.Europe.

About Armédia

Armédia is a leading family-owned company specialized in medieval re-enactement since 1985. The company manages creation and production of performances in collaboration with a team of professionals.

As metal workers from Father to son for 4 generations, Armédia manufactures weapons, armors, canons, war machines, costumes and accessories for individuals and professionals. More information about Armédia is available at http://www.boutique-medievale-france.com (French only)

“PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Take a closer look at Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster’s Collector’s Edition

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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Take a closer look at Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster’s Collector’s Edition

Today Square Enix has released a new trailer to show off the two editions that players will be able to purchase for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster in North America. The limited edition is available to anyone who chooses to pre-order the game before its March 18th release date and it will come with a special case.

The collector’s edition on the other hand comes with a few extra bonuses in the form of a forty page hard-bound collector’s edition artbook, five lithographs of Yuna and Tidus, and the original soundtrack with over six hours of music set to visuals and art.

The Witch and the Hundred Knight gets some more screenshots and gameplay footage

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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Today NIS America has released a few new screenshots for The Witch and the Hundred Knight, which seem to show how Metallia and Visco will interact with one another in the game, as well as about a half minute of gameplay footage which shows off some of the game’s combat mechanics, both of which can be found below.

Currently The Witch and the Hundred Knight is set to be released on the PlayStation 3 on March 25 in North America and while gamers in Europe will be able to pick up the title a few days earlier on March 21st.

Seven Seas to release Dance in the Vampire Bund doujinshi collections

Travis Bruno

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January 28, 2014

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Seven Seas to release Dance in the Vampire Bund doujinshi collections

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that they are going to do something very interesting with Dance in the Vampire Bund. While they already own the license to release the original manga in North America, they have announced that they will be releasing two doujinshi collections for the series which were previously only available for purchase at Comiket and have never been assembled together in one single release, even in Japan.

They will be releasing these works in two bundles, Dance in the Vampire Bund: Forgotten Tales which is 192 pages of uncollected manga with lots of bonus material to thrill fans and that release will be available in June 2014. As for the second work, set to be released in October 2014, it is 280 pages in length and is titled Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles. This work features unpublished canonical short-stories that were overseen and illustrated by the series’ creator Nozomi Tamaki, as well as other bonus material.