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Dungeons and Dragons: Arena of War Out Now

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October 18, 2013

Dungeons-and-Dragons-Arena-of-War-01 — **Have at thee!**

DeNA and Wizards of the Coast have announced that Arena of War, the first ever free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons mobile game, is now available exclusively for iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad.

Arena of War is a turn-based, 3D, battle-RPG mobile game that sends players on perilous quests through the Forgotten Realms. As a proven fearless champion, the player is called upon to fight for the gods of good during the Sundering, a historic event in the Realms that will reshape both heaven and earth and shift the balance of good and evil.

Dungeons-and-Dragons-Arena-of-War-06 — **The gang’s all here**

Tiburico De la Carcova (Head of DeNA’s Vancouver and Santiago studios) said:

“Arena of War is an epic and imaginative experience and we could not be more honoured to be partnering with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro to launch the first ever free-to-play mobile Dungeons & Dragons game. Our development team worked side-by-side with Wizards of the Coast to build a game both long-time fans of the leading RPG franchise and action-adventure game players new to the brand will enjoy playing.”

Players build an adventuring party to enlist on their quests in Arena of War. By inviting friends to join a questing party, players can vanquish enemies and take on tougher challenges and bosses together. Each quest provides heroes with a variety of challenges for which some players, depending on character class, will have an advantage. The arena itself is also dynamic, filled with deadly traps that can be used against a player’s enemy or result in their own demise.

Nathan Stewart (brand director for Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast) said:

“Wizards is committed to working with the best partners to bring great digital D&D experiences to our fans, Arena of War creates a great mobile experience in the Forgotten Realms and pits players against our legendary monsters to fight for the Realms in the current Sundering storyline.”

Arena of War is available now for free on the App Store, with an Android release coming soon. Players receive an alert when the game is available for Android as well as upgrade their character by obtaining the free Ultra Rare Power CAUSE FEAR by visiting the official site. Check out the screenshots below and prepare for some dungeons and maybe a dragon or two.

Possible Dragon Quest/Final Fantasy/Tales Crossover Discussion

Frank Inglese

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October 18, 2013

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Video game crossovers happen to be one of my favourite things in life, crossovers in general actually and it’s the icing on the cake to see big franchises come together to create something special. Games like Final Fantasy’s Dissidia and more recent titles like Project X Zone have proven to us that JRPGs are just as good at making or being in a crossover title than any other genre, which brings me to my next point: Apparently three of the JRPG world’s “big wigs” have, somewhat, talked out crossing over the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Tales franchises into one huge crossover game to end all crossover games.

Hideo Baba: “If you can do it, then by all means!”
Yosuke Saito: “Shall we? We can start right away.”
Hideo Baba: “How about Toriyama’s first Tales game?
Shinji Hashimoto: “If Toriyama is okay with it, then we’re okay with it. As long as we stay true to the world view, I think Horii would be okay with it, too. How about Kosuke Fujishima draws for Final Fantasy, and Tetsuya Nomura does Dragon Quest?
Hideo Baba: “I’m pretty sure Fujishima would do it.”

Yes this is true, Hideo Baba (Tales Producer), Yosuke Saito (Dragon Quest Producer) and Shinji Hashimoto (Final Fantasy Producer) have all spoken about the possibility of this though becoming reality and while it doesn’t seem like the conversation was TOO long and while they didn’t get into TOO much detail I’d still like to believe that, really, nothing is stopping them from making this happen. I, for one, pray that this happens because even though I’m not a big fan of these games I know a lot of people out there would love to get their hands on something of this majesty. Here’s to you, JRPG fans!

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Special Editions Out Now

Nathan Farrugia

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October 18, 2013

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Deep Silver have just released their latest game based on one of the most popular game shows of all time with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Special Editions now available for download on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, PSN and Steam in North America. The main game includes 1,000 questions from all fields of knowledge and is based on the classic version of the show as opposed to the Hot Seat variant. All three of the original lifelines are available including Phone-A-Friend, Ask The Audience and 50:50. People can play solo or socially as up to four players can compete locally with scores based on speed.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Special Editions will also offer themed questions for specific areas of expertise. Deep Silver will be releasing a series of themed add-on content, starting with the Who Wants To Be A Movie Millionaire, which will also be available for download beginning on PSN, Xbox Live and Steam for $2.99. This question pack will feature more than 500 questions to challenge players’ knowledge of movie trivia. More specialty question based game packs will be released in the future.

You can download the main game now for $9.99. For more information about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Special Editions please visit the official site.

Dark Matter Now Available from Steam

Simon Wolfe

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October 18, 2013

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The makers of Nuclear Dawn have just released there newest game, Dark Matter, onto PC digital download. Now players can prep for Halloween a little early by turning their lights down and exploring the derelict ship trying to fend off aliens and repair it enough to escape.

With dark and light playing a big part in the environment and mood of Dark Matter, now is a great time for fans of the dark and creepy to find their way in an infested ship. Luckily, players will be able to utilize weapons with different elemental ammunition to try and survive, too bad the aliens learn from the players tricks.

Those wanting to immerse themselves in a platformer filled with monsters hoping to spell their doom can download the game today from Steam or GOG, with even more digital retailers releasing Dark Matter tomorrow. Plus, for a short time the game is available for a 10% discount in honor of its release.

Runaway: The Dream Of The Turtle Part 1 Out Now

Kane Bugeja

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October 18, 2013

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Runaway-The-Dream-Of-The-Turtle-01 — **The best kind of dream**

Publisher BulkyPix, Numeric Pipeline and Pendulo Studios have announced the release of the second episode of the Runaway saga, Runaway: The Dream Of The Turtle Part 1.

Follow Brian and Gina in the second part of the Runaway saga. Spending some holidays in the tropics of Hawaii, our famous couple of lovers is separated over the Tiki falls during a plane ride gone awry. Gina still missing, Brian will have to move heaven and earth to find his disappeared better half. Discover characters, each more atypical than the next, travel all around the world and solve hundreds of puzzles to help our adventurer in his quest. A thrilling adventure packed with humour and twists that you will not forget.

Features:

An exciting story
Hours of gameplay mixing puzzles and mysteries
A fascinating cartoon universe
Dialogues full of humor and cultural references
Charismatic and appealing characters
A help system for solving puzzles
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

Runaway: The Dream Of The Turtle Part 1 is available now on the App Store for $5.49. Check out the screenshots below and prepare to runaway once more.

Beyblade: Evolution Worldwide Trailer Launches

Nathan Farrugia

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October 18, 2013

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Rising Star Games has released a Worldwide launch trailer to celebrate the release of Beyblade: Evolution which is hitting the Nintendo 3DS on October 29. The trailer is packed with all the awesome beyblade battling action people have come to expect from the series and shows off the many features of the game. After viewing the trailer below be sure to visit the official site to learn more about the latest videogame adaptation of the Beyblade series.

Beyblade: Evolution Key Features Include:

Battle your friends and foes in a virtual stadium using the 3DS AR card reader
Collect, customize and compete with your very own BEYBLADE with 540 in-game BEYBLADE component parts
Experience the Story Mode directly related to both the toy and TV series
Battle for real as the 3DS mimics real launcher mechanics
Collector’s Edition comes packed with the EXCLUSIVE Wing Pegasus 90WF toy
Bridge the gap to the all-new BEYBLADE: Shogun Steel series – unlock the next-generation Samurai Ifrit W145CF BEYBLADE in-game.

Batman: Arkham Origins TV Spot Follows Bruce Through the Years

Simon Wolfe

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October 17, 2013

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Batman: Arkham Origins TV Spot Follows Bruce Through the Years

Batman: Arkham Origins is drawing ever closer and so Warner Bros. is prepping for its release with a TV spot that is set to start airing on TV on October 22nd, but seeing as this is the internet fans can watch it right now. The TV spot itself doesn’t show off much of the game at all, though because it is titled Arkham Origins, focuses on the evolution of Bruce Wayne from that fateful night, to his confrontation with Black Mask.

Making an emotional trailer is really more of an art, but this one seems to hit a lot of right notes, showing off the moment Bruce loses his parents, the funeral, bullying, training, and finally what he becomes all the while back by piano and strings. Of course the only words in the entire trailer being the lyrics “It’s all still with me” doesn’t hurt either.

Those wanting to see Bruce’s life as he goes from a happy youth to a masked vigilante can find the TV spot embedded below. Batman: Arkham Origins is set to release for release October 25th, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC. Although the mobile game is available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch now from iTunes.

Contrast Pre-orders Begin, Music Trailer Released

Sergei Lazarev

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October 17, 2013

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Focus Home Interactive has begun taking pre-orders for upcoming puzzle-platformer Contrast, and has released a new trailer featuring the games jazzy soundtrack. Check it out below as well as the screenshots released last month.

Developed by Compulsion Games and inspired by film noir, Contrast has players drifting in and out of their shadow dimension, playing with light and dark as they’re taken on a mysterious journey. The trailer reveals one of the game’s tracks from the official soundtrack, House on Fire performed by jazz singer Laura Ellis.

Contrast is releasing mid-November digitally for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and will come as a standard digital edition and a Collector’s Edition which includes the soundtrack and a 52-page art book.

PC gamers can pre-order the game now on Steam and receive 25% off on the Collector’s Edition. The soundtrack and art book will be made available immediately.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa & His Adjustable Bed

Andrew Day

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October 17, 2013

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Paramount Pictures have given us the latest snippet from their upcoming comedy; Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The film follows retiree Irving Zisman (played by Johnny Noxville) and his 8 year old grandson, as they travel across America and see what mischeif that can cause in this hidden camera insanity fest.

The latest clip, titled; ‘Adjustable Bed’ shows Zisman trying to sell his adjustable/folding bed. Typical Jackass comedy ensues and the reactions of those caught up in the whirlwind of pranks are priceless. Check out the clip and let us know in the comments what you think, and if you will be checking this one out when it hits theaters on November 14th. You can check out the last clip, ‘Billy Meets Cinnamon,’ here, which will give you even more of an idea what to expect.

As always, for all the Bad Grandpa news as it becomes available, stay tuned to Capsule Computers.

Rabbids Big Bang out now on iOS and Android

Luke Halliday

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October 17, 2013

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Ubisoft have officially confirmed the release of Rabbids Big Bang on iOS (download here) and Android. That’s right, those crazy Rabbids you have all come to know, love and cherish will be getting rough and rowdy on mobile devices in which is sure to be a big bang!

So what makes this mobile game featuring the legendary video-game icons that are the Rabbids so special? Well it takes the Rabbids to somewhere they have never been before, it is one small step for Rabbids and one giant leap for Rabbidkind. Yes, you guessed it, the Rabbids are in space this time!

You can check out the trailer for Rabbids Big Bang below for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to pick up Rabbids Big Bang on your mobile device’s download store now.