As promised, Seaven Studio will be releasing Ethan: Meteor Hunter this October for Windows PC and PlayStation 3. PC gamers will be able to purchase the game for $9.90 at multiple retailers including the official Ethan: Meteor Hunter website and Good Old Games. Those who pre-purchased the “Early Adopter” and “Supporter Edition” versions of the game will receive their copies on October 18th.
PlayStation 3 owners in the North American PSN store will be able to purchase the game on the same day as PC owners for $9.99. European users will be able to purchase the game on October 23rd for 9.99€.
Ethan: Meteor Hunter is a puzzle platformer starring Ethan the mouse. After a strange meteor crashes into the world and shatters into small pieces, Ethan starts on a legendary journey to collect all the pieces.
To celebrate the announcement Sevean Studio released the official debut trailer.
Today it has been announced that Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie –Rebellion, the third movie for the anime series, will be debuting in theaters across the United States and Canada early in December courtesy of Aniplex and Eleven Arts. The premiere event in the United States will take place on December 3rd at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, CA but more showings across the country are planned. Those who do attend the premiere will be given an exclusive gift bag with a Madoka Magica mini autograph board, the movie booklet, and a Kyubey cellphone stand and will also be able to meet members of the production crew.
Tickets have went on sale today and a complete list of where the movie will be shown and how to purchase tickets can be found here. The storyline for this movie will take place after the events of Part 2: Eternal and will feature an all new story written by Gen Urobuchi and all new animation which will provide a new experience both for fans of the series and newcomers.
As you may know, or at least if you happen to live in North America, Halloween is coming up and Atlus is going to take full advantage of the holiday to hold a special contest. The contest is being called the ATLUS-O-Weenie 2013 costume contest and fans of their games can submit photos of themselves dressed up in various costumes from their games in an attempt to win prizes.
There are four categories to potentially win, with the reward being an Amazon gift-card; a best overall costume from Atlus’ titles will be given $200, Etrian Odyssey-Themed outfits can win $100, Dragon’s Crown-Themed can win $100 and finally Shin Megami Tensei-Themed outfits can win $100. They will also select four winners at random which will be given a $50 gift-card just for trying.
Now on to the logistics, of how to enter and the rules, so be careful about any potential Dragon’s Crown costumes you might wear, as it may violate a rule or two. Read about those details below:
We will be announcing the winners on 11/12 so get creative with your costumes, pray to Althena for good luck, and may the best ATLUS-O-Weenian win!
Open to residents of U.S. and Canada, 18 years or older. Entries must be received by 9:00 a.m. PT on November 4th. You can enter the Promotion through the ShortStack application on the Facebook Platform located at: https://a.pgtb.me/gv8sgf
You can also find the application on the ATLUS-O-Weenie tab on the ATLUS USA page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ATLUSUSA). Use the ShortStack application to submit the required information and upload an image. You may enter once, submitting one (1) costume and a maximum of one (1) photo of your costume at time of entry. Past winners of any prize may not re-use the same costume to enter again. Entries must be of characters from an ATLUS/Index Digital Media, Inc.-published game.
Entries containing lewd, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate content, such as but not limited to profanity, nudity, excessively amorous behavior and/or vulgar gestures will be rejected. Any images submitted that depict illegal or criminal behaviors or activities will be rejected and will immediately be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials, along with any information pertaining to said entrants. Submissions must be made by the person depicted in the submitted images. No costumed pets permitted. Anyone making a submission that is found to be of someone other than the submitter will be disqualified and barred from all further instances of the ATLUS-O-Weenie competition. It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that they have permission to publicly display all objects or persons in their submission.
Entries that do not follow official rules as stated will not be accepted, or will be disqualified.
If they didn’t want people or monsters to eat Chocobos they shouldn’t have made them so delicious looking. Anyways, today Square Enix has released a new gameplay video for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII which clocks in at eight minutes long and focuses on showing off the Wildlands area of the world.
The video, which you can check out below, shows Lightning as she heads out on a quest to track down a chocobo only to run into a “Chocobo Eater” which will be a boss battle in the game. Also for those interested, the video is narrated by game design director Yuji Abe and the game’s customization system is also shown off.
Namco Bandai has shared the latest set of J-Stars Victory VS screenshots that have Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z dishing out some serious damage, along with Sasuke from Naruto and Zebra from Toriko. Interestingly we also have some glimpses of the Konohagakure stage from Naruto. Check these out below.
J-Stars Victory VS features characters from Jump manga including Dragon Ball, One Piece, Bleach, Toriko, Hunter x Hunter, Rurouni Kenshin, Gintama, Yu Yu Hakusho and more. The game is due to be released this year in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on a still-unknown date. There is currently no word of a Western release but we still managed to ask Namco Bandai about it!
You can’t keep a good spider down… unless you have a fly-swatter or bug spray but even then, in the very long running history of the Spider-Man comic franchise, I’m sure some villain has tried that at some point and failed.
Anyways, today Activision has announced that they are making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for every console, including next-gen ones, except for the iOS, Android, Wii and PS Vita. The game will be launched alongside the feature film which is set to be released next spring. The debut trailer for the title can be found below while the first image of the game can be found above.
Numbercruncher #4, the conclusion to the epic mini series that is sweeping the world will soon be here, and the guys over at Titan Comics have given us a sneak preview of the book. If you don’t know, Numbercruncher #4, written by Si Spurrier and with art from PJ Holden is the shock conclusion to the acclaimed temporal afterlife adventure. Here is the brief synopsis:
An epic battle of wits, wills and divine accountancy has twisted across decades and multiple lifetimes, and now the clash between Bastard Zane and the reincarnating Mathematician is coming to a head.
Who gets what they want? Who loses everything forever? And, when all the cunning plans and clever tricks have been resolved… is there still one last card to play?
If you have been reading Numbercruncher, then you don’t want to miss out on this one, and if you haven’t started then now is a good chance to go down to your local comic book store and grab issues #1-3. We also have some preview pages from the book, which you can check out below. Although Numbercruncher is coming to a close, Titan Comics just recently announced their 2014 lineup at this year’s NYCC, so be sure to check it out and remember that for all the Titan Comics news as it becomes available, be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
Today Namco Bandai has announced that they are going to be releasing two versions of Tales of Symphonia Chronicles in North America. There will be the standard version of the game as well as a collector’s edition of the title which will sell for $100 and will be limited to only 15,000 copies.
Currently the game is set to be released sometime in 2014 and gamers who spring for the Collector’s Edition will receive the following items:
Five Chibi Kyun Chara figurines from the games
Paperback novel following the events between the games
Multi-disc soundtrack
Special Collector’s edition packaging featuring art from studio Ufotable
To go along with this announcement the company also released some new screenshots of the game which can be found below. As for some gameplay footage, an English subtitled trailer was released a couple weeks ago.
Paramount Pictures‘ upcoming drama Labor Day, has a new poster out (visible to the right) and had an exclusive screening at the 57th BFI London Film Festival just yesterday.
Labor Day is based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, stars Kate Winslet (The Reader, Revolutionary Road) and Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, W.), and is directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking, Juno).
‘The film centers on a 13-year old Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith), who is struggling to be the man of his household and care for his reclusive mother Adele (Winslet) while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers (Brolin), a man who is intimidating, but also clearly in need of help, and convinces them to take him into their home. He is later revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.’
You can see images from the event’s red carpet in the gallery below. Labor Day releases nationwide February 6, 2014.
Borderlands 2 was one of the absolute smash-hits of 2012. Not only did we love it here at Capsule (check out our review), but the game earned an impressive 55 Game of the Year awards from various retailers and publications across the globe. To celebrate the incredible milestone, Gearbox and 2K announced a Game of the Year edition, and guess what – now it is here!
As well as the original game, Boderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition also includes:
Captain Scarlett and her Pirate’s Booty;
Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage;
Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt;
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep;
Creature Slaughter Dome;
Premiere Club Content:
Gaige, the Mechromancer Character Class;
Gearbox Gun Pack;
Golden Key;
Vault Hunter’s Relic;
Krieg, the Psycho Character Class;
Collector’s Edition Heads and Skins;
Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade;
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 1.
That’s an incredible amount of content that will have you playing for hours on end, while laughing and having a good time while you do.
To celebrate the launch of the GOTY edition, 2K have put up this awesome little trailer to enjoy. Check it out below and let us know in the comments what you think, and if you will be picking up the jam-packed edition of one of the greatest shooters to ever hit consoles. Always remember that for all the Borderlands news as it becomes available, be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
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