Back when Ubisoft acquired South Park: The Stick of Truth at the start of the year, the game started to be delayed and now the company has announced that the game has been delayed to March 4, 2014, placing it around a year after the initial release date for the title.
You see, apparently when Ubisoft acquired the game they “sadly realized we had to turn this thing upside down if we hoped to deliver the experience everybody wanted” according to Ubisoft North America’s president Luarent Detoc. Matt Stone and Trey Parker went further to day that “Getting the game up to the crappy standards of the show has been a real challenge and we’re excited to say it’s taken way longer than we thought it would.”
To go along with the delay announcement they released a seven minute gameplay video which can be checked out below.
Halloween is done and gone here in Australia but over in America it is just beginning and it seems that GAMEVIL is going to kick off the spooky celebrations with a huge update for their, already huge and popular, game Dark Avenger. The update will contain a great deal of updated content like graphics, gameplay and a very special, brand new Class to play as: The Sorceress! Adding to the hack-and-slash title’s cast of the Templar, Archer and Berserker, the Sorceress uses a great deal of ranged attacks which is great for crowd control while in a battle and to subdue large numbers of enemies at once.
Armed with elemental and arcane magic, this Sorceress is a force beyond your wildest dreams and she’s here to stay. Along with her addition to the game comes a whole new way of playing it so if you are a seasoned Dark Avenger player I suggest you swap to this Femme Fatale for a bit to see how she works and how the game has changed. The game is free to download on any iOS and Android device, click the respective operating system to be taken to the download page. Head down to our Featured Video Section below to see a video from GAMEVIL explaining what the character does, what she is like and, somewhat, how to use her!
Today Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts which happens to highlight the bonus multiplayer map “Free Fall” which can be obtained by pre-ordering the game from a number of retailers.
The map will be a close-quarters environment that will have players shooting it out with one another on a shattered skyscraper that is about to collapse and from the looks of things, will actually collapse during the match. Check out the trailer below and keep an eye out for Call of Duty: Ghosts when it is released on current consoles next week and as a launch title on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
It looks like Devil Survivor 2: Break Record is going to be getting yet another delay. Today Atlus has announced that Devil Survivor 2: Break Record will be released sometime in 2014 and apparently the delay is due to quality issues with the game.
Devil Survivor 2: Break Record was originally meant to be released in Japan earlier this year in July before being delayed to sometime this fall and now with the most recent delay it will be quite some time before this 3DS exclusive is released. For those interested, Devil Survivor 2: Break Record will feature a brand new story that will take place after the original game.
When you are making a game where a cyborg ninja slaughters numerous zombies and various demons all while having a mouth dirtier than a sailor then you have a pretty good excuse to release a trailer on Halloween. As such, Tecmo Koei has released a new trailer for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z where Yaiba is told about his various cyborg implants all while making dirty and mostly funny comments about them.
To go along with this trailer, which can be seen below, the company also announced that the game will be released on the PS3, 360, and PC on March 4, 2014 in North America and February 28th in Europe.
Konami and MercurySteam have released a new trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 just in time for Halloween and what better fixture than Dracula himself. But, this is no time for fun and treats as this new trailer is all about Dracula getting his vengeance.
The trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 also points out some other things of note, particularly the identity of Alucard, which makes sense when thinking about all the crazy things with this messed up family. Will Dracula be able to achieve his vengeance or will he be forced to suffer his haunted dreams of his wife and child forever?
Those wanting to see what Dracula has in store for his vengeance can find the trailer embedded below. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is set to release February 25, 2014 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Those wanting to get a taste of the game can also check out the demo currently on Xbox Live and PSN.
Midnight City, the indie label for publisher Majesco, released both Slender: The Arrival and Blood of the Werewolf just a few days ago and now that it’s Halloween they’ve got a lot of videos coming out to celebrate. The first of course is the launch trailer for the first and so far only official Slender Man game, Slender: The Arrival from developer Blue Isle Studios, which shows off the dark and creepy locations from the game as the player goes in search of Kate.
The Slender Man isn’t the only creature to fear in the game however as Charlie, a thrall of the thin man himself will also be on the prowl. Check out the launch trailer embedded just below and those looking to experience the terror themselves can find Slender: The Arrival on Steam.
Halloween isn’t all about scaring either as it is also about treats and Midnight City has an interesting treat in the form of a more fun video starring everyone’s favorite suited, tentacled, eldritch-like horror Slender Man. The promotional video for Slender: The Arrival gives an interesting glimpse into Slender Man’s home life of baking, making music, and writing a buddy cop movie starring him and Peter Dinklage titled Short and Slender.
After the disjointed creepiness of the previous trailer it is nice to get a little bit of comedy, so those wanting to see how Slender Man spends his time when not standing out in the woods or how he feels about the release of Slender: The Arrival can find it all in the video embedded just below.
Going in a much different direction from Slender Man, Midnight City has also released a launch trailer for the action platformer Blood of the Werewolf, which pits one of the lasts werewolves against the other classic monsters, such as Mr. Hyde, Dracula, and The Mummy. Developed by Scientifically Proven, players will aide Selena as she tries to save her son Nikolai from kidnapping after her husband was murdered.
With both crossbow and wolf form, Selena will be cutting a path through all these enemies to save her son. Those wanting to see the game in action and/or some more details of Selena’s quest for vengeance can check out the launch trailer for Blood of the Werewolf embedded just below and players wanting the game for themselves can find it from Steam.
Contrast has already been making waves with its gameplay at conventions and after showing off a little bit more on the main character and the music of the game, Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games have released a new trailer giving a backstage look at some of the different elements.
From the origins of the game itself, to the use of noir elements for both the setting and puzzles, this video gives a nice look into the mindset that Compulsion Games had while making Contrast. There has of course been many games with European settings, so with Contrast they gave the extra effort to ensure something new and different with the look and feel with the Jazz/Burlesque era.
Those wanting to learn more about where Contrast came from conceptually can find the new trailer embedded below. Contrast is currently set to release November for XBLA, PSN, and PC. Though pre-purchasing the PC version offers the Collector’s Edition which includes the soundtrack, 52 pages of concept art, and is currently discount 25%.
It is an exciting time Planeswalkers! Wizards have officially launched this year’s five Commander decks for the hugely popular Magic The Gathering trading card game.
For those who don’t know, Commander (formerly known as Elder Dragon Highlander, or EDH for short) takes the rules of Magic and alters them slightly to create a new, wildly different and incredibly fun experience. Instead of 60 card decks, players will use decks comprised of 99 cards + their commander. The commander that leads their deck can be played at any time, and has additional rules in place to further change up the game. The Commander rules add a whole other level of strategy to the game, but it would take me a whole article to explain them in their entirety, so to check them out for yourself, head over to the Official Commander Rules page.
This year, players will be able to purchase one (or more) of five different pre-built Commander Decks. The decks include reprinting of some old, and powerful cards, as well as 15 new cards each. The decks also contain three choosable commanders to lead them into battle. The decks are as follows:
Eternal Bargain
Nature of the Beast
Power Hungry
Mind Seize
Evasive Maneuvers
Each of the Commander 2013 decks are available NOW from your local gaming store, and will run you about $45 a piece. Hefty price, but for the amount of cards you get, it is well worth it (especially since many of last year’s Commander cards jumped in price soon after their launch).
Will you be picking up a Commander 2013 deck? Let us know in the comments below, and don’t forget to check out our reviews of two Theros Intro Decks – Manipulative Monstrosities and Blazing Beasts of Myth. As always stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Magic the Gathering news as it becomes available.
Furmins is a physics based puzzle game that made its debut on iOS last year, finding it’s way to the PlayStation Vita just in time for an October release. Originally developed by Housemarque- the team behind PSN classic Super Star Dust HD- the game has now been released on to the PlayStation Network by Kiev based developers Beatshapers.
The goal in Furmins is to get all the fuzzy little gremlin like creatures into a basket at the end of the level, which is accomplished by manipulating blocks, bumpers and other objects to provide a safe path. Players can set everything up to their satisfaction and then kick the Furmins into motion, able to make adjustments on the fly as the creatures interact with the level. The game has over 100 stages and comes complete with 14 trophies, as well as leaderboards and touch screen controls.
The game is due for a North American release in November, but is available now in Europe and Oceania.
Eternal Bargain
