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Taxi Journey Gameplay and Artwork Unveiled

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September 17, 2013

Today, Lexis Numérique unveiled the very first gameplay video and exclusive new artwork of their upcoming platformer title, Taxi Journey, in development for Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, iPad, Android, PC, Mac and Linux.

Since the game title announcement in July, the Kickstarter campaign for Taxi Journey has attracted quite a large number of support, with more than 17,000 Facebook fans. The original puzzle and adventure game follows Gino, the taxi driver and his mysterious passenger, Zoe, as they travel through a strange and enticing universe (artwork shown in the gallery below); inspired from the film works of Tim Burton and Havao Miyazaki and game editions of Limbo and Machinarium.

Djamil Kemal, Marketing & Business Development Director, explains the idea behind Taxi Journey: “We love adventure games, we love platformers and we want to do something truly unique. We believe there is room for a side-scroller that focuses on the story, on the characters and connects to players on an emotional level”.

In the 25 days remaining for the campaign, Lexis Numérique aim to reach their goal of $130,000 with the back-up of pledgers and fan community. However, for Djamil Kemal, the Kickstarter campaign is not only about the money, but a social platform for developers to interact with their fans and apply their feedback throughout the entire production of the game.

Ready to be a part of the Taxi Journey? Check out the gameplay trailer featured below and be sure to offer your support!

Groove Coaster Teams Up With Volcaloid’s IA

Andrew Day

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September 17, 2013

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Groove Coaster Teams Up With Volcaloid’s IA

This weekend, France will play host to one of the most unique and interesting pop culture events ever concieved; The Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris Event. The event is intended to spread Japan’s “Kawaii” culture of cuteness and fashion across the globe (and really if you are talking fashion, where better than France). To mark this occasion TAITO Corporation (a subsidiary of Square Enix) have announced that their popular rhythm game Groove Coaster Zero will be teaming up with the character IA from Volcaloid. This isn’t the first crossover that Groove Coaster has had, as just last month they featured a crossover with Puzzle & Dragons.

The Groove Coaster/IA crossover event begins at the Crazy Kawaii Paris Event, but will continue on through to the game’s themselves. At the beginning of the expo, a free playable version the IA cover of ASY’s hit single “See the Lights,” will be available for download in the Groove Coaster Zero app. In addition to the free song, players can also grab the IA Cubeline Pack which contains Volcaloid producer JIN’s (Shizen no Teki P) “World Calling” as remixed by electro dance musician TeddyLoid as well as other IA-themed tracks by TeddyLoid and ASY.

groove-coaster-zero-screenshot-02 — Some of the songs available in the Cubeline Pack for Groove Coaster Zero

Groove Coaster Zero is a music based rhythm game for iOS that was released last November. The game is free to play and is an updated sqeuel to 2011’s hit game Groove Coaster. If this all seems quite confusing to you then don’t worry, it took me a few reads to understand it myself. To get a better grasp on the whole thing (except for why there is a Kawaii fashion festival in the first place) then be sure to download GROOVE COASTER ZERO here. Remember for all the Groove Coaster news as it becomes available, be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers

FIFA 14 Soundtrack Features NIN, Bloc Party and More

Zac Elawar

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September 17, 2013

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EA have unveiled the soundtrack for FIFA 14, which includes 37 artists from 13 different countries. The full list can be read below, which features artists such as Nine Inch Nails, England’s Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend and Scotland’s CHVRCHES.

The FIFA franchise has always been a showcase for popular, international music, and this year the tracklist is more multinational than ever. Along with the aforementioned bands, there are artists representing Spain, New Zealand, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Sweden and Australia.

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA, had the following to say about the talents involved;

Every FIFA soundtrack represents our passion to bring fans together via new music, new genres and new artists. With FIFA 14, we’re excited that rock fans in Spain will discover South London rapper Amplify Dot and UK blues/folk singer Jamie N Commons. American fans of Nine Inch Nails or Grouplove will meet the Swedish electro-pop band The Royal Concept. Australian EDM fans of Empire Of The Sun will be introduced to Brazilian hip-hop via Marcelo D2 and Karol Conka. We’re not only defining the sound of the coming season, we’re creating a whole new world of musical discovery.

ARTIST	SONG	TERRITORY
American Authors	Hit It	USA
Amplify Dot	Get Down	England
Bloc Party	Ratchet	England
Chinza Dopeness	T.U.B.E.	Japan
CHVRCHES	We Sink	Scotland
Crystal Fighters	Love Natural	Spain/England
Dan Croll	Compliment Your Soul	England
David Dallas	Runnin	New Zealand
De Staat	Down Town	Netherlands
Disclosure	F For You	England
Empire Of The Sun	Alive	Australia
Foals	My Number (Trophy Wife Remix)	England
Grouplove	I’m With You	USA
Guards	I Know Its You	USA
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas	Funky Futurista	Argentina
Jamie N Commons	Marathon	England
John Newman	Love Me Again	England
Karol Conka	Boa Noite	Brazil
Los Rakas	Hot	Panama
Marcelo D2	Voce Diz Que O Amor Nao Doi	Brazil
Miles Kane	Don’t Forget Who You Are	England
Nine Inch Nails	Copy Of A	USA
OK KID	Am Ende	Germany
Oliver	Mechanical	USA
Olympic Ayers	Magic	Australia
Portugal. The Man	Purple Yellow Red And Blue	USA
Robert DeLong	Here	USA
Rock Mafia feat. Wyclef Jean and David Correy	I Am	USA/Brazil
Smallpools	Dreaming	USA
The 1975	The City	England
The Chain Gang Of 1974	Miko	USA
The Colourist	Little Games (St. Lucia Remix)	USA
The Naked And Famous	Hearts Like Ours	New Zealand
The Royal Concept	On Our Way	Sweden
Vampire Weekend	Worship You	USA
Wretch 32	24 Hours	England
You Me At Six	Lived A Lie	England

Check out our exploration of FIFA 14 on mobile and download the FIFA 14 demo for yourselves now!

Soulcalibur: Lost Swords Debut Screenshots

Sergei Lazarev

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September 17, 2013

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Namco Bandai has released the first batch of screenshots and artwork for their free-to-play entry to the Soulcalibur franchise, Soulcalibur: Lost Swords. Fans will recognise two familiar characters, Siegfried Schtauffen and Mitsurugi Heishiro, so check them out below.

Namco Bandai seem to be running wild with their IPs lately after seeing the potential of the free-to-play market and feeling the growing costs of high-budget retail development. Ridge Racer, Tekken and Ace Combat all have a F2P title in the works. Exactly how fans will maintain interest in the long term remains to be seen.

Soulcalibur: Lost Swords is being developed for PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network and will be shown at the Tokyo Game Show so stay tuned for new media and info.

Deadly Premonition and Killer is Dead released on 360’s Games on Demand

Travis Bruno

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September 17, 2013

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Ever since it was released for the dirt cheap price of only $20, Deadly Premonition was something of a cult classic and in recent years it has become nearly impossible to find a copy available for sale. Of course a special version of the game was released recently for the PS3, but we’re talking about the Xbox 360 version here.

Thankfully, 360 owners no longer have to hunt down a copy of Deadly Premonition as XSEED Games has just released the title on the Xbox 360’s Games on Demand service for only $19.99. Also joining Deadly Premonition is Killer is Dead, their most recent release, which goes for $49.99 on the service. Our full review of Killer is Dead can be found here.

Do not install Grand Theft Auto V’s second 360 disc

Travis Bruno

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September 17, 2013

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I’m sure many of you may have already ripped open the plastic and have started playing Grand Theft Auto V but as many 360 owners know, the best thing to do before playing is usually install the disc first so that the game runs faster and usually better while putting less strain on the system.

Well in the case of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar has specifically said not to install the “Play” disc after the first disc’s required installation. The reason for this is quite obvious as the video below reveals. With both discs installed, the 360 version of the game suffers not only numerous gameplay issues, but a number of missing objects and terrible texture pop-in rates. This is avoided if the player simply performs the required installation with the first disc only, or if they own the PS3 version of course.

Etrian Odyssey Untold demo now available; Simon trailer released

Travis Bruno

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September 17, 2013

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Today the demo for Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl was released onto the 3DS eShop in North America. This demo includes the first two floors of the game’s first story mode dungeon as well as the cutscenes and dialogue between the characters which will happen on these floors.

Atlus has said that any progress made in the demo will be transferred over to the full game when it is released on October 1st. To go along with the demo’s release the company has also released a few screenshots and a new trailer showing Simon Yorke who plays the Medic class in the game’s story.

T.E.C. 3001 Official Trailer and Screenshots Released

Vicky Martin

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September 17, 2013

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Bulkypix and Phoenix Game Studio are excited to announce that their futuristic running game, T.E.C. 3001, will be available September 26 on iOS, at the App Store for a launch price of $2.99.

With the release of an official trailer and screenshots, players can catch a glimpse of what is to come for the fast-paced racing and adrenaline-heavy action game. Get ready to run faster than ever before, in single or multiplayer; by using the right combination of running, jumping, charging, sliding and skydiving to evade obstacles and collect remaining batteries to save human kind.

T.E.C. 3001 is expected to feature:

41 unique levels and 2 solo game modes
Completely 3D futuristic environment
Split screen multiplayer to challenge friends
3 types of levels: Free Run, Drag Race and Speed Run
Unlock 24 achievements and 3 leaderboards

Check out the gallery of screenshots below and stay tuned with Capsule Computers, as more information is released about T.E.C. 3001!

Gundam Extreme VS. Full Boost Screenshots, Key Visual Released

Sergei Lazarev

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September 17, 2013

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Hot on the heels of the game’s announcement last week, Namco Bandai has released Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Full Boost’s first set of debut screenshots. They showcase the myriad of mobile suits to be included in the PlayStation 3 port, up 20 more than the previous game’s 70 playable suits. Check them out below.

For those curious how this arcade fighter works, here’s the rundown. You battle enemy Gundams and suits in stages via modes such as Arcade and online multiplayer. Each suit is worth a certain amount of points, with better units costing more. You and your teammates have a total number of points that decrease when one is shot down, equal to the cost of the unit. The aim is to whittle down the enemy team’s points first.

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Full Boost is coming to Japan on PlayStation 3 in 2014 and will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. If you want to get your hands on what many consider the most entertaining Gundam game, your best bet is to import it.

J-Stars Victory VS Screenshots Show Gon, Yusuke in Action

Sergei Lazarev

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September 17, 2013

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J-Stars Victory VS Screenshots Show Gon, Yusuke in Action

Namco Bandai has outed the newest screenshots for their upcoming Shonen Jump cross-over fighter J-Stars Victory VS. Revealed earlier, we now get to see Yusuke Urameshi from YuYu Hakusho and Gon Freecs from Hunter x Hunter doing what they do best, unleashing some awesome attacks. Check out the set of screenshots below.

With the addition of Sasuke (Naruto), Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) and Zebra (Toriko), J-Stars’ roster currently features over 13 characters and you can bet Namco Bandai will trickle out more before the game’s release.

J-Stars Victory VS is coming to Japan later this year for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. There is currently no confirmation of a Western release.