Today a great deal was announced that will likely mean free credit for a large number of gamers. Atlus USA and Nintendo of America announced that they are teaming up for a special promotion that will be held through Club Nintendo. This promotion gives gamers who register Fire Emblem: Awakening and also pick-up and register Shin Megami Tensei IV $30 in 3DS eShop credit.
This means that if you have already picked up Fire Emblem: Awakening, which a large number of those interested in SMTIV probably have done, only need to pick up SMTIV when it is released next week on July 16th. The promotion begins on July 16th and will run until August 31st and the full details about the promo can be found here.
Not that long ago World of Tanks had its 8.6 Update, but the world just keeps turning as Wargaming is already announcing the additions coming in the next update 8.7. Ever the progressive path, the bulk of the next update seems to British SPG (self-propelled guns) to add to all the SPGs in previous updates.
The new SPGs for the British to be included in World of Tanks‘ 8.7 Update will add to both mid-tier and high-tier, though many of the well known will be in the mid tier, such as the Sexton, Bishop and the Crusader. Most the high-tier are actually prototypes that were never used in real combat, i.e. The Conqueror Gun Carriage. British SPGs aren’t the only additions however as 8.7 will be getting a new map set in Russian winter called Belogorsk-19, as well as a change up in the Russian SPG tiers as the Soviet light tank T-50-2 at Tier 5 will instead be the MT-25.
While there is no word yet when the new update will be going live, players can still check out the free to play World of Tanks on PC for North America, Europe, Korea, and SEA.
International fans of the Starz series Spartacus finally have their chance to relive the action of the series in their own way as publisher Ubisoft announces that the new game Spartacus Legends has just been released outside of North America. Developed by Kung Fu Factory, the game is now available worldwide and also completely for free.
For its launch, Spartacus Legends also has a new trailer, probably as brutal as the last, showing off the blood soaked gameplay, as the game allows players to make their own gladiators and those from the show. Additional features include the ability to improve these gladiators with boosts and perks or alternatively run a gladiator school where how its gladiators do will increase its fame.
Check out the launch trailer embedded below as players worldwide can now check out the free to play Spartacus Legends on both the XBLA and PSN, though the Xbox version does require Xbox Live Gold.
Join Capsule Computers editor Joe Morgan as he recaps all of the video game reviews for the week of June 30, 2013. This feature is intended as a way to give you, our readers, a quick recap of every game we’ve reviewed on the site each week. The goal is to let you get the review information you want in five minutes or less.
After some awesome looking screenshots showing off the other HD Final Fantasy game on its way, Final Fantasy X HD now has a new video of its own, specifically showcasing the new graphics. With a side by side comparison, players can see just how much better Square Enix is making the HD version look, instead of see the newest graphics compared to their rose-color glassed memories.
The video is short, only two and half minutes, but it does show off the improvements that have gone into Final Fantasy X HD, such as the bigger display. Though it is a little comical to see the two running side by side, while still just a tad off, most noticeably in the blinks.
Those wanting to see how the SD and HD compare can view the video embedded below. Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD is set to release this Fall for PS3 together or as individual games on PS Vita.
The well-received indie game, titled Bit. Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is getting a new piece of DLC that is sure to add more shenanigans to the experience.
The Good Friends Character Pack includes seven new characters, to be revealed a few at a time this week before the DLC’s release this Thursday for PC on Steam. Console players won’t have long to wait as Gaijin Games reassure their turn will soon follow.
So far two of the characters, Raz and Quote, have been presented:
Runner2 – Good Friends DLC: Raz
Runner2 – Good Friends DLC: Quote
Bit. Trip Runner 2 was released earlier this year by Gaijin Games for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U as a digital release, with a PS Vita version planned for later this year.
Trials Evolution will also be played at the mobile gaming trailer – located between the Town Square and the Grand Pavilion – throughout the show. And, Ubisoft is excited to announce that attendees will be eligible to partake in the “Road to Paris” Tournament Series for the online collectible card game, Might & Magic Duel of Champions. One entrant will win the opportunity to fly to Paris to compete in the final of the World Championships at Paris Games Week, October 30 – November 3, 2013. The Might & Magic Duel of Champions Grand Champion will be crowned from only eight skilled competitors who win their respective qualifying tournaments around the world.
Finally, if you haven’t pre-ordered Ubisoft’s upcoming releases, you can do some from the Uplay shop and receive $10 off your purchase. More details will be available at the Ubisoft stand. For further information on the event, visit the official PAX Aus Facebook page, and for live updates from the developers during the show – including behind-the-scenes photos – ‘like’ the Ubisoft Australia Facebook page.
The folks at Madman Entertainment have just announced a new distribution partnership with independent Australian comics and graphic novel publisher, Milk Shadow Books.
Milk Shadow Books is known to publish an eclectic mix of titles from independent Aussie, New Zealand and international artists which are often original, humourous, terrifying or downright weird.
Highlights include Tim Molloy’s Mr Unpronouncable Adventures and It Shines and Shakes and Laughs, Dillon Naylor’s A Brush with Darkness, J. Marc Schmidt’s black comedy All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off a Bridge, underground humour comic You Stink and I Don’t plus plenty more.
Established in 2008, Milk Shadow Books are planning heaps more such as Da ‘n’ Dill – The Showbag Years, a collection of all the infamous comics of the same name that have entertained kids and adults alike as they were sneakily placed in Aussie showbags.
“We believe that the breadth, exceptional quality, and dare I say, sheer tenacity of the Milk Shadow Books offering will compliment what we do perfectly,” said Daniel Chlebowczyk, Product Manager of Manga & Graphic Novels at Madman.
Likewise, James Andre of Milk Shadow Books states, “It’s an honour to be working with Madman. With their cutting edge animation and alternative media collection, we see the future of our two companies working perfectly together.”
This is the latest partnership Madman have made with graphic novel publishers, following the deal with Gestalt Publishing. We’ll be seeing the range of Milk Shadow Books released by Madman sometime in August this year.
Visit here for more info on Madman’s range of graphic novels and check out a recent release wrap-up from last month.
Today Namco Bandai released a number of new screenshots and character artwork for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2. This time the images and artwork focus around Ace, Buggy and Vista as they use their special abilities to take on a number of marine opponents.
Currently One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 is set to be released sometime later in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and it features a number of new areas and additions that will make it superior to the original One Piece: Pirate Warriors title which was released a few months ago. For a better look at what One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 has to offer, you can find our hands-on experience with the title here.
While many of the people in attendance at Japan Expo were saying that Tales of Xillia 2 was also coming to North America, it was never explicitly said that the game would be released in the region. That changed today when Namco Bandai officially announced that the game will indeed be released in North America and Latin America sometime in 2014.
It is worth noting that Tales of Xillia 2 will give players bonus items if they have a save file for the original Tales of Xillia on their console, so be sure to keep an eye out for Tales of Xillia 1 when it is released next month. To go along with this confirmation announcement the company also released a handful of screenshots for Tales of Xillia 2 which you can see below.
