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Razer Announces Tartarus Peripheral

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Razer, peripheral maker and  sponsors of our podcast, CC Unplugged, announced their newest product today. Pictured above, the new Razer Tartarus is available immediately both worldwide and on their official website.

The Tartarus, a membrane gaming keypad with ergonomic design and plenty of customization options, is the successor to the award-winning Razer Nostromo. It features 25 programmable keys, including an eight-way thumbpad.

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Product features include:

  • 25 fully programmable keys including an
  • 8-way directional thumb-pad
  • Instantaneous switching between 8 key maps
  • Improved ergonomic form factor
  • Adjustable soft-touch wrist pad for remarkable comfort
  • Full anti-ghosting
  • Unlimited macro lengths
  • Unlimited game profiles
  • Backlit keys for total control even in dark conditions
  • Braided fiber cable
  • Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled

Targeted at “serious gamers”, the Tartarus is available for $79.99 USD/$129.95 AUD/$149.95 NZ. You can check it out on the official RazerZone site here.

Pure Chess checks into eShop with Cross-Platform

Vicky Martin
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After declaring their support for Nintendo eShop, Ripstone and VooFoo Studio’s have announced that their free-to-play strategy title, Pure Chess, will feature cross-platform play from iOS and Android devices to Wii U and 3DS consoles, delivering the ultimate multiplayer experience.

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Phil Gaskell, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Ripstone enthuses: “We’re committed to helping developers bring their games to as many digital channels as possible and this announcement demonstrates that commitment. We think Nintendo gamers are going to love spending hours exploring the world of Knytt Underground and will be blown away by the visual quality of Pure Chess, and we hope to announce more games for eShop in the future.”

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Pure Chess offers players the opportunity to experience the traditional game on the advanced technology of today – showcasing stunning console-quality visuals – even on mobile devices! The award-winning game will be available for the first time on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices sometime this month, and towards the end of 2013 and start of 2014 on Wii U and later 3DS at the Nintendo eshop.

PlayStation Vita Pets gives the Vita a reason to exist

Travis Bruno
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If you’ve thought that the best reason to own a Vita is to carry around numerous JRPGs  such as Atelier Totori Plus The Adventurer Of Arland  or Persona 4 Golden in your pocket and play a hell of a lot of ports, then you’re sorely mistaken. Today Sony has revealed that they are entering the next level of gaming which has already been entered by Microsoft with Kinetimals and Nintendo with Nintendogs.

Today the company has announced that Spiral House is working on a game called PlayStation Vita Pets which will feature dogs that are meant to have “their own personality, sense of humor, and character traits” as they talk and go on adventures with you. Check out the gameplay below and keep an eye out for this thing to hit stores sometime in 2014.

WWE 2K14 alternate cover art contest ends featuring Daniel Bryan

Travis Bruno
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Today 2K Sports revealed that they have selected the alternate cover art that will be packaged with WWE 2K14 when it is released later this year on October 29th in North America and November 1st everywhere else.

As you can see above, both covers feature the hottest star in the WWE today, Daniel Bryan. The cover on the left will be used in the North American release of the game and is by Mike Rodriguez of Corona, CA while the one on the left will be used in the PAL regions and is created by Alexis Zankowitch of Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France. This cover art will be on the reverse side of the main cover art, which features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Blackpowder Games Betrayer Early Access on Steam

Nathan Farrugia
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New studio Blackpowder Games is keen to make a name for themselves with their new heavily stylised game Betrayer and have released the game to the public as a Steam Early Access title. Game designer Craig Hubbard expresses that the team wanted “to get feedback while there’s still time to react to it and make the game better.”

Betrayer is an eerie first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century. The game focuses on exploring, unraveling mysteries, collecting loot to spend on better weaponry, and engaging in brutal combat against deadly enemies. The studio wanted to make a game that didn’t spell everything out to you, leaving room for the player to figure things out for themselves depending on the clues they find. They are hoping the early access release will allow the community to help fine tune the balance between providing too much or too little information.

If you’re interested in checking out Betrayer early, you can get it on PC through Steam Early Access here.

AKB0048 English dub cast announced by Sentai Filmworks

Travis Bruno
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Earlier today Sentai Filmworks announced who will be voicing who in AKB0048 when it is released next month on September 3rd on Blu-ray and DVD. The English casting list for the main characters can be found below:

CharacterVoice Actor
Nagisa MotomiyaLuci Christian
Chieri SonoEmily Neves
Orine AidaBrittney Karbowski
Yuka IchijoMonica Rial
Sonata ShinonomeJuliet Simmons
Makoto YokomizoMolly Searcy
Minami Takahashi the 5thCynthia Martinez
Yuko Oshima the 9thTiffany Terrell
Yuki Kashiwagi the 6thMargaret McDonald
Mayu Watanabe Type 3Hayley Adams
Haruna Kojima the 8thNancy Novotny
Tomomi Itano the 11thAllison Sumrall
Sae Miyazawa the 10thShannon Emerick
Sayaka Akimoto the 10thBeth Lazarou
 KiraraTiffany Grant
MamoruGreg Ayres
Nagisa’s FatherChristopher Ayres
Nagisa’s MotherNancy Novotny
TeacherMark X Laskowski

Additional voice work for the series will be provided by Hayley Adams, Meaghan Avocato, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Kalin Coates, Tiffany Grant, Josh Grelle, Mark X Laskowski, Margaret McDonald, Brent Marshall, Nancy Navotny, Tiffany Terrell, and David Wald.

The company also provided the below story synopsis for the series:

The year is 0048, and in the wake of the great wars, all forms of entertainment have been banned by the dystopian and iron-gloved rule of the anti-music DES. To combat this threat to intergalactic harmony, a group of bold young women have resurrected the legendary J-Pop band AKB48 and formed an all new Band of Sisters – AKB0048! But these rocking rebels aren’t simply singers! Trained in combat as well as choreography, these striking strike team members are equally at home in concert halls and in the trenches. Under the leadership of the mysterious Sensei Sensei, they’re ready to lay down their lives in order to make the universe a safe place for getting your groove on! And as a fresh new team of singer-soldiers join the cause and enter basic training, the batons and battle gear are about to be passed to a new generation of daring divas! Get ready to polish your dancing boots and dive into danger with the latest hard hitting hits as the new recruits take the staging ground and the veterans provide the musical soundtrack to their own action epic in AKB0048!

Bill Tiller, boutiq, and IF Games Join Forces to Create Perils of Man

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Bill Tiller, an artist who has worked on LucasArts titles such as The Dig, The Curse of Monkey Island, and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, is working with Swiss game developers IF Games and animation studio boutiq to create a new adventure game entitled Perils of Man. The game will come in two three hour episodes.

Ana Eberling is the star of the series, a 16 year old girl who is plunged into a time travelling adventure. This coming of age tale explores themes of choice, destiny, and predictability in life. The first episode of Perils of Man will be released for iPad in October 2013.

Guardians of Middle-Earth Coming to PC

Simon Wolfe
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Guardians of Middle-Earth was released for the XBLA and PSN back in December last year and despite being updated with more and more characters the game hadn’t made the transition over to PC, yet. It seems that the game is almost ready to make the journey to Windows as a trailer and release date have been announced.

Set for release on Steam and other digital retailers in August, players will be able to choose from characters from both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as the forces of light and dark clash. Coming from developer Monolith Productions, publisher Warner Bros., with the PC version itself thanks to Zombie Studios.

Those wanting to watch the trailer for themselves can find it embedded below. Guardians of Middle-Earth for PC is currently available for pre-order before it releases on August 29th, 2013. Those wanting more information on the game itself can read our Guardians of Middle-Earth Review.

Football Manager 2014 Unveiled

James Mapley
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Today, Sega and Sports Interactive announced that the next game in their highly successful management simulator series, Football Manager, will be, “the most compelling and realistic to date.” With over 1000 improvements made since the last yearly installment (Review for Football Manager 2013), Football Manger 2014 promises a whole host of new features in every area. This means that everything from being able to deal with club matters right from the news inbox, to the improved AI and player models will be far superior to the last game.

Football-Manager-2014-1The inclusion of cloud saving means that now players can take the helm of their team from wherever they have access to a computer. Maybe even more exciting is the use of Steam Workshop which will mean players can customise their teams in more ways than ever before and share their custom content with FM players across the globe. Custom-made challenges, competitions, and logos will all be available to share with other players via the pre-game editor which will be free to download with the game.

FM 2014 will be available on PC, Mac, and Linux before Christmas 2013 and those who pre-order from participating retailers or via digital platforms will gain access to a beta version of the game 2 weeks before it hits the shelves. For updates about further new features included in FM 2014, follow @milessi on Twitter where he will be doing daily tweets detailing a new feature every day.

Campione! English dub cast revealed by Sentai Filmworks

Travis Bruno
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Today Sentai Filmworks announced the English cast for their upcoming release of Campione! which is going to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 15th.  The English dub’s director will be Jason Grundy while the rest of the cast can be found below:

CharacterVoice Actor
Godo KusanagiBlake Shepard
Erica BlandelliMonica Rial
Yuri MariyaHilary Haag
Liliana KranjcarGenevieve Simmons
Ena SeishuinCarli Mosier
AthenaBrittney Karbowski
Shizuka KusanagiLuci Christian
Arianna Hyama AleardiJuliet Simmons
VerethragnaLeraldo Anzuldua
Lucrezia ZoraMaggie Flecknoe
MelqartDavid Wald
Sasha Dejanstahl VobanJohn Swasey
AnchorwomanAllison Sumrall
NarrationChristopher Ayres

For those who don’t know about the series, Sentai Filmworks has provided the below story description:

Some people suddenly find religion, but for 16 year old Kusanagi Godo, it’s that REALLY old time religion that’s found him! As the result of defeating the God of War in mortal combat, Godo’s stuck with the unwanted position of Campione, or God Slayer, whose duty is to fight Herectical Gods whenever they try to muscle in on the local turf. Not only is this likely to make Godo roadkill on the Highway to Heaven, it’s also a job that comes with a lot of other problems. Like how to deal with the fact that his “enhanced status” is attracting a bevy of overly-worshippy female followers. After all, they’re just there to aid him in his demi-godly duties, right? So why is it that their leader, the demonically manipulative sword-mistress Erica Brandelli, seems to have such a devilish interest in encouraging some VERY unorthodox activities? Get ready for immortal affairs, heavenly harems and lots of dueling deities taking pious in the face as the ultimate smash, bash and thrash of the Titans rocks both Heaven and Earth in CAMPIONE!

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