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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge demo available now; Kasumi unlockable

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge’s demo is now available for download on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today and Tecmo Koei decided to detail a little bit about what fans can expect once they have finished downloading it. In the demo, players can play as both Ryu and Ayane in separate stages, Ryu in Dubai and Ayane in Paris.

Once you have completed both stages you will actually unlock Kasumi as a playable character in the game’s Chapter Challenge mode which allows you to use other characters in specific stages. This means that players can catch a glimpse of Kasumi’s skill-set before the game is released. It is also worth noting that players can take all Karma and Ninja Skills acquired in the demo and transfer them over to the full Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge release which hits stores on April 2nd in North America and April 5th in Europe.

Company of Heroes 2 Shows off its Innovations with Info-graphic

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Company of Heroes 2 is hoping to make strides past its predecessor by upping the ante of realism in many different respects.  It isn’t looking to make just a few enhancements and call it good, instead trying to make every element in the game as real as possible.  To point out just what all they’ve done to improve on the realism can be found in the info-graphic that Relic Entertainment and SEGA have just released.

Players can check out what all these changes by viewing the info-graphic below, click it to see the full sized image in a new tab.  From locations, to events, to weapons, and even the sound of the weapons are based on the real deals, in hopes of adding that extra depth to the feel of gameplay.  As well as the story itself coming straight from stories from the Eastern Front.

Company of Heroes 2 will be releasing in North America and Europe June 25th, 2013 for PC.

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Square Enix holding a massive 50% off sale on Xbox Live

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Today Square Enix launched a large sale on the Xbox 360 which has discounted not only DLC for their titles but also a number of digital downloads. The full list of downloadable games and DLC can be seen below and each are on sale for 50% off their standard price.

Agumon (Black) Roars Into Digimon Masters!

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The Virus version of one of the first and most popular Digimon, Agumon, is now available to tame in  Joymax’s free to play MMORPGs Digimon Masters!

Agumon(Black) is a Rookie-level Virus with stats and abilities similar to his brother Agumon. This Digimon’s Champion form, Greymon(Black), has a blue body with grey markings and an all new Grey Tooth attack. Metal Greymon(Black), the Ultimate form, remains a Virus type and sports an  increasingly cybernetic body. He can crush his foes with the powerful Giga Destroyer and Megaton Punch attacks. The final, Mega form of the Black line, War Greymon(Black),   is a fully cybernetic creature and is armed with the furious Black Tornado and can unleash its devastating Dark Gaia Force attack like a fireball!

Digimon Masters is the first ever 3D online game based on the Digimon universe with over 1,000 characters featured from seasons 1 through 5 of the series and a plot that closely follows the original story. The game seamlessly combines pet training simulation with role-playing elements and real-time combat  to deliver a one of a kind gaming experience. Players can also become one of 8 Royal Knights, Digimon who are in charge of each area in the Digital World and have the right to impose taxes along with other perks and obligations.

As a special bonus, to celebrate the release of Agumon (Black), Dragon Mercenary DigiEggs are also available at 30% off. You can play the game (for free!) by following this link.

Max Awesome Leaps Onto Android

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Ever dreamed of riding shotgun with Evil Knieval?  That would probably be a terrible idea, given that he’s had as much trouble riding solo over the years.  If you want to feed that little inner daredevil, though, Chillingo has you covered!

Mobile games publisher Chillingo announced the launch of Max Awesome today for Google Play.  Players will help Max the daredevil as he works his way through over 60 levels of death-defying design!  Players will navigate courses filled with crazy jumps and deadly traps, tackling over 100 objectives on Max’s quest to become the world’s greatest stuntman!

The game is available now on Google Play.  You can also check out the trailer below.

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Now Live!

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StarCraft does not require much introduction and yields a grand amount of attention from real-time strategists. Today marks the day Heart of the Swarm becomes live on Battle.net. This means little zerglings that purchase the expansion can experience the Heart of the Swarm campaign as well as a fresh multiplayer with new units.

Whether you prefer Protoss or Terran, the zerg will always be embedded in your heart – figuratively or quite literally. You won’t need Sarah Kerrigan (The Queen of Blades) to mind trip you into buying this game. Whip out your credit card and join the swarm today (here).

Heroes of Destiny Comes To iOS And Android This Week

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Mobile freemium game developers Glu have announced that their newest RPG, entitled Heroes of Destiny, will go live this week.

Heroes of Destiny is a 3D RPG where players must reclaim the fantasy Kingdom of Lerona.  An evil known as the Darkness has taken over the land, corrupting everything it leaves behind.  Players must assemble and guide a band of heroes on their quest to overcome this great evil and the hordes of blood-thirsty monsters that accompany it.

Players must choose wisely which heroes to send into battle based on enemy types and available skills.  You can upgrade and train your skills and power up your heroes with armor and weapons.  There are eight characters to choose from, and teams of up to four can be used to battle the Darkness.

Features of Heroes of Destiny include:

  • Enjoy real-time strategy and fantasy action RPG style gameplay with intuitive touch controls.
  • Customize your heroes and improve combat stats with hundreds of different gear types and skill upgrades.
  • Battle in fully 3D graphics as characters explore outdoor, dungeon, and city environments.
  • Replay missions to collect additional loot and master challenging bosses.

Heroes of Destiny will be released on both iOS and Android, and should be available in Google Play later this week.  Also be sure to check out the trailer for the game below.

Wargaming Sets New Guinness World Record

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The only way in which someone would be happy with their World Record being broken is if it was themselves overtaking the previous mark. And that’s exactly what Wargaming, the award-winning video game developer and publisher has announced. World of Tanks has once again broken the record for ‘Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MMO Server’. On the 21st January 2013, they broke their own record when they reached the triple figure mark of 190,541 players online at once on the RU2 (Russian region) server.

The previous record for ‘Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MMO Server’, which also belonged to World of Tanks, was established on the 23rd January 2011 with 91,311 players, a significant amount less than the new total.

March 2013 also brought another significant record for Wargaming and World of  Tanks, with the peak number of players online across the Russian World of Tanks servers exceeding 800,000 players simultaneously.

Andrei Yarantsau, VP of global operations at Wargaming has proudly stated

“Its an important and exciting milestone for the company.” He carried on by saying that “If World of Tanks keeps growing at the rate it is, the game will soon top the current total and secure another world record.”

Are you one of those players that helped break the record? Let us know what you think of World Of Tanks in the comments section below.

CC Powerslam #18 – TNT Detonates, AWF Wrestling and Wrestlemania 29


Welcome to the 18th episode of CC Powerslam, Capsule Computers Wrestling Podcast! In our eighteenth episode we have professional wrestler and AWF Wrestling promoter TNT guest starring on the podcast. We discuss the state of wrestling, AWF Wrestling, TNT’s career, Aces and Eights and of course Wrestlemania 29.

Cast: Luke Halliday, Phillip Federico, Jahanzeb Khan, Dustin Spencer and special guest TNT.

Music: ‘Powerslam My Heart’ – CC Powerslam Theme

 

Episode #18: TNT Detonates, AWF Wrestling and Wrestlemania 29

 

 

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Topics discussed:

– The state of wrestling
– TNT’s career
– AWF Wrestling
– TNT’s friendship with Daniel Bryan
– Aces and Eights
– Thoughts on Hogan
– The bigger picture with The Rock
– Meaningful title reigns
– TNT’s time in WWE developmental
– TNT’s future goals
– Wrestlemania 29

Special Guest – TNT:

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Greg Bownds otherwise known as TNT is the owner and promoter of AWF Wrestling. He has wrestled all over the world, with stints in Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and even WWE’s Florida Championship Wrestling.

TNT runs AWF Wrestling and its associated wrestling school in the heart of New South Wales, Australia. He has wrestled such stars as Daniel Bryan, Raven, Marty Jannety, Sabu, Kazarian and even Nigel McGuiness. With over 10 titles to his name TNT is regarded a legend of Australian Wrestling and has made quite the impact in other regions across the globe and continues to do so today.

Where you can find TNT and AWF Wrestling:
TNT on Facebook
AWF Wrestling on Facebook
AWF Wrestling Official Website

Feedback:

Send an email to [email protected] and let us know what you think of the podcast or what you’d like to hear or any suggestions you might have.

Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 to introduce micro-transactions

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Activision are set to release micro-transactions on Black Ops 2 for Xbox 360 tomorrow.

The new in-game purchases have been dubbed micro-items and will be made available to other platforms (PC and PlayStation 3) at a later date, according to Activision community manager Dan Amrich.

On his blog Amrich has said the micro-items will contain “either personal customizations or nice little luxuries that I’ve seen players request.” Obviously sensitive to the fact that this may cause some controversy within the Call Of Duty community he was quick to add that  “none of them affect gameplay, but they are small, specific ways to enhance your online experience.”

Full details of these transactions can be found here, but a summary is as follows :

Personalisation packs – Described as a ‘dress up for your favourite weapons’, with new camo, reticles and custom calling card. Most intriguing would be the Bacon personalisation pack, whereby you could wrap your favourite weapon in Bacon… interesting.

Nuketown 2025 – This is now free, so all players can experience it.

Extra slots pack – Up to 20 create a class slots, along with more media storage for screenshots, emblems and films.

Flags of the World Calling Card Packs – National flag themed calling cards packs from around the world.

Do you think micro transactions are a good idea? Leave your thoughts below.