Futuristic shooter Crysis 3 looks to be heading towards the biggest release of the series, with pre-orders soaring a huge 35% over those of its predecessor Crysis 2. The long awaited conclusion to the Crysis series, Crysis 3 follows the story of “Prophet” as he fights his way through the urban jungle of New York City in an ultimate quest to save mankind from extinction. Human CELL and alien Ceph forces patrol the ruined streets in a never ending war and its all up to you in how you fight. Be fast, strong or invisible as you make your own way through each massive level and take on missions in accordance to your own playstyle.
After months of hype as well as fan and critical praise, this graphical juggernaut arrives to stores in just four days. Seven treacherous and varied environments cover the landscape under the New York Liberty Dome so players will never fear lack of change. Running on the famous CryEngine 3and developed by critically acclaimed Crytek Studios, Crysis 3 is the shooter all fans have been waiting for. Now with more than 16 million total video views on the Crysis YouTube Channel, it seems many are eagerly awaiting its imminent release.
Crysis 3 will hit stores on February 21st for Australia and the 22nd for New Zealand, available on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Players who pre-ordered the Crysis 3: Digital Deluxe Edition over Origin will receive Crysis and the Crysis 2: Maximum Edition, plus the Crysis digital soundtrack and some bonus early-in-game unlocks.
At 11AM today, Hanabee announced that they have licensed and will be releasing the highly regarded Kids on the Slope Anime series from Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop fame. Interestingly, the Cowboy Bebop combo of Shinichiro Watanabe and Yoko Kanno has returned for she has also composed the jazzy soundtrack found in this series.
At the beginning of summer in 1966, Kaoru moves yet again, this time to a sunny part of Kyushu Japan. For him, it’s a never-ending cycle of trying to adjust. A classically trained pianist, Kaoru would soon be left alone to play or to study.
But local bad-boy Sentaro Kawabuchi has a taste for confrontation and feels no need to leave Kaoru alone. He demands Kaoru’s attention, and at first their friendship is precarious at best. But upon discovering Sentaro’s immense talent as a jazz drummer, neither of them can ignore each other, and through music a friendship beyond words emerges.
This series is pegged by most fans as an amazing work and definitely one that you should be checking out. Check out the Hanabee website for more details.
Gun Bros 2 – the sequel to Glu’s hit iOS top-down shooter Gun Bros – will be releasing next week for the iOS and Mac platforms, simultaneously.
Coming to both the Mac and iOS App Stores on the same day, Gun Bros 2 will allow players across both platforms to play against each other in real-time. The dynamic top-down style gameplay returns, complete with new environments, massive boss fights, monstrous vehicles and over-the-top weaponry. Check out the first gameplay trailer below the article. Also, here is an official list of Gun Bros 2’s features:
Real-Time Multiplayer – Battle the T.O.O.L. with your Game Center and Facebook friends across iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and the Mac.
Build the Brotherhood – Invite your bros to join your tour of duty with an improved Brotherhood system.
New Guns & MODS – Choose from a broad range of weapons including pistols, rocket launchers, laser weapons, and shotguns. Collect MODS and equip your weapon to gain secondary, tertiary and even quaternary fire modes. Players can even unleash multiple MODS at once!
Mega Boss Battles – Battle against the Pus Titan, Maullusk and The Broliminator!
Tanks – No tour of a hostile alien planet would be complete without a tank to mow down the locals. Hop into the Honey Badger tank and do some donuts on your enemy’s face.
Free Armor – Every mission contains armor, but it’s up to you to find it and grab it. Increase your HP and SPD with bold new styles conceived by the galaxy’s top fashion designers and military experts.
The newest instalment in the DanceDanceRevolution franchise has hit the iOS App Store. ‘DanceDanceRevolution Dance Wars’ is FREE, and can be downloaded here.
New social elements provide ‘Dance Wars’ players, both old and new, an engaging, on-the-go experience. Collectables are at stake as you pick up to 3 members from your Dance Crew and challenge rivals in a Dance Battle. Respect Points may also be earned by crew members through co-operation. Skill upgrades and obtaining consumable items can be achieved by using these points. Battle Events allow the chance to unlock rewards by defeating bosses. And ultimate dance fans who wish to compete solo can clear Mission stages for a chance to receive new content.
Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., said; “We want to give gamers the ultimate dance experience on-the-go, and there is no better fit than DanceDanceRevolution Dance Wars. As the next iteration of the popular DanceDanceRevolution franchise, DanceDanceRevolution Dance Wars features dance battles, solo competitions, and more, all in one interactive dance game for mobile devices.”
Dance Wars seems like the ultimate mobile experience for fans of the series. If you’re one of them, download it now from the link above.
Groupees is celebrating the Anniversary of their Be Mine game bundle in style with one of the biggest bundles yet. Anyone paying a minimum of $1.00 will receive the games Eschalon Book II, iBomber Defense Pacific, Livalink, Party of Sin, Major Mayhem, and Dungeons: The Dark Lord. Additionally they will receive the music albums Be Mine Anniversary Special EP, The Last Nova & Saul EP, Square Tactics by Palmers Squares, and Recalibrated Vol.1 by Desert Dwellers. Those who pay more than $5.00 will receive Men of War: Assault Squad, Two Worlds II, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Planets Under Attack, and a mystery game to be announced at a later date. Additionally those who beat the average will receive the Party of Sin and Two Worlds II soundtracks.
Spent Valentine’s Day sad and alone? It’s ok! There are cheap video games to keep you company!
Steam is celebrating their official Linux release with a huge sale on games supporting Linux. Also, those who play Team Fortress 2 on Linux will receive the Tux Penguin to carry around in game. There are several titles in the Linux Sale that I highly recommend. As usual, I highly recommend Crusader Kings II. I know this game is constantly on sale at 75% off, but its an excellent strategy game. Most of the DLC is also on sale for 75% off. I also recommend Amnesia: The Dark Descent which is 75% off. Those with severe motion sickness from video games might want to be careful, as they will have to tweak the game a bit (there is an excellent thread with some advice here), but it is considered one of the scariest games ever made. If you’re into first person shooters, there are some good choices available. Killing Floor is 66% off. The game is a co-op FPS where players will need to hold out against the ever advancing horde. There is also the Defence Alliance 2 mod pack and the Steam Workshop available for this game, which will extend the replay value. The deal isn’t the best, as the game does go down to 75% off once in a while, but if you’re a Linux gamer needing to stock up right now on games, it isn’t that bad of a deal either. I wouldn’t recommend picking up Serious Sam 3: BFE from the Linux deal. Instead, pick it up at Indie Royale as you will get a Serious Sam 3 and a few other games for two dollars less. I also highly recommend picking up Bastionfor 75% off. It is a masterfully crafted game that should be on everyone’s video game bucket list. There are a ton more excellent deals that I just don’t have time to mention. Check them all out here. The sale ends March 1st.
Torchlight II and Castle Crashers are both 50% off for Steam’s Weekend Deal. Castle Crashers quickly made its bones on the Xbox 360 as a must play Xbox Arcade game. Due to this, it has full controller support. Round up three friends and buy a four pack of the game to save even more money. If you don’t already own it, you must buy Torchlight II. If you didn’t like the direction Diablo 3 took, then Torchlight II will make you forget about the tears shed. Although it’s delayed, developer supported mod tools and Steam Workshop support is in the works. Some impressive mods like the SynergiesMODhas already been released sans mod tools, so the future only gets brighter for Torchlight II owners.
GamersGate is also hosting a huge sale this weekend, knocking down the price of the Civilization series to 50%-75% off. Those new to the Civilization series are highly recommended to pick up Civilization Vand the Gods & Kingsexpansion pack at the bare minimum. The GOTYedition is also on sale if you want to get a head start on some of the DLC. I wouldn’t bother purchasing any more DLC with the GamersGate sale as they are only 50% off for the most part. Those who have been sucked into Civilization V and are finished with all the mods and are still looking for more are highly recommended to purchase Civilization IV complete edition. Although it does not activate on Steam like Civ V, Civilization IV is considered by Civ fans to be the best game in the whole series. The Complete Edition contains the base game and both expansion packs.
Get Games is also holding a pretty big sale this weekend, running two themed sales. A selection of RPG games are on sale. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is on sale for 75% off. I absolutely love this game, its an excellent fusion of FPS game play with strong RPG features. Unfortunately The Missing Link isn’t on sale too. Check out our review of Deus Ex: Human Revolution here. Endless Spaceis also 50% off. If you’re looking for a turn based strategy game in space, give it a roll. The Emporer Special Edition adds a few extras, but is entirely optional if you’re looking to save a few dollars. Read our review of Endless Space here. Check out all the RPG games on sale here.
Get Games is also running a sale on Kalypso games. Games are 50% to 75% off. I personally recommend Tropico 4. The game is filled with wit and is an excellent city building type game. All hail El Presidente! If you own Tropico 3 and are happy with it, you can probably avoid 4 as the game seems to be more of a tune up of three versus a ground up remake. Shoot ’em up fans should check out Sine Mora on sale for 50% off. The game is an excellent modern example of the genre. Check out the full sale here.
Greenman Gaming has another 20% coupon code out. Use GMG20-P4DLK-FKYRS at check out to save an additional 20% on most games, including ones on sale. Max Payne 3 and the Season Pass on sale this weekend. If you pick up Max Payne 3 or the Season Pass on its own, its 66% off. If you choose to pick up both, check out the Complete Pack which is on sale for 75% off. I really enjoyed the single player campaign of Max Payne 3. The multiplayer is a fun change of pace, but didn’t quite capture my long term attention. So if you’re looking to save some money, stick with the base game. Check out our review of Max Payne 3 here. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is also on sale for 50% off. I personally enjoyed this melee FPS game. There is an incredible amount of skill involved and the objective mode is just tons of fun. Stacked with the 20% coupon, this is the cheapest price out there.
Indie Royale is celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with a brand new bundle of games. Each bundle has one big headline game and Valentines Bundle 2.0 takes it to the next level. Serious Sam 3: BFE will be the big draw of the bundle, providing new gamers a chance to experience retro styled shooters with no automatically recovering health bars and cover. Old gamers will appreciate the throwback to the old days of Doom, Quake, and the original Serious Sam games. The bundle also includes the bright tower defense game Shad’O, 2d platformer Oozi: Earth Adventure, adventure game Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, puzzle platformer Lunnye Devitsy, and platformer Wake.
Valentines Bundle 2.0 is running on the usual moving minimum price system. All buyers who pay more than $8.0o USD will receive SLIPSTREAM [Volume 2], a followup from the previous chiptune album featured in Indie Royale’s last bundle. Check out the bundle here.
Indie Gala released a new bundle to coincide with a new, more subtle website look. Indie Gala Colossus contains eight games, two music albums, and two prototypes from Introversion software. All buyers will receive DRM free downloads of the two Introversion prototypes and tactical action game 7.62mm. Additionally, all buyers will receive a Desura key for Talisman Prologue and a Steam key for Darwinia. Those who beat the average will receive Multiwinia, DEFCON, Uplink, Heart of Iron 3, DemiGod, and three unannounced bonuses. All game keys given to those who beat the average are for Steam.
Indie Gala is in support of Gala Project X, a fund that will help an indie developer fund the development of their video game, and AbleGamers, a British charity that helps disabled gamers play video games. Buy your Indie Gala Colossus Bundle here.
Astro Gaming has announced the release of officially licensed speaker tags for the Astro A30 and A40 headphones. Konami and Kojima productions assisted in the art design of the speaker tags. This partnership is a follow up to the release of the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot speaker tags, one of the first partnerships with game developers Astro Gaming started.
Each set of the speaker tags for the A30 will cost $19.99 and $24.99 for the Astro A40 headset. The full Astro A30 or A40 Audio System with the Metal Gear Rising speaker tags are available for $209.99 for the A30 and $259.99 for the A40 system. Metal Gear Revengeance will be released on February 19th, 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Find out more about the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance headsets here.
It has been announced that the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City sequel will be hitting the shelves this year…….well, kind of!
Discovered by those sneaky detectives over atSuper Hero Hype, Warner Bros. stated in their 2012 Q4 Earnings conference callthat the next release in the Batman Arkham franchise would be hitting the shelves in 2013. Check out the quote below:
And we also have a strong games release this year, which will include the next release in the Batman Arkham franchise. So all in all, we expect Warners to post another very strong year in 2013. And with a little luck, the year should be as good or maybe even a little bit better than 2012.
So what could this mean? Well if I was to take a guess I’d say like all big blockbuster games, expect an official announcement (maybe even a trailer if we’re lucky) during E3 in June, and a release date just before Christmas, perhaps October or November.
For more on The Dark Knight and his many adventures in Arkham, stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
Groupees is celebrating the Anniversary of their Be Mine game bundle in style with one of the biggest bundles yet. Anyone paying a minimum of $1.00 will receive the games Eschalon Book II, iBomber Defense Pacific, Livalink, Party of Sin, Major Mayhem, and Dungeons: The Dark Lord. Additionally they will receive the music albums Be Mine Anniversary Special EP, The Last Nova & Saul EP, Square Tactics by Palmers Squares, and Recalibrated Vol.1 by Desert Dwellers. Those who pay more than $5.00 will receive Men of War: Assault Squad, Two Worlds II, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Planets Under Attack, and a mystery game to be announced at a later date. Additionally those who beat the average will receive the Party of Sin and Two Worlds II soundtracks. 
Astro Gaming has announced the release of officially licensed speaker tags for the Astro A30 and A40 headphones. Konami and Kojima productions assisted in the art design of the speaker tags. This partnership is a follow up to the release of the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot speaker tags, one of the first partnerships with game developers Astro Gaming started. 
