You can take a peak at what the Dead Space 3 story will be like in the new trailer below.
The story and atmosphere looks very different from the previous instalments in the game. There seems to be much more interaction between the player character and others, along with a higher action influence rather than a horror feel. The evolution of a game franchise can be either good or bad, but no one can say for sure if that is true for Dead Space until it comes out. For now we will enjoy the character interaction and the apparent love story that is part of the plot now. For more information on the Dead Space be sure to check out our hands on preview for the game here, and also our interview with John Calhoun Dead Space 3 Producer.
This final title announced for localization today is called Valhalla Knights 3 and is a new entry into Marvelous AQL’s RPG franchise. Valhalla Knights 3 features a battle system where players can select from 21 different jobs and seven different classes to create a seven character party. There are even hostesses that can join your party by doing side-quests.
Currently Valhalla Knights 3 is set to be released on the PlayStation Vita sometime this Fall season.
Chin up, Aussies. After a bit of a wait, Frozenbyte have come forth with Trine 2: Director’s Cut for the Wii U, which will be launched at 25% off it’s retail price. Along with this announcement comes an apology from the developer, who are more than sorry for the hold-up.
“I apologize for the delay on behalf of myself and the whole team,”
says Joel Kinnunen, Vice President and Senior Producer on the game at
Frozenbyte. “The blame for the delay lies solely with us, as we simply did
not submit the required age rating information in time to make the
Australian launch. Now that the launch is upon us, we’ve given the game a
launch discount of 25% in part to apologize for the long delay.”
Explaining the delay in more detail, Kinnunen continued:
“Game development is often very hectic at the end, and we made a conscious
decision to make sure that we get all the required bits done for the North
American and European releases. We felt like we didn’t have time to focus on
the Australian age rating process because we weren’t very familiar with it,
and it ended up being pushed to after the release submissions.”
“The sad part is that the work we needed to do for the Australian age rating
submission took roughly an hour. So one hour of time saved ended up causing
a lot of frustration to us and all the gamers down under, and we understand
how difficult the wait has been. In hindsight it ultimately boils down to
one bad decision on my part and I’m deeply sorry about that!”
What a top company, as it takes a lot to own up to a delay, and not pan it off on the platform itself.
Trine 2: Director’s Cut is released at the regular eShop update time on Thursday/Friday, which translates to 1 am (AEST) on February 1st in Australia, and at 3 am (NZST) on February 1st in New Zealand. Trine 2: Director’s Cut is regularly priced at AU$19.99 in Australia and NZ$24.99 in New Zealand, but keep in mind that the game will be discounted for a short time, so get in early to get a nice deal. If you are on the fence, don’t be. Queue up that download and check out our own review here.
SEGA and Gearbox Software have just released a brand new trailer for the upcoming title Aliens Colonial Marines. The new trailer focuses on the multiplayer aspect of the game in particular the tactical side of it.
As you can see in the trailer below players have a variety of tactical choices in Aliens Colonial Marines depending upon whether they play as the Xenomorphs or Marines. The tactics vary depending upon weaponry and even character class. Team work is indeed the key to Aliens Colonial Marines, going off alone is as good as signing your own death warrant.
Be sure to check out the trailer below and let us know what you think of Aliens Colonial Marines in the comments section.
Players itching for a new FPS puzzler with some depth my want to check out the newest screenshots from Focus Home Interactive and Fragwares for upcoming XBLA, PSN, and PC game Magrunner. Utilizing physics and magnetism, players strive to complete a set of challenge rooms against competitors in similar rooms in a race to the finish. The only problem is that part way through Lovecraftian horrors seem to start interfering.
Players can check out the new screenshots in the gallery below to compare and contrast the vastly different aesthetics of the futuristic challenge rooms and the Cthulhu Mythos environments. It will be interesting to see how all these piece and flow together through gameplay progression and how much of a narrative will be present throughout. Not to mention how the futuristic magnetic technology will fair usage-wise outside of straight up challenge rooms.
S2 Games, developers of the popular MOBA (Massive Online Battle Arena) game Heroes of Newerth, announced the release of a new patch out now for their flagship title.
According to S2 games, patch 3.0 will help push a new player experience in a big way. The patch brings with it “an entirely revamped Walkthrough”, better preparing new players for battle in Newerth. They’ve also released a series of videos called the “Learnatorium.” Other major enhancements brought with HoN 3.0 include:
Graphical upgrades to many of the heroes as well as the 5v5 map, Forests of Caldavar.
Reworked and enhanced UI including customizable friends list notifications, streamlined options menu, and enhanced in-game chat
Bot Matches against computer-controlled opponents on Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulties
New and improved Referral Program that incentivizes players with both in-game rewards and real-world, tangible prizes
Report-A-Player system, giving the community the power to self-police
For more news and access to the game, you can check out Heroes of Newerth at their official website here or you can check out some of the dev blog videos over on their YouTube channel.
Welcome to Capsule Computers’ weekly anime segment, Anime Say! This week I reflect on the worst anime of 2012 and induct them into the prestigious Shithouse Hall of Fame. What made the cut? Watch on to find out.
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Fans of the Ys franchise should already be pleased that the Vita game, Ys: Memories of Celceta, is coming West but they will be ecstatic to hear that XSEED Games is also bringing Ys I & II Chronicles+ out to Steam next month.
Ys I & II Chronicles+ is set to be released in February for $14.99 but can be pre-ordered now for a 15% discount. The biggest question is, what does the + stand for in the name? Well the Steam page, which also includes all of the screenshots you see below, details that the game now features all of the decorative frames from the Japanese only PC compilation YS I & II Complete, a full-screen option and a larger viewing screen.
The title also features things such as anime portraits, different difficulty levels for those who want a lesser or greater challenge and three versions of the game’s soundtrack are also included in this release.
The XSEED news keeps coming as today the company also announced that they are bringing Falcom’s re-imagined Ys IV, Ys: Memories of Celceta, over to North America. The title will be released sometime this Fall on PlayStation Vitas.
Ys: Memories of Celceta follows the story of an amnesiac Adol Christin who must try to restore his lost memories by entering the Sea of Trees. The title sees a number of improvements over past games by offering more enemies, the largest and most non-linear world and some of the best graphics and fast paced gameplay that the series has ever seen.
No monkey business this week! The Poid Pipper welcomes one and all back to another segment of Xbox Live News with Pipper. It seems Capcom fanatics will be able to save some money on Street Fighter X Tekken add-ons, but the remaining deals are either duds or repeats. So let’s do the dirty deed…
Deals of the Week
Name
Discount Dates
Price
Street Fighter X Tekken
Jan 29 to Feb 4
Megaman 9
640 (20% OFF)
Megaman 10
640 (20% OFF)
Street Fighter X Tekken Additional Character Pack
1200 (25% OFF)
Street Fighter X Tekken SF/TK Swap Costume Complete Pack
720 (50% OFF)
Street Fighter X Tekken SF/TK Alternate Costume Complete Pack
1080 (25% OFF)
Street Fighter X Tekken Char Swap Costume Complete Pack
240 (50% OFF)
Street Fighter X Tekken Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack
360 (25% OFF)
Hydrophobia
Feb 5 to Feb 11
160 (67% OFF)
Hybrid
400 (67% OFF)
Zeno Clash UE
400 (50% OFF)
Earthworm Jim HD
400 (50% OFF)
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
600 (50% OFF)
Orcs Must Die!
600 (50% OFF)
New Releases
As always this section is highlighted amongst the rest as new games and add-ons tend to outshine the grumbles of cavemen barters. Skulls of the Shogun should not go unnoticed nor the latest addition to Black Ops 2!
Name
Release Date
Microsoft Points
(Games)
Skulls of the Shogun
30-Jan
1200
Special Forces Seal Team X
6-Feb
1200
(Games Add-Ons)
Call of Duty Black Ops 2: Revolution
29-Jan
1200
Guardians of Middle Earth: Radagast
30-Jan
400
Scott Pilgrim: Online Multiplayer + Wallace Pack
6-Feb
400
Guardians of Middle Earth: Gloin
6-Feb
160
(Games on Demand)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
29-Jan
Need for Speed Most Wanted
29-Jan
Cabela’s Hunting Expeditions
29-Jan
(Avatar)
Konsole Kingz
29-Jan
Well, being not a total bust this time around EA’s Publisher Sale starts January 29th to February 5th. This sale will include titles and add-on as follows: Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age 2, Battlefield 3, Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning, and SSX. See your Xbox 360 dashboard for the entire listing.
In order to break that heart ache that you have received some many times by looking at the Xbox Live “DotW”, remember to go to your favorite gaming platform and “Play Hard or Don’t Play At All!”
Welcome to Capsule Computers’ weekly anime segment, Anime Say! This week I reflect on the worst anime of 2012 and induct them into the prestigious Shithouse Hall of Fame. What made the cut? Watch on to find out.
