Now there is no excuse not to be playing Gamevils Baseball Superstars 2013, a franchise that has had over 45 million downloads and is now free with crystal clear graphics in Full HD via the Google Play App store. Baseball Superstars takes the sport to the next level for mobile devices, offering a unique RPG experience intertwined with an immersive storyline, challenges and daily tasks. The new and improved touch system gives players more control over the pitcher and batter, and in between challenging friends through the PvP mode and accruing points players can show off to the female members of the crowd and stake their claim in the hall of fame.
“We are excited to release Baseball Superstars 2013 with our line of winter releases this year,” stated Kyu Lee, VP and Head of GAMEVIL USA. “The game has improved considerably in all areas since its past installment, and we believe the improved graphics and intuitive controls will immerse gamers and baseball fans in the full baseball RPG experience on mobile devices around the world.
If you thought that Tecmo Koei was going to let the holidays just pass by without dressing up your favorite characters in Santa outfits then you have another thing coming. Today Tecmo Koei revealed that they will be releasing yet another costume pack but this time around they are all Santa related outfits.
There are three packs which can be bought for $2.99/240MSP each and they are the Nice Girls pack which provides Kasumi, Hitomi and Leifang with Santa outfits, the Naught Girls pack which gives Ayane, Christie and Tina some St. Nick outfits while the boys are given some love too with Lil’ Santas giving six boys a Santa outfit, with Hayabusa, Jann Lee, Bayman, Bass, Hayate and Akira receiving outfits.
You can check out the girls as well as the guys (not all guys were given images) in the screenshots below and you may also consider purchasing all of the packs in a single purchase by picking up the Round 6 Costume DLC for $7.99/640MSP. Anyone going to dress their favorite fighter up for the holidays?
Update: High-res versions of the costumes were released and the images have been replaced with the new versions. Check ’em out below.
Here’s some interesting news from Madman, it seems that they are releasing the English dub from the reasonably good From Up On Poppy Hill in a limited run in cinemas this December. The Cinemas that the film will be screening at are as follows: Cinema Nova (VIC), Dendy Newtown (NSW), Dendy Canberra (ACT) and Luna Leederville (WA).
The film follows the tale of a small group of characters that are working towards the goal of keeping their club-house alive. However, on the side of that is a love story shared between the two main leads that has a high potential of drama.
We’ve previously reviewed the Japanese Subtitled version of this film, which you should check out here. Hint, it’s a good movie worth watching. Be sure to check out From Up On Poppy Hill in the previously mentioned cinemas come December 20 this year.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn Developer:Bethesda Publisher:Bethesda Platforms:PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Reviewed) Release Dates: December 4, 2012 (360), Early 2013 (PC & PS3) Price: 1600 MSP ($20) – Available Here
Overview: Many gamers have sunk hundreds of hours in the world of Skyrim and a few may even have seen everything they thought that there was to see in the game, however Bethesda has kept a decent flow of DLC for the game since its release last year. Now that players have seen the expanded side of vampires in Dawnguard, built houses and created families with Hearthfire, what about the chances of another Dragonborn roaming the land? Skyrim’s latest piece of DLC, Dragonborn, promises to take players to a new but familiar land and a new threat to the world that must be stopped, but is this DLC worth your time and money? Let’s find out.
Story: As the player enters any of the major cities of Skyrim, a strange group of cultists appears and tries to take your life in the name of Miraak. As you leave their bodies behind to cool in the crisp air, the player’s adventure begins as they head to the island of Solstheim to find out why these cultists wanted your head.
When players arrive in Solstheim they find a number of strange and unexplained occurrences happening in the land and all of it seems to be tied to someone who was meant to have died a long time ago, someone who was the original Dragonborn, Miraak. With Miraak and his fanatical followers out for blood and growing in power by the day, the player must set out to put a stop to this evil creature’s plans and save not only the island of Solstheim but perhaps all of Tamriel.
Now while Dragonborn’s DLC does offer a relatively intriguing main storyline with the involvement of Miraak, the writing quickly begins to fall apart as the player progresses through the main storyline. This is thanks mostly to the fact that while Miraak may seem imposing at first, he is not only underutilized but he is also very ineffective at being a serious villain that the player should even be concerned with. This means that while the story may seem interesting to start with, by the time Dragonborn’s main story is over you will have spent more of your time focusing on side-quests.
For good reason too, because there are a number of intriguing side-storylines introduced with Dragonborn and one of them happens to feature a certain Daedric Prince which shall go nameless to keep things a surprise. Now these side-stories are of course just that, side-stories, and are usually brief but they help make up for the relatively weak main questline.
Visuals & Audio: Thanks to the fact that Solstheim is an island of Morrwind, players who have played that title should instantly be able to recognize some of the designs that the houses of Solstheim feature and the armor that it’s residents wear. It is also worth noting that there are classic mushroom style houses which Morrowind players are familiar with, but there are plenty of shades of Skyrim scattered through this DLC still, but the developers have found a nice balance between the old and new content with their Dragonborn offering.
As far as the voice work and background noise go, Dragonborn provides an experience similar to what was found in the standard Skyrim experience and the newly added main characters in this DLC are voiced well-enough, but do little to actually be memorable in any way.
Gameplay: Now the land of Solstheim may sound very familiar to gamers who have played Morrowind in the past and the reason for that is because Solstheim was actually the island that Morrowind’s Bloodmoon DLC took place on. This means that there are a number of different locations that will be familiar to players who played the previous title and it is a great way to show how much time has passed and how much the island has changed over the course of time between Morrowind and Skyrim.
As one would expect, visiting the island of Solstheim not only means that there are new locations to be seen, but also a lot of new equipment and weapons to use. There are two sets of armor which may be familiar to players who have played Morrowind before and a number of new pieces as well, including of armor and weaponry which can best be described as enchanted ice, the whole set of which is quite “cool” when used together. It is worth noting though that the newer armor in the game seems to heavily favor those who prefer using heavy armor which is unfortunate for light armor wearers.
Outside of the main quest-line, as mentioned earlier, there are a number of side-quests to be finished, tons of areas to explore, new and interesting shouts that can be learned and players can even learn to tame dragons. Yes, dragons can now be tamed and perhaps one of the most requested features in Skyrim has been added in with Dragonborn… the ability to fly ontop of a dragon. Now it is worth noting that dragon riding is not fully controllable which is very unfortunate. Instead you will be able to attack with your dragon’s breath weapons while flying in the sky to a set location, as the dragon riding is set to only on-rail journeys.
It is worth noting that there are also quite a few new enemies to encounter on Solstheim and some of them can be nightmarish in their design. That also means that there are some very tight combat sequences where players may struggle against these new hard hitting enemies. Rather than frustrating, this serves as a nice challenge to players who are likely able to power-through nearly every enemy in the game now and these fights add some challenge to the new area.
Unfortunately, bugs do rear their ugly head once again, which is becoming an unfortunate trademark for Bethesda’s Skyrim and Dragonborn is no exception. Throughout my twenty hours of playing through the game the title chose to freeze three times, my character fell through the floor twice and could only be saved by loading an older save and a number of other smaller, less game ending bugs that pestered me throughout the experience.
Overall: Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC takes players back to an area which will serve as a great reminder for what may be one of their favorite past games. Now while the DLC may offer a lackluster main quest-line there is so much side-content to be lost in that players can happily forget the main story in the pursuit of side-quests, new item gathering and more. Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC may not offer everything a fan would want, but with upwards of twenty hours worth of content, a new(ish) land to explore and some new lore and backstory to discover, Dragonborn will keep players eager to venture into the world of Tamriel once again.
Let’s face it, who doesn’t want their very own Pokédex? Well good news, The Pokémon Company has official released a Pokédex app for the iOS.
If you have a iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, or iPod touch you can access and take an in-depth look at 640 Pokémon that currently exist, or have been discovered…so far.
The Pokédex for iOS features a ton of information on Pokémon such as where specific Pokémon are found, and which types of attacks an individual Pokémon is weak against.
While the Pokédex features all 640 Pokémon, to gain access to all of them you’ll have to purchase the full National Pokédex…individually…for $5.99 USD each.
The Unova Pokédex (National Pokédex No. 494-647) is available on purchase, while each region’s Pokédex, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh must be bought from the app’s store.
Quite a set back for pokefans but nonetheless, it’s all there if you want it. Pokédex for iOS is available to now for iOS devices for $1.99 from the App Store.
The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles, the ridiculous and wonderful full-motion-video episode originally released as downloadable content for The Gunstringer, has been released as a standalone product on Windows 8 PCs and tablets.
Twisted Pixel has managed to create a striking parody of the kind of first-person live-action quick-draw shooters popular in the early 90s, such as Mad Dog McCree. TheChronicles, which stars Troma Studios co-founder Lloyd Kaufman as “Doc Lloyd” and Wiley Wiggins as “Future Buddy.” He joins your fight to protect an Old West town from Wavy Tube Man Jr., who has traveled back in time to prevent the death of his father, Wavy Tube Man.
The Windows 8 version is now available for of $1.49, a price low enough that we have the chance to buy it again to confirm that we didn’t just imagine it the first time around. Check out the launch trailer below!
Gameloft is releasing a new game this Thursday, December 13th, 2012, that is based on the Playmobil toyline with Playmobil Pirates. A free to play iOS and Android game, players aim to rise through the ranks of piracy by building up a pirate camp, recruiting a pirate crew, and defend your camp from enemies.
Gameplay comes down to mini-games that players can not only play solo, but with their friends. Friends aren’t only limited to sharing gameplay through the mini-games with each other though, as there are also gifts to give and visits to each others’ camps. Players can check out what Playmobil Pirates has to offer in the video embedded below and download the game for free from the App Store on Thursday.
Us here at Capsule Computers in partnership with Paramount Pictures Australia have a first amazing look at the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness film. This film is the second in a parallel universe reboot of films set in the Star Trek franchise as now directed by J.J. Abrams of LOST fame.
In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
The trailer for the film has a bunch of awesome moments as well as what looks like a variety of new worlds for the crew of the Enterprise to explore. It’s a very entertaining trailer.
Also of note is that Paramount will be showing the first 9 minutes of the film in select IMAX cinemas around the world. These screenings begin on December 14th and will happen at around 500 IMAX cinemas around the world. On the screenings, IMAX had this to say –
“Our longtime partners J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and the Bad Robot team have really hit it out of the park – the footage is absolutely incredible,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “Their use of the IMAX® Camera and canvas is sure to impress current and future Star Trek fans alike, and we’re thrilled to once again work with our friends at Paramount Pictures to offer this extended ‘first look’ at this highly anticipated summer blockbuster.”
Be sure to check out the trailer embedded below for more info. Be sure to check out the Facebook pageas well.
The Last of Us will feature a multiplayer mode, Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer has confirmed in a post on the PlayStation Blog. While he said that the company is “not quite ready” to talk about what exactly this will entail, further details will be shared before the Playstation 3 game’s May 7th release date.
Although Naughty Dog is not talking about specifics about the multiplayer mode for The Last of Us just yet, that’s not keeping the studio from revealing multiplayer-specific preorder bonuses. The first preorder bonus, available at “participating retailers,” is the Sights and Sounds Pack. This includes the official soundtrack for The Last of Us, a PS3 dynamic theme, and two avatars: Winter Joel and Winter Ellie.
For those who reserve The Last of Us specifically at GameStop, they will receive the Survival Pack, which includes bonus experience points, a melee attack booster, extra in-game cash, customizable items, and two bonus skins that can be unlocked after the single-player game is completed.
The Assassin’s Creed series hasn’t been one to shy away from DLC or even single player DLC, as that’s where the series first got started with it in Assassin’s Creed II with the additional semi-side sequences for Desmond and Ezio to explore. After that and the addition of multiplayer, Ubisoft has tried to have at least a little of each type of DLC for players to experience should they be interested. However, it was always a part of the bigger story, even if it was a small part it never headed off to left field. Until now.
Where once the Ubisoft team set the history books aside for a little bit to add a little flair to the game for the players to enjoy, with the upcoming release of the Assassin’s Creed III single player DLC, they throw it out the window. “The Tyranny of King Washington” is based around the idea of real general George Washington opting for a monarchy in lieu of presidency and makes Connor have to deal with his former ally.
Players can check out the trailer embedded below to get a little glimpse of this “what if” scenario as well as Connor wearing some cool new duds with an animal companion, both looking thrilled to see their good friend George again. Not really. Sharpen your blades, prepare to end his tyranny.
