Groupees is back with their latest customized game bundle. Build a Bundle 4 allows players to assemble a bundle of games to get exactly what they want. The bundle starts at a minimum donatio of $1.50 USD for two games and $5.74 for all nine games in the bundle. Of course, gamers are encouraged to donate more for their bundle as 20% of the donations will go to the American Red Cross who is currently participating in Hurricane Sandy Relief.
The games available include Stellar Impact for Steam, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood for Steam, Qasir Al-Wasat: A Night in-Between on Desura, Virtrum for Desura and DRM free download, Men  of War for Steam, Zombies – Groupees Limited Edition for Desura and DRM free download, Velvet Assassin for Steam, and Orczz for Desura. All Desura titles are currently in the Steam Greenlight program. If they are successfully Greenlit, all buyers will receive a Steam key.
Ayopa game’s new retro music adventure was dated for an iOS to hit the iTunes App Store on Thursday, November 15th. Arranger features an interactive soundtrack by Arman Bohn who previously played with many Death Cab for Cutie members back when they were part of a band called Eureka Farm.
Arranger is set in a huge retro world inspired by Legend of Zelda of the NES era. It is filled with arcade style mini games and interactive puzzles that players will need to complete and 16 different instruments resulting in over 5000 combat combinations will need to be mastered in combat. The game is optimized for the iPhone 5 and a soundtrack will be released soon. Arranger will cost $0.99.
With the release of Hitman: Absolution a little over a week away Square Enix and IO Interactive have released a new video in the ICA file series and this time around the file is on none other than Agent 47 himself. The file provides some background story on 47’s back story as well as why the agency has set out to kill him.
The video can be seen below while Hitman: Absolution itself will hit store shelves on November 20th around the world on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Gamers still have the opportunity to pre-order the game and acquire the Sniper Challenge bonus which can unlock early access to some perks in the main game.
Today a few new pieces of information for Kadokawa Games and Experience’s Demon Gaze and to accompany this new information we have some gameplay footage and new screenshots and artwork for the game as well. Now Demon Gaze is going to take place thousands of years after the events of Students of the Round and while the game does take place in the same world as the aforementioned game, there are new dungeons to explore and new creatures to fight and apparently an underwear loving cat girl seen in the screenshots below.
There are also some creatures you can fight that, when defeated, can be summoned later in battle for assistance. The trailer and gameplay footage can be seen below, though it is worth noting that over half of the gameplay video is the team discussing parts of the game. Currently Demon Gaze is set for a release date of January 24th in Japan and there has been no mention of a Western release.
Today Square Enix revealed a special Collector’s Edition that will be released for Crystam Dynamics’ Tomb Raider game alongside the standard edition when it hits stores on March 5th next year. As you can see above (click the image for the high-res version) this Collector’s Edition includes quite a lot of bang for it’s $99.99 price tag.
The package will include an 8″ Play Arts Lara Croft Figurine which also comes with a bow and arrow, shotgun, handgun, ice axe and three different hand shapes, a double sided island map and poster, a special 5″ x 7″ lithograph of Lara Croft, a physical soundtrack containing 10 musical tracks, three Experience Shield badges that gamers can iron on to clothing as well as a DLC code for a weapon pack all bundled in a neat Endurance survival tin.
As for European fans, they can pick up the Survival Edition which includes an art book, a waterproof survival pouch, the map, soundtrack and DLC or they can pay extra for the European Collector’s Edition which contains the survival bonuses as well as the tin and Lara Croft figurine.
While everyone is free to choose whether they want this special edition or not, this one certainly seems like it is worth the money thanks to the inclusion of the Lara Croft figure, but to each their own.
If you happen to be a fan of Square Enix and puzzle games as well as a subscriber to Sony’s PlayStation Plus service in North America then we have some good news for you. Today it was revealed that Quantum Conundrum will be free tomorrow after the PlayStation Store performs it’s weekly update.
Outside of the free Quantum Conundrum download, Machinarium will also be given a 30% drop in price to only $6.99. Sony also took this opportunity to tease some “exciting news” for PlayStation Plus members which will be arriving just “around the corner.” As for what this news may be, it will likely involve the previously announced PlayStation Plus on PS Vita’s launch date.
As you may know, Namco Bandai has been doing something quite rare in the game industry by providing a few downloadable characters for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for free. Now while the first three characters: Slim Bob, Sebastian and Miharu have already been released, we have had no release date for the rest of the free characters.
Well today it was revealed that tomorrow on November 13th the PlayStation 3 version of the game will receive three free characters in the form of Dr. Boskonovitch, Unknown and Violet. Currently no release date has been given for the 360 version of these characters, though they may be available as soon as this Wednesday. It is worth noting that the various pre-order characters Ancient Ogre, Angel, Michelle Chang and Kunimitsu will also be released for free sometime in the future
So after the recent announcement of the final date for Star Wars: The Old Republic going to the free-to-play model, it’s just a matter of letting players know just what and how the new Cartel Coins and marketplace will add.  Luckily, not wanting to leave people in the dark the developers have been putting out preview trailers of this new information.
As players can see in the trailer embedded below, there are already plenty of additional items planned for the new model that players will be able to purchase with the Cartel Coins system. Â Be it lizard monkey pets or axes to replace the Jedi lightsabers, though honestly why anyone would want to replace those is beyond me.
Other information that has been passed along though is that there has been an extension to the Rewards Program of those players who once played the game looking to get back into it for free-to-play. Â Now past players can rejoin up to December 20th, 2012 to receive complimentary Cartel Coins for the months in the past they had to pay for.
Players can find out more and begin getting started for SW:TOR  free-to-play by checking out the website HERE.
Gintama The Movie Studio: Sunrise Publisher: Madman Format: DVD Release Date:Out Now Price: $29.95 (Buy here)
Overview
Gintama is a comedy Anime series about a group of Samurai that run a store to investigate things. It’s an action-packed franchise that is incredibly hilarious and full of anime and pop culture references that would make even the most humourless person laugh. I really, really want to empahsise the action-packed and incredibly hilarious parts. I’m pretty sure I’ve given you a good idea of it below.
Gintama The Movie is set after the events of the series and has a crazy storyline of its own. Does it hold up well? Is it a hilarious contribution to the saga? Find out in our review below.
Story
Hilarious. Hilarious would be the best way to describe Gintama The Movies story. I mean, you know that this is definitely the case when it takes the movie three attempts to even begin.
The story is incredibly cliched whilst also being really, really unique in its setting. But really, what makes this movie great is the way the characters interact with each other throughout the story. I mean, sure I can go on about the stories arc, which I might do later in this section; but really, the most enjoyable thing to talk about is the characters.
The characters in this, where to begin!? We could talk about the main cast, comprising of an orphan that is the reincarnation of a white knight, a red-head with a matching personality, glasses and a duck-suit named Elizabeth. And, man, they mix incredibly well.
One of my favourite moments in the film is when the red-head gets captured and is being interrogated by the equally hilarious villains. Somehow this ends up becoming one of the most vulgar scenes in the movie and it is done with two incredibly cute girls. If you’re curious as to what this scene is, let’s just say that it involves large amounts of hocked-up spit. I will also point out that it is technically work-safe, read into that what you will.
Opposing the hilarious main cast are the just as hilarious villains. They don’t get as much screen time and they’re not as obviously funny, but if you look at them right – they are clearly parodies of something. The best example of this is probably the villain that constantly makes perverted remarks and then claims that he’s a feminist. Or the blonde haired girl that totes guns. So many examples.
For those of you that are unaware of Gintama, like I was before going into this, the sitting is incredibly unique. It’s set in a Samurai era Japan, but there’s like aliens and spaceships and stuff. But what’s good about that is that they’re also sitting in the background of the film, this doesn’t become a samurai in space film at all. I liked this a tonne.
I’m watching this again in the background whilst I’m writing this, because it’s that hilarious, and the scene where Elizabeth is wearing a samurai disguise just came on and all the goons are remarking on how sketchy she is. SHE IS A DUCK SUIT, HOW DO YOU NOT REALISE THIS!? Laughing so hard.
All up I just can not talk about the story in too great a detail without sounding like I’m just repeating myself ad-nausea. It’s freaking hilarious and you absolutely have to watch it.
Visuals
I really love the way this anime looks. The characters aren’t all incredibly pretty, nor are they hyper-masculine like in many other series. Each character has their own unique look and feel that, I believe, emphasises their character traits and personalities. Also, Elizabeth.
In the movie there is this really evil sword named after Cherry Blossoms and it glows pink and stuff. When it’s not being used, it looks just like a regular Katana but with a pinkish glow. However, when one of the villains wields it, it becomes this veiny, large, pulsating and thick replacement for an arm.
The background scenery in this movie is also incredibly well done, as it is in most Anime films, but it also fits the style incredibly well. It really looks great when it’s time for some story over the over the top madness that is usually occurring.
Actually, this shows action sequences are amazingly well done. I mean, incredibly amazingly well. What’s really good about Gintama The Movie is that each of the characters have great action scenes, not just Gintoki the main character. I also love how exaggerated these can be at times. One of the best examples I can think of is the scene with the airships and Elizabeth and everything going on there. Man that was amazing.
Once again, I could spend all day talking about how amazing these visuals are, but really, I’d just like to nutshell it. The visuals in Gintama The Movie excel at emphasising both the comedic aspects and the action aspects of the film. Without the visuals being as strong as they are, this movie wouldn’t be half as great.
Audio
The dialogue in Gintama is freaking hilarious. I absolutely love how hilariously funny the dub tracks came out in both English and Japanese. However, I will admit that as a native English speaker, I much prefer the English track over the Japanese.
I love how everyone in the movie is generally being loud. Loud and shouting. However, there are often times where they are speaking normally and I feel that those times are just to calm the audience down after a bunch of laughs and to continue pushing the story. And then suddenly its loud and hilarious again. Loving it.
The sound effects used in the movie are also really well done as well. As a comedy anime you might have expected this to have been filled with low quality gag sounds that plague many works. This is not the case with Gintama. Everything sounds as realistic as you’d expect it to and this really pushes the contrast between action and comedy as the film would display.
Extras
Other than trailers, I have yet to find any Special Features of any kind on the disc for this film. Yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m right here. Audio just has English 5.1 and JP 5.1; no commentaries and the menu only has the usual options. However, the interior of the case has a drawing of one of the greatest scenes in the film, so that’s cool.
Overall
Gintama The Movie is an incredibly hilarious and action-packed film that will have you coming back again and again. As someone that has never seen an episode of Gintama before, I found it strange that I was being tasked to review this amazing package; but after I was done, I could see why. This is a series that everyone has to see, and for someone with my sense of humour, this was a no-brainer. Aside from the lack of special features, I would heartily recommend this to anyone anywhere.
The images reflected in this article fail to articulate the humour of this Anime.
With the Wii U’s release date slowly approaching it is time for companies to release launch titles for the many games that will be joining the Wii U on store shelves everywhere. Today EA chose to release a launch trailer for the Special Edition version of the game which will be released exclusively on the Wii U.
In the trailer you can see some of the things that will make this version of Mass Effect 3 superior to the other versions of the game which have been released earlier this year. The game will be hitting stores with the Wii U on November 18th in North America while various PAL regions will be able to pick it up on November 30th.
