With the upcoming release of Paranormal Activity 4 on October 18, a new trailer has emerged alongside a Facebook promotion to celebrate the fourth installment in the panic inducing pant wetting franchise. Fans of the popular horror films can become the hero of their city as Paramount Studios will choose 25 cities based on the number of votes each receives through the Facebook Want It app which can be found on the films Facebook page. To enter your city all you have to do is visit the films Facebook page and click on the Want It button. So strap yourselves in, start clicking and get your city on the Paranormal map.
Some of you may know that PlayStation Vita owners over in Europe are already trying out Silent Hill: Book of Memories via a demo which was released in their region this week. Well good news for those of you in North America looking forward to playing the game early, Konami revealed tonight that they will be bringing the demo to North America next week.
To go along with this announcement the company also revealed the below trailer to show off a little bit of the game. The demo will hopefully dry up some of the vitriol that fans of Silent Hill have been spewing about the game, despite never looking at more than a minute or two of footage of the game. Gamers who aren’t quick to jump to conclusions will be able to pick up Silent Hill: Book of Memories on October 16.
Konami has chosen to reveal a special collector’s edition for Zone of the Enders HD Collection today that will be released alongside the standard version of the game on October 30th. As you can see above, the Collector’s Edition will come with the game itself, a soundtrack and a neat 100-page art book.
Currently no price has been revealed for this version of the game, though the standard version only costs $39.99. As such, these inclusions probably won’t cost you too much extra but we shall see. Until then, check out some new screenshots showing off plenty of in-game footage below.
In an event that occurred late in the night, because Konami would hate for us to get sleep, Konami revealed that they will be releasing a special edition of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance alongside the standard edition of the game on February 19th.
While we’ve seen collector’s editions before, this one has a must-have item included with it. Besides the game itself and a soundtrack the special edition will include a High Frequency Blade plasma lamp. As you can see in the image above, this lamp is quite badass as it features Raiden’s sword in the middle of it. No price for this one has been announced yet, but it will likely be over $100 unless that lamp turns out to be quite small…
Do you happen to know a company called GREE? Well if you don’t then you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it because while the company may be one of the largest companies in Japan, they are just now starting to set foot in North America. Konami is helping them out a bit by releasing their Dragon Collection app onto the GREE platform on the iOS.
In Japan Dragon Collection is the biggest 3rd party social game for GREE, so this may hit very well here in the states. Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment has stated that the company is “pleased to introduce the popular Dragon Collection to the North American market, exemplifying our dedication to providing engaging experiences to the rapidly expanding social and mobile platforms.” The game will be available sometime in the Fall.
One of the best parts about Japan is their strong love of video games. They’re splashed across billboards, there’s a huge amount of retro game stores, and giant department stores with entire floors dedicated to gaming. It’s a gamer’s wet dream. But one of the coolest gaming things that we at Capsule Computers have come across so far is Capcom Bar.
Capcom Bar is a dining/drinking experience where all the drinks and food is themed, the waiters perform skits from games, and you can play some of Capcom’s games. There are two hour sessions, which you get tickets for (free tickets mind you, the tickets are just because of the limited seating and the popularity of the bar), and you order game-themed food and drinks with the waiters acting like characters from said games as they serve them to you.
The oddest thing about Capcom Bar was that it, with the exception of Master Abbott and one other male, was totally full of females. That’s just one of the cultural differences you’ll find with Japan. Along with the fact that the waiters mostly talk in Japanese, and their enthusiasm is truly awesome.
The themed food and drinks were really awesome, and just looked plain cool. And they certainly didn’t hold back on the amount of brain-themed food for Resident Evil. There were flaming drinks, syringe drinks, ribs that were literally set on fire before us, and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney food that launched the bar into a faux courtroom setting. It was basically like a ride at Disneyworld, that’s how into it the waiters and surroundings were. There were also some preview material and trailers up on the screens for upcoming games such as Resident Evil 6 and Devil May Cry: DmC.
There was also a whole bunch of stuff you could buy relating to Capcom games, with the majority being Monster Hunter gear (Monster Hunter being one of the most popular Capcom game in Japan).
If you are a fan of Capcom games and find yourself in Japan at any point then Capcom Bar is definitely the place to go. Everything is quite reasonably priced, the service is fantastic, and the themed stuff is awesome. Not only that, but at the end you get a card that marks off what you’ve had and how many times you’ve come and the fifth time you come you get a Capcom token marking the occasion.
Check out the gallery of photos that we took at Capcom Bar below showing off some of the awesome drinks and food. Or check it out on our Facebook page HERE. And make sure to LIKE our Facebook page for the latest gaming news and reviews!
Might and Magic fans (like myself) will be very pleased to know that the latest expansion pack to the latest Might and Magic Heroes game, Might and Magic Heroes VI has been released. This expansion pack is known as Danse Macabre and will introduce a returning hero from the classic Might and Magic games.
The returning hero in this expansion pack is known as Sandro the Great, who is an undead sorceror looking character. Players will remember him from Might and Magic V, Heroes of Might and Magic 1+2, Heroes of Might and Magic III, Might and Magic VIII, Might and Magic Heroes IV and Might and Magic Heroes V.
Not only does this content pack add on this new character, but also over 10 hours of new content for players to go through. There are also new unlocks within the game, like a new dynasty weapon, artifact sets and more. Be sure to check out the trailer here.
And of course, we also have the Gold Edition of Might and Magic Heroes VI which is now here. This edition features both the core game and the two content packs: Pirates of the Savage Sea and Danse Macabre. This is a good deal for anyone looking to start getting into the Heroes franchise.
As an additional bonus for players picking up the Gold Edition, there is also a new Legacy scenario for players to go through. This scenario is called The Succession Wars. Players will recognise this scenario from the Heroes of Might and Magic II campaign.
Be sure to check out the Gold Edition trailer embedded below for more info.
Today Atlus revealed a number of Persona 4 Golden screenshots which show off the Social Links system as well as how players will be able to gain higher attributes through finishing these social links. The screenshots can be seen below.
Persona 4 Golden will receive a large amount of new content such as a new social link, more events, new dungeons, new Personas and costumes and even some tweaks to the combat system. As for the game itself, Persona 4 Golden will hit stores in North America on November 20th while the PlayStation Vita exclusive will hit Europe in Spring 2013 courtesy of NIS America.
One of the most memorable events that led up to the American Revolution is the Boston Tea Party where a number of colonists dumped British tea crates into the Boston harbor happened in 1773 and it looks like you will be able to take part in it once Assassin’s Creed III hits stores on October 31st.
Ubisoft revealed this through the below trailer which gives viewers a brief history lesson while then saying that the true revolution was happening elsewhere… at the end of an assassin’s blades. Assassin’s Creed III will be available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at launch, while a PC and Wii U version will be released in the following months.
Today Bethesda and Arkane Studios released the third and final part of Dishonored ‘Tales from Dunwall’ web series which introduces players to the city of Dunwall before they step foot in it themselves. This time around the video is called “Mind of Madness” and it follows a man named Piero who will play an important role in the storyline of Dishonored.
The video can be seen below, while the other two can be found here and here. Gamers won’t have to wait long to play Dishonored as it will be available on October 9th in North America and Europe on October 12 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
