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.
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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.
If you happened to enjoy playing Rainbow Moon on the PlayStation 3, or better yet, never played it at that time, then you will be happy to hear that it will be coming to the PlayStation Vita sometime in 2013. EastAsiaSoft and SideQuest Studios revealed today that the strategy RPG will be “most likely a direct port” of the PS3 version but considering how successful the PS3 version was, then this is probably for the best.
The company has stated that the reason for the Vita version was thanks to the fact that they received strong user feedback and large success for the PS3 version. Those curious about our review of the PlayStation3 version of the game can find it here.
Sometime during Dead or Alive 5’s development Team Ninja wanted to move away from having over-sexualized female characters, but anyone who has played the game so far will probably realize that that has become something of a moot point. What made them change their minds? Well according to Dead or Alive 5 director Yohei Shimbori, fan feedback.
In an interview with Gamasutra, Shimbori stated that Team Ninja received feedback from Western gamers saying they wanted to keep the “sexiness” turned up. To be a bit more specific he said that “We were getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality—to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters. We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, ‘We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.’ That was kind of surprising.”
Honestly, if gamers want bigger breasts then let them have their cheesecake. Dead or Alive has always been a series that contains a lot of fan service and anyone picking up the game at this point should know what to expect… a tight fighting game with enjoyable combat and plenty of eye candy.
If you happen to be a fan of the anime Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos, also known as Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, which aired earlier during the Spring anime season, then you will be happy to hear that the countdown on the anime’s official website has ended and revealed that a second season of the anime has been approved.
Currently it is unknown when the anime will start airing, though it will probably occur sometime late 2013. Haiyore! Nyaruko-san has so far gone unlicensed in the West, which is a true shame considering it was an excellent series with plenty of references to other anime, though it was available for streaming on Crunchyroll while it was airing in Japan.
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san draws a lot of references from H.P Lovecraft’s works, but rather than the characters being nightmaric creatures, they are moe female characters with special powers that begin circling around a certain boy.
