With Atelier Ayesha already released a few weeks ago in Japan, Gust has chosen to release a patch for the title to ready for it future downloadable content. Thankfully the company also chose to fix a few bugs which were plaguing the game since it was released.
The biggest of these bugs is one that forces the PlayStation 3 to reset after a character named Rinka joins your party as well as an infinite loop bug related to Rinka’s checkmate move. It is good to hear that the title is being fixed up now that it has been released, as NIS America has already stated they are planning on bringing the game to North American shores eventually, meaning English gamers will likely receive a bug free version by the time it is released.
For every conflict there has to be some big villain behind the scenes for the heroes or in this case, soldiers, to hunt down and in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 it happens to be a man named Raul Menendez. Now in an age of technology and social media, even potential villains can gather a massive following.
In fact, there are even those in America who happen to idolize this man, though they know nothing of his dark plans to destroy everything their country stands for. Today Activision and Treyarch have released the below trailer giving us a bit more information about this mysterious villain as well as a look at some of the title’s amazing looking action scenes.
Square Enix has released the first video in what appears to be a set of behind-the-scenes videos for Tomb Raider which will give fans of the series a chance to take an in-depth look at a number of things which are being done to reinvent both the studio itself and the Tomb Raider franchise.
For the video the company has enlisted the help of Geoff Keighley who has also chosen to get some help from Zachary Levi. The video itself can be seen below and in it we are introduced to Camilla Luddington who was previously announced as the new voice of Lara. In the video we see her perform a bit of mo-cap work as well as hear about how emotional a number of her recording sessions can be.
Last Sunday Sydney hosted iFest, an Indie Games Festival that allowed Australian developers to show off their wares. The festival was judged by John De Margheriti, the CEO of BigWorld, who is known for his huge role in the Australian gaming industry. The winner of iFest was Red Knight Games who created Grapple Knight, the guys who we actually got to interview at Supanova. Check out our interview with them HERE.
Red Knight Games have the mission statement of creating games that are easy to pick up and hard to master, while also creating empowering experiences for the player. Despite only being formed earlier this year, the company seem to doing quite well for themselves, with their first project, Grapple Knight.
Grapple Knight has been in development for three months, although the game went under a redesign that took two or three weeks to create the demo that they showed off at Supanova and iFest.
Charles, one of the team’s two artists explained:
“The game prior to this demo was a lot more clunky and didn’t feel good. We’re really glad about our decision to undergo the redesign, and the results show.”
Red Knight Games are aiming to release Grapple Knight by the end of the year. For more information on Grapple Knight, or Red Knight Games, keep tuned to Capsule Computers or head over to the Red Knight Games website HERE, like them on Facebook HERE, or follow them on Twitter at @RedKnight_Games.
Heading to SMASH! 2012 this weekend? Well why not be prepared? SMASH! have released a a full day schedule for their event, which details all the goings on of the convention.
You can check out the event schedule above (click to enlarge). SMASH! 2012 will be taking place this Saturday, the 14th of July at the Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. The event boasts such huge international guests as Shinichiro Miki, Sakura Tange and Yuko Miyamura, all of whom shall be holding a panel at the event in which they shall interface with fans (timing of these panels is listed in the schedule above).
Will you be heading to SMASH! this weekend? What are you looking forward to the most this year? Let us know in the comments section below.
Proving that as long as their is still a teet, it can be milked, in the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump it was revealed that a new Dragon Ball anime film was in production with a release date of March 30th, 2013.
This is the first Dragon Ball anime production since the reboot series Dragon Ball Z Kai. It is currently unknown whether the film will feature an entirely new original story or be based upon the events of the manga. All that is known currently is that the film’s production will have heavy overseeing by Akira Toriyama (series creator).
What do you think of a new Dragon Ball film? Is enough enough or should they just keep on making Dragon Ball for the next 9001 years? Let us know in the comments section below.
Killer Elite Studio: Ambience Entertainment, Palomar Pictures, Omnilab Films Publisher: Open Road Films Format: DVD (reviewed), Blu-ray Release Date: 18 July, 2012 Price: $24.98 – Available Here
Overview
Killer Elite is probably the most fitting title for an action movie starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro and Dominic Purcell. The film probably sold itself on its cast list alone, who really cares about the plot when you have a cast like that? Especially with the promise of action scenes, explosions, and pitting Clive Owen against Jason Statham, it seems that Killer Elite has everything going for it to make it a good action flick, so does it carry itself based on the actual film itself?
Story
Killer Elite is based on ‘The Feather Men’ by Ranulph Feinnes, a book that revealed a big conspiracy theory behind an ex-SAS society. The truth behind the book is somewhat contested, but that certainly doesn’t stop it from being a good story, and also the perfect movie to be made into an action film.
The film is full of conspiracies, secret societies, and other intriguing things although to be honest they aren’t gone into enough to make then a truly interesting part of the story line. Still, there is certainly enough depth to them to set them apart from other action films, and the difference must be noted.
Killer Elite does depart from normal action films, though it does it in a subtle way that you only really notice if you think about it. One of the most noticeable differences between Killer Elite and your standard action flick is that there is no black and white to the movie, just a whole bunch of grey.
This is something that certainly shouldn’t be underestimated, most movies – action or not – can’t avoid falling into that pattern. It certainly helps that both sides of the movie have likeable, popular action hero leading men. It might actually throw you off a bit, not knowing which side you want to root for without the movie guiding you to who you should support.
The action parts of the film do well for themselves, bringing all sorts of violence, chase scenes, and interesting ways to kill people while making it seem like an accident. The main part of the story line involves killing some targets while making it seem like accidents, which sounds difficult but seems to be accomplished with a scary amount of success and with not that much planning. This isn’t any Oceans 11 where they stand around discussing plans, they pretty much just jump into it, leaving as much room to cover both separate sides of the story line as possible.
There’s also a romance story line thrown in there, but it doesn’t drift into the stereotype with that either. It does feel a little slotted in, like it could have been there or not and it wouldn’t have made a huge difference.
Visuals
The camera work is fast-paced, a bit messy, and matches the style and theme of the movie perfectly. Exploring everywhere from Australia, to the Middle East, to England and the movie covers a bit of the scenery, although it also recognizes that the type of people who would be interested in the movie would really not care that much about the scenery.
Audio
The soundtrack to the film is a mix of English punk, Middle Eastern, and your standard full throttle action soundtrack. Its fairly enjoyable and a couple songs are bound to get stuck in your head. The soundtrack does a good representation of what the film is like, with that combination of cultures.
Special Features
The special features include a Making of Killer Elite featurette and deleted scenes. Given that the movie has a run time of almost two hours its no surprise that it had to be cut down, and for those who think there are some plot holes and missing pieces, the deleted scenes are a good way to fill in the blanks. The featurette explores what went on behind the scenes of making such a balls-to-the-wall action film, and gives a nice insight into what goes into making such a film.
Overall
Killer Elite fulfils its action movie requirements, while also going above and beyond in terms of some twists on an old formula. It has some awesome action scenes, interesting plot developments, and the fact that it isn’t a Hollywood flick is somewhat obvious in the feel and how the story is handled. While there are some explosions, the film is a bit more subtle and the killing even seems a little understated at times.
Killer Elite is a great movie for those who enjoy action movies, but would like to see something a bit different, and who don’t mind a change from the norm.
The first trailer for Ubisoft’s movie tie-in for The Expendables 2 has been released and it looks somewhat promising, going for an arcade/casual four player co-op experience rather than a first/third person shooter. Explosions, bullets and more explosions what more could you want from a video game?
Anuman Interactive announced their latest interactive adventure game today. Criminal Investigation Agents – Petrodollars follows Frances Keegan, a smart special agent with the Federal Tax Bureau, the US Government’s tax police. She is an oil industry expert who is on the trail of a suspicious bank transfer on behalf of Gold Oil Company when Frances discovers Gold Oil’s ties to the lead suspect in her former partner’s disappearance, Klaus Fredricks. Now, players must help Francis Keegan go from solving white collar crime to unmasking her partner’s murderer. Criminal Investigation Agents – Petrodollars will be released July 13th on PC, Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
There have been a few reports lately that the 3DS XL will likely be getting a system bundle some point after it is being released. As for the game meant to be bundled with the 3DS XL, it is currently thought that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask will be given the 3D treatment similar to the Ocarina of Time.
These rumors have stemmed from an image, seen to the right and clickable for full size viewing, appearing online. As you can see, the image features a purple 3DS XL as well as a Majora’s Mask logo on the bottom right corner. Nintendo has yet to make any statement about this photo, though we have reached out to them for comment.
Update: This image has been confirmed as false, though it certainly would be any Legend of Zelda fan’s dream.
