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SMASH 2012 Interview with Animavericks

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July 18, 2012

Animavericks is Australia’s leading anime magazine and here at Capsule Computers we got to talk to Francis, one of the guys who was representing Animavericks at SMASH 2012. Animavericks was the first magazine in Australia aimed at promoting and writing about anime, games and Japanese entertainment.

If you hadn’t heard about Animavericks before, make sure to check out the Animavericks site out HERE. At $15 a magazine, or a yearly subscription for $60 including shipping (with 6 issues in total), or $75 for two years including shipping, this is definitely something to look at getting if you’re an anime, gaming or Japanese culture fan.

What about you guys, have you heard of Animavericks before, or bought an issue? Or would you be keen in getting one? To sign up to a subscription simply go HERE and fill out the form.

Be sure to check out the video embedded below for the full interview. Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

SMASH 2012 Interview with Paracosm

Jessica Barabas-Bui

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July 18, 2012

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PARACOSM is a community for fans and collectors of ball-jointed dolls to hang out with each other. PARACOSM had a table set up at SMASH 2012 showing off some of the dolls that people belonging to the community owned, and they were definitely not your ordinary, run of the mill style dolls. With intricate costumes, facial features, and a far more gothic feel, these looked far cooler than anything you’d find in a store around here.

We got a chance to talk to one of the members of PARACOSM, Sharon, about the art of ball-jointed dolls, what it’s all about, and how you can get into it if you are interested.

For more information on Ball-jointed dolls and PARACOSM head over to the website HERE, or check out the doll order site Angelheim HERE. For the large international forum Den of Angels, head over HERE.

Be sure to check out the video embedded below for the full interview. Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

SMASH 2012 Interview with Artist Lucy

Jessica Barabas-Bui

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July 18, 2012

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SMASH 2012 is a place that talented artists can go to show and sell their art, and Lucy was on of these talented artists, with the added bonus of being exceptionally young, at the tender age of 16. With an interesting Manga and cartoon range of drawings, she does both fandom and original related art with a fairly distinct style.

What did you guys think of SMASH, if you attended, did you enjoy the art on show? Was there anything in particular that caught your eye? Do you enjoy the art side of things at conventions like this?

Make sure to take a look at Lucy’s Deviant art page cloudrop.deviantart.com for some really awesome art. And if there are any Sherlock fans out there, you should definitely take a look at her page because she has some really great stuff up there.

Be sure to check out the video embedded below for the full interview. Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

Hunter x Hunter Movie release date and more details revealed

Luke Halliday

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July 18, 2012

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Hunter x Hunter Movie release date and more details revealed

In some breaking news for Hunter x Hunter fans, the previously announced movie based upon the animated series of Hunter x Hunter has now gotten a title, release date and it’s plot detailed.

Mantan Web confirmed that the film will be titled Hunter x Hunter: The Scarlet Phantom and will be released in the 21st of January, 2013. The plot will be a completely original story written by Yoshihiro Togashi himself, focusing on The Phantom Troupe and the Kurta Clan. Kurapika is said to be the film’s protagonist, with Gon and Killua being sidelined for a heavily Kurapika focused story of a ‘scarlet illusion’.

What do you think of these new details on Huner x Hunter: The Scarlet Phantom? Are you excited enough that your eyes are turning red? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: Mantan Web

Persona 4 Arena’s latest trailer reminds us why you should buy it

Travis Bruno

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July 18, 2012

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Persona 4 Arena’s latest trailer reminds us why you should buy it

Today Atlus USA released a new trailer today for Persona 4 Arena, giving us a brief glance at the plot of the title as well as segments of the recently revealed anime opening. It’s worth noting that the title does take place a couple of months after the ending of Persona 4, so those who haven’t tried out that game yet may be a bit unfamiliar with some of the characters.

Either way, Persona 4 Arena is set to be released on August 7th for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it the first time that a Persona game of any kind has appeared on the Xbox 360 console.

Captain Cat Free Released

Jamie Laike Tsui

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July 18, 2012

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Captain Cat was one of the finalists for the Indie Showcase Award at the Develop Conference. Now, Digital Tentacle is releasing a free version of Captain Cat for the public. Fall in love with Captain Cat through 17 of the 70 levels found in the free game. Captain Cat features adorable cartoon characters, exotic fish with unique mechanics, multiple challenge and game modes, Game Centre achievements and high score tables, and regular updates that brings new objects, levels, and game modes. The game is available for the iPad. The full version of Captain Cat will set buyers back $1.99. Get the free demo of Captain Cat here.

Steam Summer Sale Day 6 deals revealed

Travis Bruno

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July 18, 2012

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Steam’s ongoing war against your wallet has become more aggressive with every passing day and now they have raised the stakes even higher by bringing with them a number of great looking games, including the recently released Spec Ops: The Line for only $33.50. It’s worth noting however that this is the most expensive title of the bunch.

The rest of these titles are mostly war titles, either involving WW2, fictional wars, historical wars and the war on the streets. However there is also the Indie Bundle VI, Limbo and Train Simulator 2012 because nothing says fun like managing some trains. To pick up these titles simply head over to Steam’s Store here.

Sleeping Dogs’ star studded voice over cast talk about their time with the game

Travis Bruno

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July 18, 2012

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Although Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs is under a month away from it’s release on August 14th, only very attentive listeners may have been able to guess who was handling the voice work for the various characters in the game. Well, there is no reason to guess anymore because today the company revealed the below video featuring a number of actors who will be providing voices to main characters as well as side characters in the game.

Wei Shen, the main character of the game will be voiced by Will Yun Lee who has appeared in movies such as Die Another Day and Total Recall. Other names adding their talents to the amazing looking title are Tom Wilkinson, Edison Chen, Parry Shen, Lucy Liu, Emma Stone and more. Check out the video below to listen to these actors talk about their experiences with Sleeping Dogs as well as see a few pieces of gameplay.

Resident Evil 6’s snake boss trumps Resident Evil 1’s

Travis Bruno

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July 18, 2012

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If you didn’t like fighting against the giant snake boss back in Resident Evil 1 then you certainly won’t like the look of the new giant snake that players will have to face off against in Resident Evil 6. Over this past weekend Capcom revealed a new trailer, which can now be seen below, showing off the newest B.O.W. as it attacks Chris and his partner Piers.

Besides the giant snake we are also treated to some other scenes of Leon and his partner running from zombies as the city they are in is overrun. If, for whatever reason, you still don’t know Resident Evil 6’s release date then you can expect it to hit stores on October 2nd for the PS3 and 360 with a PC version coming eventually.

Hideo Kojima himself denies Metal Gear Solid 5 rumors

Travis Bruno

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July 18, 2012

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As you may know, over this past weekend rumors were buzzing that Metal Gear Solid 5 was being shown off behind closed doors, then yesterday we reported that Konami had adamantly denied these rumors over their UK Twitter account. Well, Konami fans were so adamant about getting MGS5 that they still were questioning the logo and images.

Well today these questions have been answered in their finality, because the creator of Metal Gear Solid and the man who would be leading development of the game, Hideo Kojima, has stated that these are absolutely false, saying the following:

“Since I’ve received inquiries about the MGS5 title screen/the announcement made at ComicCon which I had no idea of, I looked up on the net and found the source. But please note that title logo is completely FAKE. I apologize to those who were looking forward. Anyway it proved I can still create the buzz.”

Now of course this doesn’t mean that there won’t be a Metal Gear Solid 5 eventually, it just proves that at least at the moment, whatever Kojima is working on was not shown off at Comic Con and may not even be in a showable state for many months.