Reef Entertainment announced today that they’re bringing a new game to the European Nintendo 3DS eShop this Summer. Alien Chaos 3D is not your normal shooter game, featuring weapons from a Peashooter to an Explosive Flaming Chainsaw Shotgun. The game stars Really Shooter, a part-time commando, who works full-time at a cleaning service with Poor Mama. When aliens start to attack, Really has to fight to stop them, but that’s not all, as he has to clean up after himself to earn points from Poor Mama.
Enemies include a variety of robotic animals from robo-boxing kangaroos, to hedgehogs with rocket spikes, to shield-totting hippos. The 3D effects include explosions, smoke, and debris across the game’s 5 chapters, 30 levels, and 5 bosses. In addition, Street Pass will allow players to trade high scores with friends and other players to see how well you’ve cleaned up. Watch out for it this Summer.
Iceberg Interactive and Gaijin Entertainment have announced that they will be releasing Blades of Time: Limited Edition this May for PC and Mac. Released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 back in March, the Limited Edition, in addition to the game, includes: Dismal Swamp DLC, Sky Islands Map for Outbreak mode (PC/Mac Exclusive), PDF Blades of Time Art Book, Wallpapers, and MP3 Soundtrack.
Blades of Time tells the story of Ayumi, a treasure hunter armed with a rifle and sword, as she explores a mysterious island. Discover secrets and obtain powers to aid her as she makes her way to try and escape the island. Featuring hack-and-slash gameplay and interesting characters, Blades of Time: Limited Edition will be coming to PC and Mac in retail stores in parts of Europe, Australia/New Zealand, and South Africa, but will be available through digital distribution as well.
Discord Games has released its update for 48 Chambers for Xbox Live Indie Games and PC. In addition to releasing the update, the game can be picked up for 50% off on both Xbox Live Indie Games and PC. The 50% off is only for 48 hours though, so be sure to download it right away. They’ve also put out a new trailer to showcase more of the gameplay too, which you can check out below.
The update that they have released was in response to a lot of player suggestions, based off of issues players were having with the game. It adds a Casual Mode, which gives players infinite lives to work through the levels, conversely it adds a Hardcore Mode, that has only one life to see how far players can make it. The PC version also features a Leaderboard for the Hardcore Mode.
At 50% off, be sure to check it out of you haven’t already. Available through Xbox Live Indie Games, Discord Games, Desura, and Indievania.
Square Enix has announced the Australian and New Zealand release date for the upcoming open world game, Sleeping Dogs as well as the Limited Edition content. Aussies and Kiwis can look forward to getting the game on August 16, 2012 on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. This is one day after the American release date, on August 14 (accounting for the time difference), but that’s kind of just something we’re used to.
As for the Limited Edition, we can look forward to the following content:
‘Georges St. Pierre (GSP)’ content:
· GSP’s signature “flying punch”
· Exclusive GSP outfit including T-shirts, headband and shorts
· The GSP outfit unlocks the “flying punch” and increases grappling and throwing damage
‘Martial Arts’ content:
· Shaolin Showdown Mission
· Shaolin Warrior outfit (with increased striking damage)
· Bonus Triad XP points
· Wing Chun decoration for safehouse (with temporary combat buff)
The Sleeping Dogs Limited Edition is going for the same price as the standard edition, so make sure you get in quick and head in to your local retailer to preorder yourself a copy.
Keep tuned to Capsule Computers for more information on Sleeping Dogs as it comes. What do you guys think of this new Square Enix game? Does the whole open world Triad thing interest you? Or do you just wish you could be a straight Triad member, with none of this undercover cop business? Let us know in the comment section below.
On the back of the announcement that all Western territories will have to wait until early 2013 for Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (North America had a Winter 2012 release date before this latest announcement), Namco Bandai have released the first trailer for the game that feature English voiceovers. It covers a bit of the backstory, where it is revealed that Oliver’s mother has died for quite some time. A doll she created magically comes to life by Oliver’s tears and he transports the two of them into the doll’s world.In this world, Oliver tries to become a magician so that he may revive his deceased mother.
Both gameplay shots (mostly exploration on the map) and the incredible 2D animation that Studio Ghibli is known for are featured. Sadly, there was no battle sequences to show off, but hopefully we will get that soon. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be released on the Playstation 3 in the first quarter of 2013 for North America, Europe and PAL territories. You can check out the trailer below.
Powered by the legendary CryEngine gaming engine, Crysis 3 is being pegged as a visually stunning sandbox shooter slated for a 2013 release. In fact, EA are saying it will be the first blockbuster shooter of the year, meaning that it may be coming incredibly early that year.
The game is set in a futuristic New York, with ‘Prophet’ returning to the city only to find that it has been encased by a ‘Nanodome’ which is a product from a corrupt super-corporation, known as the Cell Corporation. Within this Nanodome is the New York Liberty Dome, which has been transformed into a dense urban rainforest setting with trees, swamplands and rivers. In this dome there are also seven distinct environments known as the Seven Wonders, which are all treacherous environments likely designed to challenge the player.
Here is a little background on the game from the press release –
Set in 2047, Prophet is on a revenge mission after uncovering the truth behind Cell Corporation’s motives for building the quarantined Nanodomes. The citizens were told that the giant citywide structures were resurrected to protect the population and to cleanse these metropolises of the remnants of Ceph forces. In reality, the Nanodomes are CELL’s covert attempt at a land and technology grab in their quest for global domination. With Alien Ceph lurking around every corner and human enemies on the attack, nobody is safe in the path of vengeance. Everyone is a target in Prophet’s quest for retribution.
The game seems incredibly unique in its setting and the backstory seems like it has the potential to be fairly interesting. On the game, Crytek had this to say –
“Crysis 3 is a thrilling mix of sandbox gameplay, advanced combat and hi-tech human and alien weaponry that shooter fans will love,” said Cevat Yerli, Chief Executive Officer of Crytek. “Leveraging the latest CryENGINE technology, we’re able to deliver seven unique themes that offer stunning and visually loaded gameplay experiences. We cannot wait until people get their hands on the game.”
Players are able to pre-order the Hunter Edition of the game which will give players a significant level boost for multiplayer, as well as unique weapons, skins and dogtags. Players who want to dominate the multiplayer arena early should consider purchasing this pack. In addition to this, there are also three other packages on offer, which are –
In addition to receiving the Crysis 3 Hunter Edition, select retailers are offering gamers that pre-order Crysis 3 the following early multiplayer unlocks:
Stalker Pack – Includes the base game, all Hunter Edition content and the following early multiplayer unlocks: for players who like to stalk their prey from the shadows the Stalker Pack provides early multiplayer access to the deadly semi-auto Jackal shotgun. This powerful, close-range shotgun comes with a unique silencer attachment, custom weapon skin and two exclusive themed in-game dog tags.
Overkill Pack – Includes the base game, all Hunter Edition content and the following early multiplayer unlocks: the Overkill Pack features early multiplayer access to the Typhoon assault weapon and skin. Spewing 500 rounds a second, the Typhoon gives players the ability to go guns blazing to take back the Liberty Dome. Also included are two exclusive Overkill themed in-game dog tags.
Predator Pack – Includes the base game, all the Hunter Edition content and the following early multiplayer unlocks: the Predator Pack delivers early multiplayer access to the Feline submachine gun and exclusive camo. With an extremely fast rate of fire and a 60 round magazine the Feline is highly effective and deadly, at short range.
Huge announcement for Bioware fans as two of the company’s current juggernaut RPG franchises, Dragon Age and Mass Effect, are getting anime movie adaptations. Leading anime publishers, Madman Entertainment and FUNimation, will be joining forces to distribute both animated feature films on both Blu-Ray and DVD formats in 2012.
These anime movies are Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker and Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Produced respectively by Tokyo-based animation production company, T.O. Entertainment (Vexille, Appleseed) and Production I.G. (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex).
“There are plenty of avid gamers at Madman, myself included, who are big fans of both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age games,” said Tim Anderson, Managing Director, Madman Entertainment. “Both franchises offer great stories and rich characters, and we couldn’t be more excited to see BioWare’s immersive storytelling brought to life in these animated films.”
“Over the last few years, we have revealed different pieces of the Mass Effect world through different media. Extending the story through an anime medium is another amazing opportunity for us,” said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer for the Mass Effect series. “Partnering with FUNimation ensures that we will bring this rich universe to life with the utmost quality and the same attention to detail that the Mass Effect games are known for.“
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray formats on 6 June 2012, and Mass Effect: Paragon Lost will be released in late 2012.
The Playstation Network will be going into lockdown for a 12 – 13 hour period starting at 11pm on Monday 16th April until 11am Tuesday 17th April AEST. For those who are in different time zones, here is a list:
United Kingdom – 2pm on Monday 16 April 2012 until 2am on Tuesday 17 April 2012.
US Eastern – 9am on Monday 16 April 2012 until 10pm on Monday 16 April 2012.
US Pacific – 6am on Monday 16 April 2012 until 7pm on Monday 16 April 2012
While the Playstation Network is down, all services that are integrated with the Playstation Network will be offline. This includes:
PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP and PS Vita.
PlayStation Network Account Management.
PlayStation Network Account Registration.
Online Multiplayer
PSN Enabled Services
If you still want to play online while the PSN is in maintenance mode, then sign in before the scheduled time of maintenance and play away. Of course, trophies can still be earned and will be synched once the Playstation Network is back online. While it is down, why not enjoy your single player games that are collecting dust? They deserve your attention once in a while.
Rift has finally launched its eighth major content update titled Infernal Dawn. The content update brings many new additions to the game, but most notably, a new 20man Raid-dungeon to challenge all the end-game players of the game.
In the latest raid Mount Carcera, players group together to take on the two dragon lords Maelforge and Laethys. Additionally, there will be some new implementations, such as a guild finder and some new trade-skills for players to level.
Full list of features included in RIFT: Infernal Dawn:
Infernal Dawn – Epic 20 person raid within Mt. Carcera on Ember Isle
New Tradeskills – Fishing and Survival come to Telara
Leaderboards – Ascended stat tracking comes to Rift
Instant Adventure – Join the adventure on Ember Isle
Be sure to download the game and trial the first 20 levels by visiting this site, here.
We haven’t even reached the midway point of 2012 yet but that hasn’t stopped publishers from announcing games for early 2013. In fact, Namco Bandai Europe revealed that they will be releasing Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in the first quarter of 2013 exclusively on the PlayStation 3. Obviously a more specific release date will be announced in the future, but for now the fact that it is being localized is good enough.
Better yet, the game is being given a full English dub as well as subtitles in several different languages so many people will have a chance to play it and understand what is going on. For those who don’t know Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch follows the journey of a young boy named Oliver who sets out on a journey in a parallel world where he is trying to become a magician in an effort to revive his mom from the dead.
