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Need for Speed: The Run Gets the Michael Bay Treatment

Julien Durand
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Need for Speed: The Run is just a couple of weeks away, and just when you thought the game’s marketing campaign had pulled out the last of its surprises, we get this announcement for EA:

Hollywood’s biggest action director – Michael Bay – has joined forces with gaming’s biggest racing franchise – Need for Speed – to deliver a spectacular one-of-kind, blockbuster television commercial for this holiday’s most anticipated release, Need for Speed™ The Run.

For those of you who have not had the privilege of being bombarded by one of his films, Michael Bay is the director behind the Rock, the Transformers series, and Pearl Harbor.

Starting today, fans can go to the Need for Speed Facebook page and must work together to unlock the game’s new trailer which showcases a “heart-pounding, adrenaline-fueled race” which matches the action-packed tone the game is going for.

In order to create the trailer, Bay spent time with the development team at EA Black Box and went hands on with the game, and he was brought on for the trailer because his bombastic visual-style adds an “explosive touch to the blockbuster action already in the game.” So get unlocking people and check back at Capsule Computers when the full trailer is released!

“BANG!” set for November 12th

Joshua Moris
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Combined efforts of developer SpinVector and production company Palzoun gain momentum with the multicross-platform game called “BANG!”. This spaghetti western plays out as a unique card game that combines users from Apple devices and PC.

The original boardgame published by dVGiochi showed its success by selling over 600,000 units worldwide and can expect higher distribution across mobile devices. With 200,000 copies already dispersed on mobile devices, people that have already purchased the game will receive the update for multiplayer free. After November 12, the game will include the cross-platform function to mesh online play for all devices.

To see the fun enfold, check out the BANG! gameplay trailer below. Don’t worry if you get shot – it is only a flesh wound.

Sonic CD unveils Tails and rushes to tablets with Gamestop

Claire Phillips
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Sonic isn’t one for keeping release dates. After Sonic Generations breaking out a day early yesterday thanks to EB Games Australia, Sega of America have announced that the speedy blue one has ‘outrun his own re-release date’ for Sonic CD.

The game isn’t due for release until December, but anyone who buys a tablet from Gamestop (including a Samsung Galaxy, Acer 100 and ASUS Transfromer) will have a full copy of the game preloaded and ready to roll on their new gadget.

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To match their tech orientated partnership, Sega have also revealed that Sonic’s long time sidekick Tails will be included in the game as an unlockable character – finish the game once and the little guy is yours – congratulations Sega, that’s two Sonic games everyone wants to play! Check out the screenshots below to see some more of Tails in action.

Sonic CD will eventually be released on PSN, XBLA, Android, iOs, Mac, PC and Windows Phone.

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Konami serves BurgerTime World Tour

Joshua Moris
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In junction with MonkeyPaw Games Inc, Konami is excited to announce that the release of BurgerTime World Tour today. Available exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade, BurgerTime World Tour revitalizes an arcade classic with modern graphics and game mechanics.

The reinvention of the classic arcade puzzler offers a unique playing style seen similar on titles like Super Mario Galaxy. With a rotating 3D environment you can expect platform elements such as boss battles to keep players on their toes.

For being a loyal BurgerTime fan, gamers can download a delicious dashboard theme for free as part of BurgerTime World Tour DLC. This kind of customer service only gets better by offering the game for only 800 Microsoft points. Come get your economy burger at the BurgerTime World Tour Website! Check out the XBLA launch trailer below, and see if you can become a top burger chef.

Com2Us celebrate “Korea Get’s Games”

Luke Halliday
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Com2Us are a popular iOS developer, who you may have heard of from such iOS classics as Piggy Adventure and Tiny Farm. Today Com2Us have a lot to celebrate. Being a iOS developer based in Seoul, South Korea, Com2Us have been unable to release their software throughout their homeland due to South Korea not having it’s own app store.

That is, until now. An app store is now available in Korea and Com2Us will be celebrating it’s release “discount style.” All their titles besides those that are for free have been discounted down to a 99 cents for the next 5 days, worldwide.

So if you have been dying to get Piggy Adventure or one of Com2Us’ other great titles, now would be the perfect time. You can check out all their great titles right here in the iTunes app store.

Otomedius Excellent available in stores today

Travis Bruno
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Those who have been waiting for a truly unique side scrolling shooter have to wait no longer. Konami’s Otomedius Excellent has finally been released after multiple delays and is available on store shelves now. The title is available exclusively on the Xbox 360 and is the sequel to the Japanese only shooter Otomedius Gorgeous.

In Otomedius Excellent players will be able to experience the original Japanese character voices for the nine characters available. Gamers will also be able to play with up to three other players either on their own TV or team up with others online. Besides playing the game, gamers can also view various unlocked graphics in the expanded gallery mode.

Those with a bit of extra money to spend can look for the Special Edition of Otomedius Excellent which will contain a 2 sided pillowcase, a 65 page artbook and a soundtrack CD that contains music both from this game as well as Gradius. The normal edition will cost $29.99 while the Special Edition will run you $49.99, though there is plenty of extra bonuses available for that price.

Crunchyroll to begin streaming Digimon Xros Wars

Travis Bruno
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If you can’t get enough Digimon in your life, or simply are tired of watching old episodes that have already been dubbed in English then Crunchyroll has some good news for you. They announced earlier today that they will be simulcasting Digimon Xros Wars in partnership with Toei Animation. For those who don’t know, simulcast means the episodes will be available to stream very shortly after the original airs in Japan.

Crunchyroll will be offering the episodes in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand which means nearly everyone will be able to watch it. Don’t jump on their site quite yet however, the simulcast is set to start next week so you will not be able to find it currently.

Ryu turns into a fire dragon in Ninja Gaiden 3

Travis Bruno
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Let me reiterate the title once again, just to let the fact sink in. Ryu is able to turn into a dragon, made literally out of fire, in Ninja Gaiden 3. In a batch of new screenshots released by Tecmo Koei we see one of Ryu Hayabusa’s new ninpo techniques that allows him to turn into a fire dragon that will destroy nearby enemies and recover his own health.

Besides the fire dragon we are also given a number of bloody screenshots of Ryu dispatching a number of various soldiers with the help of his trusty sword. As you can see below, Ryu’s arm doesn’t look any better and that is because he has been cursed with the Grip of Murder which appears to feast on any death surrounding the ninja. Check out the screenshots below.

Dark Souls ships 1.5 million units worldwide

Travis Bruno
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When you make a sequel to a highly successful title, there is always a good amount of sales that will be guaranteed. But I doubt Namco Bandai and From Software were expecting quite a large demand for their highly difficult title Dark Souls. According to numbers released by From Software today, 1.5 million units of the game have been shipped out worldwide.

North America has received the largest shipment with 620,000 copies, with Europe receiving 470,000 and Japan only 370,000. Now shipped games do not guarantee the same amount of sales but usually the number means that there is just that high of a demand for the title. With most Japanese titles selling better in the West than in their original country, perhaps this is a sign that Japanese developers should work on localizing more of their titles hm?

Soulcalibur V’s character creation system given trailer

Travis Bruno
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Like its predecessors, Soulcalibur V will contain a character creation system. This way you can make your very own fighter however you please, or make ripoffs of various other licensed characters that aren’t in the game. Just don’t tell anyone about it eh? In this video we see a number of the features shown off, including the ability to adjust practically everything on the character to create a very unique fighter.

The game’s producer Hisaharu Tago provides a bit of information about what we are seeing in the video which you can watch below. The character creation system looks better than ever, and everyone will be able to give it a shot when the game is released on January 31st in North America and February 3rd in Europe.

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