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Sentai licenses Broken Blade films

Luke Halliday
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Because Sentai Filmworks have recently decided to license everything under the sun that has yet to be licensed, Sentai have now licensed Broken Blade, a series of films based upon the Broken Blade manga series.

The series of films follows the same story as the manga. Sentai Filmworks summarised Broken Blade in their press release:

In Cruzon, children are born with the ability to control quartz. This power allows them to levitate simple objects—or control enormous and complex mobile battle suits called Golems. But when an ancient Golem is discovered during the height of a brutal war, a young king and his beautiful queen turn to Rygart Arrow. Though an “un-sorcerer”, Rygart can miraculously pilot this ancient and powerful weapon. But in war, school friends can turn into bitter enemies and allies have suspicious motives.

No release date has been confirmed for Broken Blade as of posting. What do you think of Sentai licensing Broken Blade? Let us know in the shoutbox or comments section.

EA and Adidas produce shoes for NFS: The Run

J. Bradshaw
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Well, we didn’t see this one coming. EA and Adidas have teamed to create a pair of, um, shoes that
tie into the the new Need for Speed game. Apparently, they really want to emphasize the fact that this game will have RUNNING IN IT! OMG!

Only 100 pairs of the shoes will be avaialbe for purchase. The first 50 can be bought at the Adidas Originals Chicago store on October 10, while the other 50 will be at the San Francisco store on October 22.

“Our goal with Need for Speed is to be more than just a video game franchise, as we view ourselves as a leader in youth and automotive culture as well,” said Kevin Maher, senior director of marketing at EA.

We think EA is just running out of ideas. Will you be getting a pair of these shoes or the game?

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007 Preorder bonus deals explained

J. Bradshaw
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People who preorder the GoldenEye 007 game will get a heaping helping of additional goodies. If you pre-buy the game at Gamestop, you’ll get Paintball mode for local split-screena dn online private player matches. In addition, Gamestop also offers “early access into the Classic Conflict Mode” for online public and private matches.

On the other hand, those who preorder from Amazon will get a black Moonraker laser rifle skin.

Best Buy preorders will ship with early access to Tag and Invisibility modes forsplit-screen and private online matches.

All of these preorders can be preordered today from their respective retailers. The game ships on November 1, 2011 for the 360 and PS3. Which will you be getting?

Aiko Island released on iOS for half price for a limited time

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Aiko Island is a new physics based puzzle game on iOS. Aiko Island runs under the simple concept of destroying the evil red Aiko and returning cookies to the blue Aiko, while also making sure to not lose any of the blue Aiko. Aiko Island has 125 challenging levels, using a variety of tools such as ropes, cannons, explosions, and so on.

Plus, if 125 levels aren’t quite enough for you, IceFlame has promised that more levels will be delivered in later updates. Aiko Island also has leaderboard features, specifically with Game Center and Openfeint.

For the launch IceFlame are selling the game for 50% discount, $0.99 for iPhone and iTouch, and $1.99 for iPad. Make sure you grab it quick!

Aliens to enter the Kefling planet

J. Bradshaw
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There isn’t much we could add to a World of Keflings to make it better. However, aliens always make everything better… unless of course they blow up everything, but that’s for another time. You see, the aliens who come to the Keflings game will actually need YOUR help. The “It Came from Outer Space” DLC will feature gamers helping out some grounded aliens as they repair their ship and return to their home world. A a new alien themed kingdom, new resources, buildings, and characters will also be coming to the DLC. Pricing and release dates are TBD.

EB Expo – the latest announcements

Kelly Teng
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There’s only a few days to go, and EB Expo’s lineup is just looking better than ever. With 10,000 tickets already sold, the latest announcements reveal new playable demos and special presentations that will grace Australia’s largest video game exhibition.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Saints Row: The Third are the latest demos that gamers will get to test out on the floor of EB Expo. These titles join an already impressive list, including Battlefield 3, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, and Mass Effect 3.

EA and DICE are also preparing a special presentations from Lars Gustavsson (Creative director of BF3), Daniel Matros (Global Community Manager of BF3) and a keynote from EA’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Moore. The presentation and keynote will be on Saturday only, between 2pm-3pm.

For Sony fans, the PS Vita will be showcased. In addition, a presentation titled Playstation Vita – A Game Producer’s Perspective, delivered by John McLaughlin, the producer of SCE Worldwide Studios.

For more information on the lineup and schedule, check out EB Expo’s official site for more information. Stay tuned for our coverage of the weekend!

GT5 patch out today -DLC coming on October 18

J. Bradshaw
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Hey, remember that update to Gran Turismo 5 we talked about yesterday? Yea, it’s out now. Like right now. Go turn on your PS3 and insert the disc right now so that the 1 hour downloading period can begin. So you have the process started now? Good. Once you have finished reading all of the Capsule Computers articles that were posted today you can go to your PS3 and start enjoying the Functionality Update 2.0 that adds mid-race saving options and a bunch of other awesome goodies.

If new tracks, cars and paint jobs are more your thing though, then you will have to wait a little longer. The DLC for GT5 is not coming until October 18. Good thing you will already have the update out of the way when it launches though!

Source: Playstation Blog

Hunter x Hunter Exam Arc Cast Revealed

Luke Halliday
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It has been 2 weeks now since Hunter x Hunter made it’s grand premiere to critical acclaim (check out our review of episode 1 and episode 2). Now the voices of several pivotal characters for the Hunter Exam arc have been cast.

The newly cast roles for the Hunter Exam arc are as follows:

  • Satotz – Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo from Dragonball)
  • Hanzo – Daisuke Kishio (Kaname from Vampire Knight)
  • Tonpa – Toshiharu Sakurai (Doranikov from Doraemon)
  • Nicole – Norihisa Mori (Amori from the older Hunter x Hunter anime)
  • Beans – Ichitaro Ai (Pukamon in Digimon Xros Wars)

The most interesting of which may be Norihisa Mori, who is to date the only cast member to appear in both the new and old series.

You will be able to see all 5 of these voice actors in action as their characters make their debut appearance this Sunday when the Hunter Exam properly kicks off. What do you think of these new cast members? Let us know in the shoutbox or comments section.

Squids swims onto iOS

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Squids is the debut game from the Game Bakers, a company made by industry veterans. The Game Bakers team have some AAA console games under their belt, so Squids is sure to be a great game.

Squids is an RPG based underwater, where an infectious black ooze is threatening their ecosystem. The black ooze basically turns creatures into evil zombie-like creatures that you and your squid buddies have to fight off. You get to choose from four classes, meaning that you construct your party based on the four classes’ strengths and weaknesses. Given that most RPGs are based around three classes, so this reinvention is interesting news, and hopefully it pans out well. But given the developers, it seems to be in the right hands.

Emeric Thoa, Game Bakers’ CCO and co-founder describes the game as having the “depth hardcore games are looking for, along with the accessibility casual gamers expect on the iPhone or iPod touch”.

The screenshots look as fun as they are cute, I mean squids with hats? Come on, that’s pretty awesome.

Squids is available now for $0.99 at the iTunes store – HERE

It will also be released soon on iPad (HD), Android, PC, and Mac.

New Trailer – The Avengers

Claire Phillips
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Think of this as your little bit of awesome for the day.

After weeks of teasers including on set photos and character shots, Marvel have finally released a trailer for the Avengers, and it doesn’t disappoint!

Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Nick Fury all get their moments, as does the new Bruce Banner/ Incredible Hulk.

The story of course is all about the first teaming up of the heroes to form the Avengers, and will see the return of Thor villian Loki as part of the opposing side. By the looks of it the new team doesn’t gel together quite from the off – and surprise surprise that it’s Tony Stark stealing the show.

The Joss Whedon directed movie is still a long way off – it’s not released until May next year – but it’s shaping up to be a great start for Marvel’s superhero supersquad.

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