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Resistance 3 DLC announced as the Survival Pack; coming on October 4th

Travis Bruno
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PlayStation 3 owners can rejoice because not only does their exclusive Resistance 3 title hit stores today but Insomniac Games has already begun working on a piece of downloadable content for the game’s multiplayer section. The DLC is named the “Survival Pack” and will be available on October 4th. The package will add the Invasion Mode to Resistance 3 and include a number of player skins as well as a basic XMB theme for only $3.99.

The Invasion game mode will be a team based resource management type match which will force teams to control capture points on a map to earn points. If you don’t feel like spending extra money though, you can will also be getting two new multiplayer maps entirely free. These maps will come alongside a patch that is also being released on October 4th.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution “The Missing Link” DLC announced for October release

Travis Bruno
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Square Enix has had a small puzzle going on involving Deus Ex: Human Revolution and it appears that they have decided to shed a little light on what the puzzle contains. Today Square Enix announced that “The Missing Link” DLC will be released in October and bring with it a number of new environments, characters and some extra narrative to go with the game’s already stellar story.

The Missing Link DLC will take place near the end of the game’s storyline and fill in a three day gap in story where Adam happened to drop off the radar where nobody knew where he was. The content will reveal new information about the conspiracies, though for those who have beaten the game, nothing has been said if they will need to start over to access the DLC or not. Expect more information soon as Square Enix promised updates soon.

Dead Island patch detailed, Steam version to be replaced with standard version

Travis Bruno
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Dead Island has quite a large amount of bugs, but I didn’t mention a number of these in my review simply because Techland has had a day-one patch sitting in it’s holster ready to fire off when the game was released. This patch will fix a large amount of issues which could plague your game, with some being only minor annoyances and others potentially quest halting.

You can find the full list of the game’s fixes below, also if you happened to download the Steam version of Dead Island, you may have noticed something else wrong with your game. The Steam version was actually a pre-release development build which has a number of large glitches and other problems. Obviously they are going to be releasing a normal version to patch player’s problematic games. Techland is expecting to release the patch to North American consumers as soon as possible with other countries receiving it on Friday.

The full list of fixes is below:

  • Fixed maps synchronization when player joined during map load.
  • Fixed saving player re-spawn position when playing in cooperative mode.
  • Fixed occasional inability to complete sidequests in Laboratory.
  • Improved enemy awareness (zombies).
  • Fixed occasional bug with NPC’s hands bend
  • Fixed spawning enemies in some quests after joining coop game.
  • Fixed showing locations on invisible NPCs.
  • Fixed potential walkthrough blocker when quest “Knockin’ on heavens door” was completed before talking to Dominik during “On the air” quest.
  • Fixed displaying gather rings near some door.
  • Fixed enemies reaction on fire.
  • Fixed enemies health and stamina bars in coop.
  • Fixed filtering of games in lobby.
  • Volume of pickup’s engine has been increased.
  • Fixed many issues causing game instability.
  • Fixed switching maps when player died.
  • Fixed enemies unable to reach player on some arenas.
  • Thrown items cannot be picked up by another player for 5 seconds.
  • Fixed animation glitch when trading .
  • More than one player can use the same ladder simultaneously.
  • Fixed stomper interruption when target was hit by another player.
  • Fixed infinite spawn of shooting enemies.
  • Fixed not hiding menu if die inside vehicle.
  • Fixed item level calculation when playing second play-through.
  • Added information about players requesting pause
  • Fixed AI animation glitch after fast travel or travel through portal.
  • Added distinction between quest checkpoints and other saves.
  • Fixed bug causing all inventory to be lost.
  • Fixed reloading and kicking. After clip was inserted reload is treated as successful.
  • Purna can gain bonus rage from both “Grim Inspiration” and “Inspiring Kick”.
  • Only “Walker” type enemies increase the extra XP of the “Combo” skill from Xian’s Survival skill tree.
  • Health regeneration was disabled during grab.
  • Focus on items in shops is not changing after operation (sell, buy).
  • More HP for all escorted NPCs;
  • removed all instances of Butcher during escorts.
  • Fixed tracking after loading checkpoint (a few more checkpoints were affected);
  • Increased minimum vertical distance to count a waypoint as passed for NPCs (NPCs should no longer go back and forth).

    • Sony hire big gun to head security team

    Darren Resnekov
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    Citing the latest network intrusion as the main reason behind the move, Sony has hired Philip Reitinger, ex director of the US National Cyber Security Center to act as their new chief information security officer. As well as his previous position within the government, Reitinger has also represented Microsoft as well as the US department of Defense.

    With the loss of 77 million users data, including personal information by hackers exploiting network flaws, Sony are doing everything they can to ensure their users feel safe and secure while using their various services. While many doubted that the PSN service would ever return to its former glory, CEO Howard Stringer sings a different tune, emphasising that since the ordeal “We have more than 3 million new customers since the network came back online, and sales are exceeding what we had before the cyber-attacks.”

    Limited Edition Uncharted 3 Controller Announced

    Claire Phillips
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    It’s beige. It’s brown. It’s cartographic fantastic! (I had to, I apologise!)

    Sony Japan has just revealed that a limited edition Dualshock 3 controller will be released alongside Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception when the game debuts there on 2 November. So far this is only scheduled for a Japan release, but with Uncharted being such an internationally popular franchise it would be a bit strange to leave out the rest of the world.

    Personally I’m a bit surprised at the choice of the design – it looks a lot more like a Lord of the Rings style controller than anything to do with the Uncharted franchise! I can see where they are coming from with the map design, Uncharted does hinge on exploring, and yes, that involves maps. But given the lush environments and generally vibrant style of the game, I would have expected something a bit bolder. If this controller sees a worldwide release, will you be snapping it up?

    Three More SNK Games For The PSN

    Joshua Spudic
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    On the back of releasing World Heroes (review) and Shock Troopers (review), SNK Playmore USA have revealed three more titles to head to the US Playstation Store as minis. They are Alpha Mission, T.N.K III and Vanguard II. Let’s have a quick look at the games:

    Alpha Mission:
    Pilot the fighter ship SYD and attack both air & ground based enemy targets, collect power-ups and defeat the bosses in this 1985 precursor to the early NEOGEO era sequel! The fate of Earth rests in your hands!

    T.N.K III:
    Play as Colonel Ralf, maneuvering your tank and firing its machine guns and cannon. Destroy the enemy army in this arcade classic originally released in 1985, featuring revolutionary controls for its time!

    Vanguard II:
    Destroy hostile enemies and their massive base in this innovative sequel to the arcade hit!

    All of these games will be available on September 6 and cost $2.99.

    Capsule Computers Podcast Episode 022 – Ask A Capper

    Alexis Ayala
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    This week we have special guest, stand up comedian and runner of Ask A Capper, Chuck Bittner. We talk about the Call of Duty XP event, Halo 4, whether Deus Ex: HR is racist and then discuss who would we dress as and who we would dress our worst enemy as during a live televised event.

    Cast: Alexis Ayala, Matt Vella, Luke Halliday and Special Guest Chuck Bittner

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    Dragon Quest Anniversary Collection Lands in Japan September 15th…

    Dustin Spencer
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    It is certainly a good year to be a Dragon Quest fan. Of course we already told you news about Dragon Quest X’s big reveal recently, but there is yet another title coming to the Wii that is sure to press some nostalgic buttons for some. Dragon Quest Anniversary Collection is set to release just nine days from today in Japan (September 15th for those of you bad at math), and will bring together the Erdwick trilogy in one snazzy package. Not only will players receive Dragon Quest 1, 2, and 3, but also included on the disc will be the Game Boy Color ports of Dragon Quest 1&2, and Dragon Quest 3 (also known as Dragon Warrior during the original western release).

    To add in those last elements of spice, fans can also expect to find a mini-medal replica made famous by the series along with a reprinted Shinken NES strategy guide for the original trio of titles on the disc. Quite a nice package indeed. You can watch the official trailer for the compilation below, and once we hear any word of localization, we will be sure to inform you all so stay tuned!

    New BIT.TRIP COMPLETE Trailer

    Kyle Moore
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    With the release of Bit.Trip Complete for the Nintendo Wii just around the corner, the team over at Aksys Games has been kind enough to release a new trailer. This is the very same trailer that had its debut on Tiny Cartidge just a few short days ago, which has been made available to public world wide. We here at Capsule Computers are proud to present the brand new trailer for Bit.Trip Complete, which along with Bit.Trip Saga for the 3DS will be released September 13. Bit. Trip Complete will contain 120 new challenges, as well as all six games from the WiiWare series. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.

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    SWAP! European Release Date and Price

    Joshua Spudic
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    The Arkedo Series, published by Sanuk Games is returning to the European Playstation Store with their second installment SWAP! The puzzle game will be available from the 21st of September. A price has also been set: €1.99. For those in the United Kingdom, expect to pay £1.59.

    SWAP!, the second of the collection of three games from Arkedo Studio, is a four match puzzle game. You are King Kat, who must find his way back to the castle after going out on an all-nighter and pulling off a milk binge. Yes, that is the story. You can check the screenshots of the game below.

    The Arkedo Series is made up of three downloadable titles: JUMP!, SWAP! and PIXEL!. JUMP! is now available on the Playstation Store and PIXEL! will have a release date soon.

    You know what’s awesome about Capsule Computers? We have a review of JUMP! right now. Want to know if it is worth it? Well… what are you waiting for? We will have a review of SWAP! as well, so watch out for that one.

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