GDC just started today but that doesn’t mean that gaming companies are pulling their punches until the last day. Tecmo Koei started out strong today by releasing a teaser for the continuation of the Ninja Gaiden series, currently titled Ninja Gaiden 3. This is the first time that Tecmo Koei has acknowledged the existence of the game since they announced it being under development last summer.
This teaser was released to help get fans hyped up for what we are expecting to be a major release of information at E3 this June. Besides that we only know that Ninja Gaiden 3 will be set for a release date in 2012 and that it will take fans of the series to a completely different side of Ryu Hayabusa. Also as you can see in the trailer that Ryu may just unmask himself for the first time ever in the Ninja Gaiden series. Catch the teaser below!
Looks like we will be getting a new release of Serious Sam some time this summer because the developers of the game, Croteam, just announced Serious Sam 3: BFE and gave out a few screenshots to help keep us tided over for the over the top action that Serious Same is known for. I will leave it up to your imagination as to what the BFE stands for, but let’s just say that it involves a bum and Egypt.
The game itself will be coming out on the PC and unspecified game consoles so expect to play SS3:BFE on any platform of your choosing. As you can see below there will be plenty of new features this time around and a brand new setting in 22nd century Egypt. The screenshots that were released can be seen below.
Mental’s Fearsome Legions – A new battalion of unforgettable minions including the rumbling Scrapjack and towering Khnum join the legendary Headless Kamikaze, Gnaar and Sirian Werebull. Your days of mowing down zombie Nazi space pirates are over.
Serious Melee Attacks – When an enemy slips by your wall of lead and pain, use one of the all-new innovative melee moves to drop an enemy right where they stand in the most violent way possible.
Pure Multiplayer Mayhem – Play through the full campaign mode with up to 16 players or drop the gauntlet and let the heavy ordinance fly in versus modes like Deathmatch and Beast Hunt. This is the next level of Serious Sam multiplayer and all hell is about to break loose.
Sony and the company LG have been locked in a bitter copyright infringement lawsuit for the past few months now. There had been no developments in the case since it was brought up, but now that is all about to change because the European courts have allowed an injunction to go through that will allow LG to bring about serious charges against Sony for creating the Blu-Ray system in their PS3s without providing the licensing rights needed that were owned by LG. If LG wins the case against Sony they will be able to claim profits on every PS3 sold around the world, including back pay on previously sold consoles.
Because of this ruling, European customs officials have been told to block any shipment of PS3 consoles into the country for at least ten days. This block can be extended and most likely will due to the fact that LG is pushing hard on their lawsuit. This also means that any shipment, whether it be a personal import or a shipment to an actual store will be stopped. We will keep you updated as we learn more but it looks like anyone in Europe will be finding it hard to acquire a new PS3 anytime soon.
Atlus broke the bad news to fans that Catherine wasn’t going to be coming to the West a week ago and this made quite a few people unhappy and also seemed unreasonable considering the amount of sales they could pull in. Now a few days later there was an image sent out from Atlus themselves with a Catherine-like pink background and the words “Do you still like us?” up against it.
Then today GameStop ended up listing Catherine for a release date of July 26 in North America…. oops. This listing has been pulled already but you can find the cache’d proof of the listing here. This isn’t anything more than a rumor at the moment but considering the fact that they already sent out a teaser image, Atlus will most likely release information soon.
Anyone who attended the Sydney Armageddon 2011 expo would know about the long list of special guests that made appearances to mingle with the fans. For those who were not, this might clue you in to the sorts of people that could seen wandering the venue. Among them were three members of Rooster Teeth productions, the creators and stars of the popular RedvsBlue web series. Their attendance featured as a huge headline in the promotion of the exhibition. These are also the creative minds behind other web series videos such as Immersion, RT shorts and Achievement Hunter, as well as lines of other internet phenomena such as RT comics and the Drunk Tank podcast.
We could see that much of their time at the event was spent behind the Rooster Teeth exhibitor booth where they were selling some of their merchandise to eager fans, as well as providing them with photo opportunities, signatures and the chance to just have a friendly and casual chat. Despite their immense popularity and internet fame, they were always friendly and very easily approachable. (Well, once you waited in line long enough.) Following the Roosterteeth Q & A panel on the second day of Armageddon, MasterAbbott, LinkageAX and myself were fortunate enough to have a chat with two of the RT members: Geoff Ramsey and Matt Hullum, also known as the voices of Grif and Sarge from RvB. MasterAbbott worked the camera while I asked them a few questions.
We began with a short discussion about how they were enjoying Australia. What was very surprising to hear was that it was their first ever visit to Sydney, so they had decided to make a holiday out of it. We gave them a little advice with regards to the local wildlife. After discussing what gives them inspiration and what they idolised (besides Joel), we also talked about they responded to their status as internet celebrities, also mentioning these other two guys called Gabe and Tyco from something called Penny Arcade. Their responses to their popularity were very humbling, and personally, I think it’s nice to know that huge internet stars like these can still be so down to earth and casual about their fame.
We also delved into the psyche of the characters that they play. For instance, we established that Sarge has a fear of swear words. Plus we also figured out why his voice changed so much, with his voice initially being modelled after the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket. We also learned that certain scences form RedVsBlue reminded Geoff of his time in the army in Kuwait, and how much friendship bonds mean in those sorts of situations. Except when he’s being subjected to Immersion experiments. In those instances, friends can be worst enemies. The last thing you want to wake up to is Burnie Burns in YOUR bedroom.
Finally, they finished off by explaining their ambitions for the future for RT. Want a few hints? President of the Universe. Travelling to the Netherlands. Simpson’s did it.
I’d like to thank Geoff and Matt for taking the time to chat with us, as well as for coming out to Australia to partake in one of our few available convention events. It just goes to show how cool these guys are to their fans by taking the time to travel and meet fans internationally.
If you have not heard of Roosterteeth productions before, or even RedvsBlue, then click on the link below to check out what you’ve been missing. If you are a self respecting gamer, you owe it to yourself to look into this:
As for those of you who are already huge Rooster Teeth fans, but missed out on the opportunity to buy some of their merch at Armageddon, fear not! They also have an online store and international shipping! They have T-Shirts, Wall posters, DVD’s, soundtracks, bags, books, calanders, planners, hats and tonnes of other cool stuff! Check out this link to browse their wares for memorabilia of your favourite RvB characters or moments:
MasterAbbott had the pleasure to sit down and interview the very talented independant film producer, director and actress Renee O’Connor which most of you know for her role as Gabrielle in Xena Warrior Princess. Renee discusses the challenges and what made working on Xena so great. We also discuss the possibilities of voice acting in video games and also what Renee’s first video game was and also what she enjoys playing now.
Also discussed is Renee up coming film called Beyond the Farthest Star : A twist of fate brings the national spotlight to a forgotten Texas town, and a once famous preacher has an opportunity to regain his former glory or seize one last chance to restore his fractured family. Check out the site for Beyond the Farthest Star, click the BRING IT button to VOTE and bring Beyond to a theater near you! It’s free, qualifies you for prizes, exclusive updates and let’s us know to BRING IT to YOUR city. The bring it option is open to all Countries so if you want to see Beyond in a theater near you VOTE NOW.
Capsule Computers would like to thank Renee for taking the time to speak with us and we wish her all the best in the future.
Any questions or comments please leave them below.
MasterAbbott had the pleasure to speak to the Stars of the Reality show : Survivor : James Clement and Ami Cusack at Armageddon Expo 2011 here in Sydney Australia.
Survivor is a reality television currently into its 22nd season in the USA. In Survivor, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for a cash prize of $1 Million dollars. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe members until only two-three final contestants remains. At this point the power switches from the contestants to the eliminated jury members who then vote on who should win the title of “Sole Survivor”.
If you’re a Survivor fan this is one interview you need to watch as James and Ami discuss a whole wide range of Survivor topics such as strategy to the most hated players in the game like Russell Hantz and Johnny Fairplay, we also find out what James and Ami’s favourite video games are and much much more !!!
Sit back and enjoy this fantastic interview.
Special thanks to both James and Ami for taking the time to chat with us here at Capsule Computers and sharing their thoughts, opinions and passion for Survivor for all fans out there. We wish you both the best of luck moving forward and we hope to see you back on Survivor hopefully in the future 🙂
So those who did go should know how it was already but if you were just wondering how others felt or maybe if you didn’t go and are wondering what is there and if it’s worth going to next year you should really read below.
I totally enjoyed myself at Armageddon and I loved the stalls and people there but don’t take only my word for it. I interviewed some friendly people at the convention and here are the results:
1. What did you come to Armageddon for?
‘To cosplay and hang out with friends’ –Aura
‘To buy merchandise to furnish my room’ – Michael Fleming
‘Anime + Games’ – Daniel
‘Hang out with friends, Cosplay and visit rooster teeth stall’ – Spike
‘Fun’- Matt
2. How have you liked this convention?
‘It’s been good’ – Aura
‘Most enjoyable’ – Michael Fleming
‘I think it’s pretty good so far’ – Daniel
‘Eh…8/10’ – Spike
‘Great venue, good stalls.’ – Matt
3. What was the best thing about this convention?
‘Being with friends and cheap anime’ – Aura
‘Rooster teeth, and to meet them’ – Michael Fleming
‘Magic cards tournament’ – Daniel
‘RvB Press event’ – Spike
‘Nerdy Stuff’ – Matt
4. What was the worst thing about this convention?
‘Waking up at 6.30am’ – Aura
‘I have to go home’ – Michael Fleming
‘People wearing things that should not be seen by public. My eyes!’ – Daniel
‘Long lines… and the temptation to buy tonnes of stuff’ – Spike
‘Parking Ticket Price’ – Matt
5. What do you think of the price of the ticket?
‘Good’ – Aura
‘Slightly too expensive. If it were free it would be more accessible, as enough revenue would be gained from merchandise sales’ – Michael Fleming
‘Meh, not too expensive, but not cheap either’ – Daniel
‘Fine actually’ – Spike
‘Fair’ – Matt
6. What do you think about the venue?
‘Good’ – Aura
‘Well accommodating, good enough sure for the event and crowd capacity’– Michael Fleming
‘Wish the trains were running here today, the dome is very round.’ – Daniel
‘Appropriate’ – Spike
‘Hard to get to. Expensive Parking’ – Matt
7. How was this convention compared to other conventions?
‘Good but Supanova is better’ – Aura
‘Not much different, but this is cool, because it is the experience that I pay for.’ – Michael Fleming
‘Better’- Daniel
‘Better than anima, not as good as supernova’- Spike
‘Good’- Matt
8. What was your favourite stall?
‘Anime Bargain Basement’ – Aura
‘Zombster’– Michael Fleming
‘Rooster Teeth’ – Spike
‘Magic Cards Store’ – Matt
9. What was your favourite moment of the convention?
‘Getting it on by the grim reaper’ – Aura
‘Talking to the people from Zombster to find out about their models’ – Michael Fleming
‘Meeting Rooster Teeth’ – Spike
Thanks to all the fans for sharing their comments about Armageddon. If you also attendeded the Expo leave a comment below and let us know what you thought of it.
MasterAbbott from Capsule Computers had the honour to sit down and speak to Karen Allen in a VERY EXCLUSIVE Australian interview at Armageddon Expo 2011.
Karen is known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Karen Allen has also had roles in films including National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Wanderers and many more.
In our interview Karen speaks about her start in the movie industry, how she got the part of Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” also her thoughts on the latest Indiana Jones “Kingdom Of The Crystal Skulls” and her up and coming movie called White Irish Drinkers. Lastly we ask Karen what her favourite Video Game is !!
Enjoy this exclusive Australian interview with Karen. Leave your comments below if you have any 🙂
Capsule Computers would like to thank Karen for taking the time speak with us and we wish her all the best in the future
David Hewlett, Star of ‘Stargate Atlantis’ speaks with us here at Capsule Computers about his acting career, his work in Stargate, Dungeons & Dragons and of course; his background in gaming. The interview was conducted by our awesome editor, Ben Webb (Linkage Ayexe; oh wait, that’s me!) and MasterAbbot towards the end there when Ben suddenly becomes too starstruck to function correctly. David just seemed to keep saying the right things and (it’s weird writing about yourself in third person) was too much awesome for Link to handle in such a short amount of time.
Embedded below is the video of the interview.
Blurb:
David Hewlett is a Canadian actor who stars in the popular sci-fi series: Stargate Atlantis. The character first appeared as a more minor character in one of the prequel series (Stargate SG1) stories. Above Stargate, he has also guest starred in the TV series ‘Sanctuary’, written and directed his own film and starred in other cult movies.
Our staff here at Capsule Computers talk to David about Stargate, Video Games and Dungeons and Dragons. First part of the Interview is done by our awesome editor, LinkageAX; with MasterAbbott jumping in when Link suddenly becomes a little too starstruck.
