Immortality may seem like a blessing to some, but what happens after you have gained immortal life? You would slowly grow to dread it, much like Heinrich has over the years of being an executioner. Though what happens when a witch that you had executed years ago appears before you not only alive, but promising to break the curse of immortality that is plaguing you? That is exactly how the story appears to begin in this Knights Contract trailer released by Namco Bandai today.
With over the top fantasy violence combined with spectacular magical effects the team work we will be seeing next year when this game comes out appears to be stellar from the trailer. We are even introduced to what may be the main enemy of the game at the end when another mysterious witch appears in front of a young girl. Expect to see Knights Contract sometime next year on shelves everywhere. Catch the trailer below.
MasterAbbott (Philip Federico) Special Advisor on Marvel vs Capcom 3 : Fate of Two Worlds, Seth Killian
I recently spoke to Seth Killian, Special Advisor on Marvel vs Capcom 3 at Tokyo Game Show. Seth ran us through what to expect in terms of new characters, best characters to use for new comers and also veterans of the series, plus a whole lot more. Before the interview Seth and I sat down and had a challenge, we couldnt record this but let me tell you, it was close !! VERY CLOSE !! so close that Seth nearly destroyed me perfectly 😉 Just kidding it was a close match, being a hardcore Resident Evil fan I used Chris Redfield, Ryu and Dante from Devil’s May Cry to take down the man they call “Special Advisor” but sadly due to getting something in my eye and not knowing the button configuration on the arcade stick controller (look I’ve got to use some sort of excuse) 😉 Seth put me out of my misery.
This interview will answer quite a few questions for all you hardcore Marvel Vs Capcom 3 fans out there. Seth also explains how the game mechanics of Marvel Vs Capcom 3 are setup and how easy it is for new comers to pick up the game and get stuck into it straight off the bat. In the character department Seth advised that on the Capcom side, Viewtiful Joe the wolf from Okami, Tron Bonne are now playable characters. On the Marvel side, Dormammu, Thor and X23. I’ll let the interview explain the rest.
Pokémania is starting to re-enter the world yet again and one of the newest videos to go viral is a fan made trailer for the short live-action film “Pokémon Apokélypse”. Now before you disregard this clip as some cheap youtube video of the week and yes, it is a bit cheese-tastic, you should know that this trailer has some of the highest quality work I have seen made in a fan made live-action production for a video game in years which makes this clip a bit special.
This clip might be a bit mature rated for those who have kids in the room so just a bit of a disclaimer that this is not the Ash from Pallet town that we all know as the happy go-lucky tv series. Keep an eye out for the awesome references to the series as well as they add some cheesey hilarity to the otherwise very serious trailer. I personally think I Would buy 10 tickets to this masterpiece first day if it hit the big screens. Without further Ado, check out the amazing new re-imagination below!
Below you can find the Xbox Live schedule for the end of September and the beginning of October, as provided by Major Nelson. A majority of the schedule we already know, but there are some new details on that list, such as upcoming games on demand and avatar marketplace clothes.
Xbox LIVE Arcade:
September 22: Alien Breed 2: Assault Episode 2 – 800 Microsoft Points
September 22: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue – 1200 Microsoft Points
September 22: Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, 1200 Microsoft Points
As you may have seen we at Capsule Computers are quite excited about Krome Studios’ upcoming game Blade Kitten which is releasing on the PS3, 360, and PC this month. We even have an interview direct from the creator of Kit Ballard himself. If you act now you can pre-order Blade Kitten right now on Steam for $15 US. Not only that but if you pre-order from Steam you will be receiving her Gothic Costume which you can see below.
Blade Kitten is far more than your average side scrolling beat-em up. The game is driven along by a strong narrative and portrayed in an advanced Anime styled look which fans of the comic are sure to love and please those who are not fans. There are 19 different levels to be explored and fought through including many different bosses to face down and levels to ride Noot, an alien mount. The game itself is coming out tomorrow but you have a bit of time left to pre-order right now, or even to purchase the game just after release itself.
Now when you think about Fable, you think about good and evil, an enormous fantasy world, swords, magic, dogs…. But what about the houses? If you were like me, you had to look for getting certain achievements in Fable 2 which involved making various real estate purchases and taking care of your property and modifying it even to make your tenants happy. However there wasn’t a whole lot of customization to be had in that mode was there?
Well Lionhead has just given us a new video that shows the new house customization system which will allow you to create the house of your dreams, or the house of your nightmares if you so wish. Quite literally everything inside the house is available for customization, and can be moved around and placed wherever you want them to be. While some players may not find this as a major addition, it will be great news to those who enjoyed the house system in Fable 2 and were hoping to see it expanded upon.
As some people get older their interests start to wane when it comes to games that they used to play, but there is one thing that it seems will never pass out of popularity, and that thing is Pokémon. The game had barely been on shelves for two days and it has already doubled the amount of sales from the previous iteration of the Pokémon series being Heart Gold/Silver. Heart Gold/Silver only were able to sell 1.4 million units in the first 48 hours.
One thing that should be recognized though, is that Black & White are far more different than any other Pokémon sequel since Red and Blue were released. There are new characters, a completely different world, an entirely different roster of Pokémon, (with old Pokémon only showing up after game completion), and much more additions to the fundamental Pokémon formula.
Unfortunately those of us outside of Japan will have to wait until Spring 2011 to see all of these new features in our own hands.
We’ve said before that it is amazing to see the sequel to DeathSpank already arriving quite early after the release of the first game, but now EA has even more good news for us. They have announced that those who purchase the sequel within a week of the launch date, meaning September 20th-27th for the PS3 and the 22nd-28th on the Xbox 360, will receive two additional bits of DLC for free.
This is good news for everyone that has been anticipating the game, considering one bit of the DLC is an additional dungeon to explore, and the other is another co-op character. If you happen to be a bit late with your purchase however you can still get this DLC, though you will have to pay for it. The “Snowy Mountain Dungeon” will cost $3 or 240 MSP, and the co-op character “Sidekick Tankko” will be only $1 or 80 MSP. Bear in mind though that players of the previous Deathspank game will not have their equipment or level carried over, but we can think of this opening week DLC as a bit of make up for that fact.
Games in the US always have to go through the ESRB to receive any sort of chance for release but these ratings usually are very cut and dry and can easily go unnoticed as the hype for large games who really cares about the ratings board at this point right? Well occasionally they can give us a bit of a laugh and even a preview as to what type of characters we may stumble across and the different zombies we will be fighting.
Below is the detailed rating given by the ESRB for Dead Rising 2:
This is an action-horror game in which players assume the role of Chuck Greene, an unwitting contestant on a “kill-or-be-killed” zombie game show. Players can use guns, swords, chainsaws, or flamethrowers to kill the myriad zombies and scattered humans. Large sprays of blood frequently occur and zombies frequently get dismembered and decapitated; for example, players are able to ride a motorcycle through mobs of zombies, sawing off multiple body parts. Cutscenes include the following depictions: zombies that rip chunks of flesh off humans; a man whose blood is churned out of him by an impaled spinning blade; and a man who drills a chainsaw into a priest’s chest. Some female characters are dressed in revealing outfits (e.g., skin-tight leather, lingerie, showgirl costumes), and players can enter a “Peep Show” or receive a “Peeping Tom” bonus. Some missions involve making, serving, and drinking alcoholic beverages (e.g., wine, vodka, and whiskey); if players drink too much alcohol, their movements may become erratic and they may vomit. The dialogue includes language such as “sh*t” and “b*tch.”
Sure sounds like a good time, and considering there will be no photography this time around, it will be interesting to see what that Peeping Tom bonus is all about, but then again we have priests getting chainsaw’d and a man being impaled on a spinning blade, so looks like everyone will be in for a good time later this month on September 28th when the game is slated for release.
Sure you may be able to turn on your Xbox 360 right now and find this video available on your dashboard but what if you can’t at the moment but are dying to see some glorious Bioshock gameplay? Then look no further than just below as you can see 10 minutes of amazing looking gameplay for the third game in the series as we will see Booker DeWitt, the protagonist of the story navigate the streets of Columbia, use advanced plasmid powers and take on foes that aren’t quite the same as the insane splicers from previous Bioshock games.
