PS2 Turns Pink, Gets Price Drop in Europe

Video Game Generation, NC - Aug 21, 2006Sony has revealed that it will drop the price of the PlayStation 2 by GBP 10 to GBP 94.99 in the UK and EUR 129.99 across Europe. …

Xbox tries to steal PS3’s thunder

MICROSOFT plans to clear a path to Christmas for its Xbox 360 console with a heavy bombardment from more than 100 new game titles set for release before the festive season.
Source: australianit.news.com.au

An animated culture

The culture of Japanese entertainment has permeated America in a number of creative facets, from food and fashion to technology. PlayStation, anyone? But one of the lesser-known transplants from the far-East is a niche known as Japanime, or Japanese animation, known now as simply, “Anime.”
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GORO Miyazaki has some good reasons to feel under pressure. Hes director of Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea), the latest feature from Studio Ghibli, one of the worlds most important animation studios, despite being a complete novice: The movie, based on a best-selling book by Ursula K. Le Guin, marks his film production and directorial debuts.
Source: www.star-ecentral.com

PS3 Gundam Hits in 2006

Gamers.com - Aug 8, 2006Namco Bandai Games today announced that Mobile Suit Gundam will release on the PS3 in 2006. Based on the The One Year War, players …

Laputa Celebrates 200 Weeks on Oricon

The clasic Miyazaki film, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, recently celebrated its 200th week on Japan’s Oricon, the Top 300 list of best selling items in Japan, making it the second DVD to achieve the milestone. The first is another Miyazaki film, My Neighbor Totoro, which is celebrating its 242nd week on the list. (Thanks, Ghibli World.)

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Hits Theaters October 20

Robotech.com announced this weekend at Anime Evolution that Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles will receive a limited theatrical release on October 20. The DVD will be issued November 21. Thanks, Zinjo.

Spirit of Zeon

Spirit of Zeon reports Gamewatch has the latest report and images of couple boss units (3rd Pegasus class ship and Proto Gundam). The game includes 4 stage (Jaburo, Newyark, Solomon, A Baoas Qua) where players fight against Earth Federation Force az Zaku pilots. The 44th Amusement Show (held during Sept 14-16) will have a playable version. The arcade game will come out in December.

Japanese Government Offering Manga Tours

he Japanese Department of Land Infrastucture and Trasportation will be offering a “manga tour” in Kyoto in 2008 and has encouraged foreign visitors to come. So far, famous anime and manga areas like Akihabara have been named as tour locations. We’ll keep you posted as more info becomes available. (Thanks, ANN.)

Fruits Basket Sets Booklist Record

By reaching #24 on the USA Today Booklist this week, Fruits Basket volume 14 became the highest ranked manga ever on the list. Naruto volume 9 held the previous record at #29, which Fruits Basket also tied last week.

Fullmetal Movie in Houston

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala will have its Houston premiere at the Alamo West Oaks Theatre on September 6 at 8:00 p.m. Voice actors Vic Mignogna and Caitlin Glass and Director Mike McFarland will be in attendance. The first 100 attendees will receive a limited edition full size movie poster.

Gundam Battle Royale

More on Gundam Battle Royale Further info from this week’s Famitsu and All-Zone: The game is based on the earlier Gundam Battle Tactics. MS from UC 0079 through UC 0087 are featured. There will be use of armaments not often seen in Gundam games such as the Burstliner, dummy balloons, subflight systems like the Dodai Kai that allow for aerial combat, and even birdlime. With ad hoc mode, you can

Madden ‘07 is right around the corner. Have a custom cover while you

Ars Technica - Of course Madden has always been a cash cow for the PS2; I’m guessing that’s where the majority of the title will be sold. Are you guys picking it up, and if so, for what system? Gamestop has reached into their big hearts and pulled out a gift

Metrocon Introduces Amano’s World

Yoshitaka Amano will attend Metrocon: Amano’s World (October 14-15 in Tampa). The event is a spinoff of Metrocon, which also announced its next convention will be held July 6-8, 2007.
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Operation Troy site update Screenshots for the XBox 360 game are up on the official site.
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Gundam head DVD box case Bandai Visual’s Digital Beat site has pics of a limited edition 1/12 RX-78 head DVD box case. The head portion is polystyrene while the pedestal portion is constructed from ABS. It emits 15 different kinds of sound FX (start-up, vulcans, etc.) and the main camera, camera eyes, and vulcans all light up. Each case is serial numbered and comes with a remote control. The set,
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Laputa Celebrates 200 Weeks on Oricon

The clasic Miyazaki film, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, recently celebrated its 200th week on Japan’s Oricon, the Top 300 list of best selling items in Japan, making it the second DVD to achieve the milestone. The first is another Miyazaki film, My Neighbor Totoro, which is celebrating its 242nd week on the list. (Thanks, Ghibli World.)

22,302 at Otakon 2006

Otakon 2006 attracted 22,302 attendees. Last year the convention was capped at 22,000.
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R.I.P. Hirotaka Suzuoki Few months ago, news about Hirotaka Suzuoki, voice actor of Bright Noa from Gundam, falling ill surfaced courtesy of his stage production site. Asahi.com confirms Hirotaka Suzuoki has passed away on Aug 6 due to lung cancer. He was 56 years old. Our condolences go to the Suzuoki’s family and friends.
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The Chronicles Of Chara Hobby GA Graphic Romman-Room’s R Diary 1 Romman-Room’s R Diary 2 Yahoo! Japan Auctions: Gundam merchandise
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PS2 Review: Street Fighter Anthology

Blogcritics.org, OH - Aug 2, 2006… painless and the load times between each selection are a bare minimum and can even be shortened to almost nothing by installing a file into your PS2 hard drive …

PS3 to Accept PS2 Saved Games

IGN, CA - Aug 4, 2006… 3 FAQ page to answer an all-important question: Being as the PlayStation 3 is 100% (or nearly at least) backwards-compatible, how will PSone/PS2 saves work …

Sony Adds Five New Titles the PS2 ‘Greatest Hits’ Lineup

IT News Online, India - Aug 5, 2006Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. has announced the addition of five new titles to its PlayStation 2 “Greatest Hits” lineup …

360 camera bundled with game

Ferrago, UK - Aug 18, 2006The Xbox 360’s answer to the PS2’s popular motion-sensing webcam EyeToy, will be bundled with a new game currently in-development - it has been revealed this …

PS3 Needs Adaptor for PS2 Memory Cards

Electronic House, MA - Aug 7, 2006The news is out that in order to play saves from your PlayStation 2 on your new PlayStation 3, you will need an adaptor for PS2 memory cards. …

MS Igloo Episode 3

Ms IGLOO Final Episode is out, named as Spirits Returning To Thunder

New Gundam 360 Site

The Gundam Xbox 360 Site for the Game "Gundam: Operation Troy", is up!

HG Akatsuki Released

HG Version Akatsuki has been released. It is a full gold plated version.
Get yours now!

Gundam Seed Destiny Renpou VS. Zaft 2

News has that Gundam Seed Destiny Renpou VS. Zaft 2 is in the making. This will cover the Full destiny era including Destiny and Legend Gundam. The coin-op version will released in japan in the summer.

Gundam Series US translation

Important! Special screenings of F91 and Char's Counterattack US edition are planned in the not so distant future. Also, the Zeta Gundam trilogy is having a premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Hands on: PS3 Gundam

One of the playable PlayStation 3 games on the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo show floor is Gundam: Mobile suit, a third-person giant robot sim from Namco Bandai. Featuring the unmistakable Gundam mobile suit designs, the demo seems intended to showcase the PS3's graphical muscle and give a sense of the type of mechanics the game will eventually bring to bear.

Bandai museum closes

Bandai Museum closes in the summer and move to another place.

Astray

Koichi Tokita posted about the newest Astray series, to appear in Gundam Ace starting in the June 26th edition. The title is partially revealed to be "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 * Astray"

Free 1/100 MG Freedom Gundam Extra Finish !

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Anime Expo 2006

Supposedly there are a few changes in staff and some reorganization so things should work better (registration was HORRIBLE last year) But that's always said every year and not much changes.

Link for more information about the con: http://www.anime-expo.org/

SEED Destiny Theme song hits #5

Oricon reports that Nami Tamaki's theme song for the first SEED Destiny Special Edition hit #5 on the weekly singles chart with 27,000 copies sold.

PS3 Gundam

Namco-Bandai snuck in a short video of its latest Gundam game, as part of Sony's short reel of video-only titles at E3. Entitled Mobile Suit Gundam, the game was also featured at last year's Sony conference, although this year the trailer was much longer.

The whole trailer was rendered in real time although a lot of cinematic angles were used to make it more interesting. If you've played any Gundam (or hell, any mecha game) before, then you know what this game will entail: