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New character and release date confirmation for DmC

New character and release date confirmation for DmC Fans of the Devil May Cry series awaiting (or not looking forward to) the fifth official entry in the series, titled DmC, will not be able to play the game this year as Capcom has officially confirmed the release date for English speaking territories. As reported by Capcom Unity today, Capcom will be...
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Concept art for the next Tales Of game shared by Famitsu

Concept art for the next Tales Of game shared by Famitsu As reported by Andriasang earlier today, Japanese gaming publication, Famitsu, has shared the very first concept artwork for the recently announced Tales Of game, which is meant to be a departure from the series’ norm. The first concept art gives a little glimpse of how much of a departure this game...
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Cave Company cancels all their PlayStation Vita titles

Cave Company cancels all their PlayStation Vita titles Cave Company, a company famous for producing some of the finest STG video games over the past decade, has announced that they are cancelling the two titles that they had in development exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. As reported by Andriasang earlier today, the latest issue of Japanese publication,...
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Live-Action Helter Skelter Trailer

Live-Action Helter Skelter Trailer A trailer for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Kyoko Okasaki’s classic Helter Skelter manga has made it’s way online in anticipation of the films premiere next month. The trailer which can be seen below features a brief behind the scenes glimpse of the film as well as the full length...
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Things Japanese People Hate About JRPGs

Things Japanese People Hate About JRPGs Recently Japanese media site, Hachima Kikou asked it’s readers ‘What things do you hate about JRPGs?’ Their responses are both somewhat predictable but also unpredictable. The following list is not ordered and is simply a compilation of responses Hachima Kikou received, here is what the...
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Anime Scenes You Don’t Want Your Mother To Walk In On

Anime Scenes You Don’t Want Your Mother To Walk In On Recently My Games News Flash, a Japanese media site, asked it’s fan base ‘What Anime scenes/episodes don’t you want your Mother to walk in on?’ The results were varied and of course featured some major spoilers for some series, so proceed with caution. The top 10 scenes/episodes that...
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Next Tales Game is a ‘Mothership’ Title

Next Tales Game is a ‘Mothership’ Title Famitsu magazine have just confirmed that the next Tales Of game will indeed be part of the ‘mothership’ series, or in layman terms the main series of Tales Of games. This means that the game will not be a remake, reboot or spin-off of an already existing Tales Of game and instead will be an...
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Namco Countdown to Next Tales Game

Namco Countdown to Next Tales Game Namco Bandai have launched a countdown website which appears to be counting down to the reveal of the next game in the Tales Of franchise. Last week it was revealed that the next instalment of the Tales Of franchise would be unveiled at the Tales Of Festival, which this countdown website appears to be...
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LinJie V Comic Show CosPlay Photos 2012

LinJie V Comic Show CosPlay Photos 2012 For anyone living in Beijing China, LinJie V (Five) comic show was on today, so it was another perfect excuse for the Capsule Computers Crew to attend and cover the event and check out the awesome CosPlay that was on show.  LinJie comic show has always been and is the only event that is held outdoors and...
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Pokemon Black and White 2 Anime will Premiere on June 21

Pokemon Black and White 2 Anime will Premiere on June 21 Hot off the heels of the new details surrounding the Pokemon Black and White 2 video games focusing around a World Pokemon Tournament, the premiere date and details for the second season of the anime series Pokemon Black and White Season 2 (Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes Season 2 in Japan) has come to light...
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Hunter x Hunter #30 Sells 600,000 Copies in a Week

Hunter x Hunter #30 Sells 600,000 Copies in a Week If you were ever worried about whether or not Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter could survive through his frequent hiatuses, well the proof is in the numbers. Last month the 30th volume of Hunter x Hunter was released and it’s first week’s sales numbers have now come...
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Most Popular Spring 2012 Anime

Most Popular Spring 2012 Anime Recently Japanese media site Biglobe posed the question of ‘What is your favourite Spring 2012 Anime?’ Over 11,000 Japanese anime viewers sent in their response to the question. The results may surprise you, or not. The most popular Spring 2012 anime series are as follows: 1. Hyouka 2....
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Kids on the Slope OST makes its way to the Top of Japanese Charts

Kids on the Slope OST makes its way to the Top of Japanese Charts The Kids on the Slope anime series began roughly a month ago with it’s official soundtrack getting a release last week. After it’s release it made major waves in the Japanese Music Charts. The opening theme song ‘Sakamichi no Melody’ by YUKI has made it’s way to number 1 on the...
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Anime’s Most Unforgivable Characters

Anime’s Most Unforgivable Characters Recently Japanese media site Biglobe posed the question of ‘Who are the most unforgivable anime characters?’ Over 3000 Japanese anime viewers sent in their response to the question. Answers spanned from the early days of anime to modern times with a widely varied group of characters that anime...
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Major details for EB Games Expo Sydney 2012

Major details for EB Games Expo Sydney 2012 With the fall of Melbourne Games Expo a few years ago, the gaming audience of Australia needed an expo for their gaming fix. EB Games answered that will with the EB Games Expo. The press event made its debut last year and it took place in the Gold Coast, getting a large attendance from gamers and...
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Mardock Scramble Manga Ends

Mardock Scramble Manga Ends In the latest issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine the Mardock Scramble manga came to it’s final conclusion after 3 years of serialization in the magazine. The manga ran or six volumes in length, with the fifth volume scheduled for release in June and the sixth volume releasing in December. The manga...
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Inazuma Eleven MMORPG Happening?

Inazuma Eleven MMORPG Happening? Do you like Inazuma Eleven? You do? Awesome! Maybe you will like this news then. It turns out that the CEO of Level-5 (creators of Inazuma Eleven) has added fuel to the fire of speculation that the soccer RPG franchise will be making the jump to massively multiplayer online world in an Inazuma Eleven...
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Official Japanese cosplayer for Lollipop Chainsaw

Official Japanese cosplayer for Lollipop Chainsaw While we are familiar with the official North American cosplayer for Suda 51′s upcoming zombie killing action game, Lollipop Chainsaw, we have also been introduced to the official Japanese cosplayer for the game. The lovely Jessica Nigri won a nationwide contest to become the official ‘Juliet...
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Download a Dragon Quest Monster at McDonalds, Japanese People Salivate

Download a Dragon Quest Monster at McDonalds, Japanese People Salivate If you are Japanese, you are probably changing you pants after reading the headline of this article. That’s right as part of the promotion for Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland for the Nintendo 3DS, McDonalds Japan will be allowing patrons to download two exclusive monsters directly to...
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors sailing into the Millions

One Piece: Pirate Warriors sailing into the Millions Namco Bandai and Tecmo’s One Piece and Dynasty Warriors mash up, One Piece: Pirate Warriors, is nearing the 1,000,000 copies sold mark. The game is currently sitting with anticipation at 940,000 units sold, with the title expect to hit 1,000,000 with it’s next shipment. The game itself has been...
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Akai Katana Review

Akai Katana Review Akai Katana Publisher: Rising Star Games Developer: Cave Company Platforms: Xbox 360 (JPN Import Reviewed) Release Date: 11/05/2012 Price: $39.99 Available Here Overview: Cave Company is a video game company with a reputation for producing some of the finest 2D scrolling shooters (casually known as...
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New Rurouni Kenshin Manga Launches

New Rurouni Kenshin Manga Launches Remember that guy Himura Kenshin? Yeah that red haired rurouni with a dark past. Well turns out he is back after more than a decade, in the rebooted manga of Rurouni Kenshin. Pretty cool right? Glad you agree. The reboot of Rurouni Kenshin launched in Jump Square Magazine recently but it’s not quite...
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Steins;Gate Spin-Off Heads to School;Gates

Steins;Gate Spin-Off Heads to School;Gates It has been announced in Monthly Comic Blade Magazine that a new Steins;Gate manga spin-off would begin serialization. The new spin-off which is a continuation of the previous manga adaptation of the popular franchise Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey, has a rather unique premise; the Lab Members...
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Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Review

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Review Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Publisher: Capcom, Nyu Media Ltd (Localisation) Developer: 773 Platforms: PC Release Date: 27/04/2012 Price: $7.99 Available Here Overview: Digital distribution has given many independent and passionate video game developers an opportunity to share their creations with the rest...
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Macross 30th Anniversary Special Release Trailer

Macross 30th Anniversary Special Release Trailer As part of the Macross 30th Anniversary celebrations it was previously announced that the classic anime film Macross: Do You Remember Love? would be getting a special edition re-release. In order to promote the special release a new trailer has made it’s way online which can be seen below. The special...
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Kids on the Slope Manga Ends with Ninth Volume

Kids on the Slope Manga Ends with Ninth Volume The Kids on the Slope anime series has only just begun airing in Japan, but the manga in which the anime series adapts has reached it’s conclusion with it’s ninth and final volume now on sale in Japan. The manga was serialized in Monthly Flowers Magazine and is published by Shogakukan under the...
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