Posted by Joshua Spudic on Jul 15, 2012 Anime music videos are a favourite pastime for many anime fanatics out there, including myself. It is a pleasure to see a burst of creativity through the use of anime music videos. The SMASH! organisers think so to, so they hosted a AMV competition. The competition entrees were submitted prior to the event, with the judges busy choosing the winners over a two week period leading...

Posted by Travis Bruno on Jul 15, 2012 Record of Agarest War 2 Developer: Idea Factory Publisher: Aksys Games Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: June 26, 2012 Price: $49.99 – Available Here Overview: There are many different games in the video game world which fall into certain genres. While some of these games will adhere strictly to the rules of one single genre, others can blend together various mechanics...

Posted by Jessica Barabas-Bui on Jul 15, 2012 Ted Studio: Media Rights Capital, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films, Smart Entertainment Publisher: Universal Pictures Format: Cinema Release Date: June 29, 2012 Overview Coming from Seth Macfarlane it comes as no surprise that Ted runs in the same vein of humour as Family Guy. However, it is more accessible, less full of American specific humour (such as references to...

Posted by Evan Brander-Jones on Jul 15, 2012 Capcom revealed on Friday at the San Diego Comic Con that the Playstation 3 version of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collection will receive 4 exclusive games. The Games are downloadable vouchers for the Playstation classics Street Fighter Aplha 1, 2 and 3, along with Street Fighter Aplha 3 Max for PSP. The Street Fighter Alpha series is known as Street Fighter Zero in...

Posted by Luke Halliday on Jul 15, 2012 Hanabee have made a major announcement during their SMASH! Con 2012 industry panel regarding their participation in the upcoming Manifest 2012 Convention. CEO of Hanabee, Eric Cherry, spoke in great detail about convention booths in Australia compared to booths in Japan. He stated that he doesn’t want the Hanabee booth to be something that you ‘come up to’ but...

Posted by Joshua Spudic on Jul 15, 2012 There is no one big on the seyuu scene than Shin-Ichiro Miki. At his panel at SMASH! 2012, he comes out to a roaring reception, similar to that of a rockstar. To be quite honest, he actually dressed like a rockstar, complete with a pair of sunglasses. Then again, he truly deserves it. He has been involved in the voice acting business since 1989, which means he has 23 years of...

Posted by Evan Brander-Jones on Jul 15, 2012 In an interview with Bloomberg Thursday at the Allen & Co media conference Vivendi Chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou said that he has been in talks with Microsoft, Take Two Interactive, and Disney about buying Vivendi’s 61% in Activision Blizzard. Which currently sits at 8.1 billion dollars US.  All three companies Vivendi  is interested in selling Activision Blizzard to...

Posted by Janina Joves on Jul 15, 2012 San Diego Comic Con is usually the go-to place when you want to announce something relevant to your geekdom. Avatar: The Legend of Korra is no different. The creators have confirmed that while it was originally announced that Book 1 will have only 12 episodes, and Book 2 will have 14, it appears that Nickelodeon has ordered 26 more episodes after that! Bringing the total to 52...

Posted by Luke Halliday on Jul 15, 2012 At SMASH! Con 2012 international guest star Sakura Tange took to the stage for her celebrity panel. Sakura is a voice actress most famous for voicing the titular character in Cardcaptor Sakura, Sakura Kinomoto. Now that’s a lot of Sakura! She opened up her panel with her adorably broken English, which caused the English speaking host to visibly swoon at her very presence....

Posted by Evan Brander-Jones on Jul 15, 2012 WWE has reported that Dolph Zigglar, Zack Ryder, and Raw annoncer Justin Roberts were involved in a car accident while leaving the San Diego Comic Con Yesterday.  Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. Zack Ryder did suffer a minor neck injury. Justin Roberts suffered a minor cut on his leg, while the extent of Dolph Ziggler’s injuries are not known. All 3 men declined to...