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Princess Arthur is Japan’s latest bizarre otome game

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January 5, 2013

Japan has always been known for it’s strange and often oddly erotic video-games. A certain line of these games aimed towards women are called otome games. The latest otome game takes on the theme of Prince Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table with one major difference, Arthur is not a prince but instead is a princess.

This game is of course the bizarre PSP otome game Princess Arthur. The game allows players to control Princess Arthur and attempt to date the Knights of the Round Table. If this sounds up your alley this may be something you’d be interested in importing.

Is this game as weird as it looks? Be sure to let us know what you think of Princess Arthur in the comments section below.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Gucci collaboration goes global

Luke Halliday

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January 5, 2013

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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki recently created a one-shot manga to celebrate the 90th anniversary of fashion giant Gucci. Araki further collaborated with Gucci on art installments for their Japanese stores as well as the focus of the Tokyo Shinjuku Gucci Exhibition.

Araki’s art which features JoJo characters dressed in Gucci designs will be debuted at Gucci’s Milan Fashion Week 2013. Following the debut at Fashion Week, Araki’s window installments which can be viewed to the right and left will be placed within over 70 stores worldwide.

Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini had this to say on the topic of Araki’s window installments:

“I am quite sure his window installations will stop people in their tracks in cities around the world as they immerse themselves in the fabulous fantasy world he has created.”

Araki himself responded after citing his love and fascination with Italy and the Gucci brand:

“Frida’s beautiful Cruise collection with its strong colours and graphic designs set my mind racing the moment she showed it to me. From there the characters and storyline came into being so naturally. It was very stimulating to work together on this project.”

What do you think of this bizarre collaboration between Hirohiko Araki and Gucci? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Heaven’s Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork English trailer released

Travis Bruno

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January 5, 2013

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Today FUNimation released the trailer for Heaven’s Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork which is scheduled to be released on February 26th. The video can be seen below and in it we are shown the new girl Hiyori, who’s had brief appearances in the first two Heaven’s Lost Property anime seasons.

We also see that the same English voice cast will be returning to voice the movie. As for the movie’s plot, the story will be a continuation of the Heaven’s Lost Property main storyline and focuses on the new girl Hiyori as well as a new Angeloid. As for the franchise itself, Heaven’s Lost Property, also known as Sora no Otoshimono, had a third anime season announced earlier this year and it is scheduled to debut sometime in 2013.

Huge Pokemon announcement to be announced next week

Luke Halliday

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January 5, 2013

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Huge Pokemon announcement to be announced next week

The official Pokemon twitter page has riled up some excitement among Pokemaniacs with the mysterious promise of ‘big news’ being announced on January 8th, 2013. What could the big news be? Well it is anyways guess.

Some believe that they may be announcing the long rumoured remake of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, but of course this is still up in the air until we get proper confirmation through the official announcement that will be announced next Tuesday.

The tweet can be seen here:

Pokémon fans, mark your calendars! Check http://t.co/8iBy6e2b on January 8th for some big news!
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 4, 2013

Be sure to let us know your theories and thoughts on what this announcement could be about by leaving a comment in the comments section below.

With New App Services, Piracy Just Became Harder To Control

Joe Morgan

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January 5, 2013

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Wait for it. Can you hear it? The collective groan of iOS developers everywhere can be heard ever so faintly.

Two new app services have hit the scene and they’re causing trouble for iOS devs abroad. Zeusmos and Kuaiyong both allow pirated apps to be installed on iOS devices with the tap of a single button.

According to a recent article, the developer of Zeusmos has said that his application was never intended for piracy:

The intent of Zeusmos will be to SOLELY code sign applications. We will not be supporting or encouraging any form of piracy through the link providers or even via search (although they were based off the iTunes API).
The intents [sic] as I have stated [was] to allow open development for developers. Recently I’ve had the time to add this feature into Zeusmos called the “Exclusive Apps” section where developers who got their application rejected in the App Store were able to post their application on here for free and share their application to a large audience of users. Such applications even included Grooveshark and many others.

Regardless of its intent, services like Zeusmos and Kuaiyong that allow piracy are having real impact on the the people creating iOS apps. It was recently revealed that, after months of work to release, Hunted Cow had to remove their newest game, Battle Dungeon, from the App Store due to a 90% piracy rate.

So the next time you think about installing that game or app you didn’t pay for, consider the possible consequences. It never hurts to toss a dollar or two the developers way and it benefits video games across the board. Keep devs creating the content you’re consuming. Help them pay their bills.

Blizzard Announces Upcoming Art Show

Joe Morgan

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January 5, 2013

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Do you know who the artist Samwise is? Are you a fan of Warcraft? Would you just love to see some of Blizzard’s best artwork up close? This is your chance.

In celebration of the upcoming The Art of Blizzard Entertainment book, Blizzard recently announced that they will be having an art gallery show. The show will be hosted at Gallery Nucleus and will display over 60 pieces of art from the Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo franchises.

The Art of Blizzard Entertainment will open on Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 pm, and will run until February 3. Admission is $5, but fans willing to dress in costume can get in for free!

The Art of Blizzard Entertainment is 376 pages long with over 700 illustrations. It will retail for around $75.00 and, according to Amazon, should be ready to grab on January 29, 2013.

Inio Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph manga licensed by Fantagraphics

Luke Halliday

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January 5, 2013

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Fans of Inio Asano’s dark and poignant body of work have reason to smile today with news coming in that North American publisher Fantagraphics have licensed Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph manga for English language release.

Asano is well-known for works like Solanin and What a Wonderful World! both of which were previously released in their entirety by Viz Media. When asked about the licensing of Nijigahara Holograph, Fantagraphics President Gary Groth has this to say:

“Inio Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph is both a departure from and entirely consistent with our growing line of manga graphic novels. It is considerably and consistently darker than either Moto Hagio’s or Shimura Takako’s work, using a much more deliberately involuted literary structure, but it’s also in keeping with our editorial imperative to publish unique artistic voices. We’re proud to make this landmark work available to an American readership.”

What do you think of Nijigahara Holograph being licensed by Fantagraphics for release? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Fairy Tail author does designs for Monster Hunter 4

Luke Halliday

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January 5, 2013

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It has been revealed that Hiro Mashima the creator of popular manga Fairy Tail has contributed various armour and costume designs for the upcoming 4th installment in the Monster Hunter RPG franchise.

One of Mashima’s designs can be seen in the image to the right which shows a female amour that can be equipped within the Monster Hunter 4 game.

Previously Mashima authored a manga series based on the Monster Hunter franchise titled Monster Hunger Orage back in 2008. The series was well received which led to Kodansha releasing it in English in the West.

What do you think of Hiro Mashima designing some gear for the Monster Hunter 4 game? Let us know in the comments section.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 heads West in March

Travis Bruno

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January 5, 2013

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Today Namco Bandai announced that Naruto fans can expect to see Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 in stores across the West in March. Gamers in North America and even in South America will be able to pick up the title on March 5th while any gamers in Europe will have to wait until March 8th to get their Naruto fix.

Also, do you remember that Dragon Ball Z Goku costume that was announced back in October? That is still happening. All first run copies of the game will include the costume as well as a bonus trading card. The latest trailer for the game can be seen below where we learn that the title will feature the most playable characters the entire series has ever had.

DmC Devil May Cry’s CG trailer brings the action

Travis Bruno

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January 5, 2013

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As you may or may not know, Capcom is planning on launching DmC Devil May Cry in a little under two weeks on January 15th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As such, the company has released a CG action trailer featuring the new version of Dante taking down a couple of demons/a fat-cat executive.

The trailer can be found below and you can direct any complaints about the way Dante looks and how the game may or may not play like the rest of the game’s in the series into either the comments below or directly to Capcom themselves as this game has appeared to be quite divisive amongst the series’ fan-base.