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Give the gift of Neon Alley with Viz’s latest promotion

Travis Bruno
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With the holidays coming up, many of us still have many presents to purchase for our loved ones and friends. Well we have some good news for you. If you happen to know someone who loves anime but you’re unsure of what series to purchase for them, then you can hedge your bets and pick them up a Neon Alley gift subscription as well.

As you may know, Neon Alley is an anime streaming service, only available on the PlayStation 3 currently, that works similar to an anime channel which plays a number of English anime including a few newer releases such as Tiger & Bunny and Blue Exorcist. Now it is worth noting that Neon Alley is currently only available to those in North America and as mentioned before, a PS3 is required to use the service and if you are unsure of whether this service may be good for your friend, you can check out our impressions of the service here.

The price structure of these digital gift subscriptions can be found below and purchased here.

Neon Alley Digital Gift Options:

  • 1 Month – $6.99
  • 3 Months – $20.97
  • 6 Months – $41.94
  • 12 Months – $83.88

Nisekoi Volume 1 released in English; now part of Shonen Jump Alpha

Travis Bruno
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You may have already heard that Shonen Jump Alpha will soon be released simultaneously alongside the Japanese version of the various manga it contains, but there is also a new manga that has just debuted within Shonen Jump Alpha’s digital pages.

As we’ve previously heard, Nisekoi is now part of the Shonen Jump Alpha line-up of manga and the first chapter of the series was released in this week’s issue of SJA. It is also worth noting that Viz is taking their license beyond Shonen Jump Alpha and are also providing the first volume of the manga in English as a digital download. Nisekoi Volume 1 will cost $4.99 digitally, though a physical release of the Nisekoi manga is currently unknown.

As for the story of Nisekoi, it follows a highschool boy named Raku whose father happens to be the leader of the local gang and a girl named Chitoge who is the daughter of their rival gang’s leader as the two are forced into a fake relationship to quell the anger between the groups. However with Raku searching for his childhood sweetheart with the help of a pendant around his neck, can he get along with the violent Chitoge and avoid bloodshed?

Metro: Last Light’s Survivor Series: ‘The Model’

Zac Elawar
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THQ have launched the second instalment of the ‘Survivors’ series of videos, which follow specific characters from the Metro: Last Light promotional short film Enter The Metro, which we were treated to earlier this year. This second video follows ‘The Model’; a prototypical socialite who quickly finds that celebrity no longer means anything in this now wasteland of a home:

‘Spotted by a modeling scout on a Moscow street at the age of 15, she found herself to be a hot commodity, making her first million with only 3 years in the industry. But she became demanding; she knew she was the most sought after model and she used that knowledge to get what she wanted. But it didn’t last. Her agency dropped her, and she squandered her wealth. Marrying an extremely influential man with a cruel reputation, she found someone who could provide for her the lavish lifestyle she demanded.

However, when disaster struck and the missiles were about to be launched, she was whisked away into the Metro, separated from him as he was stationed at a bunker on the outskirts of Moscow. Inside that station, her status meant nothing…and there was no sympathy to be had for this Princess who now had to look after herself for once. When hunger and fear overtook pride, she found herself forced to sell the only asset she valued – her own body. More and more often, she thought of her sisters and her mother, all of the women of her family now alive only in her memory…and it gave her the strength to survive another day.’

The video is available to watch directly below. They fled to the refuge of the Metro and escaped Armageddon. Now beneath the toxic wastelands, a lucky few adapt to survive in this new and inhospitable world, an unrelenting purgatory. When it’s your time to Enter The Metro, how will you survive?

Kuroko’s Basketball author to continue the series ‘no matter what’

Travis Bruno
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As you may know, there have been many threatening letters, some of which containing what may have been deadly amounts of hydrogen sulfide, mailed off to various people and event holders which have to do with the Kuroko’s Basketball manga and anime series.

This has resulted in many event cancellations over the past couple of months and many have been worried about what will become of the manga thanks to the fact that the sender of these threat letters has still not been caught. Well, Yaraon! has found that in the very first issue of 2013’s Weekly Shonen Jump, which will be released this next Monday, Kuroko’s Basketball creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki wrote a brief author’s note stating that he will not buckle to the pressure and continue to work on the manga “no matter what.”

Dress your avatar up like Agent 47 with these Hitman: Absolution avatar items

Travis Bruno
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As with most popular and successful video games, once they have been released and bought by many people the next thing for a company to do is to try make various items from the game available for your little Xbox Live Avatar.

As is the case with Hitman: Absolution. As you can see above, Square Enix and Io Interactive have added a number of new clothing items to the Xbox Marketplace, most of which can be seen below. As for the rest of the items you can check them out here or the list below:

  • Chipmunk Outfit
  • Blake Dexter Outfit
  • Rubber Duck Hat
  • 47 T-Shirt
  • Barcode T-Shirt
  • Fleur de Lys Long Sleeve
  • ICA Long Sleeve
  • Trapstar x Hitman T-Shirt

Educational Kinect 2-Way TV Series’ Getting Second Seasons

Simon Wolfe
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Almost anyone that’s sat and seen kid’s TV shows where they ask the audience a question, wait for that awkward pause, then congratulate them on (hopefully) getting it right, knows that after a while that pause seems to drag on and on.  But with the use of Kinect for 2-Way TV there is luckily none of that fake awkward pause as there is actual participation.

It also seems like it’s proved itself enough to warrant another go with Microsoft Studios flagship 2-Way TV series’ Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV.  Both series’ Microsoft has announced will be given a second season, so kids and families can get back to interacting with the different shows and their characters.  Kinect Nat Geo TV’s second season will be hosted by Brady Barr, the reptile expert and host of “Dangerous Encounters” on Nat Geo WILD.

Both Season 2’s will be starting on January 7th, 2013 and each complete season is priced at $40.00 (AUD) or 2400 MS Points and feature 8 30-minute episodes which can be downloaded on Xbox Live after getting the Season Pass.  Alternatively, individual episodes will be available for $6.75 (AUD) or 400 MS Points.

Final Fantasy: Airborne Brigade heads West for free

Travis Bruno
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You may not know it, but Square Enix has a number of very popular mobile games in Japan. In fact one game called Final Fantasy: Airborne Brigade is so popular in Japan that three million people subscribe to the game. Now Square Enix and DeNA are hoping to receive the same success with the game in North America. Today the company announced that the social game will be released on the iOS and Android stores soon for free.

If you want to get a bit of a head start, you can now pre-register for Airborne Brigade and receive a three month exclusive in-game card which features one of the most popular characters in the FF franchise, Cloud. As for what you can expect in Final Fantasy: Airborne Brigade, the game will allow players to ride airships and group up with friends to take on bosses from the Final Fantasy series. It is worth noting that the game’s art style looks like it will be similar to Theatrhythms.

Zenonia 5: Wheel Of Destiny Free, Out Now On Google Play

Zac Elawar
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Continuing the popular action-RPG series, Gamevil have released Zenonia 5: Wheel of Destiny on the Google Play store, for free.

Wheel of Destiny takes place many years after the events of Zenonia 4, after the battles of Regret have finished. Yet, the peace never lasts as the world falls into the hands of the corrupt elite and a sudden aggression of monsters urges a curious boy to discover the truth of the situation and journey to restore order to the world. There are four new classes of heroes: Berserker, Mechanic, Wizard and Paladin, each with their own strengths and specialties. Those with Android devices get to enjoy Zenonia 5’s satisfying, dynamic, intuitive gameplay, classic quest systems and endless skill building that have been built and improved upon from previous titles in the series.

VP and Head of Gamevil USA, Kyu Lee stated. “We are extremely excited to finally launch our much anticipated flagship title, ZENONIA 5: Wheel of Destiny. We are sure that players and fans of RPG will find great joy in this title to be played on their mobile devices everywhere.” The official trailer is available to view below, and to download Zenonia 5: Wheel of Destiny for your Android device, visit its Google Play store page. To keep up to date with all future Zenonia news, or get in touch with Gamevil, visit their Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages. For any more information, visit the official Gamevil website.

Darksiders II Launches for the Wii U in Australia

Dustin Spencer
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The day has come for the Wii U in the land down under, and THQ want to remind you of one of the finest launch titles you can own for the new platform. Darksiders II for the Wii U is officially out today, featuring many extras not seen in the original version, along with the full usage of the Wii U tech.
Here are a few more details:

  • Argul’s Tomb – The game’s first downloadable content pack featuring a unique area, three new dungeons and new weapons and armor to collect.
  • Death Rides Pack – Three new side-quests for the Darksiders II campaign.
  • Angel of Death & Shadow of Death packs – New legendary armor and weapon choices for the player early in the game.
  • Deadly Despair Pack – Upgraded horse speed boost.
  • Additional unique legendary weapon and armor sets for the player to use from the start of the game.

Sound good? Well, if you picked up your Wii U and are wondering what game will test Nintendo’s promises of power the greatest, look no further and grab your copy of the new and improved Darksiders II today.

Aero Porter Flies onto the eShop

Dustin Spencer
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If this week’s Nintendo downloads were awarded prizes for witty titles, Level-5’s Aero Porter would take home the gold. This week, the airport sim/puzzle title has hit the eShop on the 3DS for $4.99, and is a lot broader than one might think.

Check out this description for some deets:

In AERO PORTER, the player is charged with managing the busy day-to-day operations of a bustling airport through gameplay that includes both clever puzzle elements and simulation challenges. While running their flight hub, players sort color-coded luggage onto conveyor belts while avoiding mishaps and delays, all while ensuring the on-time departures of airplanes. As the game progresses, players earn money and increase their passengers in order to expand their airport, unlock new gameplay elements, and raise the level of challenge. Players are also able to design and share their own planes with a wide range of colors and patterns via StreetPass.

While that may be the big release on the eShop, there still is other offerings this week. For $4.99, players can sink their teeth into the 1991 version of Pac-Man, featuring a simultaneous co-op mode. Bloons TD 4 also has appeared, which offers a tower defense romp featuring…well, Bloons at $4.99. Finally, Invasion of the Alien Blobs! is your cheapie this week at $1.99, and is sure to catch the interest of shooter fans.

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