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PS3 Exclusives for Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collection

Evan Brander-Jones
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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 Japan.  Street Fighter Alpha 3 is often regarded as the best Street Fighter ever made.  In addition to the 4 exclusive games The Playstation 3 version will also include 175 PSN Avatars. With  he inclusion of these 4 great games the Playstation 3 version of Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Edition now comes with a total of 8 games.   What do you think of the Playstation 3 exclusive content Capcom has announced for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collection?

Hanabee Maid Cafe Announcement

Luke Halliday
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Hanabee Maid Cafe Announcement


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 more something that you ‘come into’. So how does he plan on achieving this? By holding a Hanabee Maid Cafe at Manifest 2012.

The company will be working alongside the Doki Doki Station Maid Cafe in order to set up what Cherry hopes to be ‘a true Maid Cafe experience’ for Manifest attendees. The Hanabee Maid Cafe is said to feature hourly performances as well as other activities for attendees.

Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

SMASH! 2012: Shin-Ichiro Miki Panel

Joshua Spudic
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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 experience under his belt. In those years, he has amassed over 230 voice roles in anime, games, drama CD’s and even dubbing for popular foreign films.

Like Sagara Tange’s panel, Miki answered questions from the fans and enacted some live dubbing from his more famous roles. However, the structure was quite different. Instead of the questions being first and then the live dubbing, the two sections were intertwined. The questions asked ranged from personal questions about his favourite things to questions about his professional career. Miki divulged into his hobby of motorsports, especially his love of car racing. He currently owns a Toyota AE86 but also reveals that he isn’t a great drifter at the moment. One day, I’m sure he will be. One more point, if you send him something, maybe some Japanese wine. That is his favourite drink.

In terms of the professional questions posted, Miki talks about how he works on his roles. He revealed that he draws the character within him and studies the character well. He wants to know what the character would say and how he would say it. He also revealed that there is no challenging role in the business. He has found that no particular role has been hard or easy to perform. He also divulges into a personal story when he started out. As he was being introduced into the world of a seyuu, his senpai gave him some alcohol, presumably when he was underage. For adult reasons, he stops the story there.

In what was a somewhat awkward moment, the panel divulged into the world of Yaoi, or Boy-love media. Miki has been involved with Yaoi media, but after a few moments, he was comfortable to talk about it, showing his professional side. Miki revealed that, whenever a role comes along, he is only interested in two things: drama and a good story. He applies it to Yaoi as well. If the content has a focus on drama and tells a good story, even with an overtly sexual tone, then he would do it because he is quite the professional. If the sole focus is sexual content, then don’t expect him to take the role. A fine mantra if you ask me.

Vivendi having trouble selling Activision Blizzard

Evan Brander-Jones
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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 aren’t interested in acquiring the company despite Activision Blizzard being the largest US publisher.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is also helping Fourtou look for a suitable buyer. It should also be noted that Activision’s sales have slipped 6% over the last year according to the NDP, and if for example Microsoft did end up purchasing Activision Blizzard the companies sales would drop even further, as they wouldn’t be publishing games across all platforms. Who do you think will pick up Activision Blizzard?

Legend of Korra at San Diego Comic Con 2012

Janina Joves
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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 episodes chronicling the adventures for Korra and her gang.

The Legend of Korra panel at SDCC has revealed even more tasty news for Korra fans. If you wish to remain in the dark for the goings-on for Book 2, I suggest you read no further.

 

  • The Korra gang will be traveling to the Southern Water Tribe after a 6 month time skip.
  • Korra uses the Avatar State for frivolous things, making Tenzin upset with her.
  • Large focus on the state of the Spirit World and it’s history.
  • Mako and Bolin go separate ways – Mako goes under Lin and becomes a cop, while Bolin remains a Fire Ferret and Pro-Bends.
  • Asami takes over Future Industries.
  • Korra’s very spiritual uncle Unarok is of the Northern Water Tribe and has twins – a boy and a girl. Their voice actors have been selected but unannounced.
  • Kya and Bumi, Aang and Katara’s two other children, will be appearing in Book 2.
  • New Outfits!

If Avatar: The Last Airbender is to be looked to for reference, however, Book 2’s premier date will still be a long ways away, as the premier date is still unknown.

Sakura Tange Panel – SMASH! 2012

Luke Halliday
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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. The host informed us all that he would be asking Sakura questions that had been pre-selected from a pool of fans and staff alike, instead of the usual crowd interaction in which fans can ask in person. As unfortunate as that was, they did select some excellent questions.

Sakura was asked how she originally decided to become a voice actress and she revealed that very early on in her life she had realised her voice was very unique and characteristic for certain types of roles. This led to her decision to try to become a voice actress and sure enough she landed the lead role in Cardcaptor Sakura and the rest was history.

She spoke briefly about her lengthy hiatus from voice acting, which seemed like a little bit of a touchy subject, so she did not talk too much about why she left voice acting but more so about her reasoning for returning. She decided to return to voice acting when she was approached about a role in the popular video-game series Love Plus, in which she plays a Punk Rock loving character for the player to date.

Follow the Questions and Answer portion of her panel she took to the microphone for some live dubbing of Cardcaptor Sakura. After a few mistakes with the video, she finally was able to reenact some of Cardcaptor Sakura’s greatest moments, one from episode 3 and another from episode 15.

After this she had a little bit of crowd interaction in which she acted out her role in Love Plus with a Japanese speaking member of the audience which resulted in said audience member breaking down into tears (presumably of excitement/joy). Just when it seemed like she was all done with her panel, she whispered something quickly to her translator to which he announced to the audience that Sakura wanted to do a quick Dead or Alive voice performance. She spoke a few sentences (that went untranslated) in the role of Kasumi from the Dead or Alive games to which those in the audience who understood erupted with applause and with that she left the stage and her panel was concluded.

I personally found her panel to be incredibly enjoyable, largely due to her adorable use of the English language and her sheer enthusiasm and love for her fans in attendance. It was a pleasure to attend this panel myself as a Cardcaptor Sakura fan and it was great to see the person behind the voice we have grown to know so well.

Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

 

WWE Superstars involved in car accident

Evan Brander-Jones
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WWE Superstars involved in car accident

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 go the hospital, and Ryder and Roberts are now driving to Phoenix Arizona, while Ziggler took a flight out of San Diego. The Accident happened when their limo was margining onto the highway,  and a car rear ended them at full speed.

It is unknown at this time if WWE will pull Ziggler out of the Money in the Bank match tomorrow due to his injuries, but as of right now Ziggler is scheduled to compete in the match.  Hopefully Ziggler will be able to compete tomorrow night at the Pay Per View.

Marvel Comic Movies 2013-2014

Evan Brander-Jones
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Marvel Comic Movies 2013-2014

At the San Diego Comic Con Marvel studios has revealed the next 4 movies to come out for the next 2 years.

 

  • Iron Man 3 – May 3, 2013
  • Thor: The Dark World – November 8, 2013
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier – April 4, 2014
  • Guardians of the Galaxy – August 1, 2014′

There is still no word on the second  Wolverine film or the Deadpool film. The plots for the 4 marvel films is still a mystery, but it could be safe to say that Captain America 2 will feature The Winter Soldier who was the originally Bucky (Captain Americas sidekick).  More detailes should be released  about the films in the coming months, but which film are you most excited to see?

 

Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 coming soon

Evan Brander-Jones
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Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 coming soon

At the San Diego Comic Con Mortal Kombat Legacy director Kevin Tancharoen released a video announcing what we can expect in the second season of Mortal Kombat Legacy. The story will now take us to the Mortal Kombat Tournament, and will see many of the characters from last season reappear – as well as some new faces.

For those of you who have yet to see Mortal Kombat Legacy you can check out the first season here.  There is no word yet on when season 2 will start, but you can expect some epic fights.

Deadpool the game coming 2013

Evan Brander-Jones
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Deadpool the game coming 2013

Today at San Diego Comic Con, Activision has announced that High Moon Studios the people who brought us Transformers War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybetron are hard at work on there next title starring everybody’s favorite Merc with the mouth Wade Wilson aka Deadpool.

Deadpool’s first video game appearance was in  X-men Legends 2, and most recently in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3; where he was played by Nolan North. It would appear that North will be reprising the role for the Deadpool game. Deadpool the game is scheduled for release in 2013, but no platforms have been announced at this point.  Enjoy the trailer, and tell us what  you think about the Deadpool game?

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