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Super Monkey Ball Vita Video Contains Release Date

Sega as released a new video for Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz (or Super Monkey Ball Vita in Japan) featuring a Japanese model having fun with the game. In this video, a release date for the game was revealed. It turns out that the game will come out in Japan on June 14, which pits it in the Japanese summer. SMB Banana Splitz will be available on PS Vita on October 23 in US, October 26 in EU.

Super Monkey Ball Vita will use the gyroscope as the main method of input. Players will swing the Vita around to move AiAi around the levels, collecting bananas along the way. The model featured in the video is in the picture below (in a rather interesting position), with the video following this article.

Tickets for EB Games Expo 2012 are on sale now

Almost 127 days to go untill the EB Games 2012 Expo in Sydney, Australia. The event will be taking place on the Sydney Showgroud at the Sydney Olympic Park from 5 October 2012 to 7 October 2012. The tickets for this event are on sale now.

There are four levels of ticketing available: general admission, a family pass for two adults and two children, a Gamer Pass which gives access to multiple sessions, and the Express Gamer Pass which provides for multiple sessions and express queue access.The  Ultimate Gamer tickets sold out within minutes of going on sale, but the other ticketing options are still available for purchase.

Tickets can be purchased from any EB Games store or online at www.ebexpo.com.au.

Of Orcs and Men – An E3 Trailer

Orcs and Goblins tend to get a bit of a kicking in games, nearly every fantasy title going will massacre a few thousand. Of Orcs and Men is putting a different spin on things, with players taking control of the green skinned goons to get their own back on humankind. An RPG coming to PS3, PC and Xbox 360, the title is due to release sometime this year.

The special E3 trailer released today shows the Orc and Goblin characters getting into the thick of things as they fight to end the war with humankind. The Orc is a bulky warrior, the Goblin a stealthy assassin. Both have been sent to kill the cause of all the greenskinned woes – the human Emperor. The world is looking pretty lush and detailed, so it’ll be interesting to see if the newly developed game engine can provide the gameplay to match.

If you happen to be a guest at the grand old event that is E3, then you’ll be able to find Of Orcs and Men at the Focus Home Interactive booth, #5436.

Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up Premium Edition set for release in September

Last July NIS America picked up the license for Dororon Enma-Kun Meeramera, which at the time was still being aired in Japan. After many months of waiting, NIS America has announced that they will now be releasing the newly named Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up in North America on September 11th.

As per standard with NIS America, Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up will be given the Premium Edition treatment which includes a hardcover artbook which will show off the show’s crazy characters which includes a hotheaded demon prince, an ice princess who dresses quite lightly, a talking hat, perverted frog demon and a little human girl who just so happened to fall into the middle of their group. The show follows the story of this group as they protect the Earth from a number of demons who want to destroy the world, including plenty of strange creatures.

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland ventures to North American shelves today

While everyone in Europe may have been working on building Arls into a beautiful country for over a week now, fans of the Atelier series in North America have had to wait an extra week. But after undergoing a minor delay, NIS America’s Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland has hit store shelves in North America today.

The final game in the Arland series follows the journey of the young princess Meruru who has begun working as an apprentice alchemist under Totori, the protagonist of the last Atelier title. With a number of new features including a brand new development system which allows players to build new facilities to accentuate their gameplay style. Those of you eager to see our review of the title will be happy to know it shall be coming within the next couple of days.

Senran Kagura Burst comes with original Senran Kagura

If you haven’t picked up Senran Kagura (well, you really only could if you happen to live in Japan) then you probably shouldn’t yet, because when its sequel Senran Kagura Burst hits store shelves it will include the original game completely free of charge. Famitsu revealed this week that Senran Kagura Burst will contain the entire game which has been upgraded with a number of features which have been added to the sequel.

This includes the 3D locker room where you can dress up your girls… Sounds fun. Interestingly enough, Burst will feature a new cast of playable characters who were originally the rivals of the original cast. Perhaps we will eventually hear about someone localizing this game? Maybe?

Tiger & Bunny English release date coming in 2013

Over the past couple of weeks Viz Media has been slowly revealing the cast who will be handling the English voice acting for their translation of Tiger & Bunny. Despite all these teases however, they company hasn’t actually given any release window for the anime.

That was until Saturday during FanimeCon where a Viz representative stated that the show will be released in early 2013. Of the voices they have revealed so far we have Karina Lyle, also known as Blue Rose, who will be handled by Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey handling Dragon Kid’s voicework, John Eric Bentley as Fire Emblem and Patrick Seitz as Sky High. Curiously enough, the two main characters, Barnaby Jr. and Kotetsu have still not been given English voice actors. Who would you like to see voice these two?

Is This a Zombie? English cast revealed

Despite some people still wondering exactly when they will see the localization of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, now called Is This a Zombie? FUNimation revealed today the English dub cast for the series.

The main cast can be seen below as well as some of the supporting cast.

Main Cast:

  • Austin Tindle as Ayumu Aikawa
  • Cherami Leigh as Eucliwood Hellscythe
  • Jad Saxton as Haruna

Supporting Cast:

  • Anthony Bowling as Orito
  • Brittney Karbowski as Yuki “Tomonori” Yoshida
  • Caitlin Glass as Saras
  • Emerick Jade as Kanami Mihara
  • Eric Vale as King of the Night
  • Erica Harte as Taeko Hiramatsu
  • Lindsay Seidel as Kyoko
  • Monica Rial as Head Teacher
  • Morgan Garrett as Seraphim
  • Mark Stoddard as Kerberos Wansard

For those who don’t know, the show is a comedy that follows the life, or should I say un-life of Ayumu Aikawa who just happens to be a zombie that is trying to live his life normally, if only he can deal with all of the giant creatures that show up, vampire ninjas who want to kill/marry him, mashou shoujo’s who do kicks that aren’t actually kicks and more…

Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Pack Launch Trailer Launches


Electronic Arts Games have launched the launch trailer for the Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Pack downloadable content which launches this week on the Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace and the Origin Network.

The trailer which can be seen below shows off all the new features of the Mass Effect 3: Rebellion DLC Pack, including new multiplayer maps, new multiplayer characters, new weapons and new multiplayer gameplay modes.

Check out the trailer below for the Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Pack. The Rebellion Pack is set to invade consoles and PCs later this week. Be sure to let us know what you think of it in the comments section.

Live the revolution with the newly announced WWE ’13

It seems that THQ decided to toss out a little pipebomb of their own today because, with CM Punk leading the charge, they have announced their next installment into the WWE franchise, WWE ’13. Alongside this announcement they have revealed a slew of new screenshots as well as an announcement trailer which can be seen below.

The interesting piece of information revealed in this trailer was that the game will feature the much beloved Attitude Era. This era contained practically nearly everyone’s favorite matches, including the legendary feud between Steve Austin and Vince McMahon, some brutal matches between Undertaker and Mankind and more. Those who are interested in the title can pick it up on October 30th in North America and November 1st in Australia for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and even the Wii.