It was revealed yesterday that Toonami would indeed be returning in all of its glory on May 26th. Obviously this news delighted the many fans who were desperate to see the programming block return after the April Fool’s day airing of the program.
After this news was revealed a number of people jumped up to say that Toonami would just contain the exact same shows they used to show on Saturdays, including Cowboy Bebop, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Durarara!!, FLCL and more. This listing appeared on TV Guide but according to DeMarco this is far from what will be shown.
DeMarco responded to fans’ concerns on Twitter yet again by stating that the listing “is NOT the lineup. But to be clear, I don’t think that’s a bad lineup.” It appears that Adult Swim is going to be keeping their line-up a secret until the air date, though fans will likely be able to find out beforehand when the TV Guides do actually updated.
Don’t get your pitchforks out quite yet Dragon Ball fans, Dragon Ball Z for Kinect isn’t the game they are talking about. But in all actuality, V-Jump revealed yesterday that the Dragon Ball Sparking! series, or as it is known in the West, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, will be ending with the next game released in the series.
Currently there is practially zero information about the title besides the fact that it will be called Dragon Ball Sparking! Omega and will be the sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. The game will also have the most characters out of any previous DBZ game, which means that they may be scraping the bottom of the barrel badly. Perhaps fighting as Bulma will put a twist on things?
Hands up Vita owners; now, keep that hand up if you’ve got enough games to play on your shiny new system…hmmm. Sony’s latest handheld has been going through something of a proverbial dry spell for the last wee while, a fact much publicised by everyone and his dog seeking to jump on the inevitable bandwagon of doom that has unhitched itself from the 3DS in order to latch on to the Vita.
Yes, there isn’t much out there at the moment – going into a retailer and looking at the Vita section is a little bit concerning. Yes, the last ‘new’ thing I got for my handheld was a five year old PSP game, and yes I bought it just so I could get some use out of the thing.
But we, the gaming public, despite our talent for doom and gloom and generally throwing around giant mountains of negative, should keep carrying our little torches of hope. Nintendo suffered the same with the 3DS, but thanks to a small handful of big name games, are now enjoying a far more successful time. Note that the 3DS has thrived on the back of time worn franchises, characters that have seen significant shelf life over Nintendo’s entire history: was Super Mario 3D Land really anything new?
“Simply put, there aren’t enough good games for it yet. Also, I think the price may be too high.” Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil)
Sony’s repertoire of icons may lack the pop culture power of Mario, but there are some that could provide some serious mileage for the Vita. Currently announced to make the handheld hop are Metal Gear Solid, Sly Cooper, Resistance, Little Big Planet and more. Now I’ll readily admit that a handheld Mario game has a lot more pull than a re-release of an HD collection of old games, and that as good as Little Big Planet and Sly Cooper may be, they aren’t in the same league of brand power. What the Vita really needs is another big fish, which with Uncharted already out of the way leaves God of War for the Western crowd, and crucially for the Vita’s abysmal performance in the Asian market – Monster Hunter.
Neither has been announced. Yet.
Monster Hunter has demonstrated it’s ability to kick start Sony handheld sales already -the release of Monster Hunter Freedom 3 saw Japanese PSP sales rocket from 30,000 to 40,000 units per week to over 300,000 in the week of the game’s release. This was in the PSP’s sixth year of existence – the Vita cannot afford to wait that long.
E3 is only a short time away, and Sony has never been in a better position to announce something big for the Vita – there’s no greater motivation than financial trouble. Any sort of comeback for the handheld right now would do wonders for them, as would any sort of price drop. The Vita is a great piece of kit, but it’s expensive. Any slashing of the Vita price tag is probably a bit of wishful thinking and one move too much like Nintendo’s 3DS strategy – but when you’re grabbing headlines like this, bold moves need to be made.
“It’s a very hi-spec machine, but I don’t see the combination of software and hardware that makes a strong product.” Shigeru Miyamato
Despite the Vita’s public fragging there’s little doubting it’s a great machine – even the competition says so. E3 needs to be the start of the turnaround for both the handheld and the company behind it. Sony have so far promised 20 new gaming experiences at E3, and more Vita announcements from a second Vita Game Heaven in June. Big cards need to be played, and played as extravagantly as possible to drum up support – thre’s nothing to be gained from being quiet now. Sony needs to destroy the competition at E3 and take home that ‘winner’ accolade that always gets thrown around after the conference – show strength, show confidence, show new and exciting – save the Vita, save the brand.
Then all that’s left to do is the PlayStation 4 vs Xbox 720 battle and the rest of the continuing financial decline. Not too much to handle surely?
Konami revealed today that a playable version of Zone of the Enders HD will be available next week not only to those with tickets for the event, but also to the public as well reports Andriasang. The event itself is called the Zone of the Enders HD Night Fastest in the Universe ReBOOT Preview event and will be taking part at Shinjuku’s Wald 9 theater on May 25th so if you happen to be in Japan at that time, then you may have a chance to be one of the first people to play Zone of the Enders in HD.
To help raise hype for the event and to satisfy fans around the world who have absolutely no way to get to the event, the above image was released from the preview build of Zone of the Enders HD. Looks pretty good so far but I’m sure fans around the world will be much happier when a solid release date is announced.
Has Diablo III stolen your partner away from you, leaving you with only your hand to pleasure yourself? Has it left you in a state of despair after all attempts to sexually engage your partner fall to the wayside as they fight the forces of evil? Well fear not, as one honourable sex toy manufacturer has you covered, they are offering free small vibrators to anyone claiming to have been left dry humping a pillow (or something of that nature) due to the release of Diablo III.
That honourable company is Absoloo, who is offering the free sex devices to anyone who posts an image on the Absoloo Facebook page showing that they have a copy of Diablo III in their household that has held their partners genitalia hostage. So if you want a free vibrator to pleasure yourself as your partner plays Diablo III then visit Absoloo’s facebook page here.
The free vibrator is available to all, regardless of gender. So yes men, your arsehole was taken into consideration just as much as the women’s vaginas were. What do you think of Absoloo’s strange Diablo III campaign? Was this as uncomfortable for you to read as it was for me to write? Let me know in the comments section below.
Making the player feel like Spider-Man has always been a difficult task, but has Beenox nailed it this time?
As revealed by Brent Nicholas, executive producer of The Amazing Spider-Man: The Video Game, Beenox have included a unique mechanic called ‘The Web Rush’. Once activated, time is slowed down and gives the player a variety of maneuvers ranging from combat to navigational options. If you’d like to go all ‘Sam Fisher’ and bring out the stealth, there’s an option for that. Want to be more like me and attack like a crazy psychopath? Yeah, you can do that to! This will give players a tactical advantage over enemies, especially bosses. Long story short, Web Rush aims to make you look, feel, and flip like bad ass. My Spidy Sense is tingling for this one! For more, check out the trailer below.
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Video Game is set for a late June release on 3DS, DS, PS3, Move, Wii, and Xbox 360, just in time for the movie’s release.
Sony are pulling something of a Steam, allowing for pre purchased digital games to be pre downloaded on the PlayStation Network. This is no big deal to PC and Mac gamers, who have been enjoying this sort of thing for a while now, but for consoles it’s a bit of a significant step. No more will you have to wait until release date to hit that download button, and join the inevitable queue on the servers as everyone else does the same. Selected titles will now be playable from the off, but exactly when that is (midnight on release day or when the Store updates?) is yet to be revealed.
Of course the key phrase here is selected titles,with only certain games getting the preload treatment. The first on the list will be PSN exclusive and Move requiring Sorcery, out next week. It’s probably a pretty safe bet that all PSN exclusives will get the same benefit from now on, and presumably any major titles that could attract big business.
Pre downloading is a handy little feature, but could it also signal that Sony are leaning more towards the digital format? Consoles are still hanging on to ye good olde physical copies, but future gen rumours abound for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 that hint at a more digitized future. Of course we have zero concrete information about future consoles right now so it is anyone’s highly opinionated guess – a hint to the future of Sony gaming or just a handy feature?
Freebies are inbound iOS heads. If you’re looking for something fresh to play on your Apple device of choice, then the latest game to go free for all is Redlnyx’s platform racer MotoHeroz (also responsible for Trials Evolution). The game was released onto iOs in March after enjoying success on the WiiWare service, and this new free version of the game comes with some additional content to boot.
Ten new tracks will be heading to the side scroller, with five set in the ‘Spacetime’ environment and five in the obscenely generically named ‘Snowy Place’ set of levels. Two new vehicles will also arrive, christened ‘The Crawler’ and ‘The Skullasaurus’. The amount of loot hidden in the game has also been upped and the new multiplayer mode allows players to race against each other with a couple of mates.
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iSkin announced the release of their new fuze and fuze SE case for the iPhone 4/4s today. The fuze line of cases provide a high level of drop and shock protection in a slim and low profile design. They feature a soft inner core to to cushion the iPhone from the shock of impact while the hard shell exterior absorbs scratches and impacts. The case has a great texture to aid in grip. The fuze covers all the edges and corners of the iPhone while the fuze SE takes it one step further and protects the front of the iPhone while leaving space for the screen, home button, and speakers on the front panel. Both cases boasts access to all buttons and ports. The 30 pin dock connector is protected by a removable piece while leaving the case compatible with most docks.
The fuze SE is priced at $59.99 and comes in black and silver while the fuze is available for $49.99 and is available in black blue, black and grey, and black and pink. Both cases can be purchased from the iSkin website here. A discount of $10 for the fuze SE and $5 for the fuze is available until May 24 on the iSkin website.
Disney’s smash hit Where’s My Water? is getting new chapters and iCloud support! iCloud has been added, allowing players to sync their progress across all of their iOS 5 devices. The paid game is receiving the chapter Lost Levels containing 20 levels from the free version of the game. The Lost Levels will be seeing more levels added in future updates. In addition, the final chapter of the game called Overstuffed has been released along side the last 20 levels to Cranky’s Story. Cranky’s Story an 80 level long DLC that delves into the story of Swampy’s partner Cranky. The DLC is available as an in app purchase for $1.99.
Where’s My Water Free also gets some love, receiving 12 new exclusive levels. Get the three ducks on all 12 levels and receive five of the most popular levels from the paid version of Where’s My Water for free. Where’s My Water is available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch here.
Monster Hunter has demonstrated it’s ability to kick start Sony handheld sales already -the release of Monster Hunter Freedom 3 saw 
Has Diablo III stolen your partner away from you, leaving you with only your hand to pleasure yourself? Has it left you in a state of despair after all attempts to sexually engage your partner fall to the wayside as they fight the forces of evil? Well fear not, as one honourable sex toy manufacturer has you covered, they are offering free small vibrators to anyone claiming to have been left dry humping a pillow (or something of that nature) due to the release of Diablo III.
Of course the key phrase here is selected titles,with only certain games getting the preload treatment. The first on the list will be PSN exclusive and Move requiring Sorcery, out next week. It’s probably a pretty safe bet that all PSN exclusives will get the same benefit from now on, and presumably any major titles that could attract big business.
