The first guest that was revealed for Supanova was Cristina Vee, who is known for her work in games like BlazBlue and animes like K-On. Joining her as the second special guest is Christine Cabanos.
Christine Cabanos has done voice work in the English dubs of Squid Girl and K-On. She will also be in the English dub of Madoka Magica, which will be released by Madman in Australia, at around the same time when Christine Cabanos herself will be in Sydney.
You can get all the latest updates on Supanova 2012 on the official website.
Halfbrick had today announced that the chart-topping success has exceeded the 1 million downloads mark since its was released onto XBLA last August. It isn’t surprising, given the popularity of the initial app, and the interactive fun of the downloadable Xbox game.
The chief marketing officer at Halfbrick, Phil Larson, had this to say about this amazing achievement:
Hitting 1 million downloads for XBLA is an awesome achievement. It’s a milestone that proves how with the right team and vision, a mobile game can be expanded into a much bigger franchise across new platforms and markets and be wildly successful!
Fruit Ninja Kinect was the number one title on XBLA’s Summer of Arcade series and 2011’s ‘Best Casual Game’ Interactive Achievement award, each deserved titles.
Fruit Ninja Kinect uses their arms and legs to slive and swipe their way through the various game modes that originate in the app – Classic, Zen and Arcade. There is also a multiplayer mode where you can slice side by side, or challnge one another.
If you have yet to purchase Fruit Ninja Kinect, make sure to grab it from the XBLA for 800 MSP. Check it out in the marketplace HERE.
The Sydney and Manga Anime Show, commonly known as SMASH! has just announced their first special guest for the event, none other than Shinichiro Miki.
Shinichiro Miki is a famous voice actor with over 230 credits to his in vaious anime and video games. He has lend his voice to animes such as Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Pokemon. He’s also been in video games, he’s been the voice 0f Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series.
You can get all the latest information and updates on SMASH! 2012 on the official website.
Are you prepared for Keldeo? Unless you are a bronie, probably not, but The Pokemon Company is hoping you are with their 15th instalment in the Pokemon anime film series.
The latest instalment in the franchise will like always focus on a new pair of legendary Pokemon that Ash and friends will of course encounter, befriend and possibly battle. This time around those legendaries are Keldeo and Kyurem, both of whom are featured in the title of the film; Pokemon the Movie 15: Kyrum vs. The Sacred Swordsman Keldeo.
A trailer for the film has been released and can be seen below. We recently reviewed both versions of movie 14 which you can view here. Be sure to let us know what you think of the trailer for Pokemon the Movie 15 by leaving a comment in the shoutbox and comments section.
The third installment of StickWars, the awesome original castle defense game where you have to repel those annoying little stick people who are trying to break into your wall. StickWars is the number one rated castle defense series for iOS, having been downloaded over 10 million times.
StickWars 2 left off with players aiding King Otto in the defeat of the insidious King Maelnik. In this sequel you get the chance to play as the evil overlord Maelnik as he exacts his revenge on Otto. And hey, who doesn’t love playing an evil guy?
StickWars 3 will feature Maelnik’s undead army, improved strategic gameplay, the wheel of despair which can conjure treasures and power-ups, OpenFeint and Achievements, and improved graphics.
StickWars 3 will be available for iTouch, iPhone and iPad at the end of March, so make sure you train up your iOS controlling fingers before then! For more info on the game head on over to the Facebook page and like it HERE.
IO Interactive have worked on developing the Glacier 2 engine for Square Enix upcoming instalment in the Hitman franchise, Hitman Absolution.
The Glacier 2 engine will feature a new innovative crowd-technology that will allow for up to 1200 characters to be in a crowd on screen at one time (perhaps the most characters on screen in a video-game to date). This is indeed impressive technology and they plan to show it off at the upcoming Game Developers Conference.
Hitman Absolution is set to hit the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC at some point in 2012. Stay tuned for more information as it comes to light.
Following the announcement and first batch of screens, today we get the first ever trailer for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS first person dungeon crawler RPG, Etrian Odyssey IV.
This trailer shows bits and pieces of the in-game action, and a lot of scenery and character artwork. The gameplay shows off some of the new 3D animation and effects, and it looks pretty cool overall although I can’t help but feel that the enemy designs had a bit more artistic flair when they were 2D sprites that were used in previous Etrian Odyssey games on the DS.
Excellent news for anyone that’s checked out Insert Coin(S), one of Sydney’s newest and coolest nights out. Insert Coin(S) is on once again and this time they’re bringing EA Games’ SSX and FIFA Street, both fully playable across multiple screens.
Alongside these two upcoming games, Insert Coin(S) also features a bunch of old school arcade games and pinball machines –all FREE to play on the night. Along with an 80’s style milk bar and extended dance floor with 80’s DJs.
This will be the 4th Insert Coin(s) event in a series that pays tribute to old school arcades and brings together gaming, music, art, geek culture and cosplay all into one venue. All of this is set to take place this Thursday 8th March at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney.
Tickets for INSERT COIN(S): LEVEL 4 are only $10 and can be bought at the door or online at Moshtix.
Remember that Shonen Jump manga that changes it’s genre all the time? Yeah that Medaka Box manga that is getting adapted into an anime series. Well, a new trailer for that anime of Medaka Box which showcases titular (emphasis on the tit) character Medaka Kurokami.
This new character trailer details Medaka Kurokami as a character and provides a little information on the new series for those out of the know with Medaka Box.
The Medaka Box anime adaptation is set for release in the Spring 2012 anime season. You can check out the character trailer below. Be sure to let us know what you think of Medaka and her assets.
Awesomely fun and incredibly addictive app, Where’s My Water? has made App Store history, hitting an incredible 25 billion downloads. The 25 billionth download came from Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China.
This amazing public response received recognition from Apple, making an official announcement today. And when Apple makes an official announcement about a game they didn’t have a hand in developing you know it’s time to sit up and take notice.
The awesome story of Swampy, the gator desperate for a shower in his sewer house, has taken the world by storm and since the app’s launch last September the game reached number 1 in 79 different countries, and has received critical acclaim. Praised for it’s fun nature, as well as the addictive and intriguing puzzles, Where’s My Water? is definitely worth the download, if you don’t already have a copy on your iOS device.
Where’s My Water? is available NOW for iPhone, iTouch and iPad for only $0.99 – Grab it HERE
The first guest that was revealed for Supanova was Cristina Vee, who is known for her work in games like BlazBlue and animes like K-On. Joining her as the second special guest is Christine Cabanos.
