It was revealed in the recent issue of Jump Square Magazine that the stage play adaptation of the recent popular manga/anime franchise, Ao no Exorcist, will be happening in 2012.
Also, with regards to the upcoming movie of Ao no Exorcist, it was revealed that the assistant director of Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli) and Rideback, will be serving as the director.
Finally, Aniplex will be releasing the series in four DVD sets this year, and Viz Media will be publishing the sixth volume of the manga in English next week.
It was reported by online retailer, Right Stuff, that anime publisher, Funimation, has delayed the release of two upcoming anime DVDs.
First off is Fairy Tail Part 4, which was originally scheduled for a release on February 28 2012, but will now be released on March 20 2012. The other delay is for the complete Season 2 collection of Heaven’s Lost Property, originally set for a March 20 2012 release, it will now be released on April 17 2012.
No reason has been given by Funimation for the delay of both releases, ultimately leaving many fans in the dark.
In case you missed it, EA Sports released a video the other day, giving us a glimpse of how Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour 13 is going to utilise Xbox 360’s Kinect.
The video features Mike DeVault, one of the game’s producers as he takes us through all the Kinect features which the game explores. PGA 13 is the first sports simulation for Kinect and it tracks full body-movements whilst taking golf gaming to an unprecedented level of control.
If the game plays as well as it appears to in this video then it’s sure to be a huge success. Check out the trailer down below! Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 comes out on March 27th for Xbox 360 and PS3.
Imagine if you were to play Mario and as you collected coins, more goombas and koopas started to appear. Sound like a great idea? Well, Kid Icarus Uprising will include such a setting with the Intensity difficulty. As players collect hearts, the game will become progressively harder as more enemies will spawn and the action will become more hectic overall within each level.
Do well, and you will reap the rewards as new items and weapons will come available, with the better of the lot going to those who braved the higher levels of intensity. Yes, this sounds amazing, and to see it yourself, check out the new trailer detailing “Intensity” levels in Kid Icarus Uprising down below.
Xbox Live is celebrating the release of yet another new multimedia app. This time it’s Sony Pictures Entertainment’s video entertainment network Crackle. The app is free to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace from today in Australia, the US, UK and Canada.
So what will Crackle give you? If you have an Xbox Live Gold Membership, Crackle will allow you to stream TV shows and full length movies for free: the trade off being that everything is ad supported. Some of the content on offer in Australia includes the movie Sniper, various anime including Blood Plus and Viper’s Creed, and a host of original programming designed to hit the apps target market – that’s right “18-34 year old males with internet enabled devices”, they’re looking at you.
The app also integrates some Kinect functionality, so you can command your Xbox 360 to play your Crackle content using only the power of your voice (and a few random movements of course). Users will also be able to search Xbox Live for content, which will be regularly refreshed with premiering movies and shows.
The Humble Indie Bundle has embraced Android with its hug of cheap but great game awesomeness. The latest special from the folks over at Humble is the most cross platform deal yet, offering titles that will run on Android mobile devices, Windows, Mac and Linux.
The games in the pick your price bundle are:
Anomaly: Warzone Earth Osmos EDGE
And as per usual, if you have a generous soul and give more than the average contribution, you’ll get your mitts on a bonus title – World of Goo. Everything is DRM free and can be redeemed via Steam, and a portion of the purchase price can be donated to charity.
Interested? Head over to humblebundle.com and grab some quality games for a great price.
Square Enix modern day producers of the Final Fantasy series are celebrating the franchise’s 25th birthday with a special release of merchandise.
They are releasing promo goods with art from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, and also some classic chocobo and moogle artwork with the 25th anniversary editions.
The promotional goods include tumblers and sets of playing cards, using classical character and classic-style chibi characters. For the traditional Final Fantasy fans this is a must have, as they go back to the absolute first games, when the company Squaresoft was still producing the franchise.
Personally these collectables could not be shipped to my house fast enough.
The Darksiders universe is going in for a bit of rapid expansion. Appearing on the horizon shortly before the highly anticipated Darksiders II (currently scheduled for a July release) is a novel – Darksiders: The Abomination Vault.
The tale will take place millennia before the events of the first game, and see Death and his pal War attempt to keep the peace between the forces of heaven and hell. The world is threatened by a plan to resurrect some ancient weapons of devastating power, and the two horsemen must track down and defeat the mysterious group behind the plan before the entire universe is thrown into disarray.
The book has been written by Ari Marmell, a freelance RPG writer who has revealed a little of his experience writing the book on his intriguingly titled ‘Mouseferatu’ blog:
This book was an absolute blast to write. It’s easily the most cinematic/action-oriented of my books thus far, and I’ve tried to make sure it’s accessible even to people who aren’t familiar with the games. I really hope you guys have as much fun with this as I did.
In addition to the novel, Random House are also developing an ‘IP bible’ for the Darksiders universe, with more details on said compendium to follow. The Abomination Vault will be released in May.
If you want a bit of old school vector shooting, then Upsidedown Games have just the thing. Space Junk Lite is a taster for their full title Space Junk and comes complete with a neon geometric style, simple control system and retro-tastic title music and effects. Players take control of a trigger happy astronaut and must clear 26 stages worth of junk filled space.
The somewhat shorter than 26 stage ‘Lite’ version is of course available for free, and you can check out the trailer below for a sneak peek of the action. The full app is available for $1.99, and you can read the full review for this incredibly retro title here.
The first G.I. Joe will always hold a unique place in my heart because of one line, sublimely delivered by the usually stellar Christopher Eccleston in his best/worst Scottish accent – “You tossed the caber out of the park!” Other than that fantastically ridiculous line (which kept the Scottish cinema in hysterics for quite some time), the first G.I. Joe didn’t make that much of an impact. It did however, make money, so on that note…
Step up G.I. Joe Retaliation, hitting cinemas later in the year:
Cool music? Check, that’s a remix of The White Stripes Seven Nation Army. Cliff face ninja battles? Check. Dwayne Johnson doing what he does best, and Bruce Willis along for the ride? Colour me interested, and somewhat surprised. Stephen Sommers has stepped down from the directors chair, with his place taken by one John Chu (erm, the Justin Bieber movie, Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D, but we can ignore that). The writing duo of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese come with far better street cred, having written the excellent Zombieland and now also working on the Deadpool movie.
As you can probably tell from the trailer, the plot sees the majority of the Joes wiped out thanks to a Cobra spy played by Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy). The remaining Joes must band together to strike back and, presumably, save the world. Just a little check list here, the cast list includes The Rock, The Mummy, Darth Maul (Ray Park) and John Maclean. Nice.
Could G.I. Joe Retaliation be the action flick of the year? We’ll have to wait until August to find out, but here’s hoping the full feature can hold up to the promise of this first trailer.
It was revealed in the recent issue of Jump Square Magazine that the stage play adaptation of the recent popular manga/anime franchise, Ao no Exorcist, will be happening in 2012.
