U.S. Fullmetal Alchemist fans, rejoice! Funimation have teamed up with Eleven Arts in order to undertake a huge nationwide theater run for the latest Fullmetal Alchemist movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.
The film is set to run in theaters this Winter, however specific dates and locations are still forthcoming. This is one of the quickest fast-tracking of an anime film from Japan to America in recent history, with the film only hitting Japanese theaters roughly 6 months before it hits the U.S.
Funimation have also confirmed that they will be releasing the title on DVD and Blu-Ray in Spring 2012. Which isn’t too long a wait when considering it would have already been in theaters for your viewing pleasure.
What do you think of this announcement? Let us know in the shoutbox or comments section.
Been needing some space for that Xbox 360 S? You are now in luck as Microsoft will be soon releasing the 320GB hard drives by themselves for the price of $129.99. As we all know, that is a lot of memory and it can take a while to fill such a large device. Microsoft have thought ahead on that though and will also include a download voucher for Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars with every new hard drive, which is a pretty decent value for those who went with the 4GB Slim back when it launched.
No date has been given of when we will see these new bundles of sorts hit stores, but I would expect to see these out sometime during this holiday season.
Listen up you Hulkamaniacs! Have you been saying your prayers and eating your vitamins? Good! Now you should get to the nearest store and check out Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, which is available for the Xbox 360 with Kinect as of today. Let me tell you something, brother! This is the first Kinect wrestling title to date and puts you..YES YOU, in the role of the Hulkster himself as you use the motion controls to battle your opponent in-ring as well as gain the love of the crowd by mocking some of the most famous poses in wrestling history!
FEATURES, yes features..DUDE! Majesco released a brand new list of what the millions of Hulkamaniacs can expect when they pop in their 24 inch pythons game disc in their Xbox 360!
Create your king of the ring by choosing from different body types, faces, hair styles, tattoos, gear and more.
Choose from nine thrilling venues including the Backyard, Uprising and Inferno stadium.
Xbox LIVE® Leaderboards showcase ‘Stunt of the Day’ and ‘All Time Best Stunts’ from players nationwide.
Multiple Gameplay Modes extend the challenge:
Campaign: Work your way from backyard matches to the big stage while keeping the crowd on their feet.
Head-to-Head: Take turns delivering punishing combos with help from a friend.
Quick Stunt: Practice any extreme stunt before primetime in the ring.
Hardcore: Fight tough-to-beat opponents under the extreme difficulty setting.
Tutorial: Learn basic moves and special stunts to win the match.
Replay Highlights: Relive your best stunts in slow motion to revel in your glory days.
“Hulkamaniacs everywhere should get off the couch and rule the ring with Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, where I’m going to teach you all to perform for the crowd and compete in the ring as wrestling superstars,” said Hulk Hogan.
So WHAT YA GONNA DO, WHEN HULK HOGAN’S MAIN EVENT COMES TO A STORE NEAR YOU!
Zordix may be a bit odd when it comes to promoting their titles, but you definitely can’t deny that they are very proud of every project they complete. 1950s Lawn Mower Kids is finally ready to be released after a few delays and to celebrate, a new grass cutting trailer has been released. This clip introduces us to Tom, Nancy and Tim, who all will be responsible in cutting lawns responsibly in “Real American Style Levels”.
1950s Lawn Mower Kids is due out now on November 3rd on the DSiWare/Nintendo eShop services. Now unless your cruisin’ for a bruisin’, I highly recommend you watch the new trailer (which is actually quite awesome) below and get ready to cut grass and take names.
Ready to see some shaking? Majesco are getting really pumped about their release of Zumba Fitness 2, and today have released a nice sneak peak of the opening cinematic. This clip features the “stylings of Zumba creator Beto” along with celebrity Zumba instructors Tanya Beardsley and Gina Grant. Those who are anticipating this follow-up to the highly successful Zumba Fitness will be hearing a lot of those names in the sequel as Beto, Beardsley and Grant will be guiding you through the exhilarating choreography that spans 20 different international dance styles.
Zumba 2 will also allow players to customize their own class with their favorite routines, and then let them track their improvement with an all new progress checker and see calories burned. Yes, it looks like Zumba Fitness 2 is ready to reclaim it’s fitness crown this year and players can expect to dance their way into a better body on November 15th. For now though, feast your eyes on the new opening cinematic below.
Yesterday we saw a very short teaser for what was called the Run for your life mission in IO Interactive’s Hitman: Absolution. Now today we see that that teaser was indeed quite short as the full video which you can see below lasts for nearly seventeen minutes, so it’d be best to make sure you are nice and comfortable if you want to see the whole thing.
In the video we see Agent 47 hide from police in an abandoned Chicago Library, stealthily taking out enemies where he can. But of course, stealth can only take you so far before the action heats up in the latter half of the video. We are treated to plenty of combat, stealth and take downs, but don’t take my word for it check it out yourself.
If you feel like playing as someone other than the big Batman when Batman: Arkham City is released next week then perhaps this bit of DLC news will park your interest. The recently revealed Nightwing is going to be made available in the form of a DLC package that will be released on November 1st. You can check out his character art below.
In this pack players will also obtain two new challenge maps, specifically Wayne Manor and Main Hall. Nightwing is going to have his own move-set and gadgets so he is thankfully not just a re-skin. Also announced was that the pre-order bonus Robin pack will be made available on November 22nd for those who didn’t obtain him. However these character packages aren’t going to be cheap as they will cost 560 MSP or $6.99 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively.
Namco Bandai has announced when we can expect to see Tales of the Abyss 3D on our lonely Nintendo 3DS handhelds. Unfortunately that release date is quite a ways off as the release date has been slated as February 14th of next year, right on Valentines Day for everyone in North America. Perhaps a classic JRPG for that special gamer in your life?
Besides the release date, we also have been given a handful of new screenshots which focus on Guy, Anise and Natalia which you can find below. These images focus mostly on the combat that we will be seeing as well as a couple of the character’s mystic art abilities.
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While Europe may be receiving a new color of the Wii which is a light blue version to go along with Mario & Sonic 2012 Olympic Games, North America is getting the same ol’ bundles we’ve always gotten. Except for one change, as Nintendo of America announced today that they will be releasing a new holiday bundle that includes a black Wii, black Wii Remote Plus and black Nunchuck as well as a copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii as well as a special Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD.
This bundle which goes on sale on October 23rd will cost $150 and will not have any support for the Gamecube as you can see in the picture above, the Wii is a smaller horizontal unit. While this bundle is nice for those who need last minute gift ideas, the lack of any additional color option is quite detrimental.
Those who have been following Squid Girl 2, otherwise known as Shinryaku!? Ika Musume on Crunchyroll will be sad to hear that for some reason or another, the series is going to be on hiatus for two weeks.
This news comes from the show’s official Japanese website where they announced today that the anime’s episodes originally meant to be shown on October 24th and November 7th will not be shown. The reason given is simply stated as being issues with the stations that the show was meant to air on in Japan.
While it is good to know that Squid Girl 2 will still be returning, this doesn’t bode well for the way that the rest of the episodes will fall schedule wise. Most of the time when episodes are delayed, they usually end up being released on Blu-ray and never televised.
U.S. Fullmetal Alchemist fans, rejoice! Funimation have teamed up with Eleven Arts in order to undertake a huge nationwide theater run for the latest Fullmetal Alchemist movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.
