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Zelda: Skyward Sword Australian Release Date

Luke Halliday
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Nintendo of Australia have been a little unsure of themselves when it has concerned the release date for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. What with having changed the date multiple times, they now have set in stone an official release date of the 24th of November, 2011 for Australia.

This means Australia will be recieving the title a whole 4 days after North America, so it probably isn’t really necessary to import if you can’t wait. Thankfully, Australians still get a piece of the special edition action, with the 25th Anniversary special bundle, which includes a golden Wii Remote Plus as well a copy of the Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Orchestra CD and of the course the game itself.

So there you have it Zelda fans, get yourself ready to return to Hyrule and swing that sword to the sky!

Hunter x Hunter OP and ED announced!

Luke Halliday
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The opening and ending theme song’s for the hotly anticipated forthcoming Hunter x Hunter anime reboot which is set to make it’s premiere this weekend on October 2nd.

Fans have speculated as to whether the song heard in the background of the trailer for the new series would be the opening theme and true enough it was. That song being “Departure” by Masatoshi Ono of Galneryus fame. The famous Japanese idol will lend his unqiue voice to the series for it’s opening theme, which will be first heard in its entirety with the premiere of the series first episode.

Also confirmed was the ending theme, which is set to be “Just Awake” by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. Which also is scheduled to make it’s worldwide debut as the end credits roll in the first episode of the series.

Be sure to check out Hunter x Hunter this weekend when it makes it long awaited premiere.

Become a Fighter in the King of Fighters XIII Cosplay Contest…

Dustin Spencer
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King of Fighters XIII may be a little over a month away from releasing, but European publisher Rising Star Games want fans to now show their loyalty in an upcoming cosplay contest. On October 29th at the upcoming London MCM Expo (which runs from the 28th to 30th), contestants will be going head to head to prove that they can capture their favorite persona from the world famous fighting game franchise at the ‘Totally Cosplay’ stage.

Those who enter must not only look the part, but also must have the right attitude to match their KOF threads. After each participant shows their stuff, they will then be judged by representatives from Rising Star Games and Totally Cosplay until a final winner is chosen. Costumes may be made, customized, or bought.

Interested? Good. All you have to do to enter is simply contact the MCM Cosplay Team by emailing [email protected], or visit the Totally Cosplay area on Friday 28thor by noon on Saturday 29thOctober to sign up.

It certainly is nice seeing all this KOF love as of late, and there is no doubt that XIII will be quite a contender for the genre when it is released in late November.

Skydrift’s “Gladiator Multiplayer Pack” Now Available!

Dustin Spencer
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Skydrift’s “Gladiator Multiplayer Pack” Now Available!

If you recently have been taking to the skies with Skydrift and are now hungering for more content, you’re now in luck as Digital Reality have now released the Gladiator Multiplayer Pack for download. This DLC adds in two new multiplayer modes, with those being Team Deathmatch and Standard Deathmatch. Players can also duke it out in six arenas such as Warfactory, U.F.O. and Scrapyard or customize the way they want to play with the create an arena option in order to pick the specific course settings, like weather conditions or Time Limits.

This pack also won’t set owners of Skyrdrift back much either, as it’s priced at just 400 points for 360 users and $4.99 on the PS3. If your still on the fence about Skydrift as a whole, you can check out our review here.

To get a better look at the Gladiator Multiplayer Pack, check out the fresh new screenshots from Digital Reality below.

Just Dance AKB48 Trailer

Luke Halliday
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The western world has already recieved 2 installments of the popular Just Dance series. Japan on the otehr hand are finally getting the first game, which has begun heavy commerical rotation through out the country, with an ad campaign starring none other than Japan’s 48 favourite pop sensations, AKB48!

The commerical features AKB48’s hit single “Heavy Rotation”, which is part of the new song line-up for the Japanese version, with many girls of different ages performing the song on the Just Dance game for Wii.

You can check out the trailer which is in heavy rotation over the web and Japanese TV below. Let us know what you think in the shout box or comments section.

UN-GO licensed by Siren Visual

Luke Halliday
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The upcoming noitamainA title set to debut this fall season, UN-GO, has been licensed for release and distribution by Siren Visual. The series will be simulcast through ANN video in conjunction with Siren Visual and Fuji TV beginning October 13th. Currently no physical media release has been announced for UN-GO, though it is likely, given Siren’s history with their simulcast series being soon confirmed for DVD and Blu-Ray release.

UN-GO continues the trend of BONES produced anime airing in Fuji TV’s noitaminA, taking the spot previously held by No. 6, another BONES series that was recently licensed by American company Sentai Filmworks.

UN-GO is an old-school styled detective story in a new-school setting of a dystopian futuristic post-war Tokyo. If that concept intrigues you be sure to check out Siren Visual’s simulcast starting October 13th.

One Piece New World Preview Trailer

Luke Halliday
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We previously reported that the One Piece anime will move into the second half of the story on October 2nd. If you follow the series week by week through Funimation online streaming you may have noticed a preview trailer at the end of episode 516, which previewed episode 517. For those of you who didn’t you can check it out below, for the first hint of One Piece’s New World Saga!

Also for those of you who don’t know japanese, here is a translation of the narration over the video:

Two years have passed since the War of the Best. After obtaining their new powers from training, finally, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates have arrived with the goal for the last ocean on the Grand Line – the New World. The Straw Hat Pirates set sail!

Following the narration Luffy revealed the episode is to be titled “Straw Hats Reunite! New World Chapter Begin!” So be sure to check out the preview trailer below as well as the episode itself on the 2nd of October in what is without a doubt a historic event for fans of One Piece. Let the second part begin, set sail into the New World!

Legend of Heroes To Debut on Vita

Joshua Spudic
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First there was Ys: Woodland of Celceta, a remake of Ys IV. Now, Nihon Falcom has announced a new Vita game: The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Keisei Event Full Voice Edition (yes that is the title). The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Keisei is the sequel to Sora no Keisei. The first one was recently released in the West as Trails in the Sky. Trails of Zero (a rough translation of the title) was released last September in Japan. Over here, we are still waiting for the second chapter of the Sora no Keisei trilogy.

Not much has been said about the game expect, as the title may suggest, the game will have more voice acting than the Playstation Portable version. The game has an official site (www.zero-full.com) but it is only an image of the main characters of the game and some text. However, there is one piece of text which can be considered important. If you go to the website, one would notice the number 2012. That is the release year of the game but only for Japan.

Falcom has also partnered up with several companies in relation to the production of the game. Two companies that have been noted are figure maker Chara-Ani and Patapon creators Pyramid Inc. Can this mean that, with the inevitable Limited Edition going to be released, we will see a figurine within it? Also, will we see XSEED Games localise the game in the coming years?

Kuroko no Basuke manga gets Anime adaptation from Production I.G

Luke Halliday
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Following Shueisha’s anouncement of the Medaka Box manga to be adapted into animation, is the news that popular basketball manga Kuroko no Basuke has also been green-lit to be animated.

But wait, there is more! Legendary anime studio, Production I.G, has been confirmed to be handling the series. Production I.G are well known for their incredible production value and quality of animation, having created such masterpieces of animation as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Eden of the East.

Kuroko no Basuke follows a school basketball team as they attempt to take their team to the inter high school championship.

No other details have been announced, however more information is said to be forthcoming from Shueisha.

Persona 4 Anime licensed by Sentai Filmworks

Luke Halliday
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Sentai Filmworks have been on fire lately when it comes to licensing titles hot from Japan and the trend continues with Sentai announcing their acquisition of the much hyped Persona 4: The Animation.

The new series set to debut on Japanese screens this upcoming fall season on the6th of October, is an adaption of the popular Persona 4 video game.

Sentai have announced that they will digitally distribute the series through multiple outlets and have slated the series for a DVD and Blu-Ray release at some point in 2012. The english dub cast for Sentai’s version is yet to be announced, however it may be unlikely that the video game’s cast will reprise their roles considering Sentai usually do their own in house voice work.

What do you think of this announcement? Let us know in the shout box or comments section.

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