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PAX 2011 – Super Giant Games set to show off Bastion

Super Giant Games have announced that will be holding a small booth alongside Warner Bros. at PAX Prime. They announced through their official website that they will be present from the Friday to Sunday of the event and will be 0ffering Bastion Official Soundtracks for $15  at their booth.

This event also marks the anniversary of Super Giant Games announcement of Bastion last year at PAX 2010. They will be displaying Bastion in it’s complete form on both Xbox 360 and PC for attendees to play. So if your attending the event make sure you pop on over and give Super Giant Games a visit and check out what is without a doubt one of the best games released this year.

Counter Strike Global Offensive Trailers

Following the recent announcement of Counter Strike Global Offensive, Valve has released 2 teaser trailers for the upcoming release. The game is set to revitalise the Counter Strike franchise nearly 12 years after release of the original Counter Strike.

The trailers show off several of the maps in the game as well as the updated graphics and gameplay. The game is scheduled for a Quarter 1, 2012 release date so the game is surprisingly not too far away. The game is also set to be released multi-platform unlike the original, with this version hitting the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 as well as the PC.

Check out both trailers below and leave your thoughts in the comments section.

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Doctor Who return date revealed.

It has been confirmed that Doctor Who’s second half of season six will be returning on the 27th of August in the UK (27th for US, 28th for AU). Which is merely a day away.

This is huge news for Doctor Who fans, who had been eagerly awaiting following the huge plot twist cliffhanger of the last episode “A Good Man Goes To War”.

The series will make it’s return with a Nazi Germany themed episode, “Let’s Kill Hitler” which will have the Doctor Who cast travelling to try and prevent Hitler from becoming the face of pure evil we all know him as.

Leave a comment below with your thoughts on the return of Doctor Who.

NeverDead TGS 2011 Trailer streamed early by Konami

Konami has started streaming their Tokyo Game Show 2011 NeverDead trailer online early in anticipation of the event. The trailer is released a month before it is to be shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

The trailer shows off some footage of the upcoming game and gives a taste of what to expect from NeverDead. The game trailer is in japanese and features several popular Japanese voice actors alongside some demon ass kicking.

You can check out the trailer below for all the undead goodness you could possibly ask for. Also please leave a comment letting us know what you think of the NeverDead TGS 2011 trailer.

Last Exile: Fam Special to air before series Premiere

With the upcoming premiere of the new Last Exile series Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing it has been announced that a Last Exile TV special will air a week before the new series.

The TV special is set to detail the history of the Last Exile franchise, give an in-depth look at the world of Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing as well as featuring interviews with the cast and creators.

The special will be airing on the 7th of October, 2011 in Japan. The series was also recently licensed for release throughout the United States by Funimation Entertainment and licensed for Australian distribution by Madman Entertainment. Alongisde being licensed both Funimation and Madman held premieres of the first episodes in their respective countries.

Please leave a comment below letting us know what you think of the Last Exile TV Special.

Shin-Chan 3DS Game Announced


To be a man you must have honor and a… err… You can find out what else it takes to be a man with the upcoming Shin-Chan game for the Nintendo 3DS. Namco Bandai has announced that they will be releasing a Shin-Chan game for the Nintendo 3DS on the 1st of December 2011, through out Japan. The game is set to be titled Crayon Shin-Chan Uchū DE Achō!? Yūjō no Obakarate and will feature a story that will take the characters of Shin-Chan out of this world as Shin tries to return his town to it’s rigthful place back on earth.

The game is set be an action adventure game which will utilise the Nintendo 3DS’ gyro-sensor and stereoscopic 3D display. The game’s developers are aiming to give the player a feel of controlling the anime series in which the game is based off of. What do you think of the upcoming Shin-Chan game? Leave a comment below letting us know your thoughts.

Gintama Movie 2 Confirmed

Warner Brothers Japan have confirmed that they will be releasing a second Gintama film which as of posting is known tentatively as simply Gintama 2. The film is set to be released and distributed by Warner Brothers Japan but it has yet to be announced in what manner of release or when.

The previous Gintama film,  Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen was given a limited release of a mere 90 theatres. Leaving fans to ponder whether this second film will recieve a theatrical release at all. Some believe a straight-to-DVD release is more likely, which I am sure Gintama fans wouldn’t complain about.

So please leave a comment letting us know your thoughts on this upcoming second Gintama film.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One Weapon Series Trailer

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One is nearing its release date, so Insomniac has released another trailer in their Weapon Series, which looks at the different weapons that will be available in the game.

The trailer for the multiplayer focused game shows off the Pyroblaster, which is a flamethrower, the Arc Lasher, which is an electric whip, the Blitzer, which are a pair of charging fists and the Frost Cannon, which sends an icy blast to the enemy.

Insomniac has done it again. These are some very over the top weapons which look like they are going to be fun to use. Why not check it out, as well as the first trailer of the weapon series, which shows off four more weapons: the Combuster, the Darkstar Fission Tether, the Warmonger and the Thundersmack.

Expect Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One on October 18 for the United States, October 20 for Australia and October 21 for the United Kingdom.

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Evangelion 3.0 Premiere Date Announced

The Rebuild of Evangelion has revitalised the classic franchise and in many peoples opinions, did the story the justice the original series modest budget could not. The first two films of the Rebuild, known in English as 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone and 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance have recieved world-wide critical acclaim and it’s looking as though the trend will continue with Evangelion 3.0 which will continue the rebuild series.

It has been announced that Evangelion 3.0 will make it’s Japanese premiere date of sometime during Fall/Autumn 2012. This means that in roughly a years time from this posting you can expect Evangelion 3.0 to have made it’s way onto the big screen through the land of the rising sun. This is big news for fans of Evangelion hanging out for their next hit of Evangelion related entertainment. Leave a comment below letting us know your thoughts.

Minigame Paradise out now on the iOS

Com2Us are back once again after one hell of summer for the iOS game developer. Now they bring us Minigame Paradise and as you can imagine the game is essentially a minigames compilation game, which should feel right at home nestled up into your iPhone and iPad.

The game boasts cartoon styled graphics (somewhat in the same vein as Tamagotchi), 35 little critters for you to collect as well as several changable costumes for them and 70 in game missions for you to sink your cute critter teeth into.

You can purchase Minigame Paradise on the iTunes store now here for $0.99. Well? What are you waiting for? Let’s go to Minigame Paradise!