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Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:07

AKB48 Members to do Manga

It’s a shame this wasn’t announced before Anime Expo 2010, but AKB48 members Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, and Rino Sashihara will take turns drawing manga for Weekly Young Jump. Each one will reflect the often wonky personality traits of the members; the titles roughly translate to Mayuyu: Mangaka Debut Project, Yukirin’s THE Idol Quest, Kitarie’s Path of a Fantasy Literature Girl, and Sasshi Beautiful Girl Transformation Project. Kitahara and Sashihara were present at Anime Expo 2010, which would have made this a great topic of discussion. The first issue will go on sale August 19. Pictures of said members included for reference in case readers need it, considering there are more than 48 of these girls.

[Source: Natalie via Tokyograph]

Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:28

Worms Reloaded Returns to PC

After a ten year break, Worms returns for the PC with Worms Reloaded. The game looks great so far with its HD cartoony graphics and classic sense of humor. Fans of similar games on Android or iPhone like Armored Strike or iShoot should check this out – arguably the precursor to all these games. Worms Reloaded is set for an August 26 release date. Full press release here.Click after the jump for screenshots and trailer.

Originally announced at E3, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition just launched its Japanese site. At the moment, it doesn’t contain much other than some screenshots. A close look shows that the graphics are pretty close to the arcade version, considering that this is a handheld game. It will only look better in motion and in the palm of our hands! Hopefully we’ll get more information on the game soon and maybe some gameplay footage, too! Screenshots embedded after the jump for your convenience.

[Source: andriasang.com]

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 18:28

New Tales Games Announced

Tales of Graces, previously a Wii-exclusive, will be heading to the PlayStation 3 as Tales of Graces F, much like its Xbox 360 cousin, Tales of Vesperia. It will feature new costumes and attacks to make PlayStation 3 owners' purchases worthwhile. In addition, a new, currently nameless, Tales game was announced for the PlayStation 3 and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 for the PlayStation Portable. Keep in mind, these are all confirmed for Japan only and have no word yet of an American release. It would be great if companies would continue to do more simultaneous launches throughout the world, but since these RPGs are a more niche genre, it's understandable. Maybe the only way to encourage them is to buy loads of their games? We'll keep you posted.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 10:13

UVERworld Opens Café

UVERworld, famed in the anime world for opening themes for the likes of Bleach and Gundam 00, is announcing their own café in Shibuya, Japan. “UVERcafe” will feature special recipes and drinks concocted by band members. Whether or not these will be handcrafted by the band members is not known at the moment. Tickets for the café go on sale July 31 and are ¥2000 each. It will be a limited run from August 8 to August 20. If you’re in Japan, be sure to check it out! Two UVERworld videos embedded after the jump for anyone who was wondering the songs they've done.

[Source: JpopAsia]

CNNGo.com, the international portal for CNN.com, just compiled a list of the top 20 people to watch out for in the Japanese entertainment industry. Surprisingly enough, Erika Sawajiri topped the list over other artists such as Exile and AKB48. The list hit across all genres of entertainment, including television and sports, including the likes of DJ Mademoiselle Yulia and Soccer player Keisuke Honda. For more about Sawajiri, hit the jump.

[Source: CNNGo.com]

Saturday, 24 July 2010 20:40

Summer Wonder Festival 2010 Coverage

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The flood gates have opened, and The-O Network will be compiling all the reports, photos, and coverage from the Summer Wonder Festival! Some of the first leaked images of some of the newest figures are up online. We take no credit for any of the links listed, and belong to their respective media outlet.

Come back frequently to this post for the latest updates!

At the Comic Con 2010 panel, SSFIV and Beyond, Producer Yoshinori Ono along with Tekken Producer Katsuhiro Harada announced a crossover project between Street Fighter and Tekken, making two games with two developers. There will be two versions: Street Fighter X Tekken created by Capcom and Tekken X Street Fighter by Namco. It will be interesting to see how Tekken characters will deal with projectile characters like Ryu and Ken. So far, the gameplay showed off Ryu from Street Fighter and Kazuya from Tekken. Let the speculations on characters begin!

UPDATE: A video just surfaced online. It shows off the 2-on-2 combat system, and confirms Chun Li and Nina Williams as two additional characters. Note that this is likely from Street Fighter X Tekken, due to the presence of Ultra moves and overall art style resembling that of Super Street Fighter IV. You can also check out the teaser trailer here.

[Source: Get Your Tournament]

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