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Sota Fujimora - Synthesized album announced

By Gosha • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Music

Fans of game composer Sota Fujimora (Gradius, Contra, Rumble Roses, & various BEMANI games) will be happy to know that a 2 disc cd is coming out in late August.  The 1st disc of his cd will feature extended versions of some of his most famous works.  The 2nd disc will be a remixing album featuring [...]



Yoshitaka Amano comes to New York Anime Festival

By Gosha • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Anime, Art

It looks like artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for basically setting the mood with his art and illustrations for the Final Fantasy series, and Vampire Hunter D, will be appearing at the New York Anime Festival. The show runs from Sept 26 to the 28th. Read below for a full press release about the event.

YOSHITAKA AMANO [...]



Tatsunoko vs Capcom, 2 new characters revealed!

By Gosha • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Video Games

Japanese gaming site GAME Watch recently revealed two new characters that will be appearing in Capcoms latest crossover title, Tatsunoko vs Capcom. The two characters include Batsu from Capcoms “Rival Schools” series, and Tatsunoko’s Tekkaman from “Tekkaman”. You can check out some in game shots at the GAME Watch web site, which can [...]



The Offspring makes its way to Rock Band

By Gosha • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 3, Video Games, Xbox 360

The official Offspring web site revealed a few upcoming downloadable songs that will be featured in Rock Band.
There song “Hammerhead” is already available, but more are to come in the near future.
The tracks that the web site confirms include:
“Come Out And Play [Keep ‘Em Separated]“
“Self Esteem“
“Gone Away“
“All I Want“
“Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)“
”The Kids [...]



Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 1 released

By Gosha • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Anime

Gainax recently put released the first in its line of Music Clip Parallel Works for the series Gurren Lagann. The Music Clip Project is a series of music videos that Gainax is pumping out using music from Gurren Lagann with new animation and new stories.
This first one transports the characters from the show into a [...]



MGS4 Online Database coming… tomorrow!

By Gosha • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 3

According to the US Playstation Blog, Sony & Konami have teamed up to deliver a free online PSN download for MGS4.

The update should appear during tomorrows weekly PSN updates. According to the Blog, here is what the database features…
The MGS4 Database is a free, downloadable interactive application that contains the official knowledge base of everything [...]



Guitar Freaks V5 & Drummania V5 see release Japanese arcades

By Gosha • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Video Games

The other day, Bemanistyle.com posted the initial songlist for the latest release in the Guitar Freaks/Drummania franchise. The game features a slew of licenses, from the Death Note anime opening theme song, to Journey’s “Dont’ Stop Believin’”.  Below is the initial songlist and a link to the games official web site.
http://www.konami.jp/bemani/gfdm/gfdmv5/
New Songs  Licenses
Dúné - A Blast [...]



Rock Band Wii television ad sees the light

By Gosha • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Wii

It looks like a new trailer for the Wii edition of Rock Band is making its way through television airwaves right now. The ad features a song by Coheed and Cambria. The Wii version of the game features Wii with 63 songs, including five new bonus songs, and exclusive white drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQVKJlqnm5g



New Sonic Unleashed trailer brings back faith in humanity

By Gosha • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Video Games, Wii, Xbox 360

Sega just released a brand spanking new trailer for Sonic Unleashed, the upcoming Next-gen sonic title on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. The game looks to bring back the classic sonic obstacles and features some non-corny sounding music. It looks like the game is headed in the right direction!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtYLeQwjqis



Meet the Sniper, Team Fortress 2

By Gosha • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Windows

Today, Valve released a new clip entitled “Meet The Sniper.” The clip is an animated profile for the Sniper class of Team Fortress 2. If you want to see plenty of laughs, be sure to check it out below!