Archive for 'Games'

More on Xam’d anime on PSN: mixed feelings

July 16th, 2008 – 1:30 am
Tagged as: Anime, Games

My last post talked about the exciting news of the release of the Xam’d anime on the PlayStation Network. Great stuff for PS3 and PSP users, right? Well, it turns out the execution is not so great.
First off, you can buy Xam’d episode 1 on the PlayStation Network right now. It’s good to […]

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PlayStation network gets Xam’d anime

July 15th, 2008 – 5:56 pm
Tagged as: Anime, Games

Sony talked A LOT about their new plans to offer a crapload of shows on the PlayStation network today in their E3 media conference. One of the big pieces of news for us anime fans was the official announcement that Sony has partnered with Bones Studio to release an anime called Xam’d: Lost Memories […]

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Sunday Links: Yen Plus and a manga-anime-video game museum?

July 13th, 2008 – 11:09 am
Tagged as: Anime, Games, Manga

It’s a slow Sunday, lazy Sunday so I’ve decided to catch up on a few items in the anime/manga world.

Deb Aoki at about.com write a piece on the upcoming first issue of the Yen Plus manga anthology This Anthology will include a number of Japanese and Original English manga (apparently they’re also being […]

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Street Fighter IV anime scene

July 5th, 2008 – 9:01 am
Tagged as: Anime, Games

Street Fighter IV is eagerly anticipated by the fight game fans, but it offers something for anime fans too. This scene-featuring Ryu, Akuma, and Ken-shows off some pretty good animation (and unlike most of the versions of this vid floating around on the web, this one is subtitled). The game is supposed to […]

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Final Fantasy IV DS preview

June 26th, 2008 – 7:56 pm
Tagged as: Games

The DS port of FFIV is a bit of old news now, but this is one of the better video previews/reviews I’ve seen:
Final Fantasy IV DS - Preview
Final Fantasy IV DS - Preview
In short, it looks like a pretty great version of the game that should definitely be on the wish list of any Final […]

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Manga coming to the Japanese Wii

June 26th, 2008 – 5:22 pm
Tagged as: Games, Manga

Sunsoft/Suncorporation has teamed up with Nintendo to offer Manga on the Japanese version of WiiWare. First up is a new series created by legendary manga creator Leiji Matsumoto of Captain Harlock and Space Battleship Yamato (known as Starblazers here in the U.S.).

Panel from Leiji Matsumoto’s 1979 Space Battleship Yamato/Starblazers manga

The news is on a […]

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IGN DBZ: Burst Limit Review

June 11th, 2008 – 5:37 pm
Tagged as: Anime, Games

IGN recently posted a video review of the latest installment of the Dragon Ball Z video game series.

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Afro Samurai game - screenshots released

April 17th, 2008 – 12:17 pm
Tagged as: Anime, Games

Namco Bandai has released new info and screenshots for the Afro Samurai game coming to XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 this Fall.

From the press release:

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Gaming to Anime: Final Fantasy VI

December 18th, 2007 – 9:26 am
Tagged as: Anime, Games

My latest article at IGN anime is a piece about the history and future of animated features based on the legendary Final Fantasy franchise.

Here’s a snippet:

The Final Fantasy video game franchise is one of the most e…

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Manga Fighter Open Beta starts Dec. 3rd

December 2nd, 2007 – 12:45 am
Tagged as: Games, Manga

I’m still not sold on the premise of this game being a “manga” based MMO, but for what it’s worth it does seem like a decent indie game for kids.

I’ve wr…

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