Queen's Blade is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan, based on the licensed works from Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features only female characters. Beginning with the 7th series, it uses all-new game rules compatible with the Lost Worlds books. Queen's Blade is Hobby Japan's Japanese spinoff from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds game series. In combat picture book games, players simulate turn-based fighting with books that each represent a character. The original game books feature characters designs by many popular artists, including Hirokazu Hisayuki (My-HiME), Kazuhiro Takamura , and Katsuzo Hirata.
And 17 December 2009 come out a video game for PSP, see this trailer.
My Brute is a new and fun flash game. Insert a name to create your own Brute. You will be able to fight against other Brutes in the arena and recruit new pupils. Gain experience and fight tough in the ranking to become... THE BRUTE!
Second Life (SL) is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet. A free client program called the Second Life Viewer enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. Residents can explore, meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade virtual property and services with one another, or travel throughout the world, which residents refer to as the grid. Second Life caters for users aged over eighteen, while its sister site Teen Second Life is for younger users.
Built into the software is a three dimensional modeling tool based around simple geometric shapes that allows a resident to build virtual objects. This can be used in combination with the Linden Scripting Language which can be used to add functionality to objects. More complex three dimensional Sculpted prims (colloquially known as sculpties), textures for clothing or other objects, and animations and gestures can be created using external software. The Second Life Terms of Service ensure that users retain copyright for any content they create, and the server and client provide simple digital rights management functions.
In 1999, Philip Rosedale formed Linden Lab. His initial focus was on the development of hardware that would enable computer users to be fully immersed in a three hundred and sixty degree virtual world experience. In its earliest form, the company struggled to produce a commercial version of the hardware, known as "The Rig", which was realized in prototype form as a clunky steel contraption with several computer monitors that users could wear on their shoulders. That vision soon morphed into the software application Linden World, in which users could participate in task based games and socialization in a three dimensional online environment. That effort would eventually transform into the better known, user centered Second Life.[citation needed] Although he was familiar with the metaverse of Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash, Rosedale has said that his vision of virtual worlds predates that book, and that he conducted some early virtual world experiments during his college years at the University of California San Diego, where he studied physics.
On December 11, 2007, Cory Ondrejka, who helped develop the program Second Life, resigned as chief technology officer. In January 2008, residents (including bots used to simulate traffic for better search rankings) spent a total of 28,274,505 hours "inworld", and, on average, 38,000 residents were logged in at any particular moment. On March 14, 2008, Philip Rosedale announced plans to step down from his position as Linden Lab CEO and to become chairman of Linden Lab's board of directors. Rosedale announced Mark Kingdon as the new CEO effective May 15, 2008. In September 2008, just over 15 million accounts were registered, although there are no reliable figures for actual long term consistent usage. In 2008, Second Life was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the development of online sites with user-generated content. Philip Rosedale, President of Linden Lab, accepted the award.
During a 2001 meeting with investors, Rosedale noticed that the participants were particularly responsive to the collaborative, creative potential of Second Life. As a result, the initial objective driven, gaming focus of Second Life was shifted to a more user created, community driven experience. Second Life's status as a virtual world, a computer game, or a talker, is frequently debated. Unlike a traditional computer game, Second Life does not have a designated objective, nor traditional game play mechanics or rules. As it does not have any stipulated goals it is irrelevant to talk about winning or losing in relation to Second Life. Likewise, unlike a traditional talker, Second Life contains an extensive world that can be explored and interacted with, and it can be used purely as a creative toolset if the user so chooses. However, the vast majority of users use Second Life primarily as an entertainment medium,[citation needed] and for most of them the ability to interact with other users is critical to that. "Clubs" where users engage in generic chat, and sexually themed areas, are consistently the most populated.
Earth's first and best line of defense is its heroes. For generations, brave men and women have answered the call to protect the world from the villains who threaten its safety and security.
Today, organizations such as VIPER, ARGENT and PSI use both superpowers and super technology in their dastardly plots to control the world. Creatures from outer space and other dimensions seek to enslave humanity. The dread Takofanes wields dark magicks of unspeakable power. Super scientist Teleios is creating an army of clones and superpowered constructs to do his bidding, while the robot Mechanon makes plans to cleanse the planet of all organic life.
The greatest threat of all is Doctor Destroyer. A superhuman genius driven to conquer, Destroyer will not stop until all of humanity bends knee to his greatness. In 1992, Destroyer obliterated the city of Detroit and killed thousands. With years to prepare, his next attack is sure to put the entire planet in peril.
Led by The Champions, protectors of Millennium City, the world's heroes have launched a crusade for peace, security and justice. But they need allies. Defender is calling for a new generation of superheroes to fight in a war against evil that spans the globe — and beyond.
Powered by the groundbreaking Cryptic Engine, Champions Online will be developed for both Xbox™ 360 and PC formats. With literally billions of character options allowing total customization, real-time action combat, the richly detailed Champions universe and an experienced Cryptic Studios team devoted to working directly with gamers to deliver a great gaming experience, Champions Online is set to be the premier superheroic massively multiplayer online role playing game.
Save the world. Explore space. Venture into new dimensions.
Moon is an upcoming science fiction thriller film about a solitary lunar employee who finds that he may not be able to go home to Earth so easily. The film is the feature film debut of commercial director Duncan Jones, and actor Sam Rockwell stars as the lunar employee. Kevin Spacey voices his robot companion. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. Sony Pictures Classics will commercially distribute the film in the United States and Canada in June 2009.
In early 20th century, the human race faced a revolutionary aviation era, thanks to Ultra-Vox and Dr. Stier who invented the next generation of power generators in aviation. Aero Fleets covered the skies of major cities in Europe and almost every child dreamt of becoming a pilot someday. As a result of the new revolution many flight academies were founded. Among them stood out 'Moulin de Ciel' which was acknowledged as the best flight academy in the world. 'Moulin de Ciel' was an Aero Fleet itself flying across the globe providing the best flight training to pilot students of the world, training them to become the best of the best. In Aeronauts, the player becomes a new student of 'Moulin de Ciel' and starts off in training to be the best pilot in 'Moulin de Ciel' and of the world.
Good news for the fans of air battle games! The Game&Game brings the latest MMO Aerounauts to EN market recently. Aerounauts now is list on the Upcoming Game of Game&Game official site. The double mode in Aerounauts requires your good co-ordination, and that really is an attempt at air battle field.
Granado Espada, known as Sword of the New World: Granado Espada in the North American version, is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by IMC Games Co.,Ltd., and published in North America by K2 network. This highly-anticipated title launched in the summer of 2007. Granado Espada won the 2006 Korean awards for Best Graphics and Game of the Year, and has many new features previously unseen in an MMORPG such as the ability for players to control multiple characters at the same time. Granado Espada also has a very different art style based on the Baroque period of Europe, a unique distinction from the standard “swords and sorcery” fantasy themes of the genre. The first English version of the game began Open Beta Testing on May 17, 2007. Publisher K2_network announced in January 2007 that they would be bringing Granado Espada to the North American and European markets in Summer 2007 under the title of Sword of the New World.[1]. The game was originally released under a pay-to-play model. On August 21, 2007, Sword of the New World became free-to-play. On the 10th of August 2007, IAHGames, which the game is licensed to in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam, announced its business model for Granado Espada.[2] Subsequently they informed players that on August 30, 2007, the game would become commercial. IAHGames gave players a 90-day free trial if they achieved Level 20 by that time. New players have a free five-day trial period and after which, they are required to pay. On December 05, 2007, IAHGames also changed the bussiness model to free-to-play.
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO is a CGI Gundam feature which takes place during the One Year War. Two series have been released under the title: The Hidden One Year War, which was exclusively shown at Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Japan but has seen a limited release on DVD, and Apocalypse 0079, an OVA series released on DVD starting in April, 2006. The director of MS IGLOO is Takashi Imanishi, who previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Yutaka Izubuchi is the supervisor.
The March 2008 edition of Hobby Japan magazine announced a new UC series MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Of the Battlefront. The series would consist of three 30-minute episodes and have its setting based on Earth and from Earth Federation's point of view. The 3D CGI will be in high definition, higher in quality than what was seen in the previous productions. The production staff is largely unchanged, though the mecha designers behind the design works are given as Yutaka Izubuchi, Kimitoshi Yamane, Takuhito Kusanagi, Shinji Aramaki and Fumihiro Katagai. The super high-detail designs will appear in the U.C. Hardgraph line and be used as is in the animation.
Bandai Namco announced Super Robot Wars Z for PlayStation 2 and this surprise me positively. I love this serie.
The series announced are in this list: -The Super Dimension Century Orguss -Gravion -Gravion Zwei -Genesis of Aquarion -Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny -Eureka Seven -Overman King Gainer -Space Warrior Baldios -Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam : A new translations -Mazinger Z -Great Mazinger -Original mecha More series list will be published next week.
Ikki Tousen or "Bakunyū" Hyper-Battle Ikki Tōsen is a 13 episode anime series loosely based on the manga by Yuji Shiozaki, which is in turn based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The series is known for being full of fan service, featuring a very large cast of attractive young girls, who fight in short skirts and dresses, in addition to numerous other ecchi situations.
Kan'u Unchou (關羽 雲長): Guan Yu - Yunchang (Guan Yu was the greatest warrior of Sanguo Period, the leader of Shu Five Tiger Generals) Voiced by: Hiroe Oka (Season 1), Hitomi Nabatame (Season 2), Erica Shaffer (English)
Believed to be the most feared and powerful Toushi around, she even carries the nearly invincible Blue Dragon Crescent Blade from her predecessor as well as the legendary sword Kusanagi; she also has overwhelming chi. She believes her destiny is to die protecting Ryuubi. It is believed by many characters that Ryomou will one day kill her. Presumed to be an old friend of Kakouton and Kakuka and is possibly a lesbian. Despite this, however, she seems to have taken an interest in Koukin. She is eventually forced to side with Sousou and plan an at tack on Nanyo in order to protect Ryubi from Kyosho's toushi, who would certainly be after her. When she surrenders she is treated as a prisoner. She is handcuffed, beaten, and stripped of her clothing. When Ryubi submits the Gyokuji for Kanu's release, Kanu refuses to accept the offer and stays as a prisoner under her own will. Sousou respects Kanu's wishes and orders the Gyokuji to be returned to Seito. Kanu is able to break free from her handcuffs, clearly holding back while she was captive. She is now treated more fairly while being kept under Sousou's orders.
Manga: Soul Eater is a manga written by Atsushi Okubo and serialized in the magazine Monthly Shonen Gangan. It was first released as 3 separate one-shots in 2003 and became a regular series in 2004. Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. The series is being made into an anime, which started Monday April 7, 2008, and is animated by Bones.
Anime: The series is being made into an anime and air on April 7th 2008. It is broadcast Mondays at 6 pm on TV Tokyo. The series is animated by Bones.[1] The opening theme song is sung by T.M.Revolution, and is called 'Resonance'. The official Japanese website of the Soul Eater anime series has announced that each episode will air in two different versions: the regular Monday 6:00 p.m. version and a late-night "Soul Eater Late Show" version with added special footage. The dual broadcast of this supernatural action series is being billed as the "world's first evening and late-night resonance broadcast." The "resonance" term refers to a story concept in which the characters, such as the heroine Maka and her living weapon partner Soul Eater, achieve maximum power by synchronizing their souls.[2]
Videogame: As of April, 09 2008, Square Enix announced "Soul Eater Monotone Princess" exclusively for the Wii.
Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA IV and GTA 4) is an upcoming sandbox-style action-adventure video game by Rockstar North. It will be the ninth title (and the first in the fourth generation) in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise. It will be released worldwide on 29 April 2008 for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be set in a redesigned Liberty City, based heavily on New York City and New Jersey.
Development: According to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, a financial consultant for Take-Two Interactive Software, around 150 game developers are working on Grand Theft Auto IV. He also remarked that Rockstar Games is "fully capable of ushering in an entertainment experience categorically superior to the prior cycle's GTA product." Rockstar Games initially appeared to be committed to the original 16 October 2007 release date. However, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter suggested that Take-Two may choose to delay the release of the game in order to boost its financial results for 2008 and to avoid competing with the release of other highly anticipated titles. Rockstar responded by saying that Grand Theft Auto IV was still on track for release in "late October".
On 2 August 2007, Take-Two announced that Grand Theft Auto IV would miss its original release date of 16 October 2007 contrary to their previous statements, and would be delayed to their second fiscal quarter (February–April) of 2008. Their stated reason for the date change was "due to additional development time required to complete the title." In a later conference call with investors, Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick attributed the delay to "almost strictly technological problems... not problems, but challenges." It was revealed that technical difficulties with the PlayStation 3 version of the game contributed to the delay.
On 24 January 2008, Take-Two announced that Grand Theft Auto IV would be released on 29 April 2008. The game uses Rockstar's own RAGE game engine in combination with Euphoria[16], a game animation engine that will be responsible for character animation and the computation of a characters reaction to events in the game environment.
Plot: Niko Bellic is Eastern European, between 28 and 32 years of age and has come to Liberty City to pursue the "American Dream". Niko was persuaded to move to Liberty City by his cousin Roman, who claimed in multiple e-mails to Niko that he was living a fabulous life, with a mansion, women, hot tubs and sports cars. Roman's claims turn out to be lies to hide his own failures, however, and in reality he only owns a small taxi business, which he wants Niko to work for. Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City to begin with, and is one of his major connections in the first part of the game. Niko is a tough character, whereas Roman is friendly. Roman is heavily in debt and a lot of people are after him. He desperately needs Niko's support, hence the reason he deceived Niko into travelling to Liberty City. They are constantly bickering. It is later revealed that Niko has also been avoiding other, as yet undisclosed, problems at home.
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! is a Japanese variety show hosted by the popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown. This TV program began broadcasting on October 3, 1989, and is a popular comedy show in Japan.
Segments: Batsu Games, probably the best known Gaki episodes are those dealing with batsu games, or punishment games, in which one or more of the cast members participate in after losing bets, major games, or physical challenges.
No Laughing Games, the set-up of each "No Laughing"-punishment game is that the members of the cast who were not successful in a preliminary trial will be subjected to compromising and/or absurd situations for a long period of time (usually through the night or over the span of 24-hours) and must refrain from laughing at them during that time. (They cannot laugh at themselves or each other, either.) Whenever any one of them does laugh, the announcer of the game will say that that person (or if more than one person laughed, those people) just became "out", and then one of the behind-the-scenes crew will come in to punish the offending individual or individuals by striking them in the buttocks with darts, shinai, etc. The primary weapon of choice coincides with the theme of the game they are — it will not change at any point in time; to keep the Gaki Tsukai on their toes, there have been occasions where other conditions besides laughing had been set that could make them out, if they fulfill them. (As a side note, Matsumoto currently holds the record for most punishment strikes suffered, at 258 times, received during the "No-Laughing Hospital" game.)
What is Cosplay? Cosplay is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, Japanese pop music bands, Visual Kei, fantasy music stories (such as stories by the band Sound Horizon), and novels. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume. The most specific anecdote about the origin of the word "cosplay" was that Nov Takahashi (from a Japanese studio called Studio Hard) coined the term "cosplay" as a contraction of the English-language words "costume play" while she was attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon. He was so impressed by the hall and masquerade costuming there that he reported about it frequently in Japanese science fiction magazines. This point is debatable, however, as the word fits in with a common Japanese method of abbreviation: combining the first two syllables of one word with the first two syllables of a second word (or, more precisely, the first two moras of each). Other examples of this include Pokémon and puroresu. Cosplay costumes are radically different from typical Halloween costumes. Because the object of cosplay is to literally become one's character, the intricate details of the costumes are critical. Costumes must meticulously adhere to the designs of the characters' attire, and even more generic costumes are often elaborately artistic. Rigorous attention to detail may include ensuring the seams are aligned properly, thread colors are appropriate, and fabric colors precisely match the character and their attire. Some cosplayers will buy their costumes from talented artists, while others may spend months creating the perfect cosplay outfit. Because the costumes are so elaborate, like-minded people gather to see others' costumes, show off their own elaborate handmade creations, take lots of pictures, and possibly participate in best costume contests at different cosplay events.
General Information on Kipi Name: Kipi Birthday: 08/04/1988 (Flower of birth: Corn) Astrology Sign: Leo (Leonid) Height: 153cm / 60.25 in / 5ft Weight: 46kg / 101.4 lbs Blood Type: O- Email Address: kipi@og.lomo.jp Favorite Color: Gold Body Fat Ratio: 3*% Fat (medium to low) Foot Size: 23cm / 9.06in (Not to large and Not to small) Residence: Tokyo, Japan * = information kept secreat by her Extra Info: Kipi was awarded the Most Beautiful/Best Cosplay Actress of 2006 by China's offical cosplay association. Kipi is the official cosplay character representation of Haruhi Suzumiya Official page of Kipi: http://games.enet.com.cn/zhuanti/cplay/zhuanti/kipi.shtml Kipi Fan page: http://www.kipi-fan.com/index.php
The Idolmaster is an arcade game released only in Japan by Namco (now Namco-Bandai) on July 26, 2005. It was released on the Xbox 360 on January 25, 2007. The game follows the career of a producer who works for the fictional 765 Production studio and has to work with a selection of nine prospective pop idols (one of them is a pair of identical twins).
Figure/Doll Eighteen parts are movable. Revolver joints: 8mm joint x 1, 6mm joint x 7, and 5mm joint x 2. Optional parts: optional hand x 6, and display base x 1. Optional accesory: police woman's hat x 1, cow bell x 1, cat's paw x 1, and devil's foot x 1.
The Grungust is a fictional robot in the Super Robot Wars series. It has appeared as a playable unit in Super Robot Wars 4, Super Robot Wars F, Super Robot Wars F Final, the Super Robot Wars Alpha series and the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation series. The Grungust series have a similar outlook overall. Being super robots, they are somewhat bulky with thick armor and are significantly larger in proportion to Personal Troopers. The body parts generally look very thick with simplistic, cartoon-like body lines. The color schemes of the Grungusts vary, but are usually portrayed in a garish red, blue, and yellow tri-color paintjob. Another distinctive feature is the large jet turbines mounted on the robot's shoulders.
Grungust Type-0 Specifications Height: 50.3 meters Weight: 380.0 tons Weapon Systems: -Boost Knuckle: The Grungust launches its arm so it can perform an aerial punch. -Hyper Blaster: This is a powerful heated blaster weapon fired from the chest. -Type-0 Colossal Blade (Reishiki Zankantou in the Japanese version): Sanger summons his Colossal Blade which arrives using its thrusters. He uses it to deliver a massive swing to destroy the opposing target. In Super Robot Wars Original Generations, the Type-0 carries the Colossal Blade with it at all times.
Clannad is a Japanese visual novel created by the software company Key, who also produced the successful titles Kanon and Air. Key announced in 2001 a release date of 2002 for Clannad and, after several postponements, finally released a limited version for the PC on April 28, 2004, and the regular version less than four months later on August 8, 2004. The visual novel was later ported to the PlayStation 2 on February 23, 2006, and will be ported again to the PlayStation Portable in May 2008, along with the Xbox 360 in spring 2008. The gameplay in Clannad follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters. According to Jun Maeda, the main scenario writer of Clannad, the title means "family" or "clan" in Irish.
While both of Key's previous works, Kanon and Air, had been released first as adult games and then censored for the younger market like most bishōjo games, Clannad was released for all-ages; this led to a certain amount of disappointment among fans of Key's adult works. Partly in reaction to the disappointment, an adult sequel-of-sorts, Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life, was released on November 25, 2005.
Clannad has made several transitions to other media: four manga series, the first serialized in the Japanese magazine Comic Rush, the second serialized in Comi Digi +, the third serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine, and the fourth in Dragon Age Pure; an animated movie by the animation studio Toei Animation released on September 15, 2007; two anime series by Kyoto Animation, which also animated the previous Key titles Air and Kanon; and, lastly, two sets of drama CDs, totaling nine in all.
The Novel and the Anime... Shakugan no Shana, also known simply as Shana, is a series of Japanese light novels and related media works written by Japanese novelist Yashichiro Takahashi and illustrated by Noizi Ito centering around Yuji Sakai, an ordinary Japanese high school boy who inadvertently becomes involved in a perpetual war between forces of balance and imbalance in existence. In the process, he befriends the title character: a fighter for the balancing force, whom he takes to calling "Shana". The series incorporates science fiction, fantasy, and slice-of-life "school days" elements into its tale.
...and the Figure This waitress version of Shana from the Shakugan no Shana (Shana of the Blazing Eyes) anime series features a cute waitress version of Shana. Brought to you by Cospa, it is part of the Resinya collection, sculpted by the talented Hiroshi and is the black and white maid version. A nice high quality 1/6th scale PVC statue that works to capture the attention of everyone in sight of her. Measures 28 cm (11 inches).
EVE Online is a player-driven persistent-world massively multiplayer online game set in a science fiction space setting. Players pilot a wide array of customizable ships through a universe comprising over five thousand solar systems. Most solar systems are connected to one or more other solar systems by means of jump gates. The solar systems can contain several entities including but not limited to: moons, planets, stations, asteroid belts and complexes. Players of EVE Online are able to participate in any number of in-game professions and activities, including mining, manufacturing, trade and combat (both player versus environment and player versus player). The range of activities available to the player is facilitated by a character advancement system based upon training skills in real time, even while not logged in to the game. It is developed and maintained by the Icelandic company CCP Games. First released in North America and Europe in May 2003, it was published from May to December 2003 by Simon & Schuster Interactive, after which CCP purchased the rights back and began to self-publish via a digital distribution scheme. On January 22, 2008 it was announced that EVE will be distributed via Steam.
The Forbidden Kingdom is a forthcoming martial arts adventure film which is the first film collaboration between martial arts veterans Jackie Chan and Jet Li, with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping. Filming was completed on August 24, 2007 and it went into post-production on September 29. As of April 2007 the film is officially titled The Forbidden Kingdom, before it had been often referred to as The J & J Project (Because it's the first joint project between Jackie Chan and Jet Li). Director Rob Minkoff (who previously helmed such films as The Lion King and the Stuart Little films) will be behind the camera while Yuen Woo Ping will handle the fight choreography. Film studios Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company, will share distributing duties.
Cast: Jackie Chan - Lu Yan, the Drunken Immortal Jet Li - Sun Wukong, the Monkey King / Lan Cai He, the Silent Monk Michael Angarano - Jason Tripitikas Liu Yi Fei - Golden Sparrow Li Bingbing - White Haired Demoness Collin Chou - Jade Warlord
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