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[16 Sep 2009 | 8 Comments | ]
Inuyasha: The Final Act Premieres On Animax, October 10

Good news to those who have subscribed to the Animax channel! The long awaited final season for the Inuyasha anime series will be aired on Animax all across Asia on October 10, which is just 7 days after its debut in Japan! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was another anime which had the same 7-day simulcast treatment on Animax. However, there is one other anime which holds the title of “Fastest Simulcasted Anime”, and that is Tears to Tiara. Tears to Tiara is the world’s first anime to be simulcasted on the …

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[15 Sep 2009 | 11 Comments | ]
Scribblenauts Has More Than 22,802 Words In the Game

Scribblenauts is easily one of the most fun games that you can play on your Nintendo DS in the year 2009. It is a puzzle-action game that requires creativity and some common sense =D. The game is out today, but there were some hackers who were able to get their hands on the game before the release date and they manged to rip a full list of words(22,802 words?!) that you can write in the game. You can view the list here.
However, creative director of 5th Cell (developer of Scribblenauts) …

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[13 Sep 2009 | 18 Comments | ]
Valkyria Chronicles 2 – Gameplay Footage

Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP is the sequel to the first Valkyria Chronicles game for the PS3. Until now, we have only seen a trailer, a handful of screenshots, and some character concept arts. Now, Sega has released 2 gameplay footage for our viewing pleasure!

The first video showcases the Assault Infantry class, featuring Jerry. This class seem to be more of the run and gun type. Looking at how he is not afraid of rushing in front of an enemy, it shows that the Assault Infantry class probably has …

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[13 Sep 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Playable In TGS 2009

If you are a PSP owner and you just so happen to be attending the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, then Kojima Productions has a treat for you! Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP will be playable on the show floor. There will probably be a long line of people just waiting to get their hands on the game, so make sure you get there super early! =D However if you do not want to wait in line, then you can always pull out your PSP and download the …

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[12 Sep 2009 | 11 Comments | ]
PlayStation 3 Sales Increase In Japan

Sales for the PlayStation 3 in Japan skyrocketed, overtaking every other consoles by quite a huge margin. Playstation fans lined up on the launch date to get their hands on the new PS3 Slim. Retailers in Japan has shifted over 150 000 units since the beginning of September. I can think of 3 obvious factors that could help with the rise in sales:

The launch of the PS3 Slim. This is not just in Japan though, because other countries are reporting the same thing. I guess Sony made the right …

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[12 Sep 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
Assassin’s Creed II – Gameplay Walkthrough Video

Ubisoft has recently released a new video showcasing some of the new features that Assassin’s Creed II will have. We have already seen some of them from E3 2009, like the double hidden blade. However, it is still nice to see them in action again.
Video courtesy of GameTrailers

Here are the features which were mentioned in the video:

Economic System
In the first game, Altair gets an upgrade after every main assassination. In ACII, upgrades to Ezio will not be a scripted event. You will have to visit stores on the streets to …

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[11 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Final Fantasy XIII Japanese Release Date Confirmed & Theme Song Revealed

There was a rumor going around that the release date for Final Fantasy XIII has been announced thanks to a leaked advertisement on YouTube Japan. Now, it is official. Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Japan on December 17, 2009 pricing at around 8,800 yen. [...]

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[11 Sep 2009 | 14 Comments | ]
New Zotaku Writer: Guuzen

Zenical: Our new writer is finally here. I did not post up any post requesting for a new writer since guuzen tweeted me that he is interested in joining zotaku XD. guuzen is M’s real life friend. So now we have 3 Singaporean Writers! And with guuzen joining Zotaku.. the girl power which was dominating Zotaku is gone because guuzen is a guy! LOL.So it’s 2 females against 2 males. Who will win?O.o.
P.S I was so against his nick: guuzen since it contains zen. LOL.
Hey guys! Today marks the day …