Posts Tagged ‘US’

Atlus has announced the forthcoming US release of Metal Slug XX on the Playstation Portable in an email sent out this morning on February 23rd for $19.99. The newest installment follows up Metal Slug X originally released on the Sony Playstation in 1998 and features ad-hoc multiplayer support over Wi-Fi, a new “Combat School” practice [...]

Video courtesy of Joystiq. Square-Enix has announced the official date for the forthcoming highly-anticipated RPG Final Fantasy XIII. The game will launch on March 9th 2010 in the US and Europe after launching next month on the 17th in Japan. Pre-Order Final Fantasy XIII from Play-Asia: US Version/Japanese Version

Sony has announced that the currently Japan-only Ad-Hoc Party online service for the PSP will be brought to the US later this month. The service works by using the PS3 as a bridge to allow games that only support Ad-Hoc or local multiplayer only games access to the internet to play online with other players.

Nico Nico Douga, or Simley Smiley Video in English is Japan’s interpretation of YouTube where users post videos and comment on them, with the trump card (or “killer app”) being that the user comments are overlaid over the video in real-time, imitating the experience of a live broadcast with real-time commentary. The company behind NicoNicoDouga, [...]

Ponyo Co-Producer Frank Marshall has confirmed that Buena Vista Home Video will release the Disney adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo on March 2nd 2010. The release will consist of standard DVD at $29.99 MSRP, two-disc special edition DVD & Plush Gift Set at $34.99 MSRP and Blu-Ray at $39.99 MSRP, with a possible Blu-Ray release [...]

Model kit manufacturer Kotobukiya has announced the opening of its dedicated US portal after first debuting during San Diego Comic Con. The three month old site features a pre-order listing, fan club and online store as well as resources for wholesalers, retailers and those interested in affiliate sales with the company known for its detailed [...]

Just in time for the muted (according to Bloomberg) holiday sales rush, Sony has announced the forthcoming launch of the 250 GB PS3 Slim variant. Cost for the console is set at $349.99 which is lower than the identical European version. Pre Order the 250 GB PS3 Slim from the following retailers: Amazon

Nikkei’s ITPro portal is reporting that Bandai Namco’s Bandai Channel subsidiary will be launching its new Flash-based streaming service in the first half of 2010 in the United States, Europe and the rest of Asia outside of Japan. The first show to be streamed will be the first Mobile Suit Gundam series, with the Japanese [...]

The live-action adaptation of the Production I.G. franchise Blood: The Last Vampire has opened with an estimated $103,000 opening weekend across 20 theaters in the US, marking an average take of $5,150 per screen for the weekend of July 10-12th according to Box Office Mojo. The film distributed by the Samuel Goldwyn Films sublabel of [...]

Actress and idol Shoko Nakagawa, better known as Shoko-tan to her devoted fanbase, has posted an entry to her blog that confirms her Sukashi Kashipan Man (literally “sand dollar sweet bun man”) character has a US-produced live-action project in the works according to narinari.com. Further in the entry, she insists it isn’t a joke and [...]