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Best Video Game of 2010: Persona 3 Portable
So full disclosure before I start explaining why Persona 3 Portable is so great and how a game that’s is a port of a PS2 game can be my game of the year. I’m actually picking Persona 3 Portable as my Handheld Game of the Year. I feel that the handhelds should get some love because there have been some real gems released in the last year.
Persona 3 Portable defines what it is that...
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Voice Talent Limelight
As a fan of voice acting, I think it’s only fair to give some of the voice talents some credit for their hard work. From deep anxious situations to raunchy scenes, a voice actor/actress must have a wide range to fit the scenario. As important as art, graphics, music and production studio are, voice acting is also important in giving characters an audible personality.
Rather than me going...
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Kandiiholic's Cosplay Pick - Dynasty Warriors
I love Dynasty Warriors!!! Awesome looking characters with amazing costumes and badass weapons? Sign me up! Running around and just owning everyone in sight never gets old to me.
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The Sims Medieval Will Have A Special Limited...
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The Sims Medieval Limited Edition will launch in spring 2011, but is available for pre-order now at the Official Website. Limited Edition owners will get to enjoy many exclusive goodies, like three all-new themed throne rooms with Barbarian, Dark Magic, and Princess themes, as well as two outfit sets, the Monarch set for a king and queen and the Executioner set.
With the Limited...
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DC Universe Online Release Date and Interview
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This MMO from Sony Online Entertainment now has a solid release date, Jan. 11, 2011, after it was delayed in November. That release date goes for North American gamers, with those in the UK getting the game Jan. 14, 2011, and no word on an Australian release date yet.
DC Universe Online will be for the PC and PlayStation 3, and it’s an MMO where players choose to be a hero or...
December 2010
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Upcoming Pokemon Events (US)
Recently, a new slew of events have been announced for the fourth generation Pokemon games Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold and Soul Silver. This includes Johto roaming legends Raikou, Entei and Suicune, all shiny and with a unique moveset exclusive to the event. Not only do they have different moves, come in a Cherish Ball, have attached to them rare berries, and have the Classic Ribbon on...
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Best Video Game of 2010: Mass Effect 2
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I hate saying sequels for things like this, but the first game that popped in my head the second I saw the title was Mass Effect 2. When I got Mass Effect 2 it became an almost sibling rivalry between my husband and I over who got to play first and for how long. I was anxious as I put the first game disk into my 360, but as soon as it started up I felt like I was back with old...
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Best Manga of 2010: One Piece
As far as I was concerned, there was really no contest when it came to this decision. For whatever reason, quite a few of the manga titles I had been reading this year just started to revert into something…um, let’s just say less than palatable.
I can honestly say that was never the case with One Piece. 600+ chapters (yes, I have read them all) into this epic and I still find myself...
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Anime Review: Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 12
The saying, “You can run but you can’t hide” definitely does not apply to Oriana, even if she happens to be the hottest looking woman prancing about Academy City. Oh, and she’s scouting the city for the best location for that Roman Church ritual. Uh-oh…
With all the running they do — and while they’re at it, talking on the phone and with one another...
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Comics You Should Be Reading Now: Indie and...
Alright, so I’ve already shown you my opinions on the top ten series you should be reading from the big two, Marvel and DC, but now I’m going to show you what’s good from the rest. I’ll be focusing primarily on Vertigo here, though, as I really don’t get a ton of books from the indie publishers. It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just that I...
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Best Manga of 2010: Noblesse
The best manga of 2010 is a manhwa? Yes, it is. I felt this was the best choice because of the following two reasons. One, Noblesse started in February of this year and since that time has released 164 chapters. This series got the most done this year. Two, this manhwa is great, I enjoy it more than I do most other manga or manhwa. It is my one favorite series of all time.
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Game Review: Super Meat Boy
Summary from Metacritic.com: Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who’s trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux.
Xbox Live Arcade has had a ton of great games over its brief existence. There’s been Castle Crashers, Shadow Complex, Trials HD, Geometry Wars 1...
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Interested in being a Pop GO contributor?
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Greetings, readers! Pop GO is looking to fill some need areas, and thus, would like to give the opportunity to anyone out there who might be interested. Our needs as follows:
Biggest Need
Manga Contributor - Someone who loves manga and is current with various series, and would like to write about their thoughts on the current volumes of these manga series.
News Contributor -...
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Best Film of 2010: Inception
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This pick for me goes down to the two films that most critics are probably deciding between to place on the top rung of their 2010 list, and more than likely will be the two biggest favorites for this year’s Oscar: The Social Network and Inception. And as someone who likes going against the grain and looking for any reason to throw a wrench into the hype machines of...
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Comic Review: Booster Gold v4: Day of Death
Writers: Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen Pencillers: Dan Jurgens, Pat Olliffe Inkers: Norm Rapmund, Rodney Ramos
The fourth volume of Booster’s ongoing; this volume sees Jurgens reintroduce the Black Beetle who was introduced in volume 2, as well as collecting a one issue story written by Keith Giffen, who currently contributes to writing the title. As a volume, it collects the ‘Day of Death’...
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Kandiiholic's Cosplay Pick - Dynasty Warriors
I love Dynasty Warriors!!! Awesome looking characters with amazing costumes and badass weapons? Sign me up! Running around and just owning everyone in sight never gets old to me.
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Kawaii Desu Ne? - Amigurumi
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting cute little stuffed animals. I can’t get over how cute they are! The first amigurumi I bought was an adorable little pink octopus very similar to the picture above. I really wish I could make these. They look very intimidating, but I guess I won’t know until I try. I first need to find an idiot proof book to teach me. Then after I...
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Best Film of 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of you who follow my own tumblr. This is absolutely, without second thought, my pick for best film of the year (though I will say I have yet to watch Black Swan, True Grit, The King’s Speech and The Fighter which should all contend for that title later on). The film boasts a rocking soundtrack, great all around acting from every cast member,...
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Manga Review: Shingetsutan Tsukihime
“Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a manga based on Type-Moon’s famous visual novel, Tsukihime.
The story follows Tohno Shiki, a teenage boy who, after a near-fatal accident in his childhood, gained the mysterious power to perceive lines covering everything around him. When he cuts along these lines, whatever it was immediately falls apart with a clean cut; in other words, killing it....
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Best Comic of 2010: Blackest Night #8
Writer: Geoff Johns Penciller: Ivan Reis Inkers: Oclair Albert, Joe Prado
I had to think fairly hard about this, since there have been quite a few awesome comics this year. However after some help deciding, I decided to take the angle of what single issue I was most pumped for and enjoyed this year.
So why was that the last issue of Blackest Night? As an event it did feel like it...
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Anime Review: Kaibutsu Oujou OVA 01
Monsters, bloodshed, panchira; oh my!
Let’s get buckled in for Princess Resurrection! The story of a Princess and her blood warrior.
And, of course lesbian fanservice, mythical beasts and knock-your-socks-off blood and guts action scenes.
Now, being a huge fan of the original manga and rather disappointed with the ponied down original anime series, as soon as this OVA was brought to my...
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Best Comic of 2010: Grant Morrison's Batman
This year saw a lot of great stuff all around, from movies to video games to TV shows, but being that I usually focus on comics, I figured I’d bring what I felt was the BEST comic of 2010.
As a bit of a broad focus I’d like to say the best of 2010 was Grant Morrison’s Batman books. Morrison did not handle just one book this year, but several: he finished up his 16-issue run...
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Pokemon Black and White Coming in March
Nintendo has announced today that Pokemon Black and White will be released in North America on March 6, complete with the English translation that we would all expect.
Each version will have an exclusive Legendary Pokemon: Black has Reshiram and White gets Zekrom. In addition, each game has the standard exclusive Pokemon to capture and both games have an exclusive area: the Black City and...
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Best Anime of 2010: Highschool of the Dead
From a huge list of anime that was aired in 2010, I could have easily picked what I thought was going to be selected as Best Anime of 2010. However, despite all the gaga over K-ON!!, I feel that in the overall picture, Highschool of the Dead fits the bill better.
I’m not a big zombie fella and but with all the talks about these undead things terrorizing the world, I couldn’t...
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WatchLittle Big Planet 2 Right on (re)Schedule
Little Big Planet fans felt the pang of disappointment back in September when it was announced that the sequel would be postponed. Fear not, this article brings good news!
According to developer Media Molecule’s website, Little Big Planet 2 is golden, glowing and ready to go January 18 to North American fans. Mainland European gamers get the game January...
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The Best Anime of 2010: Panty and Stocking with...
In my humble opinion, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt is the best anime of 2010. This anime is the most unique I have ever seen. Every episode the directors take risks and experiments with anime in ways I have never seen. We have bared witness to everything; from segments with no dialogue, to a music video. This is a good time to mention most of the time the risks pay off making this my...
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Whatyer Playing Boy? - Z.H.P Unlosing Hero Vs....
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I love NIS and the video game titles they bring to us. Being a big Disgaea fan, Z.H.P. did not disappoint. I just finished playing through the story and if you are familiar with these types of games, you’d know that their story modes are not usually that long but what keeps you coming back is the grind. Many can tell you that 100%-ing these kinds of games is not a walk in the...
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Best Anime of 2010: One Piece
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Admittedly, the decision to go with One Piece was a rather difficult one. Do I give notoriety to a great new show that actually debuted in 2010 over a world renowned show that’s been great for 11 years? Were the criteria “best new series of 2010”, then yes, I would have made cases for some of my personal favorites like Durarara!! or Kuragehime (don’t judge...
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Best of 2010
Pop Go will be providing our readers with a little fun feature to help close out 2010. Throughout the week, from Monday, December 27th to Friday, December 31st, our contributors will reveal what they felt was 2010’s best in specific GO categories. We will reveal at least two picks from the following categories each day:
(12/27) Best Anime of 2010 (12/28) Best Comic of 2010 (12/29) Best...
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Elder Scrolls V is set to Use New Game Engine
After Bethesda’s announcement of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the 2010 Video Game Awards, fans were craving more details. The trailer they showed mentioned dragons, but no gameplay was shown. Maybe the fact that Bethesda is using a new game engine has something to do with it.
Previous series entries Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, as well as newer titles Fallout 3 and...
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Anime Review: Amagami SS Episode 25 (FINAL)
What is this, another girl Junichi?! Don’t act surprised! She’s been stalking you forever and you never sensed her? Introducing Kamizaki Risa (Kadowaki Mai) for the final Amagami SS episode.
Risa is kinda plain and boring. Not only that but she has small boobs, so she’s more self-conscious than she ought to be. Although Junichi is willing to jump on any girl regardless of...
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Best Video Game of 2010: Persona 3 Portable
So full disclosure before I start explaining why Persona 3 Portable is so great and how a game that’s is a port of a PS2 game can be my game of the year. I’m actually picking Persona 3 Portable as my Handheld Game of the Year. I feel that the handhelds should get some love because there have been some real gems released in the last year.
Persona 3 Portable defines what it is that...
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Sugoi Desu Ne - Pop Go Holiday Craft!
As you can tell from the majority of my post, I’m very much into crafty things. So I thought it would be fun to ask the other members of Pop Go to grab an ornament and paint their favorite characters. Just something quick, fun and easy to do! Maybe this will be something fun for you to do too! Just adding a little extra touch to the holidays XD.
I Painted my favorite character, Masamune...
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Guillermo Del Toro is Working on A Trilogy with...
At the 2010 Video Game Awards on Saturday, Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro officially popped open the lid on inSane, his video game project with THQ and Red Faction developer Volition. Now, new details on the project have crept out.
InSane will be a trilogy, with the first game due out in 2013, with to-be-determined dates for the other two. All we have is a...
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Anime Review: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
“In a bleak future where humanity is oppressed by an army of mutants and forced to live underground, a young orphan unearths a powerful robot. Together with a boisterous man named Kamina, a beautiful sharpshooter named Yoko and many other friends, they use the robots power to fight against their oppressors and take back the surface.” - imdb.com
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is one of...
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Best Film of 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of you who follow my own tumblr. This is absolutely, without second thought, my pick for best film of the year (though I will say I have yet to watch Black Swan, True Grit, The King’s Speech and The Fighter which should all contend for that title later on). The film boasts a rocking soundtrack, great all around acting from every cast member,...
