June 2012
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Closing Your Day: Way Shway
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 31, 2012.
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Batman Beyond
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“Ratchet & Clank” Return To Celebrate 10 Years
Microsoft Announcing New “Gears of War” Title At E3
“Strike Witches” Director’s Latest Anime Project: “Vividred Operation”
First “Skyrim” Expansion ‘Dawnguard’ Now Has A Trailer
Two More Images For “The...
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Game Review: Sword & Sworcery
The Scythian has traveled far to complete her woeful task, guided by the cursor of an unseen and all knowing god. With the aid of this aforementioned god, she will solve puzzles, fight monsters, and do other sorts of heroic deeds.
You are this all knowing god, and it is up to you to help the Scythian complete her quest.
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Sword & Sworcery does not take itself very...
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WatchFirst Trailer For “Injustice: Gods Among Us”
Warner Bros. Interactive and DC Entertainment announced Injustice: Gods Among Us, a new fighting game title starring some of DC’s biggest heroes and villains. The game is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, who were responsible for the successful return of Mortal Kombat.
In the trailer you’ll see Batman, Superman, Flash,...
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2014 Will See Lots of Sequels & Re-Releases From...
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According to Deadline Hollywood, 2014 will see the sequels to 2011’s surprise hits X-Men: First Class & Rise of the Planet of the Apes, as well as a 3D re-release of Independence Day.
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First up is Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse on April 25, 2014, followed on May 23 by Dawn of the...
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Top 5 Thursday: Ecchi Anime
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Boobs, panty shots, upskirts, blatant jiggles, perfect bodies, seductive thighs, exposed napes, mild to complete nudity, sexual intent.
Alright, I’m not sure if I’m the resident ecchi anime guy but I know for a fact that I’ve watched a good number of serviceable shows. It’s hard to really put value into what can either be pleasing or disturbing for the...
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Heroes & Villains: Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken
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In the annals of film history, only one man can be beloved while still being the biggest, most unbelievable jerk imaginable, and that man is Bill Murray.
For many, Murray’s crowning achievement in villainy is his portrayal of Frank Cross in the perennial Christmas favorite Scrooged, but that would only be true if we ignore that character’s turnaround in the third act of the...
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"Walking Dead" To Air Black & White Pilot
AMC has announced that they will air all 19 episodes of The Walking Dead on July 7-8, before wrapping up with the world television premiere of a black-and-white version of the pilot. The marathon will also include a first look at a scene from Season 3.
The marathon will end Sunday, July 8 at 9pm, with a live special edition of the Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick, before the...
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"Strike Witches" Director's Latest Anime Project:...
Well, Takemura Kazuhiro sure isn’t resting even after the Strike Witches film adaptation has been released. Dengeki G’s Magazine’s July issue cover has just announced his latest anime project, Vividred Operation.
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Takemura will be directing and will also be responsible for the character designs, while Yoshino...
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Microsoft Announcing New "Gears of War" Title At...
Game Informer has pulled back the curtain on one of Microsoft’s E3 announcements to reveal that a new Gears of War title will be announced in the coming days. Aside from this cover shot of the July issue of the popular magazine, there aren’t any details about the title, but expect to hear plenty about Epic’s new game at the Microsoft press conference on Monday morning.
A full...
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Anime Review: Accel World - 8
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Accel World is really cooling off for me. Mind, it’s still a good show and I’m enjoying watching it, but it feels like we’ve settled into this expectation of mediocrity. I think a part of that is that Accel World is taking its time in progressing with the story. There are obviously huge gaps between story arcs, and it’s a little jarring....
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"Ratchet & Clank" Return To Celebrate 10 Years
Fans of Ratchet & Clank, rejoice! While we haven’t heard much from the good people at Insomniac Games, it seems that they have not forgotten about fan favourite Ratchet & Clank series, and have actually been working on a game to celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary.
Check under the cut for a piece of published art and more information.
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Closing Your Day: If Iron Man And Captain America...
Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 30, 2012.
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Zetman
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Sucker Punch Production Using Motion Capture
What If The Leeroy Jenkins Incident Was A Heist Film?
First Shots Of Iron Patriot In “Iron Man 3”
First Trailer For “Les Miserables”
So Some Kids Are Suing Gamestop
“The Bravest Warriors” License Acquired By WeLoveFine.com
Marvel X Reebok = Spider-Man Pumps
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Anime Review: Zetman - 9
I think I’m a clone now…
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Well now, that was totally unexpected, right? I mean, let’s leave up a security field that Jin can pass through because, it’s not like anyone could anyone could clone him or anything. Oh, wait, they can. They can also plant explosives and blow the whole dang place sky high. Yea, totally shouldn’t have put them into...
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Manga Review: Fairy Tail - 284
Day 3 of the games commenced.
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The main street was filled with talk of Natsu’s destruction of Sabertooth the previous evening. Natsu’s wasn’t present, but Yukino could feel his high powered spirit and well wishes of friendship from where she stood. Did the message hit the members of Sabertooth? We don’t know, however, we could only hope that...
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So Some Kids Are Suing Gamestop
I don’t like to be bothered by emails about things. I’m above that. I sip mai tais on Tuesday afternoons and mull over whether or not I should come by the office one day a week. I party with celebrities and swim in guitar-shaped pools full of jello shots at the Playboy mansion. When under extreme duress I am forced to get up, get in the car, drive to Gamestop and actually pay for a...
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Film Review: Men in Black III
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Writer: Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham (Malibu Comic) Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Jermaine Clement, Alice Eve, Michael Stuhlberg, Bill Hader
A foe from Agent K’s past escapes his Lunar prison and travels back in time to eliminate K. With Agent J being the only one with memories of K, he travels back in time to prevent his...
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Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE - 32 & 33
The Battle of Rostroulan begins!
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Episode 32
So I was half-right about my prediction of Shanalua’s character—more on that later. Although it’s a bit surprising that they would jump so quickly into another major battle, I thought that the Ghosts of the Desert would hound the Diva much longer than an episode, but here we are with the beginning of the...
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The Weekly Pull List: 05/30/12
Hello and welcome, to the latest edition of the Weekly Pull List!
As usual, I am joined by fellow comics contributors Chris (littleyellowboxes) and Ryley (ryley-stbatman), as we detail five picks from our Pull Lists for the week.
It is looking a fairly slender week in terms of issues hitting the shelves for us, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some top quality stuff out...
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Manga Review: Otogi Matsuri
In the quiet little town of Miyakono, life takes a drastic turn for many residents. The residents have forgotten the old traditions and have abandoned the gods. By destroying the mountain and filling in the rivers, an ancient charm, which protected the town from the onslaught of the ten Kenzoku, was broken.
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These ancient and monstrous creatures gather the souls of...
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Anime Review: Phi Brain: Puzzle of God 2 - 8
Time for the third game: Ana vs Mizerka!
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In the first eight minutes or so, this episode shed light on how the other characters felt about Kaito’s and his current plight. I enjoyed the discussion between Ana and Nonoha, which revealed that Ana could relate in some way to Kaito. He had some event in his past that he was able to get over with a little bit of magic...
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Closing Your Day: The Andre 3000 Experience
Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 29, 2012.
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Blaster Master
News
“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) TV Spot - “Retired”
Kevin Feige: ” “Thor 2” To Have A Major New Antagonist “; But Not Who You Think
Fan-Designed “Mass Effect” Hoodies To Be Sold By BioWare
LAWSON X The Amazing Spider-Man
New Images From “Les Miserables”
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New York Anime Fest To Be Combined With New York...
On Tuesday, the organizers of New York Comic Con (NYCC) announced that New York Anime Festival (NYAF) will be officially included into NYCC beginning with the October 11-14 event.
According to NYCC, while NYAF will no longer be a separate event, it will still announce anime guests for this year and maintain “a commitment to booking top Japanese entertainment guests.”
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"Shirokuma Cafe" Manga Goes On Indefinite Hiatus
Beginning with the current issue of Shogakukan’s Flowers magazine, the Shirokuma Cafe manga will go on indefinite hiatus. This was announced by creator Aloha Higa’s Twitter on Tuesday, which followed several months of problems with the studio that creates the anime adaptation.
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The manga itself follows around the everyday lives...
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Anime Review: Hyouka - 6
I wonder if curiosity will ever kill Chitanda Eru.
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I’m a bit astonished that there was an entire episode dedicated to finding out why Eru got mad at her math teacher. But if you look past all that, it was actually a pretty decent episode for mostly talking about the Seven Deadly Sins and anger. Thank the lucky stars that they weren’t discussing the...
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"Shin Megami Tensei IV" Heading For The 3DS
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Arriving via this week’s issue of Famitsu, Andriasang is reporting that the magazine will reveal the development of the next game in the long running Atlus franchise with Shin Megami Tensei IV. There are no details or release date yet but a website will become unlocked for the title tomorrow and hopefully give some details about the game.
This will be the next game in the Shin...
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New Images From "Les Miserables"
Some new images have surfaced on Total Film from King’s Speech director Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of Les Miserables. This one is actually based on the wildly popular musical, and not the book like all previous film versions.
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The pictures below feature more of Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as his mortal...
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Top 5 Tuesday: Beat 'em Ups
The beat ‘em up, as it’s known these days, started gaining popularity with the help of Kung-Fu Master and Renegade. While it’s not as prevalent now, with the death of the arcade, this is one of my all-time favorite genres. Whenever I feel like beating up anyone and everyone, these games are my go to to take out my aggression.
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5. Final Fight
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FanimeCon 2012: Day 3 Cosplays
Here are the final batch of photos taken of terrific cosplays on our last day at FanimeCon.
Sorry it took awhile, folks. Day 3 was spent mostly on getting as much snaptures of those great cosplays. Editing took a bit since many photos were taken, plus Facebook was having some technical difficulties with their uploader. We were only able to upload five at a time but go-fig that the uploader...
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Manga Review: Kaichou wa Maid-sama - 71
Misaki contemplates her feelings on her current situation.
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This chapter was a bit slower as the characters began to feel comfortable with their situations, such as Usui moving to another school and Misaki’s father working at the Maid Cafe. There are several side plots, such as Aoi’s voice changing and his devastation as a result, but the main point of the...
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Fan-Designed "Mass Effect" Hoodies To Be Sold By...
If you’ve ever thought that your excessive love for a franchise, mixed with a bit of your own hard work and creative zest, wouldn’t amount to anything, you’re dead wrong.
Created by deviantART user lupodirosso, BioWare has decided to print some of her incredible hoodie designs featuring a dozen characters from the Mass Effect universe.
More info and some images after the...
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New and Notable Manga From 5/20-5/27
1. Aku no Meshitsukai
Author: Mothy Artist: NEKOYAMA Miyao Genre(s): Drama Gender Bender Historical Romance Shounen Tragedy
“In a certain kingdom, a prophecy was made about a child born with a birthmark on his back. It was said that he would bring an end to the kingdom, and that his death would bring about its destruction. When the twin prince and princess were born, Len...
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TV Review: Game of Thrones S2 - 9
I am the god of Hellfire, and I bring you… fire!
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Well, it seems that things are picking up, and with quite the bang as well. While the battle, as a whole, is on a much smaller scale, things go pretty much according to how they went in the book. Due to minor changes here and there, some of the major plot points happen in different ways and at different times, but...
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Kevin Feige: " "Thor 2" To Have A Major New...
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Speaking to Empire magazine, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige promised that Thor 2 will see the Asgardian come up against another major threat for the Thunder God’s powers, whilst the film is part of the “next phase” of Marvel’s cinematic universe. Spoilers for the post-credits scene of The Avengers and more details below the cut.
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