At one point, the current iteration of Sonic and his friends looked even more different compared to their original selves. So much so that it caused quite a few headaches to the series' original creators.
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17 Mar 13:37
Early Sonic Boom Designs Caused "Discomfort" to Original Sonic Team
by András Neltz
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17 Mar 13:30
How Popeye Inspired Pac-Man, And Other Interesting Pac-Man Facts
by András Neltz
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14 Mar 18:51
Lord Helix Makes A Most Unexpected Return In 'Twitch Plays Pokémon'
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderIt's honestly more entertaining to see updates about this channel than watching the actual channel.
It's not what you're thinking. Heck, it's probably not what you're expecting, either. The latest run of 'Twitch Plays Pokemon'—which has thousands of people banding together to beat Pokémon Crystal—has had a most amazing (and unexpected) turn.
14 Mar 18:12
VIDEO: "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III" Polnareff Character Promo
by Scott Green
After a year's break, the David Production adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's long running, ever shifting JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga returns this April with a new anime based on Part III: Stardust Crusaders. A new preview focuses on Jean-Pierre Polnareff, with Fuminori Komatsu scheduled to be the third voice actor attached to the role.
Stardust Crusaders, the only of the series' eight parts to be released in English, was previously adapted into two OVA series in 1993 and 2000. The horror/travelogue introduces super powered alter egos called stands, which became a pillar of the franchise going forward as it follows brilliant delinquent Jotaro Kujo's search for the vampire Dio Brando.
The anime production staff
Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Series Director: Kenichi Suzuki
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi
Character design: Masahiko Komino
Animation Production: David Production
Cast
Jotaro Kujo : Daisuke Ono (Juurouta Kosugi in earlier OVA)
Joseph Joestar: Unsho Ishizuka (Chikao Ohtsuka in OVA, Tomokazu Sugita in All Star Battle and earlier seasons of anime)
Avdol: Kenta Miyake (Kiyoshi Kobayashi in OVA, Masashi Ebara in All Star Battle )
Kakyoin: Daisuke Hirakawa (Hirotaka Suzuoki in OVA, Kōji Yusa in All Star Battle)
Polnareff: Fuminori Komatsu (Katsuji Mori in OVA, Hiroaki Hirata in All Star Battle)
DIO: Takehito Koyasu (Nobuo Tanaka in OVA)
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
14 Mar 16:19
New Crazy Taxi Game Doesn't Seem Nearly Crazy Enough
by Evan Narcisse
DsiderGet ready to make some MEDIOCRE MONEY
Sega's just announced a new Crazy Taxi game. For mobile. Now what do you think that's going to look like? If you guessed something that looks a whole lot like an infinite runner, then congratulations. This ride's on us.
14 Mar 15:05
Real Archers Show The Hunger Games Ain't That Tough
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderQuite cool, but I would have liked to see the accuracy of these shots on stationary/moving targets. Of course in the context of a game or something, you could just assume the most badass-case scenario.
Don't get me wrong, Katniss is a badass in The Hunger Games. But does she do a bunch of flippy things before she lets an arrow loose? NO.
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14 Mar 14:20
Life-Size Titan Falls In Middle Of Berlin
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderYeah sorry guys, these are gonna be the Titans people are talking about for the next few months. Not that that's a bad thing; I'd be playing this if I had the capabilities.
Passengers at this Berlin train station would be forgiven for cloaking then running for the nearest doorway after seeing this as they emerged from their escalator ride.
14 Mar 13:39
Digital Distribution Could Learn from Nintendo’s Disk Writer Kiosk
by Richard Eisenbeis
A few weeks ago, I saw the Retro Game Master movie , half of which took place in 1986 Japan. In the film, the characters are often seen visiting a game store—a store complete with one of the coolest things Nintendo ever created, the Nintendo Disk Writer Kiosk.
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14 Mar 13:35
You Need a Big Garage to Fix Giant Mecha
by Brian Ashcraft
At Japanese theme park Nasu Highland, there is a new Gundam exhibit called "Zaku Repair Shop." The exhibit houses an enormous MS-06S ZAKU II bust that measures around 6.5 meters tall. While it's not the full mecha, it is one-to-one scale. It's big.
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14 Mar 12:59
First Look at the Persona-Branded 3DS XL
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderUHHHHHHHH
The back doesn't do much for me, but the fact that the front looks like the Compendium... oh you motherfuckers. Well it's never coming here, so I guess I don't need it!
Upcoming spin-off title Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is getting its own emblazoned 3DS XL. This is it.
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13 Mar 20:19
The Knights of the Round Are A Summon In Theatrhythm: Curtain Call
by Ishaan
DsiderOkay, that's pretty cool.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call will allow you to summon the Knights of the Round as well as Chocobos.
Read The Knights of the Round Are A Summon In Theatrhythm: Curtain Call on Siliconera!
13 Mar 20:18
Senran Kagura Burst “Sold Well Enough,” Xseed Considering Other Games In The Series
by Ishaan
DsiderNews Flash: Boobs = $$
I guess this is how they plan to make back the money they lost from localizing those two Operation Rainfall games. Bear in mind, they shipped Pandora's Tower with game-breaking bugs too.
In response to a fan on their Facebook page, Xseed have stated that they are open to localizing other games in the Senran Kagura series.
Read Senran Kagura Burst “Sold Well Enough,” Xseed Considering Other Games In The Series on Siliconera!
13 Mar 20:15
Ace Attorney Creator Wanted To Discontinue The Series After Ace Attorney 3
by Ishaan
DsiderAh, just like you said Al
Ace Attorney series creator Shu Takumi says that, after working on the third game in the original Ace Attorney trilogy, he was against the idea of creating a fourth game.
Read Ace Attorney Creator Wanted To Discontinue The Series After Ace Attorney 3 on Siliconera!
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13 Mar 19:59
The Final Fantasy Type-0 Fan Translation Comes Out In August
by Jason Schreier
The story of Final Fantasy Type-0 is long and depressing: released for PSP in 2011, Square Enix's role-playing game never made it outside of Japan, despite being announced at E3 in North America, and for years now, fans have been wondering whether we'll ever get to play it in English.
13 Mar 19:53
Layoffs Hit Popcap
by Jason Schreier
DsiderApparently this is EA's MO for any acquired studios. By the way EA? Did you want my money? How about releasing these games on systems I actually own, instead of your timed exclusive horseshit.
Popcap, the EA-owned game studio behind Plants vs. Zombies, has just laid off a number of employees, Kotaku has learned.
13 Mar 18:52
Uncharted Writer Leaves Naughty Dog
by Luke Plunkett
Dsider:[
IGN reports that Amy Hennig, the lead writer and creative director on the Uncharted series, has left developers Naughty Dog.
13 Mar 18:44
"Attack on Titan" 3D Maneuver Gear Inspires Shoulder Bag
by Scott Green
DsiderThose ugly bags at the end really caught me off guard. These 3d-maneuver bags are tempting. :|
2PM's anime collaborations fashion has a neat new addition to its Attack on Titan line. The series' iconic 3D maneuver gear has inspired a Boston shoulder bag, complete with reel/cable key right.
The limited 40cm master-piece Mastertex-05 waterproof fabric bag is shipping in May for 23,100yen.
They've also added a medoviz logo scarf, coming in April for 8,190yen
Bags and purses are also coming in April
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
13 Mar 17:33
What Pixar Does To Keep Their Movies From Sucking
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderI think the Braintrust was out on a holiday retreat during Cars 2 development.
While many Pixar films are beloved box office hits, they often don't start out that way. In fact, if you ask Ed Catmull—the president of Disney and Pixar's animation studios—he'd be the first to tell you that Pixar movies "suck"—at least early on.
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13 Mar 17:32
Why Memes Stop Being Funny
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderI honestly believe that many of these people who are sick to death of one meme or the other must be actively overexposing themselves to them. I'm quite familiar with most of the biggest stuff, and there are some that I'm not too wild about myself, but I've never actually had trouble "escaping" these when I needed to. When you know the sources, and more importantly, know how and when to budget your time with these sources, it's really not that difficult to turn off the flow, so to speak.
Let's face it: if you're on the internet for any amount of time, you probably get plastered with all sorts of memes. It can be tiring and frustrating—and it's not entirely because you're overexposed to the same thing over and over again (though obviously, that doesn't help).
13 Mar 17:28
Dark Souls II Players Have Already Died 4.3 Million Times
by Chris Person
Dying happens a lot in Dark Souls II. How often specifically? Millions of times since the game's release yesterday.
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13 Mar 17:03
I Cannot Believe These Graphics Are Running In A Browser
by Luke Plunkett
And to think, before Unity caught on, the words "browser game" used to be cause for laughter.
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13 Mar 16:58
Meet The First Gamer To Get One Million Achievement Points
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderVerily, today we have reached a new milestone in sadness.
Well, he's done it. After years of work and more video games than you've probably played in your entire life, Stallion83 has become the first person in the world to achieve a Gamerscore of 1,000,000.
13 Mar 14:10
League of Legends Pro Attempted Suicide After Tournament Scandal
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderThis is seriously fucked up. It literally sounds like something out of an actual sports movie.
League of Legends player Cheon "Promise" Min-Ki is serious condition today after reportedly jumping from a twelve-story building and ending up in a coma. This comes after he revealed alleged eSports match-fixing.
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13 Mar 13:36
McDonald's New Cherry Blossom Burger Has Pink Buns
by Brian Ashcraft
Every spring in Japan, cherry blossoms bloom, giving the country a pink hue. This is why pink is seen as a spring color. It's also why this McDonald's hamburger has pink buns.
13 Mar 13:33
Get Drunk with Kaiju at This New Japanese Bar
by Brian Ashcraft
You know kaiju, right? Those Japanese-style monsters now have their own watering hole, which serves booze and eats. There's an important rule, though: No superheroes allowed. Don't you dare break it!
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12 Mar 17:21
Win three Hearthstone matches, get an epic World of Warcraft mount.
by Mike Fahey
DsiderOh you motherfuckers. Thank god you made me lose interest in WoW.
Win three Hearthstone matches, get an epic World of Warcraft mount. The easiest epic mount ever, or the hardest? That's all up to your collectible card gaming skills. Hearthstone is now playable by everyone for free, right here.
12 Mar 13:08
How Kinect Can Help Stroke Victims
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderI didn't even read this article. I just wanted you to know that it took ALL of my willpower to not make stupid jokes about this.
Korean researchers have developed a stroke recovery program that uses Kinect. As you can see in the above video (via tipster Sang), the software even features a space shooter as part of the therapy.
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12 Mar 12:52
Toasting Kit Kats at Home Sure Looks Dangerous and Delicious
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderDAFUQ
Remember those gourmet baked Kit Kats? The ones available at the world's only Kit Kat boutique? Well, you can do that at home. You always could!
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12 Mar 12:51
Sexy Japanese Kentucky Fried Chickens
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderIt always astounds me just how much better KFC is over there. All we've got is that bowl, and... well, it's tasty, but it's not exactly classy.
Japan loves KFC. There's the Kentucky Fried Chicken traditionally eaten at Christmas, the KFC airplane food , the potato chips , and the KFCs that are unlike any you've probably ever seen.
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