Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Rhythm of Fighters released!



SNK Playmore released The Rhythm of Fighters, a King of Fighters music spin-off (think Elite Beat Agents mixed with Street Fighter) for Android and iOS platforms.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Didn't know Edge of Tomorrow was based on a Japanese Novel



The latest sci-fi movie starring Tom Cruise is based on the novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, All You Need is Kill (オール・ユー・ニード・イズ・キル, Ōru Yū Nīdo Izu Kiru). There is also a manga adaptation, pulished in the west by Viz Media and drawn by Takeshi Obata (of Death Note fame). I want to watch this movie (sadly it will be on video).

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time review

It's like the Super Friends, but in a good way!
 Over the past few years, DC Entertainment has released direct-to-video animated movies for a more adult audience. JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time  goes for the 5 to 10 years old. It tabs into the more Saturday morning, campy approach. It's a great introduction of the DC Universe for a younger audience.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Viz Media titles are available at comiXology



Viz Media, one of the few manga publishers left in the US has released close to 500 volumes of popular manga series (such as Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya and Death Note) for the popular digital format distributor comiXology. Awesome news and I hope the digital format opens the doors in the west to lesser known titles. You can purchase via the website or the app.

Oh, and comiXology (or Amazon), please fix the payment method for Android and iOS or release some kind of gift card for those of us who don't like to use credit cards.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Jinnai and the Bugrom music video


A blast from the past! I saw this more than 10 years ago and it keeps making me laugh. Enjoy!

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Mortal Kombat X Trailer



Looks like the project that NetherRealm Studio was working is the new installment of the Mortal Kombat series. I hope it retains the same style of gameplay from the previous game, and maybe include some elements from Injustice. The trailer looks amazing! If those are in-game graphics, then this game is a good excuse to go Next-Gen. The only thing that really doesn't fit is the music. It fells more Street Fighter (SF3 Third Strike) than Mortal Kombat. I hope it's only for the trailer. Most likely NetherRealm will announce some of the roster and more details at E3.