Sony celebrates Golden Week with a PSN Sale!!!

Taken from logonoid.com

Celebrating the Japanese Holiday, Sony offers big discounts on Japanese games their consoles. Playstation Plus subscriber receive additional discount.

Ken's Trailer for Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist

New trailer for the Street Fighter series starting Ken Masters. The story is about the years Ken and Ryu spend becoming Ansatsuken masters. At last, a live action Street Fighter project with the true main characters of the series!(I know Gouki/Akuma appears but I hope we can get Sagat too) Really hyped with these teasers, can't wait for the upload of the first episode in the Machinima Youtube channel.

Gundam UC Episode 7 preview

 Watch the first 7 minutes of the latest entry in the Gundam series. Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most popular and beloved animated series in Japan. The character designs really shines, the characters look different (Bright and Kai are back!). And the mecha action is top notch. Check it out! (this is the Japanese dubbed clip, here's the English preview).

BK Tripleta Sandwich

If you think Japan is the only part of the world that serves weird fast food, think again. Here in Puerto Rico Burger King is the most popular fast food franchise (source in spanish). It's natural that the company incorporates local foods and flavors. Right now, Burger King has tripleta sandwich in their menu. Tripleta is a very popular meat sandwich in Puerto Rico. It's main ingredients are cube steak, roasted ham (Pernil), boiled ham and swiss cheese.

How was it? Not bad. A good option if you're tired of Whoppers or chicken sandwich. If you want to experience the traditional tripleta, then the BK one is not for you. The best ones are usually found in street carts (Chinchorros) all around the island. I can highly recommend Tico Tripleta in Old San Juan, the sandwiches are delicious and huge.

The new Comixology Update is... dissapointing

Today, without any warning or previous announcement, Comixology updated their mobile app for Android and iOS. This update includes a new cart system for a faster purchase experience, includes Paypal and credit cards as payment options, and bug fixs. Sounds great, right? Well, it's not. While these features are great there is a disappointing restriction for each platform.

Superior Spider-Man Digital Comics Sale and More!!!

Just in time for the second Amazing movie, Comixology is having a Superior Spidey sale, which includes issues from 1-22 from the series, Superior Spider-Man Team Up 1-4, and Superior Foes of Spider-Man 1-6. The main Superior series is fantastic and highly recomended. Sale ends April 27, 2014.

Also, DC is offering discounts on retellings of the origin of some of their most popular characters with the Secret Origins Digital Comics Sale. This includes the popular stories like Batman Year One, Man of Steel and JLA Year One. Worth checking out. Sale ends April 28, 2014.

The third one is a Transformers Dark Cybertron Sale. I'm not familiar with this comic series but it has the 80's animated series character designs. If you are interested, check the issues available and see what you can find. Sale ends April 27, 2014.

And finally, a The Darkness Sale that includes issues (1-115) and digital collections. I haven't read this series, so I can't tell how good it this. But, if you are interested, it's a great time to check it out. Sale ends April 28, 2014.

For more information, head to the Comixology website or mobile app.

Iga Ueno Ninja Festival

In Japan, from April 5 to May 6 of 2014 a Ninja Festival is being held at Iga Ueno (part of the Mie Prefecture). In such festivities (and specially in the weekends), the people (and pets!!!) dress like ninja and walk around town in plain daylight (basically like a 80's ninja movie). But it doesn't stop there. Head to the Ninja Museum, where you can learn even more about these warrior; such as their weapons, houses, customs and code language (color coded rice grains!). There is also the Iga Ueno Castle, a magnificent fortress that holds a collection of artifacts (this castle was used by Akira Kurosawa for the movie Kagemusha). And last but not least, there's the Danjiri Museum, which holds an exhibition about the Ueno Tenjin and Oni-gyoretsu festivals. If you are in Japan or planing to go to Japan (everybody should), this is a must-see for otakus and people interested in culture.

Warning
Even though the castle and museums have English translations, most of the town people don't speak English. If you plan to go, try to learn the basics of the Japanese language. Also, getting to Iga Ueno can be really tricky, here's a link that will help you get there by train. If you plan to go to Japan, buy a Rail Pass here (it's a must).

Here's a link to the Ninja Museum website.

Until next time!!! (またね)