I’m not a fan of cross-genre or ‘guest appearance’ beat ‘em ups. They seem to wreck the continuity of the game, messing with the mythos and shamelessly cashing in on fans loyalty to certain names. I’m not even that much of a fan of beat ‘em ups in the first place. I don’t think Tatsunoko […]
Tower of Druaga anime opening
Over at AnimeVoice, Gia Manry has found the opening sequence to the MMORPG version of the Tower of Druaga. It looks good but comes from the ill-fated Gonzo animation studio which is all but lost to us know. Gia dares to speculate that Gonzo might be getting cash for this effort. Hmm. Let’s be optimistic! […]
Monsuno monsters are coming
The US’s third largest toy producer Jakks has signed a deal with the Japanese animation giant Dentsu to create an anime TV show based around monsters. It’ll be called Monsuno. It’s a simple plan. Make the show. Sell the toys. It’s a formula that’s worked very well in the past but this is Jakks’ first […]
Splinters of the Wyld – is it an Exalted exclusive?
I must admit – I’m not quite sure what White Wolf is trying to say about Splinters of the Wyld. The tagline seems to be “Sometimes writers write too much”. Here’s how the description of the Exalted supplement kicks off; “The Compass of Terrestrial Directions, Vol. II—The Wyld offers many locations, people and creatures for […]
Micro trailer for War of Legends hints at anime and Manhua
This trailer for the free-to-play multiplayer strategy game War of Legends is on my radar today because of the sheer mass of YouTube players it has. Not heard of it before but let’s hope it’s not another Evony clone. There’s really not that much to see the trailer except a Japanese war gathering and the […]
The rush to wait for Graphic.ly (@graphicly)
Graphic.ly looks like it’s about to explode with potential. Right now (ie today; 4th of Jan, 2010) if you rush over and sign up for the beta using the code ‘TECHCRUNCH’ you might get jumped to the top of the waiting list for beta access. First off; Graphic.ly simply looks awesome. Secondly; it’ll run on […]
Super quick Gantz live action trailer
I’ve not yet watched any Gantz but I know two crucial things about it; it’s supposed to be very, very violent and the anime covers feature a mysterious black orb. This video is clearly Gantz. There’s no violence but that black sphere just screams “Gantz” at me and I suspect that would make the director […]
Space Battleship Yamato live action trailer
Space Battleshup Yamato is an ld but still popular anaime. I think it dates back to the 1970s. Got to say; the battleship gun blast looks like it could go shoulder to shoulder with BSG when it comes to jawdropping special effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBu1cZm4Gqg
Michael Hopcroft e-View | Echoes #15
This GameWyrd interview first appeared in the RPGNow’s Downloader Monthly This month the free ezine looks at the Nuts and Bolts of the EABA system, has a round up of the latest PDF releases, Repetierpistole , top ten PDF RPG charts and some other stuff. It’s well worth taking a look. GameWyrd’s questions appear in […]
Big in Japan: Cruel Angels
Back in October I wrote about a 14 year old girl from the Isle of Man – Beckii Cruel – who had won fame by dressing up and dancing along to anime credit music. The glib prediction was that she’d be big in Japan. Since then I can report she’d released a DVD – which […]
