Zombies Hate 4 Person CO-OP

Now I'm a very strong supporter of the zombie apocalypse, so I am very excited for Left 4 Dead. For those of you who don't know of Left 4 Dead, it's an upcoming FPS from Turtle Rock Studios. But it's not your normal run of the mill shoot em up. You actually have to 'work' with the computer to play the game. And it's just not one other player, your playin with three other players. So by now your probably thinking "NightRoad want that just slow me down." And my answer to that is surpirsly no. Cause from what I've seen it the AI is very intuitive. So they will be kicking zombie ass right along with you. But lets say you guys get separated or your group is doing something you don't want them to do. Then that's when the command circle comes in handy. Now the command circle has stuff you can pick for your character says to your group. So lets say your ready to leave the zombie infested warehouse, you can pick let's go, and your character can say something like "HURRY THE FUCK UP!" But all that shit doesn't come close to this. You can actually play as a FUCKIN ZOMBIE. That is so awesome.

So if your as excited as I am about it be sure to pick it up for the Xbox on November 4, 2008.



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Will Metal Gear Really Be All That We Hope For?

Now I know that I'm kinda late on getting this news out , but better late than never. So if you've been keepin up with the 'Holy Grail' of the PS3, aka Guns of the Patriots, you would already know that konami has limited what reviewers can reveal about it. Such as length of cutscenes and installation time. Now I would understand not giving away spoilers or what the cutscenes are about, but what can it hurt if someone gives away the cutscene length. To me this says 'We are Konami and we don't have any faith in our product.' All I'm saying is that there is no reason not to what to reveal it, if anything it will help. Let people know what there getting into.



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NightRoad

Heres the trailer for the hot new game Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Enjoy!

Anime News

Monday March 31, 2008

FUNimation Discusses the Anime Industry

Variety Magazine now hosts an interview with FUNimation CEO Gen Fukunaga in which Fukunaga reveals that FUNimation examines the popularity of unlicensed fansubs when considering which potential anime title acquisitions appeal to American fans.
The interview also reveals that Fukunaga expects web distribution of anime to become increasingly profitable; and also reveals the rarely released sales figures that Trinity Blood sold 18,000 copies on release while Dragon Ball Z season 1 sold 55,000 copies in its first five months of release.

Seirei no Moribito to Hit Cartoon Network

Media Blasters CEO John Sirabella has revealed that the Cartoon Network has independently secured broadcast rights to Production IG’s 2007 fantasy anime television series Seirei no Moribito.

Life of Guskou Budori Anime Film Announced

The Group TAC anime production studio (Miami Guns, Gensomaden Saiyuki) has announced plans to develop an anime feature film adaptation of Kenji Miyazawa’s 1932 children’s novel The Life of Guskou Budori (Guskou Budori no Denki). The anime film will be written by Sadayuki Murai (Kino’s Journey, Millennium Actress) and directed by Gisaburo Sugii, who also directed the 1985 anime film Night on the Galactic Railroad, also based on a Miyazawa novel.
Life of Guskou Budori is a fantasy biography of a scientist studying the effects of volcanos on the earth’s atmosphere. Like the previous Kenji Miyazawa based anime Night on the Galactic Railroad and Kenji’s Spring, the anime version of Life of Guskou Budori will again portray human characters as anthropomorphic cats. The film is scheduled for Japanese release next spring.

Additional Negima OVAs Announced

Shaft, the anime studio that produced the Negima!? Spring and Summer OVAs and the second Maho Sensei Negima television series will animate a series of three new Negima OVAs.
The first OVA will be released on July 17th, bundled with the limited edition version of Negima manga volume 23, and will adapt manga chapters 176 & 177.
The second OVA will be released with the limited edition volume 24 manga on October 17th and adapt manga chapters 178 to 180.
The third and final OVA will be released with the limited edition volume 25 manga on January 17, 2009 and will adapt manga chapters 182 & 183.

Noramimi, Hayate no Gotoku, and Kojika to Get Second Series

The official Hayate no Gotoku ~ Hayate the Combat Butler anime series homepage has announced that the popular TV show will get a second series.
The official Noramimi anime series homepage has announced that the show will get a second series.
The official Kodomo no Jikan anime series has announced development of a second television series. The confirmation of a second season comes despite several Japanese television networks refusing to broadcast the first season, and the first season being broadcast on Japanese television and internet only in a heavily censored format.

Tuesday April 1, 2008

New Anime Trailers Online

The official homepage for the upcoming Monochrome Factor bishonen supernatural action television series now hosts a new streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on the 7th.
The official homepage for Production IG’s upcoming sci-fi television series RD Senno Chosashitsu now hosts a new streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on the 8th.
The official Sekirei homepage now links to a streaming trailer available in 500kbs and 1mbs speeds. The Sekirei television series is scheduled to premier this summer.

Gonzo Announces Open Pricing for Anime Downloads

Gonzo has formally announced plans to institute a trial “open-pricing model” through the Crunchyroll website for the distribution of its Tower of Druaga -The Aegis of URUK- and BLASSREITER anime television series. Tower of Druaga and BLASSREITER will be released internationally online via YouTube, Bost TV, and Crunchyroll on the same day episodes are broadcast on Japanese television. Crunchyroll will offer downloadable high video quality episodes, and downloaders will be urged to pay whatever amount they consider fair in exchange for the downloads. “By allowing the users to determine the value of the product and make their voices be heard, GDH derives valuable feedback directly from consumers.”
“Crunchyroll aims to offer to its community a legal alternative to illegal file-sharing and downloading,” despite the fact that the site continues to support illegal file-sharing.
The Tower of Druaga will premier on April 4th. BLASSREITER is scheduled to premier on April 5th.

Wensday April 2, 2008

New Anime Series Websites Opened

The official Japanese website devoted to the upcoming Negima! Shiroi Tsubasa ~ Ala Alba OVA series is now open.
The official Japanese website for the upcoming Space Adventure Cobra OVA series, titled “Cobra: The Animation,” is now online.

Mission-E Trailer Online

The official homepage for the upcoming Mission-E television series, the sequel to the July 2007 television series Code-E, now hosts a streaming trailer. The Mission-E anime is scheduled to premier in July.

Kyoran Kazoku Nikki Trailer Online

The official homepage for the upcoming Kyoran Kazoku Nikki (Frenzied Family Diary) television series now hosts a 4 minute long streaming trailer in 500kbs and 1mbs bandwidth streams. The sci-fi comedy series will debut on April 12.

Ani Kuri Season Three Online

Japanese television network NHK has now uploaded the third season of its Ani Kuri (”Anime Creator”) series of minute long short films by 15 of Japan’s most talented animators. The third season includes shorts directed by Satoshi Kon, Makoto Shinkai, Michael Arias, Mahiro Maeda, and Shoji Kawamori.
All 15 Ani Kuri films are now available on NHK’s Ani Kuri homepage. French animation fan site Catsuka also mirrors the third season films with Romanized labels identifying their creators.

Thursday April 3, 2008

X Japan Announces First American Performance

The newly reunited X Japan rock band has announced plans for its first American concert performance, to be held at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on September 13.

AnimEigo Solicits Yawara

AnimEigo is now accepting pre-orders for its summer release of its first subtitled Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl DVD boxed set. The set will contain the first 40 episodes of the 124 episode television series from 1989, plus supplemental features. The DVD release is tentatively planned to be available exclusively from publisher AnimEigo.

Toradora! Anime Announced

Japanese publisher MediaWorks has revealed that Yuyuko Takemiya’s award winning romantic comedy novel series “Toradora!” will be adapted into anime. The series about two “outsider” high school students whose similar social status creates an antagonistic love between them has seven novels so far, and an ongoing manga adaptation.

Library War Trailers Online

The official Toshokan Sensou (”Library War”) anime television series homepage now hosts a streaming 15 second TV commercial and a 2:43 trailer. The series will premier on the 10th.

Friday April 4, 2008

Viz Acquires Zelda Manga

GoNintendo reports that Viz has announced an October 7th release for its first English translated Legend of Zelda manga. The series is apparently one of the numerous Legend of Zelda manga series created by the artist duo “Akira Himekawa.” Precisely which Zelda manga series Viz will release has not been revealed yet.

Mushrambo Movies Announced

Toei Animation has revealed plans to revive the Mushrambo sci-fi action anime television series originally broadcast in 2000. The series was broadcast on American television in 2001 under the title “Shinzo.” The original TV series will be “renewed” under the direction of Kenji Nakamura (director of the Mononoke TV series) and released as two 90 minute feature films later this year.

Second RosaVam Series Announced

The current issue of Jump Square Magazine has revealed plans for a second Rosario + Vampire television series. The tentatively titled “Rosario + Vampire Capu2″ series is scheduled to debut in October.


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Anime Roundtable And Review

For the few fans I do have I'm going to be on Anime Roundtable And Review this Sunday at 9:00 pm central time. You can catch the live broadcast on www.fanoff.com. I hope you'll listen.

Death Note

Here it is another amazing and insightful review from your friends at Hey Hey Anime. Now if your new to HHA then I will explain our rating system. We have a 5 star system:



1 star: SHIT



2 star: POLISHED SHIT



3 star: WOULDN'T BUY IT, BUT IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS IT CHECK IT OUT.



4 star: THIS SOME GOOD SHIT



5 star: FUCKIN AWESOME







Death Note is a very dark and intelligent anime. Most people I've talked to find it to creepy to watch, but I really like it. Death Note is about a boy named Light Yagami, he's very intelligent but is very bored. So after the Shinigami (Death God) Ryuk, who is also very bored, drops his Death Note in the human world Light just happens upon it. Now before I get to far ahead of myself a Death Note is what a Death God uses to take people lives. So you mix that type of power with a boy who is a genius with a god complex you get a psychopath. So after Ryuk explains to him the many rules of the Death Note, he goes on a killing spree killing every criminal he knew of, in hopes of creating a perfect world. But all these sudden killings caught the eye of law enforcement and this famous super detective who goes by the name of L. Now L is a very strange person who only communicates to the outside world through his assistant Watari. And from there it's just a game of chess between Light and L. I highly recommend this anime to anyone who is into things that will really work your mind. I give it a FUCKIN AWESOME rating.





Notes:

http://deathnote.viz.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592





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Cera Cast As 'Scott Pilgrim'

Michael Cera has been cast as Scott Pilgrim in the film version of the graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim's Little Life, to be directed by Edgar Wright (Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), about a 23 year-old who falls in love with a girl, and then has to defeat her seven ex-boyfriends before he can have her.

Ubisoft Buys Tom Clancy's Name

Ubisoft has purchased all of the rights to author Tom Clancy's name for videogames and related books, movies and merchandise. The undisclosed sum allows Ubi to make games, movies or whatever called Tom Clancy's Whatever as long as they like, without providing royalties. It's likely a tremendous amount of money.
Ubisoft CEO Ives Guillemot said in a statement, "The future of our industry lies in our capacity to create and develop brands that captivate consumers and that present a myriad of opportunities for the full spectrum of entertainment, be it video games, books, movies or other media."

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20 New Grand Theft Auto 4 Images Released

Rockstar has released 20 new Grand Theft Auto IV images Friday morning, as well as info on two new radio stations and the word on the final GTA 4 trailer!
The trailer will come out on Thursday and is entitled: "Good Lord, What Are You Doing" aka "Everyone's a Rat."
The radio stations:
WKTT, a hysterical-seeming parody of Right Wing radio.
K109: A disco station.
The gallery.

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The First 15 Minutes of 'Dark Sector'

G4's the Feed has the first 15 minutes of the upcoming game the Dark Sector. I think from what I've seen its awsome.