Episode 29 - Topic Potpourri

This week, the admins discuss headless women, cybernetic bodies, control schemes and Gundam Unicorn's first episode.

 

• Mario Galaxy 2 out May 23rd (Kotaku)
  


• Sin & Punishment 2: Star Successor out June 7th (Kotaku)


• Metroid: Other M due out June 27 (Kotaku)


• DSI XL coming March 28th for $190 (Kotaku)


• Picross 3D out May 3 (Kotaku)


• Nintendo DS2 rumored to have motion control? (Destructoid)


• 2K Sports awarding $1 million to the first player to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10 (2K Sports)


• Recent screenshots from the 360 version show a noticeable drop in graphical quality from the PS3 version ( Sankaku Complex )


• These 360 screens appeared after "comparison shots" of the PS3 and 360 version were released that were exactly identical (Sankaku Complex)


• New SD Gundam series to debut in April (AnimeNation)


• Bandai Delays Gundam 00 and Code Geass Releases(ANN)


• Streaming News: Black Cat now streaming at ANN.com and Gundam Zeta streaming at Crunchyroll.com


• Average Gamer is 43 Year-Old Woman (Destructoid) 


• Lawl of the Week - 43-year old woman seduces teen boy over Playstation Home (Kotaku)

Quick Hits

• Uncharted 2 wins the Writer's Guild Award for Best Videogame Writing


• Dragon Quest IX coming to North America in Summer


• SFIV iPhone's roster announced: Ryu, Ken, Guile, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, M. Bison and Abel


• Media Blasters licenses Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei


• James Cameron's movie adaptation of anime Battle Angel Alita bumped again in favor of Avatar 2


• Yankee-kun to Megane-chan manga gets a live-action series

Making The Anivision Podcast Better

We are 28 episodes into the Anivision podcast, and I feel like we’ve made some good strides since the beginning. The podcast sounds pretty crisp and clear, we have a group that can provide good analysis with a side of humor (when they're around), and I feel like we're doing something unique from other podcasts out there. I can say nice things all I want, but ultimately, that is the decision of you, the listener.

I won't turn this or any future postings into potential "tl;dr" responses, so I'll just urge everyone reading this to give our podcast a listen and give feedback, whether you enjoyed the show or not; or maybe you feel like we're on the precipice of something really really good.

Look forward to Episode 29 this week as we have a potpourri of topics to bring up in our Anivision Discussion.
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Episode 28 - What Otaku Are You?

This week, Jrow, Xcom and steev go over news and discuss different types of Otaku.

Show Intro (music: GitS:SAC's "Inner Universe" by Origa)

• Alan Wake dated for May 18th (Kotaku)
  
  


• Uncharted 2 DLC around the corner (IGN)


• Software (Kotaku)


• Notables: MAG at 13th and Bayonetta (360) at 17th (Gamasutra)


• Hardware (Kotaku)


• Sega not developing Sonic 4 (Kotaku)


• Street Fighter IV coming to iTunes App Store (IGN)


• Related news: 3 new fighters in SSF IV (Makoto, Dudley and Ibuki) (Kotaku)


• Xbox Live coming to Windows Phone 7 series (Gizmodo Live Preview) (Gizmodo Phone Preview) (22-minute video tour of Windows Phone 7)


• Christopher Handley Sentenced to 6 Months for 'Obscene' Manga (ANN)


• Haruhi's Day of Sagittarius III Game Offered on iPhone (ANN) 


• Adult Swim to Begin at 9:00 p.m. Starting in 2011 (ANN)


• Lawl of the Week:11 year old girl chases Xbox robber with a crutch (kotaku)

Quick Hits

• Halo Reach beta arrives May 3rd


• Splinter Cell: Conviction getting its own 360 bundle


• In March Mega Man 10 on WiiWare on the 1st, 11th on PSN and 31st on Live


• Call of Duty 7 out this holiday


• RE5 blowout: DLC out now, available on Games on Demand and Avatar items in the marketplace


• Amazon JP Gets 88,000 Evangelion 2.22 BD/DVD Pre-Orders

Episode 27 - ARD does DLC

This week, the Anivision Revision Division brings improvements to downloadable content; Amuro gives impressions of White Knight Chronicles while Jrow and Xcom do Bioshock 2.

Report

• Project Needlemouse officially confirmed as Sonic 4: Episode 1
  
  
  


• Xbox Originals going offline April 15th ( Kotaku)


• Rumor: Sonic to be playable in Mario Galaxy 2 (Destructoid) (@Ngamer_mag on Twitter)


• Bioshock 2 (PC Version) not supporting the 360 controller (kotaku)


• Nintendo Blames piracy on late release dates in Australia (destructoid)


• PS3 to get 2 firmware updates for 3D in Summer 2010 (Gizmodo)


• Gundam 00 Movie has been confirmed for September Release( Sankaku Complex )


• FMA Brotherhood cast announced, to premiere on Adult Swim February 14th @ Midnight (The anime we mentioned in a previous report) (ANN)


• Lawl of the Week: Heavy Rain's ESRB spoils everything (kotaku)

Quick Hits:

• Splinter Cell: Conviction "set in stone" for April 13


• EA Plans Dead Space, Dragon Age sequels in 2011


• 1080p, 5.1 Sound coming to Netflix PS3/360 later this year


• Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers (RE1) join Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Mercenaries Reunion mode


• Final Fantasy XIII getting a 360 Bundle


• Madden comes to facebook

This weeks Videos:

Episode 26 - Essentially Essential

This week, steev and Jrow put the Cowboy Bebop crew versus the Black Lagoon crew in the Anivision Fight Club. The admins also give out their choices for essential animes that you shouldn't go without watching.

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• GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City to PS3 and PC (Gametrailers)


• Hideo Kojima apologizes for Japanese MGS: Peace Walker delay (Kotaku)


• Walmart and Best Buy cease used game trade-in operations (Joystiq)


• EA asked to change Dante's Inferno Super Bowl commercial