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Dragon Quest X Gets a Release Date for Japan!

Apr
27

Square Enix's highly anticipated 10th Dragon Quest game has just gotten a release date! The new online RPG, Dragon Quest Xwill be hitting the shelves (in Japan) on August 2nd of this year.

Read the full story here: Kotaku

So cannot wait for a US version!

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Why Are Chinese (and Japanese) People Sniffing Their iPhones?

Apr
25

Folks in China are apparently putting their iPhones under their nostrils and giving them a good old sniff. What do they smell? Pineapples. Yum.

Many Chinese are saying the iPhone's headphone jack smells like pineapple while charging. Online, thread after thread confirms the odor, with some even claiming that the iPhone emits whiffs of peach, apple, or mango. Maybe they're just confusing regular iPhones with China'sdelicious iPhone 5?

In neighboring Taiwan, the story made the evening news.

These are not modified iPhones, hacked phones or phony phones, but rather, legally sold handsets.

According to experts, the smell is from the organic solvents used in cleaning circuit boards. When the iPhone charges, the circuit board gets hot and the cleaning residue evaporates, emitting the pineapple smell.

 

Read the full story here: Kotaku

My android only smells like plastic.  sad

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The Site is Live!

Apr
24

We are live!  (The image has nothing to do with this, but I thought it was cool!)  I was going to try upgrading the old site, but because the database was a custom install from my provider it made the upgrade process a nightmare!  So I started from scratch with my own database and my own copy of the newest version of Drupal.  The result is not only shiny, but also a little quicker than the bloated preinstall version I was using.  The good news is because I took the time to do everything myself, this install can be easily updated.

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Ni no Kuni English Trailer

Apr
24

So glad to have a PS3!  Cannot wait for this to come out!  Too bad it has been pushed back to 2013!

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Gunbuster March

Apr
24

Just posting this here because it is so EPIC!

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Etrian Odyssey IV Has Special Quests Hidden In QR Codes

Apr
24

Etrian Odyssey IV may not have augmented reality F.O.E.s dancing on your dining room table, but Atlus is utilizing the 3DS’ built-in cameras. The dungeon crawler has QR code feature, which lets players unlock extra quests.

Read the full story here: Siliconera

So excited for this!  I still need to finish EO2 and EO3 though!  

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Library War Anime Film's TV Ad Streamed

Apr
24

 

TV series' main cast, staff return for June adaptation of Hiro Arikawa's novels

Kadokawa's official website for the anime film adaptation of Hiro Arikawa's Library Warlight novels began streaming a 15-second television commercial on Monday. The video features the "Hatsukoi" (First Love) theme song by the Japanese rock band Base Ball Bear(GintamaBig Windup!).

Read the full story here: Animenewsnetwork.com

 

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Cherry Blossom Symbolizes Japan's Rebirth After Tsunami

Apr
24

A new film by British filmmaker Lucy Walker documents the powerful earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan’s northeastern coast a year ago.

"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" ends with a message of hope. Walker meets a young woman on the same hilltop from the film’s opening sequence. She is taking pictures to document the change she's seen in the year since the disaster.

“Every year that the trees bloom, they will give us courage to keep going," says the young woman. "They blossom as they watch over this town. They saw the tsunami. They see everything. I want to tell the bloom, 'Keep watching us. We’ll revive.'”

Read the full story here: Voice of America

 

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