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My New Blog

MaikeruX — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:00:07 +0000

Ok i jumped ships and went back to blogger as a blog platform for now. Here is the link to my new blog.

http://theundergroundgeek.blogspot.com/

Comic Book & Book Purchases 8/5/09

MaikeruX — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:12:39 +0000

Went out and picked some cool comics up this week, pretty much every week something cool comes out. This week i got Amazing Spider-man #601,Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27,Doctor Who Classics Series 2 #9,Gold Digger: Tiffany & Charlotte – 2nd Semester 32,Hack/Slash #24,Incarnate #1 (Nick Simmons Comic),North 40 #2,Ninja Highschool #172,Street Fighter IV #3,Star Wars: Dark Times – Blue Harvest #0,Star Wars: Invasion #1,2,Wednesday Comics #5. I also picked up 2 Star Wars books which were Star Wars: Rogue Planet – By: Greg Bear and Star Wars: The Approaching Storm – By: Alan Dead Foster. Well thats all for this week. Pics Below.

Optimus Prime In A More Familiar, Downloadable Outfit

MaikeruX — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:17:13 +0000

This summer, you will be able to add to the Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen roster through the magic of downloadable content. We don’t know when, we don’t know for how much. We do know this robot, though.

Activision has released more images of Transformers that will be part of the bundle. We’ve got original-style Optimus Prime and new-style Soundwave.

These two robots join the original Starscream, the new TK and others for this upcoming DLC pack.

Source: Kotaku.com

Japanese Voice Actress Getting Her First Trading Cards

MaikeruX — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:14:58 +0000

When we were kids, we collected baseball cards. Jose Canseco, Mark Grace and Ken Griffey, Jr. In Japan, kids these days (hey, more like adults!) can collect voice actress cards.

Vocal thespian Rie Tanaka (Phantasy Star Portable, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3) is releasing her first set of “trading cards” this September.

One pack will set you back ¥525 (US$5.50), while a box is priced at ¥6,300 ($66). A carton is ¥107,100 ($1,100). There are 147 different cards. Collect ‘em all!

Source: Kotaku.com

Figures,Comics,Magazines & Book Purchases 7/30/09

MaikeruX — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:38:02 +0000

Got 2 new figures for my collection today, they were Fraulein Revoltech Suzumiya Haruhi Bunny Costume and Nagato Yuki Witch Figure from the Anime Series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. They are very cool figures and come with lots of different ways for posing. Check out the pictures below.

I also went out today to the Comic and Book Shop and picked up some cool stuff, at the comic shop i picked up Free Realms #1.Star Wars: Legacy #38 and Megami Magazine May 2009. At the book shop i picked up some comics also. The ones i got were Star Wars: The Clone Wars #7,Star Wars: Legacy #37,Star Wars: Knights of the Republic #43 and Star Wars: Dark Times #13. The Books i picked up were Doctor Who: Prisoner of Daleks – By: Trevor Baxendale, Star Wars: Darth Maul – Shadow Hunter – By: Michael Reaves, Star Wars: Darth Bane – Rule of Two – By: Drew Karpyshyn and Star Wars Magazine #111. Also stopped in at the Walmart and picked up Archie Digest #200 which started a 4 part story by Norm Breyfogle called Archie Goodbye Forever which is part of their Archie New Look Series. Pics of all the stuff below. Well thats it for this week for purchases.

Figures,Comics & Magazine Purchases 7/29/09

MaikeruX — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:46:44 +0000

Picked up some pretty good books and stuff today.

I went to target and found 2 Star Wars Mighty Muggs for 2.47 each, they were Gran Moff Tarkin and Count Dooku. It’s like i have my very own Star Wars Hammer Horror Reunion lol.

Also got Magazine wise for the May2009 Issue of Newtype Japan.

Also got some cool Comics too, like TMNT Collected Volume 1 (Collect’s #1-11) i can’t wait to read this,This is Wildstorm Universe #0 (Free) Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3 ,Wednesday Comics #4 and Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #57 (Both Covers).

I gotta go back later this week for some more books.

PS3 Getting Blue, Red Controllers

MaikeruX — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:17:39 +0000

While Japan has a few different PS3 colours to choose from, Americans are stuck with…black. Oh, and a silver controller. But only until October, because in October, there’ll be two new controller shades to choose from.

Those shades are “Deep Red” and “Metallic Blue”, both of which you’ve seen before as PSP colours.

Source: Kotaku

Aksys Suggestively Bringing “Soul Breeding” Game Stateside

MaikeruX — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:18:30 +0000

Aksys Games has launched a placeholder website for Record of Agarest War, the “soul breeding” Japanese strategy RPG that is completely distracting me with its teaser image. What were we talking about again?

Oh yes! Record of Agarest! We’ve mentioned the game on several different occasions, generally in the middle of the night when the kids were tucked safely in their beds, dreaming of…well, most likely dreaming of the same sort of things we were posting. We’ve studied the undearware differences between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, checked out some of the game’s artwork, and we even reported on the game coming to Europe.

I’d go into detail about what the game is about, and what “Soul Breeding” entails, but I think Aksys’ choice of teaser image speaks for itself.

Source: Kotaku

Book’s & Game Purchases 7/27/09

MaikeruX — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:42:56 +0000

Picked up some new books to read for the rest of the summer, i got the 1st 7 books of the Sookie Stackhouse Series (True Blood) – By: Charlaine harris and Star Wars: Darth Bane – Path of Destruction - By: Drew Karpyshyn (Gonna star reading the Star Wars Novels in Continuity). Also went to Gamestop and picked up Star Wars: The Force Unleased for the PS3 since it was 19.99.

AT&T Blocking Part of 4chan

MaikeruX — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:19:00 +0000

Popular /b/ board blocked

According to a status update by 4chan maintainer moot, AT&T is blocking its customers from accessing parts of the 4chan message boards, including /b/ (“random”), which is responsible for 30% of 4chan’s traffic.

4chan’s /b/ section is infamous for its “no rules” policy, with the only rules being a ban on certain illegal content, such as child-pornography (although virtual child-pornography is tolerated), and “invasions” (organized incursions into and flooding of other online communities).

AT&T has made no statement explaining or even confirming the action.

Originally an English spin off of the Japanese 2chan BBS, 4chan has become immensely popular in its own right.

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork