Donny Clay is continuing to pump out the marketing in conjunction with IGN, and while we feel slightly dirty pushing it along, it continues to be note-worthy that IGN is placing at least this type of support behind the franchise. Check it out for yourself — there are some slight inaccuracies plaguing the article, and it seems more like a chronology of the “Budokai” and “Sparking!” series (with “Sagas” randomly thrown in) more than anything else. There is no coverage of their own portable games, and absolutely no mention of anything pre-“Budokai”.

Tanooki Kuribo dug up another weird listing on RightStuf, this time for a “Shonen Jump Issue 1 Fifth Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Hardcover)”. I wonder what this one, is…? Perhaps just a special hardcover edition of the first issue of the domestic “Shonen Jump” that came out back in January 2003? This is in addition to the other hardcover stuff that has been unearthed; Viz seems to be on a roll for this year.

There is apparently another new game coming out for the DS, appropriately called simply “Dragon Ball DS”. It appears to start out right at the very beginning of the series, and will be an action-adventure game that will be released on an as-of-yet undetermined date in 2008.

Gamick.fr has some scans from the latest issue of “V-Jump” showcasing a bit of the game (thanks to LaRésistance for the heads-up). We are certainly looking forward to it. It seems like this game will fall more in line with what the majority of gamers were looking for instead of “Harukanaru Goku Densetsu” (which we, for the record, enjoyed but never got around to finishing or reviewing on the podcast).

This new game appears to have stylus controls for moving and attacking (punch the close-by ones, use Nyoibō on the far-away ones; the Kamehameha will also be used, possibly by tapping on the screen as each syllable shows up). As you can see in the screen-shots, there will also be a variety of cut-scenes.

Tanooki Kuribo sent in another great tip, this time yet again to some mysterious RightStuf listings:

• Dragon Ball Graphic Novel 1 Collector’s Edition (Hardcover) (208 pgs)
• Dragon Ball Z Graphic Novel 1 Collector’s Edition (Hardcover) (176 pgs)

So what exactly are these? There seems to be a huge mystery surrounding Viz’s products, lately. Their own website still lists the “Viz Big” versions of DB volume 1 and DBZ volume 1 as being available 03 June 2008, while RightStuf would have you believe that it is actually already in-stock and available for ordering (which falls more in line with the original 06 May 2008 release date. Has anyone seen these in stores, yet? I will have to check later today…).

So now, on top of all that, we have these listings for hardcover “Collector’s Editions” of the manga coming on October 7th…? Whereas the hardcover listings are for 176/208 pages (which falls more in line with the original tankōbon / graphic novel release), those “VIZ BIG” listings are three-in-one “omnibus” versions (cramming three volumes into one large/thick release).

This is the plight of the American Dragon Ball fan — confusing, seemingly-interrupted and canceled releases.

That “Burst Limit” demo we mentioned a little while back?

It is up on the Xbox Live Marketplace for your downloading pleasure as-of this morning (and if it is not already up on the PlayStation Store, it should be soon). It clocks in at just under 500 MB, and does indeed contain the vocal opening for “Kiseki no Honō yo Moeagare!!” Let’s hope it is in the retail product!

Adam sent us the pre-sell sheet for “Burst Limit” at EB / GameStop. You have probably seen this info before, but it is official that the stores will exclusively be offering a DVD with Dragon Ball Z episodes 1-7 with purchase of the 360 version, and a Blu-ray of Dragon Ball Z movie 1 with the PS3 version. It is interesting to note that the 1-7 DVD appears to be an exact duplicate of the first disc that comes with the first “remastered” season box set, while the movie 1 Blu-ray is slightly different than its corresponding retail product (which contains both DBZ movies 1 & 2 on a single DVD / Blu-ray, and is due out 27 May 2008).

All of this is going to be valid from May 4th to May 31st, which I do not quite get, since the game does not come out until June 10th. Anyone have some clarification on this? Do you have to pre-order the game by May 31st to be guaranteed the extra item (along with the promised t-shirt) when you go pick up the game? I guess I will go pre-order the damn thing…

It looks like FUNimation is going to cruise through their releases of the newly “remastered” versions of the DBZ movies. We know that the 1 & 2 DVD / Blu-ray will be coming later this month, but apparently 3 & 4 and then 5 & 6 will also see the light of day in 2008.

If you go by Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace website, there is a demo already available for the upcoming “Burst Limit”.

Unfortunately, this is not true. The game’s demo is not yet available for download, but this is a pretty good indication that we should expect one soon. The game drops in Japan 05 June 2008, while it comes out over here in the US on 10 June 2008.