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Podcast Episode #0099
Published by 22 October 2007, 6:47 AM EDTComment

Episode #0099 of the podcast is available for download! Sorry that it’s available so late on Sunday… well… it’s gotta be Sunday somewhere in the world, right now. I’ll blame it on the fact that I was busy getting my picture taken with Chimchar at the Nintendo store in NYC, today. Yep. You heard me. This week, we dove into the first part of our Sparking! METEOR review, and actually went on with more conversation than we initially planned! Good times. With Julian around, we also took a trip into the past to discuss some websites of generations gone, and how fandom and fandom’s capabilities to cope with each other have changed over time! Definitely check it out.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0099! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian do the first-part review of “Sparking! METEOR” for the PS2! OK, so Julian sat out on the topic, but with everyone together we also discussed video game sales news, cosplay outfits for sale, and a slight jump into the past for old fansites and old fandom discussion.

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IGN “Budokai Tenkaichi 3” Blog & Videos Updates
Published by 16 October 2007, 9:36 PM EDTComment

While I am busy playing through “Sparking! METEOR” (nyah!), those of you patiently waiting on “Budokai Tenkaichi 3” can check out some new updates over on IGN. In addition to some new videos, Donny Clay has updated the blog with a bit of ramblings concerning attacks and techniques. All in all, it is nothing really special, except the little mess-up in here:

Moves like Android 15’s ultimate move where he pummels you seven ways to Sunday or when Piccolo twists his opponent’s wrist, tosses him and blasts him in mid-air for example.

We let it slide last year during a video interview when he did not know what particular movie certain characters were from (honestly, unless you are fans like us, we can fully admit that it is difficult)… but this is a written blog, which gives you plenty of time to double-check your facts (no, #15 is not in the game), and perhaps write some complete sentences.

Ooooh, we kid because we love. Well… actually we have absolutely no idea who the guy is or what exactly he does over there at Atari, but I’m sure we would love, regardless. Hugs ‘n kisses.

You will get some first impressions of the game in this weekend’s upcoming podcast episode.

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Podcast Episode #0098
Published by 14 October 2007, 3:42 PM EDTComment

Episode #0098 of the podcast is available for download! Since we were at a convention last week, we had about two weeks worth of news to catch up on, including some pretty interesting dirt on video games, companies, movies, etc. We indeed get through volume nine of the so-called “Manga Review of Awesomeness”…! Like we state during the episode, the series is certainly at a transitional point, and I can’t wait to continue onwards. October’s releases, some e-mails, and a whole bunch of other stuff can be found within! Definitely check it out.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0098! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian catch up on two weeks worth of news including that of video games, movies, and more. Jeff pops in to do volume nine of our “Manga Review of Awesomeness”… and what a volume it is. We all seem to be in agreement about this one! October’s releases, your e-mails, and more round out the episode.

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Atari Board Members Removal
Published by 08 October 2007, 9:56 PM EDTComment

This cannot be a particularly good thing:

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), an interactive entertainment company, today announced that its majority stockholder, California U.S. Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment, S.A., removed James Ackerly, Ronald C. Bernard, Michael G. Corrigan, Denis Guyennot, and Ann E. Kronen from the Board of Directors of Atari via written stockholder consent effective as of October 5, 2007.

Pretty interesting stuff going on over there. How does this affect Dragon Ball and its respective game production in North America? Probably not a whole Hell of a lot… yet. We will definitely be keeping an eye on this. Hopefully you guys ‘n gals picking up the American release of “Sparking! METEOR” (“Budokai Tenkaichi 3”) will not see any kinds of delays.

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Podcast Episode #0097
Published by 07 October 2007, 2:43 PM EDTComment

Episode #0097 of the podcast is available for download! We did a day-trip up for MangaNEXT yesterday to hang out with friends and do a couple panels. In the early afternoon, we did a panel entitled DragonBall Manga: A History. This episode is basically that panel! Be sure to check the handout we gave to all attendees, and it will almost be like you were actually there…! Unless you were actually there, in which case it’ll be a major case of deja vu. Regardless, we hope you enjoy the episode! Definitely check it out.

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Episode #0097! VegettoEX and Meri record live from MangaNEXT 2007. During our panel (“DragonBall Manga: A History”), we discussed every release of DB manga from Japan and the US, along with interesting bits about specific censoring episodes the Viz translation has gone through over the years. Some brief talks about DB crossover manga, some parodies, and the future of the manga close out the episode.

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“Sparking! METEOR” Miscellaneous Updates
Published by 02 October 2007, 7:26 AM EDTComment

The official website for “Sparking! METEOR” has updated, per its usual schedule, with some character art and bios for more of the playable characters. The main point of interest here is that we have confirmation that Eiji Takemoto (best known to me as Rock Howard from various SNK games) will be taking over the voice of Namu for Kaneto Shiozawa (who played him in the TV series, but passed away in 2000).

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Podcast Episode #0096
Published by 30 September 2007, 8:50 PM EDTComment

Episode #0096 of the podcast is available for download! In addition to finally getting to catch up with Julian during a normal recording, we also had some minor audio equipment explosions that put our regular plans to a very quick halt :P. No matter! We chug on into the future with an episode! Prompted by a listener e-mail, we had a little discussion about DragonBall GT’s importance and relevance to fandom as a whole. Should we “acknowledge” it? Simply tolerate it? Or something else entirely? You’ll also hear a little recap of AWA, some of October’s bigger releases, some additional e-mails, and a whole lot more. Definitely check it out.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0096! VegettoEX and Meri finally get a chance to check in with Julian over in Japan, but some audio equipment explodes, so we have to cut that conversation a little short. We discuss GT’s importance in DB fandom. Should it be acknowledged? Enjoyed? Ignored? Tolerated? AWA review, October’s releases, and some more e-mails round out the episode. See you next week at MangaNEXT!

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