Category: Announcements

J!NX: “WoW” Spring 2011 Collection

from J!NX:

The Latest in World of Warcraft Apparel
A new season is upon us, so we are pleased to present to you a new collection of apparel inspired by the world’s biggest MMO. This time around, we’re bringing you 10 designs, including the Goblin and Worgen shirts formerly only available in Europe. This new lineup is purely CATACLYSMIC! See what I did there? You know, cuz Cataclysm?

WoW T-Shirt Design Contest — Voting is now LIVE
Check out the entries and cast your votes for your faves!

Check out the latest installment of Fresh Data
Fresh Data takes you into the minds of Oracle (Customer cares-a-lot/MEME specialist) and Skydog (Moustache Master/IT Specialatist). We’re also kindly dropping some knowledge in the periphery regarding cat care, helpful tips that will make your feline friend’s life *wait for it…* cat-tastic!

The Guild: Season 4, Episode 2: Strange Allies

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Codex gets some computer help while the Guild struggles with how to build a Guild Hall.

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VIZ Media Debuts “MÄR” and “Hikaru no Go” Anime Across Multiple Online Outlets

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media has announced the availability of hit anime series Hikaru no Go and MÄR for Download-To-Rent / Download-To-Own (DTR/DTO) from leading online content providers iTunes, PlayStation Network, and Amazon Video on Demand.

The complete series for Hikaru no Go (Episodes 1-75) and MÄR (Episodes 1-52) will be presented dubbed and uncut, and will be available immediately from the iTunes Store in the U.S. (iTunes.com) and Canada (iTunes.ca). As a special promotion, Episode 1 from each series will be available for FREE download through August 23, 2011!

Amazon Video on Demand and the PlayStation Network video delivery service, available exclusively for the Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) entertainment systems, will offer Season 1 of Hikaru no Go and MÄR, beginning with Episodes 1-3. New installments will be released every Monday. Episode 1 from each series will be available for FREE download through March 22, 2011.

All episodes are $0.99 each for Download-To-Rent and $1.99 for Download-To-Own across all platforms.

Hikaru no Go is a unique story that revolves around the ancient Japanese strategy game of Go, and is based on the manga written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (also published domestically by VIZ Media). Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal kid with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. His life completely changes when he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather’s attic. The ghost of an ancient Go master named Fujiwara-no-Sai was trapped in the board and soon becomes a part of Hikaru’s consciousness. Together Hikaru and Sai make an unstoppable Go-playing team!

MÄR is based on the hit manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai (creator also of Flame of Recca), published in North America by VIZ Media. An ordinary middle-school boy with an overactive imagination, Ginta Toramizu dreams about fairy tales and make-believe lands. One day at school, a gate appears and he enters the World of MÄR, the world of his dreams. Within the World of MÄR exist ÄRM: accessories with unique powers. Soon, Ginta stumbles upon Babbo, an ÄRM that can speak, and learns that he has been summoned to this mythical world to stop the Chess Pieces, a group of rogue soldiers, from destroying the World of MÄR. Now part of Team MÄR, Ginta and Babbo fight in War Games against the Chess Pieces to save the MÄR World. But will Ginta’s mission be compromised by his ally’s secrets?

For more information on the Hikaru no Go and MÄR anime and manga series, please visit VIZAnime.com.

ThinkGeek’s Tablet Joystick Puts “Blinky” on Notice

from ThinkGeek:

Bon voyage, space cadets!

While NASA scientists prep space shuttle Discovery for her final launch at 4:50pm ET on February 24, we’re packing our bags for our annual getaway this week. We’ve been told it’s a cruise but Timmy just had his space suit pressed, and there’s definitely something fishy about the timing. Either way, we’re bringing freeze-dried shelf-stable margarita mix for the trip.

But don’t worry — even if we’re ISS-bound, we’ll still have monkeys at home to take questions and calls. And we’ve got plenty of new stuff so you can distract yourself with shiny things until we return.

Joystick-It!
Be a mobile gaming god with our solid milled aluminum Joystick-it! Arcade-style games on capacitive touchscreen devices — yes, even Android — are more fun with a real, physical joystick for increased precision and faster response times. Removable and repositionable, it works with thousands of different games, will not harm your screen, and no wires or batteries are necessary.

Take $10 off $40+ orders — If you <3 NASA, we <3 you
We’re really hoping that by some stroke of luck we can see the shuttle launch from our cruise ship on February 24th. It won’t be the same as being at the Kennedy Space Center, but we’ll take whatever glimpse we can get! And even if you can’t be there either, you can use code STS133 for $10 off $40+ orders good through 11:59pm ET 2/25/2011.

Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!

New Web Series: “Frontier: Prelude to Darkness”

from KoldCast TV:

Title: Frontier: Prelude to Darkness
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi, Action
Link: Show Page | Pilot
Tagline: In the Future, Humankind will have a new Frontier

Synopsis:
By the end of the 23rd century, Earth’s empire in space — the Terran Imperial Union has begun a full-scale war with a civilization of humans who left earth over a hundred years ago — the Dakota Republic.

Retired Air Force Major John Caine (voiced by Lewis Roscoe) has lost his entire family to the Dakota, and now he has been recalled to active duty to locate the whereabouts of a ship that mysteriously went missing. He will be embedded into an invasion force that will be heading where the ship was last heard from.

Private Rick Devers (voiced by Malcolm Klassen) is a new recruit to the Union Army, and has been rushed to the front-lines in the same invasion force as Caine. His unit will put down on an enemy planet only to discover a far worse enemy at work than the Dakota.

Ensign Sarah Keller (voiced by Ashley Holland) is a Union chief communications officer of her ship. While on a secret mission behind enemy lines, her ship is sucked out of the fabric of space itself, and the Union is sending a large invasion force to find out where her ship went.

In this epic science-fiction saga, these three characters will cross paths in a struggle against forces and creatures that are a prelude to a great darkness.

Distribution: KoldCast TV
Air Date: February 21, 2011
Number of Episodes: 26

“The Guild” Season 4 DVD in Retail Stores Today

from The Guild:

The Guild is pleased to announce that as of today, Season 4 is out on DVD in retail stores in the US and Canada. So if you didn’t already buy the DVD from Amazon, you can stop by your local Best Buy or Barnes and Noble (or your HMV or Indigo if in Canada) and buy one starting today.

As we posted before when the Amazon-exlusive DVD was released, the DVD is packed with tons of bonus features, including many DVD-only extras. Bonus features on the DVD include the “Game On” Music Video, The Making of the “Game On” Music Video, Cheesybeards featurette & commercial, Avinashi Returns featurette, Season 1 and 2 recaps, Season 3 recap by Auto-Tune the News, Table read by the cast, Audio Commentary with the Cast, Audio Commentary with the Creator, Director and Producer, Axis of Anarchy Interviews, Gag Reel, PDF of Script, Play All Feature and English Subtitles. The DVD is NTSC format and region-free.

NOTE: The content of the two different “versions” of the DVD are identical, the only difference is that the Amazon exclusive release comes on two DVD-R discs by Amazon’s Create Space, while this retail release is on a single, manufactured DVD.

Season 4 also available for purchase via iTunes, and if you’d prefer to buy online, here are some links: Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, HMV.ca, Indigo.ca, Amazon.ca (Canada) and Amazon.com (US).

Win a Cast Photo Signed by Felicia Day
To celebrate the retail release of the Season 4 DVD, we’re giving away some 8×10 photos of the cast, signed by creator/star Felicia Day. Simply take a photo of the Season 4 DVD in a retail store and post it to our Facebook page, Twitter (use @theguild in your tweet so we see it), or link it in the comments on this post. You have until midnight, US Pacific Time on Thursday 2/24 to post, and we’ll draw names at random from the valid entries. [Note: you don’t have to buy anything, just get a pic of the DVD — so if you’ve already bought the DVD, we don’t want to penalize you for that, you can still enter!]

Discuss the Season 4 DVD and iTunes release on our forums, and talk to us on Facebook, Twitter or by leaving a comment here!

Thanks,
The Guild Management

Nintendo Reveals Launch-Day Lineup of 18 Nintendo 3DS Games

from Nintendo of Canada:

On day one, new Nintendo 3DS owners will have plenty of video games to keep them busy. Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners have made sure that people who buy a system on March 27 will be able to choose from a variety of experiences that leverage the system’s new features. A steady and diverse stream of games of all kinds will keep the fun going, with more than 30 Nintendo 3DS games total launching before the E3 Expo in early June.

“Seeing 3D visuals without the need for special glasses is just one aspect of Nintendo 3DS,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The real test of any system is whether the games and applications draw you in and keep you engaged. Through the launch window and beyond, Nintendo 3DS delivers.”

On March 27, new Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to choose from the following Nintendo-published games, each available at a suggested retail price of $39.95:

  • Pilotwings Resort, an aerial adventure featuring airplanes, hang gliders and rocket belts. Players soar above tropical Wuhu Island in 3D as they complete missions or snap pictures.
  • Steel Diver, a submarine game that involves strategy and combat. The 3D visuals give players the sensation that they are looking into a miniature aquarium as they control the sub’s speed, depth and pitch, and fire torpedoes.
  • nintendogs + cats, a game that lets players interact with realistic puppies — and kittens — in a variety of fun ways. There are three versions of the software, each with different starting breeds: French bulldog, toy poodle and golden retriever. But in each version players can unlock and enjoy more than 20 different breeds.

Other Nintendo 3DS games in the works for 2011 from Nintendo include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising and new installments in the Mario Kart series.

Third-party publishers also have a strong slate of games ready to go on March 27. These include:

  • Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition from Capcom
  • The Sims 3 from EA
  • Madden NFL Football from EA Sports
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
  • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars from LucasArts
  • Ridge Racer 3D from Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
  • Super Monkey Ball 3D from Sega
  • Bust-a-Move Universe from Square-Enix, Inc.
  • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles from Tecmo Koei America Corp.
  • Asphalt 3D from Ubisoft
  • Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D from Ubisoft
  • Rayman 3D from Ubisoft
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars from Ubisoft

Nintendo 3DS also comes pre-loaded with a variety of fun games, applications and features, such as the Nintendo 3DS camera, which can be used to take photos in 2D and 3D as well as be used in other games and applications. For instance, the built-in Face Raiders game asks users to shoot at funny depictions of their own photographed faces, while the Mii Maker application lets gamers use the camera to take a picture of a person and have an automatic Mii character created. The system also comes with six AR Cards, which, when viewed through the outer cameras, bring to life fun and interesting animations and images. For example, when used with nintendogs + cats, users might see their puppies or kittens sitting on their coffee tables or in the palms of their hands. With Nintendo 3DS Sound, users can enjoy sound-manipulation tools or rock out with their Nintendo 3DS system while listening to their MP3 or AAC music files.

Nintendo 3DS is also able to play nearly every game in the massive Nintendo DS library, except those that require use of a secondary Game Boy Advance slot.

For more information about Nintendo 3DS, visit nintendo3ds.com.

J!NX: 50% Off All IDentity

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New J!NX Classics Tee: Don’t Blink
A new design inspired by everyone’s favorite Time Lord. Watch out for those statues!

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The Guild: Season 4, Episode 1: Epic Guilt

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Codex wrestles with telling the Guild about her date with Fawkes.

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