All fans of the Monster Hunter series will know by now a large part of the game is about collecting materials to build the next tier of weapons and armour. Well, how about some of that material in real life? Well, sort of anyway... Anyone pre-ordering a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G through Capcom's online store will receive this...

Episode 4 Summary - Farewell & Vampire It's been a month since Tsukune arrived at Youkai Gakuen now and he's lost count of how many e-mail messages he's written to his family now. He writes about how he was pretty bewildered at how strange the school was but now that he's made some friends, he enjoys everyday of it. However, while in class...

Falcom announced today that their SRPG "Vantage Master Portable" is due to hit the shelves on April 24th which just sets it about a month apart from the DS remakes of Ys. There's still no official site up yet but it should be up soon according to their newsletter. In the meantime, you can go download the February calendar wallpaper that...

Right. Changed my keyboard today because my old IBM Aptiva one that came with my original retail PC was getting a bit clogged up. This new Maxell branded one was actually bought a few years back in Hong Kong when my brothers were planning on learning how to type Chinese but, they ended up not using it so now I am instead. It's full of Chinese...

Exams are over and I have a week free before the second semester begins so now I can finally spend time reading my 5cm novel without distractions. I couldn't help but notice my book was a second print copy which is a little disappointing. This must be the new batch that was printed off when Makoto Shinkai mentioned on his site his novel was...

Ah, there's always someone out there trying to make some quick cash eh? Usually I would say these "enterprising" individuals are causing fans problems but in this case, I suppose it's just half and half. It appears that last month, someone managed to sell off the Byousoku 5 Centimeters film strip they had via Yahoo Auctions for an end...

Episode 3 Summary - Marebito "Persona". For some reason, the word sounded very familiar to Shin. It was as if he knew it from long ago. To his surprise, Takuro felt the same. Takuro had heard the word before in his dreams from a man with a long nose. In another room, Kanaru and a group of guys were preparing to have a game of Kagenuki but it was...

Game Watch has revealed a little more info about the little AI partner that players will be getting in MHP2G. Apparently, they will have the following features: Now I wonder if the monsters will actually go after the felynes or will they still just be focusing on you? The felynes would make a great distraction while you pelt the monsters...

Episode 3 Summary - The Little Witch and Vampire Life continues for Tsukune at Youkai Academy and they just had a mid-term test. He didn't do too well coming in a one hundred and twenty-eighth. As Tsukune becomes gloomy over his results, Moka walks in and becomes the centre of attention again from the male Youkais. Not only is she...

It was only yesterday did Capcom announce the delay of their latest title in their monster slaying series, "Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G" but maybe this will brighten up fans. This US$242 "Hunters Pack G" pack has been revealed and will contain: Pretty cool looking PSP and pouches but I think I prefer the last "Hunter's Pack" that...