Exhibited at E3 2007, the new PSP will be 30% lighter and 19% thinner. In other words, it's been reduced from 280g to 189g and the thickness from 23mm to 18.6mm. New features include a new video out port allowing anything being displayed on the PSP to be outputted onto a TV. Cables will be sold separately and the choices will be an...

First there's "Aqua Zone DS: Ocean Fish" where you raise some tropical fish. Some Wi-Fi elements will be available. Secondly we have "Flower Arrangement DS: Supervised by Shougo Kariyazaki, no need to explain what this is aimed at. Finally, we have the popular Korean game "Ragnarok Online DS". RODS will mainly be an ARPG but can also...

Great news but too bad it will probably take forever to get to Europe. The official press release from Atlus goes like this: ATLUS U.S.A., INC. ANNOUNCES TRAUMA CENTER: NEW BLOOD™! All-New Characters, All-New Emergencies, All-New Excitement! IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — JULY 10th, 2007 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of...

Material from "Kidou Senshi Crossbone Gundam" and "Gundam Sentinel" has also been added to the list of titles that will appear in the upcoming DS Gundam game, knocking up the total number of featured titles to 20. This new game will allow some powerful combo attacks if you have the right characters together in your 4 member team. A lot of...

The DS card will contain a total of 8 classic Namco titles which will be Pacman VS, Pacman, Tower of Druaga, Dig Dug II, Xevious, Mappy, Galaxian and Galaga. As extras, players will be able to adjust the screen ratio to their own desire, make use of hints, enjoy the game music and view a museum of artwork related to these titles. Due October...

Set to be packaged together with a stand and camera for your DS, "Facening Hyoujou Yutaka ni Inshou Up Otona no DS Kao Training" is software aimed at flexing your face muscles. According to the description, as your face muscles wear out, your face lines become broken and you can't make good facial expressions anymore. This software is...

The GetBackers Manga series has finally ended at 39 volumes on April 17th 2007. I don't import the Manga until there's a good few volumes out since the shipping fee is really expensive. Also found out that Amazon.co.jp doesn't do economy anymore so the only option is EMS. Last few days I just received my batch from Animaxis, volumes 36...

Yes, my copy of the third "Legend of Heroes VI" RPG just arrived at my door this morning. Took 3 days since its dispatch on Tuesday by EMS. I don't know what happened but I actually tried to put in a pre-order a week before the release date and it ended up as a regular order. Fortunately, the mini OST that was originally a pre-order bonus only...

Along with the confirmation of a second season Anime show of Suzumiya Haruhi, the latest August issue of Newtype also reveals details about the upcoming PSP game too. Named "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku", it will be an ADV game as stated before. As you walk around the campus and come across events, you get to play some mini games. Nothing...

According to Akibablog, summer highschool UMD video dating sim "Sugao no Hohoemi" has been continuing to sell out in various Akiba shops due to high demand. Why? Probably due to all the fan service common in illustrated Japanese media. On the other hand, Secret of Evangelion next to it doesn't seem to be doing so well....