Toy Fair showed some new HeroClix that WizKids will be coming out with this year. One of the new license that WizKids picked up was for the Kick-Ass 2 Movie. The projected release date for them is for June 28.
Haim Streaming New Song “Falling”
You should know HAIM by now. And if you don’t, you’re about to fall in love. They are three of the most badass chicks making music today, and they just happen to be sisters. HAIM began developing a huge following in 2012, and 2013 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for the band. They have just released their most recent single “Falling,” and with it you can rest assured that their forthcoming EP is going to be awesome.
Check out “Falling” below.
http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/falling-harder-for-haim-stream/
Escape from Planet Earth Trailer
For all the animation fans this weekend brings them Escape from Planet Earth. Thanks to “VISO Trailers” for the following trailer:
House Minority Leader Pelosi Defends Video Games
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was a guest on the Chris Wallace’s FOX show were he stated “that more research on video games is not needed because the link to violent behavior is obvious, Pelosi pushed back: “the evidence… says that in Japan, for example,… they have the most violent games than the rest and the lowest mortality from guns.”
Pelosi may be referring to an oft-cited study by Max Fisher of the Washington Post which compared per capita video game spending to gun murders in 10 different countries. Japan did indeed have a very low rate of gun deaths, but the really striking examples were South Korea and the Netherlands, where video game spending far outpaced the other countries yet gun murders remained well under 0.5 per 100,000 people. By comparison, U.S. video game spending was below the average, but our gun murders were over 3 per 100,000, statistical light years from any other country in the study.
It is nice to see someone look at all the evidence before just blasting media without looking into everything.
http://cbldf.org/2013/02/pelosi-rejects-link-between-video-games-and-violence/
Dragon’s Dogma Video Game Trailer
CAPCOM Europe has released the trailer for the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen video game on their official YouTube channel. Take a look and see if it might be of interest to add to you video game collections. The release dates for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen are April 23 in North America, April 25 in Japan, and April 26 in Europe.
More Japanese Merchandise Tie-Ins
The Japanese confection company Glico is teaming up with Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure to create snack tie-ins. The snacks will be available, starting February 15, at Circle K Sunkus stores. Individuals that purchase 2 tie-in products will receive 1 of 15 JoJo postcards (pictured below). Those who spend 300 yen can mail in their receipt to enter a lottery to win 1 of 10 anime cels or 1 of 800 Circle K Sunkus pre-paid cards with a security sticker set. So if you are in the area of a Circle K Sunkus store be sure to stop in to get some of these swag.
For more pics follow this link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-02-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-more-candy-snack-tie-ins#gallery_top
Pokemon TV App
If you have a Pokemon fan you will want to alert them to this new TV app for iOS devices and Google Play for the Android. The app will allow people to view Pokemon TV episodes, movies and special features from their devices. Check out the clip below for it:
Season 3 of Game of Thrones
HBO’s Game of Thrones: Season 3 will debut the last of March. One of the better adult fantasy stories that I have seen. Definitely not kid friendly, but even if you have not read the books, but love the fantasy genre, you will more than likely love this series. Thanks to ICv2 for the update and trailer through YouTube:
Library Wars Live-Action Movie Trailer
Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the notice that the Library Wars trailer began streaming via Twitch. Still hoping it will have a North American DVD/Blu-Ray release.
More Cool Stuff from Winter Festival
More fun at Winter Festival. Medicos Entertainment had two statues made for the show from their manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures. The statues are of Dio and Jotaro Kujo and they are life-size. For more pictures follow the link below: