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Hetalia Axis Powers Day
October 24 as Hetalia fans might know, is a day where fans gather and celebrate. The event consists of meetups which involve cosplaying, photoshoots, roleplaying and more. It sure is interesting on such sheer fandom for the series.
Fans from various...
Starhub Announces Fibre Optic Plans, Up to 1Gbps
Starhub have announced their suite of fibre optic plans for residential and business users, riding on Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network. Four new home broadband plans under the ‘MaxInfinity’ brand have been announced which util...
Apple Special Event: New iPods, iTunes10 and iOS 4.1
Apple’s Steve Jobs have announced in a special event today with lotsa new stuff that is going to excite fans, including a new refresh across the entire iPod product lineup, iOS4.1-4.2, iTunes 10 and Apple TV. Here is a breakdown of the things brought...
TEENAGE Magazine’s First Cosplay Meet !
Teenage Magazine will be organizing its first ever Cosplay event in Suntec Convention Halls this November ! This is in line with their year-end mega event “Teenage Big Day Out” .
Teenage Big Day Out is a three-day fun filled event open to the public!...
Hayate no Gotoku Gets Live-action in Taiwan
Taiwanese broadcasting company Gala TV have announced that Hayate no Gotoku will be getting a live-action adaptation in Taiwan. 20 year-old Korean actress Shin-Hye Park will play Nagi and 28 year old George Hu will play as Hayate himself.
Hayate no G...
M1 Announces Singapore’s First 1Gbps Fibre Optics Internet Plan, Offers Free Tri...
M1 will be launching its suite of fibre optics internet plans for consumers and businesses. It is also the first to announce 1Gbps plan within Singapore.
Along with the 1Gbps plan, M1 will other internet plans to cater groups of people with different...
Singtel Announces Fibre Optic Internet Plans
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Singtel have announced its fibre optic internet plans, four types of internet plans are available, starting from S$85.90 onwards.
Customers can look forward to a range of high-speed fibre services with downli...
Facebook To Drop Chat Support on IE6
Despite being one of the oldest browsers around, it is still one of the most used browsers too. Unless you are using it for some specific custom business web-app that runs on Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), it is recommended to upgrade your IE or try out...
AFA X: Cosplay Heroes Unmasked
Anime Festival Asia 2010, a.k.a. AFA X have shared with us the first part of “Cosplay Heroes Unmasked” series, produced by Animax. In this episode, KANAME☆ is being featured in the video as he shares his passion and thoughts on cosplay.
Check out the...
Retro Games Hitting Wii’s Virtual Console
Fancy some old retro games on your Wii ? Well, here are the titles are hitting Wii’s Virtual Console in September.
Shin Megamitensei II (900 Wii Points)
Romancing SaGa 3 (800Wii Points)
Exed Exes (800Wii Points)
Sonson ( 800Wii Points)
Super Hang-On...
A.C.M.E ~A Certain Magical Event~ II
Had your fun in A.C.M.E ? While Singapore might not have events such as Comiket, we do have A.C.M.E, an event that brings anime and manga fans the limited merchandise from Japan. Along with that, you get to see doujin works from the local artists, tr...
StarCraft II Patch 1.1 and Beyond, Changes Incoming
Blizzard have announced on their EU portal for StarCraft II blog on a situation report about patch 1.1 changes and beyond, there will be critical changes incoming which will affect gameplay from all 3 races. The upcoming patch 1.1 according to Blizza...
Final Fantasy XIV Open Beta Next Week, New Trailer Awes
Square Enix have released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV and also announcing on their twitter that the open beta will be available on September 1, 11am. Very lovely trailer showing some nice visuals. The PC version of the game will hitting retai...
Yakuza Gets Live-action and Manga
Wonder what show is taking over after K-ON!! ends in Japan ? It is going to be a live action adaptation of Sega’s Yakuza. Tatsuya Ukyo (center) will be featured along with movie actor Takumi Saito. Other cast members include Hideo Ishiguro and Takuya...
Shining Hearts Gets Launch Date
Sega have announced the launch date for its upcoming “Shining Hearts” for the PSP. The game will be released on December 2 at a price of 6,279 yen.
Pre-orders will include bonus items including a “Pirate Treasure Fan Disc”. The disc will come with a...
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II To Unveil In AM Show
Arc System Works have announced that the sequel of Continuum Shift will be unveiled in upcoming Amusement Machine Show (AM Show) on September 9.
The AM Show will be held in Chiba, Japan and players will have a preview on what to expect in the sequel....
Man Torches Home After Mum Dumped Gundam Figures
A man, aged 30 burns down his home after his mum dumped some Gundam figures. Yoshifumi Takabe stayed in two-storey wooden house in Kasai, Hyogo prefecture located in Japan had admitted guilty. Fortunately, nobody was injured.
According to source, the...
New K-ON! PSP Trailer Shows More Love
A new K-ON! video trailer was released by SEGA on Youtube, featuring more of the gameplay elements. You’ll hear a few of the playable songs from the TV anime in this trailer which means they are in the game as well. Extra stuff include unlockable cos...
Baka and Test Gets OVA and Second Season
Miss the hilarious action in Baka to Test to Shokanju ? Well, they will be back for sure in a 2nd season slated for next year and also an OVA coming soon this year! This came as an announcement from Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Ace magazine.
The first s...
Fortune Arterial Manga To Include Original Anime DVD
Upcoming Fortune Arterial will be getting a TV anime series and fans will be pleased as the sixth volume of the manga will also include an original anime DVD. Fortune Arterial was originally an adult visual novel, later adapted into a all-ages TV ani...
A Quick Look At Mikuni’s “Replay Tour 2010″
You probably have enjoyed the concert yesterday and folks from Bonkurasu enjoyed it too. According to them, the merchandise during the event were sold like hot cakes even previous live shirts were sold out. Other merchandise include Mikuni-made bra...
Paradise Kiss Gets Live-Action
Paradise Kiss manga will be getting a live action film, an announcement that came recently which will feature Keiko Kitagawa as Yukari Hayasaka and Osamu Mukai as George. The story talks about how Yukari walks the path of being a fashion model as she...
T.P. Sakura, Da Capo Spin-off Gets Trailer
Twintails, nyaa-girl and moe action. This new series by Circus known as Time Paladin Sakura (T.P. Sakura) will be getting a PC adventure game and OVA. The first of two anime episodes is scheduled for release on November 25. Here is a trailer found o...
Bamboo Blade, Natsu no Arashi! Manga To End In September
Looks like 2 other manga series will be ending in September too along with the moe blob K-ON! Bamboo Blade manga will be ending on September 3 and Natsu no Arashi ending on September 22. Both series were adapted into anime before.
‘Hikikomori’ Now An Official Word in Oxford Dictionary
You watch anime and common terms such as otaku, hikki, NEET surface to your mind. This is an interesting news as Oxford dictionary has included the word “Hikikomori”. Not really a surprise as it is quite a common term in Japan itself.
According to AN...
PS3 Hacked !
The PS3 has been hacked successfully, or so they say. A video surfaced on youtube showing that the PS3 is running on a modchip found in a dongle. A very non-intrusive method which allows you to play games from the harddrive and even supports online m...
Atlus’s “Catherine” PV
Sheepmen, evil looking sheeps and a sexy young lady – Catherine by Atlus is heading for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The trailer is up now, slightly NSFW but it is looking good
Nikon D3100 DSLR Goes Official
Waiting for a mainstream Nikon DSLR that supports 1080p video recording ? Nikon has the answer and it is official now. D3100 DSLR.
Video recording involves 1080p/24 H.264 AVCHD movie mode with continuous auto-focius contrast-detection, it comes with...
StarCraft II (SEA & ANZ) Invitational Tournament
Ready yourselves zerglings, zealots and you marines ! The very first StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Invitational Tournament for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand has been confirmed.
Sixteen top StarCraft II players will be selected to t...
Gran Turismo 5 Gets Launch Date, Collectors Edition Detailed
Gran Turismo 5 will be coming for Japan on the PlayStation 3 soon, mark your calendars if you are planning to get the Japanese version. November 3rd 2010 is the date and along with the usual version of the game, there is also a collectors edition tha...
Shimokawa Mikuni’s Special Message For Singapore Fans !
Have you bought your tickets for Shimokawa Mikuni’s upcoming concert in Singapore ? Well, she has a greeting message for her fans in Singapore ! Check it out
See and experience her first LIVE concert in Singapore with her band in Mikuni Shimokawa A...
Justin Bieber ‘takes revenge’ On Teenage Hacker
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The power of twitter when you have a massive number of followers and you are someone famous. Justin Bieber supposedly, according to source, tweeted a number urging fans to give him a call. Well this ain’t true though as fans found o...
Hello Kitty Vocaloid “Rio” Announced, Gets PSP Game
AH Software and Yamaha, and probably Sanrio have collaborated to bring in a Hello Kitty Vocaloid. Named “Rio”, she will also be featured in an upcoming PSP game titled “Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash 123!!” This was announced during C78 event in J...
Today Is Tanabata
artwork by C-sama from pixiv
Today is Tanabata, a festival in Japan that originated from China’s Qi Xi (七夕), celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. In general, the story behind the festival is inspired by the tale of Princess and...
Quake Games On Even Bigger Sale
Just a heads up for people particularly for folks who wanted to re-live the fragging moments in Quake. The last day of the Quakecon promotion pack has gotten a bigger dip, all Quake games get a further 75% off. Quake 3 team arena going as cheap as US...
Japan Claims First Gold Medal in Youth Olympic Games
Japan’s Yuka Sato claimed the first gold medal in Youth Olympic Games history when she won the triathlon event. The 18-year-old Yuka was ahead of Australia’s Ellie Salthouse and United States’s Kelly Whitley.
She completed the entire event which inv...



