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New Fate/Stay Night Anime Coming This Fall, More “Serious” Tone

The next Fate/Stay Night anime will be more alike in tone to Ufotable’s Fate/Zero. Ufotable will animate the next animated series of Fate/Stay ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2014

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Final Fantasy Character Designer Yoshida Joins Unsung Story

Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians‘ team has some beloved talent from Final Fantasy Tactics. Former Square Enix character designer Akihiko Yoshida has ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2014

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The Secret World Hit With Trade Infringement Charges

Norway’s economic crime unit Økokrim suspects MMO The Secret World developer Funcom of trade infringement. This morning Norway’s economic crime unit Økokrim conducted ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2014

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Man Arrested For Uploading Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises to FC2

This arrest is the first concerning Hayao Miyazaki’s 2013 film The Wind Rises. Police arrested a man from Nahari-city, Mie Prefecture, Japan yesterday ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

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Selector Infected WIXOSS Premiering April From Steins;Gate Director

From Steins;Gate‘s director Takuya Sato and AnoHana‘s script writer Mari Okada is an original anime called Selector Infected WIXOSS about a dangerous game. ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

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Rovio Says It Does Not Share Angry Birds User Data With NSA, GCHQ

Following speculation that the NSA collected user data through Angry Birds, Rovio stated its fans’ trust is most important. Yesterday ProPublica, with the ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

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Pac-Avoid Dev Angry At King For Shifting the Blame About Cloning

Pac-Avoid developer Matt Porter calls King “deceitful and hypocritical.” Last week developer Matthew Cox of Stolen Goose revealed King, the company behind Candy ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

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Swimming Anime Free! Second Season is Confirmed

The swimming-centric anime Free! returns most likely this summer. During a special talk event yesterday, it was revealed that a second season of ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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King’s Open Letter Defends Its Trademarks, Apologizes For Clone

King CEO Riccardo Zacconi acknowledged the company’s mistakes in an open letter concerning intellectual property. In an open letter published on the company’s ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc‘s Added Storyline Ditches Murder

Danganronpa‘s “School Life” mode allows the player to explore other characters without the pretense of murder. Publisher NIS America discussed how it worked ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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Daft Punk Gets Lucky With Album and Record of the Year Grammys

The music duo Daft Punk performed award-winning song “Get Lucky” to a dancing Grammy Awards audience. In last night’s Grammy Awards, Daft Punk ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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Final Fantasy XIV Coming to PS4 Soon, Collector’s Edition Announced

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn finally comes to PS4 in April, and people who preorder any edition receive special items. The MMORPG ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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