Lauren va juca in "The Walking Dead"

Multumim TV Guide pt stire, Lauren Cohan va aparea in sezonul 2 al serialului "The Walking Dead".

Mai multe informatii:

• Rol: Maggie Greene
• Data lansarii (sezonului 2): Octombrie 2011 

Lauren va juca in "The Walking Dead"

Multumim TV Guide pt stire, Lauren Cohan va aparea in sezonul 2 al serialului "The Walking Dead".

Mai multe informatii:

• Rol: Maggie Greene
• Data lansarii (sezonului 2): Octombrie 2011 

New FanMade

New FanMade

Japan Envy: Space Invaders Tote Bag

I won't lie: with all the awesome things available in Japan, I think it's going to be pretty easy to make this Japan Envy series a weekly thing! I won't limit myself to a specific day or anything, but rest assured, you'll be seeing a lot more of these in the future.

Today while browsing Twitter I stumbled upon Taito's very own Twitter page and promptly proceeded to follow them (If you're not following me yet, head on over and do so!). Scrolling through their recent tweets lead me to an announcement about their new Space Invaders tote bag.

I have to say, I love this simple yet chic design. I'm a big fan of tote bags, known as "eco bags" in Japan, and the added inside pocket in this design that is alluded to on the bag's website sounds like a nice addition to me. And priced at only ¥500 (more or less $5), it's a steal! Too bad you can only get your hands on one of these puppies by visiting one of many Taito Station arcades in Japan. Curses!

I might just have to convince my host mom to purchase one on my behalf...

Y ahí vieneeeeeee....

La invitación para que todo aquel aficionado futbolero que se siente entrenador, para formar parte del Torneo virtual Santa Grandeza Apertura 2011.

Un lugar donde no ganamos nada, pero nos divertimos como chamucos y chamacos, quitando, poniendo a los jugadores que queremos y/o que creemos nos darán los puntos necesarios para hacernos sentir como Diego Cocca al frente del equipo que queremos.

Los esperamos nuevamente, como cada torneo para formar nuestros equipos y competir entre toda la gente que gusta de este espacio y del futbol.

El número para ser integrados al GRUPO SANTA GRANDEZA, es:

675801115

Y pueden dar de alta a su equipo en esta liga:

http://gruporeforma.elnorte.com/Futbolvirtual/default.htm

Pasos a seguir: registra tu equipo, llena los datos que se te piden, luego escoge tus jugadores al ser creado completamente tu equipo, da click en GRUPOS, ahí, te solicitará el número del grupo ( arriba escrito) lo copias y lo pegas y listo, ya formas parte del Torneo Virtual Santa Grandeza.

Los esperamos como cada inicio...a demostrar y sacar el técnico que todos llevamos dentro.

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What kind of game am I playing? Or, things that creep me out about Atelier Rorona

I had a lovely, in-depth post all ready to go about my impressions of Atelier Rorona so far, but since it was such a meaty piece I decided to hold onto it and develop it into a full-fledged review for www.videogamewriters.com. I'll probably chop it down and do a shorter version for this blog later in the week, after I've played a bit more of the game (I'm about 1/3 of the way through at the moment).

Nevertheless, I have quite a few things I could say about Atelier Rorona, so I don't really see the harm in making two posts about it! I thought I'd share with you all some of the weird stuff I've come across in the game so far. Before you read on, keep in mind that I am seriously enjoying this game, so while the following quibbles may bug/slightly disgust me, it certainly isn't detracting from me having more than a little fun synthesizing item upon item and meeting all the request deadlines.

First thing's first, here's a quick rundown of the game: Atelier Rorona follows Rorona, an apprentice alchemist under a woman named Astrid at a workshop in the kingdom of Arland. The king of Arland has decreed that unless Astrid can complete 12 assignments given to her over the course of 3 years, the workshop will be shut down. Astrid, being more interested in napping than doing anything the king asks of her, passes the task on to Rorona. Right now I'm just over a year in, and the combination of expertly-voiced story sequences, adorable artwork, catchy music, countless items to synthesize and requests to fulfill is definitely keeping me busy.

Creepy observation #1: It's more than a little obvious that this game caters towards a certain type of male-dominated Japanese nerd culture, and I was well aware of this when I started playing the game. What I didn't know is how much creepy innuendo was going to be a part of the game's humor! A lot of the story features older women more or less hitting on Rorona, and while I know that's a cultural thing to a degree (nothing wrong with a 20-something woman calling a 14-year-old girl cute, I guess), sometimes it gets a bit out of hand. Alright, ok, I know what I was getting myself into, so I won't say much more about this (to each his/her own), but how about: 

Creepy observation #2: Some of the female characters are more than a little well-endowed for their age. I usually file these observations in the back drawer, except for when those in charge of the character models deem it appropriate to animate one of said character's bobbing breasts even when she is standing still. Good thing for me I don't really like said character very much and as such will probably not make her a member of my party very often, but seeing her undulating chest in every single battle is as much a turn-off for me as any.

The character in question, Lionela, is a traveling performer.

I guess I'm not the only one who noticed how her breasts seem to have minds of their own (cute cats, though)

Creepy observation #3: I've saved you the best for last. Last night when I was playing, I was happily introduced to my new workshop assistant, who was created for Rorona by Astrid using alchemy. Ever-curious and eager to learn, Rorona does some research into the recipe that was used to create Hom, the homunculus assistant. Ingredients include horse droppings... And in the case that horse droppings aren't available, the use of human semen is said to also be possible. Let me reiterate that for you. The recipe that was used to create Rorona's assistant calls for horse droppings and human semen. Just what sort of game is this?!?

Depending on how you answer Astrid when she asks you whether you'd like a little brother or a little sister, you can have either a female or male version of Hom, the horse-poo-infused assistant. I answered "sister," but after seeing the two designs, I wish I had ended up with the male one!

 Even though I'm enjoying poking fun at the game, I'm honestly having even more fun playing it. It's just the right recipe of pretty visuals, lighthearted story, and engrossing gameplay for me, and these weird, uh, quirks make it all the more the odd yet engrossing experience. I have a feeling this isn't going to be the end of my creepy observations, though... I've still got 2 years of game time to go!