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This is a great Nanoblock toy digital camera. If you can speak Japanese, you can get more info here. I don’t know if this will be coming out in the US, but I certainly hope so.

11/15/12

Here’s the latest trailer for the next installment of “Rebuild of Evangelion” series called “Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo”. The movie comes out on November 17th in Japan.

11/3/12

VIZ is releasing a new collector’s edition box set of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley the Wind. The set will be available on Tuesday, November 6th, and you can enter a sweepstakes to win a copy here.

11/2/12

Here’s a great video Disney made to celebrate their purchase of Lucas Films.

10/31/12

Pretty cool DIY console project. (via NES in a Cartridge)

10/18/12

A new Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line was announced at New York Comic-Con.

10/12/12

Nintendo toaster (via Juxtapoz Magazine)

09/9/12

An Adventure Time themed game jam is happening in Austin from Sept. 14th - 16th. (via Gamemaking Frenzy)

09/7/12

Mercenary Kings is a new Kickstarter project from the creators of the excellent Scott Pilgrim game. The developer, Tribute Games, just announced that it will be coming to OUYA in addition to a digital download. The first tier is only $15, so this seems like a Kickstarter project definitely worth backing. You can get involved here.

09/6/12

The GCW is a homebrew handheld console targeting fans of emulation and retro gaming. There is a vibrant scene of people dedicated to these niche portables devices; consoles like the Dingoo and CAANOO.

This upcoming entrant in this market is shaping up to be a promising and high-powered console. The creator has been in pre-order mode recently, and some test devices have gone out while development is underway. The ship date is scheduled for October, and the video above is the latest demo. If you’re a fan of fun import emulation gaming machines like this, I recommend following the excellent Obscure Handhelds blog.

09/5/12