Back in november TMA announced the Vocaloid Miku porno parody. Today they posted a sample video of the DVD.
If you are over 18 years old and you like porno (requires Windows Porno Player) click here to watch the promo video!

Our friends at Neo Flash (at the beginning of the DS Era Neo Flash has been the very first videogame hacking group to release a flash card for the Nintendo portable) have just updated the R6 Gold: a really cool Micro SD based Flash card with motion sensing capabilities (thanks to an X,Y,Z 3-axis high speed accelerometer and a GYRO sensor).

from 2chan

A couple of days ago Sega released a new UFO Catcher price: a maid costume of Mikuru Asahina  one of the characters of the Haruhi Suzumiya anime series (she  always wears a maid outfit while brewing and serving tea at the school club).
Actually the design of the costume made by Sega is different from the original maid outfit dressed by Mikuru in the anime and looks like one of the many sexy (see trought) maid costumes on sale in Japanese sex shops (note: the red shirt in the photo is not included in the costume package)!

Yujin has just announced a new gatchapon toys series inspired by the Hundson Shooting Watch. There will be 5 different models: Normal (like the original Shooting Watch), Takahashi Meijin vs Adventure Island, Bomberman, Star Soldier and Famicom (this was supposed to be a secret but our spies stole the photo from Hudson Headquarters).
I'm really curious if someone will be able to beat Hudson's Takahashi Meijin the man who can press buttons  16 times per second!

A couple of days ago Pete Edwards, the circuit bending superstar, has posted a brand new tutorial created in collaboration with Paul Parry (aka Oceanus). Paul has posted here several videos of his creations on Youtube.

(via TehSkeen) Yes, that's right - an exploit for the Nintendo Wii has been discovered and it allows you to run custom code. The method is pretty simple: copy over a save file for Zelda, load it and the code runs. Don't get too excited yet. They have only been able to run 4 lines of code, but this is in a days work.  Segher was the one to find the exploit and Bushing has been testing it out with the aid of the USB Gecko. The process is far from simple as once you modify a save game it requires it be to signed with 3 keys.

The legendary doujin circle Studio Siesta has announced that they are going to release an Arcade version of their shooterTrouble Witches. There are other 2 doujin games ported right now to arcade (I can't reveld more info). This doujin arcade trend is not strange at all since behind many doujin circles there are programmers and designers who worked in the 2D Arcade business back in the days...

Click here to download a demo of Trouble Witches (125 MB).

Today, after I posted about Halcyon on my Mixi blog, Aonami (a Japanese chiptune musician) sent me a link to Esh's Aurunmilla: a  Laserdisc Palcom game for MSX computers. Seems that a total of 11 MSX Lasergames (and 12 educational software discs) has been published in Japan. There are always some LD games on sale on Japanese Yahoo Auctions with a price range from 3/4.000 Yen to more than 30.000 Yen for super rare titles like Badlands (Konami). Finally I found a "new" System to put in my collection near the Laseractive (Palcom games and system is way more affordable than the super rare Halcyon that seems like the Adventurevision for the Lasergames collectors).

Raystorm is a classic shooting game from Taito and a Japanese gamer has found on Google Map what he thinks are the real settings of the game stages (inspired by the Roman Empire history with bosses mostly named for generals and leaders who warred against Rome). If you want to view it on Google Earth click here.

Yujin has just announced a new Time Capsule gatcha gatcha series dedicated to the  chiptune legends YMCK. This cool 8bit toys will be released in February.

Few days ago our friend Julie (Japanese photographer and sexy idol) has posted an old Atari balsa airplane promotional toy on her Beside Games Blog.
(as always, If you visit her page, please don't forget to click many times on the score button!)

I just found this Hatsune Miku costume on Ebay. The quality is not great but it's preatty cheap (it's just  $45.99) so I think I'm gonna buy a special present to my girlfriend for St. Valentine!

I found this image on netamichelin so I don't know who really made this  really cool Intel Inside parody! I'm going to print the Miku (Vocaloid 2) sticker and put it on my PC!

Famison 8bit is going to release 5 CDs with Idolmaster songs reproduced in 8bit/chiptune. The first CD of this series will be released on 25 march and will be distributed by the Japanese cult label 5pb.Records.  Hardcore chiptuners who are into Blip Festival maybe like rawness of classic chiptune, but I'm sure acts like Famison 8bit and YMCK (who recently signed with the super evil pop label AVEX) represent the next level of chiptune production with albums selling thousands of copies. Meanwhile, in the west, idiots like Justin Timberlake can steal chiptune samples, without giving any credit to the scene and thge original producers, since the genre is totally off mainstream radar... 

If  you want to make your own DS videogames without spending countless hours learning C++ and Assembler then XtenDS is for you. InvisionSoft has created a really this interesting homebrew that runs under Windows and let everybody create simple DS games that can be played on a real Nintendo DS trough a flash card. OK, you will not able to create the next Zelda but XtenDS is still really fun and it's a great software especially since it's free! Click here for a XtenDS  tutorial.

Kotobukiya has released the LeiFang PVC figure from the DOAX2 Venus on the beach! series.

(via wiinewz.com) This disc was sent back with a repaired console. Here is a screen shot of the disc and it's program. There is also rumors of a yellow disc which is of pal region. As pointed out by Robert from Eurasia, besides the backup related functions there is an interesting menu option called 'Install Dev Certs'.

I just found this Vocaloid 2 Miku custom version of the Sony Rolly SEP-10BT (the rolling robot that dances while playing MP3, ATRAC or AAC files). I think Rolly can't get any better!!

A Japanese Eroge fan has posted this really cool photo collage. It looks like that 2D girls are better than (these) 3D girls afterall! 

(via SamuraiSB)

GoodSmile Company has just posted its figure lineup for next Wonderfestival. As always the quatities are limited so I will head straight to GoodSmile booth to get the new special edition Gradius / SkyGirls Vic Viper.
Besides starring in Gradius games, the Vic Viper appears in Sky Girls anime series (in Episode 7, 14 and 21) produced by Konami. 
I'm a Gradius maniac so I already bought the 1/60 scale model!!

Next 24 February, during Wonderfestival 2008 Winter , Kaiyodo will sale (three months before official release) the Revoltech Edition of  Guren Lagann from TV anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann created by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami.
The package on sale during Wonfes at the Gainax booth will feature a special "omake": a drill-shaped key (in 1/1 scale) found by Simon: the fourteen year-old digger from Giha village protagonist of the anime.

Demi has posted a really cool guide to build a  Lego Geodesic Dome.
"A geodesic dome is an almost spherical structure based on a network of great circles (geodesics) lying approximately on the surface of a sphere. The geodesics intersect to form triangular elements that have local triangular rigidity and yet also distribute the stress across the entire structure. It is the only man-made structure that becomes proportionally stronger as it increases in size."
If your are a Dome maniac too you should also check the incredible Space Dome created by Christian Treczoks. The whole structure has about 20000 pieces and is made from classic grey (you can’t build a white/dark grey combination with the new colours without gettin eyesores).


One day I will build my own real scale dome waiting for NASA to get humanity colonize the Space!

(via Akiba Ch) Yesterday the new Evangelion pachinko slot machine has been released in Japan. This is the 4th installment of the Evangelion Pachislo series and it's going to challenge the most played pachislo game in 2007: Sousei no Aquarion pachislo based on the homonymous anime series.

(via Brakken) "Well, it seems PS3News is up to no good once again. I'm sure you can all remember them as they leaked Dark_Alex's Custom Firmware source code after hacking into the very insecure database over on Maxconsole, retrieved user passwords and gained access to the source. The backlash from the PSP community was enough for Daniel Serafin, the owner of PS3News (aka PS2NFO aka PS2OWNZ) to change his entire site layout and promised he would change his ways.

Well, it didn't take long for him to get back into his dubious activities. Of course, we all know his past activities have included editing the credits of releases and replacing them with his sites URL, stealing applications, exclusive pictures, not linking to sources, etc ... As Team Xecuter called them "scene trash" one would think people would avoid his site at all costs, but even after the "change" he still gets visitors - sorta.

After the PSP fiasco he lost his PSP user-base (sadly to Maxconsole, who is now losing them too) and only had his PS3 users left. Well, a lot of them didn't like the PSP situation and moved to a site named ps3hax.net. Since then he's been outraged and of course blames it on everyone but himself.

Now, lets step back a year or so. I'm sure a lot of you remember PS3News reporting that Paradox had made a PS3 ISO Loader which to my knowledge never existed and was used to lure visitors to his site and help sell Team Xecuter's products. Sadly, Paradox which is one of the oldest "hacking" groups around support Mr. Serafin. I'm not sure why, but they do. Anyway, the ISO Loader was never released and probably never existed in the first place.

Well, a few days ago a REAL PS3 exploit was unveiled by a team named Team ICE (not to be confused with the ICE Team who was known for releasing fake XBOX material in the past.) ps3hax had an exclusive video on their site and this must of frustrated Mr. Serafin greatly as he hacked into ps3hax's database, stole some information and then started a fake campaign to discredit Team ICE.

The first action taken after the hack was a mass banning of IP addresses contained in ps3hax's database. Basically, Daniel wanted banned the administrators, moderators, coders and some members of ps3hax using information contained in the illegally obtained ps3hax database.

Contained in this database was an earlier exploit named RFOM (Resistance Fall of Man Exploit) which helped hack into the PS3 GameOS system. PS3News then modified this exploit so it didn't work and then released it in a slanderous news article. This was their first attempt at tarnishing Team ICE's name.

"This caused basically a huge flame war to erupt on our forums and if you can go through the topics on our forum you can feel the hate of many members towards PS3News, these guys basically try to shoot down a few talented hackers for their discovery" - ps3hax admin

Next, PS3News released the exploit supposedly used in the video (which was fake of course).  This caused further outrage in ps3hax's forum. Daniel must be really out on a limb to release two fake programs. Then came the third program. It was another application created called the "PS3 SDK v2.10.rar" which was a simple BAT file that resets your computer.

Luckily, it wasn't near as damaging as when Daniel Serafin released a modified version of Dark_Alex's Custom Firmware CFW M33 which bricked many Sony PSP's. Anyway, Daniel had his flunkies spam ps3hax's forum with the that "fake" PS3 SDK file resulting in further frustration from the PS3 Development Community.

At any rate, PS3News is now under a massive DDOS attack. I don't condone such activities, but they surely deserve some downtime due to their fucking ignorance. You'd think after the PS2, GC and PSP scene shit they pulled they would stop, but I guess Daniel Serafin is just a piece of shit."

UPDATE: It seems the DDOS is over and the rumors of the site being totally compromised are true as it now redirects to Google. I don't really condone hacking, but God knows Daniel Serafin had it coming. I wonder how "bad" the hack is.

During Tokyo Auto Salon 2008  Japanese blogger Nekonii spotted several interesting Race Queen Toys. My favourite is this sexy hug pillow: I hope that sooner or later Exedy will produce something similar with our beloved Amano Ai (photo galleries here,  here and here)!

Videogame Hacker drkIIRaziel got the Naomi bios running on the Dreamcast emulator nullDC: seems that Sega Naomi emulation is finally coming!

I just found this old, but still cool, Japanese Flash simulation of Mac classic.

Yesterday, my friend Sawa from JR Propo, invited my to a really cool shinenkai (new year Japanese celebration party): after a traditional Japanese dinner some of the most famous robot hobbysts started to fight with their crazy robots...  It's has been one of the coolest party I ever attended and I'm really sorry that my digital camera died before I could take some high res photos so I had to use my shitty mobile phone camera...

(via Samurai Girl) For less than 10$ Julie bought a very special fukubukuro box from Super Potato. She found a total of 76 Famicom, VirtualBoy, Saturn, Dreamcast, Super Famicom, Playstation, Gameboy, Pc-Engine games in the box! I think this is the best fukuburo ever found in Akiba!!


If  you like  a post on Beside Games you should click on the  GOOD button. You can click one time to 16 times! Of course for this I gave to Julie 16 clicks!!

Few weeks ago I visited the really cool Transformer HD DVD promo booth in Akiba, but since  I don't have an HD player I bought the DVD version. But seems that a Japanese gamer found a way to watch the Transformers HD DVD version on his Playstation 3. He succesfully burned the movie on a Blue Ray but seems that he still can't transfer the subtitles from HD DVD to Blue Ray.


 

(via PiaPro) Miku chan got her Negi and Rin has already found her new toy! Seems that a brand new NicoNico meme has just started to spread in the Japanese underground...

Update:  Akiba blog has spotted the first Rin shop displys in Akiba featuring her new "toy".

(via Danny Choo / Tantei File) There has been much talk and comments on boards around the Japanese Internets regarding how police in Shinjuku have been stopping people who dress like some otaku - requesting a bag and pocket check with the excuse that they are looking for weapons. Tantei File decided to put this rumor to the test by sending out Ozumi-san to Shinjuku dressed in camouflage trousers, a bandana, chain and keys hanging off his trousers and leather gloves.
Tantei File who also list what types of people the police do spot checks on - this list was provided by a police officer.

• People wearing camouflage trousers or jacket
• People with chains or keys (hanging off trousers)
• Looks weak (!)
• People wearing a bandanna
• People wearing leathe

I think this is a new low for the Japanese Police especially beacuase Shinjuku is a Yakuza paradise and Police would never stop a Yakuza to check for weapons or drugs!! But, yes, stop a geek is easier that having to face an armed Yakuza...

(via Wikipedia / official blog) Today, Japan AV Superstar, Maria Ozawa, turns 22.
She is of mixed-race parentage. Her mother is Japanese and her father is French-Canadian, which gives her a look that has been described as "a perfect balance of Japanese beauty mixed with a dash of exoticism." Since she attended an international school from primary school to high school, she claims that her English reading and writing ability is better than her Japanese. Despite her international background, in interviews Ozawa expresses a preference for Asian sexual and romantic partners. While at school, she played hockey every day, and often went to karaoke after class. Her hobbies include cooking, which she is good at, and watching AVs on her flatscreen television set. She also enjoys playing video games, and owns a pink Nintendo DS Lite and a pink PlayStation 2 console.


Don't forget that Maria just appeared in an Attackers video! Maria: O tanjoubi omedetou!!!

(via Akiba OS) After Hatsune Miku, Moetan will get the AV parody treatment too! Moe(ru)Tan DVD will be realeased in February from Ifrit.

Beside Games is an "invite only" community with a lot of famous people from TV, Music, Design and Underground worlds and I just found out that our friend idol and "otaku Photographer" Julie got a blog on it.

As always Julie is posting really cool staff from her trips in the otaku underground (like the Vocaloid 2 Miku doujin DS game I posted last year). Beside the super cute Julie, there are also other friends on this community like Japanese super star designers like Ani "Nendo" Fujimoto and Tei from FuriFuri. If you can read some Japanese I think Beside Games will be a regular read during 2008!

7.1.2008 Update: Today Julie is number 3 beside a member of the legendary Japanese group Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.
If you visit her page on Beside Games don't forget to click the orange button under the High Score of each post (limit is 16 clicks for each post) .

During Comiket I had the chance to meet Yuu Aine who will star in one of the Hatsume Miku ero parody AV DVD's that will be released in Febraury. She was cosplaying on the second day of Comiket 73 and she has definitely been the most popular Miku cosplayer of the day!!

On December 30 Cave hold the second annual year-end Cave Festival at my favourite Japanese game center : Akihabara's HEY arcade. I visited the event before going to Comiket (the second day of Comic Market is always Yaoii oriented so there is no need to rush) and at 10.10am the place was already full with a waiting line of 6 hours. I picked a DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou T-shirt and a (not so popular among japanese players) Muchi Muchi Pork! soundtrack (with a bonus DVD).


Inoue (DeathSmiles) during the authgraph session.


At the  Cave Festival there were just 3 games to be played: all the action was at the second floor of  HEY were are present near ALL Cave shooting games.


At the second floor of HEY the most popular game was DeathSmiles. If you love shooting games this  Game Center is a must visit during your next Akiba pilgrimage.  All the arcade cabinets are set at high volume so the sound generated by dozens of games together is something unique that reminds me the sonic waves of  gabber/speed core raves!  Ruuush!!!



Before leaving for Comiket I took the Cave's anquette (feedback form)  handed out in front of Hey.