Silicon Valley Comic Con | March 18-20, 2016

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Sure to be a mighty event not to miss for the Silicon Valley fandom. This star studded event features more guests than any local convention before it. Tickets are available now!

Silicon Valley Comic Con brings together America’s two greatest superheroes: Pop Culture and Technology. Presented by Steve Wozniak and featuring top celebrities, comics, independent artists, cosplay, video games, consumer electronics, music and apps, Silicon Valley Comic Con is where entertainment and our electronic worlds intersect.

Source: Silicon Valley Comic Con | March 18-20, 2016

「We Are X」Documentary Premieres at SXSW

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SXSW is hosting a screening of We Are X, the Stephen Kijak documentary about iconic Japanese rock band X Japan, followed by a musical performance by Yoshiki.

Source: ‘We Are X’ Trailer: SXSW Rocks With Docu Screening Plus Yoshiki Gig

eigoMANGA to Showcase OS X「Vanguard Princess」at GDC

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‘Vanguard Princess’ having been originally released in PC format in 2012, finally gets an uncut deluxe edition on the Mac. eigoMANGA plans to release the Mac OS X version of ‘Vanguard Princess’ in late March 2016.

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Pokémon’s Augmented Reality Game Won’t Be At GDC 2016

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Niantic has canceled plans to present at the upcoming Game Developers Conference 2016 to focus on development of the Pokémon Go AR game. It was also announced that Japanese players will be able to access the Pokémon Go beta soon.

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Toyota Builds Wooden Concept Car

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The Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu, is the holiest shrine of the Shinto religion. Every 20 years, craftsmen tear it down and build it new, all from wood, without a single nail. The same idea and construction techniques were applied in the Setsuna concept car, no fasteners were used in its wood construction.

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Satoru Iwata Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award @ DICE 2016

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John Schappert & Reggie Fils-Aime honor the memory Satoru Iwata with a story filled tribute.

Source: Reggie Fils-Aime Accepts Satoru Iwata’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Delivers a Touching Speech

AOD 2016 Feb 13th & 14th

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AOD 2016 features something for every J-pop fan including: concerts, guest panels, classic video games, and of course the ever popular dealers room. The convention location this year is the Santa Clara Convention Center.

10th Anniversary of「Spice and Wolf」: Sequel Announced

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February 10th marks the anniversary of Spice and Wolf. Isuna Hasekura, the author of the Spice and Wolf light novels, announced a sequel is to be published starting in the April 9th Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 49.

Spice & Wolf author Isuna Hasekura, is a guest of honor at AOD in Santa Clara this weekend. (Feb. 13th – 14th 2016)

Source: Crunchyroll – 10th Anniversary of “Spice and Wolf” To Be Celebrated With Sequel

X Japan Goes on Temporary Hiatus After Pata’s Hospitalization

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YOSHIKI: “My heart is so full of sadness. I cannot put it into words, and I apologize for making fans worry. They say the ‘show must go on,’ but right now, all I can do is watch over Pata’s condition.”

The March 12th concert at London’s Wembley Arena is postponed till next year. The new album release date is also postponed. Additional details reported on the Oricon site can be read here in Japanese.

A recent Newsweek interview about X Japan’s new documentary “We Are X” can be read here.

Source: X Japan Goes on Temporary Hiatus After Pata’s Hospitalization – News – Anime News Network

Tetsuya Mizuguchi revisits Rez at GDC 2016

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Mizuguchi’s life work has revolved around activating our imaginations and elevating human consciousness through various forms of media, including music video games, live performances and music itself.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi returns to the Game Developers Conference 2016, this time he will be discussing one of his most popular creations, Rez. Rez was originally released in 2001 on the Sega Dreamcast & Sony PS2. No doubt details of upcoming Rez Infinite will be shared with an eager GDC audience.

Source: Tetsuya Mizuguchi revisits Rez in a Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2016