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I thought it was over, but you folks just keep on buying them. Namco Bandai is readying yet another batch of downloadable planes for Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation for release tomorrow via Xbox Live, including yet another gaudy, incredibly expensive (400 MS points) IDOLM@STER model and two planes that really do nothing but shoot colored missiles for show purposes. Along with those three, a cheapy Typhoon and a completely free PJ Emblem F-16C, they're also releasing a 400 point pack containing four aircraft from the Razgriz squadron of Ace Combat 5 fame. Hit the jump for more details on the release, or check out the gallery to see the pretty planes that keep fans coming back for more. More »
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The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that the first IDOLM@STER for the Xbox 360 was so successful with Japanese otaku, the kind that like watching mostly underage anime girls dance about to J-pop tunes, it warrants a sequel. IDOLM@STER: Live For You! is, according to 1UP's interpretation of the article, less of a hands-on experience, dropping the management aspects of the first and becoming more of a video customization tool. Simply pick the grating tune, the thigh-revealing costume and hit the play button. A quick clean up afterward and you're ready for the next session. Sorry, America, no word of a stateside release for you yet. More »
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Pure nerd heroin. Don't think of PC game TimeLeap as a rip-off of Namco's pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER. No, think of the erotic PC game as an expansion. For those who missed it, Namco's THE iDOLM@STER was by no means an erotic game (though, it did have some saucy dialogue and spicy costumes). A Japanese cult hit of sorts, the game did a decent showing on the Xbox 360 in Japan. TimeLeap hopes to capitalize on that. Besides the standard adult scenes of you-know-what, TimeLeap also features characters rendered in 3D much like THE iDOLM@STER. The pop music is pure saccharine, too. Hit the jump for look at TimeLeap. More »
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"Signed" pictures of THE IDOLM@STER's virtual idols. Overheard in-store was a customer asking if those signatures were "real." Does Bandai Namco know how to promote a game or what? Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239070&view=rss&microfeed=true Okay, fat man in sunglasses with beard singing: Not funny. Fat man in sunglasses with beard singing "Go My Way" from Xbox 360's THE IDOLM@STER: Kinda funny. His English message at the end of the song: Hilarious. Brian Ashcraft More »
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To celebrate the release of THE IDOLM@STER, our favorite PS3-playing Akihabara maid cafe PSX kicked off cosplay event called *get this* THE M@iDOLM@STER. For 800 yen an hour, gamers can an hour with The IDOLM@STER one of three Xbox 360 consoles. Once again, PSX = otaku heaven! Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=231645&view=rss&microfeed=true Since The Idolm@ster and WWE 2007 SmackDown vs. Raw both share release dates and both appear on the Xbox 360, the internet brings us this. It was whipped up using the "creation mode" in Exciting Pro Wrestling. The song they are singing is of course "GO MY WAY." Of course. After the j-u-m-p, check the The Idolm@ster (or "Imas" as the kiddies here call it) version for comparison and the Mario Paint one for shits and giggles. Brian Ashcraft More »
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For the unfamiliar, Japanese game mag Famitsu has four editors rate each game from 1-10 with "10" being the best. This week's games are: More »
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Smash hit arcade game. Announced Xbox 360 game. And soon, anime. Namco's newest otaku cash cow The Idolm@ster will be getting an animated version called Idolm@ster Xenoglossia. The hugely popular game lets players create and manage cute singing sensations. To quote game site Insert Credit, "we are only one step away from going full circle and witnessing a live version with real idols impersonating virtual idols." And that is a step we've already taken, it seems. I'm waiting for the inevitable maid-slash-karaoke bars. Brian Ashcraft More »
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(Know that every single person in the audience has a penis.) To celebrate the one year of Namco's popular arcade card game THE IDOLM@STER, a live concert was held with the shockingly clever title "THE IDOLM@STER 1st ANNIVERSARY LIVE." The concert even did a bit of promotion for the upcoming 360 version, with singers bopping along to game clips. More »
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