To clarify, Oshii will be the creative director for Halo Legends. He will not be directing either of the two Projection I.G. episodes, but Appleseed director Shinji Aramaki will be.

Oshii is a Creative Director of Halo Legends, Not Episode Director [ANN]

Nearly five years in the making by Studio Radi-8, NeoTokyo borrows inspiration from Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell and Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, plunging players into a future Japan fraught with strife both internally and geo-politically. When an attempt to alter Japan's constitution to allow the country to perform military actions outside of its borders fail, the military attempts to overthrow the government. Their initial attempts fail, but with the formation of Group Six, a military force sworn to protect the constitution, tensions are again on the rise.

The game looks completely amazing. As a fan of works like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, and many others, this is a world I've wanted to explore for a long time. Of course, once I do get in there I will be shot dead in seconds, but I'll really absorb the spot where my corpse lands.

Check out the official trailer below, and hit up the link to experience NeoTokyo for yourself.

NeoTokyo Client Download Page [Official Website]

Automaker Nissan has teamed up with animation studio Production I.G. to remake Ghost in the Shell: Stand Lone Complex-Solid State Society. The post-cyberpunk flik will be packed to the gills with Nissan concept cars. Well, if you consider two concept cars packed. Both the Sports Concept ad Infiniti Kuraza will be in the movie, according to our very own Jalopnik. Brian Crecente

Nissans a Manga Maniac [Jalopnik]