MG Gouf Ver. 2.0 - Box Art

MG Gouf Ver. 2.0 - May 3,900 Yen

Image from Infinity Wonderland

HGUC 1/144 Strum Dias (Released) - Box Art

Box Art images for the newly released HGUC 1/144 Strum Dias - (1,700 Yen):

I love this kit, so I will be getting this one for sure.

Images from Hobby Search

HG 1/144 Arche Gundam (Released) - Box Art

Box Art images for the newly released HG 1/144 Arche Gundam - (1,600 Yen):

Images from Hobby Search

PSP - (機動戦士ガンダム 戦場の絆) MSG Senjou no Kizuna Portable Online w/ Xlink Kai

Wanna play a game of MSG Senjou no Kizuna Portable (機動戦士ガンダム 戦場の絆) on the internet?

Ever since I'd purchased MSG Senjou no Kizuna Portable, I've been itching to play a 4 vs. 4 game with players around the world? And now I can with Xlink Kai.

Xlink Kai is a global gaming network being able to bridge together gamers on Xbox, PS2, PSP, etc..into one integrated community. Xlink Kai is a software running on your PC or Mac that allows gamers to play system-link games online for free. So it is with this software that I've been able to play my Senjou no Kizuna Portable with real adversaries, and it has been a blast to play.

So here are the requirement in order to play PSP - Senjou no Kizuna Portable online:

- MSG Senjou no Kizuna Portable game
- A PSP system
- A Wireless Mini_USB Adapter w/ software driver
(Check Xlink Kai offical website for compatibility check)
- Latest Xlink Kai software (PC / Mac / Linux)

Once you have everything installed. All you need is to get your PSP connected to your home internet. Of course I am simplifying the steps here, but you can check out all the details at http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26897

Start up your Xlink Kai user interface, click on PSP arena. As you can see in the image below, there's a lot of gamers at the PSP arena.

Then select the genre of game you want to play.... Senjou no Kizuna Portable is listed as an Action Game. As you can see below, there are 24 players currently in the game arena.

Once I've entered into the arena, I can chat with the gamers there, and also see how many active games there are.

Once I select an active game with available opening, I can join the game. After I joined a game, my game profile will connect to the game lobby, and I am ready to go!

IF ANYONE WANT TO PLAY SENJOU NO KIZUNA PORTABLE ON XLINK KAI, JUST EMAIL ME @ mr_gundam_guy@yahoo.com, AND WE CAN HOOK UP.

HG 1/144 Arche Gundam (Relased)

HG 1/144 Arche Gundam Released - 1,600 Yen

Contrary to my disappointments with the Gundam 00 series, I am a fan of some of their MS designs. And the Arche Gundam has become one of my favorites from the 2nd season of the series.

With the early release of the HG 1/144 Arche Gundam... I can be sure my order would arrive a bit early..I hope.

Images from Futaba Imageboard & HJ

Awesome Shots of GFFs & Gunplas

Wow. A fellow blogger used quite a lot of Kotobukiya MSG Mechanical Bases...customized it with various colored LEDs... put them together to form a hanger... put all his GFFs in it....took an awesome pic...and done one hell of an editing job.

Is Awesome to say the least. I personally had the idea to do a similiar thing, but this guy beats me to it and did a great job!

Image from http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/gundam_efsf/

ZZ Gundam Masterpiece Book (On Sale)

The ZZ Gundam Masterpiece (book) went on sale this past March, and is a publication that belongs to the Masterpiece series. Although I have no idea how long the series has been running, but it is designed to immerse fans into the Gundam world, to describe in great details about the technical aspect of the mobile suit design & weaponry as if they were real.

Although details are sparse, but it seems the book is quite popular in Japan. The ZZ Gundam Masterpiece went on sale late March at a price of $2,500 Yen.

Images from GA Graphic

1/100 AMS-129 Geara-Zulu Conversion Kit (From NeoGrade)

The 1/100 AMS -129 Geara-Zulu (Angelo Sauper ver.) conversion kit is currently a pre-order item from NeoGrade (Korea). This conversion kit is priced at about $139.00USD (plus shipping & handling), with a release date of May 18th. This conversion kit requires the MG Gyan frame for construction, which is sold seperately.

Not sure if there might be a possible MG release for the Geara-Zulu, but hardcore Gundam Unicorn fans might want to check this one out.

Images from NeoGrade (http://www.neograde.co.kr/)

E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2011 - Latest Gaming Videos

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Halo 4

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Kinect Star Wars 

Kinect Disneyland Adventures

Gears of War 3

Mass Effect 3

Tomb Raider



Gundam 00 Movie 'A Wakening Of The Trailblazer' Blu-Ray & DVD Release Info

Blu-Ray / Complete Edition - Initial Limited Edition
10,500 Yen (tax included) Blu-ray 2 discs
233 Min = Movie 120 Min, Special Features 113 Min
Movie Disc: Dolby Sound - TrueHD (5.1ch), Linear PCM Stereo), etc etc..
Special Feature Disc: etc / Japanese Subtitles Included
●Debut
１.Illustration Collection、２.Scenario Collection、３.Actual Film Used In Theatre, 4. 40pg Booklet (Characters, Interview with Mizushima Seiji,, Kuroda Yousuke, Footage from press conference, others, 5. Press Regarding to be released items
●Also Included in the Debut
Special Features Includes:１.Special Announcements、２.Preview、３.TV Commercials、４.Extra Footage、５.TV Series Guide、６.Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Anastasia、７.Supporter's Gathering 2010、８."Celestial Being" Movie、９.Footage of the Premier、１０.Cast Talk Show
●Others
1. Artbox by Egawa Kanetake, Mechanic Designer
2. BD-LIVE Compatible, Staff and Cast commentary, Design Drawing Gallery (planned)


Blu-ray【Normal Edition】
￥7,350（Tax Included）
BCXA-0284：120min／DolbyーTrueHD（5.1ch）・ LinearPCM（Stereo）／AVC／BD50G／16：9（1080p HD）／Japanese Subtitles
※BD-LIVE Compatible
●Special Included: 16pg Booklet (Characters and Mechanical Explanation, Mizushima Seiji Interview, and others)
●Also included: Jacket designed by Mechanic Designer Nakatani Seichi.

DVD
￥6,300（Tax Included）
BCXA-4051：120mins／Dolby Digital（5.1ch・Sterio）／Dual Side DVD／16：9（Squeeze）／Vista Size／Japanese Subtitles
●Special Included: 16pg Booklet (Characters and Mechanical Explanation, Mizushima Seiji Interview, and others)
●Others: Jacket designed by Character Designer Chiba Michinori

GUNDAM UC Episode 2 'The Red Comet' Event In Japan

Special premiere of Gundam UC Episode 2 'The Red Comet' in Shinjuku, Japan on 10/30.

Premiere of "OVA Mobile Suite Gundam UC Episode 2 'The Red Comet' Event will be held 10/30 (Sat) at Shinjyuku Piccadilly

Participants: Furuhashi Director, Fukui Harushito, Uchiyama Kouki (Banagher Links), Ikeda Shuichi (Full Frontal).
Date/Time: 10/30 (Sat), After the showing at 8:30 and before the 10:30 movie
Location: Shinjyuku Piccadilly, Screen 1
Ticket Price: 1,200 yen

How to obtain Ticket:
Ticket will be sold starting 10/26 (Tues) from 9:00 at Shinjyuku Piccadilly 3rd Floor Ticket Counter. If there are remaining seats after 15:00, we will sell over the Internet.

MG Sinanju Rocket Bazooka (Arrived)!!!

The MG Sinanju's Rocket Bazooka was delivered to my home today.

I had purchased this item from a fellow Gundam blogger "An American Salaryman in Tokyo" (from Japan). I was so excited when I saw the package on the front step of my home this morning.

To celebrate the occasion, I put on my favorite T-shirt... SIEG ZEON!!!!

The package came with both the 8th edition of the Gundam UC novel, as well as the rocket bazooka kit.

The bazooka has now been placed into queue in the order of gunpla(s) that I plan to build soon.

RTX-440 Ground Assault Type Guntank from Mobile Suit Gundam IGLOO 2 (Episode 3)

This April's edition of HJ, it gives us a nice look at the Earth Federal Force's RTX-440 GunTank. This unit will appear in the 3rd episode of MGS Igloo 2, which would be available in late April 2009.

RTX-440 Ground Assault Type Guntank
Unit type: ground assault artillery mobile suit
Overall height: 13.7 meters
Armament: 220mm cannon x 1, arm cannon x 2, missile launcher x 1
Pilot(s): Arleen Nazon, Milos Karppi, Doroba Kuzuwayo

Normal Mode

Assault gun mode

Image from HJ (June)

Other images of vehicles & land cruiser

Mobile Suit Gundam Senki U.C.0081 (PS3) - Game Info Updated

Here are some translated info from the game's official website:

Missions Preview:

Mission 1: Libyan Desert
Earth Federal Force, the Phantam Sweep Team is deployed in Africa to destroy the remnants fo the Zeon forces there.

Mission 2: Syrian Desert
The Phantom Sweep Team is sortie to rescue supply transports. In a time limited mission, you must fight off the Zeon remnants or suffer a supply shortage...

Mission 3: Odessa Base
Odessa Base, an Earth Federal military bases located in Central Asia. The Zeon forces dare a surprise attack on the base, and the Phantom Sweep Team deploys to repel the attack.

Gameplay Elements:

Cooperative Gameplay (up to 8 players online)

A Mobile Armor has massive overwhelming firepower, but with cooperation with teammates online, it can be defeated!

Or play coorperatively in a defense mission against enemy from attacking a radar facilities at a mountain summit!

Fight in the rain and use buildings for shielding.

Fight in the forest and be sure to keep your eye on the radar.

Mobile Suit Selection (more will be updated later on the offical website)

Story Characters:
Mobile Suit: Phantom Gundam Unit No.7
EARTH FEDERATION PHANTOM SWEEP TEAM
Hughes Curro: Male. Age 32. A veteran officer who leads the Phantom Sweep special forces unit charged with hunting for Zeon remnants. He has a bitter experience in which his unit was annihilated in the past.
Sherry Allison: Female. Age 24. She was serving as a test pilot but was assigned to the special forces unit as a replacement.
ZEON FORCES INVINCIBLE KNIGHTS
Erik Blanque (Blank): Male. Age 20. A young officer whose family is a distinguished family in the Principality of Zeon. He takes command of the "Invincible Knights" in order to execute a counterattack operation against the Earth Federation Forces.
Story: The time is Universal Century 0081. One year has passed since the war. Although the world was regaining order, small-scale battles continued in various places by the Zeon remnants who still continued to resist. During the situation, a veteran soldier of the Earth Federation Forces is appointed to a cleanup operation of the Zeon remnant forces. Feelings mix on the battlefield as the young Zeon officers advance their secret strategy for the revival of Zeon...