Okay not really but everyone was shocked to hear at E3 2008 that Square Enix will be taking FFXIII to multi-platform except for in Japan.

Some are pretty pissed that SE is pulling a 360 since they bought the PS3 specifically for FFXIII; however, Corporate Director Shinji Hashimoto doesn’t see it that way. Of course he wasn’t the one spending $300 to buy one.

I’d rather they not think of this as a “betrayal” or disappointment. It’s not like we’re canceling or delaying the PS3 version at all! It’s more of an added bonus for 360 fans. We won’t be putting them at a disadvantage in any way.

In the end, all FF lovers will give in and play the game but Sony lovers (like myself) are a bit disappointed with SE’s decision. We were all expecting FF to save Sony.

Source: Kotaku
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Tags: final fantasy, games, kotaku, playstation 3, sony, square enix, xbox 360

Bad boy Bahamut of the Final Fantasy series will make his debut on the NDS screen.

After a week of a mysterious time clock, Square Enix officially announced the Blood of Bahamut. The game will feature a 3D RPG that can be played as a co-op with 1 – 4 players. It will be presented at Jump Festa expo in Japan at the end of this year.

The story will surround two characters, Ibuki and Yui who live in a fortified city build on a giant (who I assume is Bahamut but looks more like Alexander from FFIX). The giant wakes up during an enemy attack and the heroes must fight to defend the city.

I love Square Enix but why would anyone build a city on a giant?

Official Website
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Tags: blood of bahamut, japan, nds, nintendo, square enix

Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK will be hosting a whole new level of their annual New Years’ Red-White Battle or Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Even though viewership is slipping, they’ve brought in 53 performers (last year was 58) but all performers are supposedly the best of the best in Japan.

Among that list are SMAP, Koda Kumi, Ayumi Hamasaki and the most highly publicized of all TVXQ. NHK was also able to grab Mr. Children, a long awaited special performance that has failed in previous years. So far things are looking up.

The variety show is consisted of a boy (white) VS girls (red) battle that lasts throughout the evening until midnight. The last three years have been won by the white team, but with the elite of Japan there, the tables may turn.
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Tags: kouhaku uta gassen, new years, nhk, performance, red white battle

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. I actually went out to eat dim sum. It was really new experience as I’ve never ate dim sum this way. It was basically a mobile buffet.

Anyways, here’s this week’s round up. Enjoy.
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Tags: ayumi hamasaki, micky, morning musume, perfume, uverworld, yunho

The Hana Yori Dango craze is spreading like wildfire with China the next to join in.

It is reported that Chinese network Hunan TV will be doing a remake based on the storyline of Meteor Garden (Taiwan). The producers are hoping to bring on the Taiwanese band F4 in addition to pop stars Hankyung of Super Junior and Yu Haoming in addition to Ariel Lin to play the role of Makino.

While it is all talks, part of me is hoping they’ll do it whereas the other half is like that’s a lot of HYD. The Japanese movie just came only over the summer and Korea has already gone into production with their version. A lot of fans feel the same way but even if they do pull through, it’s not like everyone won’t watch it.

Source: Seoulbeats

Tags: ariel lin, china, f4, hana yori dango, hankyung, japan, korea, super junior, taiwan, tv series, yu haoming

I can’t cook to save my life so I decided to cook something simple like egg rolls.

Granted they look really bad but at least they tasted yummy. My favorite part about making them (besides eating them) is actually rolling them all together. I didn’t learn how to do it until last year (yes I’m a nublet) and since then I love to practice. It’s like playing real life Order Up (Wii) only I don’t have to spaz as much.

Anyways how often to you cook and are you any good at it?
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Tags: asian, cooking, eggrolls, order up, wii

Happy Megaman day. If you didn’t know, we’ve posted the official trailer on the homepage of Ningin. Definitely check it out because it’s freaking awesome. Good job Eddie! I can’t wait to see the movie.

Here’s this week’s round up, enjoy!
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Tags: big bang, rain, rainie yang, son dambi, weekly music round up, wonder girls

The most highly anticipated series, “the Korean Hana Yori Dango“, has now locked down on their cast. We all know that Gu Hye Seon is going to play Makino Tsukushi but who else is there? Han Chae Young has been casted to play Kim Hyun Joong’s love interest (Todo Shizuka is Hanazawa Rui’s love interest), Kim So Eun will play Gu Hye Seon’s best friend (Matsuoka Yuki) and last but not least are Kim Hyun Joo as Lee Min Ho’s older sister (Domyouji Tsubaki) and Jeon In Hwa as his mom (Domyouji Kaede).

I’m really disappointed with the F4 boys after hearing about the ladies but I have high hopes for the other parts of the series. Looking at screenshots it seems that they’ll be copying the original story almost exactly.

Unlike Meteor Garden (Taiwanese version), this HYD version will be set in High School like the original story. Also while the Japanese HYD didn’t go to the states till the 2nd season, Korea has stepped up by filming in the states already.

Source: Seoulfull, Soompi and SeoulBeats
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Tags: gu hye seon, han chae young, hana yori dango, jeon in hwa, kim hyun joo, kim hyun joong, kim so eun, lee min ho, meteor garden

A few weeks ago, Andrew talked about a restaurant called Home’s Kitchen. He highly recommended the place so I made him take me and my boyfriend there.

From beginning to end, the experience was amazing. Not only was the food the best I’ve ever tasted (probably), but the restaurant was the nicest I’ve been to in NYC. They redesign their little hole in the wall awhile ago and now it looks like a five start restaurant.
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Tags: andrew lim, chinese cuisine, homes kitchen, new york city

So Nyeo Shi Dae hasn’t completely dropped off the face of the earth. They’ve recently have become the faces of GoobNe Chicken. Their CF features them battling against each other for whatever reason. While their moves aren’t something that would win them a spot of America’s Best Dance Crew, they definitely reminded me of a bunch of flopping chickens. I guess this is what happens to the rejects.

Source: Kbites
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Tags: commercial, girls generation, goobne chicken, snsd, so nyeo shi dae