Geek Grotto

Well, this was pleasant news to wake up to, XSEED Games has announced that fan-favorite "Trails in the Sky" will hit Steam and the PSN Store this winter while "Trails in the Sky SC" Will hit Steam and PSN in 2014! The PSN games will be for the PSP and Vita. Considering I am a huge fan of all things Nihon Falcom, I can't wait! Full PR after the break!

Studio Ghibli Director Hayao Miyazaki Press Conference on His Retirement [English] ジブリ 宮崎監督 記者会見【英語音声】 Tis a sad day in the anime community...

Fresh from the KickStarter page, a video from PAX Prime was just released with Inafune talking about his years at Capcom and Mega Man. It then leads to the reveal of Mighty No. 9 and the launching of it's KickStarter page! So, SUPPORT Mighty No. 9!

You see Capcom, people have wanted a real, new Mega Man game. After only 2 days, Keiji Inafune's The Mighty No. 9 is at $910,000, which is above it's funding goal! Next up are stretch goals for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U ports! Support The Mighty No . 9 Update!!! Well, we now get to battle Might No.1-8 as 1 stretch goal was met. Also, Mac and Linux gamers can get in on the fun! Update #2 Mighty No. 9 has passed the $1.5 million mark!!! That means we now get New Game+ and Turbo Modes!!! $2.2 million is now the mark for console ports as the stretch goals have been moved around. Curious what the ?|??? will net supporters? I know I am!  

One week after the PS4 launch is when the Xbox One gets released, which means I have until then to sell a kidney to pick up Crimson Dragon!

Shinichiro Watanabe, Bones and Bandai Visual just posted a teaser for Watanabe's new series, Space Dandy. Despite the strange name, by US standards, It seems like a hyper stylized, sci-fi series releasing next year...

Well, this was truly unexpected. For a total of 5.4 BILLION Euro, Microsoft now owns Nokia's hardware and services divisions and paying to use Nokia's patents. While I do generally like Microsoft as a whole, when a company buys another like this it tends to stifle innovation and originality. Let's hope that doesn't happen here.

Did you not pick up the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Box? Then may Akuma Raging Demon you! At least now you can watch the "I am Street Fighter" Documentary thanks to Capcom!

Keiji Inafune, the father of Maga Man and many other Capcom classics has taken to Kickstarter for his next project, The Mighty No. 9! What is awesome about this is that it looks like a spiritual successor to Mega Man. After a day, they are past the 50% mark of their $900000 goal, so it looks as if this is happening! So head over to The Mighty No. 9's KickStarter Page