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The internet seems to be in an uproar over the announcement that roughly 40 cards in the game Monster Monpiece will be censored. Well, we here at the Grotto hate censorship as much as the next guy, but given cultural differences between the US and Japan, it does seem like a necessary evil. As any fan of anime can attest to, sometimes, the fan service in anime will sometimes include minors or young-ish looking women as well as hyper sexualized women or situations that get as close to nudity as posible without crossing over. While this seems to be well accepted in Japan, how often do you see something similar on broadcast or pay TV in the US? Not often. Also anime, while to the anime fan, seems like a huge business, in reality, it pales in comparison to other segments of the market such as TV, movies and games. If this were not the case, some companies would probably still be around like Geneon (Pioneer) and ADV. Now before you say, game like "God Of War had  nudity", An...

Collaborative Series Games Gundam Breaker, God Eater 2 and limited edition version that includes the new model Vita, Soul Sacrifice Delta,  Phantasy Star Nova (an OFFLINE or online game that takes place in the same world as Phantasy Star Online 2). School Idol Paradise (3 Volumes), A New Dynasty Warriors game, an unknown 8/16 bit lloking game from 505games, a sports game, DanganRonpa standard and LE editions, as well multiple LE editions. Final Fantasy X and X2 LE editions with Vita to be announced soon. New games added to Vita Instant Games Collection, including Miku Miku Hockey. If you want a 3G Vita, the older model will still be made available in a new play pack with games installed on a memory card. A lineup of titles were shown including the ones mentioned above. Translators seemed to have struggled with some of the titles.

Kinda wish we were at Anime Expo right now! NIS America announced their second Vita title scheduled for next year.  Based on NIS' description: Hope's Peak Academy is home to Japan's best and brightest high school students—the beacons of hope for the future. But that hope suddenly dies when Makoto Naegi and his classmates find themselves imprisoned in the school, cut off from the outside world and subject to the whims of a strange, murderous little bear named Monokuma. He pits the students against each other, promising freedom to anyone who can murder a fellow classmate and get away with it. It's up to you to find out who Monokuma really is, and why you've been taken from the world you once knew. But be careful what you wish for—sometimes there's nothing more deadly than the truth... It sounds very interesting... and funny... not that the students are forced to kill each other, but that a little bear is instigating it... Read the Press Release

NIS America just announced Demon Gaze at Anime Expo. Demon Gaze is a dungeon crawler with visuals that should look great on the Vita's OLED screen. The site should be live soon, but for now, take a peek at the press release after the jump.

Next on Sony's "Evolution of PlayStation" series is the PSP and Vita. The PlayStation 4 is supposed to be unveiled tomorrow, and this series sure eludes to that fact. Anyone excited?

Months ago, Sony shuttered Studio Liverpool, the company formally known as Psygnosis. Fast forward and the Psygnosis classic, Lemmings, is now available as a PlayStation Mobile title for your Vita or PlayStation certified Android device.

The intro for the Vita entry of the so-far Japan only Senran Kagura series gets released at the end of the month.... With that said, watch the almost NSFW trailler after the jump

  Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja released some information on how Cross Play will work between Dead or Alive 5+ on the Vita with Dead or Alive 5 on the PS3. If I had known this was coming I would not have bought the XBOX 360 variant! Read All the details after the jump

On March 19th, Vita owners get their DOA5 on! New features announced by Tecmo Koei include: A touch mode where you flip your Vita horizontally and fight in a 1st person mode! A Training Plus Mode A TON more frame data info.... useful for the tournament crowd! Cross-play with the PS# version of the game!!!!! Now I regret buying the XBOX 360 version of the game!!!! :( Read the full PR and some screenshots after the jump!

Just in time for tomorrow's PSN store releases, including the new Vita instant collection titles, Sony has let loose the latest firmware update. Also, a new email app and an update to the web browser that allows you to surf while playing a game is also included.

Well, some real life events have had me preoccupied. Since I have a few minutes, I can pass along some news! As you may or may not know, the Tokyo Game Show is going on... Think of it as E3 for the Japanese Market... mostly! There were quite a few surprises as well as some that were rumored before hand.. Let's see what the Land of the Rising Sun is showing off!

Atlus today sent out a new trailer for Persona 4 Golden for the Playstation Vita! Watch it after the jump!

Sega released a Pre E3 trailer for Jet Set Radio. The Dreamcast classic is coming back, missing only 2 tracks from the original and for the Vita, PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. Watch it after the jump!

Keiji Inafune, who's credits include the Mega Man series, Resident Evil series, Dead Rising series, and much more has had an interview posted of Sony's Playstation Blog about Soul Sacrifice for the Playstation Vita. The games premise is that you must sacrifice something for power to defeat your enemies. You can sacrifice anything from an item, to a body part, to a life! Sounds fun! Watch the interview after the jump!

Take this with a grain of salt, but DualPixels has a source claiming that an HD remix of the above shown titles will be shown off for the PS#, Vita and Wii U with new side quests to tie up some loose ends and the Wii U version to interact with the upcoming Dream Drop Distance for the 3DS. More as we get any more info.. Source: DualPixels

Go read more on Sony's Playstation Blog and sign up! Source: Playstation Blog

As DLC for Reality Fighters. On May 22nd, $2.99 will get you a Ghostbuster skin, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and 3 accessories (Proton Pack!, Ghost Trap!!, and Ecto-1 !!!!!!) Source: Playstation Blog

Up for review today is Disgaea 3 Absence of Detention for the Playstation Vita. For those of you who don't know, Disgaea is a Japanese Strategy RPG that takes place in a school located in the Nether World! As dark as that my sound, it is quite possibly the most colorful and hilarious interpretation of Hell I have ever seen. Read our full review after the jump!

Finally the full trailer featuring Mileena is now available. Watch It After The Jump!

Skype is now available on the Playstation Store.  Unlike the Windows Phone 7 variant, the Vita version runs as a background app, allowing you to receive voice and video calls over 3G or WIFI during a game or any other app. Source: Skype