Happy Valentine’s Day, Justicers. And I believe in love… because once again, Broadcast Gamer has arisen from the dead to give us the Broadcast GAmer: The Valentine’s Day Special. It’s rare that you’ll find as kickass a podcast that has such easy going podcasters that just really get Japanese gaming and RPG’s. Click here to download and listen to MC and Boric in one of the best podcasts to grace my iPod.

Also, and it’s noted below, but they have an Intergalactic Schmuppreciation Month Contest going on here. We did it a little here and I just my dabble in it myself. If you participate, you stand the chance of scoring yourself a free Japanese PS2. Join in and show ‘em how it’s done guys.

Games Discussed:

-Game News Report
-Burnout Paradise
-XBox Live Arcade (Grip Shift, Arkadian Warrior, Omega Five)
-TFL Game of the Month: Earthbound
-Rez HD
-Intergalactic Schmuppreciation Month Contest: WIN A JAPANESE PS2!!!!
-Top 3 Gaming Heartbreaks (Awesome games that started good… then sucked.)

GP01 - ALLIES OF JUSTICE
Airs February 17th 2008.

Half a year ago, the Gaiarc have to flee Machine World to escape from the Enjin. In the present, they have come to the Human World (Planet Earth) and plan to contaminate it. And one day, one of their Savage Machine Beasts, ShoukyakuBanki (Incineration Savage Machine) appears. He wants to pollute the air with his toxic smoke. Then, the partners the Enjin have found here, Sousuke, Ren and Saki arrive. They transform into Go-ongers and fight ShoukyakuBanki. Hanto and a mysterious man dressed in black witnessed everything…

VISION: WILD BLUE
Airs February 17th 2008.

Present time. Wataru is depressed after hearing that his father was a troublemaker for so many people. He had always thought that his father was a pure, honest person who hated twisted things.
Wataru visits at the Café Mal d’amour the person closest to the image of his father, Nago. He, completely unaware that the boy he is talking to is Kiva, gives advice to Wataru.

1986. Otoya keeps trying to get Yuri’s attention only to get beaten every time. Shima receives the report Yuri has made on Otoya. Is Otoya going to become a Fangire hunter like Yuri?

This Week in Comics…

MARVEL
NEW AVENGERS #38
The break up! CONSPIRACY, PARANOIA, BETRAYAL may have taken their toll on the Avengers newlyweds Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. After the shocking turn of events at the end of last month’s NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL, has Jessica Jones turned her back on THE AVENGERS? Who better to help tell this story than Alias artist Michael Gaydos returning to Marvel for this special issue. Guest-Starring the Mighty Avengers. WHO DO YOU TRUST?
WOLVERINE #62
“GET MYSTIQUE” PART 1
Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing 4-part epilog to the biggest X-Men Event in a decade. In the searing aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants?
X-FACTOR #28
A DIVIDED WE STAND tie-in!
Following the events of MESSIAH COMPLEX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie is a basketcase from his trip to a nightmarish future, Layla’s fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane has to leave the team to join X-FORCE, though none of her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla? How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here for X-Factor’s brand-new direction!
X-FORCE #1
“ANGELS AND DEMONS” Part 1 (of 6)
There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But after the shocking events of “Messiah Complex,” Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently… and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter WOLVERINE, WARPATH, X-23 and WOLFSBANE…X-FORCE.

DC
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21
In this story, the saga of the mysterious Alpha Lanterns spills into Green Lantern Corps! Chosen for the elite Alpha Lanterns, Boodikka continues her absolute pursuit of justice and order. When she is assigned by the Guardians to investigate the negligence of her sector replacement, Boodikka is shocked to uncover startling secrets about her own life from before she joined the Corps! Writer Sterling Gates (TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: SUPERMAN PRIME, GREEN LANTERN/SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES) explores the life of Alpha Lantern Boodikka in part one of “The Curse of the Alpha Lantern.”
SALVATION RUN #4 (OF 7)
Grodd’s on the rampage! Villains will die as alliances form on the planet of deadly exile!
WONDER WOMAN #17
The finale of “The Circle” pits Wonder Woman against the secret sect formed solely to prevent her birth! But to take down this ancient threat, Wonder Woman must find a way to return to Paradise Island, from which she was banned! Meanwhile, Nemesis is left alone to face the rampaging army of Captain Nazi!

Oh how I miss Neeko X… While not one of his badass music videos it’s still got that Neeko X clean cut to it. The final shots of the Riders gives me chills. Now… if only we could get him out of retirement to make us up a new HJU Promo…

Alright, I’m no Ultraman fan. I have love for the guy, but we don’t really hang out ever on a regular basis. The only time we’ve ever had a blast was that Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers movie which was head and above one of the greatest things I have ever had the pleasure of beholding.

So, I didn’t really know anything about Ultraman’s creators not owning Ultraman. Here, you need not listen to my uninformed ass. The Famous Agust Ragone has the full lowdown over on his blog and that is where you should be reading this.

Congratulations to Ultraman and Tsuburaya Productions, tho… and here’s to a bright future:

By August Ragone,
It’s finally over. After more than a decade of slings and arrows, Tsuburaya Productions has won. Thai-based Chaiyo Films’ strong-armed attempt to steal the Ultraman franchise by defrauding and defaming Tsuburaya Productions (the company founded by Eiji Tsuburaya Productions in 1963), has really come to an end. Now, there will be no holding back on Tsuburaya Productions’ hopes to market their properties in the US and beyond.

[More….]

See ya next week!

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HERO: PERFECT HUNTER
Airs February 10th 2008.

Present Time. Wataru heads to the Café Mal D’amour along with Shizuka to thank them for the table board. Wataru tells the always severe Megumi that he wants to become a wonderful person like his father. The Master, knowing Wataru’s father was Kurenai Otoya, has an unexpected reaction.

22 years ago. Otoya, as always, is in the city, talking to girls. However, Shima, who had been watching him fight the Fangaia, assigns Yuri the task of monitoring him, as Shima wants to recruit him as a Fangaia hunter. Yuri tells him that his attitude may be a problem but Shima does not change his mind.

Present time. A female lawyer named Aya has come to Wataru’s house. According to her, his father, Otoya had given trouble to a lot of people. Wataru doesn’t give credit and decides to search all the victims in the list Aya provides to prove her wrong.
While at it, Wataru meets a bounty hunter named Nago and…

LESSON 49: ZUN-ZUN! THE JUUKEN FOREVER…
Airs February 10th 2008.

Long has decided that himself, and not the Destruction God, will be the one to destroy the world, and he attacks the city. The Gekirangers arrive to try to stop him but bright light erupts from Jan, Retsu and Ran’s bodies and they fall unconscious. The Ringi Rio had passed to them seem to be telling them where to go. So Gou and Ken decide to face Long while the three recover. The last battle has finally come. Will the Gekirangers be able to defeat Long and save the world?

This Week’s Release List…

MARVEL

UNCANNY X-MEN # 495
“DIVIDED WE STAND”
Reeling from the events of Messiah Complex, the surviving mutants reassess Xavier’s dream amidst the rubble of the mansion. Betrayed by one of their own, and mourning the loss of former allies, is peaceful coexistence still an option? The only thing that’s certain is an uncertain future for mutantkind. Is anyone safe in a world without X-Men?

CLANDESTINE #1
Alan Davis’ freaky family returns! They’ve existed, hidden among mankind for centuries, a mysterious bloodline of superhumans, eternal and apart. And all they’ve desired is to be left alone, to pursue their individual interests in peace. But now, the existence of their hidden clan is threatened with exposure by the activities of one of their youngest siblings, Rory Destine, who aspires to be the costumed crimefighter called the Crimson Crusader! And now that the cat’s been let out of the bag, who or what is going to come calling at the Destine family’s Ravenscroft doorway?

MS. MARVEL #24
Brian Reed and Aaron Lopresti break the record set by Ms. Marvel’s original series by reaching the twenty-fourth issue (cue fireworks)…and they do it in style! On Monster Island, surrounded by thousands of Brood, Carol Danvers regains her long lost Binary abilities…but the price may be her life!

DC

DETECTIVE COMICS #841
Scarface and the new Ventriloquist make their deadly return to DETECTIVE COMICS in a story destined to surprise readers! Plus, Zatanna guest-stars in this special tale!

METAL MEN #6
The terrors of Oolong Island are revisited as The Metal Men go toe to toe with Chemo and the other monstrous Board of Trustees at Magna-Tech Inc. The alchemical creature known only as The Nameless uses his stone-like Gogoloths to steal Magnus’ secrets for the elemental controlling Responsometers in a literal bid for earthly domination! Plus, the return of the Robot Renegades!

TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #2
The origin story of the Teen Titans continues as the focus falls on Aqualad, who must overcome his many phobias and get help above the waves when Aquaman goes rogue! Things aren’t any better on land, as both Kid Flash and Speedy must confront the madness of the Flash and Green Arrow.

And the Video Game Pick of the Week is…
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