According to TNI, Kaiyodo and Xebec are going to be reissuing the popular Eva series in metallic paint.
The listing they link to mentions die-cast in the description, but the originals were plastic/rubber with a two different paint schemes. One with traditional flat colors and another with metallic paints.

The 6 figures to be re-released are:

• Eva Unit 0 (Blue – Rei)
• Eva Unit 0 (Orange – Rei)
• Eva Unit 1 (Purple – Shinji)
• Eva Unit 2 (Red – Asuka)
• Eva Unit 3 (Black – Angel/Toji)
• Eva Unit 4 (Silver – Production model)

Yeah, I know I’m late, but I’m dealing with a crippling bout of Pharynghitis, (in other words, I’m under the weather) so don’t sue me. Anyway, Gamecube owners craving some serious M-rated action have very few venues to turn to, (including rare’s Eternal Darkness and Midway’s Mortal Kombat Deception) and even fewer that are exclusive to the system. THis is also on PS2, but it once began life as a member of the ‘Capcom 5’, 5 gamecube games from Capcom that would hopefully breathe life into the system. SInce the announcement, the first game flopped miserably, the second did quite well, even spawning a sequel and a few spinoffs…also ported to PS2, the third was cancelled altogether, and the fourth was one of 2005’s top games, if not the top game of 2005 (and was also ported to PS2). This is the fifth, and not only does it succeed at being one of the more grown up games available for the system, it’s also one of the most outright weirdest games available, from it’s unconventional control scheme, to it’s oddball plot, involving a man with an afro, an elementary school, a child organ harvester, a power rangers-esqe superhero team, and crazy, even if somewhat predictable plot twist. Although there is little replay value, the zany plot alone makes it’s worth the $20 dollars. For kicks, there is an excellent plot analysis available on gamefaqs.com.

If you got 2 hours to kill, why not watch a video from The “Mario & Zelda Big Band Live” concert, from September 14th, 2003, at the Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Koji Kondo and Shigeru Miyamoto make appearances, and theres a bit of (Japanese) talking between the songs.

thanks 4cr!

Saw some scans of New Super Mario Bros from 4chan’s video game board, so I “borrowed” the pictures…

The game looks awesome as hell and I can’t wait to play a new Mario game that wasnt made by a fan.

Eau Claire, WI will once again play host to No Brand Con, but something cool this time around is the expanded focus on gaming. Attendees are encouraged to bring their DS, theres multiple game rooms this time, and they’ve snagged Vinnk from 4 Color Rebellion as a guest with a 4CR meetup scheduled. I’d suggest a powet.tv meet-up as well, but I already know a bunch of people going, so we’ll all just hang out like one big geek family.

Kotaku’s surreal coverage of the DS Lite launch must be read to be beleived.  Frankly, if you’re going to have to get up that early and wait in line, it might as well be with some down-to-earth weirdos you can alternately converse with and examine with zoo-like fascination.

Only launch I ever attended was the US Dreamcast.  Only 2 of us there, but we still had a good time.

Ninja Breadman – Trailer
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess this game is Japanese.