QC Anime-zing! Announces At-Con Registration Discounts

Bettendorf, IA - May 25, 2010 - QC Anime-zing!, the first anime convention on the Iowa/Illinois border, is excited to announce at-con registration discounts for single-day registrations for their June 18-20, 2010 convention. The biggest part of the announcement includes the addition of single-day registrations. Friday costs $25, Saturday is $35, and Sunday is only $15. Full weekend registration is $50 at the door.

"We've toppled all of our pre-registration goals," said Ryan Kopf, the convention's senior executive organizer. "We want to make sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy what we're putting together."

Dragon Ball® Downloadable Demo Available on May 31

DRAGON BALL®: ORIGINS 2 FOR NINTENDO DS™ HAS GONE GOLD AND DOWNLOADABLE DEMO AVAILABLE ON MAY 31

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 24, 2010) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Dragon Ball®: Origins 2 exclusively for Nintendo DS™ has gone gold and will be available in North America on June 22, 2010. In addition, a free downloadable demo version of the game will be available via the Nintendo® Channel on the Wii™ console starting on May 31, 2010. Dragon Ball: Origins 2 is the sequel to the original Dragon Ball: Origins for DS. The new game takes players on an action-packed adventure around the world, as young Goku and his friends battle against the nefarious Red Ribbon Army as they hunt for the legendary Dragon Balls.

Yu-Gi-Oh New Gold Series 3

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME
DELIVERS 24 KARAT VALUE IN NEW GOLD SERIES 3
Strike the Mother Lode with 18 Phenomenal Gold Rare Cards

El Segundo, CA (May 24, 2010) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. digs deep into its vault with the latest release for the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME: Gold Series 3. This hobby exclusive product releases on June 23 and has all of the glint and glitz that Duelists have come to expect from Gold Series.

CMX Manga Shutting Down

What is the industry coming to? One after another bad news: manga sales have been down; Yen Plus goes out of print; Viz Media lays off a bunch of people and now a manga line is going to become extinct. Yes, to all fans of CMX manga, it will come to an end on July 1, 2010. Can things get any worst for the industry? I sincerely hope not...
© 2010 Linda Thai

DC Closes the Door on CMX! Submitted by ashley76, DC Collector, May 18, 2010

DC Comics To Shut Down CMX Manga Line by Calvn Reid, Publishers Weekly May, 18, 2010

Breaking: DC Comics Announces End of CMX Manga in July by Deb Aoki, About.com Guide to Manga, May 18, 2010

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Chaos;HEAd

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Chaos;HEAd

Flower Mound, TX (May 15, 2010) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights to the action anime “Chaos;HEAd” from Madhouse Studio, Inc.

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Chrome Shelled Regios

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Chrome Shelled Regios

Flower Mound, TX (May 15, 2010) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the sci-fi action anime “Chrome Shelled Regios” from Kadokawa.

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Gun X Sword

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Gun X Sword

Flower Mound, TX (May 15, 2010) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital and mobile rights to the sci-fi western anime “Gun X Sword” from d-rights.

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Heaven’s Lost Property

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Heaven’s Lost Property

Flower Mound, TX (May 15, 2010) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the romantic comedy “Heaven’s Lost Property” from Kadokawa.