

Top moe MMORPG Tera is still going strong and finally receiving what looks to be a dedicated goth loli class in the form of the “Soul Reaper” – replete with drills, headwings and various other essentials – as well as “wamono” Japanese outfits and – perhaps most importantly of all given the game’s discerning clientèle – an “underwear” slot.
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SAO fans finally have confirmation of a new season for 2014, by way of an ever so brief announcement shoved in at the end of the Extra Edition swimwear/recap special.
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Square Enix seems to be on a winning streak with its relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV, with plenty of praise for the cuteness of its FF13 costumes and a much-needed break for the long-suffering Lightning…
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Tank MMO World of Tanks has finally seen reason and joined forces with tank manga Girls Und Panzer in the form of an official manga guide to the game, in a none too subtle scheme to win over both military otaku and the wider social gaming masses.
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Sega has come under massive fire after it somehow released an update to the PC edition of Phantasy Star Online 2 which began wiping user hard drives, adding insult to injury by offering $50 of coupons to those whose computers and precious data now lie in ruins.
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Between the enduring willingness of Japanese players to queue for hours in a virtual world, the ineptitude of Square Enix for still not having fixed the game to stop them having to, or the howls of rage echoing through Eorzea as the zone they were all queuing up to get into bugged and had to be taken down, Final Fantasy XIV’s rebirth is shaping up to be as controversial as ever.
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Whether being held in captivity or being molested by her captors and tentacles, Asuna still manages to stay fashionable as evidenced by this figure of her elegant ALfheim Online fairy queen avatar, who will be released to dedicated heroes this July, from Griffon Enterprises.
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The endlessly incendiary Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch and PS3 port is still proving controversial, with some rather convincing complaints about its overpowering UI being too much even for PC gamers, let alone those on the PS3.
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Square Enix’s efforts to salvage Final Fantasy XIV with a complete relaunch and PS3 port look to have born some rather luscious fruit, as the latest shots of the alpha/beta edition of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn amply demonstrate.
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Barely had the conclusion to Sword Art Online aired than fans were baying for the second season – though perhaps more thanks to the overall quality of the series than the quality of the finale, which seems to have been treated more as a prelude to the adaptation of the rest of the novels…
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Poor Asuna’s confinement continues to be the subject of much appreciation amongst NTR loving Sword Art Online fans, with her captor keen to get some hands on XP prior to handing her over…
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Even normally tolerant SAO fans have been stuck picking apart the innumerable plot holes and anime battle clichés the 23rd episode’s thrilling climax finds itself riven with – the conclusion being that “it is best not to think to hard about what you’re watching with SAO,” not the first time such complaints have been made…
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