Super Street Fighter IV arcade sticks

With Super Street Fighter IV on the horizon,  Mad Catz and Capcom have announced a new 'Tournament Edition' arcade stick featuring brand new art work. It will be avalible in 2 styles.

Along with this special edition 4 new FightPads also with new artwork.

Hello Kitty Wine

 Hitmewine.net has got its hands on some 'Hello Kitty' wines for people who are interested in feline themed wines.

The idea to have the plush cat character on the wines was conceived by Italian luxury goods company Camomilla. They have teamed up with the Torti 'Tenimenti Castelrotto' boutique, an Italian winery located in the Lombardy wine region

There are 4 wines and they are:

HELLO KITTY 2008 "ANGEL" (PINTO NERO BLANC) 750ML

HELLO KITTY "SWEET PINK" DEMI-SEC SPARKLER 375ml

HELLO KITTY 08 DEVIL 

HELOW KITTY 2008 BRUT ROSE 750ML

More info at: http://www.hitimewine.net/istar.asp?a=29

How To Train Your Dragon

Dreamworks, the studio that brought you 'Shrek,' 'Madagascar' and 'Kung Fu Panda', have a new full feature animation entitled 'How to train your dragon'.

Based on a book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tale tells the story of a young Viking called 'Hiccup' who doesn't fit in with his tribe of traditional dragon slayers. One day he encounters a dragon who turns his world upside down and challenges him and his fellow vikings to see the world from an entirly different point of view.

Kidrobot Log Stool 17 inch

 'Before Log was a stool, he was the tallest tree in the forest, buzzing with life from all the birds nesting in his branches.'

Amanda Visell's  Log Stool stands 17 inches tall and 14-inches wide. It is made out of fiberglass and limited to only 100 pieces worldwide.

Priced at £275.25

Tune of the week: Tim Minchin - Not Perfect

Tune of the week goes to comedian and musician Tim Minchin with ' Not Perfect'.

Gizmodo Shooting challenge: Shapely Shadows

A recent challenge from Gizmodo was to create an image with the theme of shapely shadows.

More pics at http://gizmodo.com/5504469/shooting-challenge-shadows-part-1

http://gizmodo.com/5504525/shooting-challenge-shadows-part-2

Figma Black Rock Shooter figure

Figma figures gives you the ability to create complicated poses and fully customize your figures.

Although no to scale The Black Rock Shooter figure from huke's illustration  is no exception with bendable knees and elbows and details such as the huge Rock Cannon and Black blade, which are painted and polished for a metalic look and feel.

The figure includes 3 different faces, screaming angry and smiling, the blue flame on the left eye, which can be taken off and a posing stand/crane.

Pokemon Soul Silver and Heart Gold

The Pokemon Gold and silver games have been revamped and re released on the Nintendo DS and DSi consoles.

The classics that were first introduced over a decade ago on the Gameboy colour have been updated in graphics and sound as well as added touch screen capabilities.

In Japan the game will also come bundled with a 'Pokewalker', which is a pokeball device with a screen that allows you to transfer a Pokemon you have captured onto it.

As you walk around with the device away from the game, the Pokemon will gain experience points transferred from the 'watts' you have gain while walking around. You can then upload the Pokemon back into the game with its new experience points.

Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku -Art special

Last Window: Midnight Promise is the sequel to the popular Nintendo DS adventure game, Hotel Dusk: Room 215.

Once again you will take the role of protagonist Kyle Hyde and  things will take place one year after the events of the first game.

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo have announced they are working on some new hardware, called the Nintendo 3DS.

They describe the new portable as allowing games to be' enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses'. The new hardware will also be backwards compatible with DS and DSi games.

The video above is from a Japan only DSiware game which shows the possibility of how the N3DS could look, feel and play.

According to Nintendo, the product will go on sale between April 2010 and March 2011.

Challenging stage - Guess the video game

 The premise of the online puzzle game is to scroll around the map and guess the video game by the visual pixel art clues. There are 56 clue spread around the map. Can you guess all of them?

Game is at: http://www.arcadeaid.com/challengingstage/

UFC 111

UFC® 111 is only a few hours away with not one but two titles on the line.

UFC® will be held Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and headlining will be Georges St-Pierre vs Dan Hardy for the UFC® welterweight championship and former 2 time heavyweight champion Frank Mir will will be facing off against the number 1 contender Shane Carwin for the Interim heavyweight championship. Live on pay per veiw on Saturday 27th March 2010.

Venue Doors Open: 6:30 pm ET
First Bout: 7:15 pm ET
Live Broadcast: 10pm ET / 7pm PT

More pics and info at : http://www.ufc.com/

Sony Vaio E series adding 14" and 17"

Sony has announced they are extending their E series by adding 14 and 17 inch screens to the line.

The 17 inch will have a Full HD 1920x1080 screen while the 14 inch has a resolution of 1600x900 but both will be in a 16:9 ratio.  

Both models will come with a 500GB Hard drive, 4GB DDR3 memory and a ATI Mobility Radeon 5000 series graphics card. They will have 3 side-mounted USB ports and a high-speed eSATA/USB port.

Expect the 17 inch to come packed with a Blu ray player and a full sized keyboard, which the will not be an option for the smaller 14 inch.

They will both come in a variety of bright vibrant high gloss colours from green, pink, blues, white and black.

Coarse Toys - The Jaws Loser

Coarse Toys have announced their latest, and final creation of the Jaws line, The Jaws Loser.

Available in two editions, white, 100 pieces, and the rarer blush only 50 pieces.

The 13 inch figures will go on sale Friday 26th March 2010 exclusively at coarsehkg.com at $2300HKD.

There will also be a 2.4 inch keychain form priced at $82HKD, limited to only 600 pieces, 500 in white and 100 in blush. The colour you get is the luck of the draw as every 6th keychain will be a blush edition.

More info and pics at: http://www.vinylpulse.com/2010/03/coarse-toys-jaws-loser-edition-326.html#more

Install the Sun for a light

 'Stella' designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for the Swarovski Crystal Palace, it will be available for public enjoyment at Milan's Design Week 2010.

Drawing from explorations of his previous work his intentions were to create a 'star'.

'I am drawn to the beauty, transparency and poetry of crystals. crystal is transparent,
but it catches light and brilliance. what is important for me is not just designing another
new chandelier with crystal, but to create a star which shines into the viewer's heart.' 

More pics and info at: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/9599/tokujin-yoshioka-x-swarovski-crystal-palace.html