Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection

A big announcement for anyone who loved the old DBZ PS2 games (and thankfully not the 3D Tenkaichi games...), both Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 and Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 are being remastered into HD and put together on a single disc, called Dragon Ball Z HD Collection. Oddly, there is an obvious lack of DBZ Budokai 2, but the developers at Namco Bandai had said that these 2 games were the 'fan favourites' of the series and were therefore the only ones remade into HD.

The games are due to be released on both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 this Winter in both the European and American markets. Thankfully, for the trophy/achievement hunters amongst you (you know who you are!) the game will support both of these reward systems. I personally hope there are a few trophies for the power struggles, as that was one of my favourite additions to DBZ Budokai 3.

Finally, for your enjoyment here is the announcement video from Gamespot, which includes quite a few fan-questions, along with a Goku vs Gohan battle between the developers at the end!

Dragon Ball Z Kinect Trailer

"Finally, a blog post" I hear you say, and this is one blog post that I really cannot show any enthusiasm for as I personally think it looks ridiculous, but I would love to hear your opinions on the subject.

A trailer has been posted for the Xbox 360 exclusive Dragon Ball Z Kinect game, due to be released in October in both Europe and North America. You control the game with your body movements, throwing punches and holding a guard being the main two motions shown in the trailer, but disappointly does not show how to throw a Kamehameha...

Here is the trailer, then followed by my opinion on the game:

NEO Magazine 98 out Today!

UK Anime, Manga and all-round Japan filled magazine NEO is out today in all good magazine stockists (or in your post box/on your doormat if you subscribe to them). This months magazine features all the articles you would expect, but a large section of the space including the cover is filled with one of the most popular anime series to ever hit these Western shores:

That's right, Dragon Ball Z! The entire first series is due to release in July and NEO are giving their readers who are unaware just who Goku is, or what the heck a Kamehameha is either, the low-down on all the characters, backstories and the related series' and movies.

NEO magazine is on sale today for £4.25

Dragon Ball Z - Complete Series 1 to Release in July

As I have not been able to post as often as I would like recently I have missed quite a few pieces of quite big news, and this is one of those news articles I wish I had noticed sooner.

The UK Anime distributor Manga Entertainment have announced that the complete first series of Dragon Ball Z is due to be released on the 2nd July 2012. The DVD's will be a 12 certificate and will RRP at £34.99. One of the biggest selling features of the release, besides being the first time the full series will be available on DVD in the UK, is that it will be digitally remastered and "captured in high-definition widescreen".

But wait, there's more! Not only is the first series being released, but dates are being set for EVERY Dragon Ball Z series DVD release over the next 18months. They are as follows:

Series 2 - 27th August 2012
Series 3 - 1st October 2012
Series 4 - 5th November 2012
Series 5 - 7th Jan 2013
Series 6 - 11th March 2013
Series 7 - 13th May 2013
Series 8 - 15th July 2013
Series 9 - 16th September 2013

The Full Press Release is available below: