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From the publisher: An army of evil Drones is on the march, threatening to obliterate the land of Cimexus! Its inhabitants now turn to you to lead them in battle against the Black Swarm. Each level offers new challenges, and taking full advantage of each Drone's unique specialties will be the difference between success and defeat!

Game Features:

Build and command your own Drone army - Wreak mechanical havoc with your squad of insect mechs, choosing from over 100 weapons, upgrades, and power-ups to optimize your forces. Conquer dozens of campaign operations and over 50 additional maps - Take on the forces of the Black Swarm then confront the challenges that wait in the mysterious Badlands. Battle for domination in head-to-head combat - Friends become enemies in local wireless play. Atlus' fun strategy Drone Tactics for Nintendo DS is in stock today, shipping as a region free US version for US$ 34.90 only.



From the publisher: "If you've ever thought of making games professionally, and you want to stick a toe in the water, if you want to see how ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p5-47-rss.html
Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 190 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

KAT-TUN released their seventh single Don't U Ever Stop this week and aside from the standard edition, they released three limited editions [A, B, C] which carries two songs done by the members in solo.

Although KAT-TUN is a group associated with hard rock music, Don't U Ever Stop is a powerful dance tune that is written to compliment the live performances of the boy band. The strong rhythm of the song robs its listener of their breath and replaces it with fizzy energy.

Aside from KAT-TUN's dance tune other interesting music releases include The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Original Soundtrack and Nobody Knows from XXXholic, Clamp's coolly innovative fantasy anime.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, May 10th and Friday, May 16th. If some specific item that you ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p4-47-rss.html
Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.

One of the hottest games that came out this week is Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 [JPN, Asian]. Fight in pairs in this brand new Sony PSP™ game, choose any two from the twenty four characters and take on all the bosses' tag teams. The more teams you beat, the more hidden characters you can unlock.

Special skills from the manga are animated in fully voiced video clips, when you filled up your tag gage, launch attacks that combine both character's powers and deal some massive damages.

Another interesting game for Sony PSP™ players is Irem's Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari [JPN, Asian]. Become this hot blooded carpenter Gen-san and defeat the evil construction company that is harrassing the people in town. Gen-san's powers defy gravity and logic, and the wooden hammer is certainly mightier than missiles and tanks.

Two fantasy RPG that sets stage in medieval European land are released on Nintendo DS™, one of them is Luminous Arc 2: Will and the other is Dungeon of ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p2-47-rss.html
Welcome to this week's toys update. Check out the wonderful collectibles we just got in stock and all the new products made available for preorder.

As toys, especially collectible ones, are produced in limited numbers and are often sold out prior to the actual release date, we strongly recommend to preorder the figures of your desire as early as possible.

The HK Comic Fair special edition figure of Ito Noemi from the dating simulation game With You Mitsumeteitai is chosen as this week's special. Noemi is the most popular character in the game, she is a gentle, reserved and fragile girl who is often seen working in her family cafe in a maid's uniform.

With her broom in one hand and the hem of her skirt in the other, this figure captures her efficiency, helpfulness and grace. Ito Noemi's figure is sold at the bargain price of US 19.90 and the maximum purchase is limited to 2 pieces per customer. As usually, this weekly special is valid for exactly 1 week (if not sold out earlier).


The Art of Yamashita Shunya bust statues are the collaboration between the ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p3-47-rss.html
Although no new games have been released today, two popular PSP™ releases are going to arrive tomorrow and certainly deserve some special attention to do them justice.

One of them is Sony Computer Entertainment's Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 [JPN, Asian] and the other is Irem's Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari [JPN, Asian].


The exciting fighter Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 is based on Tite Kubo manga, which is one of the hottest things in the world of popular culture at the moment. In this thrilling game, your link with your partner is the key element to victory.

Choose two from the twenty four main characters from Bleach and form a tag team and challenge all the bosses' teams in the game. Switch from one fighter to the other anytime you want at the expense of your tag gage. When the tag gage fills up completely, launch limit breaks on your opponents' team and be rewarded with a cool, fully voiced video clip. In this limitless condition, your partner and your attacks join together as one, and it is several times more powerful than a single limit ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p0-47-rss.html
From the publisher: When a routine mission goes horribly wrong, you find yourself battling an insidious enemy that knows no boundaries.  It's up to you to terminate an extremist plot aimed at throwing the world into global chaos.  Only an underground gun-for-hire can succeed in a war this dirty!

The saga continues with the organization known as the shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary.  Players will experience all the thrills and dangers of mercenary combat blasting through high intensity combat situations in the world's most dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Using any means necessary, players will need to uncover a complex plot and defeat an extremist organization determined to throw the world into global conflict.  Failure is not an option. 

Another great Xbox360™ game is chosen as a weekly special. Activision's region free Austral-Asian edition of Soldier of Fortune: Payback is now available at a bargain price of US$ 24.90 only!


As usually, this weekly special is valid for exactly 1 week (if not sold out earlier) and this time limited to a maximum purchase ...[more] http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-50-17-83-2lb1-74-1p1-47-rss.html
Luminous Arc 2: Will is an RPG that tells the adventures of a novice knight named Roman. For as long as people could remember, witches, or any magic users are forbidden to involve themselves in any form of conflict, as nothing is safe from their powers.

However, as betrayals begin appearing within the witches monitoring organization, a war became inevitable, and soon, not only the witches are involved but the Queen's knights are taking sides in the war.

Marvelous Entertainment's fantasy RPG Luminous Arc 2: Will for Nintendo DS™ is in stock today, shipping as region free Japanese version for US$ 48.90 only.


The predecessor of this game, Luminous Arc [US, JPN] versions are also available at Play-Asia.com and are sold for the respective prices of US$ 39.90 and US$ 48.90 only.


From the publisher: In a desperate war against the mysterious alien race known as the Bydo, humanity sends wave after wave of fighters into Bydo space—none of which are ever heard from again.

Mankind's main hope now resides with a lone commander, sent to lead a small ...[more]