Month: October 2012

Famitsu Confirms Megpoid the music#

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has now confirmed that the rhythm/action game Megpoid the music# (the last character is pronounced ‘sharp’) will indeed have a planned release in spring of next year on the PSP platform by little-known company ParaPhray (パラプレ). In addition to leaked details from earlier, the article adds a few more details as
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Mikupa Hong Kong and Taiwan, Part One

Hatsune Miku and friends recently held two sets of concerts, with one set in Hong Kong on October 2 and one set in Taiwan on October 6. Each venue featured both afternoon and evening concerts, and the concerts blasted through 23 songs and one encore song in Hong Kong, with Taiwan getting an additional encore
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VocaTone Running Oliver Video Competition

VocaTone, the company behind the English VOCALOID3 sound bank Oliver, is now holding a competition to create music videos for Daniel Castro’s song “Birds”. The original song and lyrics can be downloaded directly from the contest site, and videos must include the song in its unmodified form. While it is not mandatory to create the
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GUMI to Get Her Own Rhythm Game?

The current rumor floating around (all seemingly sourced from one particular site) is that on Thursday, video game magazine(s) will announce details on an upcoming PSP rhythm game featuring GUMI called megpoid the Music#. If the leaked information is correct, the game will come out this spring for 6090 JPY, with a limited edition slated
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