Monday, May 7, 2012

Let's Do The News! (May 7, 2012)

And now the news but before that, I heard something about Round 2 of the 2012 Super GT match happened a few days ago.

Really? What is it?

In Round 2 of the 2012 Super GT300 race held at Fuji Speedway, the Good Smile Racing Hatsune Miku BMW Z4 won despite the wet condition.


(whoa)

Can't believe it. That one who became 2011 Super GT300 Champion is making a comeback in the 2nd round. The one with the Hatsune Miku design, driven by Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka, that was just staggering!

Yeah, really is quite impressive for a car that has a Vocaloid vinyl on it! Ha ha.

Yep. Really is. Now it's time for the result of Round 2...

At the GT300 Class;

Third place goes to: triple a vantage GT3

Second place goes to: EVANGELION RT TEST TYPE-01 Apple Shiden

Winner is: GSR HATSUNEMIKU BMW


At the GT500 Class;

Third place goes to: MOTUL AUTECH GT-R

Second place goes to: RAYBRIG HSV-010

Winner is: DENSO KOBELCO SC430


That was verified. Next race is on Sepang, Malaysia this June 9 and 10. Anyone who's Malaysian and if you want tickets for this race, better hurry up before they're sold out. Thank you

Right, onto the issue of the massively popular IDOLM@STER. Guess what? Sammy, a video game maker, is collaborating with Namco Bandai for a pachinko slot machine based on the phenomenal IDOLM@STER series. We got some clip here...



Excuse me? What's it called?

It's called THE IDOLM@STER Live in Slot and like the original game, players are more than welcome to become the producer managing the careers of idol singers from 765PRO. A debut event will be held in Tokyo's Akihabara district in May 23 and the first play is free. Guest appearances are scheduled to attend and perform.


So, you're saying is, most of the V.A. behind the 765PRO girls will be on the launch event in Akiba?

I guess it is. They're will be there...I think

(laughing)

Ugh, okay. Here we go again. More iM@S mayhem for the petrolheads in Japan. Welcome to the sound of music with 765 Pro All-Stars.

(laughing)

Anyway, the Peugeot 208, the replacement for the 207 and proven that its touch screen is more fun than the Suzuki MR Wagon's Touch Panel Audio. Guess what? Peugeot's launching a competition version of the 208. See, look.



This is known as the Peugeot 208 R2 and it was made to race in the R2 rally category. It comes with a 1.6L engine mated with a 5-speed sequential transmission. It will make an appearance as a "zero" car for next week’s Tour de Corse (May 10-12), the fourth round of the 2012 Intercontinental Rallye Challenge.


I kinda glad to see the Peugeot 208 with racing colors. Good job Peugeot. Still care about its racing pedigree.

I know. This R2 version is more than just being a rally racer but it's kinda bit too messy to see a 208 kitted out with racing-spec paraphernalia on it. They have to think better than that but whatever, that would work on Tarmac, Gravel, or Snow.

Anyway, everyone heard about the Chinese clone of the Ford F-150 pickup truck called the JAC 4R3 but for developing news, Ford Motor Company silently succeeded to prevent JAC from creating a F-150 clone. A Ford exec said "There were a couple of press reports that 'oh', at the Beijing Auto Show there's going to be an F-150 clone. It didn't happen. Not going to happen." and later, "We did our job. There was good global teamwork," "So, yes, we can protect ourselves in China, it’s not easy, but you can do it. Is it expensive? Not really, I mean, it would be less than filing here."


(ooohhh)

Excuse me? Ford prevented JAC's efforts to launch a Chinese copy of the F-150 at the AUTO CHINA 2012 in Beijing? Touche!

You're right and if that happen and if some American in China saw a Ford F-150 that turned out to be a cheap knock-off, he might get angry that the Chinese often humiliating the FAST FOOD NATION. Yep, but that bother me, why can't USA join forces with the Philippines against the Chinese during the Scarborough Shoal scandal?

Nobody knows...Anyway, China's going to be pissed off about a global protest set by Filipinos on May 11. We'll yank it out soon but moving on...

Now, there was that kid in Toronto, Canada. He said that he bought Portal 2 for the PS3 at Walmart and when he opened the case, what he see was nothing but a WHITE BLANK DISC!

(oohhh)

No, I'm not making this up! Some guy in Canada bought a copy of the PS3 version of Portal 2 and when he arrived home to play this game and when he opened it, he saw a WHITE BLANK DISC!


Oh, and he said that he went back to Walmart where he bought that game and it turned out that "it happened more than once with this type of situation." He said that he's the very first victim of the serious case where...um...

Where what?

Idiots bought a game, then swap with a blank disc, wrap the game in its original form, and return the game back in the store. It's shocking to see someone being affected by this kind of modus operandi.

Were you affected?

Of course not!

(laughing)

I am a very careful buyer.

Weh? Are you that kind of clever enough? You see that Canadian kid who got affected by this modus operandi?

Kind of but to be honest, I'm not that kind of careful...

(laughing)

Anyway, enough just know. About that Negima manga Volume 37 I just read.

Yep, really. The one we got a bit disappointed about the end of Negima.

That volume said that there will be a final volume (Volume 38) coming up. Here's the cover.

魔法先生ネギま!(38) (講談社コミックス)

Ooh!

See here is the real finale of the Negima manga. Volume 38 will be out this May 17. This is really the finale and you know it...

Right! Now, about that Hayate the Combat Butler manga? Guess what, starting at Volume 32, time to meet the new logo, here's the cover...

ハヤテのごとく! 32 (少年サンデーコミックス)

Wow, sure about that this is the new logo?

Indeed it is but there's going to be a limited edition packaging, see look...

ハヤテのごとく! 32巻+0巻サービスパック (特品)

It's somewhat a bundle between Volume 0 (a prologue) and Volume 32, which is the latest volume of the hit action comedy adventure manga that I cared the most than Negima. It should be out this May 16 and this special "Service Pack" will cost about 1000 Yen.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

And that's the news!

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