Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Let's Do The News! (October 9, 2013)

The big science tonight or today or this morning if you woke up this morning...

- US Government Shutdown now in Day 8 and US President Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Republicans as he warned against the consequences of a possible debt default and called for an end to the federal shutdown, saying he would not let the government be held “ransom”. He also said that he told Republican Speaker John Boehner in a phone call that he's willing to negotiate but not under threats of defaults and continuing the shutdown.

- Swiss-based game developer Gameloft announces GT Racing 2, the sequel to the hit GT Racing game developed in partnership with Mercedes-Benz. Featuring 67 cars and numerous real-world tracks, the new game will surely become more addicting than ever. It will hit this fall on iOS and Android for free with in-game app purchases.

GT Racing 2

- New on PS3's iM@S CHANNEL's SHINY TV game is Mini Album 03: Mystic, a Takane Shijou-dedicated DLC pack for THE iDOLM@STER SHINY TV game. Like the first two mini albums for SHINY TV, it costs 1,500 Japanese Yen.

- 2014 is the Year of the Horse, and according to some feng shui experts, the year 2014 is not the ideal time to get into relationship, tie the know, invest or start a new business. Go with the flow is the best time for the year 2014.

- According to an NHK TV Program, there's a new Pikachu-dedicated game from The Pokemon Company is in the works. Yes, Pikachu is one of the most famous Pokemons ever featured since the game, the anime series, the merchandise, yes, yes, whatever. Don't worry folks, no matter which version, especially when you're saving up for the latest Pokemon X and Y versions for the 3DS, Pikachu is always here to stay and always with us. There's even those Pikachu-dedicated games such as N64's Hey You, Pikachu, Gamecube's Pokemon Channel, and many other Pikachu-dedicated games in the past.

Pikachu


- Is our AT fandom a little bit more flammable? Jessica DiCicco, the CV behind our favorite flammable Adventure Time character, Flame Princess, will be on this week's 2013 New York Comic Con!

- Season 2 of Cartoon Hangover's Bravest Warriors web cartoon premieres October 17 but if you need a bit of an itch for catch-up of if you're new to the BW craze, fear not because all Season One episodes are rolled up into one video courtesy of Cartoon Hangover for you to watch.

- Trivia: During the course of the first season of Bravest Warriors, there are 13,537,384 unique visitors watching the whole season. Yes, over 13 million bravest fans can't be wrong.

- One of the producers of BBC's Doctor Who, Marcus Wilson, twitted that they've finished filming the 2013 Christmas Special, which signals the end of The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith.


- Meanwhile, Matt Smith will be playing the role of a killer named Patrick Bateman in a London stage musical adaptation of American Psycho, presented at Almeida Theater from December 3, 2013 to January 25, 2014.

TTFN!

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