This week the Anivision hosts gather to talk about the latest video game and anime news, discuss fansubs, and take a look at how games are reviewed.

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Commercial: AAA Podcast

News Discussion

  • Prosecution drops charges in Canadian Manga child porn case (ANN)
  • New Xbox won’t be shown at this year’s E3 (Kotaku)

Quick Hits

  • Diable III coming out on May 15th on PC and Mac
  • Ratchet & Clank 1-3 HD re-release due out Fall 2012 with multiplayer
  • Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia might get an HD re-release
  • Modern Warfare 3 now getting 24 pieces of DLC and possibly more
  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga ending
  • Hunter x Hunter movie green-lit, will be an original story
  • Hunter x Hunter manga to go on hiatus
  • Digital Manga’s Kindle releases have been suspended
  • RightStuf starts Live-Action label: 5 Point Pictures

Lawl of the Week

  • Thief allegedly steals Xbox 360, but replaces it with his own PS3 (Kotaku)

Discussion

  • Fansub Discussion
  • How Games are Reviewed
    • Game writer fired after giving Kane & Lynch a bad review (Kotaku)
    • Bonuses for MetaCritic score (Kotaku)

Bonus Content!

IGN’s Greg Miller and his response to his bad I Am Alive review.

Music

  • Intro: “Naisho no Hanashi” by Claris (Nisemonogatari)
  • Insert: “Asassin’s Creed Theme” by Lorne Balfe (Assassin’s Creed Revelations)
  • Ending: “Thermae Roman” by Chatmonchy (Thermae Romae)