Over in the US, our otherwise-accented friends are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, which is obviously one of their most important events in the calendar. More than just eating Turkeys, Thanksgiving is, as the name suggests, a chance to give thanks for what they have; their families, friends, health, life. We…
Read MoreAs everyone knows, I’m a big fan of the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva games. Actually, “big fan” is probably an understatement; having spent something like 700 hours in play time across the two of them, I’m probably in need of an intervention. That aside, I’m surprised I haven’t done this…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Like my poetic empress ex-girlfriend who turned out to be a mental fabrication once said, “There’s nothing more jovial than a morning full of Miku.” She may have been an abstract construct, but knee me in the sensitive quads if she wasn’t right. Last night, American…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. Every time that I take a trip to Japan, my purchases end up following a theme, based on whatever I’m most interested in (as souveneirs) at the time. The first time I visited it was video games and I ended bringing back a pile of Nintendo…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. If you’re in any way aware of the melodious fire storm that is Hatsune Miku, punch my words in the face, rapidly but softly pat your kitten or dog on her lower back, open a new tab on whatever brilliant device you’re currently utilising to browse…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Rhythm game, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f absolutely took me by storm when it was released earlier this year. It was challenging, it had great music, and Hatsune Miku is a star. The E3 trailer for the sequel promises pretty much the same thing, but I’m…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Here’s why I love Hatsune Miku; she represents truly democratic music making. For the cost of a piece of a software (about $100 Australian for the base vocaloid software, and then $150 for the Hatsune Miku voice plugin), anyone can take a now-iconic music “voice” and…
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