Ayano sends this quick demo video showing off the newly updated gatling gun prop with new lighting on the muzzle in addition to the spinning barrel.

Ayano sends this quick demo video showing off the newly fixed Krystal Staff with new lighting on the end.

In a surprise announcement today, Nintendo announces that they are bringing a Mario game on Apple hardware. It's called Super Mario Run. They will also release Nintendo stickers for iMessage. Who knows about future game collaborations with Apple.

Update: And they just added support for Pokémon GO on Apple Watch.

Check out the livestream right now.

It's not the NX stuff we are looking forward to, but it should be exciting anyway. Who knows what they might announce. I expect they'll talk about 3DS variations and indie games. Watch it here. The stream starts at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern). Theories and reactions welcome in the comments!

This teaser was originally revealed in the livestream on Saturday. It shows a rough idea of the kind of animation to expect. As I understand, it will be a combination of fully animated scenes, some 3D animated scenes, and the kind of storyboard-like animatic style seen in the above trailer. Also, shown was the following video interview and overview of the project.

Remember that Dinosaur Planet Animated Series post from last year? Surprise! It's really happening. Max, the director/actor/organizer of the project, contacted me just now with news that they will be premiering their trailer live on their Twitch channel tomorrow, on Saturday, August 20th, at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern). After the trailer, the cast and crew will be answering questions live. I'll be there to check it out. I hope you guys can come too.

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It's time for a shiny new Krystal commission. This is by Manic-Bunny, a very talented artist. I told her to make an "action pose" and to "try an alternate outfit." She delivered! Check out her post on DeviantArt, and her gallery. As always, you can download the high quality full resolution image too!

On August 3rd, 2006, Star Fox Command was released in Japan (the US release date was August 28rd, 2006; and Europe would get it in January 2007). Our cosplay friend Ayano has done a commemorative photoshoot for the occasion. There are several awesome shots here! We have Assault Krystal meets Command Krystal, Krystal's gatling gun upgrade with new lighting, and a real life pose from an Assault Promo image.

Most of these images come from Ayano's Twitter Feed (subscribe to her!), with a couple shots coming from ミチヨシ @rinri1310.

Zyn contacted me with some progress shots of the base sculpt. This is prior to most of the details being added, but you can see from the initial diagram that she will gain additional details for the clothes, armor, facial features, etc. Zyn tells me that she will model the clothing separately, so those who want an Assault or Command variation, she will be able to accommodate you. She is also planning an optional base for standing stability.

More progress updates should be coming in August!

Ayano sent me this short video of her recently upgraded Staff. It now lights up with magical goodness. The Staff was damaged at Further Confusion 2016, but she took this problem and turned it into an opportunity to upgrade the Staff. She plans to make a longer demonstration video in the future.

Download the original video.

This is the last Ayano update for a bit!