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  • Be an elite soldier - Medal of Honor and Tier 1 Limited Edition announced - Preorders open!
    Join the Tier 1 Squad and try out the different skill sets of super elite soldiers. To survive the brutal Afghanistan war front, you need all you've got. If you are a people person, enlist the help, or go against other elites using your network modes. Become a war hero, get your Medal of Honor this October!

    From the publisher: Over 2 million Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines wear the uniform. Of those, approximately 50 thousand fall under the direct control of the Special Operations Command.

    The Tier 1 Operator functions on a plane of existence above and beyond even the most highly trained Special Operations Forces. Their exact numbers, while classified, hover in the low hundreds.

    They are living, breathing, precision instruments of war. They are experts in the application of violence. The new Medal of Honor is inspired by and has been developed with Tier 1 Operators from this elite community.

    You will step into the boots of these warriors and apply their unique skill sets to a new enemy in the most unforgiving and hostile ...[more]
  • Summon the king of knights - Final Fantasy XIII Odin Play Arts, Odin Sphere SIF EX ver. & more!
    Odin is the king of gods in Norse myths and the king all knights in Final Fantasy. Developers in Square Enix's Play-Arts Kai studio summoned Odin and created his action figure.

    All details you have seen in the game are sculpted into the figure, from the carvings in his lance to all the nuts and bolts in the armor.

    You can recreate the high speed action scenes from the screen in real life. Transform the giant knight into an armored stallion and put your Play Arts figure of Lightning onto his back.

    How can you miss one of the most impressive summon beasts of all time?

    Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Pre-Painted Figure: Odin JPN   US$ 219.00

    The FFXIII Play Arts Characters we still have in our warehouse are:

    Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Pre-Painted Figure: Oerba Dia Vanille (Re-run) JPN   US$ 49.90 Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Pre-Painted Figure: Snow Villiers (Re-run) JPN   US$ 49.90
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  • Scales, fangs and claws: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Otomedius Excellent, SRT L, Kamen Rider OOO, Medal of Honor & much more! - in New Games available for Preorder!
    Welcome to our Weekly Preorder Games news. Keep yourself abreast, read up on games that are just announced for release. Hunt, shoot and fight, the gates are opened, and the monsters are snarling, take your Airou to Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, make war with your enemies in Super Robot Taisen L and Medal of Honor.

    Hunting season starts 1st of December. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd will free the Electric Wolf Jinogre and many more massive, and blood thirsty monsters on you. Venture to the riversides, the waterfalls and the humid caves to hunt, and collect ingredients for that ultimate set of armor and weapon.

    The village, and guild are located in a rustic Japanese-mountain-village-styled location. There you can enjoy the services of the shop keepers, recruit hunting partners and soak in the hot springs.

    Your assistant cats Airu gets upgraded armors and weapons as well, you can unlock some of them in this game, but there are many more in Poka Poka Airu Village. So if you are incredibly successful in cultivating your cat village, be sure to load the game's save file into MH ...[more]
  • Hatsune Miku 39 Festival - Miku Concert DVD, Koichi Dohmoto - BPM Original Album & much more! - in Weekly Music and Moves Updates!
    Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 290 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

    Hatsune Miku's second music game on the Sony PSP has been a great success, to thank all her fans for playing and memorizing the beat of her songs, she's giving her first live, on the big screen.

    Watch the vocaloid dance and sing on stage, and if you are good at rhythms, you can get off the couch and do the moves with her. Besides Miku, her friends, Rin, Len and Ruka will join her on stage to perform their respective numbers and sing duets. The concert is available on Blu-ray Disc, Japanese DVD and as a Music CD.

    It's been four years since Dohmoto Koichi held any solo events. Throughout this period, he has held is solo concert and the immensely popular musical, and this CD - BPM collects 8 songs he wrote and ...[more]
  • Masks on: Bleach: Heat the Soul 7, Metroid: Other M, White Breath: Perfect Edition, Nintama Rantarou: Puzzle no Den, Mafia II, Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition & more! - in Weekly Games Update!
    Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days. End Aizen's evil reign today, lead your team of Death Angels and fight his ultra powerful underlings in Heat the Soul 7. Meet the fighters and try out their moves, but keep in mind that every tough character has a tragic past, learn Samus's through Metroid: Other M.

    Be ready to battle Aizen and his Espat troops. For the first time in Bleach Heat the Soul history, you will face off with all ten of these masked fighters and get to control the larger characters. You will be offered 80 characters in total and a chance to finally beat the traitor of Soul Society.

    Heat the Soul 7 features a new fight mode - the Battle Royale. Ask some friends to join and see who could stay standing till the very last. Besides watching the end of Aizen, you'd also meet the original character Muramasa and play missions from the original story- Zanpakuto Ibunroku.

    The fight is getting hotter. Heat the Soul 7 is available on ...[more]
  • Hot and Spicy: Roy Mustang Play-Arts, Death Master Nendoroid, Shikinami Asuka, Long haired Haruhi, Miyafuji Yoshika, Michiko to Hatchin, Nuclear Fusion Kagamine Rin & more! - in Weekly Toys Update!
    Welcome to this week's toys update. Check out the wonderful collectibles we just got in stock and all the new products made available for preorder.

    Roy Mustang is one of the most popular characters in the series, his complicated past as a soldier, his cynical sense of humor and his totally wacky moments all contributed to his charm. See your favorite character in action. The alchemist of fire is ready to unleash his power. Just look at the runes carved onto the back of his hand.

    There are numerous hand pieces, you can display him at the instant of releasing his fire, or you can exchange his gelled-hair head piece and put his cap on to send him to see his superiors.

    Square Enix Roy Mustang Play-Arts figure is available at an unbeatable bargain price of US$ 29.90 only. The maximum amount of purchase is set to 2 pieces per customer.



    Evil has never been so cute. The sadistic smile lost its usual cruel taunt, instead it looks smooth, sweet and spicy. Dead ...[more]
  • Rise of the Argonauts for PlayStation3 (Asian ver.) is now available at an unbeatable bargain price of US$ 11.90 only - offer available for 1 week only - in Weekly Specials!
    From the publisher: In Rise of the Argonauts you take on the role of Jason, King of Iolcus and powerful, battle-hardened warrior.

    As the story begins you have everything - a prosperous kingdom, the respect of your citizens and the love of Alceme, your beautiful bride to be. This charmed existence ends when Alceme is killed by an assassin's arrow on your wedding day.

    Overcome with grief you vow to do anything to restore her. You hear of the Legendary Golden Fleece, on the lost Isle of Tartarus, which is said to bring the dead back to life. In order reunite with your beloved you must now prepare for the greatest voyage of all.

    The epic journey is available at an unbeatable bargain price of US$ 11.90 only. The Asian PlayStation3 version of Rise of the Argonauts is completely in English.


    The maximum amount of purchase is set to 2 units per person. As a small restriction, please also notice that you cannot use any further discount coupons along with this special offer. ...[more]