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Microsoft announces all-digital Xbox Series S, and prices

September 8, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Xbox Series S

Microsoft has unveiled a smaller, digital-only version of its next generation console named the Xbox Series S – assuming the “S” means small. This unit will retail in Canada at $379.99 CAD while the larger Xbox Series X will go …

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Nintendo announces Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as Breath of the Wild prequel

September 8, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Hyrule Warriors: The Age of Calamity

Defend Hyrule in the era leading up to the Great Calamity with a new adventure called Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity coming to the Nintendo Switch from Nintendo and Koei Tecmo Games on November 20th, 2020. Set one hundred years …

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Early morning in the Rose Garden

September 6, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Stanley Park - Rose Garden

With summer on its way out, the Stanley Park Rose Garden is still in full bloom. With dozens of cultivars on display, this publicly accessible garden is one of Stanley Park’s gems. I walked through the garden early Saturday morning, …

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Onyx Equinox to premiere November 21, 2020

September 4, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll - Onyx Equinox

Crunchyroll has announced their next Crunchyroll Original series Onyx Equinox will begin airing dubbed in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German on Saturday, November 21st, 2020. The news was shared during the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo event. The anime streaming …

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Nintendo Celebrates 35 years of Super Mario Bros.

September 3, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary

For 35 years, Mario has graced Nintendo consoles from the early 1980s and is known and loved the world over. To celebrate this milestone, Nintendo is releasing a number of games, toys and more that were announced in a surprise …

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Anime

Mr. Osomatsu to return for third season

September 2, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Mr. Osomatsu

The wacky Matsuno sextuplets are back for a third season, with a special online event being held on September 25th, 2020 before Mr. Osomatsu airs later in October. The online event, called “Welcome Back NEETs”, NEETs standing for Not in …

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TransLink wants public input on Burnaby Mountain Gondola

September 1, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
TransLink Burnaby Mountain Gondola

TransLink is asking for the public’s feedback throughout September on three options for a future gondola system to connect Burnaby Mountain with Millennium Line. The transit agency wants to provide an accessible, year-round service with improved travel times to the …

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The Otaku Culture

Japanese fashion brand to release Kingdom Hearts III themed footwear

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
SuperGroupies Kingdom Hearts III footwear

Japanese fashion brand SuperGroupies has announced a line-up of boots based on characters from the popular video game from Square Enix and Disney Kingdom Hearts III. Rather than go for the exaggerated styles used in the game, SuperGroupies has selected …

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Light novel of Haruhi Suzumiya coming November 2020

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Yen Press logo

Today, Yen Press revealed they are releasing a digital version of the light novel The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya on November 25th, 2020 coinciding with the Japanese launch, with a printed edition coming at a later date. Written by Nagaru …

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Vancouver Aquarium closing due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium is closing its doors due to significant loss in income due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An announcement posted to their online blog stated they are “temporarily pausing public programming after September 7, 2020.” The idea behind …

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