Hi, guys! To date my Monster Hunter Beginner’s Guide is about 80% done!  It’s been a momentous undertaking but rewarding nonetheless.  In other news, we’ve adopted a kitten!  Check out my twitter page for TONS of images of the little guy being cute.  Like this one.  And this one.

LOOK

• This week in things what will piss you off: EA top brass proud of his efforts to keep single player games off the streets.
• Monster Hunter 4 website has launched
• This week’s PSN update includes Gurumin, discounted Valkyria Chronicles DLC, Bioshock, and Growlanser: Wayfarer Of Time. Here is my Gurumin review from roughly four years ago.  Don’t laugh, OK?
• Both Ico and Shadows of the Colossus can now be played on your Vita via Remote Play! (and God of War but who cares about that…)
• A look at the last 25 years of Final Fantasy as it relates to Hironobu Sakaguchi
• Bayonetta is obviously like… a gymnast or something right?
• Dengeki asked Japanese gamers who their favorite Nippon Ichi heroine is.  I approve of the results.
• This is the the only way I want to drink for the rest of my life.
• Gravity Rush/Daze writer was worried that Kat was too Japanese.  The article also offers some interesting insight into Japanese vs. Western story telling.
• Cute Kite cosplay.
• This was one of my most-player PSX games!  Glad I could learn a bit more about it, even if it’s because of Playstation All Stars Battle Royale.

WATCH

The little Final Fantasy VII film trailer taking the internet by storm

Odds are good Picotto Knights won’t come to the West, but it sure is cute!

It’s just not a links post without some Dark Souls! Here’s a look at some of the new content coming to the PC version (OMG Knight Artorias).

It’s been out for a while now but the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes trailer is definitely worth a watch.  The FOX engine is pretty amazing, but hands still look weird as fuck.