Bill Roper was WoWed by sales of...WoW

CVG has an interview with foremer Blizzard Employee Bill Roper who says:

I remember a meeting at Blizzard where we were hoping we'd be able to sell a million copies of the game", Roper, former Blizzard North employee and now Flagship Studios CEO, has told CVG in an interview. (Full Story)

That's like George Bush hoping the Iraq war would only by a mild cluster-fuck. Yeah that's right, I just got all politcal on your ass! (Sorry, it's been a long day at the office)

Doctor Who Special: Hilarious!

Otaku-gasm?

Nichi Bei Times is reporting on the move to create a J-Pop supercenter in San Francisco Japantown.

The project, a brainchild of anime entrepreneur and Viz Media CEO Seiji Horibuchi, would demolish the 1746 Post St. Hokubei Mainichi Building and, in its place, erect a new structure dedicated to Japanese pop culture. The building would house several businesses including a cafe, a Kinokuniya annex bookstore and a movie theater owned and operated by Viz. The top floor would house offices for Viz pictures and the Hokubei Mainichi newspaper.
(Full Story)