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The HIT FRANCHISE Comes to Life on Next Gen! Experience the fast and powerful fighting style of the popular Dragon Ball Z series in a brand new game for the next gen systems! Dragon Ball®: Raging Blast features over 70 playable characters, including transformations, and allows you to relive epic battles from the series or experience alternate moments not included in the original anime and manga. With stunning 3D graphics, powerful and customizable Super Attacks, online gameplay and large-scale, destructible environments that allow you to fully experience the devastation of your attacks, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is set to deliver more explosive fighting action than ever seen before!

• Based on the popular Dragon Ball Z series – Relive pivotal moments from the Dragon Ball Z series with more than 100 epic battles or experience alternate moments not included in the original series!
• Fight as all of your favorite characters – Including transformations, battle as more than 70 playable characters including Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Vegeta, Frieza, Android 16, Cell and Broly.
• Massive worlds with destructible environments – Feel the destructive power of your attacks as you alter any of the 10 large-scale battlefields. Smash your opponent to bits or inflict massive damage by embedding them into mountains, buildings and debris!
• Multiple modes of play – Hone your techniques in the Dojo and then put them to the test in either the Dragon Battle Collection or Super Battle Trial single-player modes. Ready to face-off against friends? Challenge them in a variety of offline or online multiplayer modes, including Versus and the World Tournament Online!
• Powerful and customizable attacks – Live the Dragon Ball Z experience with signature moves and Super Attacks, including the all new “Super Rising” move. During team battles, characters fight together, freely switching between members and assisting one another with support actions. You can also improve your characters’ abilities through item and Super Attack customization, equipping them with your favorite moves to match your fighting style.
• Anime-inspired HD graphics – The hit franchise comes to life! The next-gen systems deliver high quality cel-shaded graphics in stunning HD and include impressive visuals such as GlowFX and Radial Blur.
• Unlockable content – Earn D-Points to unlock new abilities and items!

Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Developer: SPIKE
Platform: PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®
Genre: Fighting
Players: 2-8 online and 1-2 offline
Rating: RP
Release: November 10, 2009
Official Site: www.namcobandaigames.com

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The first Dragonball Z RPG for the Nintendo DS! Based on the most popular anime series of all time, Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans is a brand new role-playing adventure where players battle as Goku and his Earth Defense Force allies to save the world from Vegeta® and the threatening Saiyan enemies. Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans features a host of original features which will be sure to thrill fans of the series with unique game modes, fun side quests and new material never before seen in either the anime or manga series.

• The most powerful fighters alive – Create a customized party and control fan-favorite characters including Goku®, Krillin®, Yamcha®, Gohan®, Tien®, and Piccolo™
• The Saiyan Saga – Follow the events of the original Dragon Ball Z story from the World Tournament and Goku’s triumphant defeat of Piccolo through the Vegeta saga and all-new storylines exclusive to the game
• Explore the world – Search through a vast world map and encounter enemies, find treasures and destroy obstacles with targeted Ki Blasts
• Fight to grow stronger – Characters build experience, become stronger and learn, upgrade and execute powerful new skills and attacks
• Intense battles – Fight against enemies with focused attacks and Super Skills or fill up your Rage Meter and unleash “Sparking” combos and Ultimate Skills

Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Platform: Nintendo DS™
Genre: RPG
Players: 1
Rating: EVERYONE 10+
Release: November 10, 2009
Official Site: www.dragonball.namco.com

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Many new videos of Dragonball: Raging Blast have surfaced online from Gamescom in Europe. As you can see in the videos, a new character has been made exclusively for this game: SSJ3 Broly. It’s a nice addition to what is essentially an update to Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Dragonball: Raging Blast rages onto the PS3 and Xbox 360 November 10th, 2009.

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The folks at Bandai America, the makers of the Dragon Ball Z line of toys, would like to share a special Dragon Ball Z Friends and Family coupon that you can use for $1 off any purchase of $9.99 or more of any Bandai America Dragon Ball product.

You can download and print the coupon here: http://www.bandai.com/blog/news/save-1-00-on-kr-dbz-toys

This special offer expires on October 31st, 2009 and can be redeemed at participating retail locations (a partial list can be found at http://www.bandai.com/buy).

Hi everyone, I hope you’re enjoying your summer. I’ve been pretty busy as of late so I apologize for the lack of updates. I intend to make the site more active as soon as I can.

And isn’t this interesting, today is the 1 year anniversary of when Dragonball: Evolution was originally supposed to release in theaters, on August 15th, 2008. Why it was delayed is still a mystery.

But anyway, here’s what’s been going on in the Dragonball world!

• Dragon Box One DVD Set – DELAYED?

Amazon is sending emails to some of those who pre-ordered the first Dragon Box set from FUNimation, stating that it has been delayed from November 10th, 2009 to December 15th, 2009. This has not been confirmed by FUNimation, yet.

• Dragon Box One DVD Set – 30% Off Retail Price on Amazon!

Speaking of which, Amazon has a great deal going on for the first Dragon Box. Pre-order it, and save $23.99 off the retail price, for just $59.99.

• Dragonball Season Two Remastered Box Set – Releases November 10th, 2009!

Amazon is listing the second season of FUNimation’s recently-announced remastered Dragonball season box sets to release on November 10th, 2009 for a pre-order price of $34.99. Season two contains episodes 32-61 on 5 discs.

• Toei Causes Mass Suspension of YouTube Users – New TeamFourStar Account!

Fans of the hit Dragonball Z parody series “TeamFourStar Dragonball Z Abridged” will need to update their bookmarks. Due to a massive take down of Dragonball related videos on YouTube orchestrated by Toei, TeamFourStar has had their account suspended by YouTube for copyright infringement. Head on over to their new YouTube page for further updates.

Phew. That should be everything important. Oh, and I suppose I should mention that, despite a horrible run in theaters, Dragonball: Evolution is doing very well on the Playstation Network. According to Sony, it’s the #1 movie right now. But still don’t hold your breathe for a sequel.

Dragonball: Evolution is now in stores everywhere in North America on DVD and Blu-Ray. Go ahead and pick it up, or wait a week for it to be in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart. Just kidding.

In site news, we apologize for the downtime, hopefully it won’t happen again.

Dear Fox,
It’s too late to try and make Dragonball: Evolution look cool. You had over a year to cut a good trailer to deceive the public into thinking the movie was half-way decent, but you were lazy. These DVD commercials would have been awesome in 2008,  but now they’re just depressing.

As a bonus, you can watch some of the deleted scenes from the DVD on YouTube by clicking here, here and here. Keep checking back for a post with all the deleted scenes.

FUNimation announced today their plans to release a U.S. version of the popular Japanese “Dragon Boxes” this November, which use the original film masters. Perhaps the most notable detail is the boxes will remain in their original 4:3 aspect ratio instead of the faux 16:9 that FUNimation released their own DBZ box sets in. So fans that were upset by FUNimation in the past should be very pleased. The first set will contain the first 42 episodes of DBZ (spanning 6 discs) for a price of $79.99 on November 10th.

Flower Mound, TX – July 18, 2009 — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, today announces that it has acquired the original masters for the entire Dragon Ball Z anime series, episodes and films, and will release all as the Dragon Box for the first time in the U.S. The first of seven Dragon Boxes will be available at major retailers nationwide this Fall.

The Dragon Box will be produced from the original Dragon Box masters after a frame by frame restoration and will span the entire 291 episode television series and all 13 of its movies.
This definitive DVD box release begins with Dragon Box One which includes the first 42 episodes, uncut, on 6 discs.

The Dragon Box releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, the original Japanese audio (with options for an English track or English subtitles), the original episode previews, complete opening and closing credits and a collector’s booklet.

Dragon Box One will be available at major retailers nationwide on November 10, 2009 and will have an SRP of $79.98.

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UPDATE: Watch the announcement on FUNimation’s YouTube channel.