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I see this pic is posted at rt.com, but where was the press announcement or was this a joke?

If this is true, I wonder if the new series will pick up where part three ended or will this be a totally new interpretation that may or may not be set in 1979-1982?

There hasn't been much in the way of Bandai/Takatoku 1/55th talk simply because the rerelease of the toys has been dead in the water for nearly a year. Yamato has been the torch bearer for Macross toys for 3 years straight now. In my opinion, Yamato has supported the Macross license more then any company ever has. But I am still glad that Bandai did rerelease 7 of the old 1/55ths... I was able to get a Max and Milia for under $200 instead of paying a $1,000+ on eBay for a used set. B)

Want to ask two things (the first of which may be a newbie question but here goes) 1 - Are the posts on rt.com edited to leave out the names of the manufacturing companies?!?! I can understand no posting of websites to obtain bootleg items, but editing a company name? (Like anyone couldn't figure the names out) Doesn't sound like the kind of thing a certain "fluffy bunny of a fan friend" company (HG if ya couldn't tell by the dripping sarcasm) would do now does it? 2 - What ever happened to Sunwards anyhow? Any past thread I've missed? I wish BW would take on HG in a court battle, there really is no case if you look at the facts First of all, you are crediting bankofkev's quote to me which is incorrect. As for editing the companies names in some of these posts, robotech.com can be pretty damn picky in regards to the names of companies who manufacture official Macross merchandise for Big West showing up on the rt.com boards (ie. Yamato, Bandai, Sunwards, etc.). Some of us skirt that by putting dashes in place of some of the letters of those company names. As for Sunwards, whether it was a truly serious attempt by Yamato to sell their Macross goods here in the US or to just send up a trial balloon to guage Harmony Gold's reaction (they did spend hard cash for advertisement in Toyfare magazine), the whole Sunwards deal is pretty much DOA unless something miraculous happens on the licensing front.

I have swapped a few PM's with bankofkev (BankofKev - someone apparently stole his name) a few weeks ago so he is deffinitely here. I know that he currently isn't interested in posting here. Considering how things devolved last time I couldn't really blame him, but at the same time, though, he needs to learn how to better conduct himself on this board.

Steve Yun has now admitted that Tokyo Pop had originally picked up its rights from Big West (of course neither Harmony Gold or Tokyo Pop gave Big West any credit in any of their press releases): http://www.robotech.com/community/forum/re...1704&forumid=12 As for bankofkev's thoughts and opinions on his post at rt.com, I basically agree that Big West needs to take more of an innitiative in getting all things that are Macross out on the market outside of Japan. Considering that Harmony Gold/Tatsunoko already have a proven stake in Macross (the TV series that is), it may end up requiring some additional negotiations outside of the lawsuit. Then again, I would really like to see the carpet pulled from out under Harmony Gold's feet.

It is probably safe to say this now, but I was told a few months ago that another ruling was to be handed down by the Tokyo Circuit Court regarding the Big West vs. Tatsunoko case sometime in September or October. Maybe this news piece has to do with that...

Most of the footage shown in this promo are from the "Encounters in Space" (its English title) game which has been out in Japan for several weeks and will be out in the US later this year. The other footage shown is from the PS2 Gundam Seed game.

bankofkev posted the below content at robotech.com Though I may have some disagreement with some of what he says in this (namely overlooking Harmony Gold's faults in this mess), I think there is some validity to it. One of the interesting aspects of the debate that is brought up by Macross Purists is the idea that HG does little to promote Macross products or go out and produce new product licenses. Here is good example of that sentiment on MW: While I do not agree with this statement I’m reposting it here as a illustration of the feelings shared by many in the purist movement on this issue. Well during the 2003 SDCC Robotech Panel it was disclosed by Tommy Yune that: Also here is the official Statement form Tokyopop: I thought this was a good deal for all parties involved in fact here is what I said at the time on 8/21/03 typos and all! I firmly believe this then and I still believe it now. HG staffers have repeatedly said that there door is open to a deal. Well we have seen that this is not idle chit chat but HG backs it up with actions! Great news for everyone…. Well just as things were starting to look good a new (or as could be the case old) monkey came in with a blowtorch to screw this up… Recently Tokyopop had taken down its press release about Macross 7 trash. White Drew Carey sent them a e-mail asking what was up well on 9/23/03 he got a response: I’m sure many of you have seen that HG has taken down the press release also. Now we do NOT know what the delay is. I suspect it is one of two things. 1. There are production problems with the manga. 2. BW has pulled the license from Tokyopop. Sadly my gut feeling is that it is number 2. Now I must point out that there has been NO official statement from any party (BW, HG , Tokyopop) as to why there is this delay and I ask that you keep this in mind as you read what I write below. I would love to be wrong on this one…. IF Big West has pulled the the M7Trash license from Tokyopop then this battle between Big West and Harmony Gold has taken a dark turn. Why? 1. There is no chance you will see a approved translation here in the US thanks to Big West. Folks Tokyopop is not going to to release this without HG approval. Why? Tokyopop knows who is the trademark owner of SDF:Macross here in the US and internationally (except Japan) and it is Harmony Gold. Why should Tokyopop risk a legal engagement with HG that Tokyopop would lose? After all we have seen that Big West will do nothing to help Tokyopop. Thin I’m wrong? Well does anyone remember Su-----ds in 2002? Which leads me to… 2. Big West has lost its chance to gain entry into the international market. HG controls the keys to the international kingdom. The Jan 2003 only strengthens HG argument. HG is the owner of SDF:Macross thus any macros derivative must get clearance from them to be released outside of Japan. BW gave up its international merchandising rights to Tatsunoko in 1982 (disclosed by HG at the 2002 AX RT panel). HG controls the keys to this kingdom and BW knows it. However BW has really hurt themselves because: 2. It is doubtful that any US company will do business with Big West to release new Macross products. Tokyopop has pretty much lost whatever money it has put into this deal. As I stated before Tokyopop cant release this without a legal challenge from HG, unless there is a agreement. Why should any company go out and pay money to BW to get rights for Macross merchandise if BW forbids them to work with HG? No US company is going to engage in a costly legal battle with HG for BW benefit when there is little chance of success. Which leads me to: 3.Big West has just lost millions in international revenue. Well no one was going to rake in millions off Macross 7 Trash. However this deal could have been a bridge for future deals that could have brought more products over (B---ai, Ya---to, Ha----ga, et. al.) which would have brought millions for Big West. Now its gone…. 4. Big West just screwed over its fans big time. Macross Purists (who have fought for BW here on line in the US) have lost their chance to get Macross products widely available at cheap prices thanks to BW. I ask the purists to explain to me how this action (if it was big west who pulled the plug) helps their cause? Just the opposite has occurred for reasons I stated above. HG is not affected if this does not happen but you are… If Big West has pulled the plug on this deal they have screwed Tokyopop, Macross Fans and any chance to end this war in the near future. Once again I must state that we do not know if Big West pulled the plug. There is NO official statement from anyone as to why this is happening. I personally would love for this to be a simple production distribution problem. If it is I will gladly say I was wrong. However if its not…. Harmony Gold answered the fans call…It appears Big West doesn’t want to listen. Bankofkev

I wasn't too terribly surprised that this happened. Though I was definitely planning on picking up 7 Trash if it was released, I am not that big of a 7 fan so if it doesn't come here, it isn't a huge loss to me.

A few weeks ago, all references to Macross 7 Trash were pulled from Tokyo Pop's web page. A few days ago, the White Drew Carey received an e-mail from Tokyo Pop indicating some sort of delay (GO HERE). And now, robotech.com has pulled all references to it. It's probably a safe bet that Big West pulled the plug since it appears that both Harmony Gold and Tokyo Pop went over Big West's head. I am sick and tired of this BS and I wish that Big West, Harmony Gold, and Tatsunuko would sit down and get some sort of compromise hammered out. Until something is settled, ultimately it's us fans being hurt.

BTW, has anyone noticed that robotech.com has completely taken down the news release about Macross 7 Trash?

Went with the SNES/Super Famicom. Some of my all time favorite games and gaming experiences were on that system.

I ended up going with the Virtual Boy. That thing gave me a frickin' headache! The Atari Jaguar would be my next choice. The Tremmel family, who owned Atari during the 80's and 90's, were pretty much the Harmony Gold of video gaming. On the other hand, I think it's very unfair to have the Atari 2600 on this list. When the 2600 was my primary game system between 82 and 88, I had many hours of fun with that system.

Not only did I get Firefox over the weekend, I also got Heartbreak Ridge on DVD (one of my other favorite Clint Eastwood movies) AND I picked up Flight of the Intruder on DVD, too. Turns out that the Intruder DVD came out sometime this year. B)

Firefox is on DVD!?! I did some quick searching and see that it came out last October. I wish it had been advertised. At least I now know it exists. BTW, nice model Valkyrie Hunter.

If my memory seves me, the original "Alien vs. Predator" script was submitted to one of the major studios (Fox?) on September 4th 1991... I remember the date because it was my 18th birthday. Capcom's arcade game from 1994 was inspired by this script... the female cyborg you control has ninja attributes. Maybe there is some hope for this movie since Ripley's not in it!

I found out why much hasn't been heard recently about the latest Gundam Arch Enemy figures. For various reasons, the release of both figures has been moved back to April of next year. I agree it sucks, but at least the figures are still slated for release. If you are a fan of classic Gundam, when these figures are released, show your support and make sure to buy as many as you can! B)

Okay Gundam game info I CAN release. 1) Lost War Chronicle was axed mainly because it was turned down by Sony. They didn't think it was "good enough" and that it wasn't significantly better then the previous PS2 Gundam games released. <_< Fortunately, things are looking good so for the US release of Encounters in Space. 2) In regards to the Gihren's Greed games, Bandai did some studies and concluded it wouldn't be profitable enough and that there wasn't enough interest to bring a Gundam strategy/RPG to the US. I know I would buy it. 3) Again, AEUG vs. Titans would probably stand a pretty good chance of a US release in part because of Capcoms involvement and that Federation vs. Zeon was also good.

Harmony Gold has proven it is willing to take other people's $$$money$$$ behind Big West's back.

I do have more detailed reasons to why Lost War Journal didn't come out, etc., but I want to get the okay from my source from Bandai before I devulge too much publicly. As for the Battle Assualt games, they have Gundam Wing suits so is it any surprise that they made it to market though they are mediocre? The Enter the Matrix Games and the recent Tomb Raider games were piles of crap loaded with glitches, yet Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft all let these games go to market... The Zeta game will probably have a good chance of hitting US chores in part because it is a Capcom game. If Bandai ever tries to get the PS2 Macross game out here in the states, it will help to have the Sega name behind it.

The Region 2 DVD of DYRL from 1999 has the trailers for the movie. There was also a special DVD DYRL boxset that was released during 1999, though I can't remember what was part of the package.

1) There were a few reasons why Lost War Chronicles was not released, and I believe a lack of a coherent story line was one. 2) Ghiren's Greed will probably NOT see the light of day here because there is probably not enough demand for a Gundam strategy game here in the US (I know I would buy it). 3) Encounters in Space, which is currently scheduled for a US release in December, is the direct sequel to Journey to Jaburo. One of the PS2 packages for it in Japan includes a revised version of JTJ with improved gameplay. Hopefully Encounters plays better then JTJ! 4) The PS2 version of AEUG vs. Titans is slated for release in Japan in December. It would be sweet if a US version is released to coincide with whatever is going on with the US release of Zeta next year.

All I get is "x" instead of pics on Yoshi's link.

My sister and her husband live near Hampton, VA whish is near Langley AFB. My brother-in-law is a captain in the USAF and my sister works on base, too. Sometime late in the afternoon on Thrusday, one of the nearby trees fell over in the winds and came down on the house. I don't know what the full extant of the damage is, but it did squash part of the back porch and is leaning next to the chimney. The insurance deductible for this kind of damage is over $2000. Furthermore, it will probably be 2 to 3 weeks before they have power again.