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    I'm late by 10 days, but better late than never 8'D
    
Happy New Year 2012!
I shall cross my finger and hope that Doom 2012 is simply a hoax! >D

It's somewhat unfortunate that I don't have anything to share in this year's new year (I mean, I shared pixel icons (  ) last year, and icons in the year before that...), but I hope everyone will have (yet another) awesome year in the incoming days of 2012! 8D

( A short talk about 2011 )

Good bye, 2011. Welcome, doom year 2012. Here's a celebratory cake for this belated new year party :'D



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Yes, you heard that right, people! It's a second coming to the handheld, woo!

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd
Another awesome? take on vocals, dancing, and gaming by that leek-loving diva

For those of you who got no effin idea on what Project Diva is, or perhaps those who are, at the moment, asking themselves (or others) "What the hell is Vocaloid", Vocaloid is a singing synthesizer application developed by Yamaha that enables users to produce vocals by typing in lyrics and melody. Hatsune Miku is the iconic character of Vocaloid, although not the first to be made–but that's not our focus here.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva was a game developed by SEGA, starring Hatsune Miku as the main character of the game. The game itself is a rhythm game, in which you must press certain buttons along with the song, following the display on the screen — and of course, being a game with Miku as the star, the songs provided in-game are all songs sung by her, created by respective Vocaloid music artists!

In the first game, 39 songs were provided from the start, with additional songs and pictures provided as DLCs (downloadable contents) in PlayStation Network Japan. Following Project Diva's success in Japan, SEGA developed Dreamy Theater, a DLC for Project Diva which enables players to play the very game they know well—in PlayStation 3's high quality picture instead of PlayStation Portable's limited capability.

And now, Project Diva 2nd.



Quite a while ago, SEGA announced that they will be publishing Project Diva 2nd. This announcement alone created quite an uproar in the community of Vocaloid fans (or at least, those who follow the news). Following the announcement were promotional videos of Project Diva 2nd, featuring many new features its predecessor lacked, such as duet songs and the usage of the d-pad.

And finally, Sega updated the official page with the in-game PV of the songs Kocchi Muite Baby by ryo, Yellow by kz, and Color x Melody by Team MOER, showing us fans exactly what to expect when the game comes out by the end of July 2010. Not so much difference between the first and the second game, but we definitely could see the subtle difference, especially in how the characters move in the video.


Look at me, baby!

Sega, however, finally showed what they could do when they finally release the DVD which contains high-quality, full 3D PVs of Kocchimuite Baby and Yellow. With absolutely smooth 3D—rivalling that of the first one's opening sequence—and flawless movements, both PVs will definitely captivate you. With the opening PV on twice the first's quality, will we see twice the improvement from Project Diva in Project Diva 2nd? We can only wait and see for ourselves ;)

Project Diva 2nd: Coming out for PSP July 29th
So, who are taking out their PSP from the shelves by the end of this month? :D