Two years ago today at 14:46 (2:46PM) JST, a magnitude 9 earthquake shook the Tohoku region of Japan, followed by several aftershocks and tsunami waves up to 40.5 meters (133 ft). While several media outlets did over exaggerate the disaster, the earthquake left 15,881 dead, 6,142 injured, and 2,668 missing. Even today, Fukushima remains a […]
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From all of us here at ai, we hope you and your family have a safe, joyous, and merry Christmas. Earlier this year, we celebrated our first birthday and for us, we consider that the best gift we could receive this year – even if it was early by quite […]
At ai, we believe in being open and honest when it comes to your privacy. That’s why effective immediately, we are rolling out a completely rewritten privacy policy. Our new policy outlines specifically what information we collect, what third-parties we use and partner with, and what, if any, information they report back […]
As a full disclosure, yes, I do work at Zelda Reorchestrated (ZREO for short) as support staff. That’s part of the reason I’m posting this up. If you’re going to going to MAGFest in DC in now just two weeks, you might want to check out the finally released schedule […]
Note: The following is cross-posted from Gemakei. This also appeared there first since my position at Gemakei is the reason I get to go to NYCC in the first place. This was also intended to go up much, much earlier than it is. Thanks to a hard drive failure, this is only […]
As some of you already know, on Monday evening, Hurricane Sandy made landfall where I live. As a result, many of you have been asking if we are OK. I figured it would be best to do a broadcasted status update on here to answer that. The House: The house […]
I’ll admit that when it comes to newsletters in my inbox, I usually glance over them. However, one managed to catch my eye today, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia’s newsletter (JASGP for short). It was pretty hard missing the banner at the top: “Become a JASGP member, win […]
A special note about this post: The following review is cross-posted from Gemakei. While a review copy was provided, the thoughts that follow are entirely my own. Before I begin, I feel it is important to note that this review of Cyklus is based off playing it on an iPad 2. Cyklus […]
It’s no secret I’m a fan of Japan. I haven’t been there yet, but let’s face it, there are some pretty awesome things that come out of Japan. One thing I’ve found myself doing a lot is sharing things on Twitter or Facebook about Japan with the phrase “Stay [Word], […]
A special note about this post: The following review is cross-posted from Gemakei, where I am the Community Administrator. As a full disclaimer, a voucher for a free copy of the game to review it was provided by the developers, but this review was not commissioned. The thoughts that follow […]
When ever I show my website to others, the first question I get is always “What’s the name supposed to mean?” Tonight, I’d like to finally set the records straight. I’ll begin with the story behind ai|inc, the parent company of The France Hopper Network. Back in the early 2000s, […]
Awesome. Mind-blowing. Stunning. Incredible. All gross understatements. Describing the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’ performance in Philadelphia may well be impossible to adequately do in just a single word. However, there are two things that are for sure: one, it was the best concert I’ve ever been two, […]
Yesterday, we celebrated an achievement for us. Today, we’d like to celebrate one just made by our friends at Zelda Reorchestrated. After many months of planning, today, ZREO announced the official recording date for the choir for Twilight Symphony. The recording will take place next month on Saturday, June 9th. […]
I can still hardly believe it as I write this, but as of today, both The France Hopper Network and ai|inc are now a year old. Last year, at 10:18pm edt, I quietly flipped the switch on what was started as a project to try to centralize everything I did on the […]
You may know where your towel is, but do you know where you pillow is? If you were in Philly this past Saturday, a pillow was a good thing to have on hand. Why? Oh, no reason in particular… This year, the annual Philadelphia Pillow Fight Day was organized by […]
Edit: As you may have likely guessed by now, this post was the April Fools Day joke for this year. We are not changing our name and the site has now been restored to normal. We will be continuing to update the site theme in phases that should be complete by the […]
One year ago today, at 14:46 JST, Japan was rocked by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, now known as the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, it wasn’t the initial earthquake that did the most damage. It was the tsunami that followed, wiping out entire towns and causing the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi […]
Note: The following is cross-posted from Gemakei, where I am the Community Administrator. While the PlayStation Vita didn’t officially launch in the US until this past Wednesday, for those willing to fork out the extra cash, Sony offered a special First Edition Bundle. For $350, you got to enjoy a 3G […]
17 March 2018 Update: Hello, Googlers! I don’t know why this post seems to be trending on Google lately, but please be aware it is from 2012. Whatever information you’re looking for that led you here may no longer apply. Happy reading! Disclaimer: While I am friends with the producer of the […]
Next Wednesday, Jan. 18th, The France Hopper Network will shut down for the full day in protest of SOPA. We firmly believe that if SOPA is passed, it will destroy the Internet as it exists today. We believe that SOPA is nothing more than an excuse to gain unrestricted control […]