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If you are in the Alexandria, Virginia area this weekend, be sure to check out MAGFest from January 1-4 (and a New Year's Eve party on the 31st). Along with artists and performers such as Jake "Virt" Kaufman, Arm Cannon, and Select Start, Metroid Metal will be performing. Oh yeah, you can also pick up early Contra 4: Rocked 'n' Loaded albums there too! With performers like these, MAGFest is THE place to be if you're into game music and metal. For Metroid fans in particular, this is another chance to see Metroid Metal live (along with song other performers doing Metroid) - as well as hear a brand new mystery song Metroid Metal will be debuting! They should be playing on Friday. If you didn't get a badge yet, don't fret - they will be available at the door for $45, and it's WELL worth it.

The second piece of Metroid-related news is Thaís Jussim, aka Yuki, the Samus cosplayer extraordinaire, will be performing as Samus at Anime Matsuri (April 2-4, 2010) in The Woodlands, Texas (about a half hour north of Houston). If you remember, we interviewed Yuki awhile back. Since then, she has won several cosplay contests - just take a quick glance at her homepage or her DeviantArt page, and you'll see why! She was invited to attend from Brazil, so if you are attending the conference, this is a unique chance to meet the internationally renowned cosplayer! In addition, she has recently done a series of suitless Samus cosplays from Super Metroid, so check those out as well! When you see her, make sure to let her know the Metroid Database sent ya!

Until next time...
Captain Commando