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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week

SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below. All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals: PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each) Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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XSEED Pursuing Limited Edition The Last Story For North America This July

XSEED has confirmed that it’s looking to release a limited edition version of The Last Story when the game makes its debut in North America in July. Presumably the limited edition version of The Last Story will be similar to the version that was released in Europe back in February. The limited edition version of [...]

Published by sickr on May 8th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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Dragon Quest X hits Wii in August, no Wii U date

Square Enix has unveiled Japanese launch plans and subscription prices for Dragon Quest X, the latest, MMO-like outing for Wii and Wii U. Andriasang reports Square Enix Japan has announced the RPG will arrive locally on August 2. Only the Wii version was mentioned, but as the Wii U itself is yet to be dated, [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on April 26th, 2012 at 05:04 am

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Operation Rainfall pushing Pandora’s Tower with publishers

Pandora’s Tower, the only Wii JRPG of the “holy trinity” yet to make it to the US, is the focus of a new, third party-focussed campaign by Operation Rainfall. Having learned that third party company’s may have helped spark US launches for earlier games, Operation Rainfall has turned its attention away from Nintendo of America. [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on April 23rd, 2012 at 12:04 am

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Nintendo Direct – Rune Factory 4, Just Dance Wii 2, Mario Tennis Open, more

Nintendo announced many, many things during Nintendo Direct. Things such as: a release date for Rune Factory 4, daily DLC for Heroes of Ruin, and extra information on Mario Tennis Open. Below the break is a bullet list of some of the announcements, so be sure to keep refreshing the front page for the larger [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 21st, 2012 at 12:04 pm

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Namco Gamer’s Day media – One Piece, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Inversion, ToGF, Madagascar 3

Namco has released a bevy of screenshots for the games on display during its Global Gamer’s Day event. Below the break, you’ll find screenshots for titles such as: One Piece: Pirate Warriors, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Inversion, Tales of Graces f and Madagascar 3. Two videos, one for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and One Piece, [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 17th, 2012 at 06:04 pm

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Nintendo makes GAME return with Pandora’s Tower

Nintendo has reinstalled its support with GAME, with the store set to stock Wii RPG Pandora’s Tower on its website and in store today. The publisher didn’t stock most 3DS and Wii titles with the retailer during its troubled times earlier this year, including Mistwalker RPG The Last Story. The release of Pandora’s Tower in [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on April 13th, 2012 at 09:04 am

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Xenoblade Chronicles available through Gamefly

Epic Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles has turned up outside of its “exclusive” distribution channels. The MonolithSoft effort, which has spiritual ties to the Xenosaga series, was announced as a Nintendo Shop and Gamestop exclusive. Nevertheless, there it is on Gamefly. Xenoblade Chronicles is out now, and holds a 92 Metacritic average. Along with Mistwalker’s The [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on April 12th, 2012 at 03:04 am

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Pandora’s Tower launch trailer released for the UK

Below the break is the UK launch trailer for Pandora’s Tower which releases Friday, April 13 in the region. Read More…

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 11th, 2012 at 02:04 pm

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The Last Story’s US release to be a limited print run

North American fans after a copy of The Last Story may want to go ahead and pre-order soon – as publisher XSeed have indicated the game will have a limited print run when it launches on the continent. “We do anticipate a limited run for the game as we already have a number in mind [...]

Published by Alex Donaldson on April 2nd, 2012 at 07:04 am

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Pandora’s Tower gameplay video shows action and platforming

A new video for Pandora’s Tower has been released, showing off some of the game’s action and platforming aspects. It’s out on Wii in Europe on April 13. Still no work yet on a North American release. Thanks, Siliconera. Read More…

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 30th, 2012 at 09:03 pm

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Unchained Blade (Dungeon RPG) Coming To The West Via Nintendo 3DS eShop

Japanese dungeon RPG Unchained Blade Rexx is coming to the West according to the latest edition of Nintendo Power. The game will be available as a download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop, but there could be a physical release as well. Sadly there’s no mention of a firm release date for either North America or Europe. [...]

Published by sickr on March 24th, 2012 at 04:03 pm

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Pandora’s Tower gets first English trailer

Pandora’s Tower has an ignoble reputation as the “other” JRPG in the Wii’s localisation holy trinity. See what the fuss is about in the trailer through the break. This is the first official English language trailer for Pandora’s Tower, which is being localised by Nintendo of Europe. Pandora’s Tower finally reaches European Wiis on April [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on March 21st, 2012 at 11:03 pm

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What can Japanese RPG developers learn from Rayman: Origins?

This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer. I wish more Japanese RPGs were like Rayman: Origins.Alright, I’ll give you a [...]

Published by Kat Bailey on March 9th, 2012 at 02:03 pm

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“Whenever I create a game it’s still like my own child is being born,” says Sakaguchi

Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is also the father of Final Fantasy in case that hasn’t been drummed into your head by now, has compared creating games with a child being born – in that any game created by he and his team is like an “extremely beautiful” child to them. “Whenever I create a game [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on February 28th, 2012 at 04:02 pm

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Pre-order Xenoblade Chronicles in US, get free artbook

Nintendo’s announced those who pre-order Xenoblade Chronicles in the US at GameStop will be able to pick up a free artbook that contains art from the Monolithsoft RPG. Both the game and artbook is currently exclusive to GameStop in the US right now. The game’s out in America on April 6. It’s out now in [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on February 28th, 2012 at 07:02 am

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Sakaguchi introduces director’s cut trailer for The Last Story

A director’s cut video of The Last Story has been released featuring RPG legend Hironobu Sakaguchi as he and Nintendo celebrate the launch of the Wii-exclusive. Check it out below. The game is out today in the UK and will release on Wii in the US sometime this summer. Read More…

Published by Stephany Nunneley on February 24th, 2012 at 05:02 pm

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Sakaguchi has “a lot of trust” in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase

The Last Story’s Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing with the series. “I still go out drinking with Yoshinori Kitase, the current producer of Final Fantasy, once in a while, [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on February 24th, 2012 at 05:02 pm

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GAME drops Last Story, holds crunch publisher talks

GAME has pulled The Last Story completely from its line-up, with a report coming out this afternoon saying its held talks with publishers over reassurances of its future. The retailer has cancelled all pre-orders of the standard edition of the Mistwalker RPG, having previously switched them over from the collectors edition to the standard edition [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on February 23rd, 2012 at 02:02 pm

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Dragon Quest X beta begins today in Japan

Square Enix has kicked off the Dragon Quest X beta in Japan today ahead of an anticipated released later this year. The publisher has been plucking testers for the MMORPG-like title for a while, with potential testers notified last month. DQX will launch on Wii and Wii U, with support for certain features on 3DS. [...]