Final Fantasy III Arrives on Virtual Console
Nintendo may not have any interest in bringing Wii owners brilliant new role-playing games , but at least they’ve got us covered for the old ones: This week’s Virtual Console update includes one of the most beloved RPGs ever, Final Fantasy III . Of course, you’re a savvy and knowledgeable...
Call of Duty XP Convention to Unveil Modern Warfare 3′s Multiplayer
We have QuakeCon, BlizzCon, and now we have what amounts to Call of Duty Con. Activision has announced the very first ever Call of Duty XP, a two-day event being held in September where more than 6,000 fans will be able to celebrate Activision’s first-person shooter series. Call of Duty: Modern...
Xenoblade, Pandora’s Tower, Last Story Still Not Planned for U.S. Release
A fan campaign has been doing its best to convince Nintendo to bring several Japanese Wii games to North America. After a period of silence, the company has delivered its answer and it’s not what we were hoping to hear. The movement began a week ago on IGN’s message boards and has become...
Japan Review Check: L.A. Noire, Wii Play: Motion
A selection of the most interesting games due to hit Japan next week, courtesy the review pages of Famitsu magazine: – L.A.
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Japan Review Check: L.A. Noire, Wii Play: Motion
Nintendo’s E3 Showing Big in Japan
Both this guy and the majority of respondents to a Famitsu magazine poll agree: Nintendo had the best showing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this month. The publisher, which formally announced the Wii U and announced updates to a lot of their core franchises at E3, took the top place in...
Eiji Aonuma Wraps Up Zelda: Skyward Sword’s E3 Showing
In case you don’t have an aversion to very minor Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword spoilers, here’s a whole bunch of random tidbits from an E3-era interview with producer Eiji Aonuma that were printed in this week’s Famitsu magazine: – In this game, Zelda starts out as a childhood...
Yasumi Matsuno Hints at His New Level-5 Project
Yasumi Matsuno, one of the designers who defined the strategy RPG genre as we know it today on game consoles, wouldn’t seem like a very good fit with the Layton -ites at Level-5 at first glance. According to Matsuno, however, he and Level-5 head Akihiro Hino have been in talks for over a year...
Strategy RPG Pioneer Yasumi Matsuno Jumps to Level-5
The biggest story from the latest issue of Famitsu magazine isn’t about a game at all — it’s news of a job transfer that could have major impact for anyone who loves console strategy RPGs. Yasumi Matsuno, creator of Ogre Battle , Tactics Ogre and the Final Fantasy Tactics series, has...
Motion Controls Should be Firewalled Off From the Main Experience, Says Ken Levine
Irrational Games boss Ken Levine came on stage during Sony’s E3 press conference to commit to using PlayStation Move in BioShock Infinite in some capacity. Whatever form that support comes in, we don’t yet know, just don’t expect it to be forced upon players in any way.
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Sonic the Hedgehog is 20 Years Old
20 years ago today, the first Sonic the Hedgehog was released on Sega Genesis in North America. Sega had been looking for a character to counter the increasing popularity of rival Nintendo’s Mario. The titular Sonic would go on to become the company’s iconic mascot and perhaps the company’s...
