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0  Need For Speed World Dated Tue, Jul 20th, 2010, 1:35 pm (EST) BY COLIN The online MMO world of Need for Speed is coming sooner than you think. EA has confirmed that Need For Speed World will be available for purchase on July 27, next week. More »

	1  Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Coming This September Wed, Jul 14th, 2010, 1:54 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Nintendo of America, through their official Twitter account, have confirmed that Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, which was on the show floor during E3 2010, will be coming to North America on September 12. More »

0  New White Knight Chronicles Game Coming To PSP Wed, Jun 30th, 2010, 6:02 am (EST) BY DARRYL Despite a fairly mediocre reception for the first title, Level-5 seem determined to try and make White Knight Chronicles a name to remember when it comes to Japanese RPG titles. More »

1  Ni no Kuni Comes to the PS3 Thu, Jun 24th, 2010, 1:55 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Level 5 has announced that their Studio Ghibli tie-in RPG, Ni no Kuni, will be coming to the PS3 shortly after the release of the Nintendo DS version of the game. The title has been greatly anticipated since it was revealed, most notably due to be related to Studio Ghibli, the studio whose films have received numerous awards and praise from critics around the world. More »

0  White Knight Chronicles 2 Release Date Revealed Thu, May 13th, 2010, 1:09 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Sony has revealed that White Knight Chronicles 2 will be hitting Japanese store shelves on July 8th. The original White Knight Chronicles was just released earlier this year in North America, but has been out in Japan for quite some time. That being said, it's no surprise that a North American release is undetermined. More »

0  White Knight Chronicles 2 Features Online Mode Transformations Sun, Apr 4th, 2010, 7:11 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Those who played the original White Knights Chronicles, which released in North America and Europe earlier this year, may have noticed some glaring issues with the game, such as the inability to transform into the knight during multiplayer mode. According to the latest tweets from one of the staff members at Level 5 working on the game, it appears that the sequel will fix some of those issues. More »

0  White Knight Chronicles To Get Free Weekly Quests Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 12:14 am (EST) BY COLIN It looks like the adventure isn't over for White Knight Chronicles just yet. Sony and developer Level 5 have just revealed that they will be launching a weekly quest campaign for the RPG that'll last all the way until the end of June. More »

0  Bioshock 2 Getting Multiplayer DLC In March Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010, 5:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS 2K announced today that Bioshock 2 will be getting multiplayer downloadable content (DLC) in March, with single player DLC to follow "In the coming months." The first multiplayer content, known as the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, will be available on Xbox Live and Games for Windows for 400 Microsoft points and on Playstation Network for £3.19. The new content will feature new playable characters, weapon upgrades, trials, masks and an increase in the rank cap to level 50. More »

2  White Knight Chronicles (International Edition) Review Thu, Feb 18th, 2010, 9:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Originally a Japanese release in 2008, White Knight Chronicles International Edition has finally come to grace the North American PlayStation 3. Following the story of Leonard, a young man who gains the power of an ancient weapon, players are taken on a journey to saving Balandor's princess from a cult that wishes to wield forgotten weaponry for dark purposes. More or less a standard plot for any JRPG, but Level-5 has added in a few twists of their own to make White Knight Chronicles a pretty enjoyable addition to any PlayStation 3 RPG fan's collection. More »

1  Level-5 Working On New Wii, PS3 Exclusives Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 3:22 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Level-5 have been quite a successful Japanese developer, working on prestigious franchises like Dragon Quest for Square Enix, Professor Layton for Nintendo and Dark Cloud for Sony. However, the president and CEO of Level-5, Akihiro Hino, has stated that they are looking to start publishing their own games and that they're currently working on some unannounced titles for the Nintendo Wii and PS3. More »

0  Borderlands Third DLC Pack Named: Secret Armory of General Knoxx Fri, Jan 29th, 2010, 11:42 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Announced a little over a week ago, Borderlands' third downloadable pack has been detailed by Gearbox, and named Secret Armory of General Knoxx. The pack contains loads of new missions, vicious new enemies, more weapons and items, and of course a hike in the level cap. More »

2  White Knight Chronicles European Release Date Announced Wed, Jan 20th, 2010, 12:49 pm (EST) BY DARRYL White Knight Chronicles actually performed quite well when it was released in Japan, but that was quite some time ago. Since then, Western gamers have been waiting to get their hands on the PS3 exclusive, but although they knew it would be released over here, they didn't really know when. More »

	0  Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask First Details Posted on 2009/11/26 BY SHAWN Level 5 has just announced the first details for the newest Professor Layton game, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. This is the fifth game in the series in Japan, which is three games ahead of North America and Europe. More »

0  Inazuma Eleven Coming to Europe in 2010 Posted on 2009/11/08 BY SHAWN Japanese publisher Level-5 is known for high-quality video games such as the Professor Layton series on the Nintendo DS and White Knight Chronicles on the PlayStation 3. Inazuma Eleven, a soccer/RPG hybrid, which had previously been Japan-only, will now be coming over to Europe in 2010 on the Nintendo DS. More »

0  Professor Layton Not Destined For The Wii Posted on 2009/10/09 BY NELSON With the Nintendo Wii's library of games ever expanding and many titles on the Nintendo DS crossing over, many people may have wondered if a Wii version of Professor Layton might ever surface. More »

0  White Knight Chronicles Online Explained: Subquests Posted on 2009/10/01 BY DARRYL Over the past two days, we've looked at the social aspects of White Knight Chronicles. Firstly there was an introduction to GeoNet, White Knight Chronicles' integrated social network, then GeoRama, where players can make their own towns. However, neither of these modes mention anything about the actual gameplay. More »

0  White Knight Chronicles Online Explained: GeoRama Posted on 2009/09/30 BY DARRYL As explained in yesterday's article, White Knight Chronicles has a fully integrated social networking system called the GeoNet. By using this, players can create their own profiles, do blogs and message other users. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the game's online component is concerned. More »

	1  White Knight Chronicles Online Explained: GeoNet Posted on 2009/09/29 BY DARRYL White Knight Chronicles was a hit when it came out in Japan, yet it still hasn't seen a western release yet. At this year's Tokyo Game Show, Level 5 held a press conference, which Gaming Union was fortunate enough to attend, in which they talked about the online component of their game. More »

	0  Dragon Quest IX Expected To Sell 5m Units Posted on 2009/08/07 BY DARRYL News has been flooding out of Square Enix's most recent financial media briefing, with investors and journalists clamouring to find out Square Enix's plans. More »

	0  Dragon Quest IX Coming To North America In 2010 Posted on 2009/08/07 BY DARRYL Yoichi Wada, the president of Square Enix, was recently speaking to journalists about his company's performance in the first period of the new financial year. Dragon Quest IX came up, obviously, but questions were fielded about an overseas release. More »