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0  Why Japanese Developers Need New IPs Part 2 Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:54 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Last time we covered what exactly is wrong in the mainstream Japanese gaming industry. The oversaturation of RPGs, longstanding titles that change very little, and of course the terrible attempts at reaching Western consumers certainly don't help much. There's really no reason for these developers (or publishers) to be so afraid of moving their products overseas, in fact there are a lot of great reasons to do so. The market is not only ready for Japan to take the lead again, they're almost begging for it. How do I figure? Allow me to explain. More »

0  Things Older Gamers Like To Moan About Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 7:32 pm (EST) BY BEN GRIFFIN The gaming world has changed: videogames come on small, shiny things called CD's. A small child thousands of miles away in Korea can whip your ass at Starcraft II. Resident Evil is now considered to have bad voice acting. HD graphics have rendered the outside world obsolete. Hardcore gamers love EA and hate Activision. Yes, sir, the world has changed, and you can either nobly roll with the punches and embrace the future or sit in your favourite comfy, moth-bitten chair and bitch, bitch, bitch. These are some of the topics in gaming today that make old people feel cold and frightened. More »

0  GamesCom: Fallout: New Vegas Hands-On Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:57 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY Inheriting the reigns of the Fallout series is a double-edged sword at this point. On the one hand you have access to one of gaming's most-loved properties, the ability to build upon the revered work of Black Isle and Bethesda and the opportunity to follow-up one of 2008's best-selling, most critically lauded titles. More »

	0  GamesCom: Matt Webster Interview Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:38 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Criterion are best known for their Burnout franchise, but they've also had forays elsewhere. However, they've now been passed the Need for Speed torch by EA and they couldn't be happier. More »

0  GamesCom: Seth Killian Interview Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:10 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY Aside from being the Capcom Community Manager, an all-round Street Fighter master and the guy who SFIV's boss was named after, Seth Killian is also one of the nicest people you could hope to meet. It was a pleasure then, to sit down in the relative calm of a hotel room just around the corner from the carnage that was GamesCom and chew the fat about everything from the pains of balancing, to generating "a giant storm of crap." More »

0  Sega Teasing What Looks Suspiciously Like Valkyria Chronicles 3 Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:14 pm (EST) BY COLIN Sega has launched a teaser site, codenamed "code1935," with a photo featuring the silhouettes of what looks to be an armoured vehicle and Gallian soldiers, complete with a very subtle message: "Not to be opened till 9.16." More »

	0  TGS Lineup For PlayStation Brand Is Big, DS Is Even Bigger Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:09 pm (EST) BY COLIN The Tokyo Game Show is usually known for a good amount of game announcements, especially from Japanese developers for obvious reasons. Interestingly enough, the Xbox 360 had more titles on show compared to the PlayStation 3 in 2009. However, PS3 takes the cake this year. More »

0  Kinect Voice Recognition Not Coming To Mainland Europe Until 2011 Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 3:53 pm (EST) BY DARRYL There have been various rumours floating around about Kinect's outlook for voice recognition, and it appears as though we finally have some answers. More »

0  GamesCom: Spec Ops: The Line Impressions Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 3:28 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY A big-budget, cover-based, military squad shooter set in a destroyed middle-eastern city? With Nolan North on the voice cast? Well that ain't gonna win any awards for originality, is it? More »

0  Sony Announce New PS3 Exclusive, Tokyo Jungle Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 3:09 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Sony weren't lying when they said they had more PS3 exclusives to announce this year, as they've just announced another one in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu. The game will take place in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo where mankind has been almost wiped out. Hence the name, Tokyo Jungle. More »

0  GamesCom: From Dust Impressions Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:32 am (EST) BY DARRYL From Dust was announced a few months ago as the next game from legendary French game designer Eric Chahi, the man behind Another World and Heart of Darkness. He claims that the game will be the spiritual success to the Populous franchise, and on first glance, it's very easy to see why. More »

1  New SaGa Game Is Another Remake Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 10:19 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Late last week Square Enix put up a teaser website for a new SaGa game on the Japanese branch of their website. The lack of any hints made many wonder if the game would be a another remake similar to SaGa 2 or a brand-new game in the series. Thanks to a leak of the latest issue of Famitsu, we now know what the game is. More »

0  Ys Seven Review Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 7:19 pm (EST) BY SHAWN The Ys series is known for bucking most of the trends that gamers expect from Japanese RPGs. Rather than being a franchise based on its storytelling, Ys is built on hacking and slashing until you eliminate every monster on the screen as series lead Adol Christin, with a rockin' music track playing in the background. While developer Nihon Falcom has expanded the series with their latest title, Ys Seven, adding more of the "traditional" aspects found in more well-known Japanese RPGs, is this type of game a relic better left forgotten or is it a gem that gamers shouldn't overlook? More »

0  Fable III Hands-On Preview Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 5:36 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY It is a time-honoured tradition that sequels are "bigger, better, and more bad-ass." Building on the success of their predecessors, they typically add more story, more weapons, more enemies and more features. When it comes to sequels, conventional wisdom is unequivocal, more is better. But that's not entirely true of Fable3. More »

0  GamesCom: Yoshinori Kitase Interview Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 5:26 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Yoshinori Kitase is one of Square Enix's most decorated employees. Having originally started work on their SNES Final Fantasy games, Kitase was one of the key figures on Final Fantasy VII. Since then, he's seen his role shift to that of Producer, a role which he recently fulfilled on Final Fantasy XIII and is currently fulfilling on The 3rd Birthday. More »

0  Blizzard Requires Right Partnership For StarCraft Movie Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:37 am (EST) BY COLIN Blizzard making a movie isn't a very preposterous idea. In fact, simply looking at the amazing cutscenes from any of their franchises and the average joe would probably think they are scenes from a movie. Speaking with MTV Multiplayer, Rob Pardo, EVP of game design at Blizzard discussed a bit about what Blizzard is doing in regards to the movie business. They obviously revealed the Warcraft movie back in 2006 in partnership with Legendary Pictures, of which Pardo said "it's still in that story-development phase." More »

	0  Ubisoft's Outland To Be Revealed At PAX Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:32 am (EST) BY COLIN Ubisoft have announced that they'll be showcasing Outland, a PSN and XBLA title at PAX this week along with their other big boy titles like Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, HAWX 2 and everybody's favourite, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. More »

0  Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Demo Impressions Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 8:33 pm (EST) BY COLIN Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm was one of the more anticipated exclusives for the PlayStation 3 early on this generation, at least by the fanbase. Naruto itself is an incredibly popular series amongst anime and manga veterans. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is the next in the series for current generation platforms, both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and it promises to offer far more than what the first did, complete with fluid animation, fast-paced combat and much bigger fights. Based on the Shippuden arc, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 looks to take players through the journey of a Hidden Leaf Ninja called Naruto as he returns to his village after three years of training. The game plays through the majority of the Shippuden arc, all the way through to Naruto's fight with Paine. If you are not familiar with this setting, that's a spoiler right there - albeit, not a very big one. More »

0  The Best StarCraft II Custom Maps Right Now Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 8:01 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Starcraft 2 has been out for about a month now and while the multiplayer is certainly fun there are times where you just want something different. Most will immediately start thinking of DotA, but as luck may have it there are a lot of very cool, very different alternative games out there. Some require a lot of players to have a good time, others only need two or three, but all of them show off an impressive display of creativity. So if you're getting tired of the typical StarCraft grind, or are just looking for something fun to do with friends, why not check out a few of these custom maps.  Guarantee they'll be worth your while. More »

0  Atlus To Merge With Index Holdings Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 4:38 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Index Holdings has announced that they are planning to absorb Atlus and Index's subsidiaries, in an effort to more effectively utilize group resources and implement a more efficient business system between the various divisions. More »