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15  Final Fantasy XIII Review Sun, Mar 7th, 2010, 7:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Having originally started out as a PlayStation 2 game, Final Fantasy XIII has certainly enjoyed a long, and sometimes bumpy development cycle. One thing has never changed though, the anticipation surrounding this game. After Lightning was first shown during E3 2006, fans were eagerly waiting the next small snippet of news. They just wanted to find out more about the next installment into one of the most successful franchises of all time. Well, the wait is over. Final Fantasy XIII is finally here and it comes packed with plenty of new innovations and a completely new cast and story. More »

0  EA: Console Price Cuts 'Have A Long Way To Go' Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 5:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS EA's Chief Financial Officer, Eric Brown, has stated his belief that console pricing has "a long way to go" before the end of this console generation. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, he said, "we do have a long way to go with respect to pricing. Last cycle, approximately 48 percent of PlayStation 2 units were sold at a price point of $149 or less. Clearly at $299 we're nowhere near that price point." More »

1  Monster Hunter Tri Looking To Expand The Franchise Sun, Feb 7th, 2010, 10:32 am (EST) BY DARRYL Monster Hunter Tri is the latest iteration of a franchise that is growing all the time. It initially started off on the PlayStation 2, then quickly found a new home on the PlayStation Portable and has more recently gone to the PC in the form of Monster Hunter Frontier. However, Monster Hunter Tri makes the first time that the franchise will appear on a Nintendo platform and at a recent Monster Hunter event, Gaming Union got a chance to try out the game, and listen to a presentation by Monster Hunter producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto. More »

0  Nomura Strongly Hints At Kingdom Hearts 3 Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 1:37 pm (EST) BY DARRYL It seems like ages ago that Kingdom Hearts 2 was released on the PlayStation 2, and since then Square Enix have produced numerous spin-offs like Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. However, they've been completely quiet on the game that fans have been craving - Kingdom Hearts 3. It's understandable really, as they have quite a few other big titles on the go at the moment, but things have started to change a bit recently. Tetsuya Nomura, one of the key figures behind Kingdom Hearts, has been laying down some hints and they've been becoming more blatantly in recent weeks. More »

	1  Capcom: Monster Hunter Tri Aims For Highest Graphical Quality On Wii Mon, Feb 1st, 2010, 10:03 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The Monster Hunter franchise initially started out on the PlayStation 2, then moved over to the portable domain with the PlayStation Portable, where it cemented its place as a huge hit in Japan. More »

0  NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Upgrades to HD For Xbox Live Wed, Jan 27th, 2010, 7:30 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Fans of SNK fighting games will have a lot to look forward to this spring as Xbox Live Arcade is set to feature NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. A port from its Playstation 2 counterpart its been recently revealed that much of the games visuals will be upgraded for its next-gen rerelease. More »

2  NPD December: Wii On Top, PS3 Edges Xbox 360 Thu, Jan 14th, 2010, 7:53 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Decembers figures from the NPD Group have been released, which look at sales throughout the region of North America. The Nintendo Wii is still dominating the field, with the Nintendo DS coming in second; together they managed to sell over 7 million units throughout the month. The PlayStation 3 had been occupying the next place for the last few months, but in November, the Xbox 360 retook its former position. Microsoft surely expected this to last, but it looks like the PS3 edged it by 50,000 units. It'll certainly be interesting to see how 2010 pans out after seeing these figures. More »

0  EA Dropping Online Support for Older Titles Mon, Jan 4th, 2010, 11:41 am (EST) BY SHAWN EA, a company most known for their wide variety of sports-related video games, has announced that they will be shutting down a host of online servers for their multiplayer games in 2010. More »

0  Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Review Wed, Dec 23rd, 2009, 1:21 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Tales of Symphonia was a huge hit for Namco when it appeared on the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 back in 2004 and many believe it to be the strongest title in the Tales of franchise. Because of its success, Namco decided it would be wise to try and expand on this offering, and thus, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World was hatched as a sequel/spin-off title, which would take place two years after the original and would feature a similar band of characters. More »

1  Silent Hill: Shattered Memories UK Release Date Announced Tue, Dec 22nd, 2009, 5:10 pm (EST) BY DARRYL A few months ago, there was quite a lot of speculation regarding the release date of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, with there being no real indication of when the game would be released in Europe. Konami have now gone on record though and announced that the game will be released on the 5th of February, 2010. More »

2  Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo Arrives In Europe Thu, Dec 17th, 2009, 9:28 am (EST) BY DARRYL Konami have announced that Europe will finally be able to get their hands on a demo of Kojima Productions latest game, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, as it will be available on the PlayStation Store this afternoon. More »

1  Nintendo DS Tops 10 Million Sales In The UK Fri, Dec 11th, 2009, 1:06 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The Nintendo DS has become the best-selling console in UK history after managing to shift more than 10 million consoles in its lifetime. This means it surpasses greats such as the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, as well as older consoles such the Gameboy. More »

0  Sony Japan Celebrates 15 Years Of PlayStation Thu, Dec 3rd, 2009, 1:20 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Sony Computer Entertainment Japan have opened up a new website to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the PlayStation brand. It's hard to believe that the original PlayStation arrived 15 years ago to this day in Japan and when it did, few would have predicated that it would become such a huge player in the industry. More »

0  Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Dated In Japan Tue, Dec 1st, 2009, 8:04 am (EST) BY DARRYL Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, the only official continuation of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, has now been dated for release in Japan. The game is scheduled to come out for the PlayStation Portable on the 18th of March, 2010. More »

	0  New Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love English Screenshots Posted on 2009/11/21 BY SHAWN NIS America has just released a plethora of new English screenshots for their upcoming game, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, which will be releasing in North America in Winter 2009/Early 2010 for the Wii and PlayStation 2. More »

0  Rumored Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Player Perks Posted on 2009/11/02 BY KYLE WYNEN MW2blog.com has supposedly leaked the multiplayer 'perks' in Modern Warfare 2. There are quite a few new additions to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's original line up, and a few have bitten the dust as well. More »

0  Ignition To Publish Arc Rise Fantasia in North America Posted on 2009/10/22 BY SHAWN Ignition Entertainment has just announced that they will be taking over the publishing duties for Arc Rise Fantasia in North America from XSEED Games, which previously held the right to the game. More »

	1  Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Delayed Further Posted on 2009/10/12 BY DARRYL Although Konami have never offered an official release date for their upcoming Silent Hill title, Nintendo placed a fairly strong indication on their release list, and retailers seemed to agree. More »

1  Atlus Wants A PS3/Xbox 360 Programmer Posted on 2009/10/07 BY SHAWN Up until now, Atlus's Japanese branch has yet to release any games for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, leaving its North American branch to pick up other developer's titles. It appears that might be changing soon according to a new job listing that was just put up. More »

0  Atlus' Latest Sales Figures Are Suitably Promising Posted on 2009/10/06 BY NELSON Atlus have just released their sales figures for the FY ending July 2009. They look at Japanese and North American sales and are actually rather promising. More »