Between MAG and God of War III, Sony plans to release Heavy Rain in Japan. Multiple Japanese retailers, including Amazon, report Heavy Rain is scheduled for February 18.

Konami announced Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as a 2010 game. That could have meant December 2010 or summer 2010.

We often talk about the opposite, that is bringing Japanese games to the West, but what about moving in the other direction?

A few prototypes are floating around and one of those can be yours.

Sega hasn’t said anything official about bringing Yakuza 3 over. It might be released overseas, it might not. Amazon’s German division is pretty sure we’re getting the game, though.

Got a chance to play a little bit of Yggdra Unison on the Nintendo DS before it comes out on Thursday and it’s not like Yggdra Union at all.

Bonk and Decasports developer Hudson said they were making a game starring J-pop group GreeeeN last summer.

Once you get past the fan service, it seems like Monolith Soft did a great job of capturing the feel of the original Dragon Ball Z.

Bungie, the studio behind Halo and Marathon, are looking for 3D artists, animators, and programmers.

Koei and MMO in the same sentence? Yeah, you read that right.

Puzzle Quest Galactrix? That was a sci-fi spinoff. Puzzle Quest 2 is the direct sequel to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords and it’s coming in spring 2010.

At a press conference with pointy Madworld cosplay, Spike announced the release date of Shiren the Wanderer 4.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Samurai Warriors 3 will probably be hot sellers on Thursday, but the bulk of releases are on portables.

Still awake? You can get Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, or Nintendo DS cheap. This is the first game out of today’s Cyber Monday lightning deals on Amazon.