It certainly took long enough, but a year after its Japanese release, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is finally out. What is it like to step into the shoes of a prosecutor?

According to Peter Payne, founder of Japanese online import store Jlist and JAST USA, one aspect of Jlist’s import visual novels strategy is to offer titles with a “high visibility” that have been translated by fans.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Neo Geo, SNK are resuming repair operations on Neo Geo systems and peripherals. At the same time, Neo Geo Online Collection Complete Box Vol. 1 (for PS2) is on sale for a nice discount at Amazon.jp.

We also check up on Spirit Tracks, whose dramatic price drop seems to be allowing it to hang onto the charts, and both portable Kingdom Hearts games. We also now have a fairly good idea of why Namco saw fit to re-release Taiko no Tatsujin.

Splatterhouse lives up to its name with puddles of splattered blood from fallen Corrupted. When Rick brawls with on one of those abominations, he gets his fists dirty.

Known primarily for their PSP Minis, Gameshastra plan to launch their first retail PS3 game in 2011.

CRI’s middleware for PSP allegedly reduces load times by half, via compression and file placement optimization.

Did you know the DS was originally referred to as “Iris” within NCL? One of the earliest games being planned for the GBA successor was what eventually turned into WarioWare D.I.Y.

A new area called “Abyssea” is coming to Final Fantasy XI this summer.

This week, we discuss…well, fanboys…and whether people just go out of their way to label enthusiasts they don’t agree with.

Guwange, a Cave shooter where you blast demons in feudal Japan, is also coming to Xbox 360 later this year. Makoto Asada broke the news at Shooting Festa 2010.

On May 27, Deathsmiles II comes home as an Xbox 360 game with features not found in arcades. Cave added two characters (Rosa and Fillet), two stages, and three difficulty levels.

The winners of the Higurashi chapter 5 giveaway have been decided!

Square Enix is awfully protective of Abyssea, even though it hasn’t been announced. The publisher filed multiple trademarks related to Abyssea in Europe.