Rei Cho Aniki, the latest horizontal shooter in the obscure Cho Aniki series, came out in Japan last month care of GungHo Games. I didn’t think this game would get an international release, but shockingly it just did. Even though many Japanese games come to Hong Kong with English inserts, Rei Cho Aniki was not [...]

Puzzle Quest Galactrix is next week’s Xbox Live Arcade game according to Microsoft’s Asia Xbox division. Like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, the downloadable version of Galactrix will cost 1,600 Microsoft Points ($20). Outrun Online Arcade is slated to come out two weeks later on April 15 and it will go on sale for [...]

We could see the trash stacking and compacting game, Gomibako, as part of this week’s PlayStation Store update under the name Trash Box.   Maybe.   It is getting an English release for sure, though! Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong will release the game on their PlayStation Store tomorrow and it’s fully translated into English. [...]

Back in October we discovered Folklore developer Game Republic was branching out to downloadable board games starting with a PlayStation 3 version of Catan. Catan was originally announced for a worldwide release over PlayStation Network, but only Japan got it at the end of last year.   Today, an English version crept onto the PlayStation [...]

As previously rumored Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is bundling three downloadable PixelJunk games on one Blu-ray disc. The PixelJunk 3in1 Pack contains PixelJunk: Racers, PixelJunk: Monsters, and PixelJunk: Eden. All three games have an option for English and Japanese language.   What Sony forgot to mention is if the PixelJunk 3in1 Pack contains other downloadable [...]

We don’t know if Sony Computer Entertainment America will ever publish Demon’s Souls domestically, but if you were interested in cleaving demons with a huge sword Sony Computer Entertainment Asia has you covered. Just like we reported at the Asia Game Show, Demon’s Souls has been fully translated into English. While developing the Japanese version [...]

Microsoft just published Ninja Blade all throughout Asia and it’s fully localized in a multitude of languages one of them, perhaps the most important one here, being English. The Asian release is region free too so there’s nothing to stop you from getting Ninja Blade if you can’t wait to slice and dice giant pillbugs. [...]

Hong Kong variety/game show Boom Boom Ba is all about music, not video games. A recent episode bucked the trend and dipped into game territory in a silly way.   One contestant would hit falling notes by hitting drums similar to Taiko no Tatsujin. The twist is the drums and other percussion instruments were strapped [...]

Star Ocean may not be Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy, but it is an established Square Enix franchise. Microsoft seems content about that and are giving Star Ocean: The Last Hope a big marketing push.   Causeway Bay is one of Hong Kong’s busiest and most crowded shopping districts. Before metro passengers hit the stores [...]

Fitting somewhere in between a Game Boy Micro and a PSP is the Dingoo, a portable system only available in China. Similar to Sony’s handheld the Dingoo has an XMB interface where users can select entertainment functions like listening to music, reading eBooks or watching movies. You can even hook the Dingoo up to a [...]

According to a retail listing on Play-Asia yes! No details were announced for the PixelJunk 3in1 Pack, but it’s easy to imagine this release, if real, is PixelJunk Racers, Monsters, and Eden on a Blu-ray disc.   Sony used a similar strategy with their downloadble PSP games in Europe by releasing PlayStation Network Power Packs. [...]

The rumor about a PSP port of Strikers 1945 Plus was on the mark. Strikers 1945 Plus is in the PSP pipeline, but strangely it’s only announced for Asia. Perhaps, this is a Korean release trickling over.   I wouldn’t worry about a language barrier since Strikers 1945 Plus is a shooter, a rather obscure [...]

Gold, but not solid gold Xbox 360s. These consoles still play Resident Evil 5, but you can’t buy one on eBay yet. Microsoft is giving these away as prizes for a Lunar New Year promotion. To get a chance at winning one you have to buy a brand new Xbox 360 with a 60GB hard [...]

Late this afternoon news hit that a Hong Kong gaming magazine GameWave had information on Persona coming to the PSP. Well, we got a copy of the magazine in front of us so let’s find out!   The good news is something about a Persona PSP game is in the issue since it’s on the [...]