Levi sent over what looks to be an authentic press release detailing the six WiiWare games coming out on Monday. My first reaction is it’s more diverse than Japan’s launch with an emphasis on elementary games. If you were looking…

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a holiday usually not associated with Final Fantasy. Square Enix is drawing a distant correlation with a blog entry about about Sephiroth’s gift to Jenova, a black materia pendent with the power to summon meteor.   The…

Not going to E3? Gamcock will welcome you with open arms to the BE-3 Initiative. Their competing event takes place right next to the Los Angeles Convention Center at the Hotel Figueroa on July 15-18. E3 2008 will run from…

If you picked up SNK Arcade Classic Volume 1 you might be scratching your heading wondering where World Heroes went. It’s in the compilation, but you have to unlock it. The reward system in SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1 is…

Marvelous has been dormant as a publisher in North America. Key titles like No More Heroes and Luminous Arc were published by Ubisoft and Atlus respectively. This is about to change, Marvelous is ready to make a mark and Xseed…

Microsoft is pushing Ninja Gaiden II with virtual goods, namely the pictured Dark Fiend costume above. This promotional item will be given out exclusively to selected countries (note: no countries have been announced) and is limited to 39,000 units on…

Having cleansed Hachiko of its curse and warded off the Reapers, chapter two ends with Neku turning against his partner in an attempt to escape the Game.  He awakes without a clear recollection of the previous day's events, finding himself in…

Square Enix owns Taito. Starting this year Square Enix USA is beginning to leverage their investment by releasing Space Invaders Extreme and Arkanoid DS in the summer. These may not be the only Taito games we will see this year.…

The ESRB has another unannounced game sitting in their database, Space Invaders as a Nintendo Wii title. As much as I want this to be confirmation of Space Invaders Get Even, I’m inclined to believe this is a Virtual Console…

Konami supported the PlaySation Store with downloadable versions of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in North America and Metal Gear Solid in Japan. In the future they might be releasing one of their rarer games, Suikoden, as a digital download…

Shining Dragon isn’t the only unlikely localization project coming out from Valcon Games. They are also working on Youkoso Hitsuji Mura (Welcome to Sheep Village), a PlayStation 2 farming game that appears to be more serious than Harvest Moon. The emphasis…

Add one to the number of improbable PlayStation 2 localization list. I can confirm the listing for Shining Dragon on Gamefly is indeed Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon. The PlayStation 2 fighting game known for ripped clothes is based on a manga/anime,…