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Sega tells us why they kept the Japanese voice track in Yakuza 2

Yakuza had its moments, but the recognizable actors skewed the experience. Luke Skywalker's voice jilted the illusion of exploring Japan. Sega rectified the issue in Yakuza 2 which includes the original Japanese voice acting with subtitles and no English voiceovers - a rare move. We spoke to Kevin ...

Is Square Enix working on a Bahamut Lagoon remake?

This is a long shot and a blind guess based on a recent Square Enix trademark for "Blood of Bahamut". Bahamut Lagoon was a late Squaresoft developed Super Famicom game that blended a strategy RPG grid based combat with traditional 2D turn based battles. On second thought, the gameplay is ...

Oh right, Xseed is also working on Populous DS too

We may not see KORG DS-10 in North America next month and that's reasonable. Xseed is busy doing other things like localizing Populous DS. They picked up the Nintendo DS remake from Electronic Arts which includes new gods and miracles. The top screen shows what the gods are doing while ...

KORG DS-10 in English in October

Xseed has yet to set an exact release date for KORG DS-10 in North America. It's still scheduled to come out this fall, but if you can't wait to start making music with the touch screen you can import KORG DS-10 from Europe. AQ Interactive announced the European ...

Japan doesn’t have to wait for Wii Music, Aero Guitar comes out next week

In June we heard about Aero Guitar, a WiiWare music game developed by Yudo. The developer stealthily announced it's scheduled to arrive on WiiWare on September 9, a delay from the original August 26 launch which seemed to elude the media. Good call Yudo, releasing Aero Guitar on ...

Kefka, Sephiroth shown in this Dissidia: Final Fantasy clip

After two gameplay videos Square Enix finally uploaded the five minute Dissidia: Final Fantasy trailer shown at their private DKΣ3713 event. The video shows all of the characters we know about plus Kefka, the maniacal clown from Final Fantasy VI, and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII. Seeing the new villains ...

Dracula is here to suck your medals

Somebody call the Belmont family! Dracula is back in Castlevania THE MEDAL, a five reel/three row Castlevania themed medal dispensing arcade game. Castelvania THE MEDAL is gambling simulator where players can win tokens by lining up the same symbols. Match wild cards to enter boss rush mode which ...

Tecmo proposes plan to partner with Koei; passes on Square Enix

A real Dead Fantasy is off the table. Tecmo who has been aggressively showcasing their upcoming games in North America and Japan for the past few days is saying no to Square Enix's friendly proposal. Instead Tecmo is courting Koei, the creators of the never ending Dynasty Warriors series ...

The G in Otomedius G stands for "gets delayed"

Last week Moss pushed Raiden IV back a month. This week Konami is pulling a similar stunt with Otomedius G. The game won't make it's September 25 ship date in Japan. Konami will invest extra time to increase the quality of Otomedius G and fix bugs. No future release date ...

Mario Super Sluggers: A baseball RPG hybrid draws near

Atomize Mario Super Sluggers to the the control scheme and it feels like an enhanced version of Wii Sports Baseball with a touch of additional depth. You still swing the remote to bat and pitch, but now you can charge both moves. A charged pitch is a timed ...