Today, we’re going to delve into the future of Xseed. Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at Xseed, discusses relationships with other companies like Rodea the Sky Solider developer Kadokawa Games and branching out to other platforms.

Savvy Siliconera readers are aware AQ Interactive is Xseed’s parent company. Being at the center of the merger I asked Ken Berry, Director of Publishing, if Xseed had a statement. Here’s what I received in an e-mail.

Marvelous, AQ Interactive and a third company named Liveware will be entering a merger this year.

AQ Interactive, specifically the team behind Blue Dragon and Vampire Rain were working on Gun Loco… since 2007.

Strider co-designer and Osman creator Kouichi Yotsui has been working on a multiplayer ninja game called Moon Diver.

In addition to Animal Resort, Ubisoft are also publishing Cubic Ninja.

Moon Diver also has a release date on the U.S. PlayStation Network now.

Strider co-creator, Kouchi Yotsui, reveals his vision for Moon Diver and what he thinks of the game’s antagonist, Faust.

Yes, this is how you’ll play AQ Interactive’s gyro-action puzzle-platformer.

However, AQ Interactive are including other features like an editor and online stage sharing in the gyro-controlled platformer.

Plus: an idea of what kinds of animals to expect to see in the game.

We’ve seen very little of the actual game so far, even though it releases in a little over two months in Japan.

Sakaguchi mentioned this past week that the main menu image for The Last Story changes depending on your story progression.

Well, sort of. It’s now called “Animal Resort: Let’s Build a Zoo!” and we have a few more details on what it involves.

Character customization affects The Last Story’s event scenes.

Director, Hironobu Sakaguchi, reveals a few details about the game’s dungeons.