“What is Cross†Channel,” you ask? It’s a visual novel I intended to playtest for the site months ago, but had to stop because of how disturbing it could be at times.

Microsoft and Enterbrain, the company that publishes Famitsu, are holding a contest for XNA developers where 3,600,000 yen ($40,000) in cash prizes will be awarded.

We asked Yuichi Murasawa, Director, and Yoshinori Kamei, Producer, how the project got started and what they think about the comparisons to Puzzle Quest.

Square Enix + Peggle. This potentially awesome combination was on the table when Square Enix decided to work with casual games creator PopCap.

Chun-Li is moonlighting and shilling some browser based game called Kingory — without Capcom’s permission, of course.

Gonzo Rosso Online KK was, until some time ago, part of the GDH group, which also owns the GONZO anime studio.

Shantotto, the Tarutaru that made a cameo in Dissidia, will star in her own Final Fantasy XI downloadable scenario tilted A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born.

Sparkster, following in the footsteps of other forgotten mascots, is coming back in a downloadable 2.5D platformer game.

The catch is that S.H.M.U.P. features Twitter integration — a feature that Styles added before it was announced in any commercial games — and allows for extensive modding.

Namco Bandai is making a PC push. They just opened Namco Bandai Online, a subsidiary that specifically focuses on online PC games.