Xseed and Electronic Arts are bringing Populous to the DS in North America next week, but it’s not exactly the Populous you remember. Sure, Populous DS has the classic land shaping / civilization growing gameplay with mouse-like touch screen controls, but this version of Populous has new deities and Wiis. I asked Takahiro Murakami, Lead [...]

Xseed will finish their work with Populous DS on November 11 when the game arrives in North America. The revised DS version includes new gods, touch screen controls, a Where’s Waldo like Hide & Seek mini-game, a wireless multiplayer mode, and a world where the towns are Nintendo consoles. Populous DS is one of three [...]

Xseed and Marvelous are joining forces to publish Little King's Story (Ousama Monogatari) in North America. On top of the Japanese name you may recall the game referred to as “Project O” when Cing, the team behind Hotel Dusk: 215, was originally announced as the developer. Little King Story puts you in the shoes of [...]

Two years ago NIS America stopped showing up to E3. This year Atlus won’t be around, but out of the blue XSeed will be. This will be the first E3 where XSeed is around with a line up of games on the show floor. I’m sure their line up will include a handful of games [...]

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 is going to help them.   Xseed and Marvelous signed a co-publishing agreement, which means [...]

Wild ARMs XF is a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, the game does a good job of taking the Wild ARMs series into SRPG territory by offering a unique outing and a bit "unorthodox" yet rewarding approach to battles. At the same time, though, the game doesn't bother holding your hand when [...]

On the surface Clarissa Arwin, the first character you meet in Wild ARMs XF, looks like the late Princess of Elesius. Also on the surface, Wild ARMs XF appears to have ordinary strategy RPG combat goals such as walking up to enemies and whacking them with swords. Looks can be deceiving.   In Act 1-2 [...]

Ever wonder why Victorious Boxers Revolution got localized for North America? Cavia developed the title and they fall under the growing AQ Interactive umbrella. Unbeknownst to most, XSeed Games is also part of the AQ Interactive family.   I found out about this awhile ago by reading AQ Interactive’s financial report statements, but I thought [...]

I don’t think this is well documented, but the Japanese version of Wild ARMs XF has a connectivity feature that unlocks additional content if you own Wild ARMs 5. Since XSeed released Wild ARMs 5 and are about to release Wild ARMs XF I wondered if the bonus items would appear in the North American [...]

Remember the Wild ARMs XF interview over at PSP Fanboy? We’re following up with an in depth look at the job system. Jimmy Soga from XSeed put together an introduction to four of the twenty job classes in Wild ARMs XF and shared strategies on how to use them effectively. After wards other team members [...]

Just so it’s out in the open, I was planning on doing an interview with XSeed about Wild ARMs XF. However, after reading Nick Doerr’s excellent interview over a PSP Fanboy it would be pretty redundant. I suggest all Wild ARMs fans should head over there to find out about the story, game length and [...]

Gamers working on Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness have something to look forward to. Next spring, XSeed Games will bring Wild ARMs XF and 60 levels of hex grid battles to PSP owners in North America. The title is a brand new strategy RPG made by Media Vision, Sony [...]

Sports games are perhaps the most interesting genre on the Wii right now.  Gamers can now experience a more immersive sports game more than ever due to the system's motion sensing capabilities.  Victorious Boxers: Revolution is unique in its approach compared to pretty much any sports game I've played for the system.  Hit past the [...]

If you’re amped for a deeper motion controlled boxing experience mark October 16 on your calendar. XSeed Games just sent over an e-mail announcing that it’s the date for Victorious Boxers: Revolution. We posted up a trailer a few weeks back so check it out if you’re a Hajime no Ippo / Victorious Boxers fan [...]

I don’t think many people know this, but Japanese publisher AQ Interactive has a stake in XSeed Games that benefits both companies. AQ Interactive has a capable studio to localize their games and XSeed has more titles to work on. This is probably the reason why XSeed Games is handling Hajime no Ippo Revolution and [...]

One hour into Wild ARMs 5, Dean's shovel breaks, a girl falls from the sky, he gets a set of ARMs that act like shoulder swords and the game begins. You begin to explore the field and start searching for treasures. Remember the scanning system in the old Wild ARMs games? It's back in Wild [...]