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Niko pwns Snake! (PSP)

Dec 4, 2008

There are two reasons you should all be excited about Official PlayStation Magazine’s 2008 Game Of The Year awards. Firstly, because they’re almost certainly the most prestigious awards in the world. That’s what the magazine tells us, anyway, and they’re basing that on the fact that the only winner to date has been Call Of Duty 4. Difficult act to follow, right? Maybe – but then again with the likes of Metal ...

PlayStation Awards 2008: The PSP games (Phantasy Star Portable)

Dec 3, 2008

PSPFanboy: The results are in, and the annual 2008 PlayStation Awards out of Japan is now a wrap. The handing out of awards commemorates successful titles over the past year. It highlight the best of the best and honors titles that have sold more than 500,000 units with a Gold Award, and those which sold over a million with a Platinum Award.

Both Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Phantasy Star Portable have earned for themselves a Gold Award; however, the true star this year is Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. It has earned for itself a double-Platinum Award for being the only title (not only from PSP, but out of the entire PlayStation family) to sell more than two million copies in Japan this year. Congratulations to all the games that have won recognition.

FFXII Gets Dissidia Love, FFXIII Gets Cold Shoulder (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Dec 3, 2008

Dissidia: Final Fantasy's release is only just around the corner in Japan, so Famitsu felt it was a good time to hold an interview with four of the game's most high profile developers, including Tetsuya Nomura.

7 Final Fantasy Games Coming In 2009 (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Dec 3, 2008

Earlier today, Square Enix unveiled their release line-up for 2009 which included 28 titles. Unfortunately, only 7 of these titles are related to the world of Final Fantasy.

Cloud VS Sephiroth - Dissidia is Going to be Fricken Cool (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Dec 2, 2008

www.pushingplay.com writes "One more reason to hang on to your PSP! Dissidia is an upcoming action RPG/fighting hybrid game from Square Enix, featuring every Final Fantasy main protagonist and antagonist from FF1 to 10. Square saved the most beloved characters to reveal last. The gameplay looks abundantly fun. It seems that the numbers at the sides don't represent the characters' HP, but something called "brave points", which determines attack power. There are two kinds of attacks in the game, assist and HP. Assist attacks will reduce your opponents brave points and add to your own, while HP attacks do the damage."

Patapon Plushies March To Stores This December (Patapon)

Dec 2, 2008

The loveable Patapon are getting 100% more huggable thanks to Medicom Toy, the company that makes Kubrick collectibles. Sometime later this month Rolito's creation is going to be sold as a plush doll in Japan for 3,990 yen ($42) each. At that price the stuffed Patapon isn't really a stocking stuffer since you can purchase Patapon or digitally import Patapon 2 for less.

Need for Speed Google Maps Game (Need for Speed Undercover)

Dec 1, 2008

Need for Speed Undercover maybe is not the best racing game but the Japanese distributor is doing a great job with a promotional web game based on Google Maps. The first who will fin a Porsche in the tokyo map will win 1 million yen!

LEGO Batman: The Video Game Wins Children's BAFTA Award for Best Videogame 2008 (LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures)

Dec 1, 2008

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are pleased to announce that LEGO Batman: The Videogame has won a prestigious Children's BAFTA Award for Best Videogame 2008.

Developer TT Games was snapped up by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2007 and has since had a hugely successful 2008 seeing the release of LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Batman: The Videogame.

TT Games beat stiff competition from...

One More Dissidia Character Still To Be Announced (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Dec 1, 2008

Initially the roster was announced at 20 characters, and this made sense; two from ever title up to Final Fantasy X. However, the announcement of Shantotto completely threw this out of whack and people thought that at least one other character would be joining her, on the Side of Evil. Well, it turns out that those people thought correctly.

Time to destroy your mind again... (Echochrome)

Dec 1, 2008

Echochrome Trophies Confirmed.

7 bronze
1 silver
2 gold

This is going to be rough...

CLOUD Message: New Final Fantasy XIII Information December 12th (Final Fantasy Agito XIII)

Nov 30, 2008

FinalFantasy-XIII.net: A little while ago we were teased with a scan saying "CLOUD message coming soon". We didn't hear anything more after that but look what's turned up on Amazon Japan. It seems Dengeki, the publishers of CLOUD volume 1, are releasing another CLOUD book at the same time Famitsu is releasing the Re: Final Fantasy XIII DVD. This new book is coming out on December 12th

Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce - Japanese Release Date Announced (Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce)

Nov 29, 2008

Today, KOEI has announced 'Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce' (aka Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid) will be released in Japan on February 26, 2009.

Ben 10 Game Sells 2.5m Worldwide (Ben 10: Protector of Earth)

Nov 27, 2008

D3Publisher said Wednesday that its Cartoon Network licensed title Ben 10: Protector of Earth has sold 2.5 million units worldwide. The multiplatform game, now selling for $19, launched just over a year ago on October 30, 2007. It was the first Ben 10 interactive game, and is available for Wii, PS2, DS and PSP.

Shantotto's 2nd Costume Unveiled: BLM AF Armour (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Nov 26, 2008

A new scan has been unveiled in the latest edition of Shonen Jump Magazine which shows off some new information about Shantotto's appearance in Dissidia: Final Fantasy.

Not only will she be on the Side of Light, the team lead by Cosmos, she will also be using some staples of Final Fantasy XI's Black Mage class. Not only will she use Artifact Armour, she will also be using Ancient Magic.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution Slightly Delayed (Star Ocean: Second Evolution)

Nov 25, 2008

Publisher Square Enix today sent word of a revised ship date for its upcoming PSP exclusive RPG Star Ocean: Second Evolution, noting that the title is now set for release on January 20.

Final Fantasy XI Confirmed For Dissidia (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Nov 22, 2008

You heard rightly, Final Fantasy XI will be represented in Dissidia: Final Fantasy in the form of Shantotto, the impish little Tarutaru from Windurst. It was confirmed at a recent Final Fantasy XI event, and it looks like she will be a playable character.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Agito Trailers December 13th too (Final Fantasy Agito XIII)

Nov 22, 2008

FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Famitsu, as the publisher of their newly announced Re: Final Fantasy XIII DVD, have posted an article on their site clarifying what will be contained on the DVD. It turns out the DVD will be 50 minutes long, not 60 like earlier thought and will contain trailers for Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII too.

Jack Thompson pays the Florida bar (Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories)

Nov 21, 2008

Say what you will of Jack Thompson, he always pays his bills. And he sure will do his damndest to let you know about it, too.

Square Enix Plans Ad-hoc Party for Dissidia Final Fantasy (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Nov 20, 2008

Dissidia Final Fantasy is featured once again in the latest Famitsu. This time, the magazine has a look at probably the two biggest characters in the game, along with a recap of the game's board-based story mode and multiplayer options.

Those two biggest characters are, of course, Final Fantasy VII's Cloud and Sephiroth. The two were previously confirmed for inclusion and have been featured in past trailers.

Cloud & Sephiroth Dissidia Blowout (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)

Nov 19, 2008

Last week the first in-game images were released of Cloud and Sephiroth together, but they were quite small and didn't really show much. Now the images are much better and showcase a lot of different things, including where they drew their influences from.