Posts Tagged ‘Famitsu’

Square Enix Team Revive Demo Discs
Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Long gone are the days of demo discs. For the past few years, online downloads have taken the industry by storm, and demos along with them. Square Enix on the other hand have plans to release a demo disc exclusively for PS3 owners.

Tokyo Game Show Readies Blade for FF Versus XIII Announcements
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Sony had a memorable E3 showing this year with both surprises and tons to look forward to for a wide-range of audiences. However, many have wondered why big titles such as Agent, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and The Last Guardian made no appearance despite being announced last year. Well, it looks like at least one [...]

White Knight Chronicles 2 Questing Soon in Japan
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

It has been almost 2 years since the first White Knight Chronicle game released in Japan and while the game is still being supported with new online quests, the second game in the series is in the works and we should find out a release date this week. According to Andriasang, this week’s issue of [...]

Class Of Heroes Crawling Its Way to The PS3
Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Class of Heroes is a role-playing dungeon crawler which was released for the PlayStation Portable last year. The RPG will now be ‘crawling’ its way to the PlayStation 3 as developers ZeroDiv has announced Class of Heroes 2G.

PS3: World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Fat is the new black… or something like that. Even though many have embraced the new, slimmer style of the PlayStation 3, a report just emerged that stated the somewhat obvious, but nevertheless previously unconfirmed massive fact.

BlazBlue To Continue in Sequel
Sunday, February 7th, 2010

There is no doubt that fighting game enthusiasts seemingly loved BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger for the most part when it was released for the PlayStation 3 in 2009. Arc System Works developed a great title that received praise from nearly all media outlets. Many have been asking if there will be a sequel to the title [...]

After Burner Climaxing On The PSN
Friday, January 22nd, 2010

No, that isn’t a reference to another one of SEGA’s franchises, Bayonetta. After Burner, the classic arcade flight sim, will soon have a prettied-up remix.

Famitsu Crowns PS3 Slim as Biggest News of 2009
Monday, January 4th, 2010

With 2009 finally over, looking back on all of the news in the past year reveals dozens of great moments and announcements. With a terrific showcasing of a handful of AAA titles as well as the PlayStation 3 Slim, Sony made a huge impact on the gaming front in the past 12 months. The question [...]

PS3 Hardware Showing Strong Numbers in December
Monday, December 28th, 2009

Recently the Media Create hardware figures and the Famitsu hardware figures have come in and they both paint a pretty picture for the PS3 over in Japan.  Though while the picture looks great for the PS3 and even the PSP, the same cannot be said for the PSPgo, which seems to be having trouble picking [...]

Mega Man’s Mega Buster to Hit PlayStation Store
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Only days ago Mega Man 10 was announced on Nintendo Power magazine. Although the game accompanies NES generation style graphics, Mega Man fans everywhere were pleased to know that the series is still in the minds of Nintendo. The game was initially announced as a WiiWare title, so many fans of the series who don’t [...]

Heavy Rain Forecasts February Release
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Heavy Rain is a title that all PS3 gamers have been looking forward to. A mysterious title to say the very least, Heavy Rain adds a new standout game play experience which is sure to attract millions of gamers. The release date of the title is sooner than one might have expected.

XIV New Screens For FFXIII
Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Some new screenshots for Square-Enix’s console-selling Final Fantasy XIII have emerged, fresh from the popular Japanese magazine Famitsu. Check out the other 13 after the break!

R-Type 3D Blasting Exclusively On The PS3
Thursday, October 29th, 2009

If you were a gamer in the ’80s, then this legendary series need no introduction. For those of us that are younger and didn’t play the PlayStation 2 or Portable versions that came out in the past few years, just know that it is a classic challenging sidescroller shooter set in space.

Bayonetta Recieves High Japanese Honors
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Bayonetta, the latest title from director of Devil May Cry and creator of Viewtiful Joe, Hideki Kamiya, is unfortunately releasing in January 2010 for North America and Europe. However, Japan is getting it later this month, on October 29th. It seems they’re rather lucky then, as the title has received a very generous review.

Kojima Teases System Selling PSP Surprise
Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be Hideo Kojima’s 4th game on the PlayStation Portable, developed by the Metal Gear Solid 4 team, the title is set to be the “Metal Gear Solid 5 inside” Kojima. The game, which is being directed by the gaming legend, is currently known to have two control systems, an action style and a shooter style, but now rumors point to another, even better, system in the game.