Japan Gaming Guide

An online petition calling for a remake of Final Fantasy VII was submitted to Square Enix recently. Over 20,000 people lent their support to the cry for a new version of the Playstation classic. There have been some rumours that the remake was already underway, particularly as this year is the game’s 10th anniversary, and Squeenix have been pretty keen to hype it up.

Unfortunately a customer support person responded to the petition saying that they were currently very busy with all their other projects at the moment – and weren’t working on a remake. Interestingly, the response included several qualifiers, such as ‘at this time’, ‘current plans’ (our highlighting) and the tone of the message suggests that a remake is something that may well happen in the future.

This would make a lot of sense, after all they’ve remade most of the others, so surely number VII is going to get a revamp at some point.

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Japanese mothers, in their infinite wisdom like to make sure their little terrors are well fed. That doesn’t mean well fed in the extra large super wopper cheeseburger sense, but in the wholesome goodness, nutrients and vitamins sense.

But recently, they’ve been faced with a problem. Children are so engrossed in their gaming systems that they don’t  have time to eat anything that has to be chewed more than twice, so those ingenious mothers needed a new hook. This is what they came up with:

With a seaweed exterior and filled with delicious rice, this PS controller will stop rumbling faster than a sixaxis lawsuit. Like the Sony marketing department, the controller is surrounded by vegetables. Available for a mere $499, or $599 with fried prawns.

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We found a ton of new screens for Devil May Cry 4 on this Japanese website. The latest game in the Devil May Cry series features Dante’s brother Nero taking over as the lead character, although Dante will still be playable at some point in the game. They look pretty similar at first glance, although they seem to be enemies. Follow the link to view all 12 shots.

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Here’s a picture of the new Guncon controller for Playstation 3, as seen in Famitsu. The Guncon controller will be bundled with Time Crisis 4. A couple of analog sticks are cunningly built into the design, enabling you to peek round corners to pick off those pesky bad guys.

The older Guncons needed a CRT screen to play on, but this version can be used on all screens, meaning you’ll be able to use it with your big shiny HDTVs.

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Sony are set to launch an online community service for playstation 3. Users will be able to create an avatar, build them a home and then fill it with furniture, buy clothes and take part in games and activities with other users. Most items in the game world will be purchased through an online store, perhaps with a few freebies along the way. Sony Home is scheduled for release in Autumn, but check here for the chance to take part in the Beta.