Archive for September, 2007

Ikaruga confirmed for XBLA, along with Ninja Gaiden 2

Thursday, September 13th, 2007 Posted in Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »

Fans of classic Dreamcast shooters now have another reason to celebrate. Hot on the heels of Rez, Ikaruga is coming to Live Arcade. Ikaruga is a treasure developed vertical shooter ... Read more..

Rez to bring Synasthaesia to XBLA

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »

The dreamcast classic Rez is on it's way to XBLA according to Kotaku. The on-rails shooter will feature beefed up HD visuals and 5.1 sound. Expect to see it around ... Read more..

Bangai-O Sequel Coming to DS via Treasure

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in DS | No Comments »

The mystery game being developed by Treasure has been revealed as Bangaioh Tamashii - a sequel to the dreamcast classic Bangai-O. We're pleased as punch that our cries for a ... Read more..

Hudson to Spring a Tokyo Game Show Surprise

Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in Wii | No Comments »

Hudson have announced they will be bringing six games to the imminent Tokyo Game Show, but have only named five of them. Siliconera are speculating it could be Wii Crossword, ... Read more..

Petition for Final Fantasy VII Remake Sent to Square Enix

Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Posted in Playstation | No Comments »

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 ... Read more..

Tick Tick Tick.. New Treasure Game Announcement Coming

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in DS | No Comments »

Fans of legendary developer Treasure should keep their eyes on the linked page. A new game is on the way for the DS, and an announcement is just days away.. [Read, ... Read more..

Japan Hardware Sales: August 27th – September 2nd

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in Charts | No Comments »

Here are the latest figures. Nintendo's sales have fallen quite sharply in recent weeks. Is this the beginning of the end? We doubt it somehow, although with the PSP Slim ... Read more..

Mario Coming to this Corner of the Galaxy on November 1st

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 Posted in Mario, Wii | No Comments »

He's-a-coming. Oh yes! The pipe diving one is on his way to Wii in Super Mario Galaxy, which now has an official Japanese release date of November 1st. The game ... Read more..

Tougher Game Censorship Coming to Japan

Thursday, September 6th, 2007 Posted in Japan | 1 Comment »

The recent global trend for restricting software sales has finally arrived in Japan. The Osaka prefectural government has decided to prevent minors from buying 'cruel and violent' games. The regional ... Read more..

September Releases for PS3 and 360

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 Posted in Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »

Wow, we just got our (region free) US copy of Bioshock the other day, and it's astounding. Plenty of other games coming out soon, including a little something called Halo ... Read more..