Archive for August, 2008

Sangokushi Online Getting Extra Stuff

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in PC | No Comments »

Koei's MMORPG, Sangokushi Online, is getting a bit bigger on September 25th. Level caps will be removed for characters and raised for weapons and equipment, plus there will be new ... Read more..

Bomberman Online Japan Beta

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in PC | No Comments »

Bomberman Online Japan is about to go into beta. The game is the sequel to Online Bomberman, rather than the Dreamcast's Bomberman Online. The graphics look absolutely gorgeous, but retain the ... Read more..

PSP sales hit 10 million

Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in PSP | No Comments »

Sony have now sold 10 million Playstation Portables in Japan. The DS has sold 24 million, but the PSP has been catching up in recent months. [Read] Read more..

Phantasy Star Universe Client Becomes Free

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in PC | 3 Comments »

From September 25th the Phantasy Star Universe client software will be freely available to download on PC. Users will have to purchase a 'game key' for Y1000 to activate the ... Read more..

Consoles of the ’70s

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Stuff | No Comments »

Games Radar just posted a great article on videogame systems of the '70s. All the old favourites are in there, Atari, Intellivision, Magnavox and there's a load of stuff we'd ... Read more..

Free WiFi for PSP owners

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in PSP | No Comments »

PSP owners will soon be able to connect to the internet for free, courtesy of a deal between Sony and FON. FON are a Spanish based wireless network provider with ... Read more..

Kawaii DS Pouch

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Stuff | No Comments »

Wonderland is a great site to check for cute game items, and they recently posted a gamecraft bonanza. Items include the DS lite pouch pictured above and cute items based ... Read more..

Rockman Festival in Japan

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Wii | No Comments »

Japanese Rockman fans got a big treat today. A Rockman festival was staged in Tokyo Fashion building. As well as getting the chance to try the new Wii Rockman game, ... Read more..

No More Xbox 360s in Japan

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »

In a bizarre reversal of fortune the Xbox 360 has managed to sell out in Japan. The console has been flying off the shelves in recent weeks, largely due to ... Read more..

Comiket 74

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Japan | 1 Comment »

EngRish Games went to the Comiket 74 show in Tokyo. The comic festival includes a small indie game section. They sold all their games so well done to them! [Read] Read more..