Koreans jump to play Aion
By Heath | November 15, 2008 at 12:14 am
Since the Tuesday launch of Aion’s open beta testing in Korea, concurrent user numbers have already jumped to more than 170,000 players, making it the most popular beta event in Korean history.
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NISA to localize PSP version of Mana Khemia
By Heath | November 13, 2008 at 7:41 pm
NIS America released the PS2 version of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al Revis in North America this past April, and today, the company announced it will bring the PSP version in January of 2009. It’s mostly a straight port, but developer Gust added some multiplayer functionality and a “jump start” function which allows part of the game to be saved to one’s memory stick, for faster loading.
My World, My Way coming stateside via Atlus USA
By Heath | November 13, 2008 at 7:31 pm
My World, My Way in an RPG for Nintendo DS to be released on Feb. 3, 2009 by Atlus USA. Known as Sekai wa Atashi de Mawatteru (The World Revolves Around Me) in Japan, this game is all about changing one’s surroundings. The official website is here, and aw heck, here’s Atlus USA’s own sales pitch below:
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Limited reprint of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
By Heath | November 13, 2008 at 6:56 pm
With Persona 3 having launched the Shin Megami Tensei series into much high popularity levels than it had been used to in North America, Atlus USA is about to reprint Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. But it’s only a limited number, and apparently only through Amazon.com. Link to buy: here. Link to our Persona 2 review by Joseph Wartick: here. Thank to a reader we’ll just call “Curtis” for letting us know about this.
Richard Garriott makes like a tree and gets out of NCSoft
By Michael | November 12, 2008 at 1:45 pm
After returning from his lifelong dream of visiting space, he did so in a trip to the International Space Station, Richard Garriott, the creator of the classic PC RPG series Ultima, and more recently NCSoft’s Sci-fi MMORPG Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa, is leaving NCSoft. Garriott said news of his departure is “difficult” to deliver.
Garriott left the atmosphere in the private Soyuz TMA-13 rocket, in October, following months of rigorous training. He was gone for ten days.
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Devs, publishers can’t decide if spaces are good, conceive “Tacticslayer”
By Heath | November 6, 2008 at 11:20 am
It’s either called Tactics Layer or Tacticslayer. There’s not that little dot between the katakana’d words that signals a separation, nor is there a space in the logo. As much as I want to believe the campiness of Engrish titles hasn’t reached this level, it seems that it may have. Here are images of Tacticslayer, coming this winter to DS (in Japan).
7th Dragon: we are making screens now
By Heath | November 6, 2008 at 11:01 am
And here are nine screens from 7th Dragon, that “mystery” Sega RPG everyone was hoping would be anything other than what it is. Way to not disappoint, internet.
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Valkyria Chronicles DLC comes to non-Japanese markets
By Heath | November 5, 2008 at 8:00 am
Now confirmed by Sega of America, the downloadable content that has been previously reported on, including an update that lets players control the powerful enemy character Selvaria, will be coming to the American and PAL versions of Valkyria Chronicles. The company can not yet nail down exact launch times or prices for any of the updates, but it’s most likely that gamers will have to wait until at least January for them. Stepping into my own opinion and referencing my review, this game already has plenty to keep players busy until then.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online accepting closed beta applications
By Michael | November 4, 2008 at 4:21 pm
The MMORPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online, published by Aeria Games, has began accepting closed beta signup applications for North American and European members. The closed beta application is scheduled to run until Dec. 1, after which, selected players will be given access to the game.
Interested players can access the signup website at: http://megaten.aeriagames.com/signup
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RPGLand.com takes run at US presidency, makes campaign promises
By Heath | November 4, 2008 at 6:17 am
In an unprecedented move of pure awesome, fueled partly by hope, partly by rage, but not at all by non-renewable resources, RPGLand.com is officially running for president of the United States of America in 2008.
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Sacred Blaze: introduction, 60+ images
By Heath | November 3, 2008 at 2:38 am
Introducing Sacred Blaze, a tactical RPG, made by Flight Plan for PlayStation 2, due out in Japan on February 19, 2009.
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Legacy of Ys: Books I & II: news, trailer, 21 screens, box art
By Heath | October 22, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Destiny Links first video (and we finally get around to posting that scan from like a month ago)
By Heath | October 21, 2008 at 9:25 am
A piratical (in the Japanese kinda way) RPG called Destiny Links is on its way to the DS. Below is the first scan from an early October issue of Famitsu, followed by a recently released trailer.
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Warhammer Online: two new classes this winter
By Michael | October 20, 2008 at 11:54 am
Originally planned and later removed to meet their release deadline, Mythic Entertainment today announced that two “new” careers, the Empire’s Knight of the Blazing Sun and the Dark Elf Black Guard, will be added to the newly released, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in content patch 1.1 later this winter.
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Finale on Rhapsody’s DS content
By Russ | October 19, 2008 at 4:49 am
It turns out the previously reported missing content was not as unintentional as originally thought.
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World Destruction coming stateside
By Heath | October 18, 2008 at 6:49 pm
At a yet unknown time in 2009, World Destruction will be released in English. Check out our myriad of screens, scans, and videos here, dig the Japanese site here, and look for our review some time soon.
Thanks for the tip, Siliconera.
Final Fantasy XIII characters given names (new scans)
By Heath | October 15, 2008 at 11:46 pm
The blonde dude from Final Fantasy XIII, in the first scan, is given the manly monikor of “Snow.” The main character of Final Fantasy Versus XIII’s name (pictured in the right scan, left side of the page) is Noctis Lucious Cheram, though due to the nature of katakana-to-English translation, it might not end up exactly like that in non-Japanese versions of the game. The lady’s name on the right is Stella Nox Fulure, and again, that’s subject to change.
Thanks, Gamekyo.
You can thank RPG Land: Persona 2 Innocent Sin patch released (*Updated with contest winners!)
By Heath | October 15, 2008 at 8:10 pm
You’re welcome.
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Ninokuni: first video
By Heath | October 12, 2008 at 9:56 am
The first video of Level-5’s much talked about project with Studio Gibli comes to us via the Tokyo Game Show.
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White Knight Story: scan, screens, online play video
By Heath | October 12, 2008 at 9:36 am
Recently, it was revealed that Sony’s White Knight Story would have online play. The video embedded below shows it in action.
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