On Christmas day, Japanese publisher AQ Interactive announced that they were canceling the upcoming Xbox 360 action RPG, Cry On. The game, developed by Mistwalker and Cavia, would have been Mistwalker’s third Xbox 360 exclusive title, after 2007’s Blue Dragon and 2008’s Lost Odyssey.
Continue reading...Monday, December 29, 2008
In July of 2007 -- back when Nintendo's cash cow the Wii had only sold six million consoles worldwide -- executives at Japan's Fuji TV and TBS television networks told The Times of London that their viewers were already abandoning primetime television in favor of the new game console. Whether or not Japanese television is still [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
Amusing? That all depends on who's holding the controller. This week, Microsoft has confirmed that they have the ability to retroactively and remotely affect data on your Xbox 360 -- specifically, the corruption of items like the Japan-only Resident Evil 5 demo downloaded by US and European users earlier this month. WorthPlaying received the following [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In 1887, when the historian Lord Acton reportedly made this statement, not a soul in the world could imagine such a thing as a modern computer hard drive, and the idea of corrupted data was far away. But if a recent report involving the new Japan-only [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 22, 2008
If you thought the early reception for Nintendo’s DSi was just a flash in the pan … Actually, did anyone think that? After an amazing first week of sales (including 170k units sold in its first two days of availability in Japan), the DSi continues to lead the way in Nintendo’s homeland according to Famitsu’s latest [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
Jimmy Soga was not a hardcore gamer when he joined US publisher XSEED three years ago -- and unlike his ten compatriots at the tiny company, he has never worked for Square Enix USA. But when he got back to his Los Angeles home after a stint as a Japanese interpreter for Tokyo Disneyland, he [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 17, 2008
Update: Square Enix USA president John Yamamoto has confirmed that the LA studio will be working on small downloadable titles, evaluating middleware solutions for Japan, and - perhaps - helping drive a multiplatform future for the company. Full interview at Gamesindustry.biz. Original Story: To say that of late, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has been outspoken about [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Yesterday, in reporting that Sega's Sonic Unleashed has been delayed until Spring 2009 in Japan for quality reasons, we commented that Sega of America would have to make one of two very difficult choices: either delay the game here as well, or explain to dedicated US fans why we would be getting the inferior game. Today, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
According to a report over at Siliconera, Sonic Unleashed may not make its release window this month. Citing quality concerns, Sega of Japan has announced that while the Wii version will still arrive December 18th, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be delayed until Spring 2009.
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
I know, I know -- another study linking violent video games to the inevitable downfall of society, and the corruption of the very precious children who are our future? You'd think, after having this argument for over 25 years, that we'd just stop listening to this kind of thing. You'd think it would just wash [...]
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Monday, December 29, 2008
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