Girls Who Play

For so long, video games have been very much a guy thing, but this is no longer the case. We’re seeing more and more female gamers who are just as hardcore as anyone else. Long-Haired Offender and SonOfTheShiningPath have met some of these cool girls and we’re here to introduce them to you.
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Jeanne d’Arc Japanese television ad

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We told you about Jeanne d’Arc, a Japanese role playing game based on the real life story of story of Joan of Arc coming to the U.S. for domestic release yesterday. While PSP RPGs may or may not float your boat, this commercial might do the trick.
This video is an extended length Japanese commercial for [...]

New Final Fantasy on the Horizon

Not enough Final Fantasy games on the Horizon for you? This ought to pitch a tent in your pants. Square Enix has announced an event called “Square Party 2007″ on May 12th and 13th at Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo. Here’s the full translation:
Square Enix released, in daily Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, a publicity page [...]

Nintendo is again.. King

The latest NPD figures are in. Let’s start us a pissing contest! In short, February was nuts. Loco. Seriously. Look at these numbers:
 
Game sales and accessories were up 53%, hardware sales up a whopping 98%, giving the total industry a 66% boost. Raining on the parade ever-so-slightly is the fact this year’s February figures [...]

God of War 3 Confirmed, With Vibration!

God of War III to hit the PS3 with 1080p, SIXAXIS and vibration support. Wait… vibration? Yes, vibration.
While details are still unfolding at the event, so far Cory Barlog of developer Ready At Dawn has revealed that the next God of War game will be on the PS3. He also said that it will feature [...]

NPD: And the Next-Gen Launch Winner Is…

See that picture up there, the one with the guy flying backwards through the air? That’s the G-rated version of what Nintendo did to the competition at launch. If the Xbox 360 or PS3 had entrails, blood-slick loops of them would be sprayed across the country’s Best Buys, GameStops and Wal-Marts right now.
According to the [...]

Nintendo posts 1,000,000,000+ USD profit.

Holy Hell!
To sum it up, Nintendo  forecasts a New Income as  120,000 million yen or $1043478260.87.
With Microsoft just starting to see a profit from each of thier Xbox’s and no profit for Sony in sight Nintendo can commit tons of resreach to their next product while the competition struggles to just keep their current one [...]

Kindgom Hearts 3 on the Wii?

So now there’s a rumor floating around that Square-Enix is working on Kingdom Hearts 3 for the Wii. Here’s my take.
Square-Enix has jumped on the Wii bandwagon and does have a healthy relationship with Nintendo as of recent years. With both of their largest properties, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, being brought to the [...]

PlayStation 3 kiosks freezing up … on purpose!

Just before the launch of the PlayStation 3, I walked into a local EB Games and noticed that they had finally (three days prior to launch) received their demo kiosk. Problem was, it was turned off. Right next to the hulking beast of a setup, two teenagers were wailing on “You Really Got Me,” the [...]