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Persona 4 gets a US release date

By Gosha • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 2

I just got an email from Atlus stating that Persona 4 would be seeing release in the US. Along with this news, they also gave a set release for December 9th. I’m sure fans of the series will be happy to have it come out so soon.
The game is a deluxe 2-disc [...]



New Sonic Unleashed trailer brings back faith in humanity

By Gosha • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Video Games, Wii, Xbox 360

Sega just released a brand spanking new trailer for Sonic Unleashed, the upcoming Next-gen sonic title on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. The game looks to bring back the classic sonic obstacles and features some non-corny sounding music. It looks like the game is headed in the right direction!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtYLeQwjqis



Beatmania IIDX 14 Gold CS released, PS2’s still got it!

By Gosha • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Playstation 2

Today marks the day of another incarnation in the wideworld of BEMANI games. Beatmania IIDX Gold, which is the 14th game in the series, has been released in Japan on the PS2. If you are interested in buying it, Play-Asia still has the standard version of it for sale here.
The game features a slew [...]



Persona 3 Review

By Mad Mage • Aug 8th, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Video Games

I love video games but they don’t always love me back. For instance, I know for a fact EA games don’t love me. But I suppose that’s reasonable considering some of the mean things I’ve said about them. Sadly, Persona 3 doesn’t love me either. I’m able to tell because it keeps killing me repeatedly. [...]



Harvey Birdman game to not suck, maybe

By Mad Mage • Jul 31st, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Video Games

Kotaku has posted a video of Capcom’s new PS2/PSP game based on Adult Swim’s Harvey Birdman. When the game was first announced, like many others, I was quite worried it would be an abominable 3D platform game just like every other game based on a cartoon is. Family Guy game, I’m looking at you. Fortunately, [...]



Persona 3 not hitting until mid August?

By Gosha • Jul 24th, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Video Games

I just got an email from Atlus stating that the new scheduled ship date for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is August 14th, 2007.
As stated in the email “This is the very soonest that manufacturing of the Persona 3 art book can be completed, and also takes into account the time required for [...]



Preorder for GrimGrimoire begins today!

By Gosha • May 24th, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Video Games

The preorder for GrimGrimoire begins today, May 23rd! NIS America’s new title,GrimGrimoire for Playstation 2 will be released on June 26th. In order to generate hype for the game, NIS America has prepared a really some special preorder packages for sale at the RosenQueen Store.
GrimGrimoire is a Magical Real Time Strategy game. This is [...]



Odin Sphere Review

By Mad Mage • May 22nd, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Sony, Video Games

Odin Sphere defies all logic. Sure, we still see 2D games on the DS, but this is different. This is a full budget PS2 game with high-res graphics and flawless animation. No attention to detail was spared as every last little corner of every screen is meticulously, beautifully hand drawn. Layer upon layer of vibrant [...]



Taito Legends series continues on PS2 and PSP!

By Gosha • Apr 14th, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Video Games

Game developer, Destineer Studios recently announced that they will be publishing Taito Legends 2 for PS2 in US in Q2 2007. Taito Legends 2 will include 38 classic Taito arcade games, including:



Guitar Hero 80’s Edition for June, thanks Activision!

By Gosha • Mar 21st, 2007 • Category: Playstation 2, Sony, Video Games

Thanks to http://orangeloungeradio.com/ for the news. Activision recently announced another sequel for the award winning music game franchise to distribution and retailers. Guitar Hero 80’s Edition will arrive on the PS2 in June on the 13th and will retail for $39.99. Of course, release dates always like to shift around, but as this is [...]