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  • The Japan based video game developers Acquire (Way of the Samurai / Shinobido) and ZeroDiv have been hard at work on their next RPG title Mind≒0 (Mind Zero) for the Playstation Vita which is set to go live in Japan on the 1st August 2013. In the latest set of promotional goodies for the game, the company have today released two brand new preview videos for the game. The first one viewable above highlights the games more visual novel-esque dialogue system and delivers a brief digest look at the games prologue. For those who are more inclined to look at the...

    Two new Trailers Released for Mind≒0 (Mind Zero) – Focusing on a Prologue Digest and Battle

    Posted on June 19, 2013 | No Comments
    The Japan based video game developers Acquire (Way of the Samurai / Shinobido) and ZeroDiv have been hard at work on their next RPG title Mind≒0 (Mind Zero) for the Playstation Vita which is set to go live in Japan on the 1st August 2013. In the latest set of promotional goodies for the game, the company have today released two brand new preview videos for the game. The first one viewable above highlights the games more visual novel-esque dialogue system and delivers a brief digest look at the games prologue. For those who are more inclined to look at the...

  • It has been more than a year since I last covered Surge Concerto: Ciel Nosurge, the Playstation Vita life simulation was released by Gust in April 2012. While unfortunately given how it has been set up it remains highly unlikely that it will ever receive an international release, in Japan the game still seems to be going strong with its next of many DLC installments set to go live on the Playstation Network store come June 20 2013. This title is different from most, as unlike most games where you can (hopefully) at least expect a huge chunk of the...

    Surge Concerto: Ciel Nosurge – More Than a Year After Release and DLC Releases Still Continuing

    Posted on June 17, 2013 | No Comments
    It has been more than a year since I last covered Surge Concerto: Ciel Nosurge, the Playstation Vita life simulation was released by Gust in April 2012. While unfortunately given how it has been set up it remains highly unlikely that it will ever receive an international release, in Japan the game still seems to be going strong with its next of many DLC installments set to go live on the Playstation Network store come June 20 2013. This title is different from most, as unlike most games where you can (hopefully) at least expect a huge chunk of the...

  • With E3 2013 now over, you may or may not be pleased with all the latest announcements made by Sony Computer Entertainment for their upcoming console – the Playstation 4. Turns out that the company are not yet satisfied with their announcements and have since unveiled the Playstation Playroom. The Playroom is a technical demonstration that highlights some of the experiences that they hope will be possible with the console and its associated peripherals such as the Dualshock 4 controller and the Playstation 4 camera. The overall goal being to produce a fun and new augmented reality experience. To be...

    Sony Computer Entertainment Preview “The Play Room” Tech Demo for the Playstation 4

    Posted on June 17, 2013 | No Comments
    With E3 2013 now over, you may or may not be pleased with all the latest announcements made by Sony Computer Entertainment for their upcoming console – the Playstation 4. Turns out that the company are not yet satisfied with their announcements and have since unveiled the Playstation Playroom. The Playroom is a technical demonstration that highlights some of the experiences that they hope will be possible with the console and its associated peripherals such as the Dualshock 4 controller and the Playstation 4 camera. The overall goal being to produce a fun and new augmented reality experience. To be...

  • In July 2012, the long running Phantasy Star series received another online game installment in the form of Phantasy Star Online 2. Unlike the Phantasy Star Universe line of games this is a completely online experience with no form of offline play. Having run for almost a year now, Sega have confirmed that the games second episode simply titled “Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 2″ will be launched in Japan on the 17th July 2013. The above trailer highlights some of the new features to be made available in this installment including a brand new race (The Duuman) a new...

    Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 2 – Introduction Trailer

    Posted on June 16, 2013 | No Comments
    In July 2012, the long running Phantasy Star series received another online game installment in the form of Phantasy Star Online 2. Unlike the Phantasy Star Universe line of games this is a completely online experience with no form of offline play. Having run for almost a year now, Sega have confirmed that the games second episode simply titled “Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 2″ will be launched in Japan on the 17th July 2013. The above trailer highlights some of the new features to be made available in this installment including a brand new race (The Duuman) a new...

  • Title: Soul Sacrifice Developed By: Marvelous AQL | Comcept | SCE Japan Studio Published By: Sony Computer Entertainment Based On: New IP Console: Playstation 3 / XBox360 Genre: Action RPG Classification: This title has been rated MA15+ for Strong Fantasy Themes and Violence Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation Vita, Physical Copy Special Thanks: Sony Computer Entertainment Australia for kindly providing me with a digital download code While this years E3 event has shown that there has been quite a bit of indie game support for the Playstation Vita platform, in terms of full-scale retail releases the big titles are few and far between. Given the gaps of time between...

    Soul Sacrifice (Playstation Vita) – Game Review

    Posted on June 14, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Soul Sacrifice Developed By: Marvelous AQL | Comcept | SCE Japan Studio Published By: Sony Computer Entertainment Based On: New IP Console: Playstation 3 / XBox360 Genre: Action RPG Classification: This title has been rated MA15+ for Strong Fantasy Themes and Violence Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation Vita, Physical Copy Special Thanks: Sony Computer Entertainment Australia for kindly providing me with a digital download code While this years E3 event has shown that there has been quite a bit of indie game support for the Playstation Vita platform, in terms of full-scale retail releases the big titles are few and far between. Given the gaps of time between...

  • Once a happy floor waxer in Oddworld’s biggest meat processing plant, Abe stumbled across his boss’s secret plan to turn the factory’s slave labor force into the latest in the RuptureFarms Tasty Treats line of novelty meat snacks. Abe now has to save his own skin from the grinders, but simply escaping the flesh farm is only the start of his Oddysee. Trigger-happy hunting parties, carnivorous sacred beasts, ancient temple traps and even a return to his former workplace await Abe on his journey to discover his people’s heritage and his own destiny.

    [E3 2013 Screenshots] Oddworld: New N’ Tasty!

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    Once a happy floor waxer in Oddworld’s biggest meat processing plant, Abe stumbled across his boss’s secret plan to turn the factory’s slave labor force into the latest in the RuptureFarms Tasty Treats line of novelty meat snacks. Abe now has to save his own skin from the grinders, but simply escaping the flesh farm is only the start of his Oddysee. Trigger-happy hunting parties, carnivorous sacred beasts, ancient temple traps and even a return to his former workplace await Abe on his journey to discover his people’s heritage and his own destiny.

  • Doki-Doki Universe is an upcoming free-to-download game by HumaNature Studios for the Playstation Vita, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 platforms (at least for the light version), where you can fly around a customisable universe all the while taking part in fun personality quizzes. In Doki-Doki Universe, you’re a robot named Model QT377665, or QT3 for short. Your human family said to wait here on this asteroid, and they would be right back to get you. That was 11,432 days ago. Bummer. To make matters worse, an alien that looks like a green hot-dog, named Alien Jeff, finds you and gives...

    [E3 2013 Trailer/Screenshots] Doki-Doki Universe

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    Doki-Doki Universe is an upcoming free-to-download game by HumaNature Studios for the Playstation Vita, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 platforms (at least for the light version), where you can fly around a customisable universe all the while taking part in fun personality quizzes. In Doki-Doki Universe, you’re a robot named Model QT377665, or QT3 for short. Your human family said to wait here on this asteroid, and they would be right back to get you. That was 11,432 days ago. Bummer. To make matters worse, an alien that looks like a green hot-dog, named Alien Jeff, finds you and gives...

  • FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, now completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition! Based on the International Versions of the games that were previously only released in Japan and Europe, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster brings these timeless classics forward to the current generation of fans, old and new alike. Final Fantasy X In ages past, the world of Spira experienced a golden age of perfection, brought about by an advanced civilization through the use of wondrous machinery called machina. However, around one thousand years before the present...

    [E3 2013 Screenshots] Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, now completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition! Based on the International Versions of the games that were previously only released in Japan and Europe, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster brings these timeless classics forward to the current generation of fans, old and new alike. Final Fantasy X In ages past, the world of Spira experienced a golden age of perfection, brought about by an advanced civilization through the use of wondrous machinery called machina. However, around one thousand years before the present...

  •   You may recall back in September 2012 that I posted up a rather interesting trailer for a mysterious Japanese Playstation Vita game known as Box! Open Me that was announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2012 (See: 箱! Open Me (Box! Open Me) – Tokyo Game Show 2012 Trailer / Announcement). Turns out that this game originally developed by the minds at PlayStation C.A.M.P is heading internationally under the simpler title OPEN ME!. The goal of this augmented reality puzzle game is simple – open a box and collect whatever items are inside. This may sound easy but boxes are full of...

    [E3 2013 Trailer / Screenshots] Open Me!

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
      You may recall back in September 2012 that I posted up a rather interesting trailer for a mysterious Japanese Playstation Vita game known as Box! Open Me that was announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2012 (See: 箱! Open Me (Box! Open Me) – Tokyo Game Show 2012 Trailer / Announcement). Turns out that this game originally developed by the minds at PlayStation C.A.M.P is heading internationally under the simpler title OPEN ME!. The goal of this augmented reality puzzle game is simple – open a box and collect whatever items are inside. This may sound easy but boxes are full of...

  • While they may no longer be everybody’s cup of tea, I am excited to see more classic RPG games coming to the Playstation Vita platform. Dragon Fantasy Book II is currently in the works by the Muteki Corporation for the Playstation Vita and Playstation 3 platforms.

    [E3 2013 Trailer] Dragon Fantasy Book II – Combat Trailer

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    While they may no longer be everybody’s cup of tea, I am excited to see more classic RPG games coming to the Playstation Vita platform. Dragon Fantasy Book II is currently in the works by the Muteki Corporation for the Playstation Vita and Playstation 3 platforms.

  • Developed by Playdead, Limbo was the companies very first title which since 2010 has seen a release on the PC, Mac, XBox360 and Playstation 3 platforms. But they are not through with the title yet despite having another one in store pressingly next year. The company have just released Limbo on the Playstation Vita portable system from Sony Computer Entertainment and to mark this have released a new trailer for the game during E3 2013. Limbo will support cross-buy, so current owners of the Playstation 3 edition will be able to pick up the Playstation Vita edition and vice-versa at...

    [E3 2013 Trailer] Limbo (Playstation Vita)

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    Developed by Playdead, Limbo was the companies very first title which since 2010 has seen a release on the PC, Mac, XBox360 and Playstation 3 platforms. But they are not through with the title yet despite having another one in store pressingly next year. The company have just released Limbo on the Playstation Vita portable system from Sony Computer Entertainment and to mark this have released a new trailer for the game during E3 2013. Limbo will support cross-buy, so current owners of the Playstation 3 edition will be able to pick up the Playstation Vita edition and vice-versa at...

  • Take a look at the E3 2013 trailer for Hohokum, the upcoming Playstation exclusive title for each the Playstation 3, Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita platforms. The game is currently in development by the team at Honeyslug and is set to be published by Sony Computer Entertainment at a later date via the Playstation Network service. In addition to this trailer, the companies also released a small set of screenshots:

    [E3 2013 Trailer / Screenshots] Hohokum

    Posted on June 13, 2013 | No Comments
    Take a look at the E3 2013 trailer for Hohokum, the upcoming Playstation exclusive title for each the Playstation 3, Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita platforms. The game is currently in development by the team at Honeyslug and is set to be published by Sony Computer Entertainment at a later date via the Playstation Network service. In addition to this trailer, the companies also released a small set of screenshots:

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