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Dark Horse Releasing The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Outside of Japan

August 16, 2012

Last year, Nintendo released a book titled The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia to coincide with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the latest well-received title in the series. The book contained a vast wealth of never-before-seen Zelda [...]

by Rhys

Nintendo Unveils 3DS XL

June 21, 2012

Along with the Smash news, tonight’s Japanese Nintendo Direct has revealed a new 3DS model. The 3DS XL (3DS LL in Japan) features a larger screen (4.88 inch top screen, 4.18 inch bottom screen – 90% increase over the original 3DS) and slightly [...]

by Geoff

.hack//Versus Announced for PS3

March 21, 2012

It’s been over two years since CyberConnect2 released a new game in the .hack series. The franchise has seen several new installments since then, but now, fans can look forward to the next video game in the series. .hack//Versus is the latest [...]

by Rhys

UMD Passport Program for Vita Staying in Japan

February 8, 2012

Were you one of the PlayStation Portable owners who were wondering, “What do I do with my PSP games?” when Sony announced that the Vita would lack a UMD drive? If you are, you may be a bit saddened that Sony’s UMD Passport program [...]

by Rhys

Final Fantasy Type-0 Localization in Development

December 4, 2011

Previously, Square Enix has only said that an international version of Final Fantasy Type-0, formerly known as Final Fantasy Agito XIII, is possible, but not necessarily likely. The game’s development team has given new information regarding it, [...]

by Rhys

Pokémon Announcement Coming Next Month

November 20, 2011

For the first time ever, The Pokémon Company will be making an appearance at Shueisha’s annual Jump Festa convention, which will be held next month in Tokyo, Japan. While Jump Festa is generally aimed at fans of anime and manga, several gaming [...]

by Rhys

Ice White 3DS Coming to Japan

October 6, 2011

Nintendo has announced that an Ice White 3DS will be available in Japan on November 3rd. A bundle based on the system will be available with Monster Hunter Tri-G on December 10th. The bundle contains the game as well as an Ice White system with Monster [...]

by Geoff

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Release Dates

September 15, 2011

At the Tokyo Game Show today, Square Enix announced the worldwide release dates for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Japan will of course get the game first, on December 15th, along with a special edition 320GB PlayStation 3. North America will follow on January [...]

by Geoff

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