The long running “Tales” series from Namco is well known around the world for its creative universes and its fast paced battle system. Releasing various games on older platforms such as Sony’s Playstation and Nintendo’s Gamecube, Namco has finally released a full three dimension game for the Playstation 2. But how does it stack up against the previous games or other role playing games out at the moment? Read the rest of this entry »

As the PS2’s time with us begins to wane, it is surprising just how many good games continue to be released for the platform. One of the more unique games to recently hit the console is the thinking man’s title Trapt. Trapt is another babefest brought to us by the fine folks at Tecmo. Now, you may be tempted to write the game off as some lame adventure game at first glance; however, once you get into it and begin toying with setting up the perfect death trap, you will see that there is more to the game than hot chicks and castles. Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings, fellow citizens of Vana’Diel! Welcome back; we’re sure you’re just dying to know about the latest happenings from all around the FFXI world and boy do we have a knockout for you this month! January was relatively slow, aside from the Xbox360 beta announcement, but that is certainly not the case this month. The developers at Square Enix must have put in some long hours because there’s quite a bit to cover this time around. Read the rest of this entry »

After weeks and weeks of speculation, Microsoft has unleashed a downloadable update for Xbox 360 owners. Gamers are given the option to update the next time they log on to their Xbox 360 dashboard. The update is free. While this update does not change the interface–it offers several bug fixes. These include the ability to retain saved games if you delete a profile, better track of your last time online, and several networking issues for users outside of the US. Read the rest of this entry »

After much success in Japan, Nintendo of America has announced that Brain Age: Train Your Brain and Brain Age: Big Brain Academy will be heading to the US as First Party titles. These titles utilize the touch screen and have players compete a series of tasks like solving math problems and word problems. Read the rest of this entry »

While the world eagerly anticipates the PlayStation 3 launch of Killzone, Sony of Europe has announced a new First Party Killzone title for the PSP. Instead of portraying the action from the first person perspective, the action will take place in the third person. Sony of Europe says that this will make the franchise much more friendly for the handheld audience. Read the rest of this entry »

Any PlayStation 3 news is big news. While we still do not have a definite release date, know what the retail price will be, or how Sony will compete against Xbox Live, we do know that the PlayStation 3 will have Angel Rings, Genji 2, Monster Carnival, Gran Turismo, The Eye of Judgement, and Everybody’s Golf 5 on launch day. Read the rest of this entry »

A new year? a new month? a new This Month in Vana’Diel! { All Right! } Final Fantasy XI kicks off another year and there’s big news for Xbox 360 owners as the official beta kicks off this month! Those goblins don’t stand a chance! Read the rest of this entry »

And here we thought this game would never be released. Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 4 on the Xbox 360 has quite possibly been one of the oddest releases we’ve tracked in a good while. Originally planned as a launch title, the game was delayed a week, then three days, then another two weeks, then one day, another week, another day and finally we have the game in our grubby mitts. Now that I’ve been able to spend some quality time alone with the game and with some friends, it’s time to take a look at the game and see how it fares against the other Xbox 360 titles. Read the rest of this entry »

The first game to ship for the Xbox 360 post-launch is finally coming to a retail store near you. The much hyped and delayed Dead or Alive 4 is on its way to store shelves. Read the rest of this entry »