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Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Square Enix’s Transformers Game

Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter is a recently released Square Enix arcade game. Developed by Rocket Studio, it’s a blend of racing and turn-based RPG combat featuring transforming cars and Unreal Engine 3 graphics. Square Enix has plans to take the game out of arcades and possibly to Western markets. Andriasang translated some GameBusiness.jp information and reported that a … Continue reading “Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Square Enix’s Transformers Game”

This Week’s Videogame Releases

It’s a brilliant week to be an RPG fan! Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance brings Sora and the gang to the Nintendo 3DS. Fans of fantasy RPGs will want to keep an eye on Risen 2: Dark Waters. If old-school JRPGs are your thing then you’ll want to pick up Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time for … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”

Coffee Talk #494: Your Current-Gen Videogame Collection

Yesterday I was doing some midsummer cleaning (I was late for spring cleaning, sue me) and tried to organize my current-gen videogames. My collection surprised me. Of course I found lots of Japanese RPGs, BioWare titles, and assorted Square Enix games. What astonished me was the amount of Nintendo products I’ve…

This Week’s Videogame Releases

May keeps rolling along with several interesting videogame releases. Fans of action-RPGs and giant dragons (as opposed to the baby dragons currently on Game of Thrones) will want to check out Dragon’s Dogma. If gunplay is more your thing then Ghost Recon: Future Soldier should have you covered. Sorcery is a PlayStation Move game that got a … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”

Square Enix Returns to Profitability in Fiscal 2012

Square Enix has released its financial report for its fiscal 2012 ending March 31. After being in the red in 2011, the company has returned to profitability in 2012. The games Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution were specifically cited as reasons for success in the report. My personal theory is that millions of gamers … Continue reading “Square Enix Returns to Profitability in Fiscal 2012”

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Brings Mass Effect Armor, FFVI

An upcoming batch of DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2 adds all sorts of crossover elements, ranging from Final Fantasy VI villains to Mass Effect armor. On the FFVI side, villains Typhon and Ultros will be available to tackle in the coliseum. On the BioWare side, protagonists Noel and Serah will be able to don Mass Effect Commander Shepard’s N7 … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Brings Mass Effect Armor, FFVI”

This Week’s Videogame Releases

I rarely include downloadable games in this recurring feature. I’m fairly certain that I’ve never featured one. All that’s out the window with Journey on PlayStation Network. I’m a total homer for ThatGameCompany and Flower. If Journey looks remotely interesting to you, then please buy it. I love when games like Journey do well and companies like … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”

GameSpy Coworker Update: John Keefer and Sal Accardo

I wanted to make sure you guys and gals were aware of two web sites run by two of my former GameSpy coworkers: the excellent John Keefer and the dazzling Sal Accardo. Keefer is a master of MMOs and PC RPGs; you can read his thoughts and musings at An Avatar’s Life. Sal is a beast … Continue reading “GameSpy Coworker Update: John Keefer and Sal Accardo”

The Witcher 2 Xbox 360 Screens and Launch Date

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and CD Projekt RED have announced that The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will launch on April 17, 2012 for the Xbox 360. RPadholic smartguy thinks highly of the PC version and has often said that it’s one of the best RPGs in years. It will be interesting to see how the game … Continue reading “The Witcher 2 Xbox 360 Screens and Launch Date”

Are You Ready for the South Park RPG?

Obsidian Entertainment is developing South Park: The Game, an RPG featuring those lovable (and foul-mouthed) kids on Comedy Central. From what I understand, the game is kind of like an M-Rated version of Paper Mario. On paper, this sounds frickin’ brilliant! I like Obsidian a lot. I love South Park and Paper Mario. Put them all … Continue reading “Are You Ready for the South Park RPG?”