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Famitsu EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth screens pop up 22 Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth has come a long, long way since the GameBoy days, if these new screens that were recently shown in Famitsu are any indication. The WiiWare title has been confir... SSFIV: New trailer and character chat with Ono in Famitsu 30 As part of an interview in this week's Famitsu, (reported by Andriasang), Capcom's Yoshinori Ono had some interesting things to say about Super Street Fighter IV. The game's new characters were, ... What the bloody Hell is NieR Replicant? 20 You've probably heard of NieR by now. It's an action game that Square Enix announced at E3, designed entirely to appeal to Western audiences and possessing a name that sounds eerily similar to ou... Okamiden to be revealed in next week's Famitsu 42 There have been rumblings as of late, regarding something called "Okamiden," which Siliconera first discovered upon poking through some of Capcom's trademarks. The company was found to ... Sengoku Basara 3 is also a PS3 game 6 When we told you about Capcom's Devil Kings 3 (or Sengoku Basara 3 in Japan), we thought it was just going to be a Wii title. Or, at least, that's what it was announced for last week. Importers w... Loco Roco Midnight Carnival revealed in Famitsu 7 Loco Roco is absolutely insane, and quite brilliant. Good news then, that a brand new game, Loco Roco Midnight Carnival, has been revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu. There aren't many detail... Famitsu brings us ten new Final Fantasy XIII screens 29 When Square Enix isn't too busy working on Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy: Gaiden, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IV: The After, Final Fantasy: Crystal Defenders, Final Fantasy XIII: Agi... Valkyria Chronicles 2 revealed, coming to the PSP 62 The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP. The subtitle is something along the lines of "Royal War College" and will be out this Winter in Japan. No wor... Famitsu is useless for real info on the SaGa 2 remake for DS 15 Last night, I posted a tool-assisted speedrun for Square's Final Fantasy Legend, the first game in what would eventually become the SaGa series. Like I mentioned last night, I know virtually noth... Famitsu posts new Final Fantasy Gaiden shots 10 I'm not sure whether or not to be excited about the new Final Fantasy title for DS, Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden. I like Square games, obviously, but the whole "summoned by a... A wild Tingle teaser ad appears! 20 You might wonder why we're giving so much coverage to the recently teased Tingle game, but the answer is fairly simple. It's because Tingle is even creepier than Noby Noby Boy and we're afraid th... Final Fantasy XIII's lesbian bike is ... emotional 51 You may have heard of Final Fantasy XIII's version of Shiva by now. The classic FF summon now turns into a motorbike by being two flamboyant women who kind of scissor each other to become a motor... New Final Fantasy XIII screens are blue, dabba die dabba doo 20 Famitsu has done what Famitsu does best, and spewed up some fresh images of Square Enix's latest RPG extravaganza. Final Fantasy XIII is riding the hype chariot into the stratosphere as we edge e... Famitsutoid: No More Heroes 2, Trauma Center 3 and more 21 I take absolutely no credit for the Famitsutoid header. This comes compliments of Destructoid community blogger Genki-JAM, who was kind enough to share his latest issue of Famitsu, packed full of... Famitsu Awards released 20 Evidently the Japanese rewards season starts late. While all the American gaming publications practically announce their game of the year awards before the year is over, Famitsu, Japan's foremost... Ninety Nine Nights 2 gets screenshots, hooray! 17 The first real screenshots for Micrsoft's Dynasty Warriors clone Ninety Nine Nights 2 have appeared, via Famitsu magazine. Perhaps it's just my rampant DW fanboyism but I always thought the first... PSP version of Devil May Cry you didn't know about canned? 14 According to the latest issue of the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Capcom has shelved its plans to release Devil May Cry for the PlayStation Portable. Wait, what? Was that even ever announced... Koei's Ni-OH resurfaces after four years 11 The latest Famitsu has mention of Ni-OH, an action game that seemed to completely disappear from the radar after it was announced for the PlayStation 3 way back in 2005. Although Ni-OH is yet ano... Atelier Rorona announced as PS3 exclusive 19 Gust has revealed via Famitsu that it is working on a brand new RPG, Atelier Rorona, for the PlayStation 3. Although only confirmed for Japan so far, it seems doubtful that the game won't follow ... Famitsu names best PS3 games of 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 tops list 32 Some of us keep up with Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu around here, and if you do too, you may find their review scores to be of some interest. This list caught my eye over at Kotaku, which sho... Famitsu digs Left 4 Dead, kind of likes Fragile 41 Japanese gaming publication Famitsu's out of 40 gaming reviews have become sort of a benchmark over there, so we like to keep our eye out on what they say for our favorite games. I don't do math,... Kojima hard at work on two titles, wants to compete with the West 31 I love the Metal Gear series, and MGS4 was a great send-off for Solid Snake, but I'm itching to see what else Hideo Kojima is capable of. Hopefully we will see some new flavors on Kojima's menu, ... Resident Evil 5 honors a tragic loss 65 Because we don't want people BAAAAWING about spoilers, we have obscured the real name on this tombstone. However, the moniker on that stone is one that many have already predicted, so don't expec... Mysterious ad hints at new Atlus DS 'Devil' game 13 A sparse two-page advertisement showed up in the most recent Famitsu magazine. The spread mentions a game called Devil Survivor, and sports both the Nintendo DS and Atlus logos. The text says tha... Exdeath and Bartz make their Dissidia appearances 10 The latest Famitsu magazine shows off some new screenshots for Dissidia: Final Fantasy and reveals Final Fantasy V's key players, Bartz and Exdeath. As far as FF characters go, these guys are oft... Famitsu loves Day of Crisis, gives it lots of points 9 Whenever Famitsu reviews something, it's news. I don't know why, but it is! This time around, the world's most brightly colored and eye-searing magazine has gotten its hands on long-delayed Wii g... Miles Edgeworth: Perfect Prosecutor scans and fresh information 19 I've only just started getting into Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney after all these years, so I marked out pretty hard when I heard that there was a Miles Edgeworth game in the works. He's an absolu... Take some Tales of Hearts screens while you're at it 2 To go along with your Agito screens, here are some Tales of Hearts screens and art as well. The eleventh installment in the venerable Tales series comes to the Nintendo DS and is looking pretty s... Final Fantasy XIII Agito screens for the three people interested 13 People talk a lot about Final Fantasy XIII and XIII Versus, but the rank outsider in Square Enix's Fabula Nova Pretentious series is by far XIII Agito, the handheld game about which little is kno... Suikoden series DS game details 13 The newest in the Suikoden series is going portable, making an apperance on the Nintendo DS as Genso Suikoden Tierkreis. According to Famitsu, Tierkreis begins after the final fight of the 108 S... Famitsu reveals Dead Rising for the Wii 60 Here's the biggest bombshell of E3 2008 and it doesn't even have a thing to do with E3! The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that Dead Rising is coming out for the Nintendo Wii. Lots of people (es... Patapon 2 marches down the line 23 The PSP rhythm-action title Patapon ate countless hours of my life when it was released earlier this year. Half the time I didn't know what the hell I was doing, but I couldn't put it down. Now I... Metal Gear Solid 4 garners a perfect score in Famitsu 60 While the only videogame reviews that really matter are the ones on Destructoid.com, when a game gets a perfect score in Japanese publication Famitsu, people listen.And that’s exactly what ... This is Vegas ... sorry, Vega! New Street Fighter IV shots of Shadaloo's finest 35 This is the one I've been waiting for. While not a fan of one-on-one fighters, there are a few characters that always catch my eye, and when Street Fighter IV was revealed, there was one characte... A brief glimpse of Resi 5 gameplay 59 Hot off the 25th anniversary Capcom DVD that came with the latest Famitsu, the above video features plenty of Moonspeak and just a little Resident Evil 5 gameplay. Really not a huge deal to wri... New Street Fighter IV character revealed 44 Thanks to Famitsu, we can now clap eyes on another brand new Street Fighter IV character. This guy is a Lucha Libre wrestler known as El Fuerte. That's about all we know for now, but enjoy the pi... Initial-D Arcade Stage 4 headed for PS3, Toyota Sprinter Trueno not included 25 According to the latest issue of Famitsu, the game known in Japanese arcades as Initial-D Arcade Stage 4 will soon be making its way to PS3 in the form of Initial-D: Extreme Stage. Tearing throug... Famitsu gives Super Smash Bros. Brawl 40/40 68 Even though the PSP has been outselling the Nintendo Wii in Japan these past couple of weeks, and the country doesn't seem to be digging No More Heroes that much, at least they're excited about s... Hideo Kojima likes Assassin's Creed and violence with consequence 29 Assassin's Creed producer Jade Raymond recently interviewed crazy genius Hideo Kojima for Famitsu magazine, discussing of course the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 and violence in videogames. Kojima... Famitsu scans reveal images of No More Heroes, Ninja Gaiden DS, more 15 This thread over at NeoGAF -- the Internet's answer to the idea that I might ever actually have to do real research -- has a ton of gorgeously scanned pages from the latest issue of Famitsu. Like... Devil Kings was utter garbage, so here's some Devil Kings 2 info 13 As the obsessive Dynasty Warriors fan I am, I make it a point to check out each and every game that copies Koei's formula, to see if anybody does what Koei doesn't and actually improves the idea ... Dragon Tamer for the DS uses man in underpants with recorder for promotion 16 Coming straight out of the "it's too early in the morning/late in the day/noon in the noon for this kind of nonsense" box, here are some photographs from the filming of a commercial for... Captain Obvious: Project H.A.M.M.E.R officially cancelled 52 I don't care what anyone else says, but I was actually looking forward to Project H.A.M.M.E.R quite a bit. It looked like brainless, dumb, hamfisted violence and that's the kind of thing I someti... SEGA's Miburi & Teburi reminds us why we love Japan 22 It's now almost to the point that we're desensitized to anything weird or crazy that comes from Japan. It's their job, and they're doing it well, so we sometimes it all starts to run together. Bu... If you could put sex on paper, it would look like these Final Fantasy IV scans 38 Rosa Farrel is the sexiest (superdeformed) woman to grace this site since Soul Calibur IV. I mean, we're talking about a girl who wears her lingerie on the outside for the world to see! In all se... Japan is wacky for Wii Fit 26 According to Next Gen, Famitsu asked its readers what they thought the top 10 news stories of recent shows like E3 2007 and Tokyo's PlayStation Premiere were, and Nintendo's announcement of Wii F... Famitsu fondles new PSP - wait, which one is the new one? 31 The fine folks at Famitsu have finally found a new PSP model to fudge with. The "refreshed" PlayStation Portable (some are calling it the PSP 2000) is supposed to be thinner, lighter, f... More new Mario Galaxy images and details, more explosions of joy 25 I've played a hell of a lot of Mario over the years. A hell of a lot. From the NES to the Gameboy, to the SNES, to the N64, to the Gamecube, to the DS, I've played through virtually every game in... New Ninety-Nine Nights game on the way? 22 From the latest issue of the Taiwanese edition of Famitsu magazine comes word of an upcoming Xbox 360 title, Ninety-Nine Nights Rondo. Simply part of a release list, there was no other informatio... New ASH scans will melt hearts and faces 9 Archaic Sealed Heat (or ASH, for short) is Hironobu Sakaguchi's first foray onto the DS. While we've heard nothing of Mistwalker's newest game at E3, Famitsu, tried and true... New NiGHTS screens, courtesy of Famitsu 19 It's been a while since we last saw anything of the Wii's NiGHTS: Journey Of Dreams, and it's safe to say that back then things were certainly less than arousing in the visuals depar... New Famitsu scans of Ivy's bre-- wait, sorry, Soul Calibur IV 20 Fists out, blades in with Bandai-Namco's latest in their block-rockin', sword-fighting saga Soul Calibur. While there's been plenty of Ivy's dirty pillows spread throughout the Ni... New Lost Odyssey scans! 15 I've brought you guys a present: new scans of the latest Famitsu featuring some awesome new shots of Mistwalker's forthcoming Xbox 360 epic, Lost Odyssey. Here are three big reasons, in n... Famitsu: New glimpse of No More Heroes 33 While we sit idle waiting 48 hours to see what lies behind the curtain of the new No More Heroes site, Famitsu unzips the pants of the protagonist and offers up a few more photos of the game.&nb... Famitsu Fever continues! First Soul Calibur Legends images 16 Can you feel the burn? That's your soul. It's still burning, right?Famitsu has snagged the first images of Soul Calibur Legends, the third-person action adventure title coming exclusively... Time Crisis 4 confirmed for PS3, Guncon 3 revealed 24 Is there anyone here who finds that light gun rail shooter games can hold their attention for more than a half an hour? This one's for you. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Time... Japanese suicide rate set spike, Capcom making Ultimate Ghosts N' Goblins harder 23 Start drawing your warm baths now, guys. I can't believe I'm saying this, but come this August, Japanese gamers will be receiving an updated, more difficult version of Ultimate Ghosts N&#... A veritable plethora of Final Fantasy news courtesy of Famitsu 14   Square Enix Party '07 might be over, but that's no reason for the hype train to stop rolling. The fine folks at Destructoid have gathered more new information, images, and Famitsu ... Nintendo DS to harness the raw power of THE ABACUS! 179 Tip lord BlindsideDork sent us a link to this Famitsu page with details of a brand new Nintendo DS game that very well may be the greatest artistic triumph known to modern mankind. A GAME ABOUT A... Dewy's Adventure looks like a Wiiiiiiiinner 9 Kawaii overload! 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