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Japan's RPG releases: J-Shop Watch March (Yggdra Union)
In Japan, it's the end of two eras this month, as the final PS2 RPG is shipped as well as the final .hack game.
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake - Out This Week (Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake)
The Official Hong Kong PlayStation site lists Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake for release on PSN this week. No word yet for the US or EU PlayStation Stores.
Square Enix Members Official Online Community Enters Pre-Launch Registration Phase (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep )
Aside from your profile options, not much else is yet available on the Square Enix Members official website, apart from what appears to be set to become the publisher's equivalent of Nintendo's "Stars" community feature. Gamers are given the option to register their games, which will than appear on their profile homepage.
Warner Bros. & TT Games Extend LEGO Licensing Agreement (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)
LEGO Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has announced a worldwide license agreement for TT Games Publishing to continue developing the highly successful LEGO based videogames across multiple platforms. Operating as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of WBHEG, TT Games is the publisher and developer behind the award-winning hit LEGO videogame franchises including, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman: The Videogame and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, which have sold close to 50 million units worldwide.
Atlus releases new Hexyz Force assets for the PSP (Hexyz Force)
Late Wednesday morning, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. released a number of new assets for Hexyz Force, its upcoming 2-in-1 RPG epic for the Sony PSP.
New screenshots detail the game's two intertwined yet independent narratives--which amount to two RPG adventures in one affordable portable package, accompany the launch of the game's official website...
MGS Peace Walker to have 10 upcoming trailers; PSP install? (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)
Recent tweets by Hideo Kojima have him musing about the possibility of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker having ten trailers. The trailers would mostly show gameplay. Also, a recent screenshot shows a "DATA INSTALL" menu for Peace Walker, suggesting that the game will require (or at least offer) an install to the memory stick or system memory.
PlayStation Store Global Update 03/04/2010 (MLB 2K10)
Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what's new in this week's PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.
CRI Middleware Shortens PSP Load Times (Valkyria Chronicles 2)
Ishaan Writes:
CRI, a Japanese middleware provider, are promoting what they call File Magic Pro; software that allegedly reduces the load times in PSP games by half via game compression and expansion, and file placement optimization.
Among the games that already implement this solution are Persona 3 Portable, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and Mana Khemia 2 Portable.
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony now available for PSP - Premium Edition unboxed [photos] (Lunar: Silver Star Harmony)
XSEED Games has just released Lunar: Silver Star Harmony for the PlayStation Portable. The classic TurboGrafx-16 RPG is revamped on the PSP platform with new graphics, soundtrack, voiceovers and quests. Lunar: Silver Star Harmony is available in a standard edition ($29.99) and Premium Edition ($39.99).
See what's in the Premium (aka Limited) Edition in a series of unboxing pictures here. The Premium Edition is a nice collector's set which includes the Lunar game, soundtrack cd and 13 bromide collector cards packed into a nice foil cover box. Newly released screenshots of Lunar: Silver Star Harmony are also posted here.
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake Gone Gold (Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake)
Super Villain Studios, the one behind the portable version of Fat Princess, announced today that Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake has gone gold.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Is T, Kojima Wishes It Was E For Everyone (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)
Siliconera: Most Metal Gear Solid games are rated "M" by the ESRB in North America. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is shooting for a broader audience since it's being designed as a "T" rated title.
What does that mean? No blood, but the game's plot is still serious.
Patapon Was Originally A PSN Game Says Former Sony PR Guy (Patapon)
Former Sony PR guy and comedian Dave Karraker revealed that Patapon was originally set to be a PSN game before it was moved onto the PSP.
Karraker guested on this week's Mobcast (Bitmob's official podcast) and revealed that this had been the plan for the franchise.
Surely this breathes a little more life into rumors that the game will, one day, come to the PlayStation 3.
RPGs Flood Shelves: Shop Watch March (RPG Land) (Lunar: Silver Star Harmony)
Resonance of Fate, Final Fantasy XIII, and the LUNAR remake are just the tip of the iceberg. There are a ton of RPGs shipping in March.
Jay Electronica - Unreleased Beaterator Instrumental (Beaterator)
Rockstar writes: "Jay Electronica, who's been blowing up airwaves this year here in New York and worldwide with his breakout Just Blaze-produced anthem, "Exhibit C" – was one of several artists who passed through the Beaterator Lounge a few months back to test out the beatmaking abilities of Beaterator for PSP.
Digging through our files, we came across this unreleased original beat he whipped up that day live on the spot in just a few minutes flat. Simple, bass-heavy and vocals-ready with a funky electronic cascade to it"
Hideo Kojima Talks up Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker on Twitter (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)
Andriasang: Conveying the fun of new PSP title is difficult through video, says director.
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