"on the game selection process:

"Of course, everybody needs to eat, so a lot of times it comes down to what we think is a good value and how we can profit.

"As a business, we would like to bring out good games, but in the end, we would like to stay in business, so we would like to see [if there is value in] the game - how easily marketable the particular title is, and how much of an audience there is for that type of game. So we take into consideration a lot of different factors and of c..."

frostyhudson via otakuxgamer.com »

Tales of Vesperia and Raiden IV were made available on the Xbox 360 Games on Demand Marketplace today. Currently an Xbox 360 exclusive, Tales will also be getting a PS3 release later this year.

Xander756 via www.examiner.com »

GameStop.com is having a sale on Raiden IV Limited Edition game for Xbox 360, discounting it to $19.99. This is the cheapest price that was ever available for this shoot'em-up game.

megax8 via www.dealprodigy.com »

"On Raiden IV, 411mania writes:

Raiden IV originally came out in the arcades in 2007 and was ported to the 360 in Japan a year later. Improvements over the arcade version include two new stages, eight difficulty levels, a TATE option for the vertical widescreen purists out there, and the ability to select a stage that has already been completed (for practicing, of course!). A worldwide leaderboard system is also in place so that gamers could see how well they stack up to the best players in..."

frostyhudson via www.411mania.com »

UFO Interactive has confirmed to 1Up that they will be localizing the MOSS Ltd., vertical shoot-em-up Raiden IV for the Xbox 360. The game will make use of Xbox Live for online leaderboards and the ability to download replays from the top scorers, alongside DLC. The game is expected to ship this August, presumably on a retail disc, where it belongs.

UFO Interactive was the one who published Raiden III for the PlayStation 2 in North America. Valcon Games is responsible for the recently-r...

Akira_EX via www.1up.com »