Let's face it. Without the XSEEDs, Atluses, and Working Designs of the world, playing these odd games from Japan in English with no real Western backing would be a wet dream. We would at the mercy of the giant publishers and their wholly-established brand names, and at the general blandness of video games today. The mainstream US publishers have stopped to consider what Japan has to offer, and even the big publishers from Japan only localize their bigger games.

But these are the compani...

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"Back in the day I used to be mad for turn-based RPGs, ever since I bought Final Fantasy VII some time back, I would simply pick up loads of JRPGs wherever I saw them, but mainly stayed in sync with the FF series up until Final Fantasy XII. Though a stunning genre of games, and one that has grown into one of the most popular in the west recently, they are very time consuming, and for a gamer such as myself who likes darting backwards and forwards between daily chores and gaming for ten minute ..."

PangTong_Blademaster via resumeplay.net »

"PC
ArmA II (Steam), Blood Bowl (Digital Distribution), Dawn of Discovery (Anno 1404), Fallout 3 Downloadable Content - Point Lookout, Overlord II, Spore Galactic Adventures, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

PS2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

PS3
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires, Fight Night Round 4, Overlord II, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Xbox 360
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires, Fallout 3 Downloadable Content - Point Lookout, Fight Night Round 4, Overlord II, Transformer..."

chautemoc via www.shacknews.com »

In a press release today, Nintendo has announced release dates for a number of first-party and third-party games headed for the Wii and DS in the second quarter of 2009 (although technically April to June, this includes March as well).

Nintendo itself noted these games as upcoming to the Wii, WiiWare, and Nintendo DS:

Wii:
Excitebots: Trick Racing - April 20
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - May 4
Punch-Out!! - May 18
WiiWare:
BIT.TRIP BEAT (Gaijin Games/Aksys Games)
Edu...

Akira_EX via press.nintendo.com »

In a press release and an email today sent out to its Atlus Faithful mailing list, Atlus USA has announced that they will be releasing a localized version of Megami Ibunroku Devil Survivor, titled for domestic release as Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. The government has quarantined Tokyo on the heels of a surprise demon invasion, leaving the city's population to fend for themselves. Devices known as COMPs come into yours and others' possessions, giving the holders powers to tame and co...

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