Japan

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced, English Version Next Winter

It’s been rumored for a while, but another sequel to Final Fantasy XIII was announced by Square Enix this morning. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, though you’ll have to wait until “winter 2012″ to play it in English (according to the PlayStation Blog)....

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced, English Version Next Winter

It’s been rumored for a while, but another sequel to Final Fantasy XIII was announced by Square Enix this morning. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, though you’ll have to wait until “winter 2012″ to play it in English (according to the PlayStation Blog)....

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Leaked Trailer

Square Enix debuted a trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII at a press conference in Japan this morning. Like all the trailers before it, it bears the tagline: “This is a fantasy based on reality” and that certainly seems to be the case. The trailer – which shows off...

New Yakuza Ad Depicts Disaster

An advert for the latest game in the Yakuza series appears to show us that something’s going down in Tokyo. The image (above), from Famitsu, shows Tokyo decimated: windows broken, rubble everywhere, cars smashed. It’s pretty bad. “The End” also seems like a bad sign too, especially as there’s...

Do You Want To Install Bayonetta? [UPDATE]

Bayonetta on PS3 really doesn’t stack up to it’s Xbox 360 counterpart. This is partially due to the long load times. Well now you should be able to cut those times at least a little bit. SEGA of Japan have announced they’ll be releasing a patch to add an...

The Best PS3 Two-Pack Ever!

As readers of TPSN and listeners of ATP will know, I am an Uncharted fanboy. Not since Metal Gear Solid has a series captured my attention so much. Well soon Japanese gamers will be able to pick up Uncharted: Drakes Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in a double...

Japan Getting Jacko PS3 Bundle

Engadget are reporting that Sony are set to release a ‘This Is It’ PlayStation 3 bundle to coincide with the film’s release. The bundle will contain: A 120GB black PS3 Slim, a DualShock 3 controller and a copy of the Michael Jackson behind the scenes documentary on blu-ray. It’s...

What? No Yakuza 3 For Us Westerners

Looks like us Westeners aren't getting a localised version of Yakuza 3.

1st “UMD Download” Released

Nippon Ichi's new game is the first game to be released under the, what seems to be new, "UMD Download" banner.

Review: Trash Panic

Earlier this year an interesting game came out of Japan and seemed to be going down a storm. That game was Gomibako. I knew it wouldn’t ring any bells. However, you might well have (and should have) heard about a little PSN game called Trash Panic. This game is...