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Archive for December, 2008

Video of the week – The Contra movie trailer!

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Sort of… Anyway, judge by yourself. Not a brand new video but I just come across it and had to share. I say pretty funny stuff and very well done on top of that. Wouldn’t be a good movie but, for a trailer, you can’t hardly ask for more. So there really is old school [...]

The Dark Spire: Another announcement from Atlus

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

We don’t have much news these days but here’s one for RPG gamers. Not rested with their latest release, Persona 4, Atlus is proud to announce The Dark Spire for what else than the Nintendo DS!
Based on the screenshots, it looks like a first-person RPG which reminds me of Etrian Odyssey (it’s a good thing [...]

Dragon Quest X bound for Wii

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Imagine this, but on Nintendo Wii.
Yuji Horii, Dragon Quest’s father, recently revealed at a press conference that Dragon Quest X is headed to Wii. No other details were given.
In related news, Square Enix also unveiled DQ IX’s Japanese date (March 28 of next year). It will be priced at 5,980 yen (around $64.73 USD).
Better reserve [...]

The Top 5 best and cheapest DS RPGs this year

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Since I am in the same boat as many of you, I have put together several lists detailing my recommendations for this year’s crop of RPGs. Only games that score higher than 80% on Game Rankings and cost less than $31 on that platform make the list. So, Chrono Trigger DS is out. Games have [...]

Around the Web: Into The Score – Earthbound

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Into The Score is a monthly podcast (and the only one I know of) that delves into the art and history behind video games music. This month’s podcast is about Earthbound’s eclectic and off the wall tracks. Kenley, the host, also interviews the Canadian VGM jazz combo, “The Runaway Five”, and journeys with the listener [...]