News Archive: July 2019
Date Update
07/30/10

More Media for Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

Already? Already. Several new screens, characters, and pretty landscapes.
07/30/10

Shining Force Hits App Store

Classic strategy RPG action on my soon-to-be iPhone 4? Yes!
07/29/10

EverQuest II Goes Free-to-Play with EQII Extended

"Similar, but different" has never described anything so well.
07/29/10

Deadly Sin: Shining Faith Review

Neal reviews another indie game!
07/29/10

Travel Through Time With Radiant Historia

As long as Lavos doesn't show up, we'll be fine.
07/29/10

More Dragon Age DLC Coming In August

Now with 110% more golems!
07/29/10

Dungeon Siege III: First Screens and Teaser Trailer

Sieging dungeons is a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
07/28/10

Tales Explosion! Three New Tales Games Coming to PS3 and PSP

All are of the "RPG That Needs To Come to North America" characteristic genre.
07/28/10

Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded Gallery Debut

An easier title to pronounce than 358/2 Days, that's for sure.
07/28/10

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale Gallery Added

An epic tale of buying, selling, and debt repayment!
07/28/10

Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together Gallery Debut

And they have noses!
07/27/10

Random Encounter Podcast: Episode 6

The episode where we talk about Dragon Quest IX a lot!
07/27/10

More NIS! Sixty-Six New Z.H.P. Screens! In English!

Yeah!!!
07/26/10

First English Screens for Atelier Rorona

Come inside and behold the first 92 English screens!
07/26/10

Deathspank Review!

The exclamation mark sets the tone for the game.
07/25/10

Finding My Persona Through Persona

July editorial, from Neal Chandran, about Indian culture, family, gaming, and more.
07/24/10

New Mass Effect 2 DLC Lair of the Shadow Broker Announced

Hopefully it will shed some light on this shadowy character.
07/24/10

Final Fantasy XIV To Have 18 Classes At Launch

Discipline? Who needs it?
07/24/10

EA Announces New Action RPG, Darkspore

Like Spore, but dark and filled with teen angst.
07/23/10

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge Review

More pirates! More monkeys! More Guybrush!
07/23/10

Ar tonelico Qoga ~Knell of Ar Ciel~ Gallery Debut

Many new images of the furthest away NIS release.
07/23/10

Z.H.P. Gallery Debuts

Take control of the Unlosing Ranger in another quirky NIS title.
07/23/10

38 Studios Announces Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Oblivion meets God of War? Color me excited! Screens & trailer inside.
07/22/10

Demon's Souls Online Support Extended to March 2011

Looks like Boletaria still needs saving...
07/22/10

New Gallery for ClaDun: This is an RPG

No, really, it is! See, the title even says so!
07/22/10

Huge Gallery Update for Atelier Rorona

Alchemy, big trees, flashy spells and bikinis inside.
07/22/10

Vandal Hearts Flames of Judgment Review

How does this prequel hold up?
07/22/10

Legend of Mana PSN Release Date Announced

And it's next week! ....In Japan, of course.
07/22/10

Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded Japanese Release Date Set

Also a couple of battle details.
07/21/10

New Translation Studio Carpe Fulgur Localizing Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

Sell items, meet townsfolk, and battle monsters in this simulation RPG.
07/21/10

Final Fantasy Legends: Warriors of Light and Darkness Announced

A brand new FF spin-off to be released on mobile phones.
07/21/10

Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow Review

JRPG hack-and-slash goodness.
07/21/10

Phantom Brave Portable Coming to PSP

The Adventures of Marona and Ash: Pint-Sized Edition.
07/21/10

Tactics Ogre: The Wheel of Fortune Announced

The series' first entry is being "rebuilt" for the PSP.
07/21/10

Valkyria Chronicles II Dated For North America

Crush the Gallian insurrection before this summer's end.
07/20/10

Arc Rise Fantasia Preview

Some quick reading before tomorrow.
07/20/10

Review Update: Dungeon Fighter Online

The game goes from "open beta" to "official release." Did anything change?
07/18/10

Dreamscape Gallery Updated

Just in time for Inception's opening weekend!
07/18/10

DeathSpank Gallery Updated

He once danced with the devil in the pale moonlight
07/18/10

Dragon Quest IX Domestic Review

Continue your life as a slime decimator.
07/17/10

NIS America Reveals Three New Titles

A roundup of Thursday's press event.
07/16/10

Random Encounter Podcast: Episode 5

Dragon Quest IX, difficulty in RPGs and Dragon Age II.
07/16/10

Mass Effect 2 PC Review

Commander Shepard kicks some butt again.
07/16/10

Video Games Live Concert Special To Air On PBS This Summer

Featuring music from Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy, Zelda, and more.
07/15/10

Atelier Totori Soundtrack Review, All The Way!

More intense than a full double rainbow!!!
07/14/10

Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms Preview

A new browser-based Strategy MMORPG.
07/13/10

Pokémon Black & White Details: New Game Features Revealed

Did someone say video chat?
07/12/10

Deathspank Developer Roundtable

A look at this week's release.
07/12/10

Symphonic Fantasies Album Details Revealed

Cover art, date, tracklist, date, and more. Europeans, take note!
07/12/10

Deadly Sin II Gallery Updated

It would be a deadly sin not to check it out...
07/12/10

Dragon Quest IX Available Now

Meanwhile, Japan gets the last of 184 downloadable quests.
07/11/10

Kanuchi, Clean Keeper, Sony Vocals: Totally Random Soundtracks Update

Like, totally! Random!!
07/11/10

Tales of Hearts Import Review

Andrew Barker takes down this DS Tales title.
07/10/10

Lord of the Rings Online: Volume III Book 1 Gallery

Yep, that's a pretty long title.
07/10/10

Professor Layton Gallery Updates

New images for both the upcoming DS and 3DS titles.
07/10/10

Two Might & Magic Gallery Debuts

New media for Clash of Heroes HD & Heroes Kingdoms.
07/10/10

Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Gallery Update

More Falcom goodness from XSEED!
07/10/10

Random Encounter: Episode 4

Persona 3 Portable, Mass Effect 2 chat, and more!
07/08/10

Final Fantasy IX Review

We take a look at another classic PSone Final Fantasy.
07/08/10

Ys PSP Media Trifecta

New galleries for all three upcoming Ys titles from XSEED.
07/08/10

Dragon Age 2 Coming March 2011

Now with more dragons!
07/08/10

Etrian Odyssey III To Receive Art Book As Pre-Order Bonus

Atlus Spoils once again with this premium freebie.
07/08/10

Debut Trailer For The Last Story Released

Watch Elza dash, slash, and take cover in this action-packed preview clip.
07/08/10

Date Set For Final Fantasy XIV Beta

And it's only a couple of days away.
07/08/10

Leliana's Song DLC For Dragon Age Available Now

Let's all sing along!
07/07/10

LEGO Universe Gallery Debut

Yes, really.
07/07/10

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition Now Available

That's the second biggest remake I've ever seen!
07/07/10

Breath of Death VII: The Beginning Review

An Indie title from a forum regular.
07/06/10

Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel Retro Review

It's Al and Ed!
07/06/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable Released Today

Experience the Dark Hour again and again-- on the go!
07/05/10

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Import Review

Three new main characters?!
07/05/10

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Review

We go back and look at a title we didn't originally review.
07/04/10

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Review

A game that's more than the sum of its parts
07/04/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable Review

This time, let's review the game in English.
07/02/10

E3 Awards, Gallery, and Podcast (Again!)

What won the best of show, just for your Independence Day weekend!
07/02/10

Release Date Finalized for The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki

The successor to the Sora no Kiseki series will hit Japanese shelves this fall.
07/02/10

Paper Mario 3DS Screen Shots

Sadly the screens are only in two dimensions.
07/02/10

Massive Final Fantasy XIV Gallery Update

Will you find 75 new screens inside? Yes you will.
07/01/10

Ella's Hope Review

Another indie game from Aldorlea Games
07/01/10

Mount and Blade: Warband Review

Adam Tingle steps up to the plate.
07/01/10

Narcissu Review

A visual review from Andrew Barker
07/01/10

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney iPhone Review

In case you missed it on the DS or Wiiware, the iPhone has you covered.
07/01/10

Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll Gallery Update

Twenty four new screen shots and a non-release date inside!
07/01/10

Jumpgate: Evolution Gallery Update

The final frontier is looking mighty purple these days.