In an interview, Itagaki also confirmed that his next Xbox 360 release will be Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2 (DOAXBV2), the sequel to the risqué 2003 sports game. Itagaki said Team Ninja is already working on the opening and ending scenes for the game, and he is currently implementing some new ideas to…

One of the first Japanese publishers that announced Xbox 360 support was Capcom. Producer Keiji Inafune, best known as the creator of Mega Man, is currently working on Dead Rising for the Xbox 360. He revealed to Famitsu Xbox 360 that the project’s development has entered its final stages and that his staff is currently…

If the latest word from the Official US PlayStation Magazine is to be believed. Despite past assurances that Sony would leave multiplayer matchmaking to game developers and in the remit of individual titles, it now seems like a centralised Xbox Live-style service is almost certainly in the works. PSM reports that Sony wants much, much…

Far Cry, a first-person shooter released for the PC in 2004, was one of Ubi-Soft’s (the game’s publisher) biggest games, and was hailed by critics garnering many awards. Knowing when they had hit on something good, Ubi went on to release a version of the game on the Xbox, and it’s soon coming to the…

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the latest game in the Dragon Quest series, which is one of the most popular RPG’s in Japan (the series originated on the NES, with this newest release on the PS2). The game was so popular that the Japanese government actually made sure the developer’s couldn’t…

One of Nintendo’s best new franchises is little known outside the US, and that’s cause, until now, it hadn’t had a release date for anywhere outside of Japan. Called the “Brain Training” series in Japan, these two titles charge you with doing mathematics, analysis, and memorization, as well as the ever-popular (in Japan) sudoku puzzles,…

Nintendo has revealed its European line-up of games for Game Boy Advance, GameCube and DS for this spring. A lot of these games are already out in the USA, will soon come out there, or will be out a few months before Europe. Fun to mention is that Brain Training/Brain Age will come with popular…

Polyphony Studio, of Gran Turismo fame, have not just been working on their next racing car simulator. No, this time they’ve come out with a racing bikes sim called Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator. Realism (obviously) and physics are once again the core parts of the experience, as is the expansive garage. At 80-strong,…

After skipping Europe for its first two PlayStation instalments, Konami’s Suikoden series is now a regular player in the European RPG scene. Later this year you’ll get even more from the series when the Suikoden V comes to PlayStation 2. The story, is that of most Japanese RPGs. With this time the world of Farlena…

Final Fantasy XI for Xbox 360 is the first game in the series to land on a Microsoft console. As such, it’s being watched closely, to see whether success will lead to more support from both the Japanese and Japanese developers – both of whom have been iffy on the console. Square Enix has worked…

The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas “Hot Coffee” debacle continues. A back-door in the game was discovered last year, which allows players via a cheat to do a mission where they can do simulated dry-humping. American stores freaked out over this when it became known, maybe because they like the American prudish stereotype. In the…

If you don’t have a Playstation 2 or GameCube, there’s good news for you PC lovers. After obtaining many year awards and gaining rave reviews everywhere (rating 96 out of 100), Resident Evil 4 may be heading to PCs. According to European retailer Play’s website, Resident Evil 4 is scheduled to hit PCs on March…

Apparently Konami announced a lot more than the 3 PSP games we covered the past few days. Here’s the rest in a list, click “more” to get game details like platform and descriptions. On a fun note: Metal Gear Acid 2 is 3D glasses enabled. Beatmania, Karaoke Revolution Country, Gradius Collection, Konami All-In Poker, Chess…