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12:00 PM on 04.28.2012

Go West! Week Fourteen: Exploding suns and baby making

Welcome to the one and only Go West!, in which I ramble to you about games you might never get to play! Huzzah! This week sees nearly every genre get some representation. I never thought I'd see the day in which I got to cove...

Elliot Gay

12:00 PM on 04.28.2012

Behold, the latest trailer for Persona 2 PSP

I know, you might be thinking, "Josh, you fool, Persona 2: Innocent Sin is already on PSP! Old news is old!" That may be true, but this spiffy new trailer is for Persona 2: Eternal Punishment PSP, which is not yet out. You c...

Josh Tolentino

5:00 PM on 04.27.2012

Nayuta no Kiseki's environments look amazingly pretty

Oh Elliot, you don't know how envious I am of you right now. Nayuta no Kiseki shows off its areas, and they look impressive for a PSP title.  There is something nice about the architecture and structure that was shown t...

Salvador G-Rodiles

6:00 PM on 04.26.2012

Rider Generations 2 is ready to count up its screenshots

It's only been six days since we found out that there are plans to make a sequel to All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation, and the game has used its belt to transform into a series of screenshots that will take down any evil orga...

Salvador G-Rodiles

1:00 PM on 04.26.2012

Accel World getting games, coming with OVAs

These days it's only right that an anime about a fake video game finally get its own, real video game, and Namco Bandai isn't about to let its currently airing series Accel World down. In fact, Accel World is getti...

Josh Tolentino

1:00 PM on 04.25.2012

Danganronpa is headed to iOS and Android in May

Spike Chunsoft's crazy adventure game for the PSP, Danganronpa, will be making an appearance on iOS and Android devices this May. The game is going to be split into separate episodes, with the prologue and first chapter being...

Elliot Gay

5:00 PM on 04.20.2012

Sequel Rider Kick! New Rider Generation game is announced

Get you belts ready, because All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation is getting a sequel that is going to come out this summer for the DS and the PSP. One of the best parts of this announcement is that PSP owners will have the chan...

Salvador G-Rodiles

5:00 PM on 04.18.2012

The king of heroes to be playable in Fate/Extra CCC

You know, it's been a while since we kept tabs on the new installment of the Fate/Extra series. Last time we heard from it was when we were told about the lovely figure that comes in the Virgin White Box for Fate/Extra CCC. W...

Salvador G-Rodiles

5:00 PM on 04.18.2012

The king of heroes to be playable in Fate/Extra CCC

You know, it's been a while since we kept tabs on the new installment of the Fate/Extra series. Last time we heard from it was when we were told about the lovely figure that comes in the Virgin White Box for Fate/Extra CCC. W...

Salvador G-Rodiles

12:00 PM on 04.10.2012

Newest Kiseki game is set to be an ARPG? Huzzah!

I'm sure some of you are sick and tired of me going on about Falcom's Kiseki/Trails series, but I can't get enough of it! July 26 will see the Japanese release of the latest game, Nayuta no Kiseki, for the PSP. Up until prett...

Elliot Gay

12:00 PM on 04.10.2012

Newest Kiseki game is set to be an ARPG? Huzzah!

I'm sure some of you are sick and tired of me going on about Falcom's Kiseki/Trails series, but I can't get enough of it! July 26 will see the Japanese release of the latest game, Nayuta no Kiseki, for the PSP. Up until prett...

Elliot Gay

1:00 PM on 03.29.2012

Want Class of Heroes 2 in English? Kickstart it!

Ahhh, Kickstarter. Ever since DoubleFine games hit it big drumming up support for a new adventure game, developers with all manner of interesting ideas have been approaching the crowd, hats in hand. The latest pair to walk up...

Josh Tolentino

12:00 PM on 03.28.2012

A bunch of Atlus PSN games are on sale, buy 'em

Confession time! Though I own a PS Vita, I actually don't have any Atlus games loaded on it, despite the fact that Atlus has one of the best presences on the platform due to their excellent PSP lineup. The reason for that is ...

Josh Tolentino

10:00 AM on 03.23.2012

Conception gets the manga it always deserved

My prayers have been answered! Conception: Please Have My Baby, that crazy game about having babies and forcing them to fight monsters, is getting a manga! Scheduled to run in Dengeki Maou starting March 27, the manga will se...

Elliot Gay

10:00 PM on 03.18.2012

Super Robot Wars Z2 Saisei Version has a new long trailer

I seriously think that the Super Robot Wars series might hold the record for longest game trailers these days. Every video the development team releases is some ridiculously lengthy video filled with explosions and more hot b...

Elliot Gay

10:00 PM on 03.18.2012

Super Robot Wars Z2 Saisei Version has a new long trailer

I seriously think that the Super Robot Wars series might hold the record for longest game trailers these days. Every video the development team releases is some ridiculously lengthy video filled with explosions and more hot b...

Elliot Gay

6:00 PM on 03.16.2012

Rumor: Record of Agarest War spin-off coming to PSP

Record of Agarest War is technically a strategy RPG. But let's be honest, people don't play it for its mechanics. They play it because of the "Soul Breed" dating sim, where the protagonist romances one of several cute girls u...

Bob Muir

8:00 PM on 03.12.2012

Persona 2 Eternal Punishment's first trailer is relieving

Madhouse's animation for Eternal Punishment is taking form in the first trailer shown. I see nothing punishing about the game's first footage, all I see is animation that brings relief to any Persona fan.  Persona 2...

Salvador G-Rodiles

11:00 AM on 03.09.2012

First Bakemonogatari Portable commercial tells us nothing

Banpresto is making Bakemonogatari Portable for PSP, despite the fact that the anime it's based on is almost entirely talking. This first trailer shows some 3D versions of the characters, but otherwise gives no indi...

Bob Muir

1:00 PM on 03.07.2012

Imageepoch reveals Sol Trigger, its last grand PSP JRPG

I gotta hand it to imageepoch. Even in an environment where the tide seems like it's running against Japanese games in general, and the "Japanese-style" RPG in particular, the folks behind Fate/Extra, Black Rock Shooter The G...

Josh Tolentino



8:00 AM on 03.07.2012

K-ON! gets after school upgrade to the PS3

Looks like Sega will be porting its PSP music game K-ON! After School Live!! to the PS3. The port will feature updated graphics to the HD realm and the capability to share your PSP data with the new version, so you don't have...

Josh Totman

8:00 AM on 03.01.2012

Persona 2: EP on PSP expands on Tatsuya's story

Believe it or not, I'm still working through Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. I originally started it right after I beat the fan-translation of the game's first half, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, but had to step away for a while to...

Bob Muir

11:00 AM on 02.29.2012

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is headed to PSP this May

The news that everyone knew was coming but wanted to hear anyway has broke: Atlus has announced that Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is coming to PSP on May 17th, 2012 in Japan. Eternal Punishment was the on...

Josh Tolentino

2:00 PM on 02.24.2012

Branch off into different contracts with Madoka Portable

March 15 is almost here, and Kyubey is waiting. What is going to be revealed here is going to affect your decision in making this new contract.  The lovely folks at Namco Bandai and Nitro Plus are showing off the various...

Salvador G-Rodiles

2:00 PM on 02.21.2012

Oh hey, Bakemonogatari is getting a videogame

Imaginatively, it's going to be titled Bakemonogatari Portable. Not much else is known, but given the "Bakemonogatari" moniker, it'll probably involve girls with both personal and supernatural problems to be solved by one Koy...

Josh Tolentino

7:00 PM on 02.17.2012

Super Robot Wars Z Saisei Hen ad features classic singer

Super Robot Wars trailers can be predictable, trotting out every character and mecha to do their special attack. That's why I like this new trailer for 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei Hen (Regeneration Chapter). You know what S...

Bob Muir



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11:20 PM on 02.09.2012

Here's the first list of Vita-compatible PSP games

Have you had enough news about the PlayStation Vita being out soon yet? Well, too bad, because this next bit of news might be the most important news to date, at least for current and future owners. Yep, it’s news about...

Josh Tolentino

4:00 PM on 02.08.2012

Um, I think Grand Knights History is in a bit of trouble

I am afraid that I have some bad news to share with everyone, it looks like XSEED is having some issues with their North American release of Grand Knights History for the PSP. Now before you get all sad and mopey, it is ...

Salvador G-Rodiles

4:00 PM on 02.07.2012

PSA: PlayStation Network is now called something else

Because keeping things simple isn't in Sony's nature, the entertainment giant has announced that as of today, PlayStation Network is no more. Account holders are getting sent emails outlining the new terms of service updates,...

Bob Muir