Yup… The Xperia Play is a Real Device

Yup… The Xperia Play is a Real Device

It has been teased, previewed by Engadget, and all but confirmed at the PlayStation Meeting along with the announcement of Playstation Suite, but we now know that the forthcoming Sony Ericsson Playstation android phone is coming soon, with full details to be announced on February 13th at the Mobile World...

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Square Enix announced today that their latest attempt to cash in on the Final Fantasy brand will be ready for release on April 19th when Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection makes its way to the US. The latest PSP release of the Super Nintendo classic will skip the 3D graphics of the recent DS title...

PSP2: The Facts

PSP2: The Facts

If you’ve been paying attention to the news on Games Are Evil, and pretty much everywhere else on the net, then you should know full well that Sony is finally letting the PSP2 make its debut (as well as other new Playstation announcements) at a press event in Tokyo (which took place early this...

Is this the Official PSP2?

Is this the Official PSP2?

The above image is supposedly the bona fide PSP2 straight from Sony’s mouth to our ears, but is it really? We all know that Sony is terrible at keeping secrets, so it’s very possible that they “leaked” this image, but it’s also very possible that this is yet another...

The PSP2 Will Have 3G and OLED Touchscreen

The PSP2 Will Have 3G and OLED Touchscreen

According to Nikkei (newspaper in Japan), Sony’s PSP2 will don a sharp, OLED touchscreen and include 3G cellular data from NTT DoCoMo upon its release slated to be later this year. The 3G data will allow for multiplayer action beyond ad hoc AND full video and game downloads without the need of a Wi-Fi...

Square Enix: Our New Games Have Even Crazier Names

Square Enix: Our New Games Have Even Crazier Names

A Square Enix press event held today in Japan has opened up a floodgate of new information concerning the high profile publisher/developer’s upcoming lineup of titles. Although a recent trend has seen SE put a focus on their newest (and largest) subsidiary THQ, this press event was pretty much...

3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

It took me a long time, as a fan of Japanese games, to accept the direction of the industry away from consoles and towards the portable space. Both Sony and Nintendo have their next-gen portables in the works, with the 3DS launching next month in Japan and the PSP2 rumored to be available at retail by the...

Last Minute Holiday Gaming Values

Last Minute Holiday Gaming Values

As much as I hate to admit it, I am notorious for waiting until the last possible moment to do my holiday shopping.  Case in point, my list still has three people on it, all of which are gamers in my family.  So I figured I would not let my hard work and research go to waste, and instead share the wealth...

“Tales of” a Lost Franchise

“Tales of” a Lost Franchise

Last week marked the release of a high-profile Japanese RPG on the PS3: Tales of Graces F.  But like most console games in the series (and the genre, for that matter), we’ll most likely never see the game translated into English and released on this side of the pond.  In Japan, the Tales franchise...

PSP2 Sounds too Good to be True

PSP2 Sounds too Good to be True

Rumors continue to swirl about Sony’s follow up to the PSP as development kits are being rolled out to select developers in the industry. From what has been gleaned as of now from various unnamed sources, the PSP2 looks to one up the 3DS by offering an almost true 1:1 experience between the home and...