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February 4, 2009 - Atlus is going revival-crazy on the psp. The latest issue of Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine has first details on two classic revivals from the company: Persona and Growlancer. Both are due for the Japanese psp in the coming months.



Persona is a "remake" of the original PlayStation psp games of the same name, and the first entry in a series that has spawned multiple sequels, most recently Persona 4 for the PS2. We put "remake" in quotes here because it's a bit unclear at this point how much of the game has changed from the original. The psp games  version will feature balance changes, including additional save points, an adjusted encounter rate, and the ability to select between beginner, normal, and expert difficulty at the main options screen.



The one thing we are sure is totally new is the game's event scenes. Atlus is using new movies to help tell the story in the PS2 version.



Japan will get the psp games version of Persona on April 29, carrying a full 5,229 yen price point.



The other game is most likely a bit less known in the Western world. Growlanser is a fantasy RPG that features a mix of event sequences and overhead strategic battles. The series is known for its character designs.



The PS2 version is an updated port of the PlayStation original. Updates include higher speed battles and new artwork for event scenes. The game will also feature new scenarios for the more popular of the game's cast, along with at least one new character, the purple-haired Amelia.



Growlanser will follow Persona's release on May 14, priced even higher, at 6,090 yen.



Both titles are currently scheduled for release only in Japan. We'll let you know if Atlus announces either for American release.

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February 2, 2009 - There's no letting up for Square Enix's Final Fantay crossover fighter! Dissidia has now recorded its second month in a row at the top of Japan's sales charts, according to January sales stats released today by Enterbrain.



Over the period covering December 29 through psp demos January 25, Dissidia sold 186,352 units, bringing its sales total since its December 18 release up to 846,614 units. The title has long since topped Crisis Core as Japan's fourth best selling PS2 title (the top three are all Monster Hunter).



The competition wasn't even close. psp demos Here's the full top ten, with life-to-date sales in parentheses.



1. Dissidia Final Fantasy ( Square Enix , PS2): 186,352 (total 846,614)



2. Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, DS): 169,567 (total 1,520,238)



3. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo, DS): 158,103 (total 707,451)



4. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo, Wii): 148,702 (total 1,044,004)



5. Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo, DS): 146,700 (total 1,002,127)



6. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PS2 the Best ( Capcom ,): 143,782 (total 342,899)



7. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii): 141,902 (total 3,109,199)



8. Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon, DS): 119,482 (total 2,306,819)



9. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 119,440 (total 2,122,755)



10. White Knight Chronicles (Sony, PS3): 112,904 (total 315,937)

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It's a tough week for gamers, apparently. The vast majority of you cast votes of indifference toward this week's release slate. Granted, this is not a week of triple-A games, although Namco Bandai-developed Afro Samurai is not necessarily small potatoes. It features top notch voice talent from Samuel L. Jackson and art direction that mirrors the stylish animated series it's based upon. But only 14-percent of you placed it as your top "get."



The race for the bottom was won out by Coraline, despite the movie getting tremendous buzz for its pedigree (Neil Gaiman wrote the book and "Nightmare Before Christmas" director Henry Selick directed the movie adaptation). Perhaps it's the family focus of the game that turned so many of you off?

So, are the games themselves keeping you at arm's length? Or are you tightening your budget and being less willing to buy games you are less sure you'll enjoy 100-percent? Hit the comments section and let us know.

February 2, 2009 - With the holiday season not even in the rearview mirror any longer, the Game industry enters a period where triple-A games are doled out with less free psp games frequency. Only one or two major releases often dominate a month -- and that would be free psp games  considered a good month, too. February's headliner is undoubtedly Capcom's Street Fighter IV. But that's still on the horizon. What about the games coming out this week?

We asked which of this week's game releases you were looking forward to most. Just shy of 30,000 readers cast ballots. Here's the breakdown:



 

• Afro Samurai (Multi): 14%
  
   


• MLB Front Office Manager (Multi): 3%
  
   


• DJ Max Fever (free psp games): 2%
  
   


• Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (PS2): 1%
  
   


• Coraline (Multi): 1%
  
  
  
  And then...
  
  
  
  I don't want any of them: 80%

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December 23, 2008 - Can you believe we're entering the fourth year of this generation? Sure, the Xbox 360's 2005 jumpstart got this generation underway faster than expected, but think on this: the fourth year of a generation is traditionally when we start to hear talk of free psp games the next round of hardware. But let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Regardless of what you think about a particular system -- and all of them have their detractors -- this has been an astounding generation thus far. From the jaw-dropping HD beauty of Gears of War to the innovation of Super Mario Galaxy, the games of this generation have been especially significant. Best generation of Games yet? That's a debate well worth having once we're playing PlayStation 4 and Wii 2 (or whatever these inevitable machines are called), but for now, let's just stick to the quality of games that have been released since the November 2005 launch of the Xbox 360.



We asked you which year you considered the best for this generation's games. Over 41,000 of you answered our poll. Here's the breakdown of your votes:



 

• 2008: 59.8%
  
   


• 2007: 30.2%
  
   


• 2006: 5.6%
  
   


• 2005: 4.2%

The overwhelming winner was this year. 2008 hosted some major releases like Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Rock Band 2. These games were flanked by interesting genre-benders, such as Mirror's Edge, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, and Prince of Persia. We'll soon know which games were the year's bestsellers, but there certainly were a number of quality games for both the hardcore and the casual in this calendar year.



If 2008 was the victor, it's unsurprising then that 2007 would come in second. This was the first full year of the Wii and PlayStation 3, and a year that saw such incredible games as Super Mario Galaxy, BioShock, Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, The Orange Box, Crysis, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Uncharted, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass... wait a second. Why did this year get the silver?



2006 and 2005 were expected to be at the back of the pack. free psp games This generation only occupied a little over a month of 2005. The Xbox 360 launched with an impressive number of games, but none that any reasonable gamer would expect to stand up to what would be coming in later years. The launches of the PlayStation 3 and Wii in 2006 were huge events and there were some great games, such as Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. But that year was quickly eclipsed by 2007.



What year has been your favorite so far -- and which games defined that favorite year for you? Was it a major release or two that put 2008 over the top? Or maybe there is a dark horse game like 2006's Viva Pi?ata that made that year particularly special to you. Hit the comments section and tell us.

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anuary 29, 2009 - Take-Two games, publisher of such mega-hits as Grand Theft Auto IV and BioShock, is increasingly unhappy with the healthy free psp games used videoGame market, which it says is eating away at its bottom line.



That's according to industry analyst Doug Creutz, who met with Take-Two CEO Ben Feder this week. Creutz then spoke with videogame business Web site GamesIndustry.biz about Feder's concerns.



"GameStop continues to aggressively push their used game business, which is having a meaningful negative impact on sales of new games," Creutz told the site. "Management is frustrated with this trend and is examining ways to ameliorate the problem, which includes strategies around online play and downloadable content which extend the lifespan of AAA titles."



Take-Two recently helped extend the life of its latest title in the flagship GTA franchise by dating the release of The Lost and the Damned, a substantive free psp games chunk of downloadable content for GTA IV.



Used game sales were healthy before the economic downturn, but consumers are increasingly turning to specialty retailers like GameStop and Game Crazy for pre-owned games in an effort to save money. This month GameStop reported that it expects to sell $2 billion worth of used games by the end of its 2008-2009 fiscal year, which represents 23 percent of the retailers revenue. That's a $1.6 billion increase over last year.

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anuary 29, 2009 - According to Gamasutra , the annual games Convention at Leipzig, Germany is no more. The successful public and private trade show found competition last year when organizers in Cologne announced the GamesCom event. Leipzig Trade Fair CEO Wolfgang Marzin vowed that the games Convention would forge on and free psp game  months of jockeying ensued. GamesCom has won out with today's cancellation of the Leipzig show.



In place of Games Convention, the Leipzig organizers have announced Games Convention Online which will take place July 31 to August 2. This event will follow the same format as past Games Conventions, but will focus on browser, client and mobile games. It will have public and private business areas at the convention center as well as an online event that people from all over the world can access for all.



Marzin delivered this statement on the new Games free psp game Convention Online, "We will be combining the real fair, that is, the offline event, with an online event. This means that millions of gamers are linked in on the internet and can take part in the Games Convention Online in Leipzig live. The Games Convention Online will host tens of thousands of visitors in Leipzig, and several million in the whole world."



IGN will be at the GamesCom convention in Cologne. Look for our complete coverage of the show, taking place August 19 - 23.

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UK, December 9, 2008 - Sony is to close 10% of its manufacturing sites, losing some 8,000 jobs in the process as the Japanese company feels the effects of the deepening economic crisis.



Sony is still believed to be free psp game incurring a loss on every PlayStation 3 that it sells, and financial expert Katsuhiko Mori told BBC that although "the number sounds big, this staff reduction won't be enough. Sony doesn't have any core businesses that generate stable profits - the next thing we want to see is what is going to be the business that will drive the company."



The cutbacks come as Japan feels the impact of the global recession, with the country's economy reportedly shrinking by some 0.5% in the past three months. Expected to be implemented by April 2010, there has been no confirmation where the cuts will take place, nor what impact they will have on Sony's gaming division free psp game.

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