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I am returning to PSPGN today to write a special review. I received several requests for a review of this game, so here goes.
The title of the game offers a pretty good description; Neverland Card Battles is a fantasy-themed card collecting RPG. The game, produced by Yuke’s, was released last week in the ‘States. The […]

Despite the major flaws in the original Valhalla Knights, the game sold extremely well. Of course, money speaks for itself, so it wasn’t a total surprise when Valhalla Knights 2 was announced at TGS this year.
The trailer above doesn’t show a whole lot. Some artwork, japanese dialogue, and a few seconds of gameplay footage. […]

Our suspicions were confirmed today at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show when Kingdom Hearts was officially announced for the PSP.
The game takes place many years before the original Kingdom Hearts games, dubbed Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. The PSP exclusive appears to feature a much darker graphical theme. Perhaps this is all part of the […]

If there’s one way to sell PlayStation Portables, Final Fantasy is the golden ticket. The PSP-exclusive prequel to Final Fantasy 7, Crisis Core, was released in Japan last week.
Based on the latest data from Japan, FFVII: Crisis Core has already sold over 470,000 copies. That is insane. Not Monster Hunter insane, but insane none the […]

The video game flavor in Japan doesn’t always align with the tastes of the rest of the world, but I believe they are really onto something with Monster Hunter Freedom 2. I’ve played short press demos of the game, and seen plenty of videos, but I plan to finally pick up a real copy tonight.
Unfortunately, […]

The lucky ones in the far east are already able to get their hands on the PSP game-of-the-century: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. The scary thing is that there has still been no word of an English release date. We’re keeping our ears open though.
New badass desctructive Crisis Core video

Why must they tease us […]