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Video – Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

Publisher Atlus has just released a new trailer from their planned next Nintendo DS RPG, this time showing the importance of using the game’s map facility.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City will be available only on Nintendo DS on September 21. in North America.

Frima Studio talks Young Thor

Martin Brouard, executive Producer from Frima Studio, has let us in on how the company’s Young Thor title was conceived and brought to the Minis platform.

In a post published on Sony’s PlayStation blog Brouard takes interested readers through Young Thor’s journey from concept, to early storyboarding and into the challenges the company faced with trying to stretch the boundaries of Sony’s Minis format.

Follow the link for entire article.

(source: sony computer entertainment)

UFC Undisputed 2010 arriving on PSP in September

Publisher THQ has announced that their hit UFC franchise is making the leap to Sony’s handheld.

According to THQ UFC Undisputed 2010 for PlayStation Portable does not intend to leave fans of the series disappointed, and the company promises that the game

”delivers all the action, intensity and prestige of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® with intelligent and intuitive combat, fighter customization, robust career progression, challenging gameplay modes and explosive ad-hoc wireless play.”

UFC 2010 for PSP will hit retailers on September 14. 2010.

(source: thq)

Japanese sales week #30 2010

Japanese retail watch company Media Create has revealed console hardware and game sales number from week #30 (26. July to 01. of August):

Software:
01. / 00.  [PS3] Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom) – 243.000 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2 (Sega) – 241.000 / NEW
03. / 01. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 83.000 / 529.000 (-16%)
04. / 00. [NDS] Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Card Battle Taisen (Bandai Namco) – 64.000 / NEW
05. / 00. [WII] Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom) – 50.000 / NEW
06. / 00. [NDS] Metal Max 3 (Kadokawa Shoten) – 47.000 / NEW
07. / 03. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber (Level 5) – 34.000 / 727.000 (-24%)
08. / 00. [PSP] Ys Vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga (Nihon Falcom) – 30.000 / NEW
09. / 06. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 (Konami) – 22.000 / 103.000 (-25%)
10. / 04. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem – Hero of Light and Shadow (Nintendo) – 21.000 / 197.000 (-47%)

PSP scores another hit this week, with Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2 jumping in at second plase. All told seven titles in the Japanse Top 10 is either PSP or NDS.

Hardware:
PSP 48,603
PS3 45,224
DSi LL 23,120
Wii 20,038
DSi 17,950
Xbox 360 6,929
DS Lite 4,058
PS2     1,444
PSP go     777

PSP sees a huge jump in numbers, both taking top spot and outselling the DS-line in total this week.

(source: media create via neogaf)

Video – God Eater Burst

Namco Bandai has released an updated version of their first trailer from their upcoming enhanced version of God Eater.

God Eater Burst will hit US and European shores in 2011, with a Japanse release date recently announced for October 28.

(source: andriasang)

Namco Bandai announces SD Gundam Sangokuden title

Japanese publisher Namco Bandai has announced, that they are bringing a game version of the TV anime SD Gundam Sangokuden to Nintendo DS.

Titled SD Gundam Sangokuden: Brave Battle Warriors, the game will follow the complete story of the TV show and will feature more than 40 playable characters.

Release date is December 02. In Japan, with no western dates indicated so far.

(source: the magic-box)