RPG giant Square-Enix recently announced that they have several new franchises in the works and hope to release 2 to 3 new games in the next few years. Square-Enix President Yoichi Wada said the company has a few big titles in the works that he believes can be put on the same pedestal as its own Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises.
Square-Enix aims to have eight different franchises in total, with all of them capable of selling millions of games. It is not known if these games will be the RPGs that Square-Enix is currently known for.
Wada also added that he expects Final Fantasy XIII to sell over six million copies worldwide when it comes out next year.
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In the most recent issue of Famitsu, Konami announced that they intend to release a version of Pop'N Music for the PSP. This version will have game play similar to the Wii version and will contain over 80 songs. The game is only confirmed for Japan so far, but a released date has not been set.
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Although TGS 2009 just ended the other day, a date for TGS 2010 has already been set. It will take place either from September 16 to September 19, or from September 17 to September 19.It has not yet been decided whether the show will span 3 or 4 days next year.
A total of 185,030 visitors attended this year's event over its four days. Last year, the figure was A record-breaking 194,288.
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Sony has officially announced that there will be no UMD Conversion on the PSPgo. Says a Sony Representative "We were evaluating a UMD conversion program but due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this time,".
The PSPgo comes out on October 1. The price will be $249.
Rumors are swirling that Electronic Arts is soon going to be taken over by software giant Microsoft. Although neither Electronic Arts or Microsoft have commented on the rumors, Wallstreet analysts have reported that there have been talk of a sale.
However, analyst Trip Chowdhry thinks a sale is unlikely. "Our contacts just don't see Microsoft buying Electronic Arts, no synergies whatsoever, and also not Microsoft's corporate primary focus right now,"said Chowdhry.
Both Microsoft and EA's shares jumped after the rumors began.
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This week's issue of Famitsu is chock full of information for the upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid. It confirmed a large amount of characters for the game, including:
The PSP boasts an impressive library of games, especially in the RPG department. From sequels to great ports to wonderful new games, there's plenty out there for anyone to play. However, with so many games it can be hard to weed out the good from the bad, and so I've complied a list of the 10 best RPGs on the PSP. Ports that didn't add much in the way of new content weren't included on the list.
10. Kingdom of Paradise
