Children of Mana director on his upcoming RPG. Kouichi Ishi, Senior Executive of Square Enix and producer of Children of Mana, joined with the U.S. gaming press to chat about Square Enix’s upcoming DS Mana adventure. He braved a gamut of questions ranging from abstract inspiration to the game’s user interface. Ishi emphasized the strengths [...]

The Burning Crusade CE lands players an in-game pet. The official World of Warcraft website has been updated revealing that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade would be getting the Collector’s Edition treatment — complete with oversized box loaded some pretty “phat loots.” Not only is the box slick looking, matching the box of the [...]

Nintendo uses Master Ball on Japanese hearts… Captured! Few series are highly respected in Japan. There’s Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and then there’s one that has seemed to eclipse them all… Pokemon. Basically a license to print money, Nintendo has proven once again with Pokemon Diamond/Peral that they know exactly what the Japanese [...]

DICE sells their independence for $24 million. Electronic Arts and Digital Illusions CE have become financially buddy-buddy as the Battlefield series has experienced continued success over the years, and today the two announced EA had finally completed its outright purchase of the studio for roughly $24 million. Right now, DICE is gearing up for the [...]

Four foul-mouthed kids to take on MMO’s crown jewel. Whenever South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker take aim at videogames, the results have been unquestionably hilarious. The duo’s Pokemon episode ranks as one of the show’s greatest (and let’s not forget the golden PSP), and here’s to hoping we experience the same level [...]