Sad, depressing, and tragic story, which virtually guarantees that any happy moments won't last long? Check. Very young (they look like they're about 12... at most...) cyborg girls with guns? Check. Sinister government agencies? Of course! Yup, it's anime all right... :D

Decent though.

What is, what am I looking at here?!

<img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/ffxii_famitsu_scan.jpg">

There's like some crazy stuff going on here, but look at "Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix" there! Is that the card battle system, and also one of those knights from the secret ending FMV but more existant? I expected grizzled man beard face under that. Oh well.

Also, for some reason there's some sort of crazy pirate thing all over that page.

Quote:Famitsu also had an interview with Sakaguchi, some highlights (stolen from Gaf):

- In the opening movie for Lost Odyssey you can seamlessly input commands for the battle scene.
- Combat is not action driven but command menu driven.
- The playable demo lasts for 40-60 minutes.
- The final game will have even higher quality than the demo.
- The modeling for the movies are almost identical to the realtime models.
- Inoue (the character designer) is personally checking all the models.
- The demo's battles will just the most basic part of the system. The more indepth systems will be excluded.
- The character growth systems and so on will be in the final game only.
- Surviving enemies inherit the powers of those who are killed.
- Since the main character cannot die either there will not be a possibility of game over.
- The final game will use a physics engine.
- The final text message on the playable demo was written by Shigematsu (scenario writer for the various short stories that make up the game).
- Lost Odyssey will be playable at TGS, with the demo disc being released with Famitsu in early November.
- Lost Odyssey will be out in 2007.
- Blue Dragon will DEFINITELY be released within 2006.
- ASH is being targeted for the first half of 2007.
- There will be more titles being announced from Mistwalker.

Quote:Last year tri-Ace revealed it was working on an untitled RPG for the Xbox 360, and today finally the first, scant, details emerge in the latest Famitsu issue. After its latest Valkyrie Profile for Square Enix, tri-Ace is getting its feet wet with a fantasy based RPG titled Infinite Undiscovery, which will use the developers typical real time combat system.

Quote:"Analysts are punishing Sony over its recent PS3 release delay announcement, with a number indicating that they believe the delay is just a bit too much for the market to bear. Unfortunately for Sony, they're probably right.


With Xbox 360 well and truly already established, an HD DVD plug-in coming before the end of the year, Microsoft and to a lesser extent Nintendo have the whole holiday shopping season plus the ensuing three months to themselves.

By the time PS3 makes to store shelves in sufficient quantities, there will probably be about 15 million Xbox 360 consoles in the market, many of them with piggy-back HD DVD players.

For Sony, this may be too much on a number of fronts.

Gamers, as fanatical as they are about their craft, have only so much money to spend and their pockets may well be empty by the time the high-priced PS3 becomes available in March-April. No doubt, the first batch of PS3 consoles will go out door quickly but it's the subsequent sales that matter.

Looking at it things from a high definition video player perspective, HD DVD already had a huge price advantage over Sony's Blu-ray. The PS3 was going to be a way to narrow the gap. However, that is not going to happen for at least six months now. Meanwhile, in addition to the relatively cheap HD DVD players already on the market, Microsoft will bring out a US$200 plug-in box for the millions of Xbox 360 consoles.

In addition, Toshiba just yesterday announced a new three-layer disc technology that will enable HD DVD discs to play on ordinary DVD players.

Meanwhile, it is worth bearing in mind that the reason given for the delay in manufacturing PS3 is a problem with the production process of the Blu-ray diode.

As if to rub further salt into its wounds, the Sony name in manufacturing has also suffered further pressure from the Lithium Ion battery recalls by Dell and Apple.

Sony has a reputation as one of the world's great technology innovators and manufacturers. However, 2006 will not be remembered as one of its finest years. "

Source:
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5582/983/

Europe

Quote:
Fifa core pack + faceplate + mem card + one game (PGR3, DOA4, Kameo or PDZ) : 348€
Premium pack + one game (same choices) = 408€
Core pack + one game (same choices) = 308€



others, or all:
Xbox 360 + Gears of War
Xbox 360 + Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Xbox 360 + FIFA Football 2007
Xbox 360 + Need For Speed: Carbon
Xbox 360 Core + 4 games (TBA)

+ Strong Ad Campaign announcing all these packs.

Quote:some guy at neogaf said there might be a premium 360+graw+xbla unplugged+1 month of xbl gold bundle for 399.99, starting sept 30 (days after x06 ends). i believe he works in merchandising.

na market only?
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Quote:Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that its epic sci-fi action shooter exclusive for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, has again received top honors when it was recently awarded Best Xbox 360 Game at this year’s Leipzig Games Convention held on August 24-27. Voted upon by a panel of distinguished judges consisting of influential journalists, Lost Planet surpassed the other nominations with the enormous interest generated by the debut of its multiplayer modes at the show.

Leipzig Games Convention was chosen by Capcom as the perfect venue to debut Lost Planet’s multiplayer mode and many gamers from across Germany eagerly waited to experience the intense and frenetic combat the game has to offer.

“With more than 180,000 people in attendance, the Leipzig Games Convention provided a great opportunity for gamers to experience Lost Planet’s gripping single player campaign and multiplayer modes,” Charles Bellfield, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment, Inc. “We are extremely pleased to have won the Best Xbox 360 Game award as it is a testament to its unrivalled gameplay experience.”

In Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate VS (Vital Suits) through unforgiving arctic environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was fortunately rescued. However, he can only remember a few fragments of his past including the slaying of his father by these enigmatic menaces. Yet under the shroud of ice, a devious plot has been set into motion by the Neo Venus Construction Corporation (NEVEC). What really happened to Wayne and how will his destiny become intertwined with NEVEC’s plans? Encounter valuable allies and dangerous enemies on Wayne’s search for the truth when Lost Planet is released in January 2007.

Quote:- 1 DEAD RISING CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
1 2 SAINTS ROW VOLITION THQ THQ
- 3 LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
- 4 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED EDEN STUDIOS ATARI ATARI
2 5 CARS RAINBOW STUDIOS THQ THQ
5 6 THE SIMS 2: GLAMOUR LIFE STUFF MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 7 GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
4 8 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 9 THE SIMS 2 MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 10 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 11 GANGS OF LONDON LONDON STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 12 ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 13 LEGO STAR WARS TRAVELLER'S TALES PLATINUM TT GAMES
8 14 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 5 KONAMI CORPORATION PLATINUM KONAMI
- 15 MADDEN NFL 07 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 16 NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED EA CANADA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 17 STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II SAVAGE ENTERTAINMENT PLATINUM LUCASARTS
13 18 THE SIMS (ORIGINAL) MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 19 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: JACK SPARROW 7 STUDIOS UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 20 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
17 21 FIFA STREET 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 22 RESERVOIR DOGS VOLATILE GAMES EIDOS EIDOS
21 23 OVER THE HEDGE EDGE OF REALITY ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
29 24 NINTENDOGS: DALMATIAN & FRIENDS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 25 BIG BRAIN ACADEMY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 26 THE GODFATHER EA REDWOOD SHORES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 27 ENCHANTED ARMS FROM SOFTWARE UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 28 FORMULA 1 06 STUDIO LIVERPOOL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18 29 FIFA 06 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 30 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND CRYSTAL DYNAMICS EIDOS EIDOS
27 31 TRUE CRIME: NEW YORK CITY LUXOFLUX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
28 32 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT PLATINUM VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES
31 33 LET'S MAKE A SOCCER TEAM! SEGA SEGA SEGA
35 34 WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW 2006 YUKE'S THQ THQ
- 35 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE EA CHERTSEY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 36 SINGSTAR ANTHEMS LONDON STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
39 37 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEANEAD MANS CHEST AMAZE ENTERTAINMENT DISNEY INTERACTIVE BUENA VISTA GAMES
33 38 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2006 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
34 39 THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION BETHESDA 2K GAMES TAKE 2
40 40 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 06 EA REDWOOD SHORES EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC AR

Quote:Capcom has risen from the dead after 5 years without an All Formats No1 thanks to the record breaking launch of Xbox 360 ‘Dead Rising’ giving the Japanese publisher their first All Formats No1 since ‘Resident Evil Code: Veronica’ back in week 37, 2001.

The controversial zombie killing game succeeds where last week’s No1 ‘Saints Row’ had failed by edging past Ubisoft’s ‘Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter’ to become the fastest selling Xbox 360 title to date. THQ’s ‘Saints Row’ is bumped down to No2 (sales down 43%) while the early launch of ‘Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy’ gives Lucasarts No3. Lucasarts’ Jedi mind tricks stop Microsoft from celebrating 3 Xbox 360 exclusives at the top of the All Formats Chart as Atari start their engines at No4 with ‘Test Drive Unlimited’. ‘Gangs of London’ steals a march on the Top 40 with high profile advertising giving Sony this week’s highest climber, up from No23 to No11. Three weeks on and EA’s ‘Madden NFL 07’ breaks into the All Formats Top 20 for the first time at No15 (thanks to the release of the Xbox 360 version this week), while ‘Reservoir Dogs’ from Eidos moves in the opposite direction as the recall of the Xbox version accelerates its decline out of the Top 10, down from No9 to No22. The only other new release to make the All Formats Top 40 Chart is Ubisoft’s ‘Enchanted Arms’ at No27, highlighting a great week for Microsoft by becoming the third Top 40 Xbox 360 exclusive charting this week.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153555

Once again they list an item on a site as evidence, but THIS time EB game stores is also listing it.

So next Monday maybe we might actually it, but afford me a little skepticism about this. We've been burned before.

At any rate, the King's Quest collection doesn't include Mask of Eternity? Hmm... Ya know they don't list any of the details of these collections. Odd. At any rate if this isn't the case, it begs the question as to why Sierra is being such a tease.