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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Sep 16, 2004 8:00pm PDT
Related Topics – Sega, Bungie, Square Enix, Games: Console

Last night's announcement of Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus finally gives us news of a real game based off of, arguably, the best RPG of all-time. Oddly enough, it isn't an RPG! Will this be as close to Final Fantasy VII-2 as we'll get? Judging from the comments last night, a handful of you don't want to see the original tainted anymore than it has been. I'm of the belief that if it's good, who cares, but I'm also of the belief that Final Fantasy X-2 was a stupid mistake. Anyway, despite a few of the past Tokyo Game Shows coming and going with little to no fanfare, this one is shaping up to be quite the event. I expect to be pretty busy the end of next week.

ps2 PStwo Around the Corner? The internet is abuzz with the rumor that a redesigned PS2, sporting a 30% decrease in size, could hit the market as early as October 26. Currently dubbed "PStwo," it would ship alongside Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hoping to give incentive to gamers to purchase San Andreas with a PlayStation 2 instead of an Xbox with Halo 2, which ships two weeks after GTA:SA. An interesting note is that we would not see a price reduction; it would still retail for $150. With the Tokyo Game Show about a week away, it may provide the ideal venue to announce the system.
GBASP "Who Are You?" GBA SP Coming Soon US gamers finally get more of a variety in the custom-colored/designed GBA SPs. This time around, it's an onyx GBA SP with "Who Are You?" written on the top in a graffiti style. It will retail for $79.99, like all other GBA SPs, and will sell through select retailers in October. As of right now, Wal-Mart is the only confirmed retailer. It must be a hard decision for those who must choose between this and the Tribal SP.
PS2 Xbox GCN Misc. Q&As/Features EuroGamer talks with FFXI producer Hiromichi Tanaka about Square Enix's online plans. GameSpot speaks with a couple developers on Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. CVG talks with Bungie's Pete Parsons about Halo 2.
  Misc. Media/Previews
PS2 Tons of gameplay footage for Jak 3 is at GameSpot. IGN posts images of Shadow of Rome.
Xbox TeamXbox takes a deep look at the characters, weapons, and vehicles of Halo 2. GameSpy has pictures of some of the stuff you'll find in the Halo 2 Collector's Edition. Games Domain previews Unreal Championship 2.
GBA N-Gage NDS GameSpot has a preview of FIFA Soccer 2005 (NG) and an update on Mario Pinball Land (GBA). They also have screens of Asphalt: Urban GT (NG). Game Informer shares new screens of The Urbz: Sims in the City (NDS).
PS2 Xbox GCN Previews of The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and NBA Live 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN) are at GameSpot. They also have a video of Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2, Xbox, GCN), screens of Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN), and the first footage of NBA Street V3 (PS2, Xbox, GCN). Gaming Horizon has new screens of Get On Da Mic (PS2, Xbox). Game Informer goes hands-on with Alien Hominid (PS2, GCN). 1up has a preview of Def Jam: Fight for NY (PS2, Xbox, GCN). TeamXbox shares more screens of Robotech: Invasion (PS2, Xbox). The MagicBox pimps new images of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (PS2, Xbox). IGN has shots of X-Men Legends (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and Call of Duty: Finest Hour (PS2, Xbox, GCN).
Console Game of the Evening: Rise of the Dragon for the SegaCD. "This game really got me into cyberpunk adventures. The adult themes and profanity wonderfully corrupted the young me!" (submitted by Acquired Hate).


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