According to "sources in Japan" speaking with 1UP, Vanillaware plans to release "downloadable ports" of its two cult-fave titles Odin Sphere and Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Although the report does not specify platform for either supposed port, 1UP presumes the games would be released on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network as "high-definition" ports of the original titles. Read more »

Vanillaware's beautiful Wii action game Muramasa: The Demon Blade will arrive in North America in September, publisher Ignition has just revealed. Previously, the game was set to be published in North America by XSEED, but plans have obviously changed.

Sporting two playable characters, a male ninja and female kunoichi, the game has players slashing their way through various side-scrolling levels with multiple paths. It supports the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Classic Controller, and GameCube controller. Read more »