The beginner’s guide to JRPGs

This is a column by Jason Schreier dedicated to the analysis (and occasional mocking) of his favorite genre, the Japanese role-playing game. Whether it’s because they’re too antiquated or just too niche, he believes JRPGs don’t get enough attention in the gaming industry today. It’s time to change that

Half off LBP2, Dance Central 2, Killzone 3, more on Amazon today

Amazon yearns to squeeze a little more blood from the empty, calcified stone that was your wallet with yet one more (barely) pre-holiday sale . The online retailer has placed deep discounts on numerous titles, including 50 percent off on the likes of Deus Ex , Killzone 3 , Dance Central 2 , LittleBigPlanet 2 , and Mortal Kombat . There’s also a pair of lightning deals coming up soon, though we’re having a little trouble deciphering the first clue: “The world’s most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to their world or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream.” Any guesses

Trials HD dev acquired by Ubisoft for undisclosed amount

Wildly successful indie developer RedLynx is now a part of French mega-publisher Ubisoft.

Editorial — Nintendo’s creeping doom: how the company came to misplace $926 million

More terrible news from Japan: Nintendo has posted a $926 million loss for the first half of the fiscal year ending in March 2012.

Nintendo has one million seller per console in last quarter

The NPD suggested that audiences were receptive of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (by which we mean they bought it ), but new data from Nintendo reveals just how successful the game was in its debut month.

Wii U doesn’t play GameCube games

Terrible news for fans of Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis who thought the Xbox version was missing a certain something . A Nintendo spokesperson recently told Giant Bomb that the company’s upcoming Wii U console won’t be able to play GameCube discs like its predecessor. It’s kind of a disappointment

Rumor: Wii 2 codenamed Project Cafe, controller includes built-in touchscreen

The towering pile of rumors regarding Nintendo’s next generation console , supposedly to be announced at E3, continues to grow today with a report from French news site 01net (which divined the hardware specs of the NGP before its official unveiling).

Now Playing: January 3-9, 2011

Because best friends should never remain apart…for long. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: January 3-9, 2011 Now Playing: January 3-9, 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

Roy Halladay named MLB 2K11 cover athlete

Having tossed only the twentieth perfect game in baseball — ever — this past season and tacking on twenty more regular season wins, not to mention recording only the second no-hitter in post-season history (in his first post-season game), Phillies ace Roy Halladay has earned himself the cover spot on this spring’s Major League Baseball 2K11 (no curse attached). 2K Sports bestowed the honor today, in advance of tomorrow’s National League Cy Young Award announcement, which the publisher predicts will go to “Doc” as well.

Now Playing: October 11-17, 2010

Interestingly enough, the Opposing Force hates freedom just as much as the Taliban. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: October 11-17, 2010 Now Playing: October 11-17, 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

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