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Motomu Toriyama, the director said to have been the driving force behind Final Fantasy XIII’s notorious linearity, has stated once again that the main reasons for the changes were that he wanted a “story-driven” game and that it was too much trouble to make “not truly important” elements like towns in HD; he does however promise that towns and traditional RPG elements will be returning in future titles.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 17, 2010 20:40

    FF games never were RPGs. They've always been stat based adventure games. When do you ever get to make any choices that affect the story? That's what RPGs are all about.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 17, 2010 11:48

    I will get XIII when it hits the bargain bin it's not worth 60 bucks.... More


PlayStation Move “Laggy Wiimote Rip Off”

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Sony’s PS3 motion controller, officially dubbed PlayStation Move, is to be available this autumn for about $100.

Previously it has garnered much attention both for its sex toy styling and its obvious similarity to the Wiimote, but alpha play-testing now reveals it also possesses the rather more dubious distinction of being “discernibly inferior” to the Wii in terms of lag and accuracy.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 17, 2010 20:17

    Just because a controller is colored black doesn't mean it's copying Sony. If you're going to play that game then let's go back the the first generation and look at Pong. To my knowledge it... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 16, 2010 10:10

    Actually sony AND nintendo stole the rumble feature for their controllers from the Immersion company. Sony's already settled, and other than a minor news release about a year ago nintendo and immersion are still engaged in... More


Final Fantasy XIII PS3 vs Xbox 360 Definitive Comparison

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A detailed comparison of the PS3 and Xbox 360 releases of marathon sim Final Fantasy XIII concludes that the Xbox 360 version is indeed significantly inferior to the PS3 original, and even goes so far as to ridicule the game for its now legendary linearity.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 14, 2010 13:07

    im playing this game and it looks awesome if u guys don't wanna play... who cares.. only thing is, u ppl will miss a lot lol... and one more things morons JRPGs are meant to... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 10, 2010 05:27

    To be honest, if you let me sit and play every game that has been on every sankakucomplex comparison on their respective consoles, I wouldn't notice the differences between either system.... More


Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Already Leaked to Pirates

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The Xbox 360 port of Final Fantasy XIII has been leaked to pirates a week in advance of its international release date, and is now being downloaded the Internet over in a literal free-for-all.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 8, 2010 16:19

    the most un pirated console hahah make me laugth the game cube was the same when its was pirated its only a matter of time the craks it done now it time to make... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 5, 2010 14:01

    no SouthEast Asia? i´m disappointed now....... More


PlayStation Used in Taliban Terrorism

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The US military claims Sony’s PlayStation is being used by Taliban terrorists in their attacks on the armies of liberty.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 14, 2010 19:06

    Hahaha... Well, that's why I don't want to sell my good ol' PSX.... More

  • man1 commented on March 7, 2010 23:36

    Perhaps the controller was used to activate a cheat to grant the terrorists temporary invulnerability, infinite ammo or to enable additional fighters to materialize out of thin air! No wonder the foreign invaders are having a... More


Sony: “PS3 Bug Has Fixed Itself”

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PS3 owners and Sony alike will be heaving a sigh of relief with the news that the PS3’s battle with the complexities of leap year dating has been resolved with no action required on the part of Sony.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 5, 2010 03:26

    What he most likely meant was that some PS3s were working properly (not just Slims but also some phats) and even the ones with the issue were able to play some games, although ones with... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2010 03:40

    It only does 02.29.10... More


“How to Fix Your Broken PS3″

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In lieu of a fix from Sony, gamers have devised their own cunning fix for the problems the older versions of the PS3 are experiencing:

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  • Anonymous commented on March 15, 2010 20:15

    You haven't played many games then. It's a title by title basis which is better. FFXIII PS3 is better, Ghostbusters 360 is better. And the list goes back and forth. Fanboys just like giving it up the... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 10, 2010 11:48

    Now just tell me how to fix any Windows.... More


Sony: “Do Not Use Your PS3, Data Loss May Be Permanent”

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The bugs afflicting the PS3’s older non-slim models may be as serious as some had feared: Sony is warning users not to use their PS3s, and hints that lost trophies and save data may be permanently lost.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2010 21:50

    It only took it, what, ten years?... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2010 16:54

    The APOCOLYps3... More


PS3’s Day of Doom: PS3s Struck Down in Worldwide Outage

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PS3 users the world over are reporting their consoles have been struck down by a mysterious series of bugs, leaving them unable to play games, connect to the PlayStation Network, or access save data.

However, the bug so far seemingly affects only older “fat” units.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 3, 2010 16:50

    lol ps3 owners are no where near the the death rate of the 360. This is the first time such a huge bug has happened to so many people and it only lasted about a... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 3, 2010 15:39

    Hum.... I've had my PS3 on and connected and so far I've hadn't had any problems, nor has any of my friends. o: Maybe it isn't so large of a problem than you think.... More


Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 “18GB” vs PS3 “38GB”

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The Xbox 360 port of Final Fantasy XIII has been confirmed as being almost half the size of the PS3 version, coming in at 18GB on 3 DVDs versus 38GB on one BD, far smaller than expected.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 21, 2010 04:24

    You must not have played the other Final Fantasy titles. I agree the game does not suck as much as everyone says. But most dedicated fans have to come to appreciate Final Fantasy for what... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 21, 2010 04:08

    I never even post in comment sections of websites. But I have to say. I am a true Final Fantasy fan. I have played all of them. And not just after 10 came out and... More


Tales of Graces Recall Humiliates Namco

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Bandai Namco has finally announced a humiliating official recall of its notoriously buggy Wii title Tales of Graces, a mere three months after release.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 25, 2010 13:52

    What's wrong with Star Ocean? We both agree the first two/three games were great, no issue. Star Ocean 3 was beautiful for the PS2 (and the surprise spin people love to bitch about was something... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 25, 2010 06:14

    Why are people complaining about the recall? They're actually fixing the bugs instead of keeping them in there, and people are bitching?... More


Japanese Prefer Subs to Dubs – 49% vs 47%

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Japanese polled as to whether they prefer subbing or dubbing in their games have by a narrow margin indicated a preference for subs.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 28, 2010 11:01

    Teen Titans is awesome.... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 28, 2010 10:56

    I don't know. I kind of agree. When I watch a show with subs I always end up missing something important, be it a plot point or punchline. So I can see why he'd say... More


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