
Breaking news concerning the continuation of the Final Fantasy VII franchise has been unveiled – though fan hopes are likely to be insta-dashed with the words “free-to-play” and “smartphone” – in the form of “Final Fantasy VII G-Bike,” a remake of the famous motorcycle mini-game from Square Enix’s magnum opus RPG.
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What they may lack in gameplay, Japanese social games have long made up for (an admittedly debatable point) in gorgeous art, and the only one to manage hit status in the west has now managed a western artbook release in the form of Rage of Bahamut: Official Art Works – perfect for fans or those who would rather cut out the lucrative card battle mechanics in favour of fine art.
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Military model makers are celebrating unprecedented increases in sales thanks to the massive success of DMM’s Kantai Collection franchise, with fans obediently buying up even the very un-moe warships the KanMusu are themselves modeled on.
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Sony has announced it is dumping its entire 8.2% stake in Square Enix, although Sony maintains it is merely because it is strapped for cash and has nothing to do with Square Enix’s outstanding performance in recent years.
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The latest big buyout to happen in Japan’s none too lively gaming industry already has plenty of fans worried – Kadokawa has just announced its purchase of From Software, makers of the Armored Core, Dark Souls and Tengu series, amongst others.
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The NHK has been highlighting the surprising news that Kantai Collection eclipsed Obama’s visit to Japan in popularity amongst the Twitter populace, going so far as to air an introduction to the game for those who have been stuck on the seabed this last year.
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Mobage’s popular IdolMaster based social game IdolMaster Cinderella Girls, famed mainly for Futaba Anzu and its enormous cast of gorgeous D-level idols, is now to get its own TV anime due to air in the January of 2015.
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Gamers desperate for VR have been checking their calendars in disbelief with the news that Facebook has bought VR headset maker Oculus Rift for 2 billion dollars, in what has already been decried as “the greatest sellout in gaming history.”
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In what has been decried by more traditional fans as yet another overbearing attempt to expand their audience to include the fairer sex, Namco Bandai has unveiled yet another game in its Idolm@ster Mobage line entitled “Idolmaster SideM” – likely bound to open old wounds with the seething otaku hordes still moaning about Idolmaster 2’s former fiasco.
Update: And now the PV is out…
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Top Japanese pro-wrestling outfit DDT is tag-teaming with bishoujo wrestling card game Ring Dream to deliver – of all things – officially sanctioned moe versions of some of its top bruisers.
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Monster musume fans look to be overjoyed and enraged in equal measure with the news that Compile Heart’s PSV card ’em up Monster Monpiece is being released internationally – but that due to their “strong sexual nature” a large number of monster girls have been dumped to protect the fragile minds of western gamers from corruption.
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DMM’s plans for a follow-up to it enormously popular Kantai Collection have surfaced by way of a quiet trademark application, for “Oshiro Collection” – “Castle Collection.”
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