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Famitsu primer for the uninitiated
GameSetWatch's Kevin Gifford published a piece that finally explains what the big deal is with Japanese game magazine Famitsu. Not caring what Famitsu thinks about games is a big faux pas in the industry. Those who dare state publicly they could care...
Famitsu: Disgaea coming to the DS
Well, Disgaea fans will be happy to know that the latest issue of Famitsu has a nice little tidbit of information within the confines of its pages. A new Disgaea title has been confirmed to be in the works for the DS, adding another installment in th...
Dungeon Explorer Famitsu downloadable demo
Christmas is tomorrow. But why wait for a present? Download this Famitsu-flavored edition of this Dungeon Explorer demo. 1. Download the demo zip file. 2. Extract the contents of the zip file. 3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable....
Tecmo's Quantum Theory explained in Famitsu
Tecmo's Quantum Theory leaped from the pages of this week's Famitsu as a new third-person shooter for the PS3. Fatal Frame developer Keisuke Kikuchi is in charge of the project, where players take control of a "dark hero" with a big gun. There's al...
Famitsu reveals Captain Rainbow details
As our extreme fondness for Seaman clearly shows, we absolutely adore bizarre games. Sure, Nintendo's upcoming Wii title Captain Rainbow may have a severe lack of Nimoy and man-faced fish, but it more than makes up for it with trippy visuals and an...
Famitsu reveals new Vita games
In this age of A/V overload, it's rare that you get the opportunity to really flex those imagination muscles, but today presents just such a chance. Famitsu got its hands on nine Vita games, but since details are scarce on some and we don't know i...
Famitsu publisher backtracks on E3 DS prediction
We weren't that surprised when Nintendo denied any knowledge of the existence of a new DS model hinted at by Famitsu publisher Hirokazu Hamamura last week. We were a little more surprised when Hamamura himself denied ever making the prediction. IGN i...
The Last Remnant receives 'platinum' score from Famitsu
If the Unreal-powered RPG sits as well with gamers as it did with reviewers at Japan's Famitsu, The Last Remnant will be the first of more, er, remnants to come. According to a post on NeoGAF, the magazine's four-person Cross Review team lauded Sq...
MGS4 receives 'perfect' score from Famitsu
Japanese games mag giant Famitsu has rated Metal Gear Solid 4 and bestowed it with its highest honor: a score of 40/40. MGS4 is the first PS3 title to receive such high praise from the magazine's editors. It has already picked up similarly glowing...
Famitsu hands Dragon Quest IX a 40
Famitsu has given Dragon Quest IX a perfect 40/40 score in its review. According to Kotaku, the reviewers lauded DQIX's "ground breaking" multiplayer and its music, and called the storyline "easy to follow and straightforward, but also with moving sc...
More revealing poll results from Famitsu
We know how much everyone just loves polls and how indicative they are of the market share, but don't put away your sticks and clubs just yet because we have one more to add to the list. Famitsu polled their readers on a few of their interests, and t...
Japanese Famitsu, delivered straight to your door
For only a paltry $390 at amazon.com, you too can get Japan's most venerable video gaming magazine delivered to your home. Sure, the text will look like nothing more than squiggly lines for those of you without Japanese reading ability, but the over-...
Famitsu head says 360 is dead in Japan
Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Famitsu publisher, Enterbrain, isn't making any bets on 360 winning in Japan. His reasoning: thus far the 360 has sold a paltry 150,000 consoles in Japan. He does concede that Blue Dragon -- Microsoft's would be white...
Lost Odyssey update squeaks out of Famitsu
Have you ever been awakened with a start, unable to sleep until you check some seemingly insignificant detail? Maybe you needed to see if the front door was locked or make sure the coffee pot was off. We had something exactly like that last night, ...
360 title in Famitsu's most wanted. Wha??
Several sites have been posting Famitsu's latest most wanted list. But wait! What's this? An Xbox 360 exclusive, Blue Dragon -- the RPG being developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker studio -- is number 8. A prestigious spot indeed for a 360...
