Not the Superman Game I Was Looking For.....

Kingdom Hearts Re: coded U.S. Release Date

Following the apparent leak of the European release date which is January 14, 2011, Square Enix OFFICIALLY announced that the American release date is January 11, 2011. Kingdom Hearts Re: coded is the Nintendo DS version of Kingdom Hearts coded, which was released on mobile phones in Japan. The story takes place after Kingdom Hearts II, therefore I won't give any details into the plot just in case any of you haven't played it yet. The gameplay will feature a mixture of elements from Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, and the original Kingdom Hearts coded. Re:Coded was actually just released hours ago in Japan!

Square Enix Trying to Score a Goal

With the announcement of Samurai Eleven. Samurai Eleven (thought to be a Musashi sequel) is a free mobile soccer game that gives you command of a team of four consisting of a forward, midfielder, defender, and a goalkeeper. The game has over 150 techniques that your players could learn. The game supports social practive matches and cooperative play against bosses. Items can be purchased in-game but you have to pay for them with actually money. All that gil you've farmed means nothing! Seems as if Square Enix might be trying to ride the the success of Inazuma Eleven on the Nintendo DS. Good luck with that! Better yet, you tell me which one looks more interesting.

Saumrai Eleven

Inazuma Eleven

Atlus No More

As reported earlier, which I didn't post, a representative from Index Holdings announced that Atlus will be dissolved. Atlus, already fully owned by the company, will merge with the mobile division of the company which is named "Index." The Atlus brand will exist on future games but Atlus will no longer be listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sad but at least we'll still have the Atlus logo on their releases. I personally believe decline in games come from lack of innovation or interest which could also be people unwilling to try to new things. But don't consider that the reason for this move though. Especially with games like Catherine and Persona 5 on the way. Also recently announced from Atlus is Persona 3 Social. It's a mobile game (hah) that's free, but players will have to pay for in-game items. Check out the screens below.