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- Gamestop posted the Xbox 360 box art of Final Fantasy XIII, which shows the US version will support game content download (DLC), and also revealed that the 360 version will playable CG cutscenes in 720p using Bink Video, as opposed to 1080p Blu-ray video in the PS3 version.

- Here are the preliminary console software sales in Japan for the week of Feb 7, 2010, the big release this week is Namco Bandai's God Eater for PSP, sold over 460,000 copies. (Source: VGChartz)

1. God Eater (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 460,000
2. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (NDS, Square Enix) - 156,000
3. Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (PS3, Square Enix) - 90,000
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 74,000
5. Tamodatchi Collection (NDS, Nintendo) - 35,000
6. Pop 'n Music Portable (PSP, Konami) - 21,000
7. MAG: Massive Action Game (PS3, Sony) - 17,000
8. End of Eternity [Resonance of Fate] (PS3, Sega) - 16,000
9. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP, Square Enix) - 13,000
10. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) - 13,000

- Here are some new images of Bethesda Softworks and Obsidian Entertainment's action RPG Fallout: New Vegas, using the same engine as Fallout 3. The story will take place in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.

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- Sony revealed the Gran Turismo series worldwide sales, the series sold 55.45 millions units worldwide:

• Gran Turismo (PS1) - 10.85 millions
• Gran Turismo 2 (PS1) - 9.37 millions
• Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2) - 14.89 millions
• Gran Turismo Concept Series (PS2) - 1.56 millions
• Gran Turismo 4 Prologue (PS2) - 1.35 millions
• Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) - 10.98 millions
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) - 4.65 millions
• Gran Turismo (PSP) - 1.80 millions

M U L T I

- Here are some new images of Temco Koei's Hokuto Musou [Fist of the North Star Warriors] for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will be available in Japan on March 25, 2010.

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- Here are some new images of Namco Bandai and Game Republic's Majin: The Fallen Realm for PS3 and Xbox 360, a fantasy action adventure game with cooperative AI gameplay.

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- Here are some new images of Namco Bandai and CyberConnect2's Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2 for PS3 and Xbox 360, the latest work of the anime 3D fighting series.

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- Here are some new images of Capcom and Image Epoch's PSP action RPG Last Ranker, the game is scheduled for release sometimes this year.

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- Here are some new images of Square Enix and Tri-Ace's Star Ocean: The Last Hope International for PS3...

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- Here are the latest Media Create console hardware sales for the week of Jan 25 - 31 in Japan:

1. PSP - 47,875 [450,563]
2. Wii - 42,309 [385,452]
3. DSi LL - 34,863 [205,204]
4. PS3 - 34,431 [272,512]
5. DSi - 24,783 [215,087]
6. DS Lite - 6,811 [45,806]
7. 360 - 4,089 [24,393]
8. PS2 - 2,182 [13,965]
9. PSP Go - 1,645 [12,188]

- Here are the latest Media Create console software sales for the week of Jan 25 - 31 in Japan.

1. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere (NDS, Square Enix) - 906,458
2. End of Eternity [Resonance of Fate] (PS3, Sega) - 118,088
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 89,390 [3,201,017]
4. Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku (PS3, Namco Bandai) - 81,633
5. Tamodatchi Collection (NDS, Nintendo) - 45,474 [2,741,521]
6. Wii Fit Plus (Wii, Nintendo) - 32,888 [1,583,050]
7. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP, Square Enix) - 30,225 [713,158]
8. End of Eternity [Resonance of Fate] (360, Sega) - 27,048
9. Senjo no Varukyuria 2: Gallia Ourisshikan Gakko [Valkyria Chronicles 2] (PSP, Sega) - 24,048 [118,000]
10. MAG: Massive Action Game (PS3, Sony) - 19,139
11. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo)
12. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G [PSP the Best Reprint] (PSP, Capcom)
13. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (PSP, Namco Bandai)
14. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire/Blizzard (NDS, Level 5)
15. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (NDS, Pokemon Co.)
16. Biohazard: Darkside Chronicles (Wii, Capcom)
17. Zelda no Densetsu: Taiyou no Kiteki (NDS, Nintendo)
18. Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable (PSP, Spike)
19. New Super Maro Bros. (NDS, Nintendo)
20. Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Wii, Capcom)

- Sega Sammy revealed worldwide software sales by the end of Dec 31, 2009:

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii/NDS, US/Europe) - 5,670,000 units
• Bayonetta (PS3/360, Japan/US/Europe) - 1,100,000 units
• Football Manager 2010 (PSP/PC, US/Europe) - 740,000
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP, Japan) - 540,000 units

- Here are the Sega Sammy 3rd quarter software sales by platform:

• PS3 (8 titles) - 1,120,000
• Wii (18 titles) - 4,650,000
• 360 (8 titles) - 790,000
• NDS (15 titles) - 3,130,000
• PSP (7 titles) - 1,070,000
• PC (6 titles) - 730,000
• Catalogue - 5,210,000

- Sega announced a net profit of 16.945 billion yen (US$189.21 millions) for the current financial year, and sales of 285.34 billion yen (US$3.18 billion)

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- Microsoft announced they will discontinue Xbox Live services for the original Xbox 1 on April 15, 2010.

- Microsoft announced the Xbox Live Arcade generated US$103.4 million during 2009, which increased by 34% from previous year.

- Ubisoft will release Splinter Cell: Conviction for Xbox 360 in Japan on April 28, 2010.

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- Sega announced Sonic The HedgeHog 4: Episode 1 for PSN, Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare, previously known as Project Needlemouse. The game will be a sequel to the classic Mega Drive/Genesis 2D platformer in HD graphics. The game will be available in summer 2010.

- Famitsu reported that Square Enix is working on 5 unannounced projects, two of the titles will be released in Japan in 2010. There should be a new announcement regarding to Dragon Quest in summer 2010.

- Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase mentioned that a Final Fantasy VII remake would be very difficulty to do for the PS3, because it is hard to recreate the graphics in the same style as the original game and it will take enormous time. There is no FFVII remake in the works for now.

- Here are the latest Famitus game review scores:

• Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (NDS, Square Enix): 9, 9, 8, 8 - (34/40)
• Zangeki no Reginleiv (Wii, Nintendo): 8, 7, 7, 6 - (28/40)
• Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament [RTL Winter Sports 2010] (PS3, Arc System Works): 7, 5, 6, 5 - (23/40)
• MadWorld (Wii, Spike): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3/360, Spike): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Portable (PSP, Sony): 8, 7, 7, 7 - (29/40)
• Minna no Conveni (NDS, Taito): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
• Imasugu Tsukaeru Mamechishiki: Quiz Zatsugaku-Ou DS (NDS, Jaleco): 7, 6, 5, 6 - (24/40)
• Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikuu Koku (NDS, Konami): 9, 9, 8, 8 - (34/40)
• Dragon Ball DS 2: Totsugeki! Red Ribbon Gun (NDS, Namco Bandai): 7, 7, 8, 7 - (29/40)
• Lupin Sansei: Shijou Saidai no Zunousen (NDS, Namco Bandai): 7, 7, 8, 7 - (29/40)

- Tecmo Koei announced a playable demo of Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is now available on PSN and Xbox Live.

- Bethesda Softworks announced Fallout: New Vegas for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, the sequel to Fallout 3 and it is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The story takes place in Vegas in a post-apocalyptic atomosphere. The game is scheduled for a fall 2010 release.

- THQ announced that Darksiders for PS3 and Xbox 360 have shipped 1.2 million units worldwide.

W i i

- Sega and High Voltage Software announced Tournament of Legends for Wii, a 3D tournament fighter featuring characters from various world mythologies, they will fight with weapons and magic spells. Playable characters will include gladiator, Minotaur, Gorgon, Valkyrie and Stone Golem. The game will be available on May 18, 2010.