A new Phantasy Star game for the Nintendo DS was announced in Famitsu’s latest magazine. Sega stated that the new title, Phantasy Star Zero, will support up to four players, have multi-player WiFi capabilities, and even a nifty feature for players to be able to draw sketches within the chat system. Phantasy Star Portable was released in Japan a couple of months ago, and it is selling very well (500,000 copies shipped after the first week it was in stores), so there is a bright future for this Phantasy Star title for a possible release elsewhere. Phantasy Star Zero will be out in Japan this winter.

Edit: According to TheMagicBox.com, Phantasy Star Zero is a prequel to Phantasy Star Online. Fun stuff.

Source: Kotaku

Here are some new screens for Jaleco’s Wii RPG Kizuna:

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Source: The Magic Box

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is known well for its great selection of RPG games and series such as Breath of Fire, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Lufia, and this could go on for a long time. Well, there is also another great title that was released in 1996, and it so happened to be Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars developed by Square.
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In a recent edition of Famitsu, there is a little special section on a new RPG by Jaleco named Ougon no Kizuna for the Nintendo Wii. The game’s scenario features pencil style graphics drawn by Miwa Shouda, who worked on notable games such as Legend of Mana, Saga Frontier, Final Fantasy XII, and Little King’s Story. Youichi Kawaguchi, also another team member of Little King’s Story and even Dragon Quest VIII, will be the director and programmer for Kizuna.
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Originally released in 1989 for the TurboGRAFX 16 CD-ROM by Nihon Falcom, gamers of the old and new will be able to purchase Ys Book I and II for the Wii through the Virtual Console for 800 Wii points in North America. The games include great orchestrated music (like always with Ys), voice acting, and much more. These two are must plays for the VC and are considered classics amongst RPG gamers.

Source: Virtual Console Reviews

Probably one of the most popular games in video game history, Chrono Trigger was announced back in July for a version on the Nintendo DS. Square Enix released some interesting news the other day stating Chrono Trigger DS will be in stores on November 25, 2008 in North America.
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In regards to The Legend of Zelda series, we have all been pondering philosophical questions like if Link really has a will, or how time functions in the game. Worry no longer, people, because our answers are about to arrive. . . maybe. The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy will be hitting regional and online stores this November.
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Well, this news should come to no surprise to anyone that knows about the Dragon Quest series in Japan.  Today, Square Enix released word that over one million copies have been shipped in Japan since the official release date on July 17, 2008 for the Dragon Quest V remake on the Nintendo DS.

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The third installment in the Valkyrie Profile series now has a release date for Japan.  On the official Japanese website for the upcoming game, Square Enix revealed news that Valkryie Profile: The Accused One will be released on October 2, 2008 for the Nintendo DS.  Unfortunately for the North American and European fans waiting, there has not been a date set as of yet.
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Most of us are used to Bioware’s Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect games, and the older crowd even remembers Baldur’s Gate. I still remember when they said they were doing a Sonic RPG. We all have our questions - but for one of the first official Q&A sessions about Sonic Chronicles, move beyond the jump. Continue Reading