It is now OFFICIAL!  Square-Enix has confirmed that Chrono Trigger DS will be hitting the U.S. just in time for the 2008 holiday season.  Kotaku broke the story with the official press release.  It will incorporate the Dual Screen and Touchpad of the DS while keeping the integrity of the original game in tact.  They will also be adding on a brand new dungeon for the upcoming DS release. You will also be able to hook up friends for wireless multiplayer battles. Read More...

    After years in the making, www.gaiaonline.com has finally announced a beta version of their MMO. Players create Gaian versions of themselves and adventure through the virtual world not only to complete combat-oriented challenges, but to do favors for NPCS, play games, attending dances and meeting up with friends in towns, watching movies together, racing cars, or just simply to explore the environment. This MMO, combining the elements of socializing and battle, is FREE TO PLAY with NO DOWNLOAD required.     When players travel about the world, they'll come across many valuable items, the most crucial being rings. Read More...

Announced from company Compile Heart, comes a new J-RPG experience entitled Cross-Edge (X-Edge) due out for the PS3 in September.  According to a Kotaku article today, it will feature characters from Capcom, Nippon Ichi, Namco Bandai, Idea Factory and Gust. Characters from Disgaea, Dark Stalkers, AR Tonelico and more will appear in the game (Full list below). The game will feature classic turn-based battles with up to four charcters in your party,  story that in which you will rescue souls, and have the ability to dress up your characters.  You will also be allowed to assign attacks to buttons on your Dualshock Controller, and combine multiple attacks for more damage. Read More...

ATLUS Co. is known for bringing some of the most niche and interesting Japanese Role-Playing Games stateside and this June 24th will be another game added to their library.  Only this time, you will be able to test the game out 2 months before the game drops stateside, as Operation Darkness hits XBL Marketplace today.  Operation Darkness is an alternate reality strategy RPG set in World War II, where Adolph Hitler is marching through Europe commanding an army of soldiers and creatures.  It's up to you to deliver a crushing blow and put an end to Hitler's evil reign. Read More...