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Back when Atlus releasedArcana Heartfor the PlayStation 2, some were saying that this console version would be the only taste Americans would get of this Japanese girl-on-girl fighting game. Now it seems that the brawler’s sequel,Arcana Heart 2, will be available to US arcades. Entertainment companyAndamirowill be bringing this game to the States, saysArcade Heroes. They say that the title will only be available in kit form, but will be priced low....

Due to the ridiculously awesome nature of this news, I’m going to skip the pleasantries and jump right to it: Thanks to the success ofMega Man 9, a newMega Mangame presented in good ol’ 16-bit fashion seems like a possibility. “Reviving the 16-bit game style in the series seems like a great idea,” says Keiji Inafune in response to a fan-submitted question. “We certainly would like to consider trying it out in future when there’s a chance....

Infinite Bitsdates are confirmed. Miami’s premiere (and first) large-scale consumer-oriented videogame convention is taking place on October 23 through 25 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel Convention Center. If you want to go and save yourself ten bucks, you can pre-register at the event’s official Web siteright now. If you haven’t had your finger on the convention’s pixilated pulse, I’ll gently walk you through it. Infinite Bits is essentially a playable celebration of videogame history....

Apple never ceases to amaze me. The iPad is not a device that I would have expected to be widely popular and yet, two months after its release, the new handheld thingamajig has already sold two million units. Over 30,000 iPads would have to move every day to make that number. You know, I haven’t eventouchedone of these yet? Yeah, that’s right. Avirgin. I don’t want to either because then I will probably desire one of my own....

Will theIron Mangame be as badass as the movie is looking out to be or is it going to end up as a very generic shooting game? The demo that’s coming out on Xbox Live tomorrow should help us figure that all out. I’m really hoping this game turns out to be good. I’ve never been anIron Manfan before, but the movie has pretty much won me over.The trailer actually recycles previous footage we’ve seen before for the most part....

Sony isfacing some angry criticismfor allegedly copying Sackboy costume entries and selling them on as DLC. The costumes Sony offers are believed by some to have been designed by non-winning entries to a costume contest, being sold without due credit given. Official PlayStation forum posters have pointed out the similarities between Sony’s DLC and fan-designed costumes, which include theShark suitwe talked about a while ago. You cancheck out the similarities here, and I think you will agree that they’re incredibly similar, to the point where it could almost be considered blatant....

Can’t wait to step into the shoes of a schizophrenic sociopath and shoot Chinese policemen in the face? Good news is coming your way then, with news that Square Enix is publishingKane & Lynch 2: Dog Daysa week earlier in the US and Europe, wisely avoiding a clash with Mafia II. Kane & Lynch 2will now launch on August 17 in North America and August 20 in Europe. I’ll definitely make sure I get a copy, as this is a game I’ve been really hopeful for....

We have all seen pictures of an unreleased videogame that looked cool as hell, but when was the last time you saw an abandoned game starring a popular mascot that looked absolutely horrible? Kid Kirbyis exactly that. Little is known about the Super Nintendo game besides its developer, which was DMA Design (Lemmings,Grand Theft Auto III). In fact, the only thing we can really draw from the available info is that the game features a young Kirby (that’s a strand of hair, right?...

The latestFamitsuhas mentionofNi-OH, an action game that seemed to completely disappear from the radar after it was announced for the PlayStation 3 way back in 2005. AlthoughNi-OHis yet another Koei game based in medieval Asia, comparisons have been drawn more toGod of Warthan previousDynasty Warriorstitles. Ni-OHis produced by Kou Shibusawa, a Koei veteran responsible for creating the venerableRomance of the Three Kingdomsseries, the originalKessenand a variety of other old school titles....

It seems poor Sony just cannot catch a break. Thecritically acclaimed PS3 Firmware 3.61may be the cause of Sony consoles overheating when trying to playL.A. Noire. That is, if Rockstar’s customer support warning is true. “We have received some reports of PS3s overheating while playingL.A. Noireor beeping three times before shutting down/turning themselves off, mostly on older 60GB and 80GB fat models,” said the company. “Primary reports seem to be that updating to firmware 3....

San Diego Comic Con just got a little bit more awesome. Valve is bringingLeft 4 Dead 2for all to get their dirty little hands on it. The demo will be set on a new map called Swamp Fever, the second of the five new campaigns coming inLeft 4 Dead 2. The screenshot above is taken from the new campaign level. The Xbox 360 version of the game will be playable from Thursday to Saturday from 2 to 9PM and from 12 to 5PM on Sunday at EA’s Gaming Lounge at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Hotel....

Unless Nintendo are planning yearlyLegend of Zeldaupdates a la sports titles, thiszelda2008.comWeb site is probably nothing to get your panties wet over. The Web site is nothing more than a teaser, and only contains an image and the text “the new legend awaits” in the soure code. And based on the domain registration information, this likely has nothing to do with Nintendo at all. Of course, we probably could have told you that by simply looking at the amatuer graphics....

Lenny Kravitz and Steve Miller band are allegedly slated to be the next downloadable content packages for Harmonix’sRock Bandplatform. We can’t immediately validate the content because the posting on theRock Bandofficial site announcing the DLC has been taken down. But, thanks to a posting on the ScoreHeromessage boardwe have two lists that look legitimate enough. The Kravitz songs to be included in the ever-growing library January 13 are the ones you would expect:...