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It’s no secret that industry thinking tends to consider Japan as falling behind the West. Japanese developers have themselves said as much. In response to the growth of the West and the stagnation of the East, Square Enix president Yoichi Wadahas called foran “alliance” of Japanese companies. That sounds … sinister. “Therefore, we should consider some sort of ‘Japan Alliance’. … Individuality is important. It’s not forcing everything into a single corporate brand....

Many would think that having ten thousandFinal Fantasygames in development at any given time might be spreading the property a little thin. Not Square Enix. Company head Yoichi Wada has assured fans that the series will never wear out its welcome, and that those behind the franchise are extremely mindful of ensuring this. “Too much IP use is not good,”says Wada. “Having memorable characters and back story is crucial to having a powerful IP....

A newStar Warsgame is slated to be unveiled at the Spike Video Game Awards show soon, on December 12th. And chances are it’s calledStar Wars Legends. The Australian Classification Board has listed an unknown game dubbed “Star Wars Legends” on itsWeb site. It has earned an “M” for fantasy violence. Sadly, the Aussie watchdog doesn’t break down the action like our ESRB does, but the listing does reveal the developer and publisher of the game: LucasArts and Activision....

Following the bitter departure ofTomonobu Itagaki from Tecmo, as well as a string of employees following in his wake, it might come as little surprise that Tecmo boss Yoshimi Yasuda hasdecided to resignas president. Citing “personal reasons,” Yasuda now leaves Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara to assume presidential duties starting September 1. Yasuda was at the heart of the controversy surrounding Itagaki and Tecmo, after the former accused the latter of promising royalties that he never received....

Konami has announced its Tokyo Game Show line up, and it’s full of non-surprises and …Metal Gear Solid 4? The full list: We’ll be bringing you completely coverage from the TGS show floor this year (it runs from October 9-12), and Konami is making our lives a bit easier. We recently played builds ofCastlevania JudgmentandCastlevania: Order of Ecclesia. AndSilent Hill: Homecomingshould be in stores right about now. We’re, of course, hoping for some surprises....

Your nightly recaps is a little late tonight because I was busy getting my face rocked the f*ck off at the 8-bit SF show tonight. The Glowing Stars debut performance was amazing, Peelander-Z were quote (by @Aeshir) “the first sentient beings made purely of cocaine” and Anamanaguchi brought the house down. As theband said themselves, this was the best show Anamanaguchi has performed yet. As for what happened on Dtoid this past Thursday, we exclusively revealed some newF....

Dead Rising 2 is looking pretty awesome. I can’t wait to ride a motorbike with chainsaws strapped to it! Dale reviewedSuper Robot Taisen OG Saga, Dale remixed aRhythm Tengoku Goldsong, I previewedDante’s Inferno,Dead Rising 2is getting multiplayer,Miles Edgeworthis coming to America and plenty more happened on 04/28/09. Destructoid Originals:Podtoid 98: Brad Nicholson’s Hard Time [UPDATED]Rhythm Tengoku Gold’s Laboratory of Love remixedRetRose Tinted: Top GunCommunity:Those About to Die: DobkeratopsCommunity blogs of 04/28/09Forum of the day:Dtoid Cover Art ThreadReviews:Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier [boobs]Dynasty Warriors: StrikeforcePreviews:Dante’s Inferno...

Meow meow meow. The Destructoid Comic continues on, our PAX East contest winner brought us hisTwo Worlds IIpreview, Activision and EA are battling it out,Grand Theft AutoDLC now out on the PS3 and more happened on 04/12/10. Destructoid Originals:The Destructoid Comic: BroforceNew releases: Splinter Cell: Conviction and morePodtoid 146 records tonight, all about the SharkMonday Mind Teasers: TowlrCommunity:E for Effort: Resident Evil 4Community blogs of 04/12/10Forum of the day:Current Events Thread...

We brought you a ton of previews for the games that were shown off at X10 last night. If you’re looking for new info onDead Rising 2, Halo: Reach, Fable IIIand more, then we got them! Win a shirt from Teextile, lots of zombies have been killed inLeft 4 Dead 2, Kratos is mad inGod of War IIIand more happened on 02/12/10. Destructoid Originals:Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Rock BandA look at Supreme Commander 2’s ‘Colossus’ unitReview recap: January 2010Friday Night Fights: Sinclair Solutions editionFanboy Friday: When it rains, it poursWhat NMH 2: Desperate Struggle really means, part 1Community:My Expertise: Latent racial bonusCommunity blogs of 02/12/10Forum of the day:Sonic 4Reviews:Review: Galcon FusionPreviews:X10: Hands-off with Fable IIIX10: Hands-on with Dead Rising 2X10: A sandbox shooter and whole lot more: Halo: ReachX10: Going underground with L4D2’s The PassingX10: Going to the arcade with Game RoomX10: Taking things back with Perfect DarkContests:Win this Thousand Needles shirt from Teextile...

As a (not-so) friendlyreminderthat Uncle Sam still dislikes those that dance around theDigital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, federal customs agents went to town on over 30 businesses and private residences on Wednesday, citing what they view as cracking down on purveyors of illegal devices hell-bent on circumventing copyright protections. The raids followed a yearlong investigation crossing 16 state lines, and involving 32 separate search warrants. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division’s Secretary of Homeland Security Julie L....

Star Wars: The Force Unleashedis just one of those games that deserved a sequel. It was a solid first effort — even if it didn’t live up to crazy-high expectations — and, given the chance, a follow-up could really take the concept to the next level. As fate would have it, much of the core team who developed the game was kicked to the curb prior to its retail launch, and thenThe Force Unleashedwent on to be commercially successful to the point where a sequel was in fact warranted....

We lied when we said there would be two main discussion topics in the debut Podcastle. Frankly, we spent so much time talking aboutMass EffectandAssassin’s Creedthat we decided to save our topic of “The Big Three” until episode two. That will give you something to look forward to in your miserable lives. In our debut show, the Podcastle crew talks about The London Games Festival, and the vast amounts of fail it produced....

The mere mention of a price cut for Xbox Live Arcade games might sound great on paper, but let me assure you, this is not something to get your hopes up for. While the lastXBLA fire salewasn’t half bad, this new one is just plain awful. Take a look for yourself: Beginning at 12:00 a.m. GMT on Wednesday, September 26 (5:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, September 25) and continuing through 11: 59 p....