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  • Review: Populous DS

    Review: Populous DS

    It is now twenty years since the original ‘god game’ was released. While perhaps not the first of its’ kind, Populous was the seminal incarnation of the genre on the PC platform and has defined it ever since. The lineage includes games such as Sim […]

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  • Review: KORG DS-10 Synthesizer

    Review: KORG DS-10 Synthesizer

    Let’s get one thing straight right away. KORG DS-10 is NOT a game! It is a complex and powerful music creation tool; nothing more, nothing less. There are no trippy visualizers, colorful fonts and menus, wacky dancing characters, or anything else you’d typically find in […]

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  • KORG DS-10, Populous DS Ship Dates Set

    KORG DS-10, Populous DS Ship Dates Set

    Valhalla Knights 2 may have been a HUGE disappointment, but XSEED’s got a good shot at redemption with two upcoming DS titles, KORG DS-10 and Populous DS, both of which have just gone gold and received their final ship dates. Music-creation tool KORG DS-10 will […]

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  • Discussion Review: Valhalla Knights 2

    Discussion Review: Valhalla Knights 2

    Valhalla Knights showed a lot of promise but ultimately fell short of expectations when it first burst onto the PSP scene last year. Disappointing as it was, an optimist would say that K2 built a solid foundation that deserved a proper sequel to hopefully build […]

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  • TGS 2008: Little King’s Story Trailer

    TGS 2008: Little King’s Story Trailer

    Oh Little King’s Story, you continue to capture my heart with your fairy tale charm, story book art style and odd blend of life-sim, adventure, RTS and RPG gameplay.

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  • XSEED’s Official KORG DS-10 and Populous DS Sites Go Live

    XSEED’s Official KORG DS-10 and Populous DS Sites Go Live

    XSEED Games has now launched official websites for its two major fall DS titles, the powerful music-creation app KORG DS-10 and the portable remake of Peter Molyneux’s PC classic Populous DS. The KORG DS-10 site is loaded with tutorial and demo videos to get all […]

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  • Marvelous, XSEED Bringing Vanillaware’s Next Masterpiece to North America Next Year

    Marvelous, XSEED Bringing Vanillaware’s Next Masterpiece to North America Next Year

    Known in Japan as “Oboro Muramasa Youtouden,” Muramasa: The Demon Blade is the latest 2D action-RPG from cult-favorite Japanese studio Vanillaware whose past credits include classics like Odin Sphere and Princess Crown, and thanks to Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games it will be coming […]

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  • Valhalla Knights 2 Goes Gold

    Valhalla Knights 2 Goes Gold

    Here’s a quick bit of news I know some of you have been eager to hear. XSEED Games and Marvelous Entertainment USA have announced today that Valhalla Knights 2 has gone gold and will ship exclusively for PSP on October 1st. It’s been rated “E10+” […]

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  • [E3 2008] Wield Godly Powers in the Palm of Your Hands With Populous DS

    [E3 2008] Wield Godly Powers in the Palm of Your Hands With Populous DS

    Quietly, XSEED Games had quite the strong showing this E3. No blockbusters, but a number of surprising under-the-radar type of games that are sure to be real gems, like Little King’s Story, KORG DS-10 and the topic of this post, Populous DS (and even a […]

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  • [E3 2008] Introducing KORG DS-10, XSEED Games’ Professional Grade DS Music Synthesizer

    [E3 2008] Introducing KORG DS-10, XSEED Games’ Professional Grade DS Music Synthesizer

    The DS has seen a few music creation/training apps in the past, like Electroplankton and Rhythm N’ Notes, but nothing as hardcore as this. XSEED Games is finally coming around to publishing for the DS, and one of its first titles for Nintendo’s portable will […]

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