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Day’s not over just yet. Some more screenshots and artwork for you - Brandish: The Dark Revenant, Demon’s Souls, Dragon Quest IX, Pokemon Platinum, and Devil Survivor.

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A couple more RPGs have hit shelves this week. Eternal Poison for the PlayStation 2 is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 and is rated T for Teen. For something on the lighter side there’s Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia for the Nintendo DS. It’s rated E for Everyone and goes for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

With the next entry in the venerable Pokemon series looming on the horizon, we thought it’d be a good idea to talk a bit about the changes that are coming to the game. Pokemon Platinum will introduce a number of new features, from revamped sprites, to new Move Tutors, to even a few new Pokemon. This multi-part series on the new additions of Pokemon Platinum will focus largely on advice for the player vs player aspect of the game, but we’ll also talk some about the various new features of the game. The best way to do that, I think, is to talk about individual Pokemon, and the best place to start would be with Pokemon Platinum’s mascot - Giratina. Continue reading ‘Strategy Session - Pokemon Platinum, Part I’ »

Pokémon fans in Europe can now look foward to taking on the ranger duties in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. It was announced today that the game will launch in Europe on November 21.

Pokémon Platinum took Japan by storm this week. In its first week it’s managed to sell a whopping 963,000 copies, beating out the number two game (Quiz Magic Academy DS) by nearly 850,000 copies. Not too shabby.

Infinite Undiscovery for the Xbox 360, the only other RPG in the top ten this week, managed a respectable 90,000 copies and a solid number three spot.

Source: Gamekyo

During their E3 Press Conference today, Nintendo announced Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia for the Nintendo DS. Shadows of Almia will be the first game in the Pokémon Ranger series to feature Pokémon from Pokémon Diamond/Pearl.

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It wasn’t long ago that Toys ‘R’ Us was giving out free Darkrai. Now yet another rare critter will be offered for free to customers of EBGames and Gamestop. Anyone going to the brick and mortar versions of those stores with a DS and a copy of Pokémon Diamond/Pearl during the last two weekends of June will be able to download Deoxys. The ability to gloat to all your friends about your crack team of rare Pokémon is also included but not necessarily recommended.

Source: Kotaku

Have you ever wanted to have a virtual ranch where your Miis and Pokémon could interact? Do you have 1000 Wii Points? If this describes you, then Nintendo has just what you’ve been needing. My Pokémon Ranch will let you link your DS to transfer up to 1000 of the little critters to your ranch and play with them. Not only that, but you can take pictures to share with all your friends, too.

Source: IGN

If you weren’t as cool as our very own Michael Beckett and missed out on the Darkrai event at Toys ‘R’ Us, you aren’t actually completely out of luck. The little critter will be available all month at the Nintendo World Store. If you don’t live in New York City, well… There are still way too many of the things to catch anyway. You didn’t need one more.

Source: Kotaku

Have you got “mad skillz” as a Pokémon Diamond and Pearl trainer? Then Pokémon USA’s announcement may be just what you’ve been waiting for: the Video Game Showdown, wherein sixteen top-notch players from the U.S. will face off with an equal number Japanese players. Continue reading ‘U.S. and Japan Duel Poké-Style’ »

The latest issue of Famitsu features scans announcing the advent of Pokémon Platinum. The game is a tie-in to Diamond and Pearl, which were released last year, and promises to be full of bonus content. The game is due out later this year in Japan. In the meantime, fans can check out the official site, all in Japanese, of course.

Source: Jeux-France

Three games are hitting North American shelves tomorrow. Usually such bounties are reserved for the third week of November, but come Tuesday, gamers are going to be presented with plenty of options. Continue reading ‘RPG Trifecta in Play Tomorrow’ »

Though the main series of Pokémon games has been released for various portable Nintendo systems, titles such as Pokémon Stadium allow players Continue reading ‘Pokémon Battle Revolution - Staff Review’ »