PS2 Games

God Hand (PS2)

God Hand will let you kick your enemies into next week.

Release Date: October 2006
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God Hand is a great-looking action game filled with tough-looking manga-style characters and spectacular martial arts moves. God Hand shows that the PS2 is still fully capable of delivering some impressive-looking visuals. The artistic style of the game is highly reminiscent of the Fist of the North Star manga and anime series, though it also has this sort of hip Western theme to it. God Hand has a great look to it and seems to deliver satisfyingly visceral martial arts combat.


PSP Games

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)

This upcoming RPG will be a prequel to the events in Final Fantasy VII.

Release Date: TBA
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a spin-off for the PlayStation Portable that focuses on the role Soldier and Sephiroth played in Project Genesis. The prequel tells the story of Zack, a young recruit working for Soldier, the elite private military of the Shinra Corporation. Zack is eager to prove himself and achieve first rank in the organization. Crisis Core is still currently in development, but both the rendered cinematics and the in-game footage look sharp.


Lumines II (PSP)

Lumines will be shinin' all over again in Tokyo.

Release Date: November 2006
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Lumines II will, as before, serve up addictive puzzle action set to funky club tunes and dressed up in crazy visuals. The game now features five game modes--challenge, vs. CPU, time attack, puzzle, and mission--and the always-appealing multiplayer ad hoc support for up to two players. Lumines II's presentation offers up a unique blend of eclectic sights and sounds that dwarfs its predecessor in both scope and depth.


Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)

Solid Snake returns to the PSP in Portable Ops.

Release Date: 2006
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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops will be the first true-blue MGS game to hit the PlayStation Portable, unlike the card-battling games Acid and Acid 2. Portable Ops looks awfully good for a PSP game; almost as good looking as its PlayStation 2 counterpart. And with cutscenes provided by the same comic artist who illustrated the Metal Gear Solid comic book, the game ought to be an aesthetic tour de force.


DS Games

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)

You'll play as either a vampire hunter or a sorceress.

Release Date: Q4 2006
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As you might expect from a Castlevania game, the plot of Portrait of Ruin follows the misadventures of a vampiric cult that's attempting to resurrect Dracula himself. But Soma Cruz, the star of the Sorrow games, is gone. He has been replaced by Jonathan Morris, a vampire hunter, and his magician friend Charlotte Orlean. The inclusion of two characters does indeed have an impact on gameplay, as you're capable of switching between both characters with the touch of a button.






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841 Comments

  • Jin_sonic0606

    Posted Sep 14, 2007 12:51 pm PT

    can't wait until this year!

  • softcloud

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 8:29 am PT

    It's all about Final fantasy, and it always will be !

  • mattro11

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 2:32 am PT

    Hmmmm, no killzone once again? the plot thickens.....................................................................

  • Mateoman17

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 9:16 pm PT

    I love how people use emo way out of context. Rites of Spring + Jawbreaker + The Promise Ring + Sunny Day Real Estate + Dashboard Cpnfessional + Something Corporate + Jack's Mannequin = Emo. That's REAL emo. Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance... they're not even really emo. More like introspective pop-punk. & HH just plain sucks anyway. It gives a GOOD genre a BAD name. But yeah, the ps3 games are reminding me a bit of goth kids and Gerard Way.

  • fatjack04

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 6:47 pm PT

    ps3 seems like its gonna turn out really emo games with really femmy guys.

  • juzzie79

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 4:02 pm PT

    Can I just point out to all the people saying "What's with all the PS3 games!?!? Where's the equal coverage?!?!?" that perhaps the fact that Xbox360 has flopped in Japan means that their just isn't that many impressive Xbox360 games going to be shown? I know MS are trying to increase uptake in Japan, but right now, it's just not there. And Nintendo, who's consoles are generally dominated by 1st party games, aren't so big on TGS. So who's left? Ah, that'd be games for the Playstation product line, yeah? So stop pretending that Gamespot are Sony fanboys. You just need to listen to the Hotspot to figure out pretty quickly that the bias is firmly behind the Xbox360, so I'm sure that if there was something really awesome going to come out at TGS, it'd be #1 on this list. I think Xbox game developers are saving their big guns for other events in more favorable markets, so hold your fanboy rampages - I'm sure you'll get your Xbox360 techpr0n soon enough. Meanwhile, maybe keep your mind open about the possibility that even though PS3 is expensive (and delayed in my region, dammit), they most probably will still have some kickass games showing at TGS that deserve the coverage they're getting.

  • mark_unix

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 3:54 pm PT

    but then again the xbox360 is jaggie heaven...
    want jaggies go xbox360.

    and of course online and all the add-ons which are standard features on the PS3 make the xbox360 over $700, at least some people know a rip-off when they see it...

  • jdhoff

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 2:18 pm PT

    Egameht... Why don't you write a book and save your $600. Anyways, PS3 is going to flop, and Wii is going to end up like the gamecube, a useless peice of trash. Honestly, the controller sucks. It's made for all those ritalin deprived kids who can't sit still while playing games. No thanks. I'd rather play my 360. Also, blu ray is the most overrated piece of trash. Put it this way, they released the blu ray discs, but still dont have a blu ray player!!!! Thats why sony is saying that the ps3 isnt a game system. It is a media player. Im not into buying media players, thats why i bought a 360. Either way, im not wasting any of my money or time on sony or nintendo.

  • fritzjavel

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 7:49 am PT

    We can all agree Sony fans Xbox Fans Nintendo Fan.. This is the first time where all the companies threw alot into the ring...and also its another first that sony is not the most anticipated and NIntendo is .....Welcom Back Nintendo...reminds me of back then when you were the best....LIke always i own a 360..and now i want Wii. Who care about PS3

  • Big_Will

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 7:43 am PT

    i can't wait to see any of the games for ps3, xbox, and the wii.

  • Terami

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 4:16 am PT

    Yeah, where's the 360 and Wii games? Or is it that the PS3 games are most anticipated because of nothing real being shown for it so far? Oh yes, that's right, we need to see if FF XIII actually looks like the videos.

    As far as I'm concerned, you can show all the PS3 stuff you want and it will not change my mind what so ever... I'm still not even considering one until the price drops large. With all the great games coming to 360 now, I see no reason why I would need to spend the money on a PS3. Hell, as far as I'm concerned, the Wii is looking like the best system of choice. Cheap prices, great options and tons of fun.

    I also agree with what others have said about the online plans, especially after PS2's history with it.

  • nathel

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 11:59 pm PT

    Where the hell is Team Ninja? (Ninja Gaiden 2, DOA Code Chronus anyone?)

  • robertruchotzke

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 8:27 pm PT

    It seems like they left out a lot of X360 games: Lost Planet, Gears of War, Assassins Creed, and where is Halo 3. Also this is the PS3's last chance I'am not seeing anything right now that would make me want to get one. Wii hell yes because its cheap and has a really cool controler. X360 already got one because of Gears of War and Halo 3. PS3 the only thing I can think about is FF13 and I'am not about to spend 600 dollars for that game.

  • yoda6000000

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 5:08 pm PT

    Is there any thing not on ps3.

  • doofy1000

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 4:06 pm PT

    CRISIS CORE WILL OWN ALL!!! (MGS 4 and DMC4 and a bunch ov others are cool also )

  • Chainblast

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 3:20 pm PT

    I want to see what media/community/online functions Sony plans to use with the PS3. Sony needs to have working demonstrations, not concepts laid out on overheads. Maybe others aren't, but I am quite hesitant about trusting the elaborate ideas spewed by SCE reps given past experiences with the PS2. Namely the HDD fiasco, the vaporware that is Playstation Online and the removal of the online mode from GT4. While some of you say it is all about the games, it is not. It is not just about the games when a company begins marketting their machine as a do-all entertainment device, especially given the cost. Now, paying $600 doesn't move me, but if I'm going to be spending that ammount of money the product needs to do more than just play games.

    As far as games go I would like to see Sega announce a new edition to the Nights or Panzer Dragoon families. I would also love to see more Mario Galaxy and improvements to the Wii version of Twilight Princess. But quite honestly I would like to see more from Sega. They have so many great franchises they've let collect dust for far too long.

  • leftyspal

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 2:57 pm PT

    I want to see more of Warhawk.

  • bluezy

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 11:59 am PT

    I wanna see the multitude of Castlevania info at TGS. The Japanese site is up, too.

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 7:53 am PT

    screw the online i want the games

  • 123Ending

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 2:11 am PT

    screw the games i want to know about the online

  • MakoTitan5000

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 12:29 am PT

    To be perfectly honest...This is PS3's last time to shine...They better, or they will be very unhappy with the results!!!

  • b_darwich_hayes

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:42 pm PT

    Looks like gamespot editors are nothing but teenagers since they are so corrupt about their own stuff. People, please comment more on 360 and Wii, the both consoles will sell more than PS3, I don't care about PS3 games, I know that they will always release MGS and FF, I need info in NEW games!!! Not 4539729032890 sagas DX And yes, Lost Odyssey and Red Steel will blow the competition up, I can't wait to November 19th!

  • lvin5992

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:34 pm PT

    Red Steel, every time they show a new trailer the game looks better and better.

  • Kfoss

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:22 pm PT

    not too bad on the ps3 side looks like there getting the hit that ducks, MGS4, and kids games are not going to keep there wallet killer going..nice to see devil may cry 4

  • thedeusmachine

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 12:10 pm PT

    Ever think that maybe Nintendo isn't going to be having a large TGS presence because of their event they held on the 14th? I didn't think so.

  • pp222

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 11:56 am PT

    2 Wii games? Seriously, isnt the Gamspot staff suposed to threat all consoles equally and not be fanboyish. >_>

  • JoeWii60

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:07 am PT

    Lost Odyessy will crush all at TGS

  • Glaze45

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 8:06 am PT

    Final Fantasy!

  • GamerUK

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 5:05 am PT

    Lost Odyssey will blow everyone away, closely followed by Blue Dragon. (assuming you like JRPG's that is .. )

    LO and BD demo on XBL marketplace .. would be awesome.

  • Egameht

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 1:13 am PT

    Yeah, um, xx3thosxx., lets go over the two posts I see here.

    "First of all japan is dope.Very cool place.But all they care about is sony and rpgs.they got to come out with new titles, not just the same titles with little improvements.its just the same stuff over and over.I want to see some good FPS,RACING games and maybe ill get into the ps3.people talking about MGS 4, FF13 and DMC4,.Is that all the games they are cumming out, or what.i dont see no new original titles.
    Secondly who the heck needs 60 gigs of hardrive.i dont .and blue ray,its the same thing as HD DVD.
    XBOX 360 is new with great titles such as RE5, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE, FORZA MOTORSPORT 2(which KILLZZZ all grand turismo titles), DEAD RISING, TOO HUMAN GEARS OF WAR, FABLE 2,GRAND THEFT AUTO 4,and lots more of other great titles.not one of ps3's titles beat any of these games.ps3(piece of !@#$ 3).i am going to buy WII instead of the ps3 because of SUPER MARIO and the nunchucks controller.HECK YES.

    PS:
    HALO 3 IS GOING TO KILL EVERTHING PERIOD "

    You start off talking about RPGs, which is a factor for everyone in the industry (not just the Japanese). What's funny about this statement, though, is that it's completely unrelated to the rest of your diatrab.

    You say that they need to "Come out with new titles", like Racing and FPS games. While FPS games are, generally, the halmarks of American developers, Racing games are dominated, mainly, by 2 franchises; the arcade franchise, which is an American one (Need for Speed) and the Simulation franchise, which is a Japanese one (Gran Turismo). Guess where both find their primary homes? The Playstation.

    You then make a comment about how games announced for the PS3 are all sequels or rehashes. I'll get back to this later, though (even though we both know that this is factually untrue).

    You then start off your next paragraph asking who needs 60 gigs of HDD space. Well, I've got 100 in my laptop and it got eaten up fairly fast. With the PS3 OS going onto that harddrive, as well as downloads, game saves, music, and media, 606 gigs will probably fill up rather fast in the five years that is expected of a console during it's normal operating life time.

    Now, here's where I bring up an earlier statement of mine; you then say the XBox 360 has many new and interesting titles. Lets go over these one at a time in a simple, table~esque fashion:
    Resident Evil 5 : Sequel
    Phantasy Star Online: Rehash
    Forza Motorsport 2 : Sequel
    Dead Rising : Unique, but released already
    Too Human : Unique
    Gears of War : Unique
    Fable 2 : Sequel
    Grand Theft Auto 4 : Sequel

    Hmmm....after **** about sequels, you then go and list 5 sequels as "new and unique games". Generally, this is called hypocracy. In practice, it hurts your position (as if terrible spelling and grammard didn't hurt it enough).

    And, in the end, you quip about Halo 3. No, it won't own everything. The best shooter I've played in a long time has been, and will most likely continue to be, Half Life 2. Halo does not have the storytelling it takes to make an epic game, and I can get my shooter kicks on Day of Defeat; Halo needs to have compelling gameplay for me to play through it more than once (as I've played through the first two once, and only once). I'll most likely rent and return it when I'm done.

    Now, second post;

    "resistence is like call of duty except with aliens instead of humans.
    heavenly sword is probably better than mgs4. what game will hold 50gigs.....none.
    hd dvd will look the same as blue ray on a regural hd tv so wtf.
    theres no need for that ****like i said microsoft and nintendo kill the ps3.plus the 360 camera,even better.

    ps3 kills itself with that kind of price. "

    Terrible grammar and spelling again, but I'm ignoring that for the sake of decency.

    Aight, here we go again...

    Resistance cannot be like Call of Duty. Call of Duty is set during World War 2. Resistance, Fall of Man assumes World War 2 never happned. That's like saying that syrup is like butter with maple instead of milk.

    Heavenly Sword, you then say, is probably better then MGS4. Considering the halmarks of the Metal Gear Solid series, that pair would be a system seller.

    You then make another quip about the HDD; no single game will take up 50 gigs of space. But then again, do you own just one game for your X-Box?

    HD-DVD will not look the same as Blu-Ray. It's not nearly as technologically efficient as Blu-Ray and cannot take advantage of the texture modeling and graphics upgrades Blu-Ray can, as Blu-Ray can transfer more information, faster, and from a larger disk. This means that near the end of the system's developement period (2-3 years), the games will start outpacing in graphics if the developers know how to work with the technology effeciently. And never, ever compare high-end technology to 'regular' tech; if we're discussing what things will look like from high end video devices, then lets keep this strictly to one of 2 things; 65" HD-TVs that display in 1080i or 30" high-end computer monitors with resolution defaults higher then the PS3 and X-Box 360 can default to.

    And then you say there's no need for that. Well, we don't need a game system, but if I'm going to buy a system for it's graphics and games, it better have the best goddamn graphics and games on the market. I'm only spending my $600+tax *once*.

    I'm going to avoid the MS+Nintendo comment, as that's an opinion, and one I can't really dispute yet. The PS3 will be hurt by the price, but I don't think they'll be as waylaid as some do.

    The 360 camera is nice, yes, but there happens to already be a console with a camera; the PS2. What do you think is stopping Sony from making another Eye-Toy?

    And the PS3 dosn't kill itself with that kind of price. RPGs thrived on the Super Nintendo even though they regularly cost $70-100 at the time.

  • Jenpsi

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 12:44 am PT

    I would actually like to see if PS3 games can support co-op games off AND online.I have yet to see a game on the 360 that can do that... since PDZ of course. Its really annoying to get a great looking game and not been able to share interactively with other ppl in house.. don't get me strated on Rising Dead

    Anyway I'm going to TGS and I can't wait to see the crazy games they have show cased that arent listed above

  • xx3thosxx

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:21 pm PT

    resistence is like call of duty except with aliens instead of humans.
    heavenly sword is probably better than mgs4. what game will hold 50gigs.....none.
    hd dvd will look the same as blue ray on a regural hd tv so wtf.
    theres no need for that ****like i said microsoft and nintendo kill the ps3.plus the 360 camera,even better.

    ps3 kills itself with that kind of price.

  • Soul187q

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:13 pm PT

    Wow considering you think that HD-DVD and Bluray are the same thing shows how dumb you are. and i guess Resistanace and Heavenly Swoard are all sequals? Go back to pre-school.

  • xx3thosxx

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:24 pm PT

    First of all japan is dope.Very cool place.But all they care about is sony and rpgs.they got to come out with new titles, not just the same titles with little improvements.its just the same stuff over and over.I want to see some good FPS,RACING games and maybe ill get into the ps3.people talking about MGS 4, FF13 and DMC4,.Is that all the games they are cumming out, or what.i dont see no new original titles.
    Secondly who the heck needs 60 gigs of hardrive.i dont .and blue ray,its the same thing as HD DVD.
    XBOX 360 is new with great titles such as RE5, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE, FORZA MOTORSPORT 2(which KILLZZZ all grand turismo titles), DEAD RISING, TOO HUMAN GEARS OF WAR, FABLE 2,GRAND THEFT AUTO 4,and lots more of other great titles.not one of ps3's titles beat any of these games.ps3(piece of !@#$ 3).i am going to buy WII instead of the ps3 because of SUPER MARIO and the nunchucks controller.HECK YES.

    PS:
    HALO 3 IS GOING TO KILL EVERTHING PERIOD

  • vago92

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:15 pm PT

    Why only PS3??

  • gwds

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:57 am PT

    Nevermind, I forgot about X06 happening after TGS. My bad...

  • gwds

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:45 am PT

    It's probably been said here, but no Halo 3? Some details, screen shots or video? I dunno, seems like a no-brainer...

  • themc_7

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:37 am PT

    I'm pretty excited, lots of good stuff on the way.

  • Scourpod

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 10:15 am PT

    PS3 or XBOX 360 ??

  • hgadson

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 5:24 am PT

    these games look ok

  • hgadson

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 5:24 am PT

    these games look ok

  • Gadg3tGirl

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:31 am PT

    ridge racer looks hot

  • Agent32

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 1:20 am PT

    MGS 4

    RE5, and of course the best game ever to be sold millions of copies and so many ppl talkin about it is u got it GTA 4 gotta love it cant wait for those game Xbox 360 your Sh*tz weak

  • Inferno636

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 7:50 pm PT

    Say YAY if you think after the Nintendo conference that the Wii will win the wars.

    And don't say it won't because I don't care what you DON'T think.

    But I have one word. The PS3 does have good games but it's system is the problem because it cost way to much. So no offense to the games, FFXII wil be cool, just I think Sony itself is the problem trying to make everybody broke.

    Xbox360, yeah whatever.

    Now say YAY if you think the Wii is the best.

  • overcode

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 5:52 pm PT

    Mmm, DMC4.

  • superusa2002

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 4:54 pm PT

    Resident evil 5 and MGS 4 that is all i care about

  • Foxtrot493

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 2:01 pm PT

    shamarke not to be rude but what rock have you been under these last few months E3 is dead maybe not to some people but it is as good as dead to me

  • shamarke

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 1:14 pm PT

    Resident Evil 5 will show on E3 2007!

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