Radiant Historia for DS includes an incredible pedigree of developers and is released by trusty Atlus. The game features a non-linear universe in which you can travel through time, learning from the events you have already seen transpire in the game. Sounds like a fun game for fans of games like Chrono Trigger.

De Blob 2 is released by THQ and is accompanied by a hefty marketing campaign, including releases for Wii, DS, iOS devices, and others. Looks like a colorful sequel and sure to please fans of the first hit game.

Anyone picking up either of these games this week?

Quests are awesome, aren’t they? They give you purpose, they reward you, and in RPGs, they’re often the heart of things. You know what’s just as good as a quest, maybe even a bit better? A side quest, that’s what. A side quest gives you choices. It lets you take a break from a game’s main story. It lets you further explore a world you’re really enjoying.

What are your feelings on quests and side quest management in games, Infendo?

If you are a fan of the Naruto anime series then we have exciting news for you today!

Atlus has announced that they have acquired the publishing rights to two games in the Shippuden series. One game, Dragon Blade Chronicles,  for the Wii, and the other, Naruto vs. Sasuke, for the Nintendo DS. These two chapters in the Naruto franchise are currently scheduled for release on November 16, 2010. Screens and Box Art after the break. (more…)

If you are familiar with dungeon crawling games and the various dangerous F.O.E.’s waiting to get you, and by F.O.E.’s I mean all manner of creatures, creepy crawlies, and monsters await you on and beneath and above the water off the coast of Armoroad.

Any adventurer knows they will need to be prepare and spend a lot of time battling to gain experience and perfect the “Combat System”, and we all know once you do that, you’ll enjoy beating the sea foam out of everything.

So here’s a quick digest video sent by the Atlus team to help you get prepared for Etrian Odyseey III, in case you’ve never played any of the titles in this great series.

The seas off the coast of Armoroad are vast and filled with secrets and dangers. You can sail the vast waves and find upgrade your equipment, fight and defeat new types of enemies, as well as unlock passage to new areas. If exploring is not your thing, you can catch a rare fish or two to trade back at the port.

This completely new addition for the series, seems to add endless depth and hours of playability to what is already a very large and amazing game series.

How fair ye’ sea legs? Are ye up for exploran the vast blue yonder?