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PSP news has been slow this week, so why not a revisit to the Square Enix Party 2007? The latest issue of the revamped Famitsu PlayStation + (previously Famitsu PS2) includes a 70-page booklet with reports on Square’s annual event last month. There are nothing new here, in fact almost all the screens has been on the Internet for weeks now but I hope these nicer scans will give you a better pictures of your favorite games. Click on the thumbnails below for larger view.

Dissidia Final Fantasy: The star of the show.

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII: Playable on the floor and set for release on September 13.

The Last Remnant: Had its thunder stolen by Dissidia Final Fantasy, but this must be the most beautiful PS3 game so far.

Final Fantasy XIII: Same old images, it’s about time Square show something new on their Fabula Nova Crytallis project.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: We PSP owners get the remakes, DS owners get the sequel.

Kingdom Hearts Next: Square make no secret that they are really working on the next Kingdom Hearts game via this Ad.

Namco Bandai opened the Japanese website for Beautiful Kamari days ago, the lovable ball-pushing Prince’s first next-gen appearance, with new soundtrack, online mode and the help of over 50 of his cousins. I would love to see the beautiful graphics on my PSP, so here’s three of them.

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One of the most memorable games on show when Sony first unveiled PlayStation 3 in E3 2005 was The Eye of Judgment: Conquerors of 9 Fields, the game that combines trading card battle, EyeToy-style camera and 3D looks innovative and intriguing enough to become my must have game for PS3. Following months of almost complete silence on the game, Sony Japan has just announce more details of the game today. It is set for release this autumn worldwide, the camera is officially called PlayStation Eye and together with the trading cards, will be bundled together with the game. For details on the gameplay, check out GameSpot preview and the game’s official Japanese site for more images.

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Sony Japan held an event in Tokyo yesterday to show off the latest development of Hot Shots Golf’s debut on the PS3. Among the highlights are the game’s 15 new playable characters, new courses, 6 caddies, the online features, Japanese pro golfer Shigeki Maruyama as the game’s official spokesperson and the playable demo download period will be extended until June 30. 1Up reported that the online mode will support 50 players with customizable avatars and it will be free from day one. More images via Impress Watch after the jump.

On the other hand, the latest PSP game, Minna no Golf Ba, for the series is getting some attention as well. The TV commercial was shown for the first time and the GPS feature of the game was heavily promoted with Miho Koga as the game’s spokeswoman. The game is set for release this May 31st.

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The Boku no Natsuyasumi series is a popular summer game from Sony that let players get away from the busy city life and get a taste of Japan rural. Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (or My Summer Holiday 3 in English) was announced since June last year but it was only days ago that Sony provide more information to the lovely adventure game, together with its July 5th release date.

The subtitle is Little Boy’s Prairie and the game setting will move to the colder northern Japan with players being a 10 years old boy. Like the PSP version, the latest game in the series, you will collect bugs, swim, fish, farm and various other activities that villagers do. That’s all the information that has been revealed so far, the official website is up and running with more information set for April 27th. Via GNN, levelup and Impress Watch.

Update: Replace Famitsu report with a higher res scan.

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June 14th, that’s the day Japanese gamers will get a taste of Tecmo and new director Yosuke Hayashi’s Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Based on Xbox’s Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black, the game tells the adventure of ninja Ryu Hayabusa who seek revenge for the villains who attacked his village and stolen the evil Dark Dragon Blade. The game gained enormous popularity with its great graphics and fantastic action. The PlayStation 3 version will have plenty of visual upgrades, new contents and making use of the Sixaxis controller.

The US version of the game is slated for a June release as well and a demo is expected this April 27th through PlayStation Network in Japan.

Update: The official English/Japanese website is opened!

Expectations are sky high for Square Enix Party 2007, thanks to the promise of a secret new Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary title to be unveiled and now, Famitsu reports that we can expect new videos for Fabula Nova Crytallis Final Fantasy XIII as well. The show will be held on May 12th and 13th at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo and entrance is free.

Also in the show, the games that are expected to be playable are Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (the release date will be revealed next month), Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS), Final Fantasy Tactics: Shishi Sensou and Dragon Quest Swords. You can check out the complete list of games that will be on the show at the official website. Via Famitsu.

The latest issue of Famitsu has reports on three new projects that the team behind the Ace Combat series is cooking for a yet to be announced platform. The titles are Brave Arms, Chain Lim!t and Second Season 01. The visuals certainly look fantastic and have that Final Fantasy XIII look to them. PS3 Fanboy says that this is the first wave of projects from the recently formed Cellius, a collaboration between SCEI and Bandai Namco, and hence these will be PlayStation 3 exclusive even though the scans show that the platform box has been blanked. But there’s no denying that this is quite an interesting development. Click on the images for larger view.

I love to see game related advertisements, they almost alway tell me nothing about the game, but seeing those beautiful concept art or CG rendered art are an enjoyment itself. So here’s a few ads from the 3/16 issue of Famitsu.

Capcom continues with the concept of monsters hunting in trains for their million sellers Monster Hunter Portable 2nd, click here for large image, more ads after the jump.

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After the excitement of Gundam Musou, Idea Factory’s Mist of Chaos is the next big title to get its PlayStation 3 test on March 22nd. The game is a continuation of the publisher’s famed fantasy strategy series Generation of Chaos and players will have 3 sides to pick from as their starting base en route to unite them into one great kingdom. Gpara.com has four great looking Mist of Chaos themed wallpapers for your desktops, so head there and get it now. For PSP owners, here’s the same great stuff specially formatted to decorate your XMB.

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