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Siliconerabrings word fromFamitsuthat the sequel to the cult-classicNiGHTS Into Dreams, is now officially coming this winter (courtesy of Sonic Team sans Yuji Naka), at least in the Land of the Rising Sun. Thankfully Sega is nice about not screwing over us round-eyes, so it’s a pretty safe bet that we’ll be seeing the now-officially-titledNiGHTS: Journey of Dreamsspinning up in America’s Wiis around the same time. The original game was released for the tragically doomed Sega Saturn, and, as such, joins the ranks of artistically sound, yet tremendously over-beloved due to a sense of elitism caused by scarcity, media; such as Dali’sUn Chien Andalou, the cover art for The Scorpions’Virgin Killer, and the Tom Sizemore sex tape....

On first view, the above video might strike you as one of the most inane, insane, and bizarre-ane concepts ever committed to a series of 1s and 0s, but upon further reflection, I think you have to agree: this idea is at once both strikingly originalandsurprisingly ingenious in an MMO genre that, after less than a decade in existence, has grown exceedingly stale.Allow me to a paint a picture that borrows heavily from Jack London, a Discovery Channel special I watched a month ago, and every bit of rum still swirling through my veins:The moon is large, and the night is young....

Yesterday afternoon id Software community manager Peter Sokal revealed the minimum PC specifications for Raven Software’sWolfenstein. While we haven’t seen the suggested specs, it’s probably safe to write that theWolffollow-up won’t require aCrysissystem. The base numbers below are mild: one gig of RAM, an older video card, and eight gigs of hard drive space are the beefiest things we’re seeing. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: We suspect thatifWolfensteinstarred a wolf, the specifications would be bananas....

Try not to trip while racing to your console to purchase all of the great deals Microsoft is offering on Xbox Live this week. you may make your Avatar dress up in a bunny costume for only half of what is normally requested for the privilege, making this a valuable opportunity to save that you simply can not pass up. Yes, all of the assorted Avatar costumes seen above and the microphone item are on sale this week....

And now the good news that all little Squaresoft fans have been waiting for — we’re finally getting some North American releases up in this bitch! The ESRB has revealed thatXenogears, Vagrant Storyand more are heading to the NA PlayStation Store for enjoyment on your PS3 and PSP. As well asXenogearsandVagrant Story, the PSN will also be gettingThreads of FateandLegend of Mana. All of which were rated by the ESRB with SCEA as publisher, which means they’re heading to the PSOne Classics channel on the PS Store....

Big thanks goes out to CannibalCalvin for finding a good majority of these YTMNDs this week. If it wasn’t for him, this post would have come an hour later! Thanks buddy! As always, if you spot a YTMND, gaming related or otherwise, send itto me! You’ll be rewarded with naked pictures ofRobert Summa. Seriously, he has no idea I took a bunch of them atMiami.

One of the hardest things about working here is trying to come up with catchy and fun stuff in a matter of seconds after getting a news tip. The process is like a combination of improvisational comedy, public relations, andjournalism, and it’s sometimes harder than it looks. That’s why I’m grateful to guys like Suda51. Within the first few minutes of his latest developer diary forNo More Heroes 2, he’s already spewed out at least a week’s worth of fun headlines....

It’s been nearly a month since we last reportedon the rumors, but it finally happened: someone confirmed the existence of aNeed for Speedtitle being developed by Criterion Games. That someone just so happened to be EA COO John Pleasants during the William Blair Growth Stock Conference. Thanks to the work ofG4’s Patrick Klepek, not only did we not have to listen to a presumably boring conference, usBurnoutdie-hards got the news we’ve been longing to hear more about for a while now....

TheEarthworm Jimseries accomplished something that very few platformers have ever dreamed of doing: combining humor with great gameplay for an all-around fun experience. So when David Perry (founder of Shiny Entertainment)vaguely mentioneda newEarthworm Jimgame, you better believe that us fans became giddy as a pack of rabid schoolgirls. “We reformed the (Earthworm Jim) team and they were all into it,” said Perry. “Trust me, all the original Earthworm Jim guys are still very interested in the whole idea; just know that it’ll happen eventually....

Chances are good that if you’re reading this, you’re a pretty hardcore gaming fan who often frequents gaming blogs, reads gaming magazines and watches gaming videos. Over the years, you will have become acquainted with the games media, sampling the many different takes on this crazy industry from a variety of equally crazy people. You may also have noticed that the games media can be easily categorized and pigeonholed, because everybody in the gaming press, including yours truly, conforms to a particular stereotype....

There wasa mighty responseto the reveal forCave Story 3D, Nicalis’ remake for 3DS, in addition toCave Storycreator Pixel teasing a long-awaited sequel. We didn’t get our hands on some of the concept imagery until today, so that’s what this post is about. It’s going to be old to the average die-hard fan, but I figure many of you will get something out of these assets. Better yet, there’s a cute teaser trailer which shows the 3D character models....

Rumors have been swirling that Microsoft will be launching their very own in house motion controller come E3. Third party companies are alreadyall up on itso why wouldn’t Microsoft get in on it themselves or at least design games for it?Signsare pointing to the rumors coming true as Microsoft has put up a job listing that sounds like its for someone who wants to work with motion controls. The listing states, “Are you interested in shipping innovative games that will change the way people play?...

On Thursday night, I went to NIS America’s annual press event/buffet. They weren’t showing off a whole lot of new material, but one of the flashy things we saw was this trailer forAr Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel. I realize JRPGs are generally pretty weird, but this video reminds me of watching recorded Kids’ WB episodes ofCardcaptorson a broken VCR and doing shots of six-dollar tequila while my roommate keeps blasting Björk techno remixes and arguing with his girlfriend....