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Namco Bandai announces Majin: The Fallen Realm [update: images!]

by JC Fletcher { Aug 19th 2009 at 11:31AM }

[Update: No more Dragon Ball Z screencaps: we've got a couple of snapshots from the GamesCom presentation in our gallery!]

At its GamesCom press conference, Namco Bandai revealed a new PS3/360 game from Genji (and Dragon Ball: Origins) developer Game Republic -- it's called Majin: The Fallen Realm. According to our correspondent, the game's introduction had "a very Last Guardian feel."

Majin stars a young thief who works with "Majin the beast," who is some kind of big monster, in order to solve puzzles together. Majin is expected to release in Spring 2010. We should have more screens and details later today!

Gallery: Majin: The Fallen Realm (360/PS3)

Catan coming to PS3, courtesy of Game Republic

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 4th 2008 at 11:15AM }

The classic board game, Catan, is set to arrive on the PlayStation Network soon. This will be an original version of the game (not a port of the XBLA title), and is helmed by Game Republic, developers of Genji and Folklore. The download is scheduled to hit Japan on December 18th for 1200 yen. The game will expand to other territories, although a release date has not been set.

Although only one player will be supported offline, the online multiplayer mode will allow for four players to go against each other. Surprisingly, the board game will feature both 1080p graphics and 5.1 surround sound.

[Thanks, Geb B.!]

DS Fanboy Review: Dragon Ball Origins

by JC Fletcher { Nov 4th 2008 at 3:00PM }

Game Republic's Dragon Ball Origins adapts the first chapters of Akira Toriyama's classic manga into an action-RPG game. The perspective and the stylus-based controls recall The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass strongly, and it's clear that Game Republic had played Phantom Hourglass when designing Dragon Ball Origins, but Dragon Ball changes enough in terms of level structure and overall flow that it hardly feels like a ripoff. In fact, the transition from an epic adventure to an action-oriented, streamlined action game results in something a lot more enjoyable than would be expected from a licensed game.

Gallery: Dragon Ball Origins

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Game Republic developing a game based on a 'popular Hollywood film'

by Jem Alexander { Mar 12th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Game Republic, best known for Folklore and their PSN outings Toy Home and Dark Mist, have been signed on to produce a title for Brash Entertainment. The game, based on a "popular Hollywood film," will be released in 2010 for unspecified platforms. Looking at Brash's history, this doesn't really bode well - their software library consists of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Jumper: Griffin's Story. Both of which bombed. Hard.

We're in two minds, then, about what we can expect to see coming in 2010. Game Republic is a great developer who, ignoring Genji II, has a great PS3 legacy. On the other hand, what was the last good movie-based game you played? We cautiously look forward to hearing more.

Brash working with Folklore dev on film-based game

by Jason Dobson { Mar 12th 2008 at 12:00PM }

Grab your popcorn! Film-focused game studio Brash has inked a deal with the Folklore and Genji devs at Game Republic for a game based on, you guessed it, an upcoming Hollywood movie. The announcement follows Brash's recent critically-panned game adaptation of Jumper, as well as confirmed plans by the company to bring gore-porn series Saw to consoles in '09.

Having Game Republic on board does give us a modicum of hope that things will turn out at least playable, with 20-year industry vet Yoshiki Okamoto of Street Fighter II and Resident Evil fame throwing his weight behind the project. Neither studio has let slip exactly which movie will be the ~~victim~~ recipient of the adaptation, however, stating only that it will be based on a "popular" film based in "an incredible fantasy world," and will be released sometime in 2010.

Japanese PSN game Dark Mist gets expansion, still no Euro version

by Majed Athab { Feb 28th 2008 at 6:30PM }

The downloadable Japanese PSN title Dark Mist is getting an expansion: Dark Mist: The Depths of Darkness. Priced at ¥500 ($4.75), this update adds three new characters and a four-player online mode. The download is 148MB large.

Dark Mist is an action adventure game that was supposed to hit the EU PSN, but has not yet made it's way over there. A North American release had never even been mentioned; however, we're hoping this interest in making new content for the game might somehow spark an interest in bringing it over our way. Optimistically hopeful much? Yes.

Folklore fan talks about his downloadable creation, Quasarilli

by Nick Doerr { Jan 25th 2008 at 10:30AM }

Downloadable content for games released a few months ago is cool. Folklore has taken this idea and sprinted through a marathon -- it's had so much extra stuff available since the game launched! This is something much cooler though. Imagine designing your own monster and having it featured in the game as a free download. Yep, it's like the old Mega Man days where you designed the bosses and the developers mostly ignored you, except the opposite. The PlayStation Blog interviewed the person who created Folklore's newest folk named Quasarilli -- here's what "Uridicy" said about the situation.

"Art and games have always been a hobby of mine and as an aspiring game artist it is very exciting for me to see a professional 3D model of my creature Quasarilli." Uridicy goes on to express gratitude about and how the design was originally thought up. "I tried to incorporate some tribal elements with the mask like face, feathers, and horns." As for the skill set, Uridicy decided that stealing items would prove a useful skill for the game. This is true, since the game does require you to get a ton of items to level your other critters. We're glad stuff like this exists. It really brings gaming to a different level and will welcome with open arms any other similar contests in the future.

New video featured on Coded Soul website

by Nick Doerr { Jan 12th 2008 at 5:00PM }

Game Republic, makers of PS3 title Folklore, have been working on the PSP title Coded Soul for a while now. The game is shrouded in a lot of things, predominantly mystery. What information we can glisten generally come by means of pretty pictures or, as the recently updated Japanese site reveals, video. There are updated character pictures and profiles to check out and the new video may or may not answer some of the questions you've had about the game. We'll keep you up to date if anything else changes.

Battle the darkness, save the light in Dark Mist

by Chris Powell { Dec 14th 2007 at 8:30PM }

Not much has been shown of Game Republic's Dark Mist, despite it being released on the Japanese PlayStation Network early last month. However, this new gameplay video really shows what we can expect. As Artemis, the warrior of light, you're tasked with traveling through dangerous dungeons to stop the demon king in shrouding the world in darkness.

To do that, you'll use such amazingly named powers as Split Star, Meteor Flare and the awe-inspiring Lightning Comet! The game is supposed to be released in Europe sometime this month, but we still haven't heard of a U.S. release as of yet. Stay tuned!

New player-created Folklore revealed

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 4th 2007 at 1:00PM }

European fans of Folklore were asked to draw new creatures for Game Republic's PS3 adventure. The Malion emerged victorious, and will appear in a future downloadable expansion for the game. The Malion is certainly far more attractive than the winner of the American contest, the Quasarilli. However, it'll certainly be interesting to see how these two creatures are brought to life by Game Republic and implemented in the game.

'Dark Mist' enshrouds Japanese PSN this week

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 5th 2007 at 4:55PM }

A potentially pleasant surprise awaits Japanese PlayStation 3 owners this week, with a new PSN game entitled "Dark Mist" due to arrive November 8th. Developed by Game Republic -- the folks who provided us with Folklore, Genji and multiple memes involving historically accurate crabs -- Dark Mist appears to be a top-down shooter with a colorful and somewhat whimsical flair. According to IGN's translation of the game's Japanese website, players assume the role of "the warrior of light, Altemis" and must "stop the revival of the demon king" who was no doubt sealed away thousands of years before by less competent heroes.

It's the price future generations always have to pay and, in this case, it amounts to 800 Yen (roughly $7). As for the chances of a US release, Sony currently has "no announcements on this title coming to the US."

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

PSN game Dark Mist revealed

by Jem Alexander { Nov 2nd 2007 at 10:30AM }

While most of yesterday's giant PSN list has been eagerly awaited (or is at least recognisable) one item had us scratching our heads. What is Dark Mist? Sony have usually been quite vocal about their PSN downloadable titles but this has had very little said about it - until now. The official Japanese webpage for the game is up and reveals Dark Mist as an action game developed by Game Republic (Folklore, Toy Home and Genji 2).

The game will weigh in at 447mb and will sell for 800 yen when it arrives on the PSN Store in Japan on the 8th of November. Europeans can expect the game to be available on the EU PSN Store sometime in December, though there's no word yet on when it will be released in America. Visit the website to see some (very small) screenshots of the game and some Amano-esque concept art.

Game Republic revealed as Toy Home devs

by Nick Doerr { Oct 3rd 2007 at 5:15PM }

We didn't know it was supposed to be a mystery, but apparently the developers behind PS3's new racer, Toy Home, weren't announced at TGS. The game was held in some high acclaim, so the lack of knowing who was behind the title was disorienting for some. Sony has finally revealed who's to blame for making another winning game and it's none other than Game Republic -- the group behind Folklore and Genji.

The game, planned as a Japanese-exclusive download for now, has Sixaxis support for steering the cars, but also will include support for rumble. This will be the first downloadable title to support rumble, we think. There's not much else to know about the game. You race, it's cute and fun, and it's probably going to stick around in Japan only. If you've got a Japanese account, though, good for you as you'll get a neat game to play this Winter.