Just out of the presswire, it looks like Namco Bandai won't be the only publisher with a four-game booth. At least, that's what the announcements have been telling us so far. But what makes this E3 special for Koei is that it'll be the first time for them to publicly debut new titles outside Japan. What those are, you'll find out after the jump.

Yes, yes, I know it's old but here me out for a bit. Remember the very first TGS 2008 trailer that we posted for Resident Evil 5? This one's different. Isaac posted this same vid before, but that was bootleg off-cam footage. Nice to finally see this one get a crisper version. Also, given the couple few interesting bits of information we've heard recently, seeing this video once again brings up a lot of interesting things... Not to mention ominous tombstones, cheesy lines, and tentacle bosses. Yes, there are two tentacle bosses, actually.

Square-Enix put on a show today at Jump Festa, a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3, Xbox360), too bad its with the Closed Mega Theater. It's just like in TGS 2008, where they showed the Final Fantasy Agito XIII trailer, but eventually leaked, and now they've formally released it. We've got details as to what went on in that theater, read up on them after the jump.

Lately, several gaming bigwigs in Japan have shown growing concern that the West is outstripping development from their end.

Square Enix to the rescue! Squeenix prez Yoichi Wada suggested that to remain competitive against Western companies, gaming companies in Japan should consider forming an alliance.

There have been quite a clamor for Konami's Metal Gear Solid franchise to cross the border over to Microsoft's green pasture. With the end of the TGS 2008, Yahoo Japan reports that the publisher does recognize this clamor. Will recognition lead to fulfillment of clamor?

Recent reports online indicate that you just might have to be quick on the take if you want a copy of the Final Fantasy XIII demo. Over at TGS, Square Enix's booklet reveals that the FF13 demo will only be included in the first batch of FF7ACC's release.

Yesterday, we reported that Konami's announced a new Castlevania title for the PS3 and Xbox 360. They did so by showing a 10-second teaser trailer. Here's a video of that teaser.

Well this is a surprise. Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Worldwide Studios boss, said in a recent interview that he wants the Xbox 360 to succeed in Japan. Not only that, he also says that he likes the avatars of the New Xbox Experience, preferring them over Miis.

What happened to all the mud slinging between Sony and Microsoft? This is so unnatural.

Though the online co-op mode for Resident Evil 5 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 was announced back in E3, apparently, offline co-op is also going to be available in the game. Other than offline co-op being split screen, both co-op modes will be offering the same experience.

Surprise, surprise. During their Castlevania press conference, which included Castlevania Judgement, Order of Ecclesia, and the live-action Castlevania movie, Konami's decided to drop quite a huge bomb on everyone: a new Castlevania game is being prepped for the PS3 and Xbox 360.