Famitsu.com has broken the news on a new entry in Taito's Estpolis series. If the name doesn't ring a bell, the series was released outside Japan as "Lufia". The new game will be called Estpolis: The Land Cursed by the Gods and will be produced by the original game's development staff. Square Enix will be handling publishing duties.

It's been a while since we've heard of any industry-related job cuts, and for some time back there, it looked like everything was getting back on the right track. Then we get this. Square Enix Japan is being rumored to be getting ready to bring down the axe on some 200 to 300 jobs in their company.

This game never gets old. It's just one of those simple, yet very enjoyable gaming formulas that endure console generation after console generation. Bubble Bobble lives on in the Xbox 360 now that Taito has decided to put the bubbly dinosaurs into action once more.

Square Enix has just released their planned game line-up for this year's E3. While Final Fantasy XIII didn't pop up anywhere in the list, Square's PR indicates that the PSP's two Star Ocean titles are due for an English port. Details are available in the full article.

Wondering about the current developments happening with SNK Playmore's King Of Fighters XII for the Xbox 360 and the PS3? Wonder no more because we got the latest news: the company will be displaying the game at the upcoming AOU 2008. Details in the full article.

Square Enix is spreading its reach farther as they unveil their plans of acquiring some more local and foreign companies. It's a tried and tested formula to cash in more of that valuable green paper, and there isn't a reason why they shouldn't do it.

Check out what their gameplan is over at the full article.

It's never too early to speculate about what games we'll be having this year, and if you're among those who want to play Nostradamus, the latest trademarks gaming giants like Square Enix and Namco Bandai secured may catch your interest. Find out what titles have been stamped at the full article.

 Microsoft has been trying to appeal to casual gamers by introducing more casual titles on the Xbox Live Arcade. It seems that three more games are coming. The ESRB has already rated Peggle, Bliss Island, and Ultra-Bust-a-Move for the Xbox 360.

In case you aren't too familiar with these titles, hop on over to the full article for more information.

This Wednesday, all of you XBLA lovers out there will have the chance to purchase and download Exit, a puzzle title from Japanese video game developer Taito. Exit was also one of the first titles for the Sony PlayStation Portable.

In Exit, players take on the role of Mr. ESC, an escape artist whose job is to get people out of some of the worst predicaments ever. There are over 220 levels in Exit, and players must use their decision-making skills and quick wit to escape the numerous obstacles they come across while rescuing people.

Exit will be available on Wednesday for 800 Microsoft points. It will be available in all Xbox Live territories with the exception of Asia and Latin America. Check it out.

Shin Nihon Kikaku, or just plain ol' SNK, made the 2007 Tokyo Game Show more interesting by announcing that the fighting game Samurai Shodown 2 will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade and the Nintendo Wii in the coming months. Japan's XBLA will be getting a port of the original Samurai Shodown 2, while the Wii will get the Samurai Shodown Anthology which is a collection of the six main games. No news yet if the port Samurai Shodown 2 will reach the U.S.' XBLA.

Samurai Shodown, also called Samurai Spirits in Japan, was first released for the home console version of the NeoGeo system, and was highly popular among gamers because of its apparent originality when it came to the game's aesthetics, background music, and fast-paced gameplay. Samurai Shodown was ported to different platforms.

SNK also announced that another game from the series, Samurai Shodown Sen (or Samurai Spirits Flash), will be hitting arcades this year. This game will be made in full 3D with the Taito Type-X arcade board's help. The developer's other game, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" 2 is still on schedule and will be in arcades this year. World Gorgeous for the Sony PlayStation 2 was also shown at the TGS.

We'll follow up on these games when more announcements from SNK come in.