Some more video game news

Square Enix is porting the popular Valkyrie Profile to the PSP, slated for release in Japan March 2. They are also developing a new Valkyrie Profile game for the PS2 to be released sometime in 2006. The new game takes place in the same world as the original only several hundred years later. Needless to say that fans of the origianl will find some familiar locations as well as new. It'll be interesting to see in which ways the world has evolved.

Acclaim is back. Former activision exec Howard Marks purchased the name soon after the company filed for bankruptsy in September of 2004. The new Acclaim is focusing on bringing over some popular MMOs from Asia.

Lastly, the Xbox 360's release in Japan was met with success. Sold out at an event location in half an hour.