A lot of you out there may be very excited about Square Enix's upcoming event this August 2 and 3 in hopes of seeing more stuff related to Final Fantasy Versus XIII, but don' get your hopes way up high because you might get disappointed. The game's development has been placed on hold to allow team members to concentrate on higher priorities. More details about that and the rest of Square Enix's projects after the jump.

New images from iconic video game hero Solid Snake's upcoming mobile phone adventure have been released by Konami into the premises of the online version of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. You can check 'em out along with a bit of info on Metal Gear Solid Mobile by clicking on the "read more" link below.

   

After the Nomura interviews for Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep comes the Famitsu interview for Kingdom Hearts: Coded (by Square Enix for the mobile platform) to round up the cast of interviews for the new Kingdom Hearts titles.

The screenshots above show that Coded isn't anything to scoff at with its high-quality graphics. Sora in Coded is just a digital copy of Sora from the first Kingdom Hearts game, which explains why he's wearing his KH 1 clothes despite the fact that the events in the mobile phone KH take place after Kingdom Hearts 2.

As for the battle system, Square Enix character designer Tetsuya Nomura said that the button layout has been revamped to make controlling Sora easier when using mobile phones. A new mode, debugging mode, has also been added to get rid of the bugs that corrupt the world in Coded. Of course, being a mobile game, there will be a feature that enables mobile gamers to jump into the Coded world of another player to help get rid of the bugs.

Nomura also mentioned some interesting Kingdom Hearts: Coded tidbits, so make sure to check out the translated transcript of the entire interview!

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We finally get some details about Final Fantasy XIII after Square Enix revealed that the game will remain exclusive to the PlayStation console. After that, the only detail that's been revealed (said in passing no less) is that the game is finally running on actual PlayStation 3 hardware. The latest details come from the Japanese video game magazine Famitsu.

Since the text is in its Japanese and we're a little short on vocabulary, we had to rely on Maiki's translations on a Livejournal post. It looks like the city featured in the FFXIII's trailer is called Cocoon, and the towns and plains in were inspired from fair Italy.

The new FFXIII girl will also be different from the previous girls of the Final Fantasy series. Two new characters were also revealed in the trailer but they could still be changed. Even the main character's design may change by the final release.

Tetsuya Nomura says the latest trailer of Final Fantasy Versus XIII (from TGS) is the closest to his vision of the game yet. Final Fantasy Agito XIII also "looks pretty tame" compared to FFXIII and FFXIII Versus but there will be a bigger revelation to be out next year. If you want to take a look at the actual scan, you may click on the image above.

It's been a while since we heard anything about video game series Kingdom Hearts. But don't worry, the series' director Tetsuya Nomura has something special planned for fans as revealed by the latest issue of Famitsu.

First and foremost, the next title in the franchise isn't going to be Kingdom Hearts III. Nomura explained that it will be a side story of some sorts, something similar to an anecdote that fits well with the KH universe he created.

The game director and character designer added that he's thinking of making this title "slightly different" from the series and alter the game's system.

Furthermore, Nomura maintained that the series main character Sora will still fill a big role in the new game but there's the desire to develop the storyline of other characters. He explained,

I did nothing but talk about "Birth by Sleep". Also, I want to explain what Mickey did in the World of Darkness, and also how he got his keyblade. I have a feeling that I want to work on developing Roxas the most. It is interesting to create in one year, the birth of him, and then next, the disappearance of him.

Aside from the above mentioned information, Tetsuya Nomura shared just one more detail: the next Kingdom Hearts title could appear on the PlayStation Portable (PSP), DS, and mobile phones.

 

There obviously is no keeping puzzle game Konami's Kororinpa Marble Mania from invading your gaming consciousness. Yep, after making such a splash on the Wii, Kororinpa will now be bouncing its way to your mobile phones.

We found this images from Famitsu, and we'd have to say we're pretty impressed. They do look close enough to the Wii screenshots, after all. While images are all we have for you for now (no date nor price has been set for the mobile release), we do know that Hudson Soft is leaning towards a Japan release for the mobile Kororinpa Marble Mania.

So until we get our hands on any more news regarding this,  check out the screenshots below.