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This Odin Sphere Figure Is Pointy

6:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Watch out! Those rocks Odin Sphere homeless princess character Velvet swings around will poke your friggin’ eye out, kid. More »
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Odin Sphere Figure As Pretty As The Game Itself

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | If $US95 is a bit too much to spend on your Odin Sphere merch – and really, for most people, it will be – this figure of Mercedes might be more in line with your tastes. More »

The $US95 Odin Sphere Statue

10:20PM Luke Plunkett | It may not be as high-profile as something like Diablo or Halo, but damnit if something as beautiful as Odin Sphere doesn’t deserve some high-end merchandise of its own. This statue, from Japanese manufacturer Alter, is of Gwendolyn, and will be distributed by Sideshow Collectibles in the West early next year. For $US95, she’s all yours. More »

Odin Sphere, Disgaea To Go Greatest Hits

11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Two of Atlus’ best publishing efforts from the PlayStation 2 era are getting the Greatest Hits treatment, with Odin Sphere and Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. The latter of those two took an impressive five years and change to receive the coveted $US 19.99 price drop and dreaded red bar. We’re not complaining, as all PlayStation 2 owners should give these titles a whirl at these low, low prices. We’re just sort of shocked that someone at SCEA remembered Disgaea existed. Both titles will have their box arts slightly shrunk and their street value hit rock bottom this September in North America. Congrats to both. More »

Odin Sphere Dated For Europe

3:20AM Mike Fahey | While we’ve known since November that Square Enix was bringing the best thing to hit 2D since the steamroller to Europe this spring, but that was far too vague for those of you across the pond eagerly awaiting your first taste of the Atlus PS2 masterpiece Odin Sphere. The ultimate hand made fantasy is less than a month away, getting released across PAL territories on March 14th. Mark the date down on your calendar, maybe take a day off work, and be sure to have a couple tissues on hand as you find out why Odin Sphere was number one in our list of the top five gaming love stories of all time. More »

Squenix Brings Odin Sphere To Europe

12:00AM Mike Fahey | This makes me so sad. I hadn’t realised that an entire continent had missed out on what is possibly one of the most beautiful action RPGs of all time. Square Enix Ltd. has announced that they’ll be bringing Odin Sphere for the PlayStation 2 to PAL territories in early 2008, marking the first time the company has released a non Squenix title in Europe. John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “Odin Sphere embodies the commitment of Square Enix in bringing new experiences to European gamers. This is especially reflected in our partnership with Atlus, allowing Square Enix Ltd. to publish the first non Square Enix title in PAL territories. The wonderfully crafted Odin Sphere is the best possible start to an exciting new period for the company.” Interesting, sure, but who cares? Europe is finally getting Odin Sphere! I get tingles every time I type the name. *tingles* There it goes again! More »

Odin Sphere Developer Reveals Wii Project

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Vanillaware, whose latest gorgeous 2D games include Odin Sphere, pictured above, and GrimGrimoire for the PlayStation 2 have announced their latest game, this time for the Nintendo Wii. The latest issue of Famitsu, by way of 1UP, reveals that Oboro Muramasa Youtouden will follow in the 2D tradition, with a feudal Japan era setting that’s loaded with paranormal enemies and mystical creatures. The best news? You play as one of two ninja. No date is set for Oboro Muramasa Youtouden’s Wii-mote swinging adventure, but we pray to the video game gods that we see more at TGS. Vanillaware Unveils Wii Action Game [1UP] More »