If you're curious as to how Chrono Trigger will play on the DS, then consider your questions answered: Square Enix just announced the game's controls (and even used a chart to outline them), as well as a nifty extra that will please the game's purists. More in the full article.

We're looking at some awesome releases for the Nintendo DS later this year, and it seems like we can add another one to the list. Yes, this time it's Chrono Trigger, for the DS. The exact details are not yet known, and the only (vague) evidences that we have so far right now is a teaser site and an unconfirmed Famitsu scan. Check out the image in the full article.

We've waited long enough, but it's time to cast away those doubts. It's now official: Square Enix is bringing the Final Fantasy IV remake on the Nintendo DS to Europe with all the new features and voice acting intact. Find details at the full article.

We're just as surprised as you are. The Nintendo DS may have been the prime platform to release the sequel - if ever they were to make one - to Final Fantasy IV, but a recent discovery over the Internet has swept that possibility aside. While a sequel was officially confirmed, it was not to arrive on Nintendo's handheld.

Details follow in the full story.

In light of the Final Fantasy series' 20th anniversary, the enhanced remake of Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS is nearing completion and is scheduled for release in Japan by December 20. Published by Matrix Software, the same team responsible for Final Fantasy III, fans of the popular franchise are in for a treat with news about the games' numerous new features. For more details about these features, read on after the jump.

Getting tired of the same-old machismo that's prevalent in your daily dose of gaming? For the guys looking for an alternative to the said manliness, we've come up with a list of our  "beautiful men" of gaming. And while they're all indeed effeminate beyond compare, they're in every way just as bad-ass as the likes of Kratos or  Markus Fenix. Head on over to the full article for the list!

 After horrendous attempts of going 3D and using all sorts of gimmicks to beat the dead horse, Konami has finally given justice to its original arcade classic. Developer WayForward Technologies took Contra 4 back to its grandfathers, and created a game for the Nintendo DS with all the elements that got us hooked with Contra's first coming. We played it, died a few hundred times, but ultimately conquered and here's our review.

If you've got the guts to know more about the hardest and manliest games of late, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, go to the full article.

Old school gamers should keep silent for a moment to mourn the loss of our dearly beloved Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System consoles, which have brought many happy moments in our video gaming career.

Nintendo has announced that it will be officially dropping all hardware repair support for the two of its most celebrated consoles of all time. Ken Toyoda, Nintendo Japan's spokesperson, has finally commented on reports a few weeks back that the company will be ceasing to offer hardware support for its Famicom and Super Famicom (the Japanese equivalent to the NES and SNES) consoles.

Check out the rest of the article right after the jump!

Heads up, intrepid emulation lovers out there. We've picked up word that Archeide has released a new version of SNEmulDS, the handy-dandy SNES emulator for the DS. Now on version 0.6, this new build of SNEmulDS is currently in alpha stage, but one big change this version has from the previous iterations of SNEmulDS is the addition of support for multiple languages.

Here are the basic list of changes for SNEmulDS v0.6:

• New GUI using framebuffer for sub screen
• Better human interface, improved file selector (alphabetically sorted), buttons, check boxes, multi choose zones, etc.
• New GUI supports joypad (joypad is not supported when emulator is running however).
• Multi language support (more than 10 supported, including katakana Japanese!)
• Memory pak support (Opera RAM, Slot 2 card reader, etc. using libram) with paging or with large ROM mapping
• Scaling with pseudo bi-linear filtering and sprites squishing : full screen scaling (like snezzids), half scaling (half scaled and without sprites squishing), and no scaling (classic snemulds mode)
• Automatic SRAM saving when needed
• Some other bugfixes and improvements in GUI

Note that to get the new language settings to work, you'll first have to edit the config file that comes with SNEmulDS v0.6. In any case, Archeide has a more in-depth explanation on his blog as to how that works. In the meantime, make sure you check the readme file that comes with the package so you can better understand how the emulator works.

Download: SNEmulDS v0.6 alpha

In case the guys are getting a little anxious for Phantom Hourglass' upcoming launch for Japan this June, we'll providing the readership with another batch of game screenshots for your perusal (courtesy of CVG).

Of special note for this batch is the distinct green hearts in one screenshot, which has much to do with the Phantom Hourglass' powers in-game. Also of note are the extensive pixel count this game promises for the DS, and the appearance of an old memorable - the shovel from A Link to the Past for the SNES (hint: look to the screenie's upper right). Happy viewing!

The rest of the Phantom Hourglass screenshots are available in the Full Article