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Opening video of Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is now available for viewing

Opening video of Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is now available for viewing The full introduction video of the upcoming fighting game based on the Persona universe has been released by Atlus. Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is a fighting game being developed by BlazBlue and Guilty Gear developer, Arc System Works. It will be a 2D fighting game in much similar vein to other...
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New screenshots for Persona 4: The Golden appear in Famitsu magazine

New screenshots for Persona 4: The Golden appear in Famitsu magazine The recent issue of Famitsu magazine show of some new screens for the upcoming and highly anticipated PlayStation Vita RPG, Persona 4: The Golden. The game is an enhanced port of the original PlayStation 2 release and is set to feature several new features and enhancements. These latest batch of screens...
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Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time coming to North America courtesy of Atlus

Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time coming to North America courtesy of Atlus Atlus has spent the last few weeks teasing another game that they would be bringing over to North America from Japan, and this time around the title was a game from the much wanted Growlanser series. To be more specific the game is Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time and it is set to be released for the PSP this...
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Trine 2 Hits the PSN and XBLA

Trine 2 Hits the PSN and XBLA Got a bit of extra cash hanging around that PSN wallet or some spare points in the bag? Following on from it’s PC and Mac release, Frozenbyte’s Trine 2 has now been released on the PlayStayion Network and Xbox Live Arcade. A puzzle platformer with a heavy dose of physics, Trine 2 takes the best...
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Trine 2 finally gets a release date!

Trine 2 finally gets a release date! After months and months of ‘December’ vagueness Trine fans finally have what they’ve been waiting for – a concrete, day specific release date, and it’s pretty damn soon. For once PC and Mac gamers will get the good end of the deal, and will be able to purchase the full game...
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Catherine ‘Stray Sheep’ edition announced for Europe

Catherine ‘Stray Sheep’ edition announced for Europe While Atlus created the special “Love Is Over” edition of Catherine for North America, it appears that Deep Silver will have a similar treat for those who want to play the interesting game that is Catherine. Unfortunately for European gamers, the packages won’t be the same, also it is...
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Catherine seduces Europe February 2012

Catherine seduces Europe February 2012 While the people of North America have been enjoying the unique puzzle title that is Catherine, the rest of the West has unfortunately been unable to take a crack at the romantic nightmarish world that is Catherine. However it appears that Catherine will be showing up in Europe early next year in February...
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The thirteenth King of Fighters has arrived

The thirteenth King of Fighters has arrived Rising Star Games today announced the release of The King of Fighters XIII, the latest instalment of the long-running beat ‘em up. It will be putting up a fight for Christmas sales in retail outlets from today, on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The series started back in 1994, and this latest...
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Trine 2 release update – prices, pre-orders and cross platforming

Trine 2 release update – prices, pre-orders and cross platforming Frozenbyte have just unleashed a host of info about upcoming platformer Trine 2. The game still has no concrete release day yet – that December vagueness remains – but can now be pre-ordered on Mac as well as PC. Pre-ordering grants access to a beta version of the game for both platforms, and...
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Surprise of the day – Trine 2 has more amazing screenshots

Surprise of the day – Trine 2 has more amazing screenshots As if Trine 2 wasn’t gobsmackingly gorgeous enough already, Frozenbyte have just released new screens that up that vibrant fantasy style even more. Each features the heroes of the Trine having some of the games more epic moments of battle, and see Zoya the thief, Amadeus the Wizard and Pontius the...
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Persona 4… The Play?

Persona 4… The Play? Persona 4 has been getting some attention over the past few months. It is getting a port on the Playstation Vita, a fighting game on the Playstation 3, a new anime and a new manga. Now the popular entry of the Persona franchise is heading for the stage. That’s right, it is becoming a play… sort...
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Gorgeous and funny Trine 2 co-op footage – got a spare hour?

Gorgeous and funny Trine 2 co-op footage – got a spare hour? After developers Frozenbyte released some gorgeous stills of Trine 2 a few days ago, the internet has followed up with some media of it’s own. Habitual game play commentators Cry and Friends have released a 50 minute video packed with footage from the online co-op multiplayer of the game. Preordering...
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Catherine sells nearly as well in North America as in Japan

Catherine sells nearly as well in North America as in Japan Whenever an extremely Japanese styled game is released in North America, there is always the concern that the title may not sell well enough to justify the localization. It seems however that Atlus’ and Index’s Catherine title has sold well both in its country of origin and in North America. The...
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The Cursed Crusade – Review

The Cursed Crusade – Review The Cursed Crusade Developer: Kylotonn Entertainment Publisher: Mastertronic/ dtp entertainment AG Genre: Action/Adventure/Hack ‘n’ slash Platform: Xbox 360 (PS3, PC) Released: 7th October (Europe), 25th October (US) The crusades were a series of military campaigns for the cause of religion, with the...
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Persona 4 – Episode 1 Review

Persona 4 – Episode 1 Review Persona 4: The Animation Episode 1 – “You’re Myself, I’m Yourself” The Shin Megami Tensei video game series are incredibly popular and the hype that paved the way to the premiere of Persona 4: The Animation may have raised the bar too high for what was delivered. It’s...
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Persona 4 Anime to be simulcast on The Anime Network

Persona 4 Anime to be simulcast on The Anime Network Sentai Filmworks recently announced their acquisition of Persona 4: The Animation ahead of it’s premiere in Japan on October 6th, 2011. They also announced that they were planning to digitally distribute the series. Today they have revealed through what means that digital distribution shall be...
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Become a Fighter in the King of Fighters XIII Cosplay Contest…

Become a Fighter in the King of Fighters XIII Cosplay Contest… King of Fighters XIII may be a little over a month away from releasing, but European publisher Rising Star Games want fans to now show their loyalty in an upcoming cosplay contest. On October 29th at the upcoming London MCM Expo (which runs from the 28th to 30th), contestants will be going head to head to...
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Persona 4 Anime licensed by Sentai Filmworks

Persona 4 Anime licensed by Sentai Filmworks Sentai Filmworks have been on fire lately when it comes to licensing titles hot from Japan and the trend continues with Sentai announcing their acquisition of the much hyped Persona 4: The Animation. The new series set to debut on Japanese screens this upcoming fall season on the6th of October, is an...
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The Cursed Crusade given release date, demo announcement and trailer!

The Cursed Crusade given release date, demo announcement and trailer! Well well well. It seems that when a company doesn’t mention a whole lot about a game in a long time, they have to end up releasing a whole ton of news all at one time. Today Atlus not only released a trailer for The Cursed Crusade but also a date for the game to be released which is October 25th on...
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Ace Team Interview

Ace Team Interview Anyone who read my previous article will know quite how impressed I was with Rock of Ages, and after having written it, I did what I usually do, and try to set up an interview with the creators. Indie Developers being Indie Developers always seem to have enough time for their fans, and ACE TEAM were no...
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Demon’s Souls online servers given one more year of life

Demon’s Souls online servers given one more year of life There comes a time in every old game’s life when their online servers begin to wane and eventually the publisher or developer decides that it is no longer worth sustaining the online community. Sure when a large company like EA decides to pull the plug on multiple titles, it is a bit disheartening...
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Rock of Ages – Review

Rock of Ages – Review Game Name: Rock Of Ages Platform(s): XBLA (reviewed), PSN, PC Publisher(s): ATLUS Developer(s): Ace Team  Genre(s): Action / Strategy Release Date: 31st August (XBLA, PSN) , September 7th PC Price: $800 MS Points BUY NOW! Rock of Ages is Ace Team’s second game, and was released for Xbox 360 and Windows...
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Rolling Stones: Thoughts “On Rock Of Ages”

Rolling Stones: Thoughts “On Rock Of Ages” Now, let me start this article by saying this; I am not an RTS or Strategy Gamer by any stretch, the appeal of setting up little windmills and armouries, and commanding an army of tiny little people in a miniature replica of 17th century Britain has never quite been made sense of in that simplistic FPS...
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Father’s Day: The top 10 Gaming Fathers!

Father’s Day: The top 10 Gaming Fathers! Hey there folks! So August has finished up, and we’re now into September! And seeing as how Father’s Day has pretty much rolled around for everyone (at some point or another), but recently for Australia, I thought it would be a good opportunity to base my monthly top 10 list on gaming’s top...
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More Persona News

More Persona News First, we have an anime. Then, we have an enhanced port of Persona 4 heading to the Playstation Vita. Now, we have more Persona media to announce as there are two more games in the franchise being developed. The first is Persona 4: Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (which is the screenshot above). It is a sequel...
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Persona 4 Heads To Playstation Vita

Persona 4 Heads To Playstation Vita Luke had earlier reported that Atlas had a teaser website. He suspected that another Persona title was heading our way and it seems he was spot on, according to Famitsu. Persona 4 is heading to the Playstation Vita, the port entitled Persona 4: The Golden. Several new features will be added to the Vita...
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