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BEGIN THE YEAR BY SAVING THE WORLD IN DRAGON QUEST VIII: JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING, OUT NOW FOR NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS

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BEGIN THE YEAR BY SAVING THE WORLD IN DRAGON QUEST VIII: JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING, OUT NOW FOR NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS

Recruit two new playable characters, enjoy new story content and side-quests, and send your favourite mementos of your travels to friends via StreetPass

23rd January 2017 – Celebrate the beginning of a new year with a great adventure in DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, out now for Nintendo 3DS family systems. In this handheld retelling of the DRAGON QUEST title that introduced the series to Australia and New Zealand, adventurers can see away the summer with a grander and greater tale filled with new story content, side-quests, and the ability to recruit two new characters, all playable wherever heroes venture. Get a taste of the epic adventure that awaits with the DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King launch trailer, now available to watch on YouTube.

When the evil Jester Dhoulmagus comes to Castle Trodain and steals King Trode’s sceptre, he carves a trail of chaos in his wake, beginning by turning his majesty into a troll, Princess Medea into a horse, and the residents of the castle into plants. Only one castle guard escapes the curse, and escorts the King and his daughter on an adventure to retrieve the sceptre, put an end to Dhoulmagus’ diabolical plans, and restore the kingdom of Trodain.

Whether players are revisiting the rich story of DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King or diving into the adventure for the first time, they can enjoy brand new content that provides more back-story about the dastardly Dhoulmagus and The Hero who aims to stop him. All cut-scenes vital to the plot are also accompanied by full voice-acting, including the new story content and a new alternative ending.

As well as new adventure content, two new characters can be recruited in the form of Red, a former rival of The Hero’s sidekick Yangus, and Morrie, the owner of the Monster Arena. By capturing specific monsters throughout their adventure, players can create their own bands of monsters to send into battle inside the Monster Arena. More powerful monsters means stronger teams and more cunning strategies to be devised in the quest to best all seven ranks, including the new X Rank.

There are even more enhancements to the classic adventure for players to enjoy, with the new Quick Save function allowing for the action to be paused and saved any time outside of battle and cut-scenes, while the Speed Up feature allows warriors in a hurry to battle monsters with greater haste.

Adventurers can even share mementos of their journey with friends, and at the press of a button can begin setting up and taking their ideal photos, complete with special poses, stickers, filters, and frames to add a personal touch to their memory. All of these images can be saved to the SD card and shared via StreetPass to other DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King owners, who can give these images an approving thumbs-up. The more thumbs-up a player earns for their images, the higher the chance that they’ll earn new items to aid them in their quest to defeat Dhoulmagus. For more information about these new features, check out the DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King webpage.

Begin the New Year with an adventure to save the world with DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, out now for Nintendo 3DS family systems.

 

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Nintendo Australia website: http://www.nintendo.com.au
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Touhou Genso Wanderer’s Latest Trailer Introduces Your Partners

Travis Bruno
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Touhou Genso Wanderer’s Latest Trailer Introduces Your Partners

While Reimu might be a skilled combatant, she is far from invincible when it comes to taking on numerous foes. As such Touhou Genso Wanderer offers a decent number of partner characters that can be brought into the roguelike’s dungeons to help her out in combat with their skills and abilities. Players can select between their partners to best fit their style of play and the ones focused on in the video below are Satori Komeiji, Kokoro Hata, Futo Mononobe, Kasen Ibaraki, Rei’sen, and Utsuho Reiuji.

Currently Touhou Genso Wanderer is set to be released by NIS America in North America on March 21st and in Europe on March 24th for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Retail Release Arrives on March 7

Travis Bruno
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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Retail Release Arrives on March 7

Capcom has announced that they are planning on releasing Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at retail on March 7th with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game being available physically for $29.99 with an accompanying exclusive comic. The digital version of the game will still be priced at $24.99 and will be available on PC and Xbox One starting on that same date while the PlayStation 4 version has been available for some time.

The aforementioned exclusive comic will tell the story of the two universes colliding in a 10 page story and this retail release will also feature updated cover art from Marvel’s Sean Chen and Gerardo Sandoval.

Musou Stars Trailer Focuses on New Characters

Travis Bruno
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Musou Stars Trailer Focuses on New Characters

Koei Tecmo has released a second new trailer for Musou Stars and in it we get a look at some of the previously announced characters in action, including a few that were just recently announced. Alongside this trailer the company has also released some new screenshots for the recently confirmed Lu Bu, Ii Naotora, Laegrinna, and Oda Nobunyaga.

You can check out the trailer, where we see styles ranging from absurd to fairly standard for a Musou game shown off, and screenshots for Musou Stars below and keep an eye out for the game itself when it is released in Japan on March 2nd for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth Confirmed for Western Release

Travis Bruno
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Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth Confirmed for Western Release

A couple of weeks ago signs were pointing towards the localization of the last two games in the Utawarerumono trilogy and now Atlus USA has confirmed that they are indeed doing that. The company has confirmed that they are releasing the visual novel/strategy RPG Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception onto the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in North America and Europe in Spring 2017 with the sequel, Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth arriving in Fall 2017.

Both Utawarerumono games will be released physically and digitally in North America and in Europe, where the game will be published by Deep Silver, the PlayStation 4 versions will be available physically and digitally while the PS Vita versions will only be available digitally. In North America, the games will be priced at $49.99 for the PlayStation 4 version and $39.99 for the PS Vita version.

The company has released a reveal trailer for Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception as well as a story description below, though it is worth noting that while not necessary, some knowledge of the first unlocalized game will enhance the experience of these two entries.

Originally known as Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen in Japan, Mask of Deception is a grand tale meant to enchant the hearts and minds of players in search of incredible journey. The game begins atop a snowy mountain where the protagonist awakens in an unfamiliar wilderness, surrounded by deadly creatures, with nothing but a hospital gown and a splitting headache. However, he’s eventually rescued by a beautiful girl named Kuon, who sports both adorable animal ears and a beast-like tail.

Finding that the hapless man has no memory of anything, Kuon decides to take the amnesiac into her care, naming him Haku. As their journey takes them across the land, Haku will (reluctantly) encounter colorful characters (yes, that means more animal people), build deep relationships, battle ruthless enemies, and find himself inexorably dragged into the political machinations of the mighty nation of Yamato.

God Wars: Future Past Launches in the West in Late March

Travis Bruno
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God Wars: Future Past Launches in the West in Late March

We recently heard from Kadokawa Games that the Japanese release for God Wars: Future Past will be happening in April and while the Western release of such games usually take place after the Japanese release, it looks like this one will be a bit different.

This is because NIS America has announced that they are planning on releasing God Wars: Future Past digitally and physically on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on March 28th in North America and March 31st in Europe with the title supporting both English and Japanese voice tracks, making it a Japanese developed game that will be arriving in the West before Japan..

Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 Looks at Baiken and Answer

Travis Bruno
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Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 Looks at Baiken and Answer

Last week we learned that Arc System Works was planning on bringing Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 out this year and at the same time the company revealed that both Baiken and Answer will be added to the current roster. Now Famitsu has went online with a first look at Baiken, who was a hidden character in the original Guilty Gear, and the brand new fighter Answer.

Baiken is a strong-minded swordswoman who carries a hidden weapon where her right arm used to be. Swearing revenge on “That Man” who she believes is the culprit behind the loss of her family and friends during the crusades she battles. Baiken is described as a character that combines offense and defense and utilizes a new technique called “Azami” where she can stop an enemy’s blow and then retaliate with a well-timed counterattack.

Answer is described as a business ninja that is Chipp Zanuff’s aide. Thanks to his abnomal memorization he is unable to forget any events that he has experienced earning him the nickname “Human Database.” Using self-taught ninjitsu, he delivers high speed attacks that rely on strategic placement of his business cards, clone attacks and warps, as well as charge attacks utilizing his scroll.

Birthdays The Beginning’s Yasuhiro Wada Discusses Creating

Travis Bruno
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Birthdays The Beginning’s Yasuhiro Wada Discusses Creating

The first of three planned interviews with Yasuhiro Wada has been released by NIS America for his upcoming game, Birthdays The Beginning. In this first video the game’s creator talks about various elements of cube creation and how players will be able to use the game’s “Macro Mode” to see everything and control time and the game’s “Micro Mode” to enter the cube and look at the different plants and animals that begin to call it their home.

You can check out the video below and as for the game itself, Birthdays The Beginning is set to be released on the PlayStation 4 and PC in North America on May 9th and Europe May 12th.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Awakenings Focused on in Latest Screenshots

Travis Bruno
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Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Awakenings Focused on in Latest Screenshots

A new batch of screenshots for Berserk and the Band of the Hawk have been released by Koei Tecmo and this time around the company is focusing on showing off the various enemy types that players will encounter and the special “Awakening” abilities that certain characters can use to boost their abilities. Various creatures include demonic knights, evil spirits, golems, ogres, trolls, kelpies, and more and characters such as Guts, Zodd, and Griffith possess transformations that allow them to deal more damage.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is currently set to be released on the PC, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita in North America on February 21st and in Europe on February 24th.

Blue Reflection Combat Footage Released

Travis Bruno
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Blue Reflection Combat Footage Released

Recently we were introduced to the main protagonist of Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Who Dances in Illusions and now Koei Tecmo has released the first gameplay footage showing off how battles will work in the game. Found below, this footage features three of the magical girls in the game exploring a dungeon and battling against the enemies that appear there. The combat system is fairly standard as shown, though there is an “Ether” mechanic that can be used to reflect enemy attacks and charged by healing, protecting allies, or simply charging it up.

Currently Gust’s Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Who Dances in Illusions is set to be released on the PlayStation 4 in Japan on March 30th.

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