Taichi Panda: Heroes Gets A Brand New Hero, New Mounts, and more in Underwater Uprising Update

Los Angeles – Nov 18^th, 2016 – Mobile Action RPG Taichi Panda Heroes from developer Snail Games, receives its first major update today – the Underwater Uprising Update. The new update introduces a brand new hero, four new mounts, new mount estate system, a new  PvP battlefield, as well as other additions and optimizations.

Enter Fascinating Underwater Adventure

The Underwater Uprising Update includes a number of new game features, as well as bug fixes and optimizations to core game mechanics, including:

• New Timed Hero — Esadora, the Ice Mage!
• New Mounts — Sapphirus, Polar Steed, Hermitus and Mecha Fowlie
• New Mount Estate System
• New Limited Time Thanksgiving Titles and UI
• New Seabed Trove Battlefield to Blood War
• New Wild Arena and Daily Quests
• New Chapter and Plot Quest
• New Attack Attributes — Siphon Resist, Deflect Resist
• New Equipment Enchantment Points Shop
• New Battlefield Queuing Algorithm Adjustment — Shortens Queuing Time
• Battle Team, Hero, Mount and Hero Skill Levels Increased to Level 95
• Equipment Fortification Level Increased to Level 190
• Sixth Stage of Talent System Unlocked
• Optimizations and Bug Fixes to Existing Gameplay Systems

To learn more about Taichi Panda: Heroes – Underwater Uprising Update and its new features, please visit our official web page: http://panda2.snail.com/en/

Along with the announcement, Snail has also released a new official trailer showcasing some of the exciting features fans can expect in the new update:

https://youtu.be/2HyEZyjgZ9A

The update is now available in AppStore, GooglePlay, and Amazon. Players can download the pack and install it directly to upgrade their existing Taichi Panda: Heroes application.

About Taichi Panda: Heroes

Journey back to a time long forgotten in a kingdom of magical mayhem and powerful panda warriors with Taichi Panda: Heroes. The follow-up to critically acclaimed title Taichi Panda, Taichi Panda: Heroes lets players take control of teams of classic Heroes in an all new “multi-character” RPG adventure. Grow your team, battle through dungeons, and team up with friends in an expansive online open world experience. Stake your claim in a land ruled by chaos in an exciting new mobile MMO of panda proportions!

About Snail Games

Founded in 2000, Snail Games has been a pioneer in new online gaming experiences for over 16 years. With dozens of titles in over 60 countries, including flagship martial arts MMO Age of Wushu, and hit mobile dungeon crawler Taichi Panda, Snail Games continues to push the frontier of gaming through game development, publishing and hardware.

HUNT DOWN FEARSOME SUPER TURKEYS IN ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED’S TURKEY TRIAL 2 EVENT ON XBOX ONE

Grab ARK During the Xbox One Black Friday Sale, Then Summon the Fearsome Dodorex and Craft a One-of-a-kind Chieftain Headdress

Seattle, WA – November 18, 2016 – Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and the holiday revelry is starting early, thanks to the unstoppable team at Studio Wildcard and its Turkey Trial 2 event in ARK: Survival Evolved! ARK’s Xbox One landscapes are now filled with ferocious, blood-thirsty, genetically modified Super Turkeys. Players who harvest enough wishbones from these brutal birds of prey can use them to craft a special “Chieftain Headdress”, use their turkey-tastic gains to summon the fearsome DodoRex to do their bidding, or even unlock a new Turkey-themed character “Emote” to strut their stuff!

This Thanksgiving event will take place on all official ARK maps including Scorched Earth, The Center, and The Island, for a limited time period of approximately 1 week.

With the launch of the Xbox One Black Friday Sale, now is the perfect time to grab ARK: Survival Evolved on discount! From November 18 through November 28, 2016, Xbox Gold members can purchase the base game at 50% off and Scorched Earth DLC for 25% off. Starting November 22nd ARK will be on sale to Silver members for 40% off the main game and 15% off Scorched Earth.

Purchase ARK: Survival Evolved for Xbox One HERE:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/ark-survival-evolved-game-preview/bnblc4zgfnkb

The ARK Turkey Trial 2 Event will also be launching next week for all Steam players. Watch for more details!

ARK: Survival Evolved is in development for Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program, PlayStation®4 with VR support, and Steam PC. The game is currently playable in Microsoft’s Game Preview on Xbox One and Steam’s Early Access program, which includes Oculus Rift VR support and an integration of Steam community features such as Steam Economy and Steam Workshop for custom maps and mods. Players can host private/LAN servers and have access to a custom-built version of the Unreal Engine 4 Editor for creating mods. The world of ARK is designed to be modder-friendly and ever-expanding!

To join our growing band of ARK survivors, journey to Steam or Microsoft’s Game Preview on Xbox One to download the game. For the latest updates follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit the Website at playark.com and watch us tame and train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.

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ABOUT STUDIO WILDCARD

Studio Wildcard was co-founded in 2014 by industry veteran Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, former Technical Art Director at Microsoft Game Studios, with the mission of bringing AAA quality to ambitious indie productions that are designed for core gamers. With combined 25 years of industry experience across multiple independent and studio-backed titles, Jeremy and Jesse have teamed up with other veteran developers for Seattle, WA-based and Gainesville, FL-based development studios that also include distributed team members across multiple continents. Wherever talented, driven developers may reside, Studio Wildcard intends to seek out and work with them!

ABOUT INSTINCT GAMES

Instinct Games is Egypt’s leading game development studio. Started in 2011 by former Timeline Interactive co-founders, the Instinct Games team develops and produces video games on all major platforms utilizing its competent technical team. Its mission is to collaborate with world class partners to foster Egypt’s video game development ecosystem and set a precedent of high quality, low cost, entertaining indie games with worldwide appeal.

THE ZED HORDE DESCENDS UPON GAMERS WORLD-WIDE AS KILLING FLOOR 2 LAUNCHES FOR PC, PLAYSTATION®4 PRO AND PLAYSTATION®4

Tripwire Interactive Releases Highly Anticipated Sequel to the Multi-Million Selling Smash Hit Killing Floor

ROSWELL, GA – November 18, 2016 – Tripwire Interactive, in collaboration with Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive, is pleased to announce that their eagerly awaited co-op sci-fi horror FPS game, KILLING FLOOR 2, is available now globally on PC, and for the first time the franchise will be available for console gamers with versions for the newly launched PlayStation®4 Pro computer entertainment system and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system platforms.

The sequel to the 3+ million unit selling PC game, Killing Floor, makes its console debut with this release, bringing with it, its trademark frenetic gunplay and larger than life gory visuals, completely amplified with fluid controls, sharper textures and overall increased fidelity. Today’s release marks the closure of KILLING FLOOR 2’s extremely successful time in the Steam Early Access phase, selling over 1+ million units and continuing to grow its loyal community. Those who have previously purchased the Early Access version will be able to update their game to reflect the full launch content, including the brand new Survivalist perk, available today.

“We’ve poured our heart and soul into perfecting KILLING FLOOR 2, seeing all of the community feedback from the Early Access phase was invaluable, and to see the game’s full release today is truly overwhelming,” said John Gibson, President of Tripwire Interactive. “We wanted to give existing fans the visceral action that this longstanding franchise is known for, as well as offer new fans a chance to experience the brutal joy that millions of gamers already know and love. Launching KILLING FLOOR 2 for the PC, and for the first time ever on consoles via the PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 4 symbolizes the next step for us at Tripwire Interactive and we could not be more ecstatic.”

The digital PC base version of KILLING FLOOR 2 is available to purchase for $29.99 (US), ₤19.99 (UK) and €26.99 (EU) via Steam® and other digital outlets as well as the PC Digital Deluxe version for $39.99 (US) /£29.99 (UK) /€39.99 (EU). In collaboration with Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive, the deluxe content of KILLING FLOOR 2 is included in the PC, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®4 Pro retail and digital versions for $39.99 (US) /£29.99 (UK) /€39.99 (EU).

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe where the outbreak caused by Horzine Biotech’s failed experiment has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum, essentially paralyzing the European Union— Just one month after the events in the original KILLING FLOOR, the specimen clones are everywhere and civilization is in disarray; communications have failed, governments have collapsed, and military forces have been systematically eradicated. The people of Europe know survival and self-preservation too well and lucky survivors have gone into hiding.

Not all have given up hope though… A group of civilians and mercenaries have banded together to combat the outbreak and established privately funded operation bases across Europe. Upon tracking specimen clone outbreaks, players will descend into zed-laden hot zones and exterminate them.

KEY FEATURES:

• Visceral Gore – KILLING FLOOR 2 ramps up the gore with a proprietary, high powered persistent blood system bringing new levels of fidelity to the genre. Players will send entrails, severed limbs, and blood flying as they wade through hordes of enemies. But they need to watch out! If caught, enemies will rip them, and their entire party limb from limb
• 6 player co-op or solo play— A multitude of varied playable characters await for players to choose from as they enter the fray in online co-op mode or solo mode for those willing to brave the horrific specimens alone
• Versus Survival Game Mode – Be the Zed!  A 12 player PvP mode where two teams take turns playing Humans vs. Zeds in a pair of short matches. In the first match, one team plays Humans and the other Zeds until the humans all die during a single round or they beat the boss. For the second match the teams switch sides and when the battle is completed both teams receive a score based on their performance and the higher score wins!
• Terrifying Zeds – New enemies and fan favorites from the original game are back with expanded and smarter artificial intelligence, dishing out powerful attacks, working as a group to weaken the player’s party and pushing the challenge level and fear factor to new levels
• Unique Blend Of Weaponry – From modern militaristic assault rifles, brutal improvised makeshift weapons, classic historical guns, and off the wall “Mad Scientist” weapons, KILLING FLOOR 2 has a unique blend of killing tools that will satisfy any gamer
• Expanded Perk System – Perks from the original game have been reimagined with more added to the fold. All perks now progress with meaningful talent choices that amplify different play styles, giving players a progression path that is expansive and full of rewarding milestones
• Brutal Melee Combat – KILLING FLOOR 2 reinvents melee combat completely. Players now have control over the type of melee attacks they can perform, enabling them to deliver bone-breaking crippling attacks to Zeds
• Optimized for PS4 Pro – 1800p checkboard rendering on 4K TV (3200×1800) optimized for 4K TVs, effectively supersampling and increased fps on HDTV, using additional memory to increased texture resolution to “Ultra Textures”

KILLING FLOOR 2 is developed by Tripwire Interactive and is published by Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive for the PlayStation®4 Pro, PlayStation®4, and PC. This title has been rated M by the ESRB, PEGI 18, USK 18.

Stay up-to-date with the latest KILLING FLOOR 2 news and information at www.killingfloor2.com. You can also keep track of Tripwire Interactive at any of these online channels: www.tripwireinteractive.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tripwireinteractive, Twitter at https://twitter.com/TripwireInt , Instagram at http://instagram.com/tripwireinteractive and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tripwireinteractive.

About Tripwire

Gamers want games that grab their attention and will keep them coming back for more. Tripwire has been producing those types of games since the first Red Orchestra mod that won the “Make Something Unreal” competition in 2004. Since then Tripwire has won numerous Multiplayer and FPS Game of the Year awards from top editorial sites and millions have played a Red Orchestra or Killing Floor game, with an average play time of over 40 hours, per player, per game! Tripwire has published select 3rd party titles (The Ball, Zeno Clash, Dwarfs?!), supported each title with free extra content and taken their brand of winning gaming to console, to continuously expand that base. Tripwire will continue to offer new and exciting gaming experiences both to their millions of fans and to new gamers alike – the next being Killing Floor 2 for PC and PS4 in 2016, Rising Storm 2:Vietnam for PC and Killing Floor: Incursion for Oculus Touch in 2017. To find out why millions of gamers spend so much time playing Tripwire games and getting involved with Tripwire’s special events for existing games, visit the website at www.tripwireinteractive.com for all the latest news direct from the studio.

About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.

Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including its own brands like the open world extravaganza Saints Row, the zombie action franchise Dead Island, and the grim post-apocalyptic future of the Metro series. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 20 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the United States.

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About Iceberg Interactive

Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of developers. Garnering attention with acclaimed releases over recent years, including Endless Space, Endless Legend, StarDrive 2 and Starpoint Gemini 2, the company has an exceptional 2016 line-up, including Oriental Empires, Killing Floor 2, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, Dawn of Andromeda, Lord of Rigel and Stars in Shadow – with further promising games in the pipeline.

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Award-winning Platformer/Racer From Indie Developer 13AM Games Sprints Onto PC

Toronto – November 18, 2016 – It’s time for PC gamers to enter the multi-color, no-holds-barred brawling action of award-winning party game Runbow, from independent video game developer 13AM Games. The game makes its Steam (PC) debut today and brings its color racing chaos to players worldwide for $14.99 USD, Runbow features an eye-catching color mechanic that has racers brawl amongst each other while objects and platforms appear or disappear based on the continually changing background color. Along with three online and local multiplayer modes, Runbow features tons of content in its two single-player modes, as well as the Satura’s Adventure DLC campaign that will test the skills and minds of any seasoned platformer.

After launching on Wii U, Runbow quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Metacritic’s highest-rated Wii U games, and garnered overwhelming praise from both media and players. In addition to frantic, humorous gameplay of its own, Runbow features 19 guest characters from some of the biggest indie titles, including Guacamelee!, Shovel Knight, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, and more.

“With the holidays around the corner many will be spending time playing video games and Runbow is the perfect title to play with friends and family,” said Dave Proctor, Co-Founder of 13AM Games. “Additionally, for those that want some relaxing time on their own, Runbow features a bevy of challenging single-player levels or gamers can play online against anyone from around the world.”

Players can sprint against each other in classic “Run” mode, battle to the death in “Arena,” or try a colorful take on the multiplayer classic “King of the Hill.” In addition to these, the game features more than 140 levels in “Adventure,” and “Bowhemoth,” a single, massive platforming challenge that will test even the best platform gamers.

For more information regarding Runbow please visit the game’s website, or 13AM Games’ Facebook and Twitter pages.

About 13AM Games

13AM Games is an independent video games studio based in Toronto and earned success with its debut game, Runbow. All nine members came from different backgrounds with a common goal: design games that are as much fun to play as they are to make. They met in the Game Design program at George Brown College and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tune In and Turn Up with NBA® 2K17’s Park After Dark Music Series

Future, Snoop Dogg, DJ Premier and More to Headline Innovative In-Game Performances

New York, NY – November 18, 2016 – 2K today announced that NBA® 2K17, the latest iteration of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation series*, will kick off an in-game music series dubbed Park After Dark tipping off on November 27^th in the UK. Park After Dark will transform NBA 2K17’s MyPARK mode into a high-energy music destination with a special performances from music icons, including Future, Snoop Dogg AKA “DJ SNOOPADELIC”, DJ Premier and more to be announced. These one-of-a-kind performances are open to anyone with NBA 2K17 on PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC.

“As the world’s greatest NBA 2K17 player, it’s only right that I get to Snoopify the Park After Dark,” said Hip-Hop legend Snoop Dogg, who DJ’S under the name “DJ SNOOPADELIC”, and was recently scanned into NBA 2K17 for the appearance. “I’m going to set off the park with a SNOOPADELIC set that’s going to have house parties around the globe JUMPING OFF.”

Park After Dark will feature an eclectic nighttime setting reminiscent of today’s biggest music festivals, complete with a center stage for the performance featuring a superstar avatar, glowing décor and MyPLAYER apparel, and light shows to make this the most litNBA 2K experience ever. Players who attend can compete in traditional MyPARK games while they soak in the ambiance or opt for exclusive Park After Dark 3Pt Shoot-Out and Dunk Show-off challenges.

“Music is such a big part of the NBA 2K franchise and greater basketball culture, so taking such an innovative approach demonstrates our commitment to evolving the game into a destination for more than just hoops,” said Alfie Brody, VP of Marketing for NBA 2K. “Park After Dark is something we hope further connects our community and elevates their NBA 2K17 experience.”

View or embed the Party After Dark trailer here: https://youtu.be/0g7yXjBfGpY

The NBA 2K17 Standard Edition is now available in both digital and physical formats for on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation^®4 and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment systems, and Windows PC platforms.  The NBA 2K17 Kobe Bryant Legend Edition is also available in digital and physical formats for on Xbox One and PlayStation^®4 system.

Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K17 is rated PEGI 3.

Follow @NBA2K on social media and look for the hashtag #ThisIsNotAGame for the latestNBA 2K17 news.

*According to 2008 – 2016 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through October 2016.

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Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

About 2K

Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, and Cat Daddy Games. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™, Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, Evolve™, Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the highest rated* annual sports title of this console generation.

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More than 10 Million Units Shipped as Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Break the Nintendo 3DS Global Record!

SWAP SKETCHES WITH FRIENDS IN FREE DOWNLOAD SWAPDOODLE, OUT NOW ON NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS

Free-to-start drawing application allows you to send doodles and fun messages to friends, as well as learn how to sketch familiar Nintendo characters such as Mario, Zelda and the Splatoon Inklings

18^th November, 2016 – Enjoy a fun way to communicate with your friends via Nintendo 3DS family systems with the launch of Swapdoodle, available now as a free download on Nintendo eShop. By drawing messages with the Touch Screen, players can send their quirky doodles to friends while on the go, and even learn how to sketch familiar Nintendo characters with optional paid Lessons, allowing players to send their friends on quests with The Legend of Zelda, or inking an anecdote courtesy of Splatoon.

In this free-to-start application, players can use the Touch Screen to draw messages to members of their Nintendo 3DS Friends List, and then send these Notes via SpotPass, allowing them to communicate with faraway familiar faces through fun doodles. Players can also send out messages that play out over several panels, and use secret panels in order to heighten the drama as their friend slowly waits to uncover what quirky communication they’ve been sent today.

Artists-in-training can also purchase optional Lessons based on select Nintendo characters and series, allowing doodlers to test their skills before unleashing their hand-drawn creations on their friends. Lessons can be bought through the 12 Lesson Packs based on Nintendo series such as Animal Crossing, Super Mario, and Mario Kart, as well as fun doodles by Nikki, who makes her return to help guide players through Swapdoodle.

These Lessons can also be purchased as part of Premium Packs, which will also reward players with more ink to use in messages, multiple Lessons, and more colours to add even more personality to their doodles. The Nintendo Premium Pack and Sparkling Premium Pack are available now to purchase, while newcomers can also choose to download the Free Starter Pack, which will provide budding artists with four Lessons, more notes, and a new colour to get started with. Players can also trial some of the Lessons available in both the Lesson Packs and the Premium Packs with one free practice per Pack. While players cannot save or send the finished results to their friends until they’ve purchased, they can still practise an entire Lesson, allowing them to try before they buy.

Players can also add game software icons* to messages, based on their Activity Log, allowing them to find a more creative way to tell friends what they’ve been playing, or even recommend them a title they can try out next.

Swap sketches with friends in free download Swapdoodle, available now on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS family systems.

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Nintendo Australia Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ
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Nintendo AU on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nintendoau

Persona 5 Receives Dual Audio in the West!

Persona 5’s Phantom Thieves Have Committed A Major Heist – They Stole P5’s Japanese Voice Data And Delivered It To Atlus USA!

Sydney, November 18 – The Phantom Thieves – there’s no stopping them! They pulled a daring heist just to prove how powerful they are and that no obstacle is insurmountable.  They have done the impossible and stolen the P5 Japanese VO data and delivered it to Atlus USA for inclusion in the western release of the game as free DLC at launch! It means Persona 5 will have dual Audio, Japanese and English, in the West.

As this is the case, the launch will be nudged back just a bit – Persona 5 will now release on April 4, 2017 in the USA, Europe, ANZ and all PAL regions simultaneously. The wait has been agonizing, but the Japanese release of Persona 5 smashed all expectations, and as a company, Atlus USA decided that they owed all fans the very best effort to make Persona 5 their gold standard for the English localization. Practically, this means redoubling QA and localization efforts, even returning to the studio to record previously unvoiced lines. They do not want to rush this game and in this instance, it meant they needed to move the release back for the last time.

As announced on Atlus’ Persona 5 stream, the Ryuji Theme & Avatar Set will be available as a free download on PlayStation®4 for 24 hours on November 24^th.

Furthermore, there are three new trailers available:

Yusuke Kitagawa

Don’t stop there, we also have two new members of the Phantom Thieves to reveal. First off, we’ve got the elegant Yusuke Kitagawa. He can most aptly be described as an artistic savant, and his love for aesthetics and talent for art is second to none. Unlike the rest of the Phantom Thieves, this Bohemian beatnik attends Kosei High School and joins the motley crew after a very fateful event involving his art mentor/idol Madarame. Although Yusuke can be eccentric, codename Fox harnesses his love of true beauty to help the Phantom Thieves. I mean, it wouldn’t be a group of social misfits without at least one starving artist right?

YouTube https://youtu.be/yQlxqrlGokQ

Makoto Niijima

Next up, we have Shujin Academy’s resident overachiever Makoto Niijima. So how did a straight-laced honor student and the student council president get involved with the mischievous Phantom Thieves? Let’s just say that it’s her duty to figure out the identities and motives of the group (she is student council president after all). Even though codename Queen appears to be the antithesis of a rebelling high schooler, she has a strong sense of morality and will do what she can for a righteous cause. Besides, it’s a probably a VERY good thing for the group to have an intelligent strategist formulate their heists. Just imagine if Ryuji had to plan them…

YouTube https://youtu.be/1LvxfhMtvS8
Lending her amazing talents to the role of Makoto is Cherami Leigh, who took the time to speak with Atlus US about what it was like working on the project and being the rock of the Phantom Thieves!

Interview https://youtu.be/Ww6fnoUUMW0
Persona 5 is a game about the internal and external conflicts of a group of troubled youth who live dual lives. They have the typically ordinary day-to-day of a Tokyo high-schooler – attending class, after school activities and part-time jobs. But they also undertake fantastical adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people. Their power comes from the Persona, the Jungian concept of the “self;” the game’s heroes realize that society forces people to wear masks to protect their inner vulnerabilities, and by literally ripping off their protective mask and confronting their inner selves do the heroes awaken their inner power, and use it to strive to help those in need. Ultimately, the group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match their perception and see through the masks modern-day society wears.

Persona 5 will release on April. 4 in the Americas, Europe and ANZ for PlayStation 4. Pre-orders are now available at participating retailers. For more information, please visit http://www.deepsilver.com/en/games/persona-5/

FEATURES RECAP

• Persona 5 is the first numbered title of the award-winning franchise on home consoles since the PS2 generation.
• Fast-paced Japanese role-playing game mechanics, exciting action sequences, deep and engaging story.
• Vibrantly stylized characters, enemies, and environments, elegant anime-style cut-scenes.
• Soundtrack featuring the fresh sounds of acid jazz composed by the legendary composer Shoji Meguro.
• A standalone story experience that welcomes newcomers and veteran Persona players alike.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Title: Persona 5
Release Date: April 4^th 2017
Platform: PlayStation® 4
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Deep Silver (PAL)
Genre: Japanese Role Playing Game (JRPG)
Players: One
Target Rating: COB CTC
Price: SteelBook Launch Edition: $99.95
Languages: English & Japanese Voice, English Text

STEELBOOK EDITION DETAILS

PS4 SteelBook Launch Edition – PlayStation 4 only $99.95

Available only to PS4 pre-orders and a limited number of day-one purchases while supplies last

• SteelBook Edition: The PS4 version will come specially packaged in a metal game case, emblazoned with Persona 5 designs

About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.:

Atlus U.S.A., Inc. has become known across the industry as a mark of high-quality, deeply immersive, uniquely Japanese video game experiences.  With award-winning titles that reach across a variety of genres and platforms, including the Shin Megami Tensei® and Persona® series of role-playing games, the ground-breaking action-adventure/puzzle game Catherine™, and the much-celebrated RPG Demon’s Souls™, Atlus is committed to offering the highest standard in interactive entertainment experiences. www.atlus.com