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Atelier Firis Gameplay Footage Focuses on Sub-Weapons and Chain Bursts

When Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey is released in the West fans will find that the game has a few new elements to offer in the way of combat. Your party members will now be capable of wielding sub-weapons with each character being able to use a main weapon and two sub-weapons that have their own skill effects and specialties, giving players more strategic options in battle.

The other change to combat comes in the form of the Chain Burst attack that utilizes the Linkage Gauge and can be triggered when full to launch a large number of moves at the opponent all at once. To show off these moves Koei Tecmo has released a number of screenshots and gameplay footage that you can check out below.

School-Live! English Dub Announced by Sentai Filmworks

Rather than making a generic announcement Sentai Filmworks decided to be a little different with their announcement of an English dub for their upcoming release of the School-Live! anime. Through a video posted on Twitter, shown below, the company revealed that auditions for the series were beginning today.

https://twitter.com/Sentaifilmworks/status/831956390860177408

Currently School-Live! does not have a set release date in the West though Sentai Filmworks is planning on releasing it in the future on both Blu-ray and DVD. School-Live! first debuted back during the summer 2015 series and is the adaptation of the Gakkou Gurashi manga series that has been released in the West under the name School-Live! over the past few years from Seven Seas Entertainment.

Blue Reflection’s Sanae Nishida Character Trailer Released

Koei Tecmo is continuing to introduce the various characters in Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Dancing in Illusion through a series of videos and this latest one happens to introduce a kind girl by the name of Sanae Nishida. Sanae previously attended the same middle school as Hinako and continues to worry about her during high school. She has a very kind heart and is a member of the Cooking Club, giving her some rather exceptional cooking skills.

You can check out the video below and keep an eye out for Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Dancing in Illusion when it is released on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Japan on March 30th.

Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Arrives in North America Later This Year

Aksys Games and Arc System Works have announced that Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 will be released in North America later this year and just like the Japanese release, there will be two ways to buy the title. THose who own either the PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 version of Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator will be able to purchase the game as a cheaper upgrade through the PlayStation Store but for those who don’t the PlayStation 4 version of Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 will be released as a standalone digital and physical release.

Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 comes with all of the content that was released for the original game and also sees the return of Baiken to the roster and the new character Answer being available to play.

Fire Emblem Echoes to Only Offer English Voicetrack

Those who were hoping that Nintendo might take a few cues from other developers releasing Japanese RPGs in the West will be disappointed to hear that Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia will only be released with the English voice track. This shouldn’t really come as much surprise to fans of the Fire Emblem series as this remake of the second game in the series just follows a long line of titles that Nintendo has only offered English voice options for.

Fans just have to hope when Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is released, that the localization team chose to keep things a bit closer to the original than what we saw in Fire Emblem Fates.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ‘Expansion Pass’ Revealed

Nintendo has announced that they are planning on releasing an “Expansion Pass” for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild when it is released in March and this pass will cost $19.99. Those who purchase it will be given access to two sets of DLC for the game that are planned to be released sometime this summer and during the holiday season.

The first piece of DLC will include a “Cave of Trials” challenge, a hard mode, and a new feature for the in-game map while the second piece will add in new challenges that will let players enjoy a new dungeon as well as a new and original story.

In something of an odd decision, this DLC will not be available for purchase separately meaning players must purchase the pass to obtain them, though those that do will immediately find three new chests appear in the game that contain special Nintendo Switch themed costumes and “useful items.”

Injustice 2’s Latest Trailer Reveals Cheetah, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman

Earlier this month we learned that Black Canary would be joining the roster in Injustice 2 and now thanks to a special female focused trailer from Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios we know that there will be three more females added to the roster. In the two minute video we see Cheetah, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy each show us a little bit of what they have to offer including a look at their special moves.

You can check out the video below and keep an eye out for the full game when it is released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide on May 16th.

SoftCel Pictures Rises from the Ashes, Announces First Adult License

Thirteen years ago the anime licensing company SoftCel Pictures fell to the wayside and though many of us may not remember them, they were one of the few companies that were bringing adult anime, better known as “hentai” to the West. Now Section23, who handles Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan, has announced that they will be handling the distribution for the returning company adult product based company.

To accompany the announcement of their revival SoftCel Pictures announced that their first uncensored release will be called The Patients of Dr. Maro, originally known as Maro no Kanja wa Ganteki, on Blu-ray with a reversible cover. While no release date was officially set, the current listing on Rightstuf states that the product will be released on June 13th for $19.98, the company did state that they are planning on releasing multiple titles in the future such as King of Breasts, Slave Princess, Sex Hypnotist Zero, and The Devil’s Virgins, though did not provide further details at the time.

Daymare: 1998 Kickstarter Launched, Brings Back 3 Capcom Legends

As we previously detailed, Invader Studios has launched their Kickstarter for Daymare: 1998 and while the company released a new trailer to help celebrate the launch of their crowdfunding campaign, they also had another big announcement to make. They have announced that the legendary Director of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Planner on the original 1996 Resident Evil, Kazuhiro Aoyama, has agreed to become the ‘Producer Associate’ of Daymare: 1998.

Aoyama-san, the enemy designer on Resident Evil: Code Veronica (X) and Creature Sketch Artist on Resident Evil 0 as well as Akari Kaida, the legendary music composer from the original 1996 Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege and Okami, is lined up to be the principal composer for the game.

The Kickstarter page states that the company is seeking €180,000 by March 17th with people who want a copy of the game being able to net one for €15, though at the moment a number of early bird options are available.

Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Tribute Video

After years of waiting Final Fantasy XV was finally released by Square Enix last year to many fans delight, so much in fact that many fans have taken to cosplaying as members of the cast. One such group of cosplayers have even created a little over two minute long video showcasing their outfits as the four main characters and even Ardyn.

Produced by White Whale Production and Muffin Geek Production, the video, that you can check out below, you’ll see Kizui cosplaying as Noctis, Fiore Manni cosplaying Prompto, Leon Chiro cosplaying as Gladiolus, and Alexander Drake cosplaying Ignis with the group acting out various parts of the game, including a brief segment featuring the infamous cup noodles.