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Earth Defense Force 4.1 and Earth Defense Force 2 Both Set for Release on December 8

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November 20, 2015

Earth Defense Force 4.1 and Earth Defense Force 2 Both Set for Release on December 8

Remember how XSEED Games was planning on releasing both of their previously announced Earth Defense Force games sometime this year? Well most thought that they would be spacing these titles out a little bit but the company is opting to double down on the bug invasion as they have just announced that Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space for the PlayStation Vita and Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair for the PlayStation 4 will be released on the same day and that day happens to be December 8th.

To go along with these release date announcements XSEED has released more information, a few new screenshots, and gameplay footage for both titles and you can find all of that below.

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
Considered by series fans as the “definitive” entry in the franchise, the release of the PlayStation®Vita system version of this classic title marks the first time that Earth Defense Force 2 will be available in North America. For its western debut, Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space will launch with massive improvements worthy of its pedigree, including English voiceovers to keep players focused on the game’s nonstop action, new content, and a choice of four-player co-op and versus modes served up either online or via local ad-hoc connection, with each method providing varying levels of difficulty for co-op as well as unique weapon selections.
In Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space, players take on the role of the Infantryman, a military soldier armed with conventional weaponry, the Pale Wing, a special ops soldier equipped with a jetpack and armed with energy weapons, and new to this version, the Air Raider, who fights indirectly through the strategic placement and dispatch of trip mines, sentry guns, airstrikes, and more. Whether alone or with up to three friends, players must fend off the spacefaring invaders through frenetic real-time combat in a variety of mission areas, many of them inspired by real-life locations.

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
The wild sci-fi action of the Earth Defense Force series comes to the PS4™ system for the first time as Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, a complete reimagining of Earth Defense Force 2025 (known in Japan as Earth Defense Force 4) complete with silky-smooth framerates, beefed-up graphics, and tons of new and rearranged content. After selecting from one of four unique playable classes and customizing a loadout from hundreds of weapons, players will lead NPC troops into city-wide battles against hordes of seemingly endless giant bugs, robots, and other colossal enemies.
In Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, players will take on extraterrestrial invaders as the versatile Ranger, the aerial Wing Diver, the vehicle-summoning Air Raider, or the armored Fencer. Call in airstrikes, commandeer tanks, operate giant robots and more to obliterate alien scum. Two players can enjoy local campaign co-op and head-to-head versus modes, while online co-op features 98 total missions (9 exclusive to online play) with support for up to four players to increase the odds against this gargantuan incursion.

Ray Gigant Western Release Announced by acttil

Travis Bruno

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November 20, 2015

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Ray Gigant Western Release Announced by acttil

Today it has been announced that acttil is going to be bringing over the Experience developed dungeon crawling RPG Ray Gigant as a digital download exclusive for the PlayStation Vita. Originally released by Bandai Namco in Japan, acttil is planning to release Ray Gigant sometime in Spring 2016 for North America and Europe.

Ray Gigant follows the story of three heroes who all share the common goal of saving the world, though each of the three as a different set of ideas as to how to do it. The story is going to be told through a number of arcs for each character as they converge seamlessly by the end of the game. Acttil will be bringing Ray Gigant to PlayStation Experience in San Francisco when it kicks off next month.

Some screenshots from the Japanese version of the game as well as additional story details from acttil can be found below.

This adventure is set in the near future…
Earth’s major cities have been ravaged by giant, terrifying creatures known as Gigants. Across the globe, military forces from every nation attempted to counter the attacks but, to their horror, failed miserably. In a twist of fate, it was reported that a boy named Ichiya Amakaze defeated a Gigant. The boy defeated the Gigants using a mysterious power called the Yorigami. This victory was short-lived, however. Ichiya lost control of his power and tragically destroyed the city he tried so hard to protect. After this fateful experience, he fell unconscious. Ichiya was then detained and sent to a safe location where his fate would soon unfold…
Gigants are mysterious, alien life-forms that have invaded Earth. Gigants of various shapes and sizes have been discovered, and they generally take upon forms of beasts from legend. However, unlike those mythical beasts, Gigants do not harbor a brilliant, celestial aura. Whatever aura they do possess is something much more vile…

Project X Zone 2 North American Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Travis Bruno

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November 20, 2015

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Project X Zone 2 North American Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

With Bandai Namco already planning to release Project X Zone 2 in the West the company has announced that those who pre-order the game will find themselves with a few little digital bonuses. Those who pre-order Project X Zone 2 will net themselves an exclusive Nintendo 3DS home theme featuring art from the game with all of the characters appearing on the screen as well as a Rare Item Pack that will provide the player with special equipment made up of the Sun Sword, Diamond Medal accessory, and Amethyst Medal accessory as well as a special challenge stage called “The Woman from 10 Years Ago.”

Currently Project X Zone 2 is set to be released in North America on February 2016 and a small preview of the theme can be seen in the image above.

Minecraft: Story Mode’s Third Episode Drops on November 24th

Travis Bruno

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November 20, 2015

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Minecraft: Story Mode’s Third Episode Drops on November 24th

Looks like those who are eager to see what will be happening next in Minecraft: Story Mode won’t have to worry about how long the wait will be for the third episode of the five episode series. You see, Telltale has announced that they are keeping up the fast episode turnaround by planning the release of Minecraft: Story Mode – The Last Place You Look on November 24th for the PC and PlayStation consoles while other platforms will be getting it later in the week.

To go along with this announcement Telltale has released a new trailer showing off what fans an expect in the third episode.

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir ‘Storybook Edition’ Announced for North America

Travis Bruno

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November 20, 2015

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Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir ‘Storybook Edition’ Announced for North America

Atlus USA has announced that they are working on a special PlayStation 4 “Storybook Edition” collector’s release for Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir in North America. This version is priced at $79.99 and will only be available for the PlayStation 4 version of the game which the company is aiming to release sometime in spring 2016.

The special edition comes with the game, a 64 page hardcover art book, a potion recipe t-shirt, an art print, and a collector’s metal slipcase all contained in a premium outer box. Atlus did state that all launch copies of the game, including the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and of course the PlayStation 4 version will launch with a softcover version of the art book at various retailers.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Mini-Games and Bikini Slips Highlighted in Latest Video

Travis Bruno

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November 20, 2015

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Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Mini-Games and Bikini Slips Highlighted in Latest Video

Koei Tecmo has released some new gameplay footage for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 and this time around they are showcasing the various mini-games that players will be able to partake in outside of the standard volleyball matches.

These mini-games include the return of tug-of-war and pool hopping and if you keep an eye out you’ll notice that the girls will now have various mishaps with their swimsuits. Currently Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has been slated for release in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on February 25th and an English subtitled version is set to be released in Asia on that same day.

Sentai Filmworks Reveals the ‘Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun’ Premium Box Set Contents

K. Roberts

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November 20, 2015

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Sentai Filmworks Reveals the ‘Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun’ Premium Box Set Contents

Sentai Filmwork s has announced that they will be releasing a premium edition box set of the Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun anime. Although Sentai Filmworks was originally only planning on producing a standard edition English-subtitled release of the series, fan demand led to the decision to produce this limited edition release for collectors. Pre-orders for it will open soon.

All of the following items will be housed in a heavy chipboard box, featured in the bottom left corner of the image above. The box set will include episodes 1-12 on both DVD and Blu-ray. On-disc extras will include promotional videos, commercials, the textless opening and ending animations and six 3-minute vignettes, titled:

“Is That Handsome Boy Just a Friend or Her Boyfriend?” Parts 1 and 2
“The Correlation Chart That Connects Everything”
“It’s Summer! It’s the Ocean! It’s Training Camp!”
“Me or the Sun…Which Do You Think Shines More?”
“The Happening Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga”

Physical bonuses will include a two-disc soundtrack containing more than 60 songs, die cut stickers of Nozaki, Chiyo, Mikorin, Hori and Wakamatsu, a large poster and a booklet featuring character profiles, staff discussions, character interviews and small segments such as Mikorin’s Art Modeling Journal, Life with Hori and Kashima and Seo vs. Wakamatsu.

New Just Cause 3 Trailer Feature’s NME’s Band of the Year 2015 Kasabian

Jamie Laike Tsui

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November 20, 2015

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New Just Cause 3 Trailer Feature’s NME’s Band of the Year 2015 Kasabian

Avalanche Studios has partnered up with Visual Works, the team behind many of Square Enix’s jaw dropping CG cutscenes, and Kasabian, winners of NME’s Band of the Year for 2015, for a brand new trailer for Just Cause 3. The trailer is an excellent show of the game’s zipline/parachute combo and the series’ reputation for over the top action.

Set to Kasabian’s 2009 song “Fire,” the video kicks off with Rico Rodriguez dodging gunfire from a helicopter in a very nice sport car, before going off a cliff and evening out the score with the help of a rocket launcher and his zip line. Lots of explosion and destruction follow, though things take a bit of a silly turn with Rico disabling a cruise missile by punching its controls while he surfs on top.

Just Cause 3 is set to launch on December 1st for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows.

Sentai Filmworks Acquires the ‘Utawarerumono’ OVAs

K. Roberts

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November 20, 2015

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Sentai Filmworks Acquires the ‘Utawarerumono’ OVAs

Sentai Filmwork s has announced their acquisition of the North American home video rights to the Utawarerumono OVAs. Many characters from the original series will appear in these OVAs as they have new adventures and get into mischief. The release date for these episodes will be revealed at a later date.

The OVAs were directed by Kenichiro Katsura and scripted by Takamitsu Kouno. Tatsuki Amazuyu provided the original character designs while the sound direction was handled by Takatoshi Hamano. AQUAPLUS and Chaos Project handled the animation production.

The original Utawarerumono anime adaptation aired in Japan in 2006. The three OVA episodes were released from 2009 to 2010, and a new television season began airing in Japan this October.

Mordheim: City of the Damned Leaves Steam Early Access

Jamie Laike Tsui

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November 20, 2015

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After a lengthy run on Steam Early Access, Mordheim: City of the Damned has finally launched. Rogue Factor is kicking off the launch with a brand new trailer for the game.

Based on the classic board game from Games Workshop, Mordheim: City of the Damned is set right after the Comet of Sigmar crashes into the city. Four Warbands are now locked in a violent struggle to capture the valuable Wyrdstone fragments that fell from the comet.

The game is a tactical RPG and features four campaigns, one for each Warband. Mordheim: City of the Damned is out now for Windows at the price of $39.99 USD. Buyers can snag a copy at Steam and other major digital retailers.