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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Now Available Digitally; Physical PAL Release Next Week

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May 7, 2015

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the standalone prequel to last year’s Wolfenstein: The New Order, is now available in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand through the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Store, and Steam. Bethesda is still planning to release a physical version of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood in each of the PAL regions on May 14th for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is set in 1946 and the Nazis are about to win World War II but in an effort to try and turn the tide in the Allies’ favor, B.J. Blazkowicz ventures out on a two-part mission deep within Bavaria. The first part of the mission puts Blazkowicz against a maniacal prison warden as he tries to steal the coordinates to General Deathshead’s compound in Castle Wolfenstein while the second part follows his continuing search that leads him to a Nazi archaeologist digging up strange artifacts that have the potential to unleash a dark and ancient power.

Warhammer 40,000: Regicide Available Now on Steam

Brandon Postal

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May 7, 2015

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Hammerfall Publishing has announced that it’s upcoming title based on the popular Games Workshop strategy series is out now on Steam Early Access. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide‘s early access will give players a taste of the gameplay, and allow gamers to offer feedback to the independent developer.

Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is based on a game discussed in the lore of the Warhammer universe. It is a twist on chess, mixing board game mechanics with tactical abilities. Players will control different races and fight for various objectives, not just to kill the opponents king. Both online and offline game modes are available now, letting players test their mettle against AI and gamer alike.

While the title has not launched with all it’s planned features, this is more than enough to give Warhammer 40,000 fans a taste of what is to come. Hammerfall has planned a full single-player campaign, along with adding further Chapters of Space Marines and Ork clans. Players will also receive rewards for participating in the online community.

Steam Early Access buyers will also gain a free campaign called Angels of Blood, likely focusing on the popular Blood Angel chapter of Space Marines. Early Access players will also receive the White Scar Clan, the Bad Moon clan, the Ork Goffs, and Space Marine Blood Angels as community rewards.

Check out the trailer below; Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is available on Steam Early Access now for $14.99 (USD).

Final Naruto Manga Volume Release Planned; 3 Epilogue Novels Licensed

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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Final Naruto Manga Volume Release Planned; 3 Epilogue Novels Licensed

Viz Media has quite a bit of Naruto related news to share this week as not only will the manga’s author Masashi Kishimoto make his first international appearance at the 2015 New York Comic-Con which is being held from October 8th-11th, but they have also announced the licensing and release plans for a number of new Naruto titles, including the final volume of the Narutomanga.

The final volume of the Naruto manga, Volume 72, will be released digitally and at print in October and the company has announced that they will be releasing the third and final Naruto manga box set, containing volumes 49 through 72, in January for $185.99.

Along with this news Viz has also revealed that they have licensed three of the six planned epilogue novels following key characters after the end of the manga. Naruto: Kakashi’s Story will be released first sometime in November and the story synopsis can be found below:

A year has passed since the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Kakashi’s appointment to Hokage looms. But first he heads to the Land of Waves for a dangerous mission rescuing hostages from a top-secret airship. There he confronts a ninja whose heart is frozen by tragedy. Having lost both his friend’s eye and his greatest abilities, can Kakashi really protect anyone? What is the true meaning of the will of fire gained in the distant heavens? Kakashi finds these answers and more as he opens the door to a new ninja era.

They also revealed that Naruto: Shikamaru’s Story will be released in February 2016 and Naruto: Sakura’s Story will come out in May 2016. Along all of these novel licenses and final volume release plans, Viz announced that they plan on releasing an artbook containing nearly a hundred pages of full-color images in November for $19.99 called Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations.

Kotoura-san Anime Licensed by NIS America for August Release

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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Kotoura-san Anime Licensed by NIS America for August Release

NIS America made a rather interesting anime license announcement recently when they announced that they would be releasing The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura in North America on August 4th. Originally called simply Kotoura-san, the anime premiered back in January 2013 and features a young girl named Haruka Kotoura who has the ability to read minds. Kotoura believes that her ability is a curse since from a young age she has been isolated and abused by her parents but once she transfers to a new school and meets the perverted Yoshihisa Manabe things begin to change.

The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura will be given NIS America‘s premium edition treatment which means when the series is released on Blu-ray with English subtitles, the set will also include a premium chipboard art box, a 64 page hardcover art book, and various on-disc extras including clean Openings and Endings, Japanese Trailers, Haruka Exploring Kotoura Town, and Haruka’s Room Interviews.

The premium edition can currently be pre-ordered from NIS America’s online store for $51.99 and will also include a bonus item that will be revealed soon.

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Launch Bonuses Announced Alongside New Trailer

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Launch Bonuses Announced Alongside New Trailer

NIS America has announced that all launch copies of Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy will come with an official soundtrack as well as a collectible box to hold the soundtrack and the game case. The company also released a brand new trailer for the title introducing some of the basics of how players will need to build up their squad. This includes going into some detail about Blood Codes, a system that allows players to use genomes from history’s greatest heroes to affect their roles in battle.

You can check out the new trailer below while those looking to pick up Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy can do so when it is released in North America on June 9th and in Europe on June 5th.

Sailor Moon R Live-Stream Event Planned for May 8

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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Sailor Moon R Live-Stream Event Planned for May 8

On Friday, May 8th, beginning at 6:00pm PST Viz Media will be holding a special “Mini-Moonlight” event on the company’s YouTube channel. Here they will be holding a special live-stream event that fans can take part in as they watch the debuts of Sailor Moon R Episode 61 and for the first time ever in English, Sailor Moon R Episode 67, both of which will be available on Neon Alley/Hulu starting at that time.

During the live stream viewers can take part in Q&A with Viz’s Sailor Moon team as well as share their thoughts about the episodes using the hashtag #MoonlightParty and even answer various tidbits of Sailor Moon trivia with the chance to win various Sailor Moon prizes such as posters, art cards, and t-shirts.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation English Screenshots Released

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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With Idea Factory International set to release Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation in North America and Europe sometime this summer for the PS Vita and on PC through Steam sometime in the fall, fans have been waiting for the first English screenshots of the game and they have just recently been released for the PS Vita version.

You can check out the screenshots below where the focus is placed on Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation‘s dialogue sequences including a few jokes, a memorable meme, and of course the appearances of Neptune, Blanc, Vert, as well as Plutia and Peashy.

High School DxD BorN Broadcast Dub Cast Announced

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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High School DxD BorN Broadcast Dub Cast Announced

Over the weekend FUNimation announced the English dub cast for the broadcast dub of High School DxD BorN and with this announcement also comes a couple of changes to the staff.

Before we get into these changes, the announced voice cast and their characters can be found below:

CHARACTER          ACTOR
Issei                          Josh Grelle
Rias                          Jamie Marchi
Akeno                        Kelly Angel
Kiba                          Sean O’Connor
Koneko                      Jād Saxton
Asia                          Chloe Daniels
Yuma Amano           Felecia Angelle (one time flashback)
Matsuda                   Tyson Rinehart
Motohama                Ruben Tadeo Garcia

If you’ve been following the English dub of the series, you’ll notice that Josh Grelle and Kelly Angel have replaced Scott Freeman and Teri Rogers as Issei and Akeno for the third season. In the press release announcing the cast, FUNimation’s director of production at FUNimation Justin Cook had the following to say about these changes:

‘We have always tried incredibly hard to retain the original voice cast for our dubbed releases. However, there are instances where ‘life just gets in the way’, and this is one of those unfortunate situations. With that being said, we are proud to bring the talents of both Josh and Kelly into the cast, and though they have big shoes or bras, as the case may be, to fill, I believe our work this season will be the best ever, despite the changes and challenges.”

The Legend of Legacy Might be Localized by Atlus USA

Travis Bruno

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May 7, 2015

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The Legend of Legacy Might be Localized by Atlus USA

It looks like Atlus USA‘s PR Manager had a slip of the tongue recently as the latest Shin Megami Tensei Social Link podcast features John Hardin as a guest and about forty seven minutes into the podcast he lets loose a bit of information concerning FuRyu‘s The Legend of Legacy.

While answering questions from fans about third party Japanese games, Hardin lets slip that Atlus has already announced the localization of The Legend of Legacy which, as we know, hasn’t happened yet. He even went on to mention that they are also looking at another niche 3DS game that hasn’t even been released in Japan yet and will be bringing it out later this year.

Cyberpunk Adventure Epanalepsis Announced for May 21 Launch on PC

Jamie Laike Tsui

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May 7, 2015

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Cameron Kunzelman’s point and click cyberpunk adventure spans 60 years, starting in the 1990s and ending in the 2030s. Epanalepsis stars three people whose lives are intertwined by the city they live in. Players will follow the growth, death, and rebirth of the city through the people they meet in this narrative driven point and click adventure. Epanalepsis is inspired writings of Philip K. Dick and Joanna Russ and games like The Shivah.

Epanalepsis was originally Kickstarted back in July of 2014 and will finally launch on Steam on May 21, 2015 and published by Mastertronic. No word on the game’s pricing just yet, but the game runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows.