Today NIS America updated fans who were expecting htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary sometime in the Fall by revaling that the title is now going to be released on February 24th in North America and February 25th in Europe. The company went on to reveal that although the game will mostly be available digitally for $19.99, consumers can also purchase a limited number of physical copies of the game exclusively through NIS America’s online store.
There will be a normal physical edition that will be priced at $19.99 while a $29.99 version of the game will include a special art box, soundtrack CD, and an art book alongside the game.
If you happened to miss out on NIS America‘s Premium Edition release of Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl, also known as Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, early last year then you will be happy to hear that they are now planning on releasing a standard edition of the series on December 9th. This standard edition will include both the Blu-ray and DVD versions of Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl and come with a simple story guide leaflet and some standard digital extras.
It is also worth noting that it appears that the release will be contained in a standard Blu-ray package as opposed to the slimpak cases previously used for standard edition releases. Those interested in pre-ordering the release for $47.99 can do so here.
With the release of Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris about three weeks away, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have released another developer diary for the title, this time focusing on how players will need to solve different difficult puzzles to progress through the game.
The video features Executive Producer Scot Amos and Lead Level Designer Jeff Wajcs and you can check it out below. As for the game itself, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is set to be released on December 9th for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC with select retailers carrying the “Gold Edition” pictured above.
It looks like Idea Factory International is going to speed things up when it comes to localizing games. Today the company announced that Omega Quintet, an idol-RPG for the PlayStation 4, will be heading to North America and Europe in Spring 2015. We’ve written extensively about Omega Quintet in the past and it is great to see the title head overseas.
When Omega Quintet is released, it will be available at retail stores as well as through the PlayStation Network and the title will feature both an English and Japanese voice track. For those who haven’t been keeping up with the game, Omega Quintet takes place in a world where strange monsters can only be defeated by idols who are known as “Verse Maidens” and it is up to you, their manager Takt, to help raise the group to not only be a successful fighting force, but a happy one as you build relationships with each member of the group.
When the third season of The World God Only Knows began airing back in 2013 from Manglobe, many people thought it was strange that Sentai Filmworks, who owns the rights and had released the first two seasons in English already at that point, did not choose to follow through and pick up the The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc.
Well it looks like that has all changed because a little over a year later, Sentai Filmworks has revealed that they now own the rights to the third season and they are planning on giving The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc a home video release as well as a digital release sometime in the future.
It looks like a boss that fans of Koei Tecmo‘s Dead or Alive haven’t seen in fifteen years, or perhaps never, will be appearing once again in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. Details leaked from this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine have revealed that Raidou, the final boss from the very first Dead or Alive game back in 2006 will be returning as a cyborg in Last Round.
Raidou will make use of his new powerful mechanical body to unleash a slew of new attacks to make him even more of a force to be reckoned with. Currently Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is set to be released in the West on February 17th next year for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Continuing what has been quite a licensing spree for them, Sentai Filmworks has also announced that they have acquired the license to the 2013 anime series, Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist, only they will be simply calling it Devils and Realist once they give the series an eventual home release and digital release sometime in the future.
Originally animated by Dogakobo, Sentai Filmworks describes the story of Devils and Realist in a synopsis:
William Twining leads the perfect life of an aristocratic noble: he’s handsome, wealthy, intelligent, and takes great pride in his family’s lineage, all while dreaming of his future in high society. After his wealthy uncle goes bankrupt from bad investments, William worries about losing his good name. When he’s told his tuition has yet to be paid at the prestigious Stradford School, he quickly rushes to his estate – only to find that the debt collectors have taken everything and his uncle is missing.
Struggling to find a way to pay for school, William stumbles upon a mysterious room where he accidentally summons Dantalion, Grand Duke of the 36 Armies of Hell. Being a hard-line realist with a love for science, William does not believe in demons and takes Dantalion as a con artist. But the truth of the matter is: as a descendant of Solomon, and the “Elector,” William is the person that must select a substitute ruler to take Lucifer’s throne. His fate will forever change as he is now entwined and inseparable from the underworld which he must manage and nominate an infernal substitute king.
It’s around the 20th of the month which means more anime gaming news from popular Japanese magazine V-Jump. This month for Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Bandai Namco have revealed that Great Ape Vegeta will appear as a boss fight in the game both in Story Mode and Paralell Quest. Unfortunately, the scan is very unclear as to whether or not you can play as him but at the time of writing it looks like a no. A cool feature that hasn’t been done in any other game yet is the ability to target Vegeta’s weak spot in his tail, even allowing you to throw the Great Ape once he is weakened. Interestingly in a small picture on one of the scans, it appears that a Namek character has also transformed into a Giant Namekian, meaning they may access to that form as a transformation of sorts.
In another scan, Beerus and Whis from Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods were revealed as playable characters in addition to Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, who is the main character of a seperate Akira Toriyama work that did have a brief involvement with Dragon Ball in Dragon Ball Minus. Jaco seems to be linked in to Day 1 editions of the game which will also come with a rare Trunks Dragon Ball Heroes card in Japan. It seems the story mode will feature a Battle of Gods arc which hopefully means we will see the return of Super Saiyan God Goku as well.
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In addition to that we also got a rundown of all the games modes including Story Mode, Paralell Quests, Tenkaichi Budokai and Free Battle. The story will feature the Scroll of Time, which apparently allows you to visit any era in Dragon Ball history. It is revealed Trunks is summoned by The Supreme Kai of Time to fix the trouble in history caused by new characters Mira and Towa, who are after Kili energy for a still unknown purpose. In Parallel Quests, you or an online co-op team can fight in various scenarios that alter the events of the show. For example, The Ginyu Force appearing in a city on Earth or Raditz fighting alonside Goku as opposed to against him.
In Free Battle it appears any match up you can dream of can be created, Lastly in the Tenkaichi Budokai, an online World Martial Arts Tournament mode, epic final battles are promised if you manage to make it past the qualifying rounds. Stay with us as we continue to bring you all the latest Xenoverse news as it is revealed in the lead up to the games release on February 17th, 2015.
Recently Viz Media revealed that the second film in the Tiger & Bunny series, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, would be released next year on February 24th and today we have been given a glimpse of what the full package will contain.
The release will 94 minutes in length and fans of the series can either pick up a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for $29.99 or a standard DVD version for $19.99. The combo pack will feature a number of extra on-disc bonus features including a World Premiere Event, a special digest, as well as various original promotional material.
For those who haven’t been keeping up with Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, the movie involves Kotetsu Kaburagi, also known as Wild Tiger, being fired by Apollon Media’s new owner, forcing an end to his partnership with Barnaby. Barnaby is now moved back into the First League and paired up with a new hero with a massive ego called Golden Ryan. However when the heroes are sent to look into a series of strange events tied to the city’s Goddess Legend, they find three NEXTs planning on bringing destruction to the city of Stern Bild.
Over the past few days Sentai Filmworks has picked up a number of slightly older anime series that were passed over when they were airing. Today the company has announced that they have acquired the license for Gingitsune, an anime which aired during the Fall 2013 anime season and was animated by Diomedéa.
Although no set date has been revealed for the release, the company is planning on releasing Gingitsune on home video and through digital markets.
The story of Gingitsune is described by Sentai Filmworks as follows:
Although Makoto Saeki’s life is quiet, it’s anything but ordinary! As the 15th successor to the Saeki Shrine, Makoto is gifted with the ability to see spirits of all sorts. But there’s one spirit in particular who has been at Makoto’s side since childhood— Gintaro, the huge silver fox who’s occupied her family’s shrine for over 350 years!
With a love for oranges and a gruff demeanor, Gintaro serves as both messenger of the gods and guardian of the Saeki family shrine. When Gintaro’s not lazing about or napping, he’s reluctantly helping Makoto tell the fortunes of classmates and providing wisdom as necessary. But with other spirits in the area who need just as much, if not more, help than their human counterparts, Makoto and Gintaro always have their hands full helping out those in need!
