With Persona 4 Arena Ultimax set to be released in a few days, at least in North America, Atlus USA has announced the prices of some of the game’s DLC. Margaret, the only character who will only be available through paid DLC, will be priced at $4.99 when she is released on October 7th. As for Marie and Adachi, they will remain free for the first week after the game is released on September 30th before they too cost $4.99 a piece.
The company also announced that the complete Persona 4 Arena story mode will be priced at $9.99, while the glasses pack will cost $1.99 per character or $5.99 for the full set, additional colors will cost $1.99 each or $5.99 for the full set. To go along with this DLC pricing announcement, the company also released an unboxing video for the game that you can check out below.
Koei Tecmo has announced that Dead or Alive’s Ayane will be entering the world of Fatal Frame as a bonus mission. After the player finishes Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden, a mission where Ayane will be the playable character will be unlocked.
Ayane travels to the mountain in order to save a new character named Tsumugi Katashina who she must find using a mystical purple thread she previously gave to the girl. Ayane cannot directly face off against the ghosts in the game and instead must avoid any ghosts using stealth. If she is seen, she can temporarily stun the ghosts using a “Soul Stone Lamp” to make her way through dangerous areas.
Continuing with their trend of releasing English character trailers for Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Atlus USA has released a new pair of trailers for the game today, this time focusing on Persona 3’s Shinjiro Aragaki and Persona 4’s Yukiko Amagi.
Shinjiro Aragaki is described as a “front-line brawler” who wields the Persona Castor while Yukiko “excels in back-line support” where she benefits from ranged fan attacks and healing spells from her Persona Konohana Sakuya. Check out the trailers below and keep an eye out for Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth when it is released in North America on November 25th and in Europe on November 28th.
Earlier this month during Tokyo Game Show, Konami and Kojima Productions showed off some new gameplay footage and trailers for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. At the time these trailers were only available in Japanese but now Konami has released both Quiet and Diamond Dog’s introduction trailers in English.
In case you missed it, these two characters are just some of the buddy characters that players can obtain in the game and can be brought on missions to work alongside Snake. Currently Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is set to be released sometime in 2015 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
With the holiday season approaching, Capcom has chosen to release a number of comparison screenshots for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, which is set to be released sometime this Fall for $29.99. In these screenshots, all of which can be found below, the visuals between the original DS version of the games and the upcoming 3DS remasters are compared.
Unfortunately there has yet to be any actual gameplay footage showing these new sprites off, though hopefully the company will address some of the translation and localization issues that plagued early games in the trilogy.
After announcing the localization of Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Koei Tecmo had one more announcement to make for fans of their games. They have also announced that they will be releasing Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War & Nightmare, the remake of the 2007 game Bladstorm, in Europe and North America under the working name Bladestorm: Nightmare.
The title will be coming out for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3 sometime in early 2015 for both regions. This remake of the game will feature new environments including fantasy creatures to battle against and play as. The original game was a strategy oriented title that took place in Europe during the middle-ages and saw the player choosing to fight for either France or England during the Hundred Years’ War.
While the game is still suffering from delays in Japan, it seems that Koei Tecmo has decided to announce the Western localization of Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires. While fans of the company knew this announcement was on the way, this is still some good news.
Currently Koei Tecmo is planning on releasing Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires in North America and Europe in the first quarter of 2015 and they are planning on releasing it for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. At the moment, this title which follows the route of other “Empires” titles by allowing players to create their own fighter and customize various aspects of the game, is set to be released in Japan on November 20th.
The doujin JRPGThe Sacred Tears TRUE is making its western debut on Steam. The game is broken into 48 stand-alone chapters of 5-30 minutes and stars Seil and Seana. The two are respectable private investigators during the day, but they run missions for the Thieves Guild of Genoseed after work hours.
The Sacred Tears TRUE combines a card-based battle system with traditional JRPG gameplay and packages it with art by Takashi Konno (Shichinin no Bukiya) and music by Hiroyuki Ojima (Accel World, When They Cry anime) and Shimotsuki Haruka (Atelier Iris, Ace Attorney Orchestral Performance). Nyu Media and AlphaNuts’s The Sacred Tears TRUE runs on Windows only and is now on Steam for $9.99.
If you were a huge fan of Toki Tori 2 like we were, you were probably disappointed when you found out that Two Tribes were taking a bit of a break to reboot (seriously though, you need to play Toki Tori 2). Well, fret no more folks as its seems this developer is back and ready for more as RIVE has now been announced for the Wii U, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Steam. Two Tribes will be in charge of bringing the Wii U and Steam versions to reality, and partnering in development with the other two.
This 2D shooter/platformer is loud and exciting, packed with features that will catch the eye of those who love that modernized-retro vibe that has been hitting the market hard with several releases out there. Of course it wouldn’t be an announcement without a nice new trailer, and that little clip can be found below. Check it out, and stay tuned for more updates on RIVE.
Ahhh, another week has gone by already and it is time once again for Xbox Newsbeat. For those who haven’t heard the spiel before, Newsbeat is your one stop shop for all the coolest news out of Microsoft HQ from the past week. While this week’s newsbeat only has three headlines (no, nothing for Windows Phone)it has some killer video content for you all to check out. So seriously, why are we wasting time with introductions when there is a Newsbeat to get to!
New Live Action Trailers for Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2 Ascend All Limits
Games often release a seemingly endless number of previews, trailer, gameplay footage and developer diaries, but there is another rare and fabled type of video preview; the live action trailer. Sunset overdrive and Forza Horizon 2 have both released brand new live-action trailers that are sure to get your heart racing.
Check out the Sunset Overdrive Trailer:
And here is the Forza One:
A Closer Look at Ori and the Blind Forest’s Emotional Prologue
One of he more obscure games that people are talking about is Ori and the Blind Forest. With its interesting gameplay mechanics and visual style, the game has people all over the world paying attention. Well now you can check out the official prologue for the game. We wont spoil anything but I would hazard a guess and say that most of you will be pretty excited once you get through this:
Two Classics Back Up a New Gem in this Month’s Games with Gold.
In my opinion, the best part of an Xbox Gold membership is the fact that we get a selection of awesome free games every month! From classics on Xbox 360 through to new titles on the Xbox One, there is something for everyone. This month, gamers get access to the following three games:
Chariot (Xbox One): Available for the whole month of October
Darksiders II (Xbox 360): Available from October 16th – 31st
So there we have it, a nice visual Xbox Newsbeat for you all to enjoy this week. Did any of this week’s cool videos grab your attention? If so let us know in the comments below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Xbox news as it becomes available.
