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Momokyun Sword license acquired by Sentai Filmworks

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While Momokyun Sword has been streaming on Crunchyroll since the series began airing in Japan a few weeks ago, it had not been picked up for Western home release. Well today Sentai Filmworks has announced that they have acquired the license for Momokyun Sword and are planning on giving it a home release sometime in the future.

This fan-service heavy comedy adventure is being directed by Shinsuke Yanagi while the animation is being handled by Project No. 9 and Tri-Slash. As for the series itself, Sentai Filmworks describes the series as follows:

It was written in the stars the day Momoko came down the river, floating inside a giant peach found by an old childless couple. Although her fate might not yet be known to her, she was brought to this village to defend it. Now that she is all grown up, Momoko is prepared to fight. And while she might not be the sharpest sword in the sheath… what she lacks in smarts, she makes up for with her unwavering determination! Evil lurks in the distance as an army of ogres are planning to invade.

Along with her talking pet dog, monkey, and peasant – who just happen to also be gods – Momoko must protect and recover the Michimi Peach Fragments that are scattered all over Japan before its pieces fall into the wrong hands. Fragments of a holy peach of incredible powers, these powers could be harnessed and used for evil – – and exactly why the army of ogres are coming to invade. Luckily for our she-ro, Momoko has teamed up with a bevy of beauties that call themselves the Celestial Maiden Squad. Maron, Suika, Ringo, and Karin, too, have a bone to pick with the menacing monsters.

Together, the girls join forces as loli-warriors in order to stop the pillaging. Will they have what it takes? And will Momoko get the “on the job” training she needs, or fail in the process? Either way… prepare for a battle like no other as beautiful babes must battle in a Feudal Japan fantasy world in Momokyun Sword!

Tears to Tiara II announced for Western release

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While many anime fans may have heard of Tears to Tiara back when the original game was given an anime adaptation back in 2009, fans of the games have been hoping that we might see the titles overseas eventually. Well today that news came in the form of Atlus USA and NIS America announcing that they will be working together to bring Tears to Tiara II to North America and Europe respectively, with the North American release being priced at $39.99.

Under the new name Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord, the game will be released in North America on October 14th for the PlayStation 3 while the European release will happen on November 11th. For those unfamiliar with the title, Tears to Tiara II is a strategy RPG with a visual novel style story and Atlus has also confirmed that the entire Japanese voice track has been kept intact for the game’s Western release.

Sunset Overdrive’s latest trailer focuses on character creation and customization

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Today Microsoft and Insomniac Games have released a new video for Sunset Overdrive focusing on how players can create any type character they want and then customize it to look as cool, or as crazy, as they feel like. In the video we hear from many members of the development team as they discuss the various options players will have and how they thought of all of the crazy fashion choices available in the game.

The video also shows plenty of concept art as well as some new gameplay footage near the end. Sunset Overdrive is currently set to be released on October 28th as an Xbox One exclusive.

Hyrule Warriors’ latest gameplay trailer focuses on Ruto

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A couple of days ago we learned that Ruto, Darunia, and Sheik would be playable characters in Hyrule Warriors and today Koei Tecmo has released some gameplay footage showing how The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Princess Ruto will be dealing with her opponents in Hyrule Warriors.

In the video below you can see that almost all of her attacks involve water in one way or another, including shooting fish-shaped water arrows at enemies and creating giant orbs of water, making her look like one of the funnest characters to be revealed so far.

First Onechanbara Z2: Chaos screenshots released

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Last week we learned that D3 Publisher was planning on re-releasing Onechanbara Z for the PlayStation 4 under the name Onechanbara Z2: Chaos and now they have released a large batch of screenshots to show off how the title will look on the next-gen console.

In the images, which can be found below, we are shown Kagura, Saya, Aya, and Saki as well as a number of enemy characters. As for the game itself, it is going to feature a brand new Cross Merge combo system where players can perform combos with multiple characters and quick time kills that make use of the PS4’s touchpad controller.

Marie’s fighting style shown off in latest Persona 4 Arena Ultimax trailer

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As we heard last week, Marie from Persona 4 Golden will be joining the roster of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax as a post-launch DLC character and today Atlus took the opportunity to show off her fighting style with a new gameplay trailer.

As you can see in the video, Marie has numerous trick moves that involve using items from her bag and a number of close ranged striking attacks. Also revealed is her finishing movie which is a one hit KO that makes use of fog and lightning. No price has been announced for the character as of yet, but currently Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is set to be released in Japan on August 28th and sometime in the Fall for North America.

Dragon Age: Inquisition release date pushed to November

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If you were hoping to pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition in October then you will have to wait a little over a month longer than what you expected. EA has announced that the title has been moved from its previous release date of October 7th to November 18th in North America and November 21st in Europe.

This may be disappointing for some, but this is probably for the best not only because of the reason that the developer gave, which you can read below, but also the fact that October is absolutely packed with releases while November is, for once, a bit thin.

That has meant completing huge amounts of game content, fixing bugs both big and small, and improving the overall experience. This last bit of time is about polishing the experience we want you to see. Ensuring that our open spaces are as engaging as possible. Strengthening the emotional impact of the Hero’s choices. And ensuring the experience you get is the best it can be in the platform you choose to play on.

Great Edo Blacksmith revealed by Nippon Ichi Software

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The teaser website that Nippon Ichi Software created last week has been fully revealed and with it comes the announcement of a PS Vita title called Great Edo BlackSmith which is set to be released in Japan on November 27th. Great Edo Blacksmith will see players spending the last year of their life working as a blacksmith who is trying to earn money as well as earn the love of a girl.

Players will be able to mine dungeons for materials to forge swords and other items and players will be able to hire assistants to fight against enemies in these dungeons. Similar to Criminal Girls, which is being released in the West by NIS America, Great Edo Blacksmith will make use of the Vita’s touch screen for a touching aspect, but the exact details about this were not fully revealed.

Crime and Punishments Gameplay Debut Has Plenty of Holmes

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Focus Home Interactive’s Sherlock Holmes game is very much alive as we finally see a lengthy look at its gameplay via a 23-minute video which sees the famous detective begin the mysterious case of “Black Peter”. See it for yourself below.

The video shows off a small part of the first of six cases the game will have players solve and is thankfully devoid of spoilers with only one of multiple endings shown.

Developed by Frogwares studios and built with Unreal Engine 3, Crime and Punishments will have players take part in varied game mechanics (up to 14) from dressing up in disguise to throwing harpoons at dead pigs in a test of strength.

The game is due for release sometime at the end of September on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. Check out the E3 2014 trailer released earlier HERE.

Fantasy Life opening movie released

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Today Nintendo and Level-5 have revealed the opening video for Fantasy Life, the life simulation role-playing game which is set to be released in Australia and Europe on September 27th and in North America on October 24th.

For those who don’t know, Fantasy Life is set in the fantasy world of Reveria where players will be able to choose from twelve different life classes to choose from and then play the game at their own pace as the title offers a large open world to explore full of items to collect and craft and numerous characters to meet across the land.