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Natural Doctrine release date and limited edition announced

natural-doctrine-ps4-box-artNIS America has announced that they have nailed down a release date for Natural Doctrine in the West. This title, which is set to be released as a digital download and at retail for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, will be available for purchase on September 16th in North America and September 19th in Europe.

Natural Doctrine is the first internally developed game from Kadokawa Game Studio and is a challenging strategy title that features cross-play and cross-save. In Natural Doctrine players will encounter a new threat to the kingdom when they go searching for a special material named Pluton within the depths of a mine and now they must warn the kingdom before it is too late.

The game is now available for pre-order from NIS America’s online store and a limited edition version of each platform is also available at a higher price. These limited editions come with a copy of the game, a softcover art book, a tear resistant poster, and a gray explorer’s bag with the game’s title sewn onto it.

Hyrule Warriors screenshots show off Agitha, Lana, and Midna

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As we learned earlier this week, Hyrule Warriors will feature Agitha from Twilight Princess as well as a new original character named Lana and today Nintendo has released some new screenshots for the game that show Agitha, Lana who battles using magical blocks and other magic attacks, as well as the previously revealed Midna, in combat.

These newly released screenshots can be found below. Currently Hyrule Warriors is set to be released in Japan on August 14th, while the game is set to be released in North America on September 26th and a week earlier in Europe on September 19th.

Yûki Furukawa to attend 2014 Japan Film Festival

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It has been announced that Japanese actor Yûki Furukawa will be a special guest of honor for the 2014 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco where he will be attending the special U.S. theatrical premiere of “wo ai ni” in Tokyo. This critically acclaimed short film will be shown at New People Cinema on July 20th at 4:20 PM and is being held alongside the 2014 J-Pop Summit Festival.

Yûki Furukawa has starred in movies such as Mischievous Kiss: Love In Tokyo and this time he is working with director Koto Nagata for the film. Those who attend the screening, with tickets starting at $15 each, will also be able to ask Furukawa questions in a Q&A event after the film. The movie itself involves a young sales clerk at a bike shop meeting a Taiwanese girl who is traveling alone and having an issue with the lanuage of the land. More details about the movie can be found here.

Fairy Fencer F release date announced for North America and Europe

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While there was a rumored release date floating around for awhile, today NIS America officially announced when Fairy Fencer F will be hitting stores in North America and Europe. The game will be available both at retail and as a digital download in North America on September 23rd and on September 26th in Europe.

To go along with this announcement a $74.99 limited edition was placed up for pre-order on NIS America’s online store that can be viewed here. This limited edition comes with a copy of the game, a hardcover art book the game’s original soundtrack in a jewel case, a collector’s box, and a +1 Beanie of Dedication that looks like the party member Pipin.

New set of Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited screenshots focus on characters

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Today NIS America released a new batch of screenshots for Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited which is the slightly enhanced PS Vita release of Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. In these new screenshots we get to see the new character Nagi Clockwork as well as some of the previous PS3 DLC characters that will be packed into Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited free of charge.

This also includes another dig at poor Asagi who has become a running gag in the Disgaea series ever since she first appeared and this time even her upgrade to high-def was delayed. Currently Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited is set to be released in North America on August 12th while the Europe will get the title on August 29th.

Indie Gala Friday Special Bundle #4 Now Available

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Celebrate the end of the work with with a new bundle! Indie Gala and Capsule Computers released the Friday Special Bundle #4 today with seven indie titles. Buyers can pay what they want for three games.

Combat Cats, a retro styled match three puzzle game starring everyone’s fuzzy friends. The game is currently on Steam Greenlight.

iBomber Defense is a tower defense game that will challenge players to fight off hordes of attacking bombers with anti-air defenses.

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iBomber Defense Pacific takes the battle to the Pacific front and adds a variety of new features like digging in turrets and sneak attacks.

Those who pay more than the minimum price will also receive the following games:

Numba Deluxe is a puzzle game that will challenge players to create the largest chain of numbers possible.

Chernobyl Commando features a terrorist attack on the Chernobyl power plant. Players will need to stop the terrorists from stealing the radioactive waste from the disaster zone.

Storm in a Teacup is a physics based platformer featuring a colourful dreamlike atmosphere.

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Tribloos 2 features hand drawn graphics and and more than 90 levels of frantic time management gameplay.

The Friday Special #4 bundle will be $1.49 for all seven games for the first 24 hours of the sale. Be sure to grab your copy at Indie Gala before the price increases.

New Alien: Isolation Trailer Relishes E3 Accolades

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After the Aliens: Colonial Marines debacle, Sega chose to completely reboot the series with the new game Alien: IsolationThe Creative Assembly and Sega walked out of E3 with rave reviews of the new Alien: Isolation footage. They are relishing in the glory with a brand new trailer sharing some of the positive feedback received.

Alien: Isolation is a complete reboot of the legendary film and video game franchise. The new game takes things back to its horror roots. Starring the daughter of Ellen Ripley of the Alien films, Alien: Isolation leaves Amanda Ripley alone on the Sevastopol as she looks to uncover the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. The Alien is on the station, stalking her mercilessly. Alien: Isolation will be released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows on October 7th, 2014.

Rising Star Games and Kraken Empire Prepare For Kromaia Release

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Rising Star Games and Spanish developers Kraken Empire has formed a partnership, and with it comes scheduled a digital release in 2014 for Kromaia – a revolutionary arcade shmup that will be available on Steam and other digital PC retailers later in this year.

The game boasts an intriguing and innovative new form of shoot-em-up action, one that will surely interest a wide range of players. Kromaia takes place in a multiverse, where you will player as a stranded soul who wakes up in a mysterious shrine, encased in a mechanical suit. Players will have a 360 degree spectrum to be aware of as they destroy all targets in the vicinity. In addition to that, the AI has the ability to adapt and learn from fighting the player. Variables will be changed as the AI searches for a way to overcome your efforts, whether they change their attack patterns or formations.

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Kromaia won the 3D Wire 2013 Best Indie Game, and is highly anticipated by all to live up to the expectation. After 4 years of development by the Kraken Empire team, Kromaia will finally be available for people to purchase (but if you just can’t wait, we actually have a preview of Kromaia). The title has already been through Steam Greenlight, and for more information, can be found here on Steam. You can also check out their official site here.

15 Minutes of Unedited Styx: Master of Shadows Gameplay

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The full E3 2014 15 minute gameplay presentation of Cyanide Studio‘s prequel to Of Orcs and Men, Styx: Master of Shadows, has been released for all to see by Focus Home Interactive.

Continuous, unedited and commentated on by the developers, the trailer – which is embedded below – gives gamers an idea of the gameplay options of the Infiltration specialist that is Styx the goblin. Through using his particular talents and skills, players will climb through the Tower of Akenash in a quest to reach the heart of the World Tree: source of amber, immense power and riches.

Styx: Master of Shadows will be released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate to be released in Europe on September 5th

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Today Tecmo Koei in Europe has announced that Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate will be available in that region starting on September 5th. Although no release date for the North American version of the game was revealed in the announcement, it is likely within a few days of that date. To go along with this announcement for the game, Tecmo Koei also announced that they will be offering a special pre-order bonus that will provide a Halloween costume set for Zhao Yun, Mitsunari Ishida, and Kaguya as well as Toukiden costumes for Kaguya, Nuwa, and Taigong Wang.

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is an enhanced version of the original title that includes a number of new storylines, scenarios, and fighters from games such as the Atelier and Soulcalibur series to join the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors fighters. It is also worth noting that the game will be available for purchase not only on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, but the Xbox One as well.

Update: The release date for Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate in North America has been confirmed for September 2nd.