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New Infographic/Video to Celebrate Blood Brothers’ 1st Birthday

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May 3, 2013

The popular dark fantasy role-playing game Blood Brothers is celebrating its 1st birthday! So, DeNA is excited to share with you a new data-packed infographic showcasing the extraordinary milestones the game has achieved in its 1st year on the Apple App and Google Play stores. You can download the free game right here for either Android or iOS.

The anniversary infographic – which you can view for yourself directly below – highlights Blood Brothers’ tremendous performance over the last year. Also check out the celebratory video trailer embedded at the very bottom of the article.

Prepare To Be Boarded In ‘Pirates vs Corsairs – Davy Jones Gold’

Joe Morgan

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May 3, 2013

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French publisher Anuman Interactive has announced their newest tactical strategy game named Pirates vs Corsairs – Davy Jones’ Gold.

In Pirates vs Corsairs, the pirates have taken off on a treasure hunt. The corsairs have taken off on a pirate hunt and are hot on their heels. There is no way for this conflict to end well. Players will have to capture, pillage, rob, and crush their opponents to take command of the high seas. To throw the situation into deeper turmoil, the gold of Davy Jones will surface all on its own, raising the stakes!

Pirates vs Corsairs – Davy Jones’ Gold will be coming to PC, Mac, iOS, and Android on May 23. Be sure to check out the trailer for the game below.

New Dragon’s Crown trailers for Sorceress and Fighter

Luke Halliday

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May 3, 2013

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ATLUS have just released two brand new trailers for their upcoming beat-em-up title Dragon’s Crown. The two new trailers focus on two of the games classes you can play as – The Sorceress and The Fighter.

The Sorceress has a vast array of skills that she can deploy in combat. She focuses primarily on magic but in doing so she opens herself up to having a variety of different types of abilities that could potentially leave her enemies as frozen or burnt corpses. Here is the trailer for The Sorceress:

The Fighter is the elite swordsman type, with slicing and dicing skills the likes of which take enemies by surprise. He is one big man and uses that size to his advantage quite frequently squashing all enemies in his path. Here is the trailer for The Fighter.

Dragon’s Crown is set for release on August 6th, 2013. It will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita and will retail for $49.99 and $39.99 respectively.

Nintendo eShop Releases For May 2, 2013

Joe Morgan

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May 3, 2013

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This week, Nintendo is coming at you with a whole slew of games on the eShop. You’ll even get a visit from the original maze muncher and the blue bomber!

Coming to the Wii U Virtual Console this week will be two titles from the Nintendo Entertainment System heyday. In

Pac-Man you’ll control the iconic Pac-Man as you navigate through mazes, eating dots and avoiding ghosts. Then you can get your assimilation platforming on with the title that spawned a beloved franchise, Mega Man.

3DS owners will be able to check out CollegeHumor’s BearShark as Steve as he runs from the vicious predatory pair. Also coming to the Virtual Console on the 3DS is the original Balloon Fight, where players will try to pop their opponents balloons before they’re taken out of the sky!

For a limited time, you can also find the a few eShop sales going on with Nintendo games like Pushmo, Dillon’s Rolling Western, and more. Shin’en also has some great games on sale. Also be sure to check out the sales with Zen Pinball 2 and Marvel Pinball 3D.

Finally, Kung Fu Rabbit and My Riding Stables 3D – Jumping for the Team are coming out as new releases this week. Be sure to check out our review of Kung Fu Rabbit here.

Dark Avenger GAMEVIL’s Newest on App Store

Simon Wolfe

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May 3, 2013

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Dark Avenger GAMEVIL’s Newest on App Store

Mobile developer and publisher GAMEVIL has brought a brand new game onto the iOS App Store with Dark Avenger. Developed by BOOLEAN GAMES, Dark Avenger takes the form of a hack and slash dungeon crawler where players can both explore and fight through single player dungeons and face human opponents in global PvP, as well as switch quickly between the two.

Currently featuring a single hero for players to take through the dungeons and face enemies, the Templar is the titular Dark Avenger, but players needn’t fret from lack of choice as additional characters will be added in updates, the Ranger being the first announced. Until then though the only thing distinguishing players will be skills and customization, but the global leader boards will be rewarding the highest each week.

Interested players can check out Dark Avenger for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch for FREE right now from the iOS App Store HERE.

New Ad For Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode

Frank Inglese

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May 3, 2013

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The Digi-Destined keep getting funkier each generation.

On Thursday Namco Bandai Games has just begun streaming an ad for the new Nintendo 3DS title Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode. The “digital monster-raising role-playing” game is an expanded version of the PlayStation Portable version just title Digimon World Re:Digitize which was released last year. The 3DS version is said to be greater than the PSP version because it is largely expanded and will take full use of the 3D and touch pad features which the 3DS has.

The ad briefly teases the two new and extra storylines: The Lamentable X-Antibody and The Scheming Demon Lord. It also promotes the fact the game will allow for over 160 different, trainable Digimon to be found. The first copies of the new game will come with a special collaboration card for the Digimon Card Game.

The game is planned for arrival on the 27th of June in Japan and hopefully we will be seeing it here in the west some time late this year.

Check out the quick teaser in our Featured Video section below and don’t forget to drop us a line in the comments section just under that.

Ghostlight Bringing Crash City Mayhem to Europe

Simon Wolfe

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May 3, 2013

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It seems European fans of the action driving genre may be interested in the game that Ghostlight will be bring over from Japan. Originally released as Roundabout 3D: Drive Impossible, the game will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop as Crash City Mayhem.

Developed by Rocket Company, Crash City Mayhem puts players into the driver’s seat of a variety of vehicles as they cause mass destruction trying to take down terrorists. With vehicles ranging from mopeds, to supercars, to tanks, players will be able to drive and explore a wide assortment of locations, such as across rooftops, through sewers, inside buildings, and on rail tracks. Through the various missions, players will be able to unlock various vehicle upgrades in addition to other secret items.

Players that are interested in checking out Crash City Mayhem will be able to purchase it from the Nintendo 3DS eShop when it releases May 9th for £17.99 (€19.99).

Idol Group relies on the economy for fashion choices.

Sanjay Parbhu

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May 3, 2013

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Idol Group relies on the economy for fashion choices.

It may seem rather odd to compare the Japanese stock market with J-pop idols, but there is one newly formed group who are keen observers. Machikado Keiki Japan bases their skirt lengths off of how well the Nikkei 225 stock market index does; the higher the stock, the lower the skirts.

The Four member group has set up a scale relating to the rise and fall of the Nikkei Index and their dresses, if the index falls below 10000 points then the group will wear long skirts and an increase of over 13,000 points will result in no skirts being warn, as shown when they appeared for an interview for a Japanese newspaper, choosing to wear lacy shorts instead.

Their first song, released in April, is based on the economic decisions made by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose policies are more often referred to as Abenomics. Click here to see their music video or check it out by scrolling down.

The theory behind the correlation of skirt lengths and the stock market is better known as the “Hemline Theory” and although showing coincidental data favoring the theory, it is still regarded as dubious.

Persona 4 Arena; More Than A Spin Off

Nick MacLeod

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May 3, 2013

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Persona 4 Arena from ATLUS, PQube and Zen United is much more than a fighting game spin off and represents the next big step forward in the Persona 4 universe. Persona 4 Arena is scheduled to release on Friday, 10th May 2013 and is said to feature over 30 hours of gameplay, spanning 12 individual story campaigns. It brings together characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 along with new ones.

Set after the events of Persona 4 and focusing on the sinister tournament the ‘P1 Grand Prix’ – Yu and the Investigation Team must enter the Midnight Channel to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of his friends, Rise and Kanji. Meanwhile, Teddie seems to be acting very strangely, and a brand new character, the mysterious Labrys, has appeared. How are these events linked? And why is the Midnight Channel back on air?

In Persona 4 Arena, ATLUS have delivered a new, full-blown Persona experience, boasting a 30+ hour story that fans of the award-winning Persona 4 can enjoy by further exploring the much-loved characters from the RPG. More than just an after-thought, the Persona 4 Arena story is as engaging an experience as any of ATLUS’ world-class RPGS.

The trailer can be seen below.

Monster Rancher anime licensed by Discotek

Luke Halliday

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May 3, 2013

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Discotek Media have announced that they have licensed the entire 73 episode run of classic monster-taming anime Monster Rancher.

They have confirmed that they plan to release the series across 3 English dubbed box-set collections starting in December 2013. They also plan on releasing the original Japanese audio with English subtitles in a 73 episode box-set at some point in 2014.

Monster Rancher based upon the video-game series, tells the story of a young boy named Genki who is transported into his Monster Rancher video-game to a world where monsters rule. Along with friends such as Holly, Mochi, Tiger, Golem and Hare, Genki must revive the Phoenix in order to defeat the Evil Overlord Monster known simply as Moo.

A part of the series had previously been released by ADV films on VHS and DVD, which left the series incomplete in home video format. That of course makes Discotek’s upcoming release the first time the series will be released in its entirety. Monster Rancher is available to watch on Hulu here if you can’t wait to get your hands on these releases.

We recently discussed the Monster Rancher series in a retrospective look back on the monster-taming genre, so it is certainly great news to see that the series will see a home video release after all this time. What more can I say? Monsters rule!