Today it was discovered that in the February 2013 issue of Shoten’s Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine contains an announcement saying that Deadman Wonderland will be returning from it’s eight month hiatus which began back in April of this year after Jinsei Kataoka put the series on hiatus due to her pregnancy and she updated fans back in July that she had given birth to a healthy baby boy.
The announcement was first discovered by Manga News Japonand in this announcement it has been revealed that the first chapter to be released will begin the manga’s final story arc and this first chapter will be available in the March issue of the magazine, which will be available on January 26.
Remember last night when we mentioned that a listing on a Japanese online retailer exposed the existence of Atelier Meruru Plus? Well it turns out that that listing is 100% accurate. Today a scan from this week’s issue of Famtisu Magazine, seen above, has confirmed that the game does indeed exist and one of the bonus costumes for Meruru will be Rorona’s original outfit from the first game in the Arland series.
The only other piece of information provided by this scan is the fact that the game will feature a number of new events, though how many are currently unknown. It also appears that the listing did have the release date for Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland correct as it is set to be released on March 20th.
You may remember back in August it was revealed that an anime adaptation of Compile Heart’s Hyperdimension Neptunia game series was being created. Today a few new details have been revealed thanks to the anime’s official website launching.
The website, which can be seen here, has revealed that the anime will be airing during the Summer 2013 anime season and it will be produced by the anime studio David Production which has worked on shows such as Level E, Ben-to and the currently airing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Currently no information about the voice cast has been announced, though it is likely that the Japanese voices of the characters in the game will probably be used to voice the characters in the anime.
TodayEA announcedthat the Dead Space 3 demo would be available for download on the 22nd of January, 2013 for the 360 and PS3, but no mention was made for a PC demo. If you are an Xbox 360 owner, you are in luck because you have the chance to get the demo one week early if you sign up herewith your Origin ID.
Dead Space 3 will be released on February 8th in Europe, and on February 5th in North America for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. If you are curious about the story of the Dead Space series so far, or simply need a refresher on the lore, you can watch a short video explaining the main plot points below.
While the Western release of Phantom Breaker may be in limbo and facing some unknown release issues, it seems fans of the game won’t be left entirely in the dark. 5pb., the developer of Phantom Breaker, is currently working on a four-player brawler called Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds and they are planning on bringing it out both in Japan and the West sometime in 2013.
As such, the company released some new gameplay videos for the title today which show off how the game’s “Battle Ground” mode will work, as well as the game’s co-op mode. You can find both videos below and can expect to see Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds sometime in 2013 as a digital download on the Xbox 360.
While all we officially know in the West for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is from a trailer, the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu contains quite a few details that were left out of that minimalistic trailer. As such, we’ve gathered together all of the information contained in the leak as provided by Game Nyarth.
First and most importantly, the new battle system is currently being called “Amazing ATB” though Square Enix has currently not settled on an official name for the system. In battle players will be able to perform various attacks which are mapped to the face buttons on the controller. As you defeat enemies in combat you will earn points to increase her available time as well as items that improve her equipment.
It also has been confirmed that Lightning will be the only playable character though according to the magazine, the new system makes this solo combat fast-paced and exciting. Enemies will appear in towns and about half of the game’s enemies will be brand new.
Players will be able to move between continents on foot or by monorail in a new system called “open world” and apparently the world will be rather large. The magazine also lists that test players were able to clear the game in two to four days worth of game time and while it is possible to increase your time limit past the 13 day deadline, the method for doing so is still secret.
It is also worth noting that the ending will not change much depending on how long it takes you to finish the game, but certain events appear to be time-specific meaning it is possible to miss a number of side-events that can then be experienced in subsequent playthroughs.
Remember that announcement that Compile Heart as going to make today? Well it was a brief trailer teasing a game that would be revealed on Thursday, but don’t worry, Dengeki PlayStation details have already been leaked. As such it has been revealed that they are making a sequel for the Mugen Souls title under a new name called Mugen Souls Z.
Apparently players play as a new character called Shirma that uses a coffin for a weapon, is voiced by Sachika Misawa, the voice of Kuroyukihime in Accel World, and she has two followers named Ace and Nao, who are voiced by Yuki Matsuoka and the popular Rie Kugimiya respectively.
The details list that there will be twelve worlds to conquer as Shirma and the combat system has been revised slightly to add in more co-op attacks as well as something called “Chou-Chou Energy.” Currently Mugen Souls Z is set for a PlayStation 3 release in Spring 2013 in Japan and anyone who reserves the game from a Japanese retailer would receive a Nepgear Veil avatar as a pre-order bonus.
It appears that all of the threat letters and event cancellations surrounding Kuroko’s Basketball (also known as Kuroko no Basuke) aren’t doing anything to limit the manga’s popularity because today it was revealed by Manga News Japon’s Twitterthat the next issue of Shonen Jump Next contains a reveal stating that the manga will be getting a second anime season.
Currently it is unknown when the anime will air nor have any actual details about the production studio have been revealed but it is worth noting that the first anime season aired earlier this year and the episodes were streamed on Crunchyroll, and are still available for viewing, but were not licensed by anyone in the West.
It is worth noting that Gust, the developer of the Atelier titles, has not officially confirmed this rumor and as such it should be taken as such. However yesterday it was discovered by Game Jouhou that a listing for Atelier Meruru Plus appeared on the 7Net online store in Japan.
This listing revealed that the game will apparently be released on March 20th in Japan in two different versions, a standard and special edition. It will feature not only new bosses like Atelier Totori Plus but also a slew of new costumes as well.
This leak isn’t too much of a surprise, considering the fact that Atelier Totori Plus was recently released in Japan and must have done well enough to warrant continued support for Plus versions of the series on the Vita.
Little is truly known about Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, outside of the fact that it will be a Ninja Gaiden spin-off featuring zombies and robots and even stranger elements. However it appears that thankfully, the game will not be exclusive to any specific console.
The latest batch of job listings that have been posted by the developer for the game, Spark Unlimited, reveal that the game will be “a bold new take on 3rd Person slasher with Horror elements for the PS3 and Xbox 360.” Obviously this is decent news for fans who may have been worried that the title would only be available for the PlayStation 3, though any new Wii U owners may be disappointed.
