If you're like me and enjoyed the heck out of the Squaresoft's science-fiction masterpiece Xenogears as a kid, then you'll be glad to hear this recent bit of news: Xenogears' fan book "Perfect Works" will be reprinted by Fukkan starting mid-March in Japan for a paltry 5,250 yen ($50). What does this mean for you? How about the fact that you'll no longer have to pay obscene reseller prices for a physical copy after the previous publisher DigiCube went out of business.
Read more: Xenogears "Perfect Works" to be Reprinted in Japan
As a present to KEY fans worldwide, the company has released its first batch of sample preview CGs for the upcoming Angel Beats! visual novel release on the game's official website. As a spin-off from the 2010 hit anime series, the visual novel itself will be told across nineteen different characters in six volumes. The first part will feature Yui, Iwasawa and Matsushita. And although their story may hve already been told, I for one am looking forward to learning more about the members of the Afterlife Battlefront and exploring their intricate backgrounds and characters in detail.
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NIS America has released the first English trailer for their upcoming PlayStation Vita adventure title, Danganronpa™: Trigger Happy Havoc! The game will be released in North America on February 11, 2014 and Europe on February 14, 2014 in both digital and retail formats.
Read more: Watch NIS America's New English Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Trailer!
After years of fans clamoring for the original Japanese voices to be included in their games, Square-Enix announces Lighting Returns will offer it as a DLC. The DLC will be made available for free during the first 2 weeks of the game release starting on February 22. No word on a pricing point afterwards.
The Final Fantasy XIII franchise features an all star casts of Japanese voice actors with Lightning herself voiced by veteran Maaya Sakamoto. Previously, fans who wanted to play Final Fantasy XIII or XIII-2 undubbed with subtitles and menus in English would need to purchase the Chinese edition of the game.
Full press release inside.
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Arc System Works and voice actor Tomokazu Sugita has released Getsuei Academy -kou- [???? -kou-, Getsuei Gakuen -kou-] on the PlayStation Vita on Octor 10, 2013 (JST).
Tomokazu Sugita and Hajike Odate wrote the story for this game. This game will include Kenji Ito's beautiful composition, Kohaku Sumeragi, Yomi Sarachi, and Ryou Kanai's captivating illustrations and character designs, and Akito Kumagawa, Kazuya Negishi, and Kikakuya's [???] (a game scenario group) dramatic scenario.
Although several of the promotional videos and articles often advertise Tomokazu Sugita and Arc System Works working on the project, Getsuei Academy -kou- does not rest with these two. They have utilized their energy (and budget) to bring the player the best cast and staff to this project.
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