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SEGA of America Reveals 7th Dragon III Code: VFD DLC Plans

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SEGA of America has recently announced their DLC plans for the upcoming Summer 2016 3DS title 7th Dragon III Code: VFD.

Similar to Etrian Mystery Dungeon, there’s an assortment of quests that offer specialized rewards and unique challenges (besides loot and experience boosts) for players. While these quests are paid DLC there is also a free DLC piece featuring the Nagamimi doll, a talking bunny plush that provides joy and justice. The pricing schedule for the other pieces of DLC are also provided, alongside the release date for each of the DLC. Atlus stresses that not all DLC can be readily accessed from the beginning of the game and progressing through 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is essential (some content is only available post-game, too). There are no plans for release in Europe announced at the moment.

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Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Japanese Release Schedule

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The newest issue of Weekly Famitsu has disclosed a June 23 release date for Hatsune MIku: Project DIVA Future Tone on Playstation 4 in Japan.

Future Tone is a unique product as far as Project DIVA releases go. There will be a “base application” of Future Tone called Prelude which is free to download on PSN. Once downloaded, users have the option of purchasing either the “Colorful Tone” or “Future Sound” DLC packs to be applied to the game, priced at individually ¥4,212 with tax included. Besides containing character modules (340 modules altogether!), each DLC pack offers a different assortment of songs: 100 songs from the Project Mirai and Project DIVA Arcade games in “Colorful Tone”, and 120 songs from the Project DIVA F games in “Future Sound.”

Preorders begin later this month, and those who preorder will be eligible for two PS4 background themes. The release for this game is being handled all digitally.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone is an updated version of the arcade title Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone. There is an older English website here for the Arcade game if you’d like to check it out…

There are no currently announced plans for release outside of Japan. Meanwhile, Project DIVA X will be releasing in the Americas during late August.

Credit to the hokanko-alt blog and Gematsu for the information.

New Etrian Odyssey V Trailers: Cestus, Masurao

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Atlus recently published character class trailers for the Cestus and Masurao classes of Etrian Odyssey V. Let’s take a look!

The Masurao is an option for the Therian race. They are an offense-oriented class that draw from their sword techniques to attack the enemy. They’re also often the first to attack. Besides their fighting capabilities, the Masurao also possess unique skills – such as one that allows your party to encounter rare enemies.

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Odin Sphere Leifthrasir: English Velvet Trailer and New Media

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Atlus U.S.A. has distributed a new trailer for the character of Velvet ahead of the upcoming release of Odin Sphere Leifthrasir outside of Japan. We’ve attached a small gallery of images, the trailer itself, and a press release to the bottom of this article. This completes the character trailer series for the game, but perhaps we may see different trailers in the future.

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Persona 5’s Remaining Cast Members, And More

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While Famitsu leaks earlier this week revealed the names and offered a short bio of some of the remaining cast members of Persona 5, more information has been officially revealed, including names and other information on the game itself. Keep in mind that there is one more character who it seems has yet to be fully revealed (towards the upper right in the featured image used for this article)…

In any case, here’s an introduction to more of your friends in this game!

Persona 5 FutabaFutaba Sakura is the navigator of the group, with the age of a first-year in high school and an exceptionally gifted level of intellect and talent for programming and calculation. However, she lacks for social skills and is a shut-in due to a certain incident in her life; Sakura does not attend school after her middle-school graduation. She is often awkward around others and covers her head in public, though she does not do this with the Protagonist. Her starting Persona is Necronomicon, which is UFO-like. Sakura has a special connection to the overarching events of Persona 5’s story.

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Etrian Odyssey V Videos – 2nd PV and Herbalist Class Trailer

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Atlus of Japan uploaded two new videos to their YouTube account for Etrian Odyssey V not too long ago. Let’s check them out!

First, we have the second Promotional Video for Etrian Odyssey V. At a concise length of two-minutes, it briefly highlights some of the battling and dungeon-crawling that the franchise is known for (and some of the nice environment visuals, too…), while also drawing attention to the extensive character customization options. Character class choices, color choices, and voice choices! With your party, the adventure begins. Also, attention is given to the skill system and mapping features for the game in this trailer.

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Atlus USA Booth Plans for E3 2016 Include Yakuza 0

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Towards the end of February, it had been noticed that two different branches of SEGA would be representing the company at E3 2016 – Atlus USA and SEGA Europe. While at first this may have raised questions about the whereabouts of SEGA of America in particular and what plans there would be for any upcoming English-localized SEGA titles from Japan, we now have our answer courtesy of an update to the Atlus USA profile on the official E3 2016 website. Quoted below:

ATLUS U.S.A., Inc. is known for high-quality, deeply immersive, uniquely Japanese and indie video game experiences. Our award-winning catalog continues to grow across a variety of genres and platforms. Visit our booth featuring highly anticipated titles from ATLUS and SEGA, including Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, and Yakuza 0.

Interestingly, there’s a wide swath of genres listed in this Atlus profile page, including Fighting/Wrestling, Indie, Music/Dance, Role-Playing, Strategy, Action, Adventure, and Localization. These cover virtually all modern active gaming platforms. So we can probably expect more than what’s listed at the description, at the very least. With yet-to-be-released titles such as Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (releasing later this month!) and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, this is to be expected. Nevertheless it must be said that this doesn’t guarantee that these two titles in particular will be present, though we would hope to see a generous offering of titles on display.

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New Commercial For Yakuza Kiwami Korean Version – The Story Continues…

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Speaking of silly commercials…

When we last saw Toshihiro Nagoshi, he had revealed something powerful to the Korean mafia – a Korean copy of Yakuza Kiwami.

After this plot twist, the story continues with a tense exchange over drinks, and a quick overview of some of the game’s action sequences.

All of it culminating with Nagoshi dropping a major bombshell: the release date of the Korean version of Yakuza Kiwami. His business partner on the other side of the table is absolutely shell-shocked.

May 26th, 2016. The date when the magic happens.

Check out the minute and a half trailer below (no English subtitles, Japanese subtitles for the spoken Korean parts.) Riveting stuff. You’ll be on the edge of your seat.

『龍が如く極』 韓国語版 Web CM 取引の終わり編（日本語字幕）

Sakura Wars X Granblue Fantasy Crossover Silhouettes, Event Name

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Shortly after the newest Weekly Famitsu officially announced the Sakura Wars X Granblue Fantasy crossover event, the official Japanese website for Granblue Fantasy published a blog post with a little more details and art teasers to promote the upcoming project. The event is titled “Sakura Wars ~Sky-Flying Maidens~”.

Immediately worth noting is the presence of three silhouettes on the new blog post, which have been compiled into one and used as our featured image. The silhouettes should be clear enough – they depict (from left to right) Gemini Sunrise, Erica Fontaine, and Sakura Shinguuji, the main heroines of the Sakura Wars games. They are described as the characters who will be making an appearance in the crossover.

The greater portion of the blog post is actually dedicated to another event (“Legend Festival”) and other news that isn’t directly related to the Sakura Wars event. More details are to be announced on the Sakura Wars project at a later date, according to the blog post. Stay tuned for more information!