Keeping up on E3 news? You might have noticed some titles that aim to take advantage of PlayStation VR.
In a new post to SEGA’s Hatsune Miku Project blog, a release date of October 13th was announced for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live. The game is a downloadable title exclusive to Sony’s PSVR platform. There are no known release plans for this title outside of Japan.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X HD will be made available on Playstation 4 in Japan on August 25th, while North America will receive Hatsune Miku Project DIVA X on both Playstation 4 and the Vita on August 30th. While the titles are slightly different, they refer to the same game.
SEGA of Japan’s Project DIVA YouTube channel uploaded an overview trailer for the game ahead of its release later this summer. 1080p and 60 fps! Live Quest mode! 30 songs! Many modules, including DLC modules themed after Persona 4: Dancing All Night and Racing Miku.
Check out the trailer below, featuring several different songs and assorted aspects of the game.
SEGA of Japan have released more information for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone for the PS4, detailing the game’s main menu, song selection screen, practice mode and photography mode. Read on for more details!
This week for King of Fighters XIV team trailers, we have the Kim Team. This team of three characters, led by Kim Kaphwan, features two new introductions to the King of Fighters franchise.
Gang-Il is a Tae Kwon Do fighter, and is described as Kim’s master. Kim and Gang-Il share a commitment to justice. He has his own Ho-oh Kyaku, like Kim, and seems to have a charging move with armor properties on it. Luong is a woman of unknown origin. She is the wife of Gang-Il, and fights using long-ranged kicks that come out quickly, and there’s a lot of stabbing people with the tip of her feet. She has the type of personality that toys with her opponents. And lastly, Kim. What an interesting look for Kim this time around! Instead of choosing people to rehabilitate as his teammates, it seems he’s actually chosen some people he’s friendlier with. Everything else about the trailer is classic Kim. His Climax attack is the NeoMAX from King of Fighters XIII. While I don’t play King of Fighters myself, I admit I have always liked watching Kim’s fighting style.
Yakuza Fan writes that the Yakuza Kiwami OST is now available online. The OST is being made available via digital download and is comprised of 33 music tracks.
Amazon.jp and iTunes have the album on their stores. Untaxed, the album as a whole runs for ¥1500. However, customers have the option of buying music tracks individually, and each track costs ¥150.
RPG Site appears to have secured information regarding Atlus / SEGA’s stage show plans for E3 2016, as indicated by this tweet. This was heretofore an unannounced aspect of the company’s attendance, even after the recent publishing of the press release detailing the games that would be present at E3.
Here’s a listing for the presentation schedule. Please keep in mind that there are no known plans for streaming of stage presentations to be directly handled by Atlus. It’s possible that presentations might be archived or broadcasted at some time, but this is not confirmed in any public manner. All times are PDT.
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is now available in the Americas for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita! Developed by Vanillaware and published by ATLUS, the game is a remastered version of the original PS2 game Odin Sphere, and features graphical upgrades, new content and revamped gameplay.
Atlus U.S.A. has also made a special Storybook Edition available for the PS4 version for the game, containing plenty of extra’s. You can view an unboxing video of the Storybook Edition in the video below, as well as images of its contents. We also included the new full trailer and the official press release from Atlus. The European launch is scheduled for June 24, where it will be published by NISA Europe. We’re also working on a review of the game, which we hope to release between now and the launch of the game in the EU.
It’s no secret that Persona 5’s changing release date has been the subject of jokes among some fans. Previously, launch windows have been specified for Persona 5, albeit ahead of much information regarding characters and plot themes. That aside, Persona 5 has the distinction of being one of the latter prominent titles to release across console generations, for any holdouts who haven’t purchased a PS4.
Atlus announced the news of a February 14 (Valentine’s Day!) release date for the Americas ahead of an upcoming E3 promotional blitz. Alongside this news, Atlus has announced two special editions to be made available in the Americas.
E3 2016 is next week: June 14-16th. The hype train and rumor mill for all sorts of games are already active. Some fans might even get lucky with the leaks that are coming out recently (anyone here like Dead Rising?)
Meanwhile, Gematsu has recently published an article detailing a partial list of games confirmed to be playable at Sony’s E3 2016 booth. King of Fighters XIV (listed as being published by Atlus) and Yakuza Zero (listed as being published by SEGA), both of which will be available for the Playstation 4. These are great opportunities for both games. King of Fighters XIV is making the rounds at conventions and fighting games tournaments, and added exposure will only help the game. Meanwhile, Yakuza Zero will surely receive much attention and has a bit of a history with Sony due to the #buildingthelist campaign.
We’ve learned through fansite mikufan, reporting by way of hokanko-alt, that gaming hardware developer HORI, known for such things as their controllers and arcade sticks for fighting games, is developing a special arcade-inspired “Mini Controller” for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X HD on the Playstation 4.
Check out a preview image for the controller above. It comes with all of the inputs associated with a traditional PS4 controller, but with enlarged face buttons and a directional pad alongside two control sticks to capture the feeling of playing the game in an arcade.