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Kaito Birthday - Project DIVA Arcade Wallpaper

New Project DIVA X Songs From Famitsu, Plus KAITO Birthday Video

The newest issue of Weekly Famitsu introduced some more songs and modules for Project DIVA X. They are as follows:

Songs:

  • Satisfaction, by livetune
  • LOL -lots of laugh-, by mikumix
  • Glossy Mixture (Beauty Medley), by TREOW {ELECTROCUTICA}
    • Dependence Intention, by TREOW {ELECTROCUTICA}
    • Sweet Devil, by HachioujiP
    • Nebula, by Tripshots

Modules:

  • De-Monster for Hatsune Miku (Satsifaction), by TNSK
  • Lollipop for Hatsune Miku (LOL -lots of laugh-), by Honyalala
  • Brilliant Butterfly for Hatsune Miku, Pure Butterfly for Kagamine Rin, Brave Butterfly for Kagamine Len, Elegant Butterfly for Megurine Luka, Mysterious Butterfly for KAITO, and Glamorous Butterfly for MEIKO (Glossy Mixture).

Credits to Gematsu for the media translations.

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Project DIVA X - Solitary Hide & Seek Envy

The Latest Project DIVA X Update Talks About Character Communication

SEGA of Japan have recently released another update for Project DIVA X, detailing more of the game’s features and also revealing some screenshots of the songs and modules that were revealed in the latest Famitsu.

The “Home” screen shown below is the main starting point for the game’s Live Quest Mode, There, you can spend time talking to one of the Vocaloids featured in the game, and also transition to the” Area Select” screen.

In addition, you can customize the room using a variety of different themes.

As you progress through the game, various events will occur in the Home screen. Meeting certain conditions will unlock Event Quests, and some of these will also be character-specific.

Playing the rhythm game is linked to communicating with your characters. In other words, playing the game will bring you closer to the characters. Increasing your familiarity with the characters will give you small advantages in your quests. One way of achieving that is by giving gifts to your character, which can be obtained by playing the rhythm game. A wide variety of items can be gifted (food, toys, decoration, music, etc.). The reaction you get when you gift the items can range from “not pleased” to “very happy”.

In addition, the events that occur may differ depending on the item. So getting to see different reactions and events involves gifting various items.

Meet certain conditions and a special gift event will occur. The dialogue will give you hints to what the perfect gift is that you need to present to your character. Pick the right one and it will greatly increase your familiarity with the character.

As mentioned earlier, some of the gifts are also decorations that you can use to customize the room in the Home screen.

In our previous articles we talked about how modules are linked to one of the game’s five elements. Interestingly, the module that your character is wearing in the Home screen also influences their behavior and reactions. A “cool” module will have your character behave, you guessed it, in a “cool” way.

The PS Vita’s touch screen is also used here, as you can “poke” the character on the screen. This will also result in a different reaction depending on the module the character is wearing. It appears in the case of the “Chaos” module, your character is not amused.

On to the new screenshots of the rhythm songs and modules!

Solitary Hide & Seek Envy (“Hitorinbo Envii”), by Denpol-P (Element: Cool)

Coward Fighters Urotander (“Hikyou Sentai Urotander”), by Shin-P (Element: Chaos)

Cute Medley – Idol Sounds

This new medley, arranged by Mitchie-M, contains the following songs:

  • Eazy Dance
  • Freely Tomorrow
  • Viva Happy
  • Ageage Again
  • Blooming The Idol (Idol wo Sakase)

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X will be released on the PS Vita in Japan on March 24, 2016 followed by a release on the PS4 in Fall 2016. No Western localization has been announced, but given SEGA of America’s latest efforts in bringing games from Japan overseas, there should be a good chance that this game will make it to the West.

Source: Official SEGA feat. Hatsune Miku project website

Project DIVA X - Identity - 8

SEGA Releases a New Batch of Screenshots for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X

In an earlier article we already showed you screenshots of some of the new songs and modules that can be found in SEGA’s upcoming rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X. SEGA of Japan have now released additional screenshots for the four songs and the medley featured in that article. You can view all of them below, grouped by their song!

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is scheduled for a release on the PS Vita in Japan on March 24, 2016 followed by a release on the PS4 in Fall 2016.

“The Name of the Sin” (Tsumi no namae), by ryo (Element: Neutral)

“The First Melody” (Hajimete no Oto), by malo (Element: Neutral)

“Crimson Leaf” (Akahitoha), by Kurousa-P (Element: Beauty)

“Identity” (Ai Dee), by Mitchie M (Element: Beauty)

Cool Medley – Cyber Rock Jam

New Set of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Songs/Modules From Weekly Famitsu

This week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu announces a couple of new songs and modules for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X.

Songs:

  • Solitary Hide And Seek Envy, by koyori
  • The Dirty and Unmanly Force Urotander, by Shin-P
  • -Idol Sounds- (Cute-type medley) by Mitchie M.
    • Eazy Dance
    • Freely Tomorrow
    • Viva Happy
    • Age Age Again
    • Blooming the Idol

Modules:

  • Layered Envy by SHIN-ICHI SATAKE. For Solitary Hide and Seek Envy
  • Coward Blue, Coward Red, Coward Green, Coward Orange, Coward Yellow, Mysterious Woman Executive by Tomatsu Shinohara. For The Dirty and Unmanly Force Urotander
  • Twinkle Star, Lyrical Star, Radical Star, Fresh Star, Splash Star, Passion Star by Tama. For -Idol Sounds-

Check out this Hachima Kikou entry for Niconico preview links to the songs that were recently announced!

Credit goes to the Project DIVA Wiki group for the translated names used in this writeup.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Update Shows New Songs, Free Play & Live Edit Mode

The latest Project DIVA X update provides us with details about the game’s Free Play mode and Live Edit Mode, while also showing us some screenshots and character outfits for the songs announced in the latest issue of Famitsu. Read on for the details!

Free Play Mode

The game’s Free Play mode offers pretty much the same experience as in the past Project DIVA games. Here, there are no quests or elements tied to songs. Instead, you’re free to select the song and modules of your choice. Like in the old games, you have a Song Energy Gauge determining the rank you get when you clear (or fail to clear) the song.

Project DIVA X Free PlayHelp Items and Challenge Items also make a return in Free Play mode. Using these can help make the song easier, or more difficult, to clear.

Project DIVA X Free Play - Help Items Any modules and accessories unlocked in Live Quest Mode can be used in Free Play mode. That said, it’s not entirely clear to me if you’re actually required to play quests in Live Quests Mode to unlock modules and accessories here.

In Live Quest Mode, sometimes new Modules can “drop” during Chance Time, in which case you’ll see your character transform into that new module while you’re playing the song. But in Free Play Mode, modules won’t drop. Instead, you can actually select the module that you want the character to transform into. If you want, you can also disable the transformation altogether.

Live Edit Mode

The Live Edit Mode is an improved version of the Edit Mode in other Project DIVA games. Below, you can see the example of an edit screen, allowing you to set lighting and camera angles on the song’s timeline.

Instead of having you do everything manually, setting the different camera angles is made easier by allowing you to select from a range of presets for the stage.

You can also add a “one-shot production” which features effects such as feathers or petals flying in the wind. Each stage will have different one-shot productions. You can also change the timing of the transformation effect we talked about earlier.

The look of the entire stage can be changed based on a list of “stage productions”, and you can also change the lighting freely. In order to use the Live Edit mode of the PS Vita version, players will need to download the free “Live Edit Start Pack” from the Japanese PlayStation Store.

Lastly, here are the screenshots for the newly announced songs (and their modules), as well as the reveal of a new Medley.

“The Name of the Sin” (Tsumi no namae), by ryo (Element: Neutral)

 

“The First Melody” (Hajimete no Oto), by malo (Element: Neutral)

Project DIVA X - The First Sound

“Crimson Leaf” (Akahitoha), by Kurousa-P (Element: Beauty)

“Identity” (Ai Dee), by Mitchie M (Element: Beauty)

Cool Medley – Cyber Rock Jam

This newly revealed medley for the “Cool” area contains the following songs:

  • Unhappy Refrain, by wowoka
  • Don’t Mylist Me! (Mairisu Dame!), by Live-P
  • Tengaku (Tengaku), by Yuuyu-P
  • Palette, by Yuyoyuppe
  • This Messed-Up Wonderful World Exists For Me (Kono Fuzaketa Subarashiki Sekai wa, Boku no Tame ni Aru), by n.k

That’s all for now! Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is scheduled for a release on the PS Vita in Japan on March 24, 2016 followed by a release on the PS4 in Fall 2016.

Source: SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project official website

Translated names are credited to the Project DIVA Wiki.

Project DIVA Demos (Including Future Tone!) Playable at Snow Miku 2016

Sega has announced that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (Vita version), Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (3DS), and the Arcade and PS4 versions of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone will be playable at Snow Miku 2016. Future Tone was announced at Tokyo Game Show last year, as a port of an arcade game. We haven’t heard much about the game since it was announced, but it’s also a port so this may be somewhat expected. “Ren’ai Saiban” by 40mP and “Chaos Medley  ~Giga remix~” by Giga-P will be playable songs, and for Project Mirai DX the playable songs will be “Senbonzakura” by KurousaP and “Ii-Aru Fanclub” by MikitoP. No song-specific demo information seems to be offered for the Future Tone demo units.

Some of you may be aware of Snow Miku as a Vocaloid or Hatsune Miku fan, but this year’s Snow Miku is also notable for Love Live! fans, as the franchise is cross-promoting with Snow Miku this year. Snow Miku is an annual winter-based festival for Hatsune Miku that takes place in Hokkaido, where original Vocaloid developers Crypton Future Media are based. It’s a big festival for Miku in particular, but as for the Love Live characters, snow sculptures and special promotional art is planned, with themed goods likely to come, too.

Credit for the announcement goes to this Gematsu article.

New Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Songs, Modules (January 20 2016)

The newest issue of Famitsu revealed another round of songs and modules for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X.

Songs:

  • The Name of the Sin – ryo
  • Ai Dee – MichieP
  • Akahitoha – KurousaP
  • Hajimete no Oto – mato
  • COOL element medley
    • Unhappy Refrain – wowaka
    • Mairisudame – RaibuP
    • Tengaku – YuuyuP
    • Palette – Yuyoyuppe
    • This Messed-Up Wonderful World Exists For Me – n.k

Modules:

  • Kantatorisu – Yuu
  • Anode Electronica, Cathode Electronica – Fuji Choko
  • Izayoi – One Leaf Mocha
  • Rocking Stone, Dominant Stone, Burning Stone, Lightning Stone, Majestic Stone, Wise Stone – Nidy-2D-

Check out this Hachima Kikou entry if you want to view previews of the songs on Niconico.

Translated names are credited to the Project DIVA Wiki.

Here’s why the Latest Project DIVA X Videos on Youtube Are Blocked in the US

Recently, some people have found themselves unable to view Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X videos on SEGA of Japan’s Youtube channel (which we’ve been including in our articles). The videos in question have been region-locked to prevent people in the US from viewing them. While this may be old news, it appears there’s still some confusion about who’s actually responsible for this. I’d like to point out that, at least in this case, SEGA doesn’t have anything to do with the region lock. Instead, it’s actually Youtube who have started region-blocking these videos ever since they started rolling out their new subscription service, Youtube Red. This new $9.99 monthly subscription allows people to view videos without any ads and download them for offline viewing.

Here's the message you'll get when you try to view the latest Project DIVA X video from the US.

Here’s the message you’ll get when you try to view the latest Project DIVA X video from the US.

However, companies who have not agreed to the new terms of use for Youtube Red, and who are currently earning ad revenue from their Youtube videos, will find that their videos are now being blocked in the US. In this case, the Project DIVA X videos contain content from labels such as EXIT TUNES and Incstoenterinc. But like many other Japanese companies, they have not yet agreed to the new terms. At the moment,  Youtube Red is only available in the US, which is also why the videos are still available for viewing elsewhere. That said, Youtube plans to make Youtube Red available for other regions as well in 2016.

It’s of course disappointing to see this happen. It has been difficult enough to get Japanese companies like SEGA to allow their fans to upload their gameplay videos on Youtube. This move from Youtube only complicates matters further. That said, Vocaloid music composer Chrusher-P noted that Exit Tunes are doing their best to resolve the situation, so let’s hope they and other parties involved can iron things out with Youtube. In the meanwhile we’ll be including links to the NicoNico version of Project DIVA X videos in our articles, since those aren’t region-blocked. If you want to read more on the matter, here are some helpful articles:

SEGA Celebrates Rin and Len’s 8th Birthday With New Project DIVA X Song Trailer and Wallpapers

To celebrate the 8th birthday of Vocaloids Kagamine Rin and Len, the SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project team released the third song trailer for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, which shows the following songs from the game’s PS Vita version:

  • “Kunoichi demo Koi ga Shitai” (“Even Though I’m a Female Ninja I Still Want to Love”), by Mikito-P
  • “Seisou Bakuretsu Boy” (“Holy Lance Explosion Boy”), by JimmyThumb-P
  • “Amazing Dolce” by Hitoshizuku x Yama
  • “Lost One no Goukoku” (“The Lost One’s Weeping”) by Neru.

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SEGA Shows Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X’s “Primary Colors” Medley Video

We talked about the concept of medleys in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X in our previous articles, and today SEGA have released a video of the game’s first medley titled “Primary Colors”. The medley features the following songs from the OSTER Project: “Koisuru VOC@LOID”, “Dreaming Leaf -Yume Miru Kotonoha-“, “Moody Waltz” and “Miracle Paint”. Take a look at the video after the break!

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