Hatsune Miku has another PlayStation Vita game slated for release this year, but she won't be singing in this one. Miku Miku Hockey is an augmented reality hockey game. The title will be released for PlayStation Vita on September 10 as a PlayStation Plus download in Japan.
CD Projekt RED have shared a new trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, titled “Killing Monsters,” which seeks to showcase Geralt’s code of conduct and how he operates outside of the rest of the world’s sense of morality.
“Killing Monsters was a great opportunity to show the ambience of No Man’s Land—one of the vast areas in the game that the players will visit during their adventure,” says CD Projekt RED head Adam Badowski.
“The overwhelming feeling of despair can be quite shocking, especially when you consider who the real monster is.”
While we were at Tales Festival, Namco Bandai gave us a couple of images for Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. This PlayStation 3 compilation includes Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World remastered with HD graphics. Namco Bandai also added cut-in illustrations to Tales of Symphonia.
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is slated for release in the West in 2014. Japan will get the HD remasters on October 10 and Namco Bandai put together a collector's edition on LalaBit Market.
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The 9,980 yen ($99) package includes the PlayStation 3 game, five figurines, a Tales of Symphonia novel light novel, the first print 10th Anniversary Greeting card with a message from the artists plus a PS3 custom theme, and a box designed by Ufotable. We'll have a report on what it's like to be inside Tales Festival later on.
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Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada is working on his next flagship game, Hometown Story, where you run a shop in your hometown and help it flourish. Like Harvest Moon before it, Hometown Story allows you to establish relationships with the various townsfolk, and eventually even get married.
Male characters can woo the following female partners:
Anna is the daughter of Rachael, who runs the restaurant in town. Anna is very independent, and always tells others that they should rely on themselves, not others. She lives by this motto herself, in fact. Will you be the one to convince Anna that relying on others isn't such a bad thing?
Haruka is the daughter of Miyo, the absent-minded farmer of the village. Haruka is always covering for Miyo’s little mistakes, and loves her mother, despite her flaws. Haruka has always dreamed of getting married, ever since she was a little girl. Though her dream is simple, her personality is anything but. Will your heart be big enough to love Haruka?
Mika is a lover of animals who wandered into the village one day. A very unique individual, she lives in the barn with her animals, and can communicate with them on a deep level. In fact, she loves animals so much, she often eats grass with them during mealtime. Mika needs a partner who will understand the love she has for all creatures great and small. Will you be the one to steal her heart?
Meanwhile, female characters have the following gents to pick from:
Shinji is a scholar who is obsessed with the gods. His dream is to meet a god or goddess one day. A straight shooter, he usually says exactly what is on his mind. Despite being a scholar, he is quite laid back, and has very a kind heart. Perhaps his goddess is right in front of him, and he just needs to open his eyes and heart to the love offered to him by you?
Steve is the son of Carl, the mayor of the town. He used to live in the big city, but just recently came back to the village. A bit of a dreamer, some of his ideas can seem unorthodox. However, his heart is always in the right place, and he loves his family very much. Will you be the girl who captures his heart and makes him realize his dreams can come true no matter where he lives?
Dexter is a man of few words, simply showing up in the village one day. Rumors surround his past, but he loves playing with the children of the village, as do they. He doesn’t really understand the concept of dating, so wooing him may be a bit of a challenge! If the idea of a mystery man excites you, then you’ve met your match in Dexter.
Hometown Story is slated for release in North America this October for the Nintendo 3DS. Natsume are publishing the game in North America while Rising Star are handling publishing duties in Europe.
Tales of Symphonia: Unisonant Pack is headed to the West as Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. As previously reported, the package will include HD Remasters of Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.
The Tales of Symphonia Chronicles pack is slated for release in the West in 2014, in Europe, Australasia and the Americas. Japan will see it sooner on October 10th.
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Crossover content will be spread out over three months after Ragnarok Odyssey Ace launches for Vita on August 29. Xseed announced they will localize Ragnarok Odyssey Ace for North America, but have not said anything about the crossover items.
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Crossover Titles
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
Gravity Rush
Soul Sacrifice
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
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Game Arts Crossover Titles
Grandia
Picotto Knights
Dokuro
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GungHo Online Entertainment Crossover Titles
Emil Chronicle
Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Tactics
Puzzle & Dragons
Princess Punt
Sengoku Tenka Trigger
Crazy Tower
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Since Bravoman is ShiftyLook's second most popular series,Bravoman is getting a video game too. I got to try Bravoman: Binja Bash at E3 and the new Bravoman uses his stretchy limbs to punch Binjas while running and jumping on platforms. Players tap the screen to make Bravoman punch or kick. The trick to defeating Binjas is to hit them in certain spots like their head or body in a specific pattern like head –> body –> head.
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Bravoman: Binja Bash also has Bravo Woman, Waya Hime, Alpha Hime, and Anti- Bravo as unlockable characters. Benjamin and a character from another obscure video game Namco game as a boss. The Bravoman game is slated for release this summer for iOS devices.
There's a reason why Capcom Vancouver made the main character in Dead Rising 3 a mechanic. Nick can create combo weapons like Chuck Greene, but doesn't need a work bench to do so. Nick can also make combo vehicles.
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The Roller Hawg shown below is a motorcycle with a steamroller attachment and flamethrowers. Nick isn't the only one that can ride combo vehicles. Siliconera hears one of the psychopaths we revealed, the motorcycle gang leader, uses the Roller Hawg.
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Roller Hawg
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Fork Work
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Shock Dozer
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Turret Rig
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Square Enix are releasing the soundtrack for the original Final Fantasy XIV game under the title Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV. The OST will be released on Blu-Ray disc and will cost 5,250 yen.
Additionally, those who purchase the OST will get a bonus item as well—a download code for a Dalmaud minion. The OST disc will also include the “End of an Era” trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn in HD.
The OST will hit Japan on August 14th.
Dragon's Crown has a Demon's Souls kind of system where you can find fallen players in your game. Adventurers appear as a pile of bones that you can pick up and bring back to Hydeland and revive them. After being revived you can select characters at the Dragon's Haven Inn to join you as a NPC.
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Rannie the rogue that follows you into dungeons can pick locked doors and treasure chests. Chests have different ranks from E all the way up to S.
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Dragon's Crown is slated for release on July 25 in Japan and August 6 in North America.
The business of bringing Western games to Japan is growing with companies like Spike Chunsoft, Konami, Cyberfront, and even Square Enix handling Activision's games in Japan. Most of the work done for console titles like Dragon Age, Dead Island or Call of Duty is purely localization work. It's similar to bringing over a Final Fantasy game or Rune Factory title here where a Western division translates, localizes, and handles voice acting.
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Adways.it and Mutations Studio has a different approach focused on culturalization. They picked up Burn the Rope from Canadian developer Big Blue Bubble and published in Japan with new artwork.
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Western version
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Japanese version
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"The original game has to have something that already appeals to the local Japanese market. We want to maintain that, but we might have to make some changes to make it appeal to the Japanese market," said Keiji Fujita, Vice President of Adways Interactive. "For non-Japanese people, they aren't familiar with Japanese culture or the needs or preferences of the market. We aren't just localizing games. We're culturalizing games for the Japanese market."
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"Character graphics and the art style is a big point. Instead of realistic characters, Japanese people prefer small and cute characters," Hiromi Watanabe, Localization Coordinator." Adways handles the new art design and culturalization work in house. Fujita explained to Siliconera that they didn't change the game design of Burn the Rope at all, but added new graphics to make it appeal better to the local market. For other titles, Adways and Mutations Studio are willing to tweak games so they can monetize better in Japan and handle community management.
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The Japanese version of Burn the Rope is available now and Adways plans to repeat this strategy by licensing more Western developed mobile games for the Japanese market.
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Here are the tracks on the Blu-ray:
1.) Prelude
2.) Final Fantasy I-III Melody
3.) Battle with the Four Fiends (FFIV)
4.) Final Fantasy V Main Theme
5.) Phantom Forest (FFVI)
6.) One Winged Angel (FFVII)
7.) Don't be Afraid (FFVIII)
8.) Not Alone (FFIX)
9.) To Zanarkand (FFX)
10.) Chocobo Melody 2012
11.) Procession of Heroes～Vana’diel March Medley (FFXI)
12.) The Dalmasca Eastersand (FFXII)
13.) Blinded by Light (FFXIII)
14.) Answers (FFXIV)
15.) Theme of Love (FFIV)
16.) Eyes on Me (FFVIII)
17.) Opera (FFVI)
18.) Battle & Victory Theme Melody
19.) Final Fantasy
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The Blu-ray has a multi-angle feature so you can view the game footage screened at the concert hall or focus on the orchestra. Distant Worlds music from Final Fantasy The Celebration will be available on June 26 for 6,500 yen ($66).
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