Speaking of leaks, Amazon Germany has revealed that Bandai Namco is releasing another Tales compilation with the Symphonia games, this time including Tales of Graces F. The aptly-named Tales of Graces F / Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Compilation will launch in Europe on Friday, March 27, priced at €19.99.
The compilation has not been officially confirmed as of yet, and the status of a global release is not known at this time.
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Arc System Works announced that PS Vita action RPG Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo will launch digitally in North and South America, with a European release to follow. The American launches are set for March 24, priced at $14.99.
Source: Gematsu
Atlus has elaborated on the use of StreetPass and SpotPass in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker. StreetPass will allow players to pass skills and stat bonuses to each others’ demons, with both the demon and the passed bonuses chosen at random. SpotPass will deliver additional content after launch, such as entirely new demons and abilities.
Record Breaker hits the 3DS in North America on May 5.
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Amidst its showing at Game Developers Conference, Microsoft announced that several titles, including the Kickstarter-born Wasteland 2, will be making the jump to Xbox One. While a release window was not specified, inXile separately announced that gameplay and graphical updates are in the works – including changes to the character system and modding tools – as part of moving the game’s codebase to Unity 5.
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Atlus has announced that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker will hit North American 3DSs on May 5.
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Square Enix has shared some more information about Mevius Final Fantasy, the smartphone entry in the long-running RPG series. Battles have been designed around the smartphone interface, with basic attacks accessible via tapping the screen; multiple attacks can be performed in one turn, and players can use various magic abilities to augment their offense. Defeated enemies drop Elements, which are used to unlock more abilities.
Additionally, Mevius will feature a job system, with correspondingly different attacks depending on the job. Screenshots confirm Black Mage and Ranger, the latter of which functions as a thief-type role. Other series staples, such as moogles, will also make an appearance.
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Marvelous has revealed a few more tidbits about PoPoLoCrois Farm Story‘s world and plot. Screenshots show a town called Matthew Village, which Prince Pietro visits during his quest to stop the Black Beast. The town has snowy weather year round, and the presence of the Black Beast prevents the locals – particularly a girl named Sasha – from producing crops. Cue the prince venturing into the field dungeon where the beast waits.
PoPoLoCrois Farm Story is set for a June 18 release on the 3DS in Japan.
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Square Enix has announced the launch dates for the PS4 version of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster. The North American release is scheduled for May 12, with Japan following on the 14th and Europe on the 15th. The PS4 version of the remaster will feature cross-save functionality with PS3 and PS Vita copies, remote play on the Vita, and both the original and remastered soundtracks.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century: Colons Make the Game Go Faster has been confirmed for North American and European releases by Idea Factory International. The PS Vita remake of Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory adds more to the story, along with dual language support in the form of downloadable Japanese audio.
The launch window to get your console war on is set for this summer.
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Bravely Second will now be known as Bravely Second: End Layer, Square Enix recently announced. Furthermore, up through the end of May, Square Enix Members can upload Bravely Second save data to unlock special costumes for Magnolia, Yuu, Edea, and Tiz.
The title is set for an April 23 release in Japan.
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XSEED Games announced that Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven will see a North American launch on the 3DS. The title is planned for a spring release this year.
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The first batches of Persona 5 information have been released, most of which center around thematic and basic gameplay elements. Details are bulleted below:
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Bandai Namco has revealed a downloadable story episode for Tales of Zestiria‘s Alisha. The ‘Alisha After Episode’ follows her and Rose’s efforts to uncover ties between Hyland Kingdom extremists and the Hyouma.
The DLC is free to download until February 28, and will be priced at 1300 yen afterward.
Source: Gematsu
Nintendo announced that the New 3DS version of Xenoblade Chronicles will launch in North America on April 10. Additions for the port include 3D support, a model viewer, soundtrack player, and Amiibo support.
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Atlus will be launching a special news livestream for Persona on Wednesday, February 4, the company announced. The stream will reportedly be a not-insubstantial 30 hours long, where amidst existing and upcoming series content they will no doubt take responsibility and show Persona 5 properly. (Please?)
Anyway, the stream is set to begin at 1pm JST, and will be accessible through the Japanese Persona channel page and Niconico.
Source: Gematsu
In a recent interview, Final Fantasy XV directory Hajime Tabata stated that he would “like to be able to do a worldwide release” for the title. “We don’t want to impose any big delays to players from around the world, so I’m hoping that everyone will be able to play the same Final Fantasy XV together within as close of a time frame as possible.”
At present, no release date for Final Fantasy XV has been announced.
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The previously-announced Airship Q, an upcoming PS Vita action RPG, will also be launching on the Playstation 4. A release date has not yet been announced for either version.
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