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Coming courtesy of SEGA America’s blog, the upcoming DLC for Valkyria Chronicles has just been given a release date. Titled The Challenges of the Edy Detachment, the fourth DLC installment is scheduled for a February 25 launch. Not being just a clever name, the content includes six missions set by members of the Edy Detachment; each is based around learning the finer points of sniping, shocktroopering, and other things that don’t properly end with -ing but involve a whole lot of things being blown up.

Apart from members of said detachment, players will be able to use prior Squad 7 characters in the missions..

Ah, Valkyria Chronicles. If only I had the shelf space for yet another console… oh well. All in good time, I suppose. Anyhow, here’s some tasty new screenshots for Valkyria Chronicles 2. For your listening pleasure, have some Brandon with a side of van den Bos while you peruse the images, on the house. Continue reading ‘Valkyria Chronicles 2 Mega Magic Media Update’ »

I wish game companies would just send the same screens and art to all these media outlets. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 01/16/10’ »

Anybody else who’s played VC will probably be as confused as I am after seeing these screens. Continue reading ‘Valkyria Chronicles 2 Media 01/07/10’ »

Mass does not do this update justice. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 12/29/09’ »

Chibi Kairi and Zack in Birth By Sleep. My life is complete. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 12/16/09’ »

Roku: “Slayer,
Roku: As Roku’s father — he who formed Roku’s subconscious — I think that video is pretty accurate! Continued good luck with the site!” Continue reading ‘Not So Mass Media 12/14/09’ »

RandomNPC is proud to present a trip into Roku’s subconscious. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 12/13/09’ »

Why does a puzzle game have art? Continue reading ‘Mass Media 12/02/09’ »

Ain’t no stopping Jimmy Hopkins. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 11/17/09’ »

Not content with sending only more youngsters to fight in Not!Europe, Valkyria Chronicles 2 has seen fit to pull familiar characters back into action. Former frontman Welkin, sometimes known as Fishy Artist McSketcherson, and his pal Alicia are back as playable characters, alongside a character from the anime (Lamarre) and others from the comic.

Source: Kotaku

SlayerGhaleon tapes piece of paper over his sleeping pills
SlayerGhaleon writes “Vicodin, Prescribed to: Gregory House” on it
Roku-lab: heh

Halloween is a fun time of year. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 10/30/09’ »

My opinion on balloon boy. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 10/17/09’ »

Early adopters of the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 2: The Gallia Royal Military Academy, in Japan at least, get some preorder swag in the form of a box set marked “The Document of Gallia 1936.” The set includes a soundtrack, a 30-minute companion DVD, and some unique in-game items.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 is due out in Japan on January 21. There is no information as to whether the preorder bonus applies to the US release, scheduled for summer of 2010.

Source: Dengeki
Translation: Adrienne Beck

With a sequel already in development, Valkyria Chronicles still has more content up its proverbial sleeves. Sega recently announced that it intends to launch downloadable content for the strategy RPG in the form of new missions. Entitled Challenges from Team Edy, this content will be available in winter of 2009.

No price has been set for the DLC.

Source: Kotaku

The Pittsburgh Penguins meet President Obama.

That has nothing to do with this update, I just couldn’t think of anything clever to put here. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 09/11/09’ »

More information has emerged regarding the cast of Valkyria Chronicles 2 and how they’ll go about waging “politics by other means.” Continue reading ‘Valkyria Chronicles 2 Rolls Out the Cast and Gameplay Details’ »

We’re having a cookout at my place today, and yet I still took the time to get these up. You should be grateful. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 09/05/09’ »

In this episode: Roy Brown is the man. I wish I could rewind time back to E3 so I could shake someone at Bethesda’s hand for introducing me to this golden-voiced king amongst men. That and ask them to de-nerf Colonel Autumn’s laser pistol. Oh well… there’s always mods, I guess.

To the task at hand. Today’s media includes and is limited to: Dragon Quest IX, Elemental Hunters, Hexys Force, Phantasy Star Portable 2, Resonance of Fate, Rune Factory 3, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, and Valkyria Chronicles 2: The Gallia Royal Military Academy. Get it while it’s hot, people! Continue reading ‘Mass Media 08/28/09’ »

Four treasure chests left in Wild Arms 5. Getting Nine Lives is exhausting, truly. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 08/13/09’ »