Category Archives: Atlus

Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 18:41 BST

Atlus’ parent company Index being investigated for doctoring the books

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Atlus’ parent company, Index, is being investigated by Japanese authorities for shady bookkeeping practices, according to a NHK report.

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Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 19:10 BST

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl out this summer on 3DS

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Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl will be available this fall from Atlus.

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Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 22:19 BST

Dragon’s Crown E3 2013 trailer brings the gameplay

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released an E3 2013 trailer for its PS Vita fantasy brawler, and it’s top-heavy with gameplay.

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Sat, Jun 08, 2013 | 15:36 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 DLC will be free for early buyers

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I love getting emails from Atlus, because they are really fun things to grace your inbox. Today was no different, as a lovely Shin Megami Tensei 4 email was sitting there, informing me of some DLC which will be handed out to people who buy the game during its first month of availability.

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Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 12:21 BST

Dragon’s Crown opening movie revealed, watch it here

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released the opening cinematic to its fantasy brawler. Watch it here.

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Sat, Jun 08, 2013 | 01:22 BST

Daylight: Unreal Engine 4 game confirmed for PS4, E3 trailer released

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Daylight developer Zombie Studios has announced that it’s Unreal Engine 4-powered thriller is heading to PS4 as well as PC.

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Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 01:31 BST

Atlus teases “scary” announce tonight

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Atlus USA has asked fans to tune into Spike’s GTTV tonight, where it will share “big news”.

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Fri, May 31, 2013 | 00:04 BST

Dragon’s Crown narrator DLC to be free during launch month

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For one month following the August 6 launch of Dragon’s Crown in North America, a DLC pack of replacement voices will be free. The pack includes six voices – Amazon, Dwarf, Elf, Fighter, Sorceress and Wizard – which can be used in place of the generic narrator, making the game a little more personal. It will cost $2 once the grace period expires. The Vanillaware beat-’em-up is headed to PlayStation 3 and Vita.

Thanks, AllGamesBeta.

Fri, May 24, 2013 | 20:21 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 video shows you the samurai way

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Shin Megami Tensei 4 has a new video showing you the way of the samurai, skills which will come in handy when you are fighting powerful demons in expansive dungeons. Whatever you choose to do in the game will also alter it, and you can bask in some of the epic story arch and branching plot lines as well. ATLUS will release the game on 3DS in July.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:44 BST

Dragon’s Crown gets new character art, screens & tarot cards

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released a new batch of rather lovely character art for its brawler, which is heading to PS Vita and PS3 across North America from August 6. There’s also a handful of tarot card art and some gameplay screens as well.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:55 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 gameplay video is 10 minutes in Japanese, but gives you the idea

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A video showing 10 minutes of gameplay from Shin Megami Tensei 4 has hit YouTube, and despite the fact it’s Japanese, English speakers should have no problem following along. The latest entry in the franchise is over 50 hours long, a 3DS exclusive, and arrives in North America on July 16.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 05:54 BST

PSN offering new game+DLC “Ultimate Edition” bundles at steep discount this week

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The PlayStation Store has these “Ultimate Edition” bundles that give you a base game and all its DLC for a discounted price. This week, they’re putting out ten new Ultimate Editions, and they’re making them even cheaper than they normally would. Plus subscribers get a better discount, as usual. Full list inside.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 02:44 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 shows the protagonist becoming a samurai

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Atlus is calling this new English-language video for Shin Megami Tensei its first full-length trailer, presumably because it is 16 seconds longer than the last one.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:46 BST

Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl character trailer introduces you to Simon Yorke

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Atlus has released a new video for Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl showing off Simon Yorke. Simon is the head of the investigation party sent by the Mizugaruzu Library to find out what the heck is going on in the ruins. Check him out below. The RPG is due on 3DS in Japan June 27. Thanks, Gematsu.

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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 11:08 BST

Dragon’s Crown: Amazon trailer shows an ill-dressed barrage of attacks

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released another gameplay trailer, this time focusing on the hard-hitting Amazon class. She’s wearing next to nothing and this has sparked a debate in some circles. It’s all very ludicrous, but judge for yourself here.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 23:18 BST

Dragon’s Crown pre-orders net art book

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North American pre-orders for Vanillaware’s Dragon’s Crown come with a bonus soft-cover art book.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 08:12 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 combat detailed, new screens released

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Shin Megami Tensei 4 publisher Atlus has discussed the intricacies of the game’s combat system, peaceful battle resolutions and more. There’s also a new batch of 3DS screens in English that largely focus on cut-scenes.

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Fri, May 03, 2013 | 08:20 BST

New Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl’s classic mode detailed

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New Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl is a retread of the original game that adds a bigger story, more characters and other neat features into the mix. However, if you want to go back to the values of the barebones classic you can do just that.

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Thu, May 02, 2013 | 12:26 BST

Dragon’s Crown trailer focuses on Wizard class, is surprisingly well-dressed

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released yet another gameplay trailer for its fantasy-meets-Streets of Rage brawler, this time focusing on the old, sensibly-dressed Wizard class.

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Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 07:12 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 is over 50 hours long

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The latest entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series packs a huge amount of content into the 3DS cart.

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