Tag Archives: Arc System Works

Atlus has made good on its tease; the Persona fighter is on the way.

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Arc System Works Europe is prepping an extremely spiffy and genuinely limited edition of upcoming fighter BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend.

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This really needs to be seen to be believed. It’s after the break. P4: The Ultimate launches next month in Japanese arcades and on PS3 and 360 this summer. No western release as yet, though.

Thanks, Erren.

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Following live location tests, Arc System Works has confirmed it’ll launch Persona 4: The Arena into Japanese arcades in March. A spring timeline was previously announced, but was never narrowed down until now. The fighter, which will see the cast of Persona 4 as well as Persona 3, will eventually come to PS3 and 360 in the summer in Japan.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Arc System Works has announced that BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend will be available for PS3, Vita, and Xbox 360 during Q1 2012 in Europe.

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Aksys Games has announced BlazBlue Revolution, the largest 3v3 tournament for the Arc System Works fighter series to date. The finals will be held in Japan in March 2012, and Aksys will supply airfares and accommodation to the winning trio of the US arm – plus a special bonus if by some twist of fate, they beat their Japanese rivals. Haaaa. US qualifiers will play out in Southern California, and more details will be available through the event’s website on December 17.

BlazBlue is a series of closely-interlinked fighters with an emphasis on technical combos, much like spiritual precursor Guilty Gear. It boasts two core entries, one spin off, plus portable versions and revisions.

Atlus has released the first trailer for Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena from Arc System Works. The game is slated for release in Japanese arcades in early 2012, and during summer 2012 on PS3 and Xbox 360. It will also be playable during TGS next week. Thanks, Gematsu.

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Lots of Persona 4 news in the way of eye candy was revealed today, thanks to the website for The Ultimate Mayanoka Arena going live as well as shots being released. Then, there’s even more screenshot goodness, this time for Persona 4: The Golden. Some are new, some are not. Look anyway,. You won’t regret it. You can view the various assets and poke around the site through the links. Thanks, Gematsu, Andriasang.

Some screenshots for both Persona 4: Fighting Edition and Persona 4: The Golden. The shots follow up the Persona 4 blowout posted on the site earlier. The later, launches in Japan by spring 2012 for Vita, and Fighting Edition will land on PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in summer 2012. Thanks, Andriasang.

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Street Fighter IV has opened the way to a resurgence of the fighter genre, according to Arc System Works’ Toshimichi Mori.

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Arc System Works seems to have recovered the rights to the Guilty Gear series.

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We’re all just working for the weekend, ya know. Let these shorts do some of it for you so your clicker fingers can be saved for something more useful.

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Not yet completely worn out your handhelds with complicated manoeuvres? BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II ought to remedy that.

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Balls-to-the-wall mental 2D fighter BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will see both a premium and free update next month. Here’s some pictures of it.

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Zen United and PQube have announced that Arc System Works’ BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II will be released in Europe later this year for 3DS and PSP.

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BlazBlue and Guilty Gear creators Toshimichi Mori and Daisuke Ishiwatari are coming to the UK. Fancy meeting them?

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Toshimichi Mori, producer of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, has said his game won’t be following series such as Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter into the 2.5D space.

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Sure, oddly titled fighter Battle Fantasia has been pulverizing European PS3 owners since, like, the dawn of time, but now — finally — North American PS3 players can find out what a Battle Fantasia is too.

The game, which saw European retail release more than a year ago, is now slated to hit PSN this fall, according to Kotaku. Why? Project Lead Frank “Bo” deWindt II explained:

“The fans have been asking for it and we’re here to deliver. Thanks to the revival of the fighting genre this year there hasn’t been a better time to release such a fun and exciting fighter like Battle Fantasia on the PlayStation Network.”

More through the link.