Tag Archives: level-5

Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 16:17 BST

Namco tops Japanese publisher list for first half of fiscal 2012

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Famitsu has reported publisher sales data for the first half of the 2012 fiscal year, and for the period of March 28 through September 25, 2011, Namco Bandai ousted former number one Nintendo as the top publisher in Japan. T

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 10:03 BST

Time Travelers trailer gets out from Level 5 Vision

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Level 5 aired a brand new trailer for Time Travelers over the weekend at the company’s Vision event in Japan, showing the first real glimpse at the game since it was first introduced at the same event last year. It’s out on Vita, 3DS and PSP next year in Japan, with no western localisation plans as yet announced.

Get the video below the break.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 00:50 BST

Guild 01 trailer shows Crimson Shroud, Kaiho Shojo cinematics

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In between shots of its rock-star developers speaking fluent, incomprehensible Japanese, take a look at the first footage of the collection of games games which make up Guild 01.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 00:32 BST

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch trailer

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Now that Ni No Kuni is definitely coming to English-speaking territories, we are allowed to post and drool over Japanese trailers.

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Sat, Oct 15, 2011 | 20:14 BST

New Professor Layton title coming to iOS

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Level-5 has just revealed a brand new Professor Layton game that will be hitting the iOS operating system. However, the professor himself will be absent. More »

Sat, Oct 15, 2011 | 08:00 BST

Namco Bandai to bring Ni No Kuni to Europe, US

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Level 5′s announced this morning that Ni No Kuni will come to Europe and US next year via Namco Bandai.

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Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 10:30 BST

Time Travellers gets new shots, character art ahead of L5 Vision

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Famitsu’s posted some pretty hot-looking screens of Level 5′s Time Travellers ahead of the company’s Vision event happening in Japan this weekend. Get them below the break. The game was announced for 3DS at last year’s Vision event, but was confirmed earlier this week it’ll come to Vita and PSP as well next year.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 11:49 BST

Famitsu details Time Travelers story

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Following the news this morning that the promising Time Travelers is now coming to Vita and PSP alongside 3DS, this week’s Famitsu has detailed the game’s story.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 11:29 BST

Level-5′s Time Travelers jumps ship to grace Vita, PSP

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Level-5 has announced the previously 3DS exclusive Time Travelers will see release on Vita and PSP as well.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 06:08 BST

Suda 51, Matsuno, others on board Level-5′s new title Guild 01

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A handful of Japanese creatives have teamed up to produce Guild 01, an unusual game to be released under Level-5′s banner.

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Thu, Oct 06, 2011 | 09:47 BST

Level 5 to stream press confernece at L5 Vision

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Level 5′s announced it’s to stream its press conference at Level 5 Vision in a couple of weeks time. The event is open to the public for a majority of the time, but the press conference is open only to press or by invite. The conference will be streamed on UStream on October 15. Level 5 Vision will feature the company’s new title and upcoming titles, but the main focus will be Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney and Time Travellers, both for 3DS, as well as Ni No Kuni for PS3.

More details on Andriasang.

Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 16:00 BST

Professor Layton and the Last Specter gets three new videos

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GameKyo‘s carrying three new videos of Professor Layton and the Last Specter for DS ahead of its US launch later this month. You big for Layton, yo? Get watching those clips, all cut-scenes, after the break, then. They’re nearly three minutes combined.

Game’s out in the US on October 16.

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Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 16:07 BST

Ni no Kuni PS3 Japanese release to include digital version of spell book

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The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni in Japan won’t have the physical spell book that came with the DS version last year. Instead, as mentioned in the form of two information videos for the game, the book will actually come in digital form in-game instead for Triple owners. Get the videos of it below the break, via Gematsu.

The PS3 version of the Level 5-Studio Ghibli collaboration releases in Japan next month.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 09:16 BST

Layton and Ace Attorney Creators talk about their crossover title

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Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino and Capcom Director Shuu Takumi had the chance to talk in detail about bringing Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright together for their crossover title at Tokyo Game Show 2011 giving some insight into the development of the universe-bending puzzler.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 19:25 BST

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright TGS video released

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Level-5 has released the TGS trailer for Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright. It’s posted below. The game hasn’t been announced for release outside of Japan just yet, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed information pertaining to the possibility will be provided during Level 5 World Event in Tokyo on October 15-16. Game’s out in 2012 on 3DS in Japan.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 05:09 BST

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney looks at localisation

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This started out as just letting you know there are some awesome new screenshots for Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney floating about the internets – and then we discovered that the images are accompanied by some pretty strong suggestions that the game will venture out beyond Japan.

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Sat, Sep 17, 2011 | 18:05 BST

Level-5 absent from TGS, planning their own convention

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Word is coming from TGS that Level-5 (which normally sports an enormous booth) is almost completely absent from the show. Well, apart from the large banners announcing the Level-5 World convention.
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Fri, Sep 16, 2011 | 15:04 BST

Ni No Kuni to get US release early next year

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Level 5′s confirmed it’s to release Ni No Kuni for the US next year.

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Mon, Sep 12, 2011 | 02:02 BST

Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney to appear at TGS

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Capcom’s crossover title Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney will feature as part of Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show offeirngs.

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Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 20:53 BST

Professor Layton and the Last Specter video tells the story so far

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Professor Layton and the Last Specter comes out in North America on October 17 and Europe on November 21. To get you just as excited about it as I am, Wired has an exclusive video for the title, which give you an idea just who this gentle, top hat wearing gentleman with a penchant for puzzles is and how he came to be. Sort of. Just watch and enjoy.

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