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Sekai Project is celebrating their third year as a publisher and licenser this year. So how did they celebrate you ask, well they didn't go to Disneyland or maybe they did I didn't ask. But what I do know is that they revealed their first company mascot and her name is Sena Aozora. Sena-chan is 19 years old and loves to travel, sing, and stargaze but you can find out more about her below.
Traditionally, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican Army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States, it’s more to celebrate Mexican culture. For me, it’s a time for sales at my local Mexican grocery store so I can stock up on chips, avocado and marinated meat. Not this year. For 2016, I celebrated my victory over the routine life of marriage and parenthood. I celebrated life again!
Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius coming to the West this summer
Written by Ken Dubois
Square Enix will be bringing Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius to the West this summer. Players may recognize the developer, Gumi, who created the popular and highly addicting mobile game, Brave Frontier. The title will launch on iOS and Android and it will be available in six languages (English, German, French, Traditional Chinese, and Korean) at launch.
We've got some exciting news for all of you PC gamers out there, dood! NIS America is proud to announce that Phantom Brave PC will be arriving on Steam this July! The original release for the PlayStation launched on January 22nd, 2004. Twelve years later, the game is now back in all its glory as a PC release!
The port is based off the Wii release, Phantom Brave: We Meet Again and also includes additional content found in the PlayStation Portable version, Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle. Make sure to add it on your Steam wishlist and visit the official Phantom Brave PC Steam page, dood!
Sekai Project and Vifth Floor Reveal Steam Release Date for Just Deserts
Written by Ken Dubois
Lock and load, soldiers, it is time to prepare for battle! Sekai Project, a publisher and licenser of Japanese new media and electronic entertainment, in partnership with Vifth Floor, today announced the military-themed action dating sim, Just Deserts will be released on Steam Monday, July 11 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death heading to the West this Fall
Written by Ken Dubois
Idea Factory International will be releasing MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu in Japan) in North America and Europe both physically and digitally this Fall for the PlayStation Vita. It will also support PlayStation TV.
Persona 5 will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on September 15, and while Atlus still has not confirmed a date for the West, the game is still expected to be released potentially sometime in 2016. Pre-orders will open on May 6 at 10:00 JST.
Grand Kingdom Beta officially begins TODAY! NIS America will host the Playstation 4 beta from May 3-10th. May 9th will be the last day to sign up for the beta.
You can sign up for the beta by heading over to the Grand Kingdom official website.
Official Final Fantasy XV Clothing by Roen Preorder Open
Written by Theodore Mak
While everyone else was talking about the new Final Fantasy XV trailers, movie, and anime, I was more interested what was revealed during the preshow event last night during Final Fantasy XV Uncovered in Los Angeles. After a little digging, you can now preorder clothing worn by Noctis and Prompto online. Roen was revealed originally in 2008 to be designing the outfits for the game so these are not simply cosplay outfits but functional everyday clothing.
Sekai Project, A well known publisher and licenser of visual novels and video games announced, during their live panels at Sakura Con and Anime Boston, revealing five new titles being added to their massive roster of games and visual novels. A listing of the newly announced titles that were revealed this weekend can be found below.
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On Monday February 22nd, NIS America (NISA) held their annual press event at the Minna Art Gallery in San Francisco. The doors opened promptly at 6:00pm. On behalf of the NISA staff we were greeted with some Disgaea themed food and signature prinny drinks.
LIVE COVERAGE Idea Factory Press Event 2015 TONIGHT!
Written by Theodore Mak
Follow us starting at 18:30 PST TONIGHT for our live tweet coverage (https://twitter.com/tononet) of the Idea Factory's Press Event in downtown San Francisco right before Sony's Playstation Experience event this weekend for the latest news and updates! Idea Factory CEO Haru Akenaga will be present alongside a surprised mystery guest.
What are YOU hoping to hear announced tonight?
SUPERBEAT: XONIC Super Limited Editions Online Orders Only
Written by Theodore Mak
For our long term readers, you may be aware of my love for music rhythm games and the DJMax series probably made the largest impact on me. I've logged countless hours playing the Japanese version of DJMax Online back in 2006 and the successive PSP releases which is why I am quite excited for their announcement of SUPERBEAT: XONiC. PM Studios will be releasing two limited edition versions: an X-OTIC Collection with only 450 units available for $100 that contains the game, two OSTs, and two LP records, and a X-CLUSIVE Collection with 500 units containing the game and two OSTs. For hardcore fans of the series, they will know how rare the limited editions of the games are and will be available starting today October 9th, at 4PM PDT on the official store.