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News Demon's Souls to Be Plunged into Darkness on 31st May
Going underground
After several extended runs, Atlus has announced that it is pulling the North American servers for cult hit Demon’s Souls offline. This will obviously not affect single-player gameplay, but will prevent players from leaving notes and appearing as ghosts in other games. Boo. The publisher has promised to hold two World Tendency...
News Go Behind the Scenes with Persona 4 The Golden
Nothing gold can stay
Sony’s revealed a four minute video of Persona 4: The Golden as part of today’s PlayStation Vita Game Heaven event. The video shows brand new footage of the PlayStation 2 port, as well as a behind the scenes look at Atlus’ development environment. Sadly, we didn’t spy a whiteboard with “Persona 5” teasingly...
News Persona 4 Arena Bursting onto PS3
Rebel one
Atlus has confirmed that Persona 4 Arena – formally known as Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena – is heading to PS3 in North America this August. The title – developed in collaboration with Blazblue developer Arc System Works – promises to take the popular Persona universe and transform it into “one of the most unique...
News Atlus Teaser Hints At Global Persona Fighter Release
Mystery solved
When Atlus sent an image of a black rectangle out to its “Faithful” mailing list last night, many assumed the publisher had made a mistake. But Destructoid wasn’t having any of it, and after fiddling with the image’s black levels, uncovered the even more mysterious message “Stay Tuned”. Readers then pointed out that the...
News Bonkers Persona 4 Brawler To Parade Into Japanese Arcades This March
Yep, bonkers
The PlayStation 3 release of Arc System Works' wordy Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is not due out until the Summer, but eager Japanese gamers will get their first taste of the bonkers brawler in arcades this coming March We're going to guess that developer Arc is using the initial arcade roll-out period in order to analyse...
News European PSN Release Of Trine 2 Delayed Again
Publisher Atlus has reiterated that those anticipating the European PSN release of Trine 2 will be forced to wait "a short while longer" as the game continues to sit in limbo, refused classification by SCEE
We sincerely apologize for the frustration this ongoing delay has caused our European fans, as it is a frustration we also share," the...
News Atlus' Latest PSP Title Is, Erm, Wait For It, Growlanser: Wayfarer Of Time
The PlayStation Vita may be on the horizon, but Atlus still reckons that there's life in the old PSP yet
Having previously announced Gungnir for the West, the publisher's now announced that it's bringing Growlanser: Wayfarer Of Time to the PSP this Summer. The game is a localised version of Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded, which released on PS2 way...
News European Release Of Catherine To Come With Artbook And Soundtrack CD
Bonus round
For those of you that are planning on receiving (or indeed giving) a copy of Catherine to a loved one on Valentine's day, we've got news for you: Deep Silver has announced that all pre-orders of the game will come with an exclusive artbook and soundtrack CD, unavailable anywhere else. The additional goodies should be enough to earn you...
News Atlus Unveils Gungnir For PlayStation Portable, Teases Another Title Beginning With 'G'
Did you correctly guess Atlus' next game? Of course you did, after all, it was totally obvious that the game was going to be Gungnir for PlayStation Portable
What is this, elementary video games class? In an announcement that comes as no surprise to video game professionals like ourselves, Atlus has confirmed that it's bringing Gungnir to the...
News King Of Fighters XIII DLC Delayed On PS3, Netcode Patch Incoming
Atlus has announced that it has delayed the King Of Fighters XIII's upcoming "NESTS Kyo" character DLC pack, citing a remarkably vague "technical error" as the reason for the delay
The downloadable extension was originally intended for a December 20th release, but will now drop on January 10th. In order to make up for the delay, the DLC's price will...
News Persona 4: The Golden Summons New Screenshots
Gold standard
The high school friends of PlayStation 2's swansong RPG will soon be graduating to PS Vita, bringing along with them new characters, voice-overs and gameplay features. The game will also feature some revamped visuals, which you can check out in the new screens Atlus have revealed for the game. For those who missed the original, will...
News Atlus Wants You To Guess Its Next Game
Atlus wants to play a game of 20Q with you
The publisher's teasing the announcement of its next game. We already know that it's the fourth game in a series, starts with the letter "G" and ends with the letter "R". It's also a strategy RPG, which means we have zero interest in playing whatever the game ends up being. Because we're...
We're hotly anticipating the European release of Corpse Party this week
The digital exclusive horror title has been heralded as something of a must play in North America, and so we're keen to dust off the PlayStation Portable and explore what all the fuss is about for ourselves. But Corpse Party is not the only blockbuster PlayStation Portable title...
News Catherine Confirmed For February 10th Release In Europe
Quirky puzzle platformer, Catherine, will release in time for Valentine's Day in Europe, publisher Deep Silver has announced
The curiously romantic adventure will drop on store shelves on February 10th. A special edition version of the game will be made available, including a batch of additional goodies all packaged in a themed pizza box. (Really!)...
News Catherine 'Stray Sheep' Edition Coming To Europe
With Catherine due to release in Europe next year, publisher Deep Silver has announced the game's "Stray Sheep" special edition
The collector's pack, named after the Stray Sheep bar from the game itself, is set to cost £54.99 — just a tenner more than the standard game. The set, which comes packaged inside a pizza box, includes a replica t-shirt,...
News Catherine To Tempt European Players In February
If you didn't cave in and import a North American copy of Catherine earlier in the year, then Deep Silver's got some hot news for you
The European publisher's revealed that the steamy puzzle platformer is set to launch in February overseas, with a reversible cover allowing you to switch between the game's two provocative female protagonists. If...
News Ghostlight Goes Nuts With Persona 2, Trails In The Sky Release Information
Phew
You ready? We're ready. Let's spew some information. Ghostlight's attached a November 4th release date to both Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky on PSP in Europe. Both games will retail for £39.99. But that's not all. For those with tight wallets, Ghostlight's announced a special offer entitled the Tales Of...
News Demon's Souls Online Support To Continue Into 2012
Atlus originally only pledged a few months support for Demon's Souls' ambitious multiplayer component
Of course it wasn't counting on the title completely blowing up. And as a result it's announced that it's continuing support for the title into 2012. Good news for soul slayers!
News Let's Have A Quick Look At That Persona Brawler
Arc System Works is developing a brawler for PlayStation 3 based on the Persona franchise
It's called Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena. As you might anticipate, it looks nuts. Catch the first trailer after the jump.
News Here's Your First Look At Persona 4: The Golden On PlayStation Vita
Famitsu's released the first screens of Persona 4: The Golden -- a PlayStation Vita remake of the PS2 classic
The screens themselves are fairly low quality — the game's certainly not showcasing Vita's power like some of Sony's first-party content — but will delight fans of the series. Catch the full set over on Famitsu's official website.
News Persona 4 Fighting Title Looks Amazing In Its First Screenshots
In addition to confirming a Persona 4 port for PlayStation Vita, Japanese developer Atlus also confirmed that it is handing its popular series off to BlazBlue developer Arc System Works in order to create a brand new fighting game based on the series
Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is set two months after the events of Persona 4, and sees...
Report Persona 4 Heading To PlayStation Vita
Remember all those teasers Atlus put out hinting at a Persona 4 re-release? Yeah, Famitsu says the PS2 swan-song is making the jump to PlayStation Vita
In an Andriasang report, the website notes that the game will be getting additional content in a massive update for Sony's new portable subtitled 'The Golden'. The report continues that the...
News Atlus Teases Persona Announcement
Let's play a little game: the Tokyo Game Show is coming
Atlus is teasing a Persona announcement. Said Persona announcement adopts the style of Persona 4. Atlus previously released all three of its Persona titles on PSP. We'll leave you to do the maths. We suppose the big discussion here is not what Atlus is about to announce — Persona 4 Portable...
News Persona 3 Portable Launches September 7th On PlayStation Network
Ghostlight's just let us know that Persona 3 Portable will be available on the PlayStation Store from September 7th
The game will be available for £23.99 during its first two weeks on sale. The price will be raised to £27.99 thereafter, so make sure you act fast if you want the game. Persona 3 Portable shot straight to the top of the PSP sales...
News Ghostlight Confirms European Release Of Persona 2 On PlayStation Portable
Ghostlight's announced that its bringing the PlayStation Portable version of Persona 2: Innocent Sin to Europe later in the year
The company wouldn't give an exact date, but did confirm a collector's edition would be made available to accompany the game. Persona 2 PSP was released in Japan earlier in the year, with the US version due for release...
News Catherine Sold 200,000 Copies In Its First Week
Bloody nora
When Atlus said it had enjoyed its best launch ever with Catherine, we weren't expecting numbers anywhere near the 200,000 mark. But that's exactly what Catherine pulled off in its first week on sale, which is a resounding success for such an unusual title, and a big "oorah" for folks that are getting a bit bored of Shooty...
News Catherine Breaks Sales Records For Atlus USA
Ever since the first images of Catherine leaked out of Japanese gaming bible Famitsu, there's been an intrigue surrounding the odd-ball puzzle title
It's strange to us that so many people latched onto the game while ignoring other intriguing Japanese titles such as Shadows Of The Damned, but the video game market continues to prove its...
News Confirmed: Catherine Travels Overseas To Europe
Just days after Atlus said it was looking for a distribution partner to release Catherine in Europe, Deep Silver has stepped forward
The game will be formally localised in French, Italian, Spanish and German. Catherine is something new, fresh and exciting; unlike anything else in the gaming world a unique mixture of genres. This agreement...
News Atlus On Catherine In Europe: We Need A Partner
Promising looking puzzle-platformer-cross-dating-simulation, Catherine, does not yet have a European release date
That's because publisher Atlus has no plans for a European release — but it's not for the want of trying. According to the publisher, there are currently no plans because the publisher is in need of a distribution partner. Previous...
News Here's Everything That's Inside Catherine's Ostentatious Collector's Edition
It takes seven-minutes for the over-enthusiastic Atlus employee in this unboxing video to reveal everything that's included in Catherine's "Love Is Over" collector's edition
That's because there's a lot of stuff included. And while most of it might be junk, you've got to appreciate Atlus for releasing its game in a pizza box and including a pair of...
First Impressions Catherine on PlayStation 3 Demo
Video games can be quite immature
Even when they come attached with mature age ratings, the content inside can often feel like the opposite. Enormous guns, vats of gore and over-sized breasts are not necessarily indicative of what it means to be mature, in fact they are the antithesis. Few games capture the essence of adulthood. For all its faults,...
News Be Ready For Your Date With Catherine Next Week
If you're still not entirely sure what Catherine is all about, everything will be revealed next week
Atlus has confirmed that the game will receive a PlayStation Network demo on July 12th, so you'll finally be able to make sense of all the platforming, dating and sheep-people drama. Perhaps. The demo will be exactly the same as the one on the...
News As Shakespeare Famously Wrote: Catherine Or Katherine?
Personally we'd rather be with a girl called Katherine
Nothing against the Catherines of the world, but there's something a bit more exotic about the way Katherine looks on paper, isn't there? It stands out on the page like a misspelled word. It just looks better. Plus you can call her "Kay". And "Kay" sounds better than...
News Catherine Out July 26th In North America, Demo On The Way
Atlus has finalised plans to release Catherine on July 26th in North America
The publisher has also confirmed that there will be an English language demo on the PlayStation Store. There's still no hard details on a European release. Time to get your import on?
E3 2011 King Of Fighters XIII Announced For PlayStation 3, Out This Holiday
In an email sent out to its "Faithful" mailing list, Atlus revealed plans to localise SNK's PlayStation 3 brawler, King Of Fighters XIII, for Noth American release this "holiday"
The game was originally released last year in Japan, and includes over 30 characters from the SNK fighting dynasty. Don't worry guys, Mai is included. The sequel promises a...
News Do You Ever Want To Get Married?
That's the question posed by the latest trailer of Catherine, which features the first ever footage of the puzzle-platformer in English
In truth, the trailer's a little bit goofy, with numerous "fans" discussing whether they want to get married. We quite like the guy that implies getting married would ruin his life. We also like the fat...
News Catherine Screens Aren't Always The Most Exciting, Are They?
While we continue to be of the opinion that Catherine looks properly amazing, we're just not convinced screenshots do it the greatest of justice
Looking at two similarly awkward looking characters talking about marriage doesn't exactly instill us with enthusiasm. But hey, at least there's cigarettes and mustard in this screenshot.</em>
News Catherine 'Love Is Over' Deluxe Edition Is Absolutely The Best Thing Ever
No one can accuse Atlus of misunderstanding the audience for its zany puzzle-platformer Catherine
The marketing team in North America has decided to go bonkers with Catherine's Deluxe Edition, eschewing traditional art-books and early-access DLC. Instead, Catherine's premium package ships in a "Stray Sheep" pizza box, the very same joint...
News Catherine Questions The Importance Of Marriage In Latest Screens
Atlus has released the first batch of Catherine screens boasting English sub-titles
The Japanese adventure-meets-puzzle-platformer title tackles a number of adult subjects, including infidelity and responsibility. The game also includes sheep. Lots of sheep.</em> There are more screens over on Joystiq.
News Demand Obscure Japanese Games, Win Persona 3 Portable Stuff
Ghostlight -- the publishers of Persona 3 Portable in the UK -- are giving away a rare, factory sealed Aigis action figure on their official website
All you need to do to win the prize is tell the publisher which obscure Japanese game you'd like bringing to Europe. The benefits are two fold — a) you stand a chance of winning the uber-rare Persona...
News Persona 3 Portable Launches April 29th In The UK
Ghostlight's slapped a royal April 29th release date on the upcoming portable re-release of classic PS2 RPG, Persona 3
The cleverly titled Persona 3 Portable launched eons ago in North America and Japan. Ghostlight previously detailed a special collector's edition for the PSP package.
News Europe Scores Ace Looking Persona 3 Portable Collector's Edition
If you're still dizzy from Atlus' latest release, Catherine, and are in need of a handheld come-down, we can't think of better title than Persona 3 Portable
The hand-held re-release of Atlus' cult RPG is not due out in Europe until "mid-to-late April", but publisher Ghostlight's gone live with some details on the game's collector's edition...
News Confirmed: Catherine Seduces The West This Summer
It's been the "will they, won't they" story of the past few days, but Atlus has finally confirmed that Catherine will come Stateside this summer
The news comes via the game's official website, which can be found through here. There's no word of a European release, but with the PlayStation 3 region-free, importing the game won't be a big deal. It's...
News GDC 2011: Catherine Localisation Announcement Due Tomorrow
Despite the publisher denying that Catherine would be localised for a Western release, all signs appear to be pointing in the opposite direction
Aside from a number of sources tipping us to look out for "big Atlus related news tomorrow", a report on Beefjack claims US retailer Gamestop were listing the raunchy title for pre-order before...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Catherine Shifts A Whopping 141k On PlayStation 3
Looks like all the intrigue surrounding Atlus' puzzle-platformer, Catherine, has really paid off -- the game debuted on top of the Media Create Japanese software sales charts this week, shifting a whopping 141,816 units on PlayStation 3
Despite hardware sales being slightly down, a 25k showing for the PS3 helped Sony secure another one-two, with PSP...
News ... And The Catherine Demo Is Back On The PlayStation Store
The saga of Atlus' Catherine demo is almost as bemusing as the game itself
After being pulled from the Japanese PlayStation Store due to "limited quantities" a few weeks back, Atlus has decided to restore the taster. Presumably they've stocked up on binary and have got plenty to go around this time. Until Midnight, February 20th anyway...
News Atlus Pulls The Plug On Catherine's PS3 Demo
Atlus has removed the PlayStation 3's Japanese demo of Catherine, stating the teaser was oddly in "limited quantities"
We're assuming this has more to do with the level of international interest more than anything else. With the PlayStation 3 making it so easy to create regional accounts, we're assuming the Catherine demo got slaughtered with...
