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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 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 '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 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 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 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...
News Heads Up: Catherine Demo Hits The Japanese PlayStation Network
As previously promised, Atlus has released a demo for Catherine on the Japanese PlayStation Network
It's available to download now. The demo's size is 930mb.</em>
News Catherine Demo Dated For January 27th Release On PlayStation Store
Atlus has finally revealed the anticipated date for the oft-teased Catherine demo
January 27th will mark the fateful day we all actually get to load up the bizarre looking title and get a glimpse of what it's all about. According to Siliconera, "players will be able to sample a section of the game's opening featuring event movies, anime movies...
News Catherine Still Looks Balls-To-The-Wall Bonkers In Latest Trailer
We've given up trying to understand Atlus' intriguing cult title Catherine
The latest trailer focuses more on the game's cut-scenes, but also includes a splash more gameplay. The video showcases more puzzle platforming, but this time the protagonist is chased by a giant baby. Check out the footage after the jump.
News First Catherine Gameplay Trailer Tells Us Absolutely Nothing At All
What's Catherine? Looks like Atlus has finally given us our first taste
This debut gameplay trailer (the game's out next month in Japan) reveals what appears to be a puzzle platformer. Not exactly what we expected. As the protagonist tries to navigate the hazardous isometric corridors in his boxer shorts, a murderous figure appears to attack him...
News Atlus To Provide Demo For The Bizarre Looking Catherine
We know it's got sheep people, bimbos and dead bodies, but to be honest we don't know much else about Catherine, the upcoming PlayStation 3 title from Atlus
With the game roughly a month away from its Japanese launch, perhaps it's time we learned a thing or two about the NSFW title. Good news. The game's director, Katsura Hashino, has confirmed that...
News Gah, Catherine Looks So Bloody Amazing... We Want It Now Please
To be honest, we haven't got a clue what's going on in this latest Catherine trailer
Once again there are sheep people, toilets and giant contraptions. It's sounds like Catherine's going to be a bit psychological. From what we can understand about the game, the story revolves around the protagonist's involvement with two characters — Catherine and...
News Catherine Delayed Into The New Year In Japan
Catherine was set to hit Japan before Christmas, but Atlus has just announced that the bizarre title is set to be delayed until February 17th
It's hard to be too disappointed by this news (seeing as Catherine doesn't even have a Western release), but we assume some folks in Japan are crying over the lack of sheep-people this Winter. Still, at least...
News So, This Guy Completed Demon's Souls In Under An Hour
Demon's Souls is widely considered one of the hardest games ever made
Ever. This guy in Japan, "alternalw", finished the game in 54 minutes and 54 seconds. He's clearly mad, insane and a little bit genius. You can watch his entire playthrough on YouTube. Beware of spoilers. Beware of the insanity. We're going to have a lie down.
News Would You Like To Watch The Intro To Catherine?
Catherine
We've reported on it quite a few times over the past couple of months. We still don't know quite what to make of it, but we're desperately clinging onto hope that it will get localised in some way (sub-titles are all that's needed) so we can figure out what the sheep-people are all about. The game's intro is embedded after the jump. It...
News TGS 10: How About Another Catherine Trailer? [NSFW]
Atlus' upcoming PlayStation 3 title, Catherine, is so weird
This trailer from TGS is just as bizarre as the last one. Once again it's littered with sexual references, dead bodies and sheep-people. What else do you want us to say? We'd love to imagine the Japanese text provides logical exposition to all the bizarre footage, but we're not sure it...
News Demon's Souls Goes "Greatest Hits", Gets Discounted To $29.99
What a success story Demon's Souls has become
The game was brought to the West by Atlus (and later Namco Bandai in Europe) when Sony passed up the publishing rights. It's now one of the biggest exclusive titles in the PlayStation 3's line-up. In fact, it's such a big deal that it's earned "Greatest Hits" status in the US and will be...
News Catherine's Not Getting Any Less Bonkers (Nor Suggestive)
This Japanese promotional poster for Atlus' new title, Catherine, says it all really
Check out the trailer for sex and sheep.Kotaku]</em> [via
News That New Atlus Game, Catherine, Is WEIRD!
We thought the concept art that dropped out of this week's Famitsu for Atlus' new PS3 project, Catherine, looked a bit strange
But nothing prepared us for the game's debut trailer. In it, protagonist Vincent wanders through a darkened room surrounded by sheep. Then has sex. Then sees dead bodies. Then has more sex... It's also not safe for work...
News Persona Director Brings Catherine To The PlayStation 3
We've no idea who Catherine is, but we're assuming she's a character from Atlus' new game, erm, Catherine
The game's been revealed in this weeks Famitsu and is the first HD project from the Persona team. Apparently the game follows Vincent, an insomniac plagued by nightmares of never-ending staircases (stay with us). Siliconera reports that the game...
News Knights In The Nightmare Jump Scares The PlayStation Portable This October
According to a post on the US-arm of the PlayStation Blog, bullet-hell meets tower-defence title, Knights In The Nightmare, is set to make the jump from Nintendo DS to PSP this October 19th
In the jump from Nintendo DD, Knights In The Nightmares received a screen-resolution boost, aswell as improved audio and a new third character. It looks...
News British Demon's Souls Practically Sold Out Nationwide
The Black Phantom Edition of Demon's Souls is practically sold out everywhere in the UK
That's according to publishers Namco Bandai Partners, who are only aware of a few "dribs and drabs". "I can't give you a number, but what I mean by an 'amazing success' is that all the stock we built of the Black Phantom Edition has sold out...
News Atlus To Maintain Demon's Souls Servers Into 2011
When Demon's Souls launched, there were warnings scattered everywhere that Atlus could close the game's servers within six months of its release
The game's gone on to become a smash-hit worldwide, and so Atlus has decided to sponsor the servers for an extended period. They've announced that the online portion of the "hardest game ever"...
E3 2010 Trine 2 Brings Online Co-Op To The PlayStation Network
Trine was a fantastic physics-driven platformer on the PlayStation Network with notable omission - online co-op
That's something developers Frozenbyte are aiming to fix with Trine 2, which is set to hit the PSN Spring 2011. The familiar trio of characters will return in Trine 2, each with a new ability to complement the game's direct approach to...
E3 2010 Trine 2 Outed By Atlus' E3 Lineup
Did you know Frozenbyte were working on a follow-up to last year's PC and PSN hit, Trine? Nope, we had absolutely no idea either, but Trine 2's just popped up as part of publisher Atlus' E3 lineup
So it must be happening, right? No details yet. Atlus are also set to show a PSP port of Knights In The Nightmare at the big show next week.
News 3D Dot Game Heroes, Your Parents Help You Hook It Up, Out Now!
Oh 3D Dot Game Heroes
After several brilliant trailers, you're still churning out the goods. Take this rap, designed to help celebrate the launch of the game today. The latest trailer even finds time to parody the classic "your parents help you hook it up" line. Simply wonderful. Buy this game now. (No really,
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Character Sharing Hub Launched, Hooray!
Perhaps our only complaint with the excellent 3D Dot Game Heroes is that there is no real easy way to share creations in the game's built-in character creator
Until now that is. Atlus has just launched the "Hall Of Heroes" hub, a webpage in which budding Game Hero designers can share their masterpieces with other players. Take "Rad...
News Demon's Souls Gets An Exclusive UK Trailer
Demon's Souls is finally coming to the UK
The innovative exclusive RPG has been privy to enormous viral exposure since it launched in the US - a refreshing nod that players do still care about experiences rather than marketing. And due to the splash the game has caused in the US, it's finally going to hit the UK next month. Check out the trailer for...
News Persona 5 Lead Has An "Introverted Personality"
Persona 5 may not have been formally announced yet - we assume it'll be at TGS or E3 - but that's not stopped the project's director Katsura Hasino from dropping a few tidbits on the game's main character, claiming he'll have an "introverted personality"
The director also told Dengeki Playstation magazine that Persona 3's Aegis will join P5's cast...
News UK Election 2010: Kinky Cleggy, Bully Brown & Dealer Dave Join The 3D Dot Game Heroes Plight
PushSquare: bringing you all the UK General Election 2010 news you need
Like these hand-crafted party leaders in pixel form courtesy of 3D Dot Game Heroes. Sure to swing the polls. [And yes, we fully appreciate these look NOTHING like their namesakes - Ed.]</em> It's hard to deny these images are infinitely more exciting than tonight's...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Is Absolutely Genius, "I'm A Tank"
We suppose if you haven't seen this "Old Spice" commercial, you might not get the latest 3D Dot Game Heroes trailer
Thus, we recommend you hit the link in the previous sentence and come back to us when you've watched the video. Seen it? Awesome isn't it? Ok, now watch the video embedded above. Are you laughing? Thought so. You probably don't need...
News European Demon's Souls Comes With Fan-Made Strategy Guide
We told you last week that Demon's Souls was finally getting a Western release in part thanks to Namco Bandai who have taken on publishing responsibilities for the Playstation 3 exclusive
We also told you last week that the game comes with a much needed strategy guide. And in heart-warming news, it's just been announced that said strategy guide has...
News Demon's Souls Hits Europe On June 25th
Namco Bandai has announced that they will be handling publishing duties of Demon's Souls in Europe, and that the game will hit on June 25th
The game will be released exclusively as a special pack called the "Black Phantom Edition", which includes a soundtrack, artbook and strategy guide. The latter being pretty necessary from what we've...
News Demon's Souls Is Almost Definitely Coming To Europe It Seems
Ok, you've got us
While From Software's incredible underground hit Demon's Souls was only available as an inport, we could fend off the background noises that told us to get a copy from overseas. But if the game's coming to Europe, we're going to have to play the unique RPG aren't we? Word of a long overdue European Demon's Soul release comes from a...
News Class Of Heroes Graduates To Playstation 3 This Year
Acquire's poorly received PSP title Class Of Heroes is to graduate to the Playstation 3 this year
The old-school dungeon crawler has a pretty niche audience, despite its critical issues, and while the game is unlikely to see Western release (Atlus passed on an American port of the PSP title), the Playstation 3 version is supposedly under...
News Get That Zelda Out Of My 3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes is Zelda to the point of parody
But how do you make it even more Zelda? Well, you put Link in there of course. That's exactly what GameInformer's Tim Turi has done. You can observe the results after through here.</em>
News If Only There Were A Dot-Mart In Real Life As Opposed To 3D Dot Game Heroes
The Dot-Mart stocks all your worldly needs
No, we're not talking bottles of Iced Tea, packets of Custard Creams and the latest issue of Nuts with Kitty Lea on the front. We're talking useful stuff - like Candles, Potions and Tents. Duh. If only the Dot-Mart would take over that infernal Tesco down the road. If you haven't already, you should...
First Impressions 3D Dot Game Heroes on PlayStation 3
The first thing you need to know about 3D Dot Game Heroes: it's totally safe for you to go out and pre-order the game right now
We've seen enough to know that this Legend Of Zelda-invoking parody is going to be worth every penny of your money. Delivered with a wink and a nod, everything about 3D Dot Game Heroes invokes nostalgia, and it does so...
News Prepare To Be Excited: Atlus Are Starting Work On Persona 5
We know there's a very strong, niche audience out there for Atlus' Persona franchise
Much of that has been strengthened by GiantBomb's endurance run of the fourth entry in the series. Well - prepare to get excited because Katsura Hashino, the director of the previous two Persona games, has told Japanese magazine Dengeki Playstation that, "We...
News Latest 3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Is Weird
What's the point in blending in? Sure, you totally could release another first-person shooter set in a contemporary conflict -- or you could be 3D Dot Game Heroes
Apparently the game has the most interesting hero in 3D. Well, that's according to this trailer, which deserves some kind of award for being straight-up bonkers.