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Monster Hunter is one of the biggest gaming franchises in Japan. But much like Dragon Quest, its popularity has never reached similar levels overseas.

Capcom hopes that it will begin to change the situation with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. On Wii U, users will be able to play with others online. The Wii U and 3DS versions feature save transfers. And in Europe, a Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate bundles will be released.

According to Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, these were all steps taken to enhance the series’ appeal in the west:

“You’re right in terms of us intentionally doing this. It’s always been our wish to make a good start and we’ve always been saying we’ll do this at one point. Monster Hunter in Japan started and developed in a very different way to how it’s been in Europe so far, Japan being a rather densely populated place with a quite prominent culture of visiting each other’s places to play games together. You see kids carrying their consoles taking them to their friends. They already had this basis of playing games through local network, whereas it’s a bit more difficult in the US and Europe where your neighbour is seven miles away. With Wii U, which is online compatible, and with 3DS with its portability, releasing both of them together, we’re giving opportunity and options to consumers to really pick up the version they want and the one that suits them. By doing that we might be able to actually have a breakthrough. That’s definitely our intention.”

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The Bravely Default Twitter posted a new message today… partially in English!

It seems as though Square Enix is aware of interest from fans overseas. Here’s the message, which was posted in English through translation software:

“I accessed Twitter after a long absence. A voice of the foreign one arrives properly!”

A more accurate translation of the tweet reads:

“Logging into Twitter for the first time in a while. To the people broad: we hear what you’re saying!”

So Square Enix apparently knows that gamers in the west would like to see Bravely Default in English. In the case, care to get a move on with localization?

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The last time we posted something from the Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney art book, we were treated to some interesting “Dark Phoenix” art. Now you can have a look at “Dark Layton” (picture 14) and a whole bunch of other neat stuff.

Thanks to Yoy11 for the tip.

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Update: Some folks haven’t been able to access the page, so we’ve added in a capture below:

There’s an older Assassin’s Creed III trailer featured currently, so I imagine we accessed a page we weren’t supposed to. Oops!

We’ve been poking around Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag countdown site a bit more, and managed to come across another page containing some very interesting information.

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV page list a release date: October 29. Those who pre-order the title will receive a collectible Todd McFarlane poster.

Finally, before accessing the new page, we reached an age gate with an image which looks to be some new art (or something along those lines). Take a look below:

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European gamers have been waiting a long time to get their hands on Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. In just a few months, the 3DS title will finally be released.

Ghostlight wrote up a new blog post today announcing that Devil Survivor Overclocked “has now entered manufacturing”. The publisher wasn’t able to reveal a final release date, but is “expecting to release the game across Europe towards the end of March in time for Easter.” A release date will be shared within the next couple of weeks.

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Ubisoft has opened a new countdown site for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Following the game’s official boxart unveiling and name confirmation, Ubisoft is now gearing up to unleash a debut trailer. The video will be accessible once the countdown ends.

Black Flag’s embargo will end on Monday, so we should begin to receive the first official information once March 4 arrives. The countdown looks like it’ll expire on the same day.

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A lot of late ports have arrived on Wii U since launch. Darksiders II, Mass Effect 3, and Batman: Arkham City all hit the console in November, and each was initially priced at $60 despite having shipped on other consoles months earlier.

The situation won’t be any different with Need for Speed: Most Wanted. EA has confirmed that the Wii U edition will cost $60 when it comes out next month. To be fair, Most Wanted is probably one of the few late ports that deserves the price point given how much effort Criterion is putting into the project. It’ll include DLC and new modes, as well as slightly prettier visuals.

Other Wii U ports are also in the pipeline, but there is one exception to the $60 benchmark. The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition, due out next month, will cost $40.

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As originally expected, The Conduit is heading to Tegra-supported devices – including the upcoming Shield handheld.

The Conduit HD will be pretty much like the original Wii game, though it will sport prettier visuals. Players will be able to take on the first two missions for free and will need to offer up $7 for the remaining seven. There will also be an option to purchase levels 3-6 for $3 and levels 7-9 for the same amount.

It’ll definitely be strange seeing The Conduit on new hardware, but I guess High Voltage Software figured this would be a smart thing to do.

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