Jaleco may have quietly closed its doors
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Jaleco could be no more. Kotaku attempted to contact the company’s Tokyo office today, but there was no answer. A recording noted that the service was “no longer in service.” The blog of Jaleco president Takayasu Katou is also nowhere to be found online.
Game Yarou acquired Jaleco in 2009, though it continued to work on games. No website updates have been posted since 2011.
Jaleco delivered the promising but ultra-disappointing Kizuna for Wii. The company has been around since the early days of gaming with titles such as Bases Loaded for the NES.
Nintendo holding Pokemon X/Y presentation at E3, is 1.5 hours long
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Update 2: Pokemon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara and Game Freak director Junichi Masuda are attending.
Update: Kotaku editor Jason Schreier has a few more details. It’s a Pokemon X/Y presentation/Q&A. Time is set for 6 PM PT. Schreier also says that “Nintendo is doing a lot of different E3 events.”
Nintendo won’t be holding a typical press conference at this year’s E3, but the company has scheduled a number of different events for the show.
One happening appears to be a special Pokemon presentation. This will take place during the first night of E3 and will be 1.5 hours long, according to media reports.
Also during E3 are two different hands-on events: one for the media and one for analysts/other business folks. A Nintendo Direct broadcast will be live-streamed on June 11 as well.
Toriko: Gourmet ga Battle trailer #2
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist co-op ComDev video
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One Piece: Romance Dawn also in the works for 3DS
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Namco Bandai has two games in development for the 3DS. Along with One Piece: Unlimited World Red, One Piece: Romance Dawn is also on the way.
One Piece: Romance Dawn was released on the PSP in Japan late last year. A scan from Jump lists an August 8 release date for the 3DS version.
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara “The Dwarf” trailer
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Need for Speed: Rivals not heading to Wii U
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Earlier today, EA announced the next entry in the Need for Speed franchise – Need for Speed: Rivals. Unfortunately, there are no plans to bring the game to the Wii U at this time.
Ghost Games’ founder and Rivals producer Marcus Nilsson told Eurogamer that “Frostbite is not really set up for Wii U.” EA confirmed in its announcement that the racer is being built on the Frostbite 3 engine.
“Yeah, Frostbite is not really set up for Wii U. I don’t have all the information, so it wouldn’t be right for me to speak about it. Frostbite 3 is a really capable engine, it’s scalable and it gives us a big advantage on the next generation to support the Xbox One and the PS4, but it’s not being developed on the Wii U.”
A shame that we won’t be seeing this one on Wii U. You could argue that Most Wanted was best on Nintendo’s system last year out of all console versions, so it would have been nice to see how Rivals turned out.
Marvelous USA’s E3 2013 lineup
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Marvelous USA, otherwise known as XSEED, announced its E3 2013 lineup today.
A total of five games will be brought to the expo, not counting mobile titles. Killer is Dead, Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, Rune Factory 4, Valhalla Knights 3, and Ys: Memories of Celceta will be on hand.
You can find the official rundown below.
First wave of Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC out now in Japan
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Shin Megami Tensei IV just launched in Japan. For those interested, day-one downloadable content is available for purchase.
First, it’s now possible to nab three different hairstyles for the main characters. This is free.
Next is the exclusive silver samurai costume. By purchasing the armor, you’ll be able to more easily tackle the earlier areas of the game. Pricing is set at 100 yen currently, but it’ll go up to 200 yen starting on June 10.
There’s also a Challenge Quest from Charon, priced at 250 yen. You can gain access to a new field filled with enemies who drop experience-increasing items. Additionally, if you meet certain conditions, you can fuse the demon “Oread”.
Screenshots of the Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC can be found above.
