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Famitsu has posted a new online preview for Project X Zone 2. The screenshots show Namco x Capcom antagonist Saya, new character Sheath, Sylphie from Forgotten Worlds, and Miyuki from Ordyne.

Also shown in the screenshots are some of the different systems. Primarily, Famitsu provides information about customization points, which are awarded after players clear battles. These points can be used to upgrade character skills by up to eight levels as well as introduce entirely new moves. Project X Zone 2 also features different skills that are automatically executed when certain conditions are met, which require customization points.

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Square Enix issued another batch of screenshots from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII. This time around, we have images that focus on the post-game dungeon. Check them out in the gallery below.


Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for Disney Magical World 2. Take a look at the pack shot above.

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Marvelous has announced the DLC schedule for Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson’s European release. Three “Additional Chapter” downloads are in the pipeline, along with one “Character” add-on.

The first piece of DLC is due out on August 27. This will add the character Murasame, which is free to those with Senran Kagura Burst save data. It’ll be sold for £4.49 / €4.99 otherwise.

“Waist Deep”, “Hipster”, and “Busticated” are the three new DLC chapters. Each one contains five missions, new weapons, illustrations, backgrounds, clothes, hairstyles, and more.

Below is an overview of the different chapters:

‘Waist Deep’ follows the hijinks of Mirai as she afflicts the SK girls with a certain “ailment” in her quest for a bigger bust – ‘Hipster’ looks to an alternate reality as Hanzo battle a world dominating HEBIJO in a bullet hell-like setting with a SENRAN KAGURA twist. Finally ‘Busticated’ follows Asuka and Mirai’s quest to achieve their most dream bust sizes, completion of this jovial story arc will reward you with a certain “modifier” in the Dressing Room!

And here’s the final DLC schedule:

27/08/2015 – Murasame Character Add-On Content
03/09/2015 – ‘Waist Deep’ Additional Chapter & Items
17/09/2015 – ‘Hipster’ Additional Chapter & Items
01/10/2015 – ‘Busticated’ Additional Chapter & Items

Note: each piece of DLC is priced at £4.49 / €4.99 or similar in your local Nintendo eShop currency.

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Nintendo made the unexpected announcement last night that Picross 3D 2 is in development for 3DS, with a planned Japanese release for October. We heard that the title would be incorporating amiibo, and an Amazon Japan listing shares more details on this front.

Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Link, Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede work with Picross 3D 2. By using any of these amiibo into the game, players can unlock original puzzles. The screenshot above shows what the Mario puzzle looks like.

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SEGA’s latest update on 7th Dragon III Code: VFD covers a number of the game’s classes. We now have details for the Rune Knight, Fortuner, Mage, and Punisher. View the information rounded up below.

Rune Knight:

– Magic swordsmen
– Rune Knights use small knives that goes with elemental and different effect-based attacks
– They can heal themselves and have skills that can heal the entire party or protect allies from enemy attacks
– “Knight’s Pride”: does a physical non-elemental attack to an enemy, and the damage is determined by how much damage they took prior to getting knocked out
– This move automatically activates when a Rune Knight’s health goes to 0
– “Brave Sword”: massive close-ranged magic damage to all enemies
– Brave Sword causes the user’s health go to half
– The more health that gets depleted from this skill, the more damage it will do

Fortuner:

– Fortunetellers of the battlefield
– Specialize in putting enemies in abnormal states
– Their skills can do even more damage against enemies that are under a status ailment
– Fortuner’s have slightly lower health/defense
– “Poem of Wind and Tree”: regenerate each turn for all party members by using mana
– “Sacrifice”: consumes a massive amount of MP in order to launch a powerful magic attack that hits all enemies
– This attack is so powerful, the user will withdraw from the after after landing the hit

Mage:

– Magic specialists
– They can use magic attacks of various attributes
– Mages can even support the party with healing magic
– Weakness is their low defense stat
– “Volcano”: long-ranged fire magic damage to all enemies, and gives them a “burn” affect
– “Mana Bullet”: long-ranged magic attack that deals big damage to all enemies

Punisher:

– Use a hybrid weapon called “Armored Spear”
– This is a mix between a giant spear and mortar
– Punishers have the best physical damage of all classes and the most amount of health
– “Explosives” are needed for their powerful attacks
– You’ll need to supplement it if you use too much
– “Assault Spear: selects a group of enemies and launches a powerful close-ranged attack
– This requires mana and Explosives to use
– “Dragon Buster”: long-ranged fire attribute damage to all enemies from a mortar shot
– This does extra damage against dragons, and it also consumes mana and Explosives

You can find screenshots and art of today’s new content here.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, Dragon Quest VIII, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Project X Zone 2, Super Mario Maker, Super Robot Wars BX, and Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Capcom has announced its lineup for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, which is taking place in Japan between September 17 and September 20.

The company will have six games on display. Needless to say, Monster Hunter is seeing plenty of representation at the expo.

Here’s the full lineup:

Monster Hunter X (3DS) – playable, stage event, live steam
Monster Hunter Stories (3DS) – stage event, live stream
Street Fighter V (PS4, PC) – playable, stage event, live steam
Resident Evil 0 (PS4/XBO/PS3/360/PC) – playable, stage event, live steam
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX (3DS) – playable
Monster Hunter Spirits (mobile) – playable

You can access Capcom’s TGS site here.

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 30,105
PS4 – 18,503
Vita – 17,400
Wii U – 16,567
New 3DS – 8,326
PS3 – 3,448
3DS – 2,752
3DS LL – 1,065
Vita TV – 672
Xbox One – 195

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 29,203
PS4 – 14,619
Wii U – 13,007
Vita – 12,841
New 3DS – 7,250
PS3 – 2,567
3DS – 1,657
3DS LL – 898
Vita TV – 496
Xbox One – 200

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 140,235 / 844,167
2. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters – 100,553 / 1,303,342
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 41,361 / 560,394
4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 27,356 / 420,193
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,787 / 291,927
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,765 / 1,098,497
7. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 8,325 / 405,035
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,865 / 4,026,016
9. [PSV] Luminous Arc Infinity – 6,048 / 22,265
10. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 5,609 / 60,589
11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 5,445 / 82,202
12. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 5,438 / 84,740
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,331 / 2,682,774
14. [3DS] Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tachi – 5,140 / 38,429
15. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney – 4,529 / 184,334
16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 4,354 / 2,272,252
17. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 4,348 / 288,718
18. [PSV] IA/VT Colorful – 3,896 / 48,678
19. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,706 / 179,195
20. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 3,423 / 123,716

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Marvelous has shared a new video that shows off a pair of European collector’s editions for Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson. Check it out below.


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