Famitsu recently published a new preview for Conception II covering the game’s character classes. New details as well as screenshots can be found below.

– Make Star Children who are born to fight monsters
– Star Children come in 30 different classes
– Classes include swordsmen, magicians, thieves, and gamblers
– Players must form three teams of three Star Children
– Certain classes can combine forces to perform a special team skill
– Ex: Dive and Minstrel can execute the Lucky March skill
– This restores HP and increases the luck of their allies
– Ex: Dark Knight and Mercenary can perform the Guard Chain skill
– This is a powerful blow, creates a defensive barrier, and increases the Over Chain Gauge
– Over Chain Gauge speeds up all of your teams’ moves when it’s filled

Dark Knight

– Relinquishes all feelings of love and affection in order to become a powerful warrior
– Solid as the Paladin, further empowered by an aggressive nature that allows no room for mistakes

Diva

– Heavenly voice
– Girls-only class
– Supports other party members with her vocal skills

Mercenary

– Boy-only class
– Adept warrior who manipulates his sword skills to destroy enemies without fail

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A number of retailers, including Best Buy, GameStop, and Target, appear to have stopped selling the Wii U Basic Set. The system is missing from each retailer’s website, leading to uncertainties regarding the product’s future. It’s also out of stock at Walmart – and it’s unknown if it will be coming back any time soon.

In other news, the Wii U Basic Set will be available for just $200 at Walmart starting on August 2.

I’d prefer not to make too much of this for now, but… the situation is curious, certainly…

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Update: Amazon took down the video. Sorry guys.

A few more details on Capcom’s Gaist, primarily developed by Treasure, have come in. Read on below for new bits of information as well as screenshots.

– Over 100 different Gaist Gear
– Gaist Gear can transform into the Extreme Form in addition to armor and weapons
– Extreme Form transforms you into a Gaist with huge power
– Need to build up your Extreme Form Gauge first
– Main character Rekka can transform into a Gaist to fight the giant Onmyou Yatagarasu
– Gaists you can transform into include: Arc Phoenix, Hurricane Djinn, Magical Cait Sith, Gaia Orochi, Wind Garuda, Maximum Tauros
– New Bloody Ogre Gaist: giant earth-type Gaist and a manifestation of anger
– Play as the Gaist Crusher Garrison, who must protect Steel City from Gaists
– Cipher is pulling the strings behind the scenes
– He repeatedly appears before the GCG and may be part of an organization

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Batman: Arkham Origins won’t have online multiplayer on Wii U, making it the only system missing out on the new feature.

As for why this is so, Warner Bros. explained in a statement that the team “is focusing development efforts on platforms with the largest MP audience.” The publisher must have felt that it wasn’t worth pouring in resources into the Wii U due to the possibility of a lack of players.

A Warner Bros. representative told us:

“MP will be available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The team is focusing development efforts on platforms with the largest MP audience.”

Capcom’s HD version of Resident Evil: Revelations shipped 900,000 units around the world during the three month period ending June 30. Note that shipped doesn’t fully translate to sold. Resident Evil series sales now stand at over 57 million units.

As far as Capcom’s actual financial results are concerned, the company’s net income decreased to ¥828 million ($135 million), leading to a 37.3 percent drop year-over-year. Net sales took a hit as well and lowered by 6.2 percent to ¥17.5 billion yen ($2.85 billion).

Capcom said of its financial results:

“Consolidated financial results for ended June 30, 2013 was decreased in sales and all profits from the same term last year, because of the lower ASP for the package software and the lack of major titles for the mobile contents in the Digital Content business.”

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