by Andrew Yoon, Aug 31, 2011 4:15pm PDT
You can expect a lot more Persona in the future. Three Persona games are coming across three platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, and the PlayStation Vita.
First up is a game that should be unsurprising for most. Like its PSP predecessors, Persona 4: The Golden is an enhanced port of the original PlayStation 2 RPG. The updated version adds a new character named Mary, as well as additional voice recordings, animation sequences, and a new opening intro movie.
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by Steve Watts, Aug 18, 2011 3:00pm PDT
Atlus has announced a delay to the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of Rock of Ages, but cleverly wrapped the bad news in a hilarious trailer. The game is still on-track for August 31 on Xbox 360, but the announcement states the PC and PlayStation 3 versions will come "later this summer." Considering summer officially ends only a few weeks later on September 23, that doesn't leave a lot of room to budge.
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by Andrew Yoon, Aug 02, 2011 2:45pm PDT
Atlus is known for localizing and publishing niche games for the US market. However, it may have found a big hit on its hands with the recently-released Catherine. The mature themes of relationship/puzzle game seem to have spoken with a large audience, with Atlus boasting it as "the largest launch in the 20-year history of Atlus."
And who could possibly resist the charms of a special edition package that includes underwear?
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by Andrew Yoon, Jul 05, 2011 6:30pm PDT
Atlus' bizarre puzzle game, Catherine, will be available for everyone to try next week on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A free demo will be available on July 12th, giving players a chance to experience the surreal nightmare world from the developers of the critically acclaimed Persona series.
While Catherine is largely a puzzle game, it certainly wears its M rating proudly. For proof, look no further than this new trailer, showcasing some of the game's English voice acting, as well as animation from Studio 4°C, best known for their work on Tekkonkinkreet. Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Jun 13, 2011 2:00pm PDT
Continuing its quest to bring unusual RPGs to the world, the North American arm of developer and publisher Atlus confirmed last week that will be coming westward in 2012.
Curiously, the strategic RPG sequel is being made for the Nintendo DS, rather than the 3DS. Nintendo's new handheld is receiving a revamp of the original Devil Survivor this summer, under the name Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overlocked. Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Jun 08, 2011 3:10pm PDT
Fight fans, rejoice! Publishing hero Atlus has announced during E3 that it's bringing The King of Fighters XIII, the latest in SNK Playmore's long-running 2D fighting series, to North America this holiday season for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Atlus boasts that KoF XIII is "the HD entry in the series that fans have been waiting for." You can expect the return of "fan favourite" fighters Mai, K', and Vice, "vastly improved network functionality," a less-restricted camera perspective, characters standing out better from the backgrounds, new super moves, and more. Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, May 24, 2011 6:30am PDT
Persona fans, rejoice! The only game in the RPG series never to receive an official North American release, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin, is finally coming Westward. Developer and publisher Atlus announced today that it'll be released this fall on PSP.
The "remastered" port of Persona 2: Innocent Sin runs in the PSP's higher 16:9 resolution, boasting "a sleek new interface, new sidequests in the Climax Theater, and the player's choice of the fully remixed or original soundtrack." Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Jan 26, 2011 2:00pm PST
by Xav de Matos, Jan 19, 2011 8:30am PST
Between the March 27 launch of the Nintendo 3DS in North America (as well as its March 25 European launch) and E3 2011, Nintendo promises "more than 30 games" will be available for the new handheld. Nintendo has yet to detail its entire upcoming library, but a good selection has already been revealed.
Buying a gaming system is all about the software, so what can you expect to get your hands on for the Nintendo 3DS? Here's the official "partial list of titles" coming soon to the Nintendo 3DS, straight from the hardware maker. Read more »
by Brian Leahy, Dec 17, 2010 3:00pm PST
Atlus, the US publisher of the ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls, has pledged to keep the multiplayer servers for the US version of the game online through the second anniversary of the game's domestic release. This means US gamers will get to enjoy online Demon's Souls until at least October 2011.
Additionally, the company has announced that it will be running a Pure White Tendency event from December 20th until "just into 2011," which should "allow newcomers their best chance to ease into the treacherous, brutally addicting world of Boletaria while also offering hardcore gamers access to many secrets and otherwise inaccessible paths unlocked by the tendency shift. Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Jun 17, 2010 7:35pm PDT
ACE Team's mysterious project Rock of Ages has been revealed by publisher Atlus to be "a game of fast-paced strategy, high art... and gigantic boulders of doom" every bit as surreal and charming as one would expect from the developer of Zeno Clash.
Players will construct defences and summon armies to protect their castle from a gigantic rampaging moon-faced boulder--which their opponent gets to control, smashing along a course towards your citadel. Multiplayer will be on offer, with support to crush your chums in local or online play. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jun 10, 2010 11:00am PDT
That new mystery game coming from Trine developer Frozenbyte in 2011 is a proper sequel to the physics-powered puzzle-platformer, publisher Atlus revealed today.
The announcement was contained within "Atlus' E3 2010 Lineup", which also offered word of a new title from Zeno Clash maker ACE Team dubbed "Rock of Ages." No word yet on the specific platforms for either game, though Zeno Clash hit PC and Xbox 360 while Trine is available on PC and PlayStation 3. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jun 08, 2010 11:00am PDT
The next game out of Trine and Shadowgrounds developer Frozenbyte--"an as-of-yet unannounced 2011 digital distribution title"--will be published by Atlus, the pair revealed today, vowing that they will reveal more during E3 2010 next week.
"We can't wait to unveil the mystery," Frozenbyte CEO Lauri Hyvarinen teased in the announcement." I'm confident that we're creating one of the best titles of 2011!" Read more »
by Brian Leahy, Apr 14, 2010 4:30pm PDT
From Software's ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls was published by Sony, which owns the IP, in Japan. Sony wasn't so sure about the game's chances in North America, but Atlus snapped up the publishing duty for the game.
Through financial reports, Siliconera noticed that Atlus only expected to sell 75,000 copies of the game in North America. By the end of February 2010, however, Atlus has shipped a whopping 280,000 copies of the game to retailers. Read more »
by Chris Faylor, Jan 20, 2010 12:30pm PST
The enhanced portable PSP release of Atlus' double life management / demon-slaying RPG Persona 3 will arrive in North America come July 6, the company announced today.
Enhancements over the PlayStation 2 version, which initially hit North America in 2007 and was followed by an expanded edition in 2008, include "a new player-controlled female protagonist who offers players a fresh new perspective" alongside "numerous additional improvements and enhancements." Read more »
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