- a THIRD Soundtrack CD!
- T-Shirt (XL) featuring Konohana Sakuya
- Persona 4 2009 calendar
- 8 1/2 inch tall plush Teddie figure
Not a bad deal. Also, if you haven’t already pre-ordered Persona 4, you can grab both together and save a few bucks.
MMO News Roundup - 5-27-09
Posted by HCG Dreadsorrow | Filed under MMO News Roundup, News
Funcom’s Age Of Conan is doing what most MMOs do on their anniversaries, which means they are having a celebration. This particular one takes the form of “The King’s Seal” contest. Except instead of putting something in the actual game, Funcom thought it would be a good idea to hide easter eggs in the form of “Royal Seals” among the content of various MMO news websites dealing with Age of Conan. If you find all of them, plus some special ones, then you can win a lifetime subscription for the game. Yes, you might not only win a subscription to a shitty, bug laden, content-sparse MMO, but a LIFETIME subscription no less. So, that will be good for what, another three months or so? Click here if you must.
Massively.com has some news up that both potential competing cloud gaming services have wussed out of E3. Gaikai has their balloon knots in a twist over some patent filings, but that’s not nearly the epic bullshit as what OnLive is shoveling. OnLive is claiming that their service that they call “The Future of Video Games”, doesn’t “fit in with the retail-orientation of E3″. I’ll just give you the link to the official OnLive blog and let you read the bullshit for yourself. So OnLive and Gaikai, put up or shut up. As of now, I place you on an equal level as the Segway Human Transporter. Until I see something substantive, your stuff is vaporware. Click here for the coverage on Massively.com.
Tags: Age of Conan, Atlus, Funcom, Gaikai, Jumpgate Evolution, MMO, MMO News Roundup, MMORPG, Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent, NetDevil, OnLive
Atlus announces Knights in the Nightmare for Nintendo DS
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under News
It seems that Atlus, ~The Grand Poobas of Localization~ are looking to keeping us J-RPG junkies rollin’ on a binge well into Summer.
Slated for a June 2nd release, Knights in the Nightmare is the latest announcement to Atlus’ freakin impressive 2009 localization schedule.
Atlus also it putting the word out that Knights in the Nightmare will be unlike any other RPG you’ve played -EVER-; a pretty ballsy announcement, but in Atlus I trust…
Tags: Atlus, J-RPG, Knights of the Nightmare, Nintendo DS, RPG
Amazon announces exclusive Persona 4 “Social Link Expansion Pack”
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under Collectibles, News, The Shit to Get
If the bonus soundtrack CD and pre-order extras just weren’t enough to feed your Persona 4 additction, Atlus and Amazon.com have got you’re next fix.
Pre-orders are now open for the Persona 4 - Social Link Expansion Pack - basically a collection of even more Persona-related swag! woohoo!.
For $29.99 you get the following:
Tags: Amazon.com, Atlus, Collectibles, News, Persona 4, Persona 4 Social Link Expansion Pack, Playstation 2, Pre-Order, PS2, The Shit to Get
Atlus announces 3 schwag-heavy pre-order titles. Working Designs would be proud…
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under Collectibles, News
If you’re a schwag/collectible junkie like me, these are the kind of announcements you love seeing.
Atlus has previously announced that Eternal Poison, Luminous Arc 2 and Persona 4 were going to have a Soundtrack CD included with every copy - a pretty generous gesture - since most Soundtracks CDs are only included in a more expensive “Limited Edition” version of the same game
I guess that wasn’t good enough. Atlus announced today via an event “Atlus Spoils” that anyone who pre-orders either of these titles from GameStop or Amazon.com will also receive a bonus art book!
Tags: Atlus, Atlus Pre-Order, Collectibles, Eternal Poison, Luminous Arc 2, News, Person 4, Persona 4, Playstation 2, Preorder, PS2
Atlus-O-Weenie 2008 Announced - now with 100% more kick-ass!
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under Collectibles, News
Atlus is just one of those video game companies you can’t help but love. Not only do they actually listen to thier fan-base about what titles they would like to see localized, but they also hold plenty of contests each year with some true video game collectibles at stake.
Case-in-point: Atlus-O-Weenie ‘08. The rules are simple - dress up as your favorite character from an Atlus game. 1 Grand Prize winner will be selected and 5 randomly-picked runner-ups.
If you are fortunate enough to be the grand prize winner (or weiner?), Atlus will fill your goody-bag with some Halloween schwag worth drooling over:
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Tags: Atlus, Atlus-O-Weenie, Collectibles, contest, cosplay, News, Playstation 2, PS2
Pre-Order Exclusive for Yggdra Union PSP Announced
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under Collectibles, The Shit to Get
You don’t have to be a schwag hound like me to notice that pre-order bonuses have exploded over the past year in the US. Not only in quantity, but quality as well.
Tags: Atlus, Collectibles, Playstation, Playstation Portable, Pre-Order, PSP, The Shit to Get, Yggdra Union
Nippon Ichi Announces Ar Tornelico 2 US Release Date!
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under News
Looks like Nippon Ichi Software is planning on helping Atlus make us RPG gamers broke as hell straight into 2009…
NIS announced in a press release today that Ar Tornelico 2 will be hitting US shelves sometime in December, more than likely before the holidays. The first Ar Tornelico was a bit of a sleeper hit here in the US, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Also, it looks like GUST studios worked on Ar Tornelico 2 as well; if you’ve ever played any of the PS2 Atelier Iris series or Mana-Khemia, then you have a good idea of what to expect.
Tags: Ar Tornelico 2, Atlus, News, Nippon Ichi Software, Playstation 2, PS2, Role Playing Game
Atlus Announces US Release Date For Poison Pink…err…Eternal Poison?
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under News
No less than an hour after I finished my post on the coming Xbox 360 RPG onslaught did an e-mail pop into the HCG mailbox from the Atlus Faithful Newsletter.
This can only mean one thing: Good times.
I’m really starting to believe that Atlus has some sort of Indiana Jones - Temple of Doom type of slave labor going on out there on the West Coast. They are just cranking out the titles month after month. Hey, no complaints here - I’m just extremely impressed how they are bucking the trend of most studios who have gone Next Gen and are still publishing a good portion of their line-up on ye olde Playstation 2.
Tags: Atlus, Eternal Poison, News, Playstation 2, Poison Pink, PS2
Luminous Arc 2 Website Goes Live
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under NewsTo follow-up the announcement of Luminous Arc 2’s release this Holiday Season, Atlus launched the official Luminous Arc 2 website early this morning. So far, a teaser trailer (below) is up and a list of improvements over the original game.
I’m sure in time we’ll see some character profiles and wallpapers, which we’ll have in The Repository as soon as they are available (along with any Fan Club exclusives!)
Tags: Atlus, Luminous Arc 2, News, Playstation 2, PS2
Atlus Announces US Release of Luminous Arc 2!
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under News
Included in the announcement was a statement that leads me to believe that Atlus is aware of their publishing addiction…
“Luminous Arc 2 will be out for Nintendo DSTM this holiday season!
We know, we know… We’re on a roll.”Seriously though - I can’t think of a time when a game studio/publisher released so many great games back to back. I almost feel like I’m in Japan. While my checking account would definitely disagree with me, I say “Gambatte, Atlus!” (Go for it!).
Also, Luminous Arc 2 will come packaged with a Soundtrack CD as well:
Who knows, maybe I’ll see Atlus at the same 12-step program for my game buying addiction…
Tags: Atlus, Luminous Arc 2, News, Playstation 2, PS2
Atlus Announces Persona 4 US Release Date!
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under NewsNow we knew my all-time favorite game publisher, Atlus, wasn’t going to leave the U.S. fans out in the cold, but the wait for a U.S. release news was getting tougher with each screen shot I saw…
The trailer says it all: December 9th is SMT fans’ national “Call Off Sick from Work/School Day”. For slack-asses like me, it gives me a date to have Persona 3: FES finished as well.
In the meantime - check out the Persona 4 Official Site for more goodies…
Tags: Atlus, News, Persona 4, Playstation 2, PS2
Atlus Announces Zoids Assault for Xbox 360
Posted by HCG Musashi | Filed under News
Atlus strikes again! Today Atlus they will be publishing Zoids Assault for XBox 360 this coming August. I’m sorry, but Atlus can do no wrong; their release lineup for 2008 reads like a wishlist of Japanese titles you never thought would make it to the U.S.
Here’s a short trailer for Zoids Assault. Jump on over to The Repository for some exclusive wallpapers as well.
Visit the official Zoids Assault website.
Tags: Atlus, News, Xbox 360, Zoids Assault
