Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris! The latest trailer covers key features in the game including:
In addition, the trailer showcases more of the game’s story. Check it out below!
Lastly, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris releases on May 22nd for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Team Arcana is seemingly becoming an independent studio as Examu is ceasing operations effectively in February 2020. Ongoing developments at Examu are shifting over to Team Arcana. According to Examu, business has gradually diminished and the environment around the company has shifted. Team Arcana will be carrying out all of Examu’s work from here on out.
The Arcana Heart fighting game series should be in good hands from now on. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for Team Arcana. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have showcased another class coming to the Cindered Shadows expansion for Fire Emblem: Three Houses! The class revealed today is Dark Pegasus, a female-only Pegasus class that specializes in magic. Dark Pegasus’ class skill is Magic Conversion. Magic Conversion boosts all stats by +3 after being attacked by magic. The boosted stats take effect in the next Player Phase. As always, be careful as flying classes are weak to archers.
ダークペガサス
漆黒のペガサスに乗った魔法騎士。女性専用兵種。
兵種スキル「魔力変換」は、敵フェイズ中に魔法攻撃を受けると、次の自軍フェイズ終了まで全能力が+3されるというもの。魔道士系の敵が多いマップで強さを発揮します。
ただし、飛行ユニットなので弓には注意！ #FE風花雪月 pic.twitter.com/mC4oWC3G4D— 『ファイアーエムブレム』総合 (@FireEmblemJP) February 10, 2020
Lastly, Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Cindered Shadows releases on February 13th for Switch. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
SEGA and PlayStation have announced that Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! releases for PS VR on February 25th for $39.99. The game releases on February 26th in Europe, Asia and Japan. Release dates for other VR devices like HTC Vive and Oculus are unannounced at this time. Here’s an overview of the game courtesy of Gematsu:
Dance to Save the Galaxy—in Virtual Reality!
The Sega Masterpiece Returns as Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!
Members of the original development team have returned to usher Space Channel 5 into a new decade. Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is set in “Space Channel 5,” the premiere space TV station of the 25th Century. For the first time, the player will physically join senior reporter Ulala as a rookie, by dancing, posing, and grooving while holding PlayStation Move motion controllers. Returning cast members join brand new characters in new stages and music for a groovin’ good time.
About Space Channel 5
The legendary music game Space Channel 5 was released for Dreamcast by Sega 20 years ago. Intended “for everyone who loves music, dance, and game”, the game introduced Ulala, a reporter for a future space TV station Channel 5. She battled mysterious aliens called Morolians with dance, rescued captured humans, and saved space. The game celebrated its 20th anniversary on December 16, 2019. After all this time, Space Channel 5 is still beloved and celebrated by many fans around the world.
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Lastly, the launch trailer is available below:
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Bandai Namco has announced that Kefla from Dragon Ball Super will be joining Ultra Instinct Goku in Season 3 of Dragon Ball FighterZ! She will be sold separately and be part of FighterZ Pass 3. 2 days of early access is given for each character as part of owning FighterZ Pass 3. Check out the new trailer below:
Lastly, Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now for PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Team Ninja is happy about the success of Nioh on PS4. With Nioh 2 releasing next month, Team Ninja already has their sights on the upcoming PS5. The team wants to create a new IP for the PS5 similar to how they handled Nioh on PS4. Here’s the official excerpt from studio head Yosuke Hayashi:
“I believe that a new console will bring new opportunities and we would like to create a new game, a new intellectual property for PlayStation 5,” Hayashi said. “We created the Nioh series for PS4 and we would like to do the same for PS5.”
Nioh 2 releases on March 12th for PS4. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have announced that Nioh has sold 3 million copies sold worldwide! A fitting milestone for the 3rd anniversary of the game with Nioh 2 arriving soon.
【『仁王』全世界累計300万本達成】
本日3周年を迎えた『仁王』、全世界での累計出荷本数が
300万本を突破しました。
楽しんでいただいた皆さま、本当にありがとうございます。
続編『仁王２』は来月3月12日発売。
再び最高の「戦国死にゲー」をお届けします。https://t.co/Jo9egQMBwr#仁王 #仁王２ pic.twitter.com/xkrrex1j0a— 『仁王２』公式アカウント (@nioh_game) February 9, 2020
Nioh is available now for PS4 and PC. Lastly, Nioh 2 releases for PS4 on March 12th. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Deep Silver and 4A Games are going all out with Metro Redux for Switch preorders, including a bonus physical Ranger Cache pack! The pack comes with artwork, a game case sleeve, pins and a double sided poster:
Preorders for the game are available here. Lastly, Metro Redux for Switch releases on February 28th. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
New features are coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ and one of them is Z Assist Select, a highly requested feature! Once the game is updated with this feature, players will be able to select character assist attacks. Each character in Dragon Ball FighterZ will have 3 assist attacks to choose from in the character select screen. This system replicates that of the Marvel vs Capcom series where assist attacks are selected before battle!
One of the newest upcoming features coming to #DBFZ is Z Assist Select!https://t.co/fotNCp3pkz #DBFZWT pic.twitter.com/vew53mQJiR
— BANDAI NAMCO ESPORTS (@BNEesports) February 8, 2020
Dragon Ball FighterZ is out now for PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
The Microsoft Store has listed Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX for a February 18th release on Xbox One! Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue also releases on the same day. The listing is available here.
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