Mystery adventure game Root Film announced for PS4 and Switch

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Soul Kiwami
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Kadokawa Games have announced the next game in their mystery adventure series! Root Film is the sequel to Root Letter and releases in spring 2020 in Japan. Root Film focuses on two characters, Riho and Rintarou Yagumo. The story centers around the film industry and idol world. Root Film’s mystery amd twists begins with an unexpected murder.

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Currently, a western release date for Root Film is unknown. Root Film releases for PS4 and Switch in 2020 in Japan. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

LoveR Kiss announced for PS4 and Switch, releases this winter in Japan

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Soul Kiwami
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Kadokawa Games has announced LoveR Kiss for PS4 and Switch! LoveR Kiss is an upgraded version of the PS4 title LoveR. It includes a teacher scenario with Himari Saiki which was not in the original release.

The Switch version features motion controls via tilting the hardware in Photo Sessions. Similarly, the PS4 version includes motion controls via tilting the Dualshock 4 controller. Lastly, here’s the latest trailer:

Currently, a western release date for LoveR Kiss is unknown. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Has Officially Gone Gold

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Brad
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Respawn Entertainment announced that the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has gone gold.  The company broke the news today on its official Twitter account.
 
Fallen Order is one of the most anticipated games of the year, teased at E3 2018.  The game was fully shown off in full during EA Play in June.  Fallen Order will try to break the trend of the more recent Star Wars game from Electronic Arts. In which received mixed reactions. Fallen Order has seen positive responses by the industry and consumers alike.  And it was one of the most talked-about games at E3 2019.
 
Respawn hopes Fallen Order will try to build off the momentum of the popular Apex Legends. The free-to-play, first-person shooter, Battle Royale game, Respawn released in February.  This will be the company’s first non-shooter and action game.  Before Apex Legends, Respawn before developed first-person shooters Titanfall and Titanfall 2.
 
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will release on November 15th for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC via EA Origin. 

Persona 5 Scramble news arrives on October 24th at 12 PM JST

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Soul Kiwami
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Atlus has reconfirmed that Persona 5 Scramble news is arriving next week on October 24th! This time, they have given us an exact time on when to expect news. News for Persona 5 Scramble will arrive at 12 PM JST (11 PM EST on the 23rd) on the 24th.

The official website was updated to show in-game locations from the latest teaser trailer including Sapporo and Osaka.

Persona 5 Scramble releases for PS4 and Switch in the near future. Currently, a release date is unknown at this time. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle version 2.0 – Blitztank trailer

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Soul Kiwami
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Arc System Works has uploaded another trailer for their upcoming release, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle version 2.0! This trailer focuses on Blitztank, one of the upcoming DLC characters. As always, character focused trailers showcase movesets. Here’s the latest trailer

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle version 2.0 releases on November 21st for PS4, Switch and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix – How to Play trailer, 91 returning songs

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Soul Kiwami
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SEGA has released a new trailer for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix! The trailer showcases two ways to play the game, Arcade mode and Mix mode. Arcade mode plays just like other Hatsune Miku games so fans will be right at home with this mode. Mix mode is new to the series, allowing players to use Joy-Cons and motion controls.

91 returning songs were confirmed for MegaMix, the full list is available here. Lastly, here’s the latest trailer:

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix releases on February 13th 2020 for Switch in Japan. It releases sometime in 2020 for the west. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

Nintendo Switch surpasses 15 million units sold in North America, top selling console for 10 months in a row

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Soul Kiwami
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Businesswire released information today regarding Nintendo Switch sales in North America! The console has reached over 15 million units sold in the region. The console is the top seller for 10 months straight, which is the entirety of 2019 up to this point. Nintendo expects these sales to grow even further with major releases like Pokemon Sword/Shield and Luigi’s Mansion 3 coming soon.

Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Nintendo Switch news!

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition Released for PS4 and PC

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Brad
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Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games officially released Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition for Playstation 4 and PC via Steam today.  Both companies announced in a press release.

The Complete Edition of this Suda51 developed title is a port of the original Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes that released on the Nintendo Switch all the way back in January.  You can buy the Complete Edition right now for $39.99 on Playstation 4.  However, you can get the Steam version right now at a 10% discount ($35.99).

While Travis Strikes Again takes place seven years after the events of No More Heroes 2; it is not a direct sequel to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.  Instead, it is a spin-off title, played from a top-down perspective with gameplay inspired by many indie games.

A direct sequel, simply titled No More Heroes III, was announced earlier this year at E3 2019.  And will release sometime in 2020 exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.

Pokemon Sword/Shield lets players encounter vastly overleveled Pokemon and skip the catching tutorial

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Soul Kiwami
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Gamespot and Eurogamer recently tried out a Pokemon Sword/Shield demo for early impressions. Some interesting tidbits of information came out of both outlets, which might please some long time Pokemon fans. Sword/Shield will allow you to encounter vastly over-leveled Pokemon in the wild. A similar feature is found in Xenoblade games, where the player may encounter enemies 10x the level of the current player. In addition, players may finally skip the catching tutorial. This is the first time since Pokemon Crystal in 2000 where players can skip that tutorial.

Lastly, Pokemon Sword/Shield releases on November 15th for Switch. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Nintendo Switch news!

Persona 5 Royal Japanese launch stream airs on October 30th

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Soul Kiwami
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Atlus is hosting a launch live stream for Persona 5 Royal’s Japanese release on October 30th! The stream will include live gameplay, talk segments and a concert performance by Lyn. The stream link is provided below so be sure to bookmark this page!

Persona 5 Royal releases on October 31st for PS4 in Japan. Persona 5 Royal releases sometime in 2020 for the west, previously reported to release around March. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!

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