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Atlus announced Sekaiju no Meikyuu IV: Densetsu no Kyojin [Etrian Odyssey IV] for 3DS, the latest installment of the popular dungeons RPG, the game will have seven job classes, including swordsman, medic, dancer and sniper....

Super Smash Bros. producer Masahiro Sakurai mentioned in his Twitter page that its time to start working on the next installation of Smash Bros., now that Kid Icarus: Uprising is coming out soon.

SCE game design chief Shuhei Yoshida mentioned that Sony Santa Monica and the Worldwide Studios have been brought in to help the development of The Last Guardian.

Sony revealed that the release date of its survival adventure game Tokyo Jungle will be June 7 in Japan.

Nihon Falcom and Kadokawa Games revealed that the release date of Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki Evolution [Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki Evolution] will be in August.

Here is a new gameplay trailer of Bandai Namco's One Piece: Kaizoku Musou for PS3, showing the special moves of all the characters in Luffy strawhat team.

Here are the latest Famitsu game review scores, Bandai Namco's One Piece: Kaizoku Musou received a platinum score of 36/40....

• One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (PS3, Bandai Namco): 9, 9, 9, 9 - (36/40)
• Great Battle Full Blast (PSP, Bandai Namco): 7, 7, 6, 7 - (27/40)
• Mario & Sonic at London Olympics (3DS, Sega): 9, 8, 9, 8 - (34/40)
• Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima [Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles] (3DS, FuRyu): 7, 7, 6, 7 - (27/40)
• UFC Undisputed 3 (PS3/360, Yuke's): 9, 9, 9, 9 - (36/40)

Capcom announced the PS Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken will be coming out this fall, although it is late but the portable version will have 12 additional characters, including Elena, Guy, Cody, Sakura, Dudley and Blanka on the Street Fighter side, and Alisa, Christie, Jack, Bryan, Lars and Lei on the Tekken side.

Atlus announced that Persona 4: The Golden for Vita will be released in Japan on Jun 14, for 7329 yen. Atlus and Enterbrain will also team up to release a Persona 4: The Golden Famitsu DX Pack on the same date, for 10290 yen, which includes 10 post cards, Vita Pouch and 6 A3 posters.

Bandai Namco announced Minna no Ennichi will be coming to 3DS on May 24, for 3990 yen. The game is a collection of mini games which were originally released on Wii in 2006. The 3DS port will be touch based instead of using WiiRemote and will also have face recognition and gyro sensor support.

Square Enix announced its anticipated Dragon Quest X Beta Test Program will begin in Japan on Feb 23rd.

Nintendo announced the total sales of 3DS has surpassed 5 million units in Japan, breaking the record of DS, GBA and Wii to become the fastest selling system to reach 5 million units in Japan.

Here is a new Jump! scan of Bandai Namco's Tales of Heroes: Twin Brave, showing that download missions will be available after the game is released.

Here are some new scans of Bandai Namco's One Piece: Kaizoku Musou, showing boss characters in action, including Hawk Eyes Mihawk, Aokiji, Blackbeard, Kizaru, Akainu, Whitebeard and Boa Hancock.

Here is a new Jump! scan of Bandai Namco's Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Generations [Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations], showing Kabutomaru as a playable character in the game.

Here is a new Jump! scan of Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts 3D: Drema Drop Distance, showing the computer stage in the Tron world, the game will be available on Mar 29.

Here is a new Jump! scan of Marvelous AQL's Bokujou Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi [Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin] for 3DS, the game will be available on Feb 23rd.

Here is a new Jump! scan of Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D for 3DS.

Here are some new screenshots of Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden 3, the game will be released on Mar 20 in North America.

Here are some new scans of Gust's PS Vita simulation game Surge Concerto: Ciel nosurge ~Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Shi~, the game will be available in Japan on Apr 26.

Here are some new scans of Gearbox Software's shooter RPG Borderlands 2 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Here are some new scans of Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Kakusei for 3DS, the game will be available in Japan on Apr 19.

Here are some new scans of Capcom's [Biohazard] Resident Evil 6, highlighted the new characters in the game, including the 3rd protagonist of this title, who holds the key to the events.

Here are some new scans of Atlus' Persona 4: The Golden for PS Vita, showing the new features such as motorcycle riding in battles and new opening movie.

Here are some new scans of Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Kakusei for 3DS, the game will be available in Japan on Apr 19.

Sony responded to a rumor from Nekkie News that a big name developer have cancelled all their PS Vita projects and focuses on 3DS. Sony's VP of Worldwide Studios Scott Rohde said that it is true that 3DS is selling well in Japan, but the story is exaggerated, "there is no way anyone could stand in front of a camera and say that all developers are changing focus from one platform to another, no matter what it is". It is too early for publishers to judge the worldwide impact of a platform before abandoning it entirely.

Here are some screenshots of Square Enix's 3DS monster breeding RPG Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D.

Here are some screenshots of Capcom's [Biohazard] Resident Evil 6 for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will be released on Nov 20.

Here are some screenshots of Square Enix's Sazh: Heads or Tails, Serah's Beachwear, and Noel's Spacetime Costume DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2, which will be available on Feb 28. Sazh will become a playable character in your team.....

Here are the latest Media Create Console Hardware Sales in Japan for the week of Feb 06 - 12, 3DS still outsells PS Vita by a 4.5:1 ratio....

1. 3DS - 68k
2. PS3 - 22k
3. PSP - 15k
   

Here are the latest Media Create Console Software Sales in Japan for the week of Feb 06 -12, Konami's latest Suikoden installment took the first place, and Sony's Gravity Dash for PS Vita took the second place...

1. Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (PSP, Konami) - 62k
2. Gravity Dazy (PSV, Sony) - 43k
3. [Biohazard] Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS, Capcom) - 26k
   

Here are some screenshots of Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2.

Konami will publish Marvelous AQL's Ou to Maou to 7-nin no Himegimitachi: Shin Ousama Monogatari [Little King's Story: The King, Demon King and Seven Princesses], the game will be available in Japan on Mar 29.

Here are some new screenshots and videos of Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken, showing M. Bison, Akuma, Jin and Ogre. The console version will be released on Mar 8 in Japan, and the PC version will be out on May 11.

Square Enix has officially confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will receive a new download scenario for Sazh in late February, along with a bathing suit costume for Serah. The Sazh scenario will be 600 yen, and Serah's swimsuit costume will be 300 yen. In addition, Square Enix also plans to release a new casino game, a knight costume for Noel and another unannounced download content next month.

Aqua Plus announced its arcade crossover fighting game Aquapazza will be coming to PS3 in June, the home version will include four additional characters, including Chizuru Kashiwagi (Kizuato), Oboro (Utawareru Mono), Serika Kurusugawa (ToHeart) and Llyr (Tears to Tiara).

Famitsu revealed that Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Kakusei for 3DS will include an option to toggle Permanent Death, a classic feature in the series when a character dies, he/she will be gone forever. The game will have 40 job classes and three difficulty settings, including Normal, Hard and Lunatic.

Here are the latest Famitsu game review scores, Capcom's Asura's Wrath got a 38/40 score, and Naruto Shipuuden: Narutimate Generation got a 36/40 score....

• Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Generations (PS3/360, Bandai Namco): 9, 9, 9, 9 - (36/40)
• Asura's Wrath (PS3/360, Capcom): 10, 10, 9, 9 - (38/40)
• Under Defeat HD (PS3/360, G-Rev): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
• Darkness 2 (PS3/360, 2K Games): 9, 8, 8, 8 - (33/40)
• The House of the Dead Overkill Director's Cut (PS3, Sega): 7, 7, 8, 8 - (30/40)
• Gal*Gun (PS3, Alchemist): 8, 8, 8, 8 - (32/40)
• Touch Shot! Love Application (PS3, Compile Hearts): 7, 7, 7, 8 - (29/40)
• Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (PSP, Bandai Namco): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• Nendoroid Generation (PSP, Bandai Namco): 7, 7, 6, 7 - (27/40)
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5 (PSP, Koei Tecmo): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (PSV, Koei Tecmo): 8, 8, 8, 8 - (32/40)
• Reality Fighter (PSV, Sony): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
• Harvest Moon Hajimari no Daichi (3DS, Marvelous): 8, 8, 8, 8 - (32/40)
• Nightmare Puzzle: Crush 3D (3DS, Sega): 7, 7, 7, 6 - (27/40)

Arc Sytem Works announced its arcade fighting game BlazBlue Continuum Shift will be heading to PSP in Japan this May. The PSP port will have a new play mode BlazBlue Quiz.

Arc System Works announced True Remembrance: Fragment of Memory for 3DS, a visual novel adventure which will be released on the 3DS eShop on Feb 22, for 500 yen.

Sony announced the PSP Comic Download Service will end by the end of September, the Comic section will be removed from the PlayStation Store after September, no new content will be added to the Comic section after Mar 15. For users who have purchased comic content, they will be able to re-download content until the end of this year.

Here are some new scans of Bandai Namco's Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, the main villains from the Tales series are also confirmed playable.....

Here are some new screenshots of Grasshopper's Lollipop Chainsaw, in this game the protagonist Juliet carries with the head of her boyfriend Nick, you can put the head onto zombie's body, and Nick can control the body and lift Juliet to places that she can't reach.....