.hack//G.U. Last Recode – the definitive .hack//G.U. experience for existing fans and newbies – collects the three .hack//G.U. action-RPG titles; Rebirth, Reminisce and Redemption with updated 1080p, 16:9 widescreen picture, and 60 fps frame rate, gameplay balance changes and additional features to be announced in the upcoming months.
.hack is a multimedia franchise created and developed by famed Japanese developer CyberConnect2. Comprising of video games, anime, novels, and manga, the world of .hack focuses on the mysterious events surrounding a wildly popular in-universe massively multiplayer role-playing game called The World. .hack//G.U. begins after the events of the original .hack series with players assuming the role of Haseo as he tracks down a powerful Player Killer named Tri-Edge who killed his friend’s in-game avatar Shino, and put her in a coma in real life.
In addition to offering the .hack//G.U. trilogy, .hack//G.U. Last Recode will also include enhanced battle balance and game pacing to provide an optimal experience as well as a new Cheat Mode allowing players who want to just enjoy the story to start the game with full stats.
Little Witch Academia for PS4 Launches November 30 in Japan
Little Witch Academia: The Witch of Time and the Seven Wonders will launch for PlayStation 4 in Japan on November 30, Bandai Namco announced. It will cost 7,600 yen for the standard edition and 11,110 yen for the limited edition.
Here is the latest set of details:
■ Story
“Extra! Extra—!”
Final exams have ended, and the Magical Academy is finally going on summer vacation. The voices of the journalism club members echo. Their headline: “The Seven Wonders of Luna Nova.”
“Huh, the Seven Wonders? How exciting!”
Mysterious phenomena are occurring in Luna Nova, created by the Seven Wonders, which have been rumored for hundreds of years…
And what is the “forbidden magic” hidden within the Seven Wonders?
A new adventure for Akko and friends is about to begin. The story of the witches who aim for the future is not over yet.
■ Characters
Akko Kagari (voiced by Megumi Han)
Lotte Yanson (voiced by Fumiko Orikasa)
Sucy Manbavaran (voiced by Michiyo Murase)
■ System
Visual Harmony System
Characters move around as if they were in an anime using the game’s unique “Visual Harmony System.” Expressions and movements transition seamlessly.
Adventure Parts
—Exploration
Freely control the protagonist Akko and run around every nook and cranny of the Magical Academy, including its classrooms, cafeteria, and library, while following a game original story and unraveling the mysteries of the Seven Wonders. There may even be new discoveries.
Battle System
—Side-scrolling Action
Experience an original side-scrolling action system in which you can freely use magic with three characters to clear dungeons full of original gimmicks like hidden doors and treasure chests, and defeat bosses. Lotte and Sucy will participate in battle alongside Akko.
—Magic and Special Moves
Experience anime-esque battles with your own hands. Shoot shining arrows with Shiny Rod!
Pre-orders include a download code to play as the “Sorcery Soldier Grand Charion” that debuted in episode 18 of the anime.
■ Limited Edition
The 11,110 yen limited edition includes:
A copy of the game
A Trigger-illustration special-make box
Special contents Blu-ray disc
Drama CD
Special-make art book
Game original Chariot card
Bandai Namco will host a “Little Witch Web Academia” anime and game live stream on July 23 at 20:00 JST on YouTube and Niconico live, where it will presumably share further details about the game. Links have yet to be provided.
Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Gets PS4 Action Game
This year's 30th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine is revealing on Wednesday that Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga is inspiring a video game for the PlayStation 4 titled Nanatsu no Taizai: Britannia no Tabibito (The Seven Deadly Sins: The Britannian Traveler). Bandai Namco Entertainment is developing the "deadly sins action" game. The issue is also revealing the game's package design and two screenshots.
The manga previously inspired the Nanatsu no Taizai: Unjust Sin Nintendo 3DS in February 2015, and the Nanatsu no Taizai: Pocket no Naka no Kishidan smartphone game in January 2015. The smartphone game ended service in March.
Suzuki launched the original manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2012, and Kodansha published the manga's 26th volume in Japan on June 16. Crunchyroll is posting new chapters of the manga online as they appear in Japan. Kodansha Comics will release the manga's 21st volume in print on July 11.
The manga inspired a 24-episode television anime series that aired in 2014 and 2015. Netflix later streamed the series with both English and Japanese audio, and Funimation released the series in two parts on home video.
The franchise also includes several spinoff manga, novels, and OVAs. Weekly Shōnen Magazine had revealed a new television anime series for the franchise in September.
Bandai Namco has opened the official website for its newly announced PlayStation 4 action game The Seven Deadly Sins: The Britannian Traveler.http://ps47ds.bn-ent.net/
The website provides the first two direct-feed screenshots of the game.
A release date and price for The Seven Deadly Sins: The Britannian Traveler have yet to be announced.