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Thursday, November 8, 2012

11/08/2012 - Atlus Fighting Championships Set for LA
Persona 4 Arena now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace Games on Demand and Atlus Fighting Championships set for 11/17 in LA

ATLUS, the video game publishing brand of Index Digital Media, Inc., announced that  Persona 4 Arena is now available for digital purchase and download via Xbox LIVE®Marketplace Games on Demand Network for Xbox 360®. 

Players now have greater access to the ultimate 2D anime-style figher, and just in time for the upcoming Atlus Fighting Championships, set for Saturday, November 17th at the Super Arcade in Walnut California.  Level|Up is teaming with ATLUS and Mad Catz to host a new event for the fighting game community that will feature a double header tournament with two of the hottest fighting game titles: Persona 4 Arena and The King of Fighters XIII.  The event will host a number of giveaways and prizes throughout the day with grand prizes awarded to the best fighters in attedance.  More details available here:
http://www.levelup-series.com/levelup-presents-atlus-fighting-championships/

 An unprecedented collaboration between ATLUS' internal studio and genre masters Arc System Works, Persona 4 Arena represents the biggest, most noteworthy expansion of the esteemed series to date. Its gorgeous, hand-drawn, high definition 2D anime-style fighters and colorful, over-the-top special effects bring to life a roster of characters from the critically acclaimed, highly popular Persona 3 and Persona 4 roleplaying games. Brought to home consoles with a host of additional modes and content not available in the arcade version, including a Story mode in excess of 30 hours, not to mention months of play-testing and refinement during the game's run atop the Japanese arcade charts, Persona 4 Arena is the ultimate 2D anime-style fighter, and the most exciting entry in the fighting genre this year.

Persona 4 Arena is available now in North America for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems each for $39.99. For more info, please visit the official game page:  
http://www.atlus.com/p4arena/
 
About ATLUS
Video game publisher ATLUS has established itself as one of its industry's most consistent, celebrated companies. With proven success across a variety of genres and platforms, including enthusiast-oriented games like the Shin Megami Tensei® franchise of award-winning, fan beloved roleplaying games (including the hit Persona® sub-series of games and the prestigious  Nocturne), the groundbreaking, genre-defying Catherine™, Demon's Souls™, and the official video game adaptation of Game of Thrones, ATLUS provides quality critically acclaimed interactive entertainment to a wide spectrum of customers.  

ATLUS is a brand of Index Corporation and its privately held subsidiary Index Digital Media, Inc.

For breaking news, special promotions, insider info, and more, visit
http://www.atlus.com/faithful to join the ranks of the ATLUS Faithful!

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

11/07/2012 - PID Now on PlayStation Network
Pid Now On PlayStation Network

The Imaginative World of Pid Comes to Life on PlayStation Network and as a Standalone Soundtrack on Worldwide Digital Retailers

Might and Delight’s Pid continues to make its wonderful trek across digital platforms with its release on PlayStation®Network for $9.99 and as a standalone soundtrack on a variety of retail outlets. Pid is an exhilarating platformer combining clever puzzles with savvy platforming, enabling players to use lightbeams to defy gravity and transport its young hero, Kurt, throughout the levels.

Composed by fusion studio band Retro Family, the official Pid soundtrack is now available on iTunes,
Amazon, and ReverbNation for $4.99. Incorporating sneaky bass lines, mysterious drums, and catchy guitar riffs, the soundtrack contains 11 tracks from the unique platform-puzzler that has an eclectic art style like few games before it.

In addition to the complete soundtrack, Pid’s announcement and launch trailer tracks can be bought individually at
ReverbNation.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

11/06/2012 - Toe Jam & Earl Return
ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Now Available for Digital Download

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – November 6, 2012 – SEGA®of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. are pleased to announce the return of ToeJam & Earl™ and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron™ today, November 6th, on PlayStation®Network in North America and tomorrow, November 7th, on PlayStation®Network in Europe as well as globally on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Players will be able to download these classics separately on PlayStation®Network for US $4.99/£3.59/€4.49/AUD $6.25 and bundled together on Xbox LIVE® Arcade as Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl for 800 Microsoft Points.

In ToeJam & Earl, players must help the funky alien duo find the missing pieces of their ship after crash landing on the craziest planet in the galaxy: Earth! Explore changing landscapes and collect an assortment of helpful (and harmful!) items while avoiding the planet’s more unique denizens.

ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron, finds our heroes back on their home planet with an unexpected cargo of human stowaways! It’s up to you to capture and send these troublemakers back to Earth and restore peace to Funkotron.
Both titles have been updated with support for achievements and trophies, as well as full online co-op support. For more information about ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron, please visit 
http://www.sega.com/.

For press assets please visit 
http://bitly.com/SKpApk . For more news, follow SEGA on Twitter  @SEGA or “like” us on  Facebook.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

11/05/2012 - GTA V Now Available for Pre Order in US & UK
Grand Theft Auto V Now Officially Available for Pre-Order

Starting today, Grand Theft Auto V is officially available for pre-order everywhere. For those of you that might prefer online retail to the more traditional brick and mortar, we've included a list of links to some popular retailers below.

We're also making available the newest official artwork from the game that was
featured in last week's announcement. Grab “Beach Weather” from the Rockstar Downloads page and look for much, much more to be revealed - including the Game Informer cover story later this week as well as an update on the release of the next official trailer.

UK RETAILERS
GAME: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3
Play: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3
Zavvi: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3
HMV: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3
 
US RETAILERS
GameStop:
Xbox 360 / PlayStation  3
Best Buy: Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3
Amazon: Xbox 360 / PlayStation  3

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