Otaku Gamers UK - News & Reviews: 2014

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

News: Platinum Games Starting New Project

In an interview with 4Gamer, members of Platinum Games have spoken of a new project.

Japanese studio Edelweiss has compiled a trailer for doujin games showcased at Comiket 87.

The latest set of screenshots for the Action RPG, Dragon Age Heroes, has been released .

News: New Dragon Ball Xenoverse Gameplay Footage

Bandai Namco has released some new gameplay footage for Dragon Ball Xenoverse.

Nippon Ichi has released a new trailer for the upcoming Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance.

PSA: A Xmas Message for Our Readers

Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year to all our readers.

News: Irregular At Magic High School Demo Set for Japan

Bandai Namco has announced a demo for The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order.

Koei Tecmo has released a new batch of screenshots for the upcoming Atelier Rorona on 3DS.

Atlus has announced pre-order details for Etrian Mystery Dungeon with a new trailer.

News: Idea factory Jrpgs Heading to PC/Steam

Japan’s Dengeki PlayStation magazine has revealed Idea Factorys PC RPG plans.

Famitsu this week has confirmed The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Evolution for PSVita.

Bandai Namco has announced they are bringing J-Stars Victory VS to western shores next year.

Bandai Namco has announced that One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 will be heading West in 2015.

Review: Rune Factory 4 (3DS)

There are Runes in them hills!.

Rune Factory 4, the latest in the fantasy spin off from Harvest Moon and first title to grace the 3DS. Originally canceled for EU XSEED & Marvelous got together and released the game in a digital format for those who were chomping at the bit for more Farming/Hunting goodness. Is it a bad apple or a good harvest? read on budding farmers!.

An official set of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 screenshots have appeared on the Internet.

Atlus has released a second trailer for the recently announced Etrian Mystery Dungeon.

Compile Heart has announced that Date A Live: Rinne Utopia is heading to PSVita in Japan.

Atlus release two more character trailers for the RPG, Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker.

News: Minecraft Story Mode Announcement

As Christmas is fast approaching, the big news articles are slowing down. That was until Telltale Games dropped this news article earlier today.
You though Tales From The Borderlands was strange - what about a Telltale Game Series based upon Minecraft?

A new entry in the Danganronpa series is heading to iOS as Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle.

A new trailer has appeared on IGN introducing the action based Hyperdimension Neptunia U.

NISAmerica has released a new trailer for the upcoming Criminal Girls: Invite Only RPG.

New trailer & screenshots for Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart have been released.

4Gamer has revealed new screenshots for the upcoming Senran Kagura: Estival Versus.

Review: Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd (PSVita)

Sega!! The internet’s favourite Vocaloid idol is back and physically! Project Diva f 2nd is available in both North America and Europe in both physical and digital formats, on the PS3 and PS Vita. Sega has really knocked it out of the park with this release by treating their North American and European fan bases with equality and is something that more publishers should definitely pick up on. Keep in mind that this review focuses on the Vita version of the game and that does not address any issues that may or not be present in the PS3 version of the game.

Famitsu has released an online preview for the recently announced Kagero: The Other Princess.

Bandai Namco has released a trailer for God Eater 2: Rage Burst, as well as demo information.

NISAmerica has announced The Awakened Fate Ultimate release date & limited editions.

NIS America is bringing Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss to the west.

NISAmerica has announced that Disgaea 5 will be localised for western regions next year.

News: Atelier Rorona 3DS Dated for Japan

Famitsu has issued the release date for the upcoming RPG, Atelier Rorona, on 3DS in Japan.

100% Less Bowie Crotch Shots!

Review copy provided by NIS Europe.

Atlus decided that with the success of crossing Persona 3 & 4 together with Arena that giving it another shot in a different genre would be a worthy venture. The main question on everyone's lips is, was passing it onto the Etrian Odyssey team a good pay off or just something better left in the shadows.

The recently teased Deception project has been revealed as an expansion to Deception IV.

Aksys Games has announced a release date in North America for Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters.

*UPDATED*

PQube has announced they will be publishing the Visual novel, Steins;Gate, onto consoles.

News: Ace Combat to get Amiibo Functionality

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer showcasing Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+.

An upcoming update for One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X will be adding amiibo support.

The recently announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is heading to the west.

News: New Devil Survivor 2 Character Trailers

Atlus has released character trailers for Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker.

Koei Tecmo have released a new extended trailer for Bladestorm: Nightmare in Japan.

Square Enix has announced the collectors edition for the upcoming Final Fantasy Type-0.

NIS America has announced the European release date for Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed.

News: Sword Art Online Lost Song Second Trailer

Bandai Namco has released the second trailer for their RPG Sword Art Online: Lost Song.

D3 Publisher has released its first trailer for Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho.

At PlayStation China's press conference, a PS4 port of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD was confirmed.

Atlus are bringing Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker to North America.

Review: Tennis in the Face (PS4)

Review copy provided by 10tons

Ever since the birth of Angry Birds physics based games have become rather popular. The only issue is that not many change the formula and what you end up with is a very poor clone. Tennis In The Face does not want to be placed in that category - it adds some interesting mechanic which not only makes it stand out against the rest but creates a fun experience along the way!