Senran Kagura Estival Versus will be getting a limited first print edition when the game launches next year! The Limited Edition versions will be coming to both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita and will be called the “Endless Summer” edition. The Limited Edition will come with a art book, a randomly chosen set of 2.5×3.5 pin-up cards and a two disc soundtrack!

Senran Kagura Estival Versus will be released on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita for $59.99 and $49.99 respectively, while launching at $49.99 and $39.99 on the PlayStation Store.

Dementium Remastered

Developer: Renegade Kid

Publisher: Renegade Kid

System: Nintendo 3DS

ESRB Rating: M

A review copy was provided to us directly from Jool Whatsam himself.

After a rejected pitch of a portable Silent Hill game to Konami back in the mid-00s, Renegade Kid decided to take their idea of an atmospheric horror game and make it into their own original IP for the Nintendo DS. This game was known as Dementium: The Ward. Dementium easily became a cult classic on the original DS, spawning its very own follow up, Dementium 2. Now, eight years later, Dementium: The Ward returns on the Nintendo 3DS as Dementium Remastered. So how does this remaster stand up to the original? Well, I can tell you right now it’s a much needed fresh coat of paint.

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In the most recent developers blog for Harvest Moon Seeds of Memories, Natsume has finally shared official screenshots of the game.

The game is clearly taking inspiration from the earlier games in the series with its current art style. It is also clear to see that the game looks a lot better than its original presentation at E3 this year. It’ll be interesting to see how Natsume’s second attempt with their own stand alone Harvest Moon game will hold up. After seeing some of these screenshots I am actually a bit more optimistic about how this game will turn out.

Harvest Moon Seeds of Memories will be launching on IOS, Android, PC and Wii U. The game will hit IOS sometime this month or in January, with the Android version to come the following months. The Wii U and PC versions are still listed as “Winter” so hopefully we will get a concrete date about those two versions soon!

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Do not be confused with the original series now under the name of Story of Seasons now published by XSEED, the next installment in that franchise is called Popolocrois A Story of Seasons Fairy Tale.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD has been announced for the Nintendo Wii U due out March 4th, 2016. An Amiibo has also been announced for the game and the game. Pre-ordering the game will grant you access to the game’s original soundtrack.

The demo of Stella Glow by Imageepoch has left me with some positive impressions. Granted, the demo only covers the prologue which, in itself, is only an hour or two long. However, it still provides an interesting set-up for things to come. The demo also provides 4 battles and a “tuning” section.
To summarize the prologue: there was (still is?) a God on the moon. People praised and worshiped this God and made it very happy. However, once Regnant Kingdom was founded, people stopped caring about the God. Due to this, the God sent his angels to kill the people who didn’t believe in him. In return a boy went to the God to calm him down. The boy’s plan ended up working and he was regarded a hero. This story is now regarded as a fairy-tale to children which brings us to today’s time. Alto (the main character in this game) goes out in the woods where he finds a witch named Hilda. There’s two things that tell us that she’s a witch not only can she use magic, but she can also sing. For some reason only witches can sing. Upon their meeting she tells him to leave the village he lives in. When he ignores her request, she uses magic to crystallize his entire village. Tragically, this crystallizes everyone in it with no apparent way to get them out of it. Hilda escapes as the Kingdom’s guards show up and demand that Alto and his sister, Lisette, come back with them without question because Lisette turned into a witch, herself, during the events of village’s destruction.
The combat of Stella Glow seems to be of standard SPRG fare. You have normal HP and SP bars, some characters have special abilities (Alto for example can counter some attacks), and the position you strike your opponent in determines accuracy of the move and even output damage. The overall presentation doesn’t seem to be too bad either. Character portraits look nice, the environments feel alive, and when you get into a battle you get a nice little cutscene of the exchange. If anything, sure it’s only the demo, but so far the gameplay seems to be on the simpler side with the story being the main draw. It’s far from boring, but I just need to see a lot more of it before I can really judge it.
Tuning in this game refers to the process in which one turns into a witch. In the case of the demo, Lisette didn’t feel at ease of her village being destroyed and once you reached her, you had to calm her down by making the right choice in conversations. I don’t know if failing them is possible or not, but if they’re all like they are in the demo, then there might not be anything to worry about. Of course I’m sure there’ll be some sort of obstacle in the way as you get more witches in your party (judging from the opening theme).
All-in-all, as long as the story doesn’t fall apart or the game remains too easy, this has the potential of a really good, if not marvelous, game. It would be highly unfortunate if Imageepoch’s final game would be remembered on a sour note. They weren’t the best of the developers, but they were far from terrible.

Nintendo has just recently announced that they will be switching over to a new account system called “Nintendo Account”, this account system will allow users to access their accounts through many devices.

Nintendo’s new membership service will be called “Nintendo Account” — it will connect hardware users, as well as PC and smart device users, Mr. Kimishima says.

Nintendo will also allow for data streaming between their consoles and smartphones all through the power of the Cloud.

Nintendo will use a cloud-based data service to transfer game data between mobile games and console games.

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In Nintendo’s recent investor’s meeting Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima stated that there will be more Wii U and 3DS games heading our way this holiday season. Could it be that The Legend of Zelda Tiwlight Princess HD will be out this year? We hope to find out more as this investors meeting goes on!