SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked “Eighth Day” Trailer

ATLUS has released a new trailer for their newly released 3DS title Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. Fans will get a glimpse at what their favorite characters are up to after the main events of Overclocked have ended. The trailer showcases some of the voice work that is spread throughout much of the game’s narrative as well. ATLUS is also pleased to announce that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is officially available in stores across North America. Full details regarding the game’s launch can be found below.

• “Devil Survivor Overclocked is a proven commodity,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales at ATLUS.  “Enhanced and expanded beyond the award-winning original, its unique hybrid of JRPG and strategy RPG mechanics are as fresh and novel today as ever, while the game’s story, now fully voiced thanks to the vastly increased capacity provided by Nintendo 3DS, carries even more weight and emotion as a result.  Platform owners yearning for a true hardcore experience and genre fans patiently hoping for the system to get its first RPG need not wait any longer–Devil Survivor Overclocked delivers precisely what they crave.”
  SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked is out now for Nintendo 3DS in stores across North America.  Visit the game’s full website: http://www.atlus.com/devilsurvivor3ds.

$20 3DS Titles

A few weeks ago, Nintendo officially dropped the price for their 3DS handheld to $169.99. From what I have seen (and read), it seems like quite a few consumers took advantage of the lower price point. In an effort to move software, a few retailers are having sales for 3DS games. Check out the break down below– there’s something for everyone!

$20 each @ Amazon:

Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends

Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog and New Friends

Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries

Dead or Alive Dimensions

BlazBlue Continuum Shift II

$20 each @ Best Buy:

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

Dead or Alive Dimensions

BlazBlue Continuum Shift II

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries

Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion

Madden NFL Football

The Sims 3

Rabbids Travel in Time 3D

$20 each @ Target:

All 3 Nintendogs + Cats Titles

King of Fighters XIII Character Trailers

Developer/Publisher ATLUS today released nine new character videos for their upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title, The King of Fighters XIII. The new videos showcase three characters from each of the three triads in the game; Team Fatal Fury, Team Women Fighters, and Team Japan. Each video gives players a closer look at the character’s special moves, including their NEOMAX super. Team Japan’s Kyo Kusanagi video can be found below, and the rest of the character videos are available on our official YouTube channel.

Fans of the series who preorder The King of Fighters XIII at participating retailers will receive a 4-CD soundtrack compilation that contains music that covers over 15 years of the series’ existence. ATLUS is encouraging gamers to preorder the game as soon as possible, as supplies are limited and they do not want fans to miss out on the opportunity to pick up one of the best collectibles in franchise history.

The King of Fighters XIII is scheduled to release in October for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems.  For more info, visit http://www.atlus.com/kofxiii.

SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked “Auction & Fusion” Trailer

Developer/Publisher ATLUS today released a new trailer for their upcoming 3DS title Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. The trailer provides a closer look at how the game’s auction and fusion features will work. The auction feature has players trying to outbid one another within five seconds, while fusion allows players to combine the elements of two demons, creating unique monsters. With multiple endings, full voice acting, hand drawn art, and an additional eighth chapter, SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked looks to be a great experience for SMT and 3DS fans alike.

SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked is currently scheduled to launch for Nintendo 3DS on August 23, 2011.  Screenshots of the title can be found on our official Flickr page.

Visit the game’s full website, now live: http://www.atlus.com/devilsurvivor3ds

Rock Beats Everything!

Developer/Publisher ATLUS and ACE Team today announced that their latest downloadable title, Rock of Ages, will be available for the Xbox Live Arcade platform on August 31st, while a PlayStation Network and PC date are forthcoming. A new trailer for the game has been released, which reminds us all that rock beats everything, while also paying homage to many classic gaming moments! ATLUS and ACE Team describe Rock of Ages as a “balls-to-the-walls game of tower offense featuring fast-paced strategy, high art, and gigantic boulders.” It looks like a very interesting concept, and I’m loving the destruction aspects showed off in the trailer.

Fresh screenshots of Rock of Ages can be found on our official Flickr page. For more information on the game, please visit www.atlus.com/rockofages.

Dead Block Receives DLC

Candygun Games today announced that their Xbox Live Arcade title Dead Block has received its first set of downloadable content (DLC). Dead Block puts players in the shoes of one of four individuals, as they try to eliminate and survive against waves of zombies. The first piece of DLC features four new locales to explore, including: a Motel, a Turkish Bath, an Office building, and a Slaughterhouse. All four new levels are available in both single player and four player offline co-op. The Dead Block DLC is available now on Xbox Live Arcade for 240 Microsoft Points.

Dead Block is available now on Xbox Live Arcade (800 Microsoft Points) and PlayStation Network ($10). You can read our review of the game right here. More screenshots of the new DLC can be found on our official Flickr page.

For more information, please visit the Dead Block website at www.deadblock.com, follow the characters on Twitter, subscribe to the YouTube channel and ‘Like’ the game on Facebook.

Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon Release Date

345 Games has announced that their latest downloadable venture, Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, will be available on the PlayStation Network on August 30th, and Xbox Live Arcade on August 31st. The title, based on the popular animated series that airs on Comedy Central, will retail for 800 Microsoft Points ($10 on PSN). More information about the game can be found below in the official press release.

• The time has come to pound the pavement and save the earth from impending doom!  345 Games, the video gaming arm of COMEDY CENTRAL and Spike TV, announced today that its upcoming shooter “Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon” will be launching for PlayStation®Network on August 30 and for Xbox LIVE®Arcade August 31 for a retail price of $9.99.   Published by COMEDY CENTRAL Games and developed by Backbone Entertainment, this hilarious game unites the humor and spirit of the popular animated comedy-horror series “Ugly Americans” with classic and addictive dual analog shooting gameplay.  The game features all of the voice actors from the show, a script penned by the show writers and original characters created by the show creator Devin Clark.“It won’t be too much longer until gamers everywhere can get their hands on the first COMEDY CENTRAL branded arcade game,” said Dan Yang, general manager, 345 Games.  “We’ve been working hard to infuse ‘Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon’ with a combination of addicting gameplay and the comedic sensibilities that has made the show such a success.  We feel that we’ve created an original and memorable game play experience.”With four-player top-down co-op gameplay that hearkens back to such classics as Gauntlet and Robotron, “Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon” features four playable characters, each with their own unique abilities, weapons and strengths.  Players must comb the streets of New York City and pacify raving demons, delinquent man birds and zombies by lactating fire or hurling wacky objects like flying demon skulls, fish, baseballs and wrenches.  Investigate case files from the Department of Integration and battle devastating and distinctive bosses at the end of each mission, each bringing you one step closer to finding out who is trying to bring about the end of days!“Ugly Americans” Airs On Thursdays At 10:30 P.M. On COMEDY CENTRAL.

  “Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon” will be available for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points.

  For more information about“Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon”, please visit the official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/uglyamericans

  Available in 99 million homes nationwide, COMEDY CENTRAL (www.comedycentral.com), the only all-comedy network, is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL’s press web site at www.comedycentral.com/press and follow us on Twitter @ComedyCentralPR for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

Nintendo Expands Wii Budget Titles

Nintendo yesterday announced that they would be expanding the library of “Nintendo Selects” for their Wii home console. “Nintendo Selects” are specially chosen games marked down in price so that they can be enjoyed by the whole family. Beginning on August 28th, gamers will be able to pick up Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, and Super Mario Galaxy for the new low price of $19.99. More information can be found below in the official press release.

• Consumers and their families soon will be able to experience even more must-play games for the Wii^™ system at an excellent value. Nintendo has announced the addition of four games to the Nintendo^® Selects collection, a hot-selling series of fun, family-friendly Wii games offered at a suggested retail price of $19.99 each. Starting Aug. 28, the Nintendo Selects lineup grows to include Super Paper Mario^™, Mario Strikers^™ Charged, Punch-Out!!^™ and Super Mario Galaxy^™, which is recognized as one of the most acclaimed Wii games of all time.Already enjoyed by millions of players around the globe, games in the Nintendo Selects collection offer boundless fun at an enticing price for Wii users of any experience level, whether they want to expand their own game libraries or find affordable, fun-packed gifts for loved ones. The Wii console, which comes bundled with the Mario Kart^™ Wii game and the Wii Wheel^™ accessory, delivers extraordinary entertainment value for families and is available for a suggested retail price of $149.99.

  Three of the four new additions to the Nintendo Selects collection invite players to interact with Nintendo’s iconic Mario^™ character in imaginative and entertaining ways: Super Mario Galaxy is an out-of-this-world adventure in which Mario must travel through outer space to rescue Princess Peach^™ from the devious Bowser^™; Super Paper Mario offers classic Mario RPG action that can be switched from flat 2D worlds to a full open-world perspective; and Mario Strikers Charged finds the Mushroom Kingdom crew storming the soccer field for fast-paced athletic kicks. Also, the fan-favorite Punch-Out!! game delivers motion-controlled boxing thrills with a host of memorable characters. All four games feature multiplayer modes that let friends and family members have fun together.

  Previously announced games in the Nintendo Selects collection include The Legend of Zelda^™: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing^™: City Folk, Mario^™ Super Sluggers and Wii Sports^™.

  For more information about the Nintendo Selects game collection, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii/console/nintendoselects.

Max Marks the Nintendo DS

Easy Interactive has announced that their hit indie WiiWare/PC game, Max and the Magic Marker, will be making its way to the Nintendo DS this winter. This will allow the game to take advantage of the unique input method that is the DS stylus. More information about the game can be found below.

Max and the Magic Marker tells the story of Max, an adventurous young boy who receives a mysterious marker pen in the mail. Playing around with it, he discovers that whatever he draws comes to life and the stage is set for a classic platform adventure romp. The player controls Max, as well as the magic marker itself, as he hops and jumps through a series of levels using the marker’s fabulous powers to drawing objects directly onto the game world and solving a wide range of problems and puzzles in Max’s efforts to catch the monster he created using his magic marker.

Max and the Magic Marker features include:

• Three stunning worlds
• 15 challenging levels
• Variety of challenges, secrets and rewards to unlock
• Intuitive use of the DS stylus as the magic marker
• Original soundtrack by Danish band Analogik

“Max and the Magic Marker is a beautifully imagined game and we’re thrilled to bring it to North American on Nintendo DS,” said Michel van Elmpt, Managing Director, Easy Interactive. “Its charming art style and gameplay that is both fun and rewarding make this a title that gamers of all ages can enjoy.  It has already proven itself to be incredibly successful across a number of platforms and we think the instinctive use of the DS stylus as the magic marker will spark the creativity of many gamers.”

Max and the Magic Marker for Nintendo DS is coming to North American retailers for Holiday 2011. For more information please visit www.maxandthemagicmarker.com,

SMT: Persona 2: Innocent Sin Screens

Developer/Publisher Atlus has released a new set of screenshots for their upcoming PSP title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Fans excited about the game’s first official release in North America can preorder at participating retailers in order to obtain a free 10-track CD. SMT: Persona 2: Innocent Sin is currently scheduled to launch on Sony’s PSP some time this Fall. As always, more screens can be found on our official Flickr page.