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The latest in Nippon Ichi’s Disgaea franchise will arrive this October in North America and Europe, publisher NIS America has announced. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance will release on October 6thin North America and October 9thin Europe for PlayStation 4 consoles. Additionally, the North American release offers a special "launch …
Read More »Wii U game Rodea the Sky Soldier includes a boxed Wii copy as a bonus
The first run of a recently released Wii U game in Japan has included an unusual extra – boxed copy of the same game for the Wii. Kotaku reports that Rodea the Sky Soldier was originally made for Nintendo’s first motion-controlled console. However, despite being complete its original publisher Kadokawa …
Read More »Disgaea 5 confirmed for western release next year
NIS America has confirmed PS4 tactics RPG Disgaea 5 will see a 2015 release in Europe and North America. The PlayStation US Blog hosts an announcement post from the studio, in which it reveals the game has been fully titled Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. The game will pack over …
Read More »NIS America reinstates GaymerX support
The founder of GaymerX has apologised for what he says was a misunderstanding regarding NIS America’s support of the event. It was reported earlier this week that the company would not fulfil the $3,000 pledge it had previously offered – this, however, was never the case. "We, GaymerX, received an …
Read More »Devolver swoops in to save GaymerX after NIS America withdraws funding
LGBT-focused video games convention GaymerX2 looks to have been saved by publisher Devolver Digital. Joystiq reports that the event’s founder Matt Conn said that he felt awful and betrayed” after Disgaea and Atelier Iris publisher NIS America withdrew $3,000 of funding for the expo. "We were already in dire straits, …
Read More »NIS America responds to store complaints but ignores key issues
Gamers angered by the recently opened NIS America online store in Europe have reacted badly to the company’s response to the complaints. MCV reported earlier in the week that consumers were unhappy with the pricing, selection and the need to pay immediately for pre-orders. In a response on its Facebook …
Read More »Consumers critical of NIS America’s European store pricing
Disgaea and Persona publisher NIS America has opened a new European online store. Great news, right? Wrong. Consumer feedback on the company’s Facebook page suggests people are less than happy with the proposed pricing. The new outlet offers Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited Limited Edition on Vita for 49.99, Danganronpa …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden out next month on Vita
Cult RPG favourite Persona 4 Golden will launch on February 22nd. Publisher NIS America made the announcement alongside news that HyperDimension Neptunia Victory will launch on PS3 on March 15th. Persona 4 Golden has been Vita’s biggest selling game in Japan and has picked up some hugely positive reviews, so …
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