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22.12.2022
jp Omen of Sorrow

Omen of SorrowOmen of Sorrow is available on NESiCAxLive2. This a 2.5D fighting game from the Chilean company AOne Games powered by Unreal Engine 4. The action is set in 18th century Europe where classic gothic horror and dark fantasy monsters such as werewolves, vampires, and succubi clash. Featuring a 12 characters roster inspired by such icons as Frankenstein’s monster and Egyptian high priest Imhotep, this traditional 4-button fighting game rewards or punishes players based on how aggressive their playstyle is, putting a skill-centric spin on combat while keeping the experience accessible to newcomers. The soundtrack is composed by Francisco Cerda, a Chilean pianist that composes game music. Omen of Sorrow is also released on PC and consoles, the NESiCAxLive2 version features in-store battles and national battles modes.

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21.12.2022
jp Chase Chase Jokers

Chase Chase JokersChase Chase Jokers starts operation in Japan today. This is a new 3vs 3 team-fighting game form Konami. Players are are divided into two groups, humans and Oni, and compete against each other. The two teams compete in a maze to collect keys and avoid being touched by their opponents. They alternate between human and oni and switch between the chasing side and the chased side. he cabinet features a thumbstick to control the characters. There are different kinds of buttons. 3 colored buttons: action, jump and slide. 1 big white: camera move and a "Skill" button to activate skills when you became an Oni. There is a touch screen that allows chatting. All the game characters are fullu voiced: Hisako Kanemoto as Akagi Kagiko, Naomi Oozora as Aqua Chinon, Nozomi Yamamoto as Shinazu Miyomi and Aoi Yuki as PINE.

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10.12.2022
jp Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade is announced

Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade is announcedTaito and Capcom have announced that the have decided to develop the arcade version of Street Fighter 6, the latest work in the Street Fighter series. Taito will handle the sales of Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade and it will be available via NESiCAxLive. Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade will be released in 2023. the domestic version will be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Steam on June 2nd, 2023. The new character Kimberly was announced at EVO 2022 and Street Fighter 6 will combines gameplay evolution and innovation. The two companies also announced that they will continue to work closely together in the development of arcade games to create new games that will further revitalize the market.

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02.12.2022
jp Batsugun Exa Label is announced

Batsugun Exa Label is announcedBatsugun, Toaplan last shump, is returning to the arcade in 2023 in a new version named Batsugun Exa Label. Batsugun was released in 1993 and is considered by many players as the origin of the 'bullet hell' genre. It was Toaplan last game as the company disbanded after its release. After that, some of the company members founded Cave. Junya Inoue (Key Visual) and Yoshitatsu Sakai (Sound) who worked on the original game are returning and Keishi Yonao works on the arranged soundtrack. Batsugun Exa Label is developed by Toaplan and exA-Arcadia TEAM EXA-AM1. It will be unveiled at JAEPO 2023 (February 10-11th).

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01.12.2022
jp MUSIC DIVER

MUSIC DIVERTaito releases MUSIC DIVER in many Round1 across Japan (full list in on the website) today. MUSIC DIVER is a musical game that uses 2 stick to hit two types of input areas: the screen device and the edge device that surrounds it. Each is divided into upper, lower, left and right and there are a total of 8 locations. During play, notes appear from the center of the screen according to the music and flow toward the outer circumference, so if you hit the input area specified when the judgment line is reached with the stick at the right time, the input will be successful. The music collection includes 50 songs, including big hit J-POP songs such as Running into the Night and New Era (ONE PIECE FILM RED), ani-songs, Touhou Project arranged songs as well as original songs. Each song has four different levels of difficulty: "EASY", "NORMAL", "HARD", and "EXTREAM". The songs are divided into 12 levels from 1 to 12. Additional tracks will be added every month after launch. The biggest feature of this game is the Create Dive/Sound Change mode. In this mode, you can freely arrange the notes of the song and create a musical score of your choice, and you can change the instrument that sounds when you hits it. The created musical score can be saved on the amusement IC card, and can be uploaded to the server and shared with other players. Also, special effects are generated for the changed sounds. In addition to the preset play sounds, you can also add new sounds by accumulating in-game points and purchasing them in the shop function. The Battle Dive mode allows two players (two machines and in-store communication) to compete for scores. The score display is hidden, creating a tense atmosphere where the result is not known until the very end.

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19.10.2022
jp beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT

 beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENTbeatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT started operation in Japan today. Konami chooses "DJ" as the main theme. For the first time in the series, the game supports full HD resolution, as well as a "Medal System" that allows you to earn unique medals by achieving various achievements. Each player becomes the main character (main DJ). In addition, this work also contains many popular J-POP songs in addition to newly written songs by domestic artists. You can watch beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT trailer.

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13.10.2022
jp Chunithm SUN

Chunithm SUNA new version of Chunithm is available in Japan today. New songs are available and several collaborations started at the same time (Mob Psycho 100 III, Heaven Burns Red). New maps are also playable: Ongeki Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Irodori Midori ~ Our school festival edition, Irodori Midori ~ Christmas of confusion, SUN ep. I, SUN ep. Anthology.

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15.09.2022
jp maimai deluxe FESTiVAL

maimai deluxe FESTiVALmaimai deluxe FESTiVAL starts operation in Japan today. The number of songs recorded in maimai Deluxe FESTiVAL is over 1000 songs. To help players to find the perfect song there will be many music selection options: recommendation! Everyone's popular songs (pick up popular songs that are played by many players), recommendation! from your power (based on your Deluxe Rating, pick up favorite songs of players with similar ability),recommendation! from your selection (pick up songs that you might like based on the songs you've played recently). And the game introduces the "Random Select" function that automatically selects songs to play. Other changes are also available in the song selection screen, new sounds are added: break judgment sound, slide sound and tap success sound. A "quick retry" function has also been added that allows you to instantly retry from the beginning of the song by pressing and holding the 3, 4, 5, and 6 buttons while playing a song in Freedom Mode.

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13.09.2022
jp pop'n music UniLab

pop'n music UniLabpop'n music UniLab is out in Japan today. The theme of this new episode of Konami rhythm game is laboratory. In this work, more than 20 songs including famous songs are newly recorded. In addition, some songs that were hidden in the previous work can now be played from the start of operation. More than 1700 songs can now be played. Furthermore, as a new option, LIFT that can change the position of the judgment line has been added, and a new sound effect has appeared GUIDE SE that sounds when the button is pressed.

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03.08.2022
jp jubeat Ave.

jubeat Ave.jubeat Ave. is released in Japan today. This is a major upgrade to Konami's game that adds many original songs performed by the usual artists as well as new artists. "Target score" is a new feature that allows the player to compare the difference between their score and the target score in real time.

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