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This Gorgeous Persona 4 Art Book should Tide You Over Until Golden Comes Out

Now available from UDON Entertainment, Persona 4: Official Design Works collects the amazing work of acclaimed character designer Shigenori Soejima into one gorgeous 192-page tome, complete with an extensive interview and artist commentary sprinkled throughout. What better way to while away the hours until Persona 4 Golden‘s November release? I’ve got a copy of the…

By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2012

The Extremely Limited Edition of Persona 4 Goldenis a Mini Vita Starter Kit

You want a copy of Persona 4 Golden for the Vita, but can’t decide whether to buy the game or spend all of your money on stickers? Are you one of 10,000 people? Then you’ve got a shot at paying an additional $30 for the Persona 4 Golden Solid Gold Premium Edition. I guess it…

By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2012

Preordering Persona 4 Golden Makes Your Vita Look So Pretty

Available while supplies last at participating retailers, this gorgeous Persona 4 skin for your Vita is yours free when you preorder the upcoming sprucing-up, Persona 4 Golden Not only is it sticky and colorful, the skin also melds seamlessly with the eight included wallpapers, transforming the face of your Vita into a work of art.…

By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2012

Culture

Exclusive: The Art of Persona 4

Occupying a strange space between Final Fantasy, Bully and Neon Genesis, the Persona series has grown into something of a cult phenomenon in the West. Part of that is down to its unique premise, sure, but another is the series’ bold and memorable visual identity. Even for those who could accuse all anime of looking…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2012

The People Who Make Persona Are Now Focusing On Persona 5

No more distractions. It’s been four years since the last real Persona, and the people behind the RPG series want to release a fifth one. Speaking in this week’s issue of Famitsu, as translated by Andriasang, Atlus exec Katsura Hashino said the team has submitted illustrations and made progress on Persona 5. No word on…

By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2012

Kotaku East

Persona Fighting Game Patch Incoming!

Xbox 360 owners dealing with Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena lag issue, take heart! The game’s developer, Arc System Works, is readying a patch, which will be released sooner, hopefully, than later. [Atlus]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012

Kotaku East

Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena Is Laggy on the Xbox 360

Atlus, the game’s publisher, is investigating the issue, which only seems to affect the Xbox 360 version of the Persona fighting game. Sit tight. [Atlus]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012

Kotaku East

In the Persona Fighting Game, You Cannot Battle This Old Lady

Retailer Sofmap’s online site contained the below image for its Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena listing. Notice anything, internet detectives? That’s right, Miss Marple. So does that mean amateur sleuth Miss Marple is joining Atlus’ Persona 4 fighting game, to show those young, fancy JRPG characters the true meaning of an Agatha Christie…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2012

There’s A Little Bit Of Persona In This New Japanese Adventure Game

There are a couple of new trailers out for Time Travelers, an upcoming role-playing adventure game by Dragon Quest IX developer Level-5 that will be out in Japan this summer for 3DS, PSP, and Vita. Looks a little Persona-ish, no? School uniforms, guns, ticking clocks… The second trailer (below) is particularly bizarre. This is a…

By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2012

Persona 4 Arena is Region-Locked Because the Dollar is Weak Against the Yen

Many did a double-take when Atlus confirmed Persona 4 Arena is region-locked on the PlayStation 3—that means, only Japanese consoles may play the Japanese version; North American consoles can only play a North American version. It’s the first time since the PS3’s release in 2006 a game has featured complete region-locking. (The Xbox 360 version…

By Owen Good Published July 7, 2012

Kotaku East

Persona Anime Drawings Show the Magic of Illustration

Today, TV Anime Persona 4: The Official Illustration Compilation goes on sale. The book is, well, a compilation of original illustrations used in the Persona 4 anime and provides a look at the process of how the popular role-playing game is animated into televised cartoon. The 200-page book is packed with over 1,200 original illustrations,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012

Meet the First Ever Region-Locked PS3 Game [Update]

The upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 release of fighting game Persona 4 Arena is, in North America at least, taking the rare and terrible move of being completely region-locked. While the PS3 is usually entirely region-free, as are many Xbox 360 games these days (since on Microsoft’s platform it’s a decision left open to the…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2012

Persona 3, Catherine, Lots Of Other Games Half Off This Month

News of an Atlus sale is always welcome ’round here parts. Throughout all of July, you’ll be able to buy Persona 3 Portable for $10 and Catherine for $20. Other PSP/PS3/Vita games are all half off too! [PlayStation Blog]

By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012

Kotaku East

The Persona Fighter Has 30 to 40 Hours of Story Mode, Is Region Locked

First, the good news: fighting game Persona 4: Arena has between 30 to 40 hours of story mode. The bad news? The PS3/Xbox 360 game is apparently region locked. [Persona 広報 Blog and Atlus]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012

Memorize the Fighting Moves of Your Favorite Persona Characters

Perhaps I constructed that headline incorrectly. What it should read is “Memorize the Fighting Moves of My Favorite Persona Character and Five Others”, because no one could ever defeat Chie Satonaka. I guess that would have been too long. Persona 4 Arena comes to North America on August 7, and Atlus is rolling out a…

By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2012

Persona 4 Arena Plays as Good as It Looks, But I Don’t

These sweet new screens of the Arcade Mode in Atlus’ upcoming Persona fighter jogged my memory of the time two weeks ago I would have beat the publisher’s PR master had he not surely cheated terribly. How did Atlus’ Aram Jabbari cheat during our Persona 4 Arena session during E3 2012? Well, first off we…

By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2012

Kotaku East

Persona Stage Show Returns!

Earlier this yar, Persona 4 was turned into a stage show called Visualive Persona 4. Well this October, that show is getting a sequel: Visualive Persona 4: The Evolution. [Famitsu]

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2012

Persona 3: Official Design Works Explores the Artistic Process June 20

Persona 3 owes much of its success to the stunning work of legendary character designer Shigenori Soejima. The fan-favorite artist lends his commentary to 144 pages of character art, concept pieces and design work in Persona 3: Official Design Works, coming June 20 from UDON. UDON makes a sexy book, habitually going above and beyond…

By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2012

Kotaku East

Here’s Why Japanese Gaming Is Not Dead

At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising uttered the following: “Man, Japan is over. We’re done. Our game industry is finished.” I hope Inafune was watching E3 this year. It’s true that over the past half-decade Japanese and Western gaming markets have gone in different directions.…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 12, 2012

Persona 4 Golden Takes Bonus Music Content to a New Level

I’m a big fan of the music of the Persona series. In fact, I like it so much that I’ll listen to it outside of the game. Here, Atlus’s Aram Jabbari walks us through the copious extras that P4 Golden will bundle in with the main game. I have to say, as a somewhat recently…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2012