Destructoid: "I was thrilled last week to see the Wave figure of Rise from Persona 4 open for preorder as I've been dying to expand my Persona 4 figure collection, but apparently it's not going to stop there as pictures of a bikini version of Rise popped up today."
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Gamer Limit writes: "Last week we reported Rise from Persona 4 will be getting a figure release. At the time, the figure wasn't available for per-order. While I was browsing on some PVC websites this morning, I saw some of them including ToysLogic and Hobby Search were already taking pre-orders."
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Destructoid writes: "So far there have been toy releases of both the iconic Teddie and lovely Yukiko from Persona 4, but many of the game's rabid fans have expressed interest in seeing more collectibles of the characters (I'm waiting on a Yosuke and a Naoto myself). Akiba Hobby posted their first round of photo coverage from the Hobby Complex (Hobikon) 07 held in Tokyo, and among all the lovely PVC I spotted something very relevant to Persona 4 fans interest -- a beautiful figure of Rise!"
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Persona, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, and Velvet Assassin.
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Square Enix has a mammoth amount of games hitting europe this Spring!
Square Enix hints we should also be getting a announcement for the release of Dissidia Final Fantasy & Star Ocean: The Last Hope for Europe very soon!

New and upcoming Square Enix European releases:
Persona 4 (Sony PlayStation 2)
THE LAST REMNANT (Microsoft Windows PC)
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time (Nintendo Wii / Nintendo DS)
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY (Sony PlayStation Portable)
CHRONO TRIGGER (Nintendo DS)
My Pet Shop (Nintendo DS)
STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope (Microsoft Xbox 360)
DISGAEA 3: Absence of Justice (Sony PlayStation 3)
DISGAEA DS (Nintendo DS)
RHAPSODY: A Musical Adventure (Nintendo DS)
VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume (Nintendo DS)
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The Amazon Deal of the Day for February 23rd is Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 for $25.98. Get it fast before the supplies run out.
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Persona 4 is a gripping new chapter in the ultra-cool Persona universe, integrating dungeon crawler gameplay with an innovative social simulation element. Persona 4 delivers an all-new story set in the Japanese countryside. A sequence of mysterious deaths hits your town and only you and your team of gifted supernatural detectives can uncover the truth. Will you frustrate this hidden evil's plans before it is too late?
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"So now you know what´s coming. The question is: are you ready to face the non-stop gamestravaganza formerly known as February!? We hope you are, 'cause March looks like it´s going to be CRAZY! See you then!"

Square Enix reveal the new and upcoming titles hitting European gamers this February and March 2009.
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Ubisoft Dates Square-Enix Titles For Australia
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Destructoid writes: Square Enix is looking after European weeaboos who need a dose of Persona 4 and some NIS classics, as it will be bringing Atlus' latest PS2 RPG, along with Disgaea DS, Rhapsody DS and Disgaea 3 to the PAL territories.
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Highlights this week include Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2), Prince of Persia (PC), Sonic Unleashed (PS3), and Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War (Sony PSP)!

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of December 7, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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The German organization of game classification, USK, has assigned a rating to Persona 4 on PlayStation 2.

Its European publisher will be Square-Enix and that the game will be in English. The release date should be near the begining of 2009.
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Gaming Front: "Fans were dumbfounded when they were force to buy Persona 3: FES to experience the full story. However, that won't be the case with Persona 4. Atlus have confirmed in a statement that there is no plan for a FES version of Persona 4.

'We are today able to announce that at no point in the future will we announce the release of a 'FES' version of Persona 4,' said Atlus' vice president of sales and marketing Tim Pivnicny. 'The very finest, most definitive version of Persona 4 will be the one released on December 9, 2008.'"
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MTV Multiplayer:"Atlus has a hardcore following that snaps up all of their games. They are not a Square Enix, but Atlus knows that and caters to their fans.

While checking out a demo for 'Persona 4' last week, I noticed it was shipping on December 9, a date before Christmas but after the Thanksgiving sales rush.

I wondered whether a release date matters for a game like 'Persona.' Why not just wait until January or February, when people might have gift cards, etc.?"
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GP Reports: "A few weeks back, Atlus released four webisodes to tease all Persona fans out there with some short clips of the game. Since we're getting close to the launch of the game, Atlus has released more webisodes of Persona 4 that will surely get you excited even more!

Well, don't forget folks, Persona 4 comes out in December! Just a month and a half away and we can finally experience an all new Persona experience..."
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GamersPlatform Reports: "...Atlus today released the first six Persona 4 webisodes, short video clips showing different aspects of gameplay and story."
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Atlus has announced that these three titles will ship with soundtrack CDs in the box. Pretty sweet. They still want you to pre-order their games though, and are offering massive art books to gamers who do. It's like two pre-order bonuses in one! The Luminous Arc 2 soundtrack features the composers from Breath of Fire III and Kingdom Hearts, so watch for it.
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WorthPlaying writes: "Shortly after being revealed at the Anima Expo in Los Angeles, Atlus sent out an official press release announcing it is bringing Persona 4 to North America, scheduled for Dec. 9, 2008. Set two years after P3, you once again assume the role of a high school student investigating mysterious murders that happens once night falls. First trailer also released."
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Dale North says: "I'm here covering the Shin Megami Tensei panel at Anime Expo here in Los Angeles (more coverage on that later), but I wanted to drop in now and say that Persona 4 does have a US launch date now. I'm so happy!

After hearing the full history of the Shin Megami Tensei games (awesome, by the way), Atlus surprises us with the screen you're seeing above. Just in time for the holidays, P4 will hit shelves on December 9th, 2008. This will also include a bonus soundtrack CD!

I know some of you haven't finished Persona 3: FES yet, so you better hurry!

Are you ready for P4 yet?"
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