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Monday Muckraking [8/15/22 ~ 8/28/22]
Top News
August 15, 2022:
And that's the past two weeks in review, thank you for your patience! NIS has finally made their big announcement for the seventh Disgaea game, and it boasts a whopping forty-five generic units, a notable jump up from the previous iteration's somewhat lacking generic roster. (Presumably, many were cut due to it being their first step into 3D.)
- Disgaea 7 has been announced! It's currently planned to go on sale January 26th, 2023. [ Official NIS Blog ]
- Leisurely Nippon Ichi held an Urgent Broadcast today for its 75th episode: a special feature on the just announced Disgaea 7. [ Site | YouTube | NicoVideo ]
- Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants is now available in NA and EU!
- Makai Wars will officially be ending service this year on October 21.
August 15, 2022:
- [NISA] Disgaea 6 Complete had a small patch to fix issues with color, equipment and save icons.
- The JP shop website went down for maintenance, and has gotten a complete overhaul, appearance-wise.
- The Cruel King and the Great Hero has been nominated for the Noonies 2022 game of the year award.
- [Disgaea] It is Laharl's canonical birthday.
- The bonus illustration included when buying the Famitsu DX Pack version of The Cruel King and the Great Hero's picture book from Ebiten has been finalized!
- In celebration of Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea's 20h anniversary, a new sticker set has been released on LINE.
- R-Type Final 2 had a large update this month.
- The game trial of Ys VIII went live. Nintendo Online users could play for free until August 24th. (EU only.)
- The winners of the Fallen Legion favorite exemplar poll are in.
- The main theme of Mad Rad Dead (MAT RAT HEART, by DYES IWASAKI and Johngarabushi) will be played in the opening of the upcoming Nagoya Game Music Ensemble!
- In mention of this, the official twitter recalled that this same ensemble had performed a medley of NIS songs during their third concert, and invited both the Prinny mascot and (Disgaea composer) Tenpei Sato to the stage.
- [Disgaea RPG (JP)] A raid event in collaboration with the Attack on Titan series has begun, "Advance once again! Exterminate a Titan of a Prinny!". [ Character teasers: Eren | Character Exhibition: Eren, Mikasa and Levi ]
- The official twitter is holding a campaign in celebration of re-opening this collab event.
- Makai Wars will officially be ending service this year on October 21.
- NISA teased the Red-Toothed Phantom and the Owl Children of Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. (Warning: Might contain disturbing imagery.)
- Disgaea 7 has been announced! It's currently planned to go on sale January 26th, 2023. [ Official NIS Blog ]
- Leisurely Nippon Ichi held an Urgent Broadcast today for its 75th episode: a special feature on the just announced Disgaea 7. [ Site | YouTube | NicoVideo ]
- Though the limited edition is still in the works, it (and the standard version of the game) is available for pre-order on the official NIS shop. Similar to previous iterations, the collector's box includes the soundtrack, a mini-artbook featuring concept work, and the game itself. There is also a premium edition of the LE that includes a folded screen item. Various store-specific pre-order bonuses are also listed on this page, including alternate generic unit outfit DLC, a tapestry, etc.
- Additionally, there'll be glasses DLC included for pre-orders during the initial run of Disgaea 7.
- In light of the above announcement, various Disgaea titles are currently on sale on the JP Nintendo eShop. (Lasts until 9/11.)
- It's the 10th year anniversary since Tokushu Houdoubu's release on PS Vita!
- Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants is now available in NA and EU!
- NISA held a launch stream in celebration.
- The official artist of the Disgaea series, Takehito Harada, drew Ao from Disgaea 7 in light of the recent news.
- Siliconera published an article about the recent Disgaea 7 reveal, summarizing characters and some new systems.
- [Disgaea] It's Midboss's canonical birthday.
- It's the 5th anniversary since Shin Yomawari, or Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, released on the PS4 and PS Vita in Japan! (Site warning: may feature jump scares and/or disturbing imagery.)
- Another set of stickers in the Hardworking Prinny series has been released in the LINE store: this time themed around autumn.
- The Yomawari series has new merchandise in collaboration with Rakuten. Sale starts 8/31, and lasts until 9/21. (Warning: Some enemy designs may be disturbing.)
- Rakuten's twitter is also holding a campaign to allow a select few winners to obtain the complete set of microfiber towels for free. (Japan residents only.)
- [NISA] A new Trails to Azure trailer has been uploaded, teasing the newest recruits. (Warning: May feature spoilers for Trails from Zero.)
- [Disgaea 4] It is Fenrich's canonical birthday.
- [Tantei Bokumetsu] It is the birthday of the Aristocrat Detective.
- The Defy All Expectations contest winner has been announced.
- Portions of the JP site went down due to lightning strikes.
- [Cooking Fighter] It is Hao's canonical birthday.
- [The Cruel King and the Great Hero] Those who pre-order the upcoming picture book from the NIS shop will get a special case as a bonus item.
- Various various new goods have been revealed for void* tRrLM2(); (Void Terrarium 2).
- Those attending the Tokyo Game Show will be able to play a trial version of Disgaea 7.
- [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Thunder Spear Mikasa and Survey Corp Fuka are available as part of the current collab event.
- [Disgaea RPG (JP)] In celebration of the recent Disgaea 7 announcement, Disgaea RPG is currently holding a login bonus campaign.
- NISA EU is holding a twitter campaign to give select winners a chance to obtain a copy of NIS Classics vol.3. (Ends 9/2.)
And that's the past two weeks in review, thank you for your patience! NIS has finally made their big announcement for the seventh Disgaea game, and it boasts a whopping forty-five generic units, a notable jump up from the previous iteration's somewhat lacking generic roster. (Presumably, many were cut due to it being their first step into 3D.)