The new version of CHUNITHM is out in Japan today. It is named CHUNITHM VERSE. 13 new songs are available and by playing the song Sukina sōzai happyō doragon four times, you can get the dragon character! The "ULTIMA" difficulty level appears for 8 songs, it can be played by obtaining RANK S or higher on either EXPERT or higher for the song. New collaborations with 2 mobiles games: Gakuen iDOLM@STER and Link! Like! Love Live! and the movie The Quintessential Quintuplets and the anime Bocchi the Rock!. Two new courses VERSE ep. I and ONGEKI Chapter 6 [Individual on ONGEKI!] are also available. A new UNLOCK CHALLENGE is now open: by challenging some songs, you can get characters and songs. And to finish, a maimai DX and Ongeki music collaboration event is held.

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Success releases Shimensokas on Sega's ALL.Net P-ras Multi Version 3 today. This is an omnidirectional shooting puzzle game that can only be played solo. You shoot and eliminate balls that come from 360 degrees and approach the center. You fire number balls from your ship. If the balls that hit each other have the same number, they will stick together, and if they have different numbers, they will bounce off. When the number of stuck balls reaches or exceeds the number, the balls will disappear. Each time you erase a ball, the speed at which it approaches increases.

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Dragon Ball Super Divers the new digital card game from Bandai following Super Dragon Ball Heroes. The game will feature a new cabinet featuring 3 32-inch monitors (300% larger than the SDBH), new cards and game rules. Player battle using one Avatar Card which represents their avatar and one to a maximum of seven "Battle Cards" featuring Dragon Ball characters. There are three types of battle cards: Impact types that deal great damage in a single hit, Rush types that are good for consecutive attacks, and Boost types that tend to increase combat power. Battle cards are also classified into four rarity levels: normal (N), rare (R), super rare (SR), and god rare (GDR). God rare cards have powerful effects and are highly collectible due to their luxurious design with holographic and three-dimensional gold foil. The first set of God Rare will feature popular Saiyans as well as characters from the currently airing all-new anime series Dragon Ball Daima. Some God Rares also come with parallel versions ( special watercolor-style designs called God Rare Parallels that are different from the standard designs. Dragon Ball Super Divers has a variety of modes that users can choose from depending on their preferences. There are many ways to play, such as reliving the story of Dragon Ball participating in tournaments, and sometimes fighting fierce battles with strong opponents. First, the single player modes include "History Dive" and "Dokabaki Dive." In addition, a "Dokabaki Dive" available for a limited time after launch. Then, the battle mode where you can enjoy in-store battles/friend matches and online ranked matches where you can battle rivals from all over the country. In online ranked matches, you will be matched with players of a similar level from rivals around the country. Dragon Ball Super Divers features 4 kind of action skills that activate special effects when you use cards, touch buttons, or other buttons during battle. Bandai will implement a Super Dragon Ball Heroes Mode that will allow the use of cards from Dragon Ball Heroes and Super Dragon Ball Heroes.

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beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush is available today. New elements that will further evolve the gameplay are added: song selection screen renewal, navigation function, my activity function, sub-rival function, premium area enhancement and 2-player function enhancement.

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A new game is available today in the exA-Arcadia's EXA LABEL series: FIXEIGHT EXA LABEL. This is a vertical widescreen 4 player run & gun action game. The game is developed by exA-Arcadia in cooperation with original TOAPLAN staff members, Nanpei Kaneko returns as the Illustrator and Scenario Director. Keishi Yonao directed the new arranged soundtrack. You can choose from 8 mercenaries each with 3 types of weaponry and unique play styles. Every character is now fully voiced by renowned 90’s anime voice actors. You can try one of the 5 game modes proposed. EXA LABEL: a fast paced action packed remake of the original game focused on scoring and usage of bombs, ORIGINAL’ (DASH) : a 1 loop only enhanced version of the original game fixing graphics bugs and gameplay bugs, ORIGINAL – a 100% accurate port of the 1993 game, EXTREME: the ultimate challenge and SCORE ATTACK: practice 1 stage of any mode or difficulty. FIXEIGHT EXA LABEL features 1 frame input lag response, 2 times faster than the original arcade version. You can buy your copy by Red Sun Systems: you have the choice between the standard edition (Game Cartridge, A1 Size Poster, Marquee/Header, Instruction Strip (Japanese & English), ARC-32 / Vewlix Marquee & Bezel Stickers, Manual (Japanese/English)) and the limited edition that contains the standard version stuff plus Sanwa Joystick Accessories Set, exA-Arcadia Joystick Ball, exA-Arcadia Joystick Dust Cover, exA-Arcadia Set of 3 Buttons, 8 FIXEIGHT EXA LABEL 180 cm POP.

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The lastest pop'n music game is out today: pop'n music Jam&Fizz. Three new features are added. In the previous game, you had to set the speed at which notes fall and the appearance of "Pop-kun" for each song individually. In this game, the settings are saved for each song and each score, so you can play with the same settings in the future once you set them. The "GUIDE SE" option, which plays a sound according to the judgment when "Pop-kun" is hit, has added a "volume adjustment function" that allows you to set the volume. A "quick quit feature" has been added so that you can quickly quit a song if something isn't going well.

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maimai Deluxe PRiSM is available in Japan today. This new version includes new popular songs. There is also new collaborations with the anime Frieren and the VOCALOID Character Kairiki Bear to get special in-game items such as Tour Members, Nameplates and Frames.

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Breakers Revenge Chicago is available on exA-Arcadia today. This is latest installment in 2D fighter series Breakers from Visco and the ultimate edition of Breakers Revenge originally released on Neo Geo MVS. This new game features the 10 playable characters from Breakers Revenge including a rebalanced version of the last boss Bai-Hu. You can choose between 3 play styles: REVENGE that plays exactly the same as Breakers Revenge, EXTRA! where you deal more damage with advanced techniques like chain combos and instantly recover from hit or guard stun with the Revenge Recovery and CHICAGO, a rebalanced play mode with the ability to now short hop and aggressively go after the opponent. As many exA games, enhanced features are brought to the table: an extensive training mode with many options (like displaying hit boxes), new character artworks by Motoki Yoshihara, 2 soundtracks: "original" with the high quality Neo Geo CD soundtrack sampled from the master and "arranged" composed by Kenichi Kamio, a new announcer voice and a 0.3 frame input lag response. The game is in Japanese and English. Breakers Revenge Chicago game kit includes the game cartridge, an A1 Poster, 2x Marquee/Header, 4 instruction Strips (2 Japanese/2 English), manual (Japanese/English). You can buy your kit from Red Sun Systems.

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PHANTOM BREAKER: OMNIA is available today. It is a fast-paced 2-D anime fighting game designed by Asuka 120% series creator, Masatoshi Imaizumi, developped by MAGES./GAME LOOP & exA-Arcadia TEAM EXA-AM6 and licenced by ROCKET PANDA GAMES. This new game avaiable on exA-Arcadia follows Phantom Breaker Another Code released on ALL.Net P-ras MULTI2 in 2013. 23 unique characters, pitted against one another to make their greatest wishes come true, can be used. 2 guest characters, Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate and Rimi Sakihata from Chaos;Head and 2 original characters created join the battle. All the characters are fully voiced in Japanese and English. The main game feature is the possibility to choose between 3 play styles: the more technical Hard Style, combo heavy Quick Style or casual friendly Omnia Style. Two soundtracks are proposed: orginal (Takeshi Abo) and arranged (Epsilon Zero). A training mode is available and input lag response is 2 frames. The game box is composed by a game cartridge, 1 A1 poster, 2 Marquee/Header, 4 Instruction Strips (2 Japanese/ 2English) and 1 manual (Japanese/English). PHANTOM BREAKER: OMNIA can be ordered by Red Sun Systems.

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DanceDanceRevolution WORLD is out in Japan today. As already said when the game was announced, it features a new game interface and the options screen and configurable items have also been renewed. The "song selection screen" has a "FIRST STEP" folder for first-time players to learn basic steps from famous songs, as well as folders specialized for various genres, making it easier to choose songs that are easy to challenge. In addition, options that could only be changed on the official website in the previous title can now be set in the game, and a "filter" function has been added that allows you to specify various conditions to narrow down the songs you want to play. A new "flare skill" function has been introduced that visualizes the player's playing skills that quantifies the player's ability. When the "flare skill" reaches a certain value, the player's icon and rank name will increase, allowing the player to feel the growth of their own skills. Many licensed songs have been added to make the game enjoyable for a wider range of people.

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