Alphamon Download Code to Be Included in Aoi Eir's "Accentier" Single

January 22nd, 2016. The official Digimon World -next 0rder- title site updated with the cover art of Aoi Eir's latest single Accentier, out March 2nd. Accentier will serve as the title theme to -next 0rder-, and has already been featured in many of its trailers. The album cover is illustrated by Taiki, the character designer for -next 0rder-, and it features protagonists Shiki and Takuto.

The website also revealed that a product code packaged with the album will allow tamers to download the special evolution item "Black Cavalry Core," which evolves their Digimon partner to Alphamon. This is similar to the preorder bonus and first print DLC items that Bandai previously announced.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,980 yen (7,539 JPY after tax).

Chaos Dukemon & Omegamon Zwart Made Available in Store Exclusive -next 0rder- DLC

Chaos Dukemon, the preorder bonus for Bic Camera brand stores.

December 28th, 2015. The Digimon World -next 0rder- title site made a special update today; depending on which store players preorder the game with, they'll receive one of three sets of preorder bonuses in addition to the game's first print DLC. These bonuses take the form of evolution items that instantly evolve a partner Digimon to an Ultimate-level stage; items of this kind were also found in the original Digimon World, but did not increase the partner Digimon's stats or lifespan in the same way that natural evolution would.

The Geo original bonus is a product code for the "Ultimate Evolution W Item Set," which contains the evolution items Courageous Dragon Core/勇竜核 (Hououkaku) and Artillery Wolf Core/砲狼核 (Yuuryuukaku). These itemsn instantly evolve a partner Digimon into War Greymon or Metal Garurumon. Tamers that preorder with Amazon JP will instead receive the product code for a Black Zenith Core (極黒核 Kyokukokukaku), which will evolve their partner into an Omegamon Zwart. Those that preorder with stores that are part of the Bic Camera brand (including Sofmap and Kojima) will get a download code for the Chaos Core (混沌核 Kontonkaku) which evolve their partner into Chaos Dukemon.

Exclusive DLC deals of this kind are common in the Japanese gaming industry, with certain brands like Lawsons having particularly notable download campaigns that give players in-game store uniforms. Amazon is a frequent backer of such exclusive preorder content. However, for rare item hunters and collectors these deals create a small headache, as without an in-game shop feature there's no way to acquire all of the downloadable items on a single game. Whether these items will be obtainable through another method remains to be seen.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,800 yen prior to tax. It is the latest entry in the World series, succeeding directly from Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS, Re:Digitize on the PSP, and World on the PSX.

-next 0rder- Will Let You Have an Agumon & Gabumon Voiced by Their Original Actors

December 19th, 2015. The official -next 0rder- title site updated with information on the game's preorder DLC, revealing that the special pair of Digitama that tamers will be able to download contains a talking Agumon and Gabumon voiced by Sakamoto Chika and Yamaguchi Mayumi, the original Japanese voices of those Digimon from the 1999-2000 Digimon Adventure.

The DLC Digitama follow a special fixed evolution path, rather than evolving differently depending on how the player raises them. Agumon's path proceeds through the traditional Botamon > Koromon >Agumon > Greymon > Wargreymon line, with the Agumon-up stages voiced by Sakamoto. Gabumon evolves through Botamon > Tsunomon > Gabumon > Were Garurumon > Metal Garurumon, likewise being voiced from Child level and above. However, these versions of the characters are not fully evolved when they reach War Greymon and Metal Garurumon; they can be further Jogressed into an Ultimate-level Omegamon, which is jointly voiced by Sakamoto and Yamaguchi simultaneously. (This is why the Metal Greymon and standard Garurumon stages are absent from their lines.) Omegamon can also be made to appear through ExE-volution using the special War Greymon & Metal Garurumon.

In addition to a copy of the 1999 Digimon World soundtrack, those that preorder the game will get two original themes, "ver. Nostalgic" and "ver. Dot." Theme ver. Dot features a montage of original Digimon LCD sprites, while theme ver. Nostalgic turns the screen into the layout of a Digital Monster virtual pet. Each theme comes in two variants, black and blue for ver. Dot, and blue and red for ver. Nostalgic.

The preorder DLC also includes an item set, the "training Start Dash set," containing items used to enhance the effects of training on a Digimon's stats, as well as to 30 pieces of Big Meat to feed one's Digimon. Each item lasts for 6 in-game hours, and increases the impact of training on a stat by 1.2x. There are three items; the Challenge Carrot buffs increases to MP and Offense, Sakura Bird Radish to HP and Speed, and the Hidden Onion to Defense and Brains.

Finally, those that preorder will also receive evolution items that will unlock Susanoomon, Omegamon, Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, Dukemon, and Shine Greymon in the game. By speaking with the Poyomon in Jijimon's house responsible for the Different Dimension Box, the player can receive specific Core items for each Digimon;

Omegamon - Strongest Cavalry Core (最騎核)
Imperialdramon Fighter Mode - Imperial War Core (帝闘核)
Dukemon - Spear Cavalry Core (槍騎核)
Susanoomon - Contract Speed Core (建速核)
Shine Greymon - Sunshine Core (陽光核)

These are consumable items which disappear on use. While it hasn't been explained whether their effects are immediate or if they only make it possible to evolve with that Digimon, their description is very similar to the classic evolutions items in Digimon World that would instantly evolve one's partner into a different Digimon.

These various announcements and the most recent trailer have already garnered strong reactions in Japan, with some fans prematurely labeling it a "god-tier game" (神ゲー kami gē) in the same ranks as Final Fantasy VII, Super Smash Bros., and the original Digimon World. The inclusion of both Frontier and Xros Wars Digimon has sparked a massive positive response on the Japanese side; speculative numbers put -next 0rder- at including more than 300 unique Digimon, potentially 400, while Cyber Sleuth only sported 240 in its roster.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan on March 17th, 2016, for the PlayStation Vita. It will retail for 6,800 yen.

Vita Version of Cyber Sleuth to Include Bonus DLC Through End of Launch Month

December 17th, 2015. Bandai Namco US announced over Twitter this morning that the upcoming English release of Digimon Story Cyber Seluth will include the game's preorder DLC throughout the entirety of February 2016. The downloadable content includes the Cherubimon Vice and Beelzebumon Blast Mode evolutions exclusive to the international editions of the game, as well as Agumon & Gabumon's Black variants that unlock the Omegamon Zwart evolution line, and three types of cosplay Agumon. With the exception of the Vice and Blast Mode's evolutions, these bonuses were also all available as limited-time DLC in the Japanese edition of Cyber Sleuth.

Each of these Agumon has 20 base Ability rather than the normal 1, a stat which controls how many bonus stats Digimon can earn from training on the Digi-Farm. Normally the maximum Ability the player can get from a freshly-converted Digimon is 6, 1 more point for every 20% of scan data gathered after 100%, up to a cap of 200%. Since the formula for calculating bonus stats is (Ability x .5) + 50, the DLC Agumon can get 10 more bonus stats through training than normal right off the bat, and the higher base Ability also lets the player spend less time evolving and degenerating their Digimon to increase Ability. (The cap is 100.)

The preorder DLC also includes four themes for the Vita featuring Aiba Takumi, Shiramine Nokia, and two Royal Knight themes, as well as an item set. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth will launch on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in North America on February 2nd, 2016, and in Europe on February 5th, 2016.

Cyber Sleuth's International Editions Will Introduce Additional Digimon to the Game

October 13th, 2015. On this day Bandai Namco US announced a special bonus for those who preorder the PlayStation 4 edition of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth. The preorder bonus includes Black Agumon and Black Gabumon, which unlock their respective evolutions up to Omegamon Zwart. (Referred to as "Black Omnimon" in the English localization.) The extra content will also include Beelzebumon Blast Mode and Cherubimon Vice, which are Digimon new to Cyber Sleuth, not found in Japanese game.

The bonus will also include the three cosplay Agumon found in the Japanese preorder bonus, who mimic the outfits of the male and female protagonists Aiba Takumi and Aiba Ami, and Digimon Adventure protagonist Yagami Taichi. The status of the Japanese preorder DLC, which contains the quests featuring Sayo from Digimon Story Moonlight and the Seven Great Demon Lord superbosses, is currently unknown.

Some concerns have arisen among fans questioning if PlayStation Vita and PSTV users will be able to access the content, as no similar preorder bonus has been announced for the Vita version of the game. Previous digital-only Vita games have included similar preorder deals as day one content accessible by purchasing and downloading the game within the first week of its launch. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth will launch February 2nd, 2016, on the PlayStation 4, Vita, and PSTV for $59.99.