V Jump Magazine Introduces Tsuzuki Shouma to Digimon World

December 17th, 2015. Leaked photos of this month's issue of V Jump magazine show recently-leaked Susanoomon in Digimon World -next 0rder-, confirming the previously-announced release date of March 17th, 2016. This issue reveals the new character Tsuzuki Shouma (津々木ショーマ), who is described as a young man that has trouble communicating with people, but loves Digimon and has a gentle heart.

The main topic of this month is -next 0rder-'s adventure system, which is broken down into two parts: town development in the Village of Beginnings, and field exploration outside of it. In the field the player can discover items that can then be brought back and installed in the town, to aid in its reconstruction. The training features of past Digimon World games return, enabling the player to evolve their Digimon in what is described a simple and accessible system. The player thus proceeds in an exchange, training and evolving their Digimon in town before going out to search for resources that can then be brought back to the Village of Beginnings.

V Jump also covers the preorder bonuses for the -next 0rder-, which include a reprint of the Digimon World soundtrack using the original album art, two exclusive themes for the Vita, a "Start Dash set" of items that will help with raising the player's Digimon, a special Agumon & Gabumon Digitama, and download codes to unlock certain Ultimate Digimon.

Digimon World -next 0rder- Launches March 17th, Susanoomon to Join the Roster

December 15th, 2015. According to Japanese fans that have acquired early copies of this month's issue of V Jump magazine, this newest issue includes the final release date and preorder content for Digimon World -next 0rder-, which will launch in Japan on March 17th, 2016. The game will retail for 7344 yen (approx. $60 at the current exchange rate), and will come packaged with these preorder items;

• A reprinted soundtrack for the first Digimon World game.
• Two original themes for the PlayStation Vita.
• A "start dash" set that will aid in raising Digimon.
• Special Agumon & Gabumon Digitama.
• Download codes to unlock five mystery Ultimate evolutions.

The issue also confirms that Susanoomon from Digimon Frontier will be available in the game, and that a new character named Tsutsuki Shouma (津々木ショーマ) will appear. Previously, Frontier's Spirit Digimon had been confirmed for -next 0rder- by a new batch of screenshots showing Agnimon as a potential Digimon partner.

Last month's issue showed a new antagonist greatly resembling the original main character of Digimon World, popularly known in the west by his fan name "Hiro," and in Japan as "Analog Boy" (アナログ少年 Anarogu Shounen).

European Cyber Sleuth Release Date, DLC Confirmed for Vita

November 19th, 2015. The European Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth stream has just confirmed that Cyber Sleuth's European release date will be on February 5th, 2016, three days after its American counterpart. In addition, the stream has also confirmed that the preorder DLC will be available digitally for both the PlayStation 4 and PSVita, as well as on physical copies of the game.

The stream is currently ongoing, and fans can win small Digimon plush toys by tweeting the phrase "I'm watching @BandaiNamcoEU's Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth livestream! http://bnent.eu/twitch  I want to win goodies!" If the stream reaches 1000 or more viewers, a large Agumon plush will be given away. Fans can watch the stream here: http://www.twitch.tv/bandainamcoeurope

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth will launch in English on the PlayStation Vita, PSTV, and PlayStation 4 on February 2nd, 2016, in North America, and February 5th, 2016, in Europe.

2:30 PM EST Update: The stream has concluded. The peak viewer count was 583, more than 400 below the target goal. The big Agumon plush will instead be given out at a subsequent Cyber Sleuth stream, held in the months leading up to the game's February release. Stream hosts Issad and Juliet also confirmed that the game's online multiplayer modes will be retained for the western release.