Winning Eleven 2012 J.League Pack Available For Download

Konami has released its annual J.League update for the PlayStation 3 version of Winning Eleven 2012. The update has the J.League license and includes all J1 and J2 clubs, over 1,000 J.League players, and a J.League Mode which simulates the J.League season. Players can build their own Japanese national team.

The update, released yesterday, is available for ¥1,800. The update's player data is current through December 2, 2011. Konami will be providing a free patch in late April that adds 2012 data.

(andriasang.com)

G.Rev Readying PlayStation Vita Version of Senko no Ronde

G.Rev held its latest streaming web event today. While 3DS shooter Kokuga was one of the main focuses of the event, the studio also announced PlayStation Vita support. Its first game will be a new entry in the Senko no Ronde shooting series, with plans for a release in 2013.

In comments shared with the press after the broadcast, director Hiroyuki Maruyama said that today's announcement was just notice that they've decided to develop the game. They're currently at the planning level. However, the framework for the game has been mostly finalized.

Maruyama believes the final product will end up being greatly different from past entries in the series. He even said that they may end up not using the Senko no Ronde name.

(andriasang.com)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Lawsuit Settled Between 4Kids, ADK, TV Tokyo

American production company 4Kids Entertainment announced on Thursday that there is an amicable settlement of the lawsuit between 4Kids Entertainment and Asatsu-DK (ADK) and TV Tokyo over the license of the Yu-Gi-Oh! property. According to 4Kids, the licensing agreement between the three parties will continue to be "in full force and effect with 4Kids continuing to serve as the exclusive licensing agent for the merchandise licensing, television broadcast, and home video rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! property throughout the world outside of Asia."

The lawsuit was filed by TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems last March, accusing the North American media distributor of "underpayments, wrongful deductions, and unmet obligations" and stating that 4Kids owed the companies US$4,792,460.36. Last December, a bankruptcy judge ordered that 4Kids' license of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series was still in effect, after earlier ordering a stay that barred ADK and TV Tokyo from selling the international license of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal anime series to other companies.

source: animenewsnetwork