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Altus held a huge Persona event the other night, and during its course four new Persona titles were announced. That is really good news for fans of the series (that said we're still holding out hope for an HD remake collection of parts one through three), and best of all they are coming to a handful of different consoles.

This has been a really good year for the Nintendo 3DS - doubly so if you are a fan of RPG titles. Shin Megami Tensei IV is still fresh in my mind as I had a chance to play another dungeon crawling RPG. In fact, it was not that long ago that the latest entry to Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan was released, but Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl does an excellent job of balancing what gamers loved about the original game, with new mechanics that have been hits far more often than misses.

Oh look. I was right. Nintendo was never going to acquire Atlus. That was a silly rumour perpetuated by one dude with a poorly-informed opinion putting digital pen to digital paper.

(In fairness, I didn't quite guess which company would make the acquisition either, but I was on the right track!)

While we’ve only just published our Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan review here at DDNet, let’s not forget that Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl is rapidly approaching its October 1st release date on the 3DS.

To get you hyped up for the next installment in this old-school JRPG grindfest, Atlus has opened the iron gates of its upcoming title on the 3DS eShop, granting access to the first two floors of the game’s Story Mode. Whether you purchase the game at retail or digitally once it is released, be sure not to delete your save data from the demo version, as it will carry over right into the full release of the game.

The Shin Megami Tensei series does not quite have the same reputation for brutal difficulty of the likes of Fire Emblem, though it certainly comes close and the series can be somewhat difficult for newcomers and is rooted very firmly in a lot of the 'typical' JRPG principles. You'll be looting, grinding and figuring out elemental weaknesses here, and that works out just fine.

Nostalgic gamers that grew up in the 90s typically have fond memories of side-scrolling beat-em-ups. Gamers of all ages lined up on weekends to have their go at popular cabinets like The Simpsons, X-Men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - pockets filled to the bursting point with quarters. For many, these were the 'glory days' of the gaming industry. While recent titles like WayForward's Double Dragon Neon and The Behemoth's Castle Crashers have successfully brought this gameplay back to form in recent years, Atlus' upcoming Dragon's Crown release does just this and makes the retro style of gameplay feel fresh once again.

The bidding war for Atlus has begun. 20 companies have thrown their chips into the ring and it seems that the acquisition is going to be a big deal. While there's only one known bidder so far, SEGA, the bid is ¥20 billion (approximately $200 million USD).