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Class of Heroes 2G coming to PlayStation 3 in 2014
Niche-focused publisher MonkeyPaw and indie localization team GaijinWorks have teamed up to produce an English-language version of Acquire's PlayStation 3 dungeon-crawling RPG Class of Heroes 2G in 2014. The two studios previously partnered for this year's PSP release of Class of Heroes 2, which premiered as a PlayStation Network download before UMD copies shipped out to pre-order buyers in October. Class of Heroes 2 writer and producer Victor Ireland announced that the upcoming PS3 release will feature dual-screen play, allowing players to access in-game maps and stats via a connected PlayStation Vita or PSP. No word has been issued regarding whether Class of Heroes 2G will premiere as a digital or physical release, but MonkeyPaw notes that further details will revealed "after the New Year."
Class of Heroes 2 ships to UMD buyers, Gaijinworks hints at future PSP releases
After months of delays stemming from licensing issues and last-minute bug fixes, the PSP UMD version of MonkeyPaw's Class of Heroes 2 began shipping out this week to buyers who pre-purchased the game earlier this year. Previously the subject of a failed Kickstarter campaign, Class of Heroes 2 was later released as a physical and digital combo pack via online pre-order. The Acquire-developed first-person dungeon crawler, which features a localization by Working Designs veteran Victor Ireland and his studio Gaijinworks, premiered as a downloadable PlayStation Network game in June. The UMD version of Class of Heroes 2 was delayed while Gaijinworks sorted out licensing issues relating to its opening theme song, which the studio has since replaced with an English-language track. An updated version of Class of Heroes 2, which fixes a widely reported alchemy recipe bug, among other gameplay tweaks, will hit the PlayStation Network on October 15. Gaijinworks' Ireland recently hinted at plans to "squeeze out at least 3-4 more PSP RPG titles (and offer them as physical+digital sets) before we're done with the platform," though specific titles have not been announced. The studio will gauge interest in a Class of Heroes 3 release starting in January.
ESRB rates Blockids, Magical Drop F for PS3
During E3, MonkeyPaw's John Greiner told us about his company's plans to re-release classic Japanese games in the US, though he declined to reveal any of the games that the company was working to localize. Now, it looks like the ESRB has beaten Greiner to the punch, listing two games for the PS3, both with MonkeyPaw noted as publisher: Natsume's Blockids, a 3D Breakout clone of sorts; and Magical Drop F, an entry in Data East's longstanding puzzle series (which is pretty great, incidentally). Both titles are likely headed to the PSOne Classics library on PSN. Check out footage of both games after the break.
