UNIQLO's recently released a line of 8-bit t-shirts in collaboration with video game developers BANDAI NAMCO and Taito from their t-shirt graphics brand UT which featured designs from popular games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders. The company are teaming up with Taito once again to release a new line of Space Invaders t-shirts.   Space Invaders is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The franchise first hit the scene in 1978 and lit a video game boom in the late 70’s through the 80’s. It's a simple game that requires players to control a ship and shoot enemies that descend from the top of the screen. The game became an international sensation and is credited with inventing a new genre of video game. To celebrate 40 years, UT have joined hands with Taito to create several new 8-bit designs as a homage to the game series. 8-bit is perceived differently from generation to generation – while it rings nostalgic to those who were knee deep in the arcade game boom it also serves to form a fresh retro culture with the younger people of today. The designs feature symbolic scenes taken from the game as well as the characters like the iconic Crab embroidered onto the t-shirt, fusing together Japanese game culture and fashion. Show your support for the 8-bit era and classic video games by getting your hands on one of these fashionable t-shirts!    

A concept trailer for the newest entry to the Tales video game franchise entitled Tales of Crestoria has been released and features original music by Yasutaka Nakata. The Tales franchise is a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Bandai Namco that has shipped 16 million copies worldwide. The series first dropped in 1995 with Tales of Phantasia and since then has been sold in over 100 countries and regions.

Tales of Crestoria is a new game for smartphone. A concept teaser trailer and website have officially been made public. The video is a thrilling collaboration with music producer Yasutaka Nakata that teases the start of a new adventure with an original protagonist.

Another version of the concept trailer was also released featuring the same scenes but from the protagonist’s perspective. The ‘Another Version’ video is displayed vertically but can be viewed in full screen by accessing the official website via your smartphone. More information on the new title will be revealed via the series’ Twitter page and LINE account, so be sure to keep up to date.    

SEGA have announced that they will release a new playable demo of Valkyria Chronicles 4  on the Nintendo eShop on September 13, 2018. Save data on the demo will be transferable to the main game which is launching worldwide on Nintendo Switch™ on September 27, 2018.  Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a hand-drawn tactical role-playing game developed and published by SEGA with character designs by Raita Honjou, music composition by Hitoshi Sakimoto and the main theme song sung by Mai Kuraki.   The game has taken the series' iconic CANVAS engine that makes use of gorgeous watercolours and has made it even more detailed. It also features a fully recalibrated BLiTZ battle system to bring even larger and more engaging battlefields to players.   The new playable demo lets players complete the game up to chapter 2 of the main story. Progress will be transferable to the main game upon its release. Those who do transfer w ill receive an item to boost the status of their units.   Players who manage to complete the demo can challenge themselves to an extra mission for even more fun.