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Conception PLUS: Maidens of the Twelve Stars, Robotics;Notes Elite, Robotics;Notes DaSH Games Head West

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Robotics;Notes Elite, and Robotics;Notes DaSH games in the West.

The company will release Conception PLUS: Maidens of the Twelve Stars (Conception: Ore no Kodomo wo Undekure!) game for debuted in November.

The Star God's Blessing Edition will be exclusive to NIS America's online store and bundle an art book, two-disc soundtrack, art cards, and beach towel.

The story of the game revolves around Itsuki Yūge, a high school student who finds out on the day of his graduation ceremony that his cousin and childhood friend Mahiru is pregnant. Immediately afterward, Itsuki and Mahiru are taken to a magical world called Granvania, which is currently being invaded by monsters. The only people who can fight and exorcise the monsters are the "star children," and the star children can only be produced by the 12 "shrine maidens of the constellations." In order to defeat the monsters and return to his own world, Itsuki must father the star children with the maidens.

The game shipped in Japan on January 31.

The game Ai Kakuma plays the character.

Spike Chunsoft will release Robotics;Notes Elite for PS4, Switch, and PC via Steam in the West in 2020. The company also began streaming an announcement trailer for the game.

Spike Chunsoft describes the game's story:

Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's Robot Research Club is about to have their club disbanded. Despite their predicament, Kaito Yashio, one of only two in the Robot Club, couldn't care less and would rather play a robot fighting game all day. His counterpart, the reckless club leader Akiho Senomiya, ignores Kaito's apathy as she strives to keep the club from being disbanded by completing their giant robot.

One day, Kaito discovers a mysterious A.R. annotation titled “Kimijima Report.” It contains instructions involving locations all across the island—and warns of a conspiracy involving the entire world.

The game debuted with new animated scenes in 2014 as a PlayStation Vita port of the original Robotics;Notes visual novel.

Spike Chunsoft did not reveal a release date for Robotics;Notes DaSH, the MAGES.' Robotics;Notes visual novel.

The game Steins;Gate, shipped in Japan in 2012.

The sequel story centers around the former of the Robot Club after they have graduated from high school. Steins;Gate character Itaru "Daru" Ishida appears in the game.

In addition, Spike Chunsoft began streaming a new character trailer for game.

The company release the game for PS4 and PC via Steam in North America on August 27. The game will then launch physically and digitally for PS4 in Europe on August 30.

In the game's story, Rei and her younger sister Mirai find themselves in the afterlife world "Hengoku." While they are both confused and trying to find their way home, they are attacked by strange and fantastical beings. In order to protect her sister, Rei awakens supernatural abilities and defeats the enemies, but her power becomes uncontrollable and she accidentally kills her sister. It is then that a demon whispers to Rei, telling Rei, "If you reap the souls of the dead in another world, if you sacrifice the suffering of your shed tears, the dead Mirai will be 'revived.'" Rei then makes a deal with a demon, and fights with her life on the line.

The game shipped in Japan for the PS4 last October.

SHAFT animated the game's opening sequence.

Sources: Press release, Spike Chunsoft at Anime Expo (Egan Loo)