KHInsider has the latest V Jump scan on Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, which shows a new enemy who kidnapped Master Xehanort. On the other hand, Ventus up against what looks like Organisation XIII members. The second scan show Disney Town in festive mood and also a multiplayer (include both co-op and versus) exclusive world called Mirage Arena.

V Jump has the latest updates on Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, which is now set for release this winter in Japan. It has been quite a while since we last heard from Square Enix about the game, so the mag recap some of the info a little. However, a new system called Deck Command is introduced and it allows players to freely set the kind of finishers they would like to use during battles. A couple of worlds are shown, they are from Lilo & Stitch and Cinderella. Click on the thumbnails below for full view of the mag scan via KHInsider. (This issue of V Jump also shows FFXIII’s Lightning riding her summon Odin.)

Only slightly more than a month before its release in Japan, V Jump reveals more info on the content of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4. CG screens from Red Demon’s Dragon (aka Red Dragon Archfiend) and Ccapac Apu’s summons are shown together with some of the new elements from the Story Mode (click for slightly larger view).

Gamma, Ginger Bread, Spanner and the Moska robot are the new characters revealed in the latest issue of V Jump for Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 Spirit Burst, which will be out in Japan this September.

More Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s content are being revealed for Konami’s upcoming card battle game Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 in the latest issue of V Jump. Besides summoning Dark Synchro Monsters, its tuning method is featured in the game as well. Also revealed is the box art for the game, which will be out in Japan this September. You can pre-order at Play-Asia for $54.90.

Byakuran, Genkishi, Xanxus, Takeshi Yamamoto and Hayato Gokudera are the new characters revealed in the latest reports of Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 Spirit Burst, which has been confirmed for release this September 17th in Japan. Click on the images for larger view of the scans from V Jump and Shonen Jump.

I think PSP owners who are also fighting fans are the luckiest guys in the world. So many new titles getting announced for the already huge library of fighting games. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena did quite well when it first came out last September and Marvelous just announced that a sequel is in the works and will be out on September again. The official title is even longer now, it’s called Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 Spirit Burst. From the V Jump scan, the new game will receive a “big power-up” in the form of new Hyper Strike finisher, more character customization options, original story and “hot custom battle”. Click on the image above for full view of the scan.

Check out V Jump version (click for slightly larger view) of the new Tales of VS. info, which confirms the August 6th release date in Japan and reveals even more characters found than the earlier Shonen Jump report. So the characters we have for this round are:

• Cress (Tales of Phantasia)
• Arche (Tales of Phantasia)
• Leon (Tales of Destiny)
• Philia (Tales of Destiny)
• Asch (Tales of The Abyss)
• Jade (Tales of The Abyss)
• Judith (Tales of Vesperia)
• Ruca (Tales of Innocence)
• Lloyd (Tales of Symphonia)
• Colette (Tales of Symphonia)
• Mao (Tales of Rebirth)
• Nanaly (Tales of Destiny 2)

Also shown in the scan is Edit Mode, which allows players to customize the stats of the characters, and Communication Battle via the Ad Hoc Mode. The right most box is Yggdrasill Battle Mode, which is also the story mode, was revealed when the game first announced.

Update: Added more characters (Thanks Yuan)

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