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Robotics;Notes Game's 2 TV Ads Streamed
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The video game developer 5pb. began streaming two television commercials for its upcoming release of the Robotics;Notes video game on Friday. 5pb. and Nitroplus are both developing the game, which will be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 28.
The game's cast includes Ryōhei Kimura, Yoshino Nanjō, Kaori Nazuka, Sora Tokui, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Rie Kugimiya. Tatsuya Matsubara is producing the game, and Tomonori Fukuda is handling the character designs. Tsuyoshi Abo is in charge of the music, and Makoto Ishiwata is in charge of the mechanical designs. 5pb. and Nitroplus are working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the game.
The "scientific adventure game" is set in a future world with realistic augmented reality technology. It follows a robotics club in danger of being disbanded. The game will ship for both consoles in a regular edition for 7,140 yen (about US$85) and a limited edition for 9,240 yen (about US$115).
Fuji TV announced in March that the video game will get a television anime adaptation that will air on its Noitamina programming block in October.
[Via andriasang]
