Hi, everyone! Soul Sacrifice launches exclusively for PlayStation Vita across Europe from April 30th… Just weeks away! Many of you have been asking about the demo coming to Europe and we’re finally able to address your questions.

First of all, I’m excited to announce that the demo is coming to the EU PlayStation Store on April 17th. Thank you so much for waiting patiently!

As for what you can expect from the Soul Sacrifice demo… It begins from the depths of despair, with you playing as a slave to be sacrificed, owned and imprisoned by a ruthless mage.

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The time has finally come to reveal the EU box art for Soul Sacrifice!

I’ve been working closely with the studio team to produce a piece of artwork that demonstrates the element of sacrifice in a clear and sophisticated way. I hope you’ll agree that what they’ve produced is an iconic image that looks really smart. A special thanks to all the team for their hard work on this.

But that’s not all – for those of you that are fans of the original Japanese artwork, I’ve been thinking of you too! On the reverse side of the sleeve, you’ll find the original Japanese artwork, giving you the option to flip the sleeve over and showcase that instead.

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Soul Sacrifice is, as its name suggests, a game that asks the player to make an ultimate decision. It happens every time you defeat an enemy, actually — a choice to either save the enemy’s soul, or sacrifice it for your own gain. How you customise your character in this regard is crucial, since you’re going to go up against some very large enemies.

That scale, and the importance of making the player truly feel it, is at the heart of this piece from composer Wataru Hokoyama:

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Hi everyone! Back in December, we released a sneak-peek at the Skywalker Sound recording session for Soul Sacrifice’s soundtrack. As mentioned then, the game’s music is composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama, two of the most recognised composers in the industry. Today, I’m excited to share a video introducing one of the scores Mitsuda-san composed:

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Combining frantic real-time combat, a thrilling sense of scale, smartly interwoven cooperative play and meaningful character customisation – not to mention contributions from gaming legends like designer Keiji Inafune and composer Yasunori Mitsuda – we believe Soul Sacrifice is one of the most exciting titles on the PS Vita release slate.

For weeks now, you’ve been asking for more information about the game’s Western release and finally we can answer those questions!

Soul Sacrifice for PS Vita launches in stores and via PlayStation Network across Europe on 1st May 2013! We’re not quite ready to reveal our final box art just yet, but rest assured that the studio is working on something really epic that we look forward to sharing with you very soon!
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