Salutes to all! It’s your CAVE WORLD producer, Masa KING.

We just finished with our Ustream live broadcast (mostly in one piece) and that’s a relief. I’m sure that for those who checked it out overseas, you stayed up late or got up early to watch us. Thanks for that! What’d you think?? As always we’re flying by the seat of our pants over here ・＿・;

The original plan was for a pretty simple broadcast but one thing led to another and we wound up talking your ear off!

Hehe. Thanks for tuning in.
For those who couldn’t check the stream out, you’re always free to watch the archives which are available at CAVE WORLD.

Check out the stream archive here, and the live blog archive for all the action.

Now for the main attraction of our broadcast: Deathsmiles’s big update!!

New Feature #1　Costume Change

⇒Fulfill certain in-game conditions to unlock extra costumes for Tiara!

Try to collect them all!

New Feature #2　Jigsaw Puzzle

⇒ Pick up puzzle pieces by collecting equipment in-game. Connect them all to unlock an illustration by our Deathsmiles iPhone artist, Yukinatsu Mori! Pick up all the pieces and put together the puzzle!

New Feature #3　New Equipment Added

Some of the long-time CAVE players should be very familiar with this weaponry!
They are DLC items but…according to our development staff they’re very powerful! Give them a try in-game!

*Keep in mind that you can still clear the game without DLC items, and they will not impact achievements, costume changes, the jigsaw puzzle or anything else.

New Feature #4　Screen Layout Changes

We had a lot of feedback on Twitter and facebook asking for these features, so we went ahead and put in some more options! You can change the screen layout and move the game screen to the left or the right as you like.

For people that were having issue with their fingers getting in the way while playing, this is a good option to try out.

We also put in the screen rotation function due to popular demand!

BUG FIXES #5    

We also fixed some bugs with this update. There may be an issue or two held up in the application process, but we’ve squashed as many as we can.

And one last feature! A secret technique!!

I made a big deal about it on the stream but for people that have been with us since Dodonpachi Resurrection, you probably already have an idea right? That’s right!! We’ve hidden a certain song inside Deathsmiles…but you’ll have to find it kekeke…

Here’s a hint:  ”Flash flash?! Tap tap!“

If you take a real good look around the stage select screen after the update, you should figure it out! Give it a try!

BONUS ROUND

Did you guys see this on the USTREAM broadcast? We put together a stylish wallpaper for your iPhone as a present to celebrate the release of this update! This wallpaper has both a lock screen and home screen image! Download it and let Princess Tiara rule your iPhone!

↑　Lock Screen Image

↑ Home Screen Image

To use it…

First save the wallpaper to your iPhone or iPod touch

⇒    Go to settings
⇒    Wallpaper
⇒    Head to your Camera Roll
⇒    Select the image and set it as your wallpaper

CASTLE CREATOR

Next, CAVE’s hugely popular social game Castle Creator is coming to smartphones!

*Currently, Castle Creator is only available on Japanese cellphones.

Travel to medieval Japan to team up with these super-cute samurai characters and build your own bustling castle town! Once you’ve got your territory built, you’ll be able to skirmish with your friends and allies!
Build your mini-empire, trade, attack and expand!  

We’ve also got a slot machine version of Castle Creator coming to iOS as well!

We’re going to be showing off our two newest apps very soon!

We’ll be holding a big event all about Castle Creator on August 14th (SUN) at Akihabara’s Belle Salle in Tokyo. There will be a free play corner for people to try out these two games. It might be a bit far for our overseas fans, but if you’re on vacation or live here anyways, think about coming down!

Event Name:

Shirotsuku Matsuri:      3 Million Troops in the Summer
                                               しろつく祭り 300万人の夏の陣 in 秋葉原

And more….

The soundtrack for Mushihimesama BUG PANIC for iPhone/iPod touch soundtrack is coming! We are thinking about making the soundtrack available for our overseas fans, so hold on a bit for the details. Experience the adventure again with this soundtrack! Pick it up and enjoy!

And for our final announcement, we saved the best for last!!

TOP-SECRET PROJECT

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Espgaluda II HD Version 

In production now! Awaken in HD!! Much more information at CAVE WORLD in the days to come!!

Whew! That was a long blog entry…but hey we’re doing our best to live up to your expectations! Take care of yourselves in this hot summer, and keep checking CAVE WORLD for the latest information!

That’s it for today!