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ATLUS, the video game publishing brand of Index Digital Media, Inc., announced that  Persona 4 Arena  is now available for digital purchase and download via Xbox LIVE®Marketplace Games on Demand Network for Xbox 360®. 

Players now have greater access to the ultimate 2D anime-style figher, and just in time for the upcoming Atlus Fighting Championships, set for Saturday, November 17th at the Super Arcade in Walnut California.  Level|Up is teaming with ATLUS and Mad Catz to host a new event for the fighting game community that will feature a double header tournament with two of the hottest fighting game titles: Persona 4 Arena and The King of Fighters XIII.  The event will host a number of giveaways and prizes throughout the day with grand prizes awarded to the best fighters in attedance.  More details available here: http://www.levelup-series.com/levelup-presents-atlus-fighting-championships/

 An unprecedented collaboration between ATLUS' internal studio and genre masters Arc System Works, Persona 4 Arena represents the biggest, most noteworthy expansion of the esteemed series to date. Its gorgeous, hand-drawn, high definition 2D anime-style fighters and colorful, over-the-top special effects bring to life a roster of characters from the critically acclaimed, highly popular Persona 3 and Persona 4 roleplaying games. Brought to home consoles with a host of additional modes and content not available in the arcade version, including a Story mode in excess of 30 hours, not to mention months of play-testing and refinement during the game's run atop the Japanese arcade charts, Persona 4 Arena is the ultimate 2D anime-style fighter, and the most exciting entry in the fighting genre this year.

Persona 4 Arena is available now in North America for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems each for $39.99. For more info, please visit the official game page:  

http://www.atlus.com/p4arena/ . 

About ATLUS

Video game publisher ATLUS has established itself as one of its industry's most consistent, celebrated companies. With proven success across a variety of genres and platforms, including enthusiast-oriented games like the Shin Megami Tensei® franchise of award-winning, fan beloved roleplaying games (including the hit Persona® sub-series of games and the prestigious  Nocturne), the groundbreaking, genre-defying Catherine™, Demon's Souls™, and the official video game adaptation of Game of Thrones, ATLUS provides quality critically acclaimed interactive entertainment to a wide spectrum of customers.  

ATLUS is a brand of Index Corporation and its privately held subsidiary Index Digital Media, Inc.

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