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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F Heads West in August

Sega confirmed on Thursday that it is releasing the rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F in the West. The game will debut in North America on both PlayStation 3 and Playstation Network in August, while it will be on Playstation Network in Europe. This will be the first console game in the franchise with a Western release. The demo will be available on Tuesday in the United States and on Wednesday in Europe.

The game features 38 songs by Hatsune Miku and other virtual Vocaloid singers, such as:

• "Senbonzakura" by Kurousa-P (WhiteFlame)
• "Odd & Ends" by ryo (supercell)
• "Dō iu Koto Nano!?" by Kuchibashi-P
• "Kamikyoku" by Onyū-P
• "Fire Flower" by halyosy
• "Dye" by AVTechNO!
• "Rin-chan Now!" by Owata-P/sezu
• "Yumekui Shirokuro Baku" by Nem
• "Sweet Devil" by Hachioji-P
• "Monokuro Blue Sky" by Noboru
• "Hai wa Hai ni" by Tennen
• "Acute" by Kurousa-P
• "Cat Food" by doriko
• "Remo Con" by Jesus
• "Himitsu Keisatsu" by Buriru
• "Stay with me" by shu-t
• "Nostalogic" by yuukiss
• "Tengaku" by Yūyu
• "Megane" by Ultra-Noob
• "Melancholic" by Junky
• "Sadistic Music Factory" by cosMo@Bōsō-P
• "Nega-Posi Continues" by sasakure.UK
• "World's End Umbrella" by Hachi
• "Kagamine Hachihachi Hana Gassen" by MOJA-P/Niregiru
• "World's End Dance Hall" by wowaka
• "Tokyo Teddy Bear" by Neru
• "Torinoko City" by 40m-P
• "Unhappy Refrain" by wowaka
• "Net-Game Haijin Sprechchor" by Satsuki ga Tenkomori
• "Freely Tomorrow" by Mitchie M
• "Weekender Girl" by kz (livetue)/Hachioji-P
• "Time Machine" by 1640m-P (164 x 40m-P)
• "Black Rock Shooter" by ryo
• "Yume no Tsuzuki" by Dixie Flatline
• "Tell Your World" by kz (livetune)

This updated port of the Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- f PlayStation Vita game features six new songs, including Kurousa-P's “Senbonzakura” (A Thousand Cherry Blossoms) as well as new costumes for a total of over 90 for the characters. Sega promises that the Western release "will include all of the updated graphics, additional songs, and features of the Japanese version."

Sega released the PlayStation 3 game in Japan in March, with a packaged version costing 7,329 yen (about US$82) and a downloadable version costing 6,600 yen (about US$74).