Sony and Level-5 Hold White Knight Chronicles "Secret Party"

On December 10 -- curiously, the same day Dragon Quest X was announced for Wii -- Sony and Level-5 invited 50 pairs of gamers to a special White Knight Chronicles event at the swanky Akihabara UDX building. Attendees were selected at random from applications made at Sony Japan's website. The decidedly adult-targeted event (complimentary alcohol was served) began with a stirring live performance of White Knight Chronicles' opening theme by vocalist KAZCO, followed by a speech to the assembled fans by Level-5 president Akihiro Hino. Highlighting WKC's offline "Hero Mode," Hino stated that since his company was already developing Dragon Quest IX , there would be little point in creating something similar. Instead of the classic DQ approach, Hino decided to base the game around a concept of which he was fond -- the quintessentially Japanese transforming hero. The Hero Mode's storyline is so vast, Hino said, that it will be ... (link)