Atlus U.S.A., Inc. begins U.S. production on Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne for the PS2 in Fall 2004

Irvine, CA (April 2, 2004) - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of console role playing games, announced today that, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, a game in the best-selling role-playing series from Japan, will debut in North American on the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System and will ship to retailers in the fall of 2004. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is based on the special edition "director's cut" version of the game that was released in Japan earlier this year, which features an appearance from one of videogaming's most popular characters, Dante, from Capcom's Devil May Cry series.