God damn it! You kids are retarded!

Everyone! Please stop messaging me about this story.

What you are seeing is another example of RPGFan not doing any investigation whatsoever, much like when they reported Heroine Anthem was a new game being developed for the Playstation 2 by Japanese developer WindThunder–as opposed to reality: a PC game already developed by Chinese developer WindThunder.

Go to the SOFTMAX Web site and read their press releases. When they announced the PS2 version of Magna Carta, they clearly specified it would not be the same as the PC game. They said it will be a new SRPG based on the storyline of the PC RPG. Hence why it also has a different title. You can read the press release here.

Softmax entered into contract with Banpresto for PS2 project

On July 4th, Softmax Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony with Banpresto Co.,Ltd. , video game publisher in Bandai group, and Banpresoft Co., Ltd., an affiliate company of Banpresto, to commence on a joint project. It includes that both parties cooperate to develop a video game software for PS2 and release in Japan, Europe and U.S.

Currently, master plan for the game software reaches completion and set to development in earnest. The game software, title undecided yet, will be released in Japan in Feb. 2004 and also in Europe and U.S. in the first half of 2004. Besides, it will go on sale in Korea same time with Japan, for PC platform too.

This new title is a SRPG, based on ‘Magna Carta’ which is a RPG Softmax released last year. However, it will be wholly different from the original RPG with the new story and system and optimized to high quality of PS2. For this joint project, Softamx takes charge of planning/scenario, total software development, publishing for Korea and other Asian markets, and character business in Korea. Banpresto takes charge of investment to software development, publishing for Japan and western markets, character business in Japan. In addition, gross investment reaches US$3.8million and profit will be divided between both parties in proportion to investment sharing.

It is not the PC game. It is not a port. It is not a release of the PC game on PS2. It is a whole new game. Therefore, its release has absolutely no bearing on the translation project.

This is called pack journalism. It happens when one place runs a story, and everyone jumps on it, parroting the original report. In this case, the original GPara posting messed up, and since every RPG site copied GPara, including RPGFan, they all have it wrong.