The UMD release of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona may be hitting retailers as scheduled, but the PSN downloadable got set back to October 1st. This new development means that Atlus was unable to deliver on the simultaneous retail and PSN release they promised last month.

Publishers sure are feeling generous today, aren't they? We've got another batch of screenshots, this time from Atlus, and in celebration of the lifting of the Persona review embargo.

Yup it's true, aside from Evangelion: Jo, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Tales of VS, the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for the PSP will also be carrying the official firmware 5.55 when it comes out in September.  Want some proof? Hit the link.

When Shin Megami Tensei: Persona launches on September 22, you'll find that both the UMD version and the digital version via the PSN will both be available. Yes, Atlus has announced via the PS Blog US that both the game's versions will be simultaneously launching.

More than a dozen years have passed since Revelations: Persona hit the PSOne. To keep things fresh, Atlus has infused the PSP remake, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, with a bevy of new features not found in the original release. We've already seen and heard about some of them, but as the inexorable march towards the game's September 22 release continues, Atlus has decided to refresh gamers' minds about the new bells and whistles that Shin Megami Tensei: Persona will come with.

Atlus has announced that the official website for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona , their PSP remake of the PSOne original Revelations: Persona, has gone live. Details after the jump.

Got your copy of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona pre-ordered yet? If you haven't then this might convince you. Atlus has announced that every launch copy of the PSP remake will be a premium boxed set that includes two CDs chock full of music from composer Shoji Meguro.

E3 fever may be waning now, but the mass of news and assets are still trickling down the wire. As shown at the recently-concluded Electronic Entertainment Expo, here's the developer walkthough for Atlus' card-collecting RPG, Persona.

Yes, I know. Before he got to play the 10th Dr. Who, he was previously in Persona. Or, at least, a look-alike. To those who've played the original on the PSOne, the so-called "Dr. Who" would be the flamboyant Nate Trinity (i.e. Kei Nanjou in the Japanese version). So who's who in Persona, you ask? Well, here's a batch of scans from the latest issue of Famitsu, outlining the characters of the game. We've got the nameless, silent protagonist (i.e. you, Boy with Pierced Ear) - a staple in the series - and the rest of the ragtag crew of high school kids.

We've made contact, people! Atlus has shown two new videos for their upcoming PSP remake for Persona, and it's got the Contact and Fusion system playing out. Contacting the demons lets you get their persona cards (make sure you play your answers right! - you wouldn't want to upset demons haunting a toilet, would you?), and once you hit the Velvet Room and hook up with Igor, you can Fuse them together for another persona. Still loving the new battle music, by the way!