Game slated for 2016 release in Japan

The September issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine is announcing on Tuesday that Bandai Namco Entertainment is developing a new game in the Digimon World series titled Digimon World Next Order . Bandai Namco entertainment will release the game on the PlayStation Vita platform in 2016.

The magazine previews the game's protagonist Takuto, a senior high school student who has loved Digimon since he was young. In fifth grade, he was the runner up of a Japanese Digimon game tournament. The magazine shows Agumon and Gabumon as his partner Digimon.

Japanese illustrator Taiki ( Lord of Vermilion III ) is designing the characters for the game.

Bandai Namco Entertainment will also open a teaser site for the game on Tuesday.

Bandai Namco Games released Digimonstory Cyber Sleuth , the latest game in the Digimon World game series, in March 2014. Bandai Namco Entertainment will release the game in North and South America for the PS4 and PS Vita in 2016.