Pictured above is the Yakuza Zero-themed A Series of the Sony Walkman. Push Square writes that Sony is producing these special Walkmans to help celebrate the Yakuza series’ 10th anniversary in Japan. A product page for the Walkman is already open and Sony is taking preorders. It is another item in what’s becoming a substantial list of instances of Sony showing support for Sega properties in Japan. Most recently, we …read more
Mobile company Nepro Japan have announced they have acquired developer tri-Ace, best known for Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile and Sega RPGs Resonance of Fate and Phantasy Star Nova. Nepro Japan primarily works with the mobile industry, providing both gaming and non-gaming services. Nepro Japan plans to strengthen and expand their mobile gaming business, which leads them to buying the RPG developer. Prior to purchasing tri-Ace, Nepro also already owned developer …read more
Atlus USA’s weekly dosage of Etrian Mystery Dungeon character class videos continues with the Dancer. They excel at party buffing and possess unique attacks. They often move quickly, too, which can be especially helpful when buffing their allies. Atlus USA’s #EMDMysterybox promotion is still continuing, so share the Dancer video on Facebook or Twitter if you’d like a chance at some Atlus swag. Continue reading to check out the video …read more
Atlus USA have announced that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker will release on May 5th of this year. Accompanying this news is the release of a story trailer in English. Continue reading to check out the trailer!
Producer Kazuhisa Wada has shared new information about Persona 4: Dancing All Night by answering fan questions on the official website. It’s in Japanese, but Siliconera has translated the Q&A for English readers. Regarding the game’s release, the game will released both in physical and digital copies as well as music and costume DLC. There are no plans for a demo on the PlayStation Store but one may show up …read more
Gematsu reports that a trademark Sega filed “Shining Seed” recently went public. Although the trademark itself was originally filed on the 28th of January, the trademark went public on the 10th of February, so now the name Shining Seed is protected for Sega’s use. Shining Resonance for the Playstation 3 was released last December. It’s been regularly supported by DLC since its release. There’s been no word on localization prospects …read more
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker’s Shinjiro Takada (game director) and art director (Akiko Kotoh) took to the official blog of the Japanese Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker website to participate in an interview about the Devil Survivor 2 series of games. Siliconera provided a translation with some notable insights in this article. The first topic addressed is the special subtitle for the game: “Record Breaker”. The developers aren’t willing to …read more
Atlus USA’s weekly Etrian Mystery Dungeon character class video series continues with the Gunner class. The Gunners specialize in ranged combat, as you might expect, but what some may not know about them are their special skills that allow Gunners to bind the limbs of their enemies. This allows Gunners to bind enemies’ arms to prevent them from attacking, or bind enemies’ legs to hamper their mobility. Beyond that, Gunners …read more
The biannual Tokyo Wonder Festival saw some interesting figma announcements related to Sega and Atlus franchises. For those unaware, twice a year Wonder Festival shows off a variety of “garage kits” or figurines of anime and video game characters. Sometimes, announcements are made of figurines to be made in the future. These garage kits are often produced through licensing agreements with the I.P. holder of a certain character (Sega, Atlus, …read more
Atlus released their next character class video for this week. The trailer shines a spotlight on the Medic, a specialized healer class and a staple archetype in class-based RPG’s. The #EMDmysterybox promotion also continues with the Medic video so be sure to share the video on Facebook or Twitter if you want to participate. There’s no mention of the end of the promotion for sharing the Medic video but based …read more