Atlus to Stream “Flash! Persona Channel 2015” Event

Atlus have announced they are holding a stream on Nico Nico Douga and Persona Channel on February 4th. It is scheduled prior to the upcoming “Persona Super Live 2015” concert, which will feature music from Persona 3 and 4 as well as tease information about Persona 5. The livestream is to be a massive 30+ hours about the Persona series. What information could possibly fill that length? 30 hours is …read more

Shin Megami Tensei IV and Valkyria Chronicles on Sale

Shin Megami Tensei IV is on sale for £11.69/€12.99 (originally £17.99/ €19,99) until January 29th. It’s a fantastic deal for one of 3DS’s best RPGs. Unlike in other regions, the European version is digital only on eShop. Meanwhile, Valkyria Chronicles is 50% off on Steam, you can pick up the PC port for $9.99 this weekend.

Yakuza Zero: Last Week’s Seven Minute Trailer With English Subtitles

Last week a seven-minute trailer for Yakuza Zero was shared with fans on the internet. We wrote about it here. Kotaku East published an article this week containing that same trailer but with English subtitles added on to the video. The same writer has previously published another article featuring English subs for a different Yakuza Zero trailer. The trailer is embedded onto a video player on the Kotaku article. Be …read more

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: North American Early Print Bonuses, Protector Trailer, Special Atlus Promotion

Pictured above is an early promotional image describing the bonuses found in early North American copies of Etrian Mystery Dungeon. The items include a special outer box cover (similar to Project X Zone’s Limited Edition, for those looking for reference,) a 28-page artbook that also includes information on basic elements of the game like class descriptions, and the “Rough Sketch Ver.” soundtrack CD, which contains six tracks that are “work-in-progress” …read more

New DLC for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd Releases This Week

Sega has announced the latest batch of DLC for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd, which will be made available this week. The update contains two Rhythm Game Songs: Sekiranun Graffiti by ryo and Ai Kotoba by DECO*27. It also contains another set of Costume Modules (six in total). This time around, there are costumes for Akita Neru, Yowane Haku and Kasane Teto. These are actually Vocaloids that aren’t in …read more

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Fan Group Working on English Server PSO2 Project

Talk Amongst Yourselves, a subsection of Kotaku featuring article contributions from Kotaku readers, reports that a fan group is working on a private English server for Phantasy Star Online 2. Titled “Polaris”, the project is produced by only a handful of fans whom have successfully created a private English server with create-a-character and English chat capabilities fully working so far.

New Yakuza Zero Story Trailer

Sega has posted a new video for Yakuza Zero that focuses on showing the game’s story and characters. Most of the footage featured in this promotional video is new and showcases new dialogue exchanges. You can watch it below:

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: US Release Date, Landsknecht Trailer, Early Copy Bonus

Atlus announced an April 7th, 2015 U.S. release date for Etrian Mystery Dungeon during today’s Nintendo Direct. The game will be made available through physical packages and the Nintendo 3DS eShop. First-print copies and preorder copies will also come with a bonus soundtrack CD for the game, though it isn’t entirely clear if the bonus CD will contain the entirety of the game’s soundtrack. There was an English trailer made …read more

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Worldwide Release Dates

Sega recently announced the release dates for Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX in a press release. The release dates for each of the regions are as follows: North America: May 26, 2015 Japan: May 28, 2015 South Korea: May 28, 2015 Europe: May 29, 2015 Sega also teased plans for retailer preorder programs, saying that the details for these promotions will be announced at a later date. The game will …read more

Yakuza Zero Video Series: “Characters” Chapter

The Yakuza Zero video series continues with a video focusing on the game’s characters. The cast looks to be fairly large, if at least the official website is any indication. There will be new and old faces spread amongst Kiryu and Majima’s campaign. Interestingly enough, early on the video we see comparisons between Akira Nishikiyama’s likeness in Yakuza 1 (in all his PS2 glory) and his graphically spruced-up and younger …read more