EU PlayStation Store January Sales Includes Project DIVA F, Bayonetta and Vanquish

The January Sales on the EU PlayStation Store, running until January 21, include three Sega PS3 games: Project DIVA F, Bayonetta and Vanquish. If you haven’t played these games yet, you can now get them at a very favorable price! Check the list below for more details: Game Old Price New Price PS Plus Price Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PS3) €44.99 €26.99 €24.29 Bayonetta (PS3) €14.99 €3.99 No additional …read more

“Your Next Favorite” Video Series: Featuring Yakuza

YouTuber, NeoGAF user, and Yakuza fan HyperBitHero recently put out an awesome YouTube video for the Yakuza games explaining why this franchise could be Your Next Favorite. The Your Next Favorite Series is a video series produced by HyperBitHero that takes a look at franchises that the author loves, and hopes to share that passion with others by offering insight and explanations for newcomers to a franchise or those who …read more

Yakuza Zero Commercial Begins Airing in Japan

Yakuza Zero is set to release in Japan in around two months. Ahead of its looming release date, Sega put out Yakuza Zero’s first commercial, also viewable through the Ryu ga Gotoku Youtube channel. It’s quite short (15 seconds!) but it does signify that Sega should be escalating their advertising for the game. As it stands, Yakuza Zero is already receiving some interesting and nice promotion with their weekly video …read more

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Wanderer and Battle System Videos, Skill Info

Gematsu recently published a new article containing a couple of helpful videos and some information on special skills for the new Wanderer class. The information for the Wanderer class was found on the Wanderer subcategory of the official website’s Character Maker section. If you visit the Character Maker section, you can also check out pages for the nine other announced classes. Each character class’s page allows you to check out …read more

Yakuza Zero Video Series: “Money” Chapter

After a break last week, the Yakuza Zero video series continues with a focus on money. This is the video to watch if you want to be a Money Master, as the awesome intro to the video shows. Seeing as how Japan’s economy is currently in a recession, perhaps printing some yen bills with Majima and Kiryu faces on them may be the key to boosting consumer spending? Money is …read more

Sony Assisted with Shining Resonance’s Chinese Localization

We know that Sony, through their relatively recently-formed Third Party Productions division is assisting with the localization process of Yakuza 5. However, Siliconera wrote recently that Sony also assisted with the Chinese localization of Shining Resonance. The Chinese localization of Shining Resonance was first announced in August of last year, and now the game can be purchased through PSN for accounts registered in Taiwan. The product page (in English) on …read more

Celebrating the New Year with Phantasy Star Online 2 in Japan

Happy New Year, Segalization readers! Sega is ringing in the new year for the next two weeks in Phantasy Star Online 2. From January 1st to January 14th, the ARKS Lobby will receive Japanese New Year-themed decorative touches, according to this PSUBlog entry. The featured image shows off a red Shinto shrine gate featuring a pair of Rappies at the lobby’s center. Also, a special Nyau called the Neujahr Nyau …read more

Shining Resonance Videos: Skits, Costumes, and DLC Characters

BeastNote continues to diligently track news on Shining Resonance on their blog. During the beginning of December, BeastNote wrote about a couple of new videos uploaded by Sega showing off costumes and some slice-of-life interaction skits. On Christmas Day, BeastNote wrote about the announcement of two characters as DLC extras: Princess Excella, the leader of Lombardia and the Drag Machina, and Jenius, the solitary warrior with a grudge. Excella and …read more

Yakuza Zero Video Series: “Women” Chapter, New Screenshots

Gematsu reports that the weekly Yakuza Zero video series continues with a video on various aspects of the game featuring women. Kazuhiro Nakaya returns, and the video opens with a Merry Christmas from the speakers. (I hope all of our readers are enjoying the holiday season!) The video is focused on women in Yakuza Zero, whom you’ll be able to interact with in various ways. There is a minigame where …read more

Sony Producing Limited Edition Yakuza Zero Playstation 4’s for Japan

Sony is producing limited edition variants of the Playstation 4 console themed after the upcoming Yakuza Zero game. Fans can choose between a Jet Black or Glacier White version, with each featuring a stylized Eastern dragon design etched by laser, meant to evoke series lead Kazuma Kiryu’s iconic dragon tattoo. Both versions run for ¥41,980 apiece. A preorder page with preview images can be seen at this Japanese Sony online …read more