Leading up to Yakuza Zero’s Japanese release on March 26th, 2015, Sega is producing a weekly series of videos on Yakuza Zero. Today’s inaugural video features a look at the worlds of Kamurocho and Sotenbori with the flavor of the late 80’s. There is no combat – only exploration. Kazuhiro Nakaya, the voice actor for Akira Nishikiyama, is a special guest for this video. The video is twenty minutes long, …read more
SEGA uploaded two commercials being used to promote Shining Resonance to their Youtube channel. Both commercials are included in the following clip. The first one features an introduction sequence that should seem familiar to players of the first Valkyria Chronicles game. The second features the introduction of the game’s theme song, Niji no Senritsu. The game is releasing this week – December 11th in Japan. Additionally, Explosion’s new post here …read more
Sega has released a new set of Christmas themed modules as part of their first batch of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd DLC. Each of the six Vocaloids has a Christmas Costume Module priced at $1.99. If you want all six of them and you haven’t bought the $69.99 Costume Club DLC, don’t go buy them separately just yet. Sega is planning to add a new bundle that offers …read more
As of today one of Sega’s most successful mobile games in Japan, Chain Chronicle, has been made available for the US on iOS and Android. Gumi seems to be handling everything regarding the English version of the game, and although it’s still a Sega game, they don’t seem to be involved with (or promoting) the launch of the game. I gave the game a try, and so far the experience …read more
We already knew that Persona 5 was planned for a release on PS3 in North America, but during the PlayStation Experience conference Sony also confirmed that the PS4 version of the game will also be released in North America. While I don’t think anyone is surprised by this announcement (unlike with the Yakuza 5 reveal), it’s still good to have official confirmation. Atlus has also released an English version of …read more
At the Playstation Experience conference, Sega and Sony have announced that Yakuza 5 will be coming to the U.S. and Europe! You can read more details on the Sega blog post. Yakuza 4 and Yakuza: Dead Souls will also be made available on the PlayStation Network starting today. Sony’s Third Party Production team, which got a lot of request for the localization of Yakuza 5 from Sega fans, will apparently …read more
Not too long ago, we wrote about Kiryu’s major sidequest, Kamurocho Money Island. Siliconera recently produced a writeup describing the major sidequest in Majima’s campaign – the management of the Sunshine cabaret club. The objective here, is to become the premier cabaret club in Osaka. It seems both Kiryu and Majima’s sidequests will have a focus on micromanaging elements. The army that helps you win this sidequest is certainly different …read more
The PC port of Valkyria Chronicles has been a success for both the fans and Sega. In celebration of the franchise’s second wind in the West and our recent one-year anniversary as a website, we’d like to announce a Steam Code giveaway for the PC port of Valkyria Chronicles! Sega has kindly provided us with a few Steam codes to give away, and we added a few of our own …read more
As we approach Shining Resonance’s release date in Japan (next week, on the 11th!), the final round of pre-release promotion is out in force. Siliconera produced a helpful article noting that Shining Resonance is receiving DLC for a type of customizable dungeon that the game will call “Grimoires.” Grimoires are unique in that certain characteristics of the dungeon, like the strength of enemies within them, can be customized through “Sigils.” …read more
Atlus has announced that Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon is being localized into English, and the game will be released under the name “Etrian Mystery Dungeon” in North America. Play-Asia already has the game available for preorder for US$ 39.99, with a release date apparently scheduled for March 2015. The game was only revealed about a week ago, so it’s great to see the localization being announced already! It also …read more