Sega recently broadcasted a five-minute video of Yakuza Zero, an occasion notable for being the first footage of the game in motion and also for being broadcast live. The focus of the video is the showcasing of the look and feel of Kamurocho and Soutenbori. The video follows Kiryu and Majima as they stroll through the towns their campaigns take place in. It starts with a walk through Kamurocho and …read more
Project Diva F 2nd is available starting today in the US, and Sega have released a new launch trailer to promote the release of the game. The game is scheduled to launch in Europe later this week, on November 21. The game will also be the first Sega game we’ll be reviewing on Segalization, so you can look forward to reading our review in the near future!
The new Phantasy Star Nova demo hit PSN in Japan on November 13th. The demo is a retooled experience, featuring all of the changes tri-Ace and Sega made based off of the previous demo’s feedback. Ahead of the impending November 27th release date in Japan, I’d like to take look at some more features in Phantasy Star Nova outlined in this PSUBlog post, which had been authored before the new …read more
The game Chain Chronicle might not ring a bell for most Sega fans outside of Japan, but in Sega’s homeland the game has been one of their most successful F2P mobile titles. The title earned Sega over $72 million USD in the nine months following its release, driving Sega to put more focus on their Sega Network division and their F2P mobile games. For the English version of the game, …read more
Atlus has revealed the opening movie for their upcoming 3DS RPG, Etrian Odyssey Untold II. The high quality animation, created by studio Madhouse, is accompanied by the song “Reaching Out for the Future” by Kanaka Itou. Along with the Story Mode, fully animated cutscenes are one of the new additions for this remake of the original Etrian Oddysey II.
Gematsu reports that Sega recently produced a new promotional movie for Phantasy Star Nova, ahead of its impending November 27 release. It’s meant to be a look at the major selling points of Phantasy Star Nova much like the TGS 2014 trailer; however this new trailer is even more comprehensive and detailed. While it treads over some familiar ground, with such elements as the story prologue and character creation, we …read more
Sega has released another video demoing one of the game mechanics in Shining Resonance. Gematsu shares that this new video features the B.A.N.D. system. The B.A.N.D. system refers both to the configuration of your active party members (most importantly, who is chosen as the player character or “Center”) and the special benefit that comes with a B.A.N.D. Attack. B.A.N.D. Attacks are triggered by filling up at least one third of …read more
We already knew the pre-orders sales for Valkyria Chronicles had been going strong, and the sales of the game only increased during the game’s launch yesterday, driving it to the top of the Steam Top Seller chart. Sega have now issued a press release to celebrate the successful launch of the game, which you can read here: VALKYRIA CHRONICLES SMASHES ALL EXPECTATIONS TO REACH NUMBER ONE ON STEAM! Yesterday, Valkyria …read more
The PC version of Valkyria Chronicles has been unlocked on Steam today, allowing the fans (and hopefully many newcomers) to finally experience one of Sega’s best PS3 games on the PC. I’ve played through the first few missions of the game, which is just about enough to give my first impressions on the PC port. You can click on any of the images in this article to see the originals …read more
Valkyria Chronicles cameos seem to be everywhere lately, with playable roles in Project X Zone and Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax. Sega has announced that Valkyria Chronicles III DLC content will also be in Phantasy Star Nova on December 24th, as reported by Gematsu. The costume is based on Riela Marcellis’s Valkyria form and can be used when creating a character. Release dates for the previously announced tri-ACE content have also …read more