Segalization heard that SEGAbits was running a Sakura Taisen-themed week, and we were happy to help commemorate the week by contributing something of our own. Sakura Taisen, or Sakura Wars as it’s known over here, is easily one of the most prominent SEGA franchises to never make it stateside. It is the poster child for what Segalization wants to correct. So please, read on as we go into Sakura Wars’ …read more
Starting from February 12th and up until February 19th, players of Sega’s free-to-play PS Vita game Samurai & Dragons can acquire a selection of exclusive Sakura Wars cards. However, even though the game has been localized into English, it was only released in Japan and certain Asian countries. The game is similar to the mobile game Kingdom Conquest (also from Sega), in the sense that it combines three different gameplay …read more
Swingin' Report Show #55: Localize It! with SegalizationWatch this video on YouTube Draikin and I recently had the pleasure of being a part of SEGAbits’ podcast series – the Swingin’ Report Show! In this episode, we talk about the humble origins of this campaign, go over a little bit of SEGA strategy as far as how some of their IP’s are handled, and spend some time goofing around. Barry the …read more
During a presentation at the Sony Building in Ginza, Yakuza Ishin’s producer Masayoshi Yokoyama and director Hiroyuki Sakamoto announced that a demo for the PlayStation 3 version of the game will be made available on the Japanese PlayStation Store on February 13th, a few days from now. At the moment it’s not clear if Sega also intends to release a PlayStation 4 demo. The game is set to launch on …read more
Last week, Sega of America revealed a new trailer for the English version of Project Diva f. A few days later Sega of Japan also posted a new trailer for Project Diva f 2nd, which has currently only been confirmed for release in Japan. Both games will be released in March, so the timing window of the English release of Project Diva f might not be ideal. In the comments …read more
Hi all Segalization readers! For those that haven’t read the news on SEGAbits already, the following is a copy of the article we posted there that explains the new partnership between our websites: Some of you may have heard about Segalization, our new fan campaign that focuses on promoting the localization of Japanese Sega games. The project has already gone live a while ago, and today we’d like to formally …read more
While this is certainly just a rumor at this point, EGM’s latest issue reports that Atlus may be gearing up to localize Yakuza 5. This would certainly be very big news for us and all the Yakuza fans out there still waiting to see the game localized. It would also be the first time we see Atlus work on localizing a Sega IP after Sega-Sammy acquired the company last year. …read more
Sega has revealed that Project Diva F 2nd is getting a small delay. The game will now be released on March 27th instead of March 6th in Japan. According to Sega, the delay is needed to further improve the quality of the game. The PS Vita card version will cost 7,000 yen (around $68 or €50) while the PSN digital download version will cost 6,286 yen (around $61 or €46). …read more
With the Japanese launch of the PS4 less than a month away, Sega has started airing two TV spots in Japan to promote the game, showcasing the story and gameplay. You can watch them below. 『龍が如く 維新！』TVCMゲーム篇Watch this video on YouTube 『龍が如く 維新！』TVCMストーリー篇Watch this video on YouTube Yakuza Ishin will be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on February 22. At the moment there’s no word on …read more
You might have seen our earlier request to sign the petition requesting Sega to release more PC games. I ended up making a small video to promote Valkyria Chronicles in particular. I’m sure many of you out there remember how the fans and Sega worked together to help the game make a surprise comeback after initially disappointing sales. Given the state of the franchise in the West now, a localization …read more