Yakuza 0 Announcement

More Yakuza 0 Details Revealed While Confusion Abounds Over EU Release

We’re getting some mixed messages over a potential EU release for Yakuza 0. While SEGA’s official Twitter account mentioned that they’re unable to confirm a EU release, Eurogamer pointed out that the trailer featured on the official PlayStation Youtube channel clearly mentions the game is coming to Europe as well. On the other hand, the US trailer on the official Sega of America Youtube channel only mentions the release for …read more

Rez Infinite Announced for PlayStation VR at PSX 2015!

We just got a surprise announcement at PlayStation Experience 2015, as Tetsuya Mizuguchi himself appeared on stage to show Rez Infinite on PlayStation VR! Running in true 1080P, the game appears to be a port of Rez HD (in itself an HD remake of the original Dreamcast game), but this time playable on PlayStation VR! We’ll post more details as they become available! UPDATE: PlayStation Lifestyle uploaded the demo shown …read more

Yakuza 0 Confirmed for the West on PS4, Yakuza 5 Releasing on December 8th! (UPDATED)

At PlayStation Experience 2015, Gio Corsi has just announced that Yakuza 0 will be heading to the west! At the same time, he also confirmed that Yakuza 5 has also been confirmed for a release on December 8th. It’s interesting to see that SEGA didn’t wait to see how well Yakuza 5 sells before announcing Yakuza 0. Not that we’re complaining! For now, that’s all we have, but we’ll provide …read more

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: Yashiro and Introduction Videos

Two new trailers for Genei Ibun Roku #FE have been recently uploaded to Nintendo of Japan’s YouTube chanel – one being another from the character introduction video series and the other being an extended Introduction Video that summarizes the game itself, clocking in at around five minutes. Yashiro Tsurugi is cool and composed, and incredibly distant to the point of being stand-offish. He’s an accomplished idol unlike some of the …read more

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Sega-Sammy Slashes Profits Forecast by 90% for This Fiscal Year

Sega-Sammy Holdings Inc. has announced that it will be adjusting the profit forecast for this fiscal year, ending March 2016. While the company expected a 19,000 million yen profit (~154 million USD), it now expects to earn only 2,000 million yen (~16 million USD). Sega-Sammy Holding’s CEO Hajime Satomi recently apologized to shareholders and investors for the Group’s failure to meet their targets for the third consecutive year. Sega-Sammy’s primary …read more

SEGA’s “Liberation of the Blue Sky” Turns Out to be a Mobile RPG

SEGA recently registered a trademark for “Soukuu no Liberation” (‘Liberation of the Blue Sky’), which had people speculating about what game the title could be referring to. SEGA has now officially revealed the game, and it turns out to be a new mobile RPG for iOS and Android. This probably won’t be too much of a surprise, given how SEGA has been churning out a lot of mobile games over …read more

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Yakuza 0 and Phantasy Star Online 2 Recognized at Playstation Awards

The winning titles of this year’s Playstation awards have been announced, and certain Sega games have received some distinction for commercial performance or through fan recognition. These awards are based on the performance of games released from the start of November 2014 to the end of October 2015 and covers combined sales throughout Japan and the Asia commercial region. Phantasy Star Online 2 (PS Vita version) received the Playstation Network …read more

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Meet the Supporting Cast of Yakuza 5

Sega has issued some new press materials for Yakuza 5’s English release that detail some of its supporting cast. Yakuza is known for cool gameplay traits like its evolving combat systems and minigames, but Yakuza is still also a story-heavy franchise, so its many characters are important in creating a rich mythology to engross fans with. Continue reading to browse some cast profiles! Character descriptions drafted by SEGA are provided …read more

Trauma Team Commencing Operation on North American eShop

Atlus has just released Trauma Team on Wii U eShop in North America. The game is the last entry of the Trauma Center series, and features a (mostly) new cast of characters. While the other entries feature surgery-only gameplay, Trauma Team will take you on a tour of other professions in the hospital such as studying symptoms during diagnosis or working with the skeletal system in orthopedic operations. Trauma Team …read more

Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition Opening Video

Sega has just released the opening video for Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition, the second iteration in their Fighting Climax series of games featuring Sega and Dengeki Bunko properties. The game is being released for dedicated gaming platforms (PS3, PS4, Vita) on the 17th of December in Japan. A reminder that Blade Arcus from Shining EX also recently hit stores. With the gap in release dates, it’s not likely that …read more