While the West gears up for the English release of Yakuza 5, the next major Yakuza title to be released in Japan is Yakuza Kiwami, a full remake of the first Yakuza game. And this time it won’t just be Japanese Yakuza fans that will get to play the game – Yakuza Kiwami is set to receive Korean and Chinese localizations. The Korean-subtitled version was announced on the Japanese official …read more
The newest set of Genei Ibun Roku #FE trailers feature Tsubasa Oribe and formally introduces “Side Stories”, a special type of gameplay segment found within the main scenario of the game. Tsubasa Oribe is a name and face that we should all be familiar with. She’s the heroine of Genei Ibun Roku #FE. She wants to be an idol, and believes that she can reach the spirits of everyone when …read more
Sega has recently released a new (and rather large) batch of screenshots for Yakuza 5‘s Western release. Many of them are themed around combat and Heat actions, but there are some other types of screenshots to look at as well. With the release of new media and live stream demos of the game, promotional activity for Yakuza 5 has starkly increased over the past couple of weeks. Perhaps the game’s …read more
Remember the Sakura Wars cycling gear inspired by Sakura Shinguji that we wrote about some time ago? It is a great idea and it obviously makes sense that such gear is represented by the postergirl of the series. But I’m sure there’s a part of us that hoped that maybe…a cooler, just generally more interesting character could also be represented in such a clothing line? Like perhaps…Sumire Kanzaki? Monoclover’s Sakura …read more
Following the recent announcement of The Legend of Legacy‘s release date on February 5th, NISAmerica has revealed that Stella Glow will release in Europe on March 11 of next year. It’s good spacing for both of the titles. It also means that most all recent Nintendo 3DS games under the Sega/Atlus banner have been localized so far, barring 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. The importance of including Europe in localization …read more
We all know about Aoki Kakumei no Valkyria or “Valkyria of the Blue Revolution.” Now, it’s come to light that Sega of Japan has filed a related trademark for “Valkyria: Azure Revolution.” So, the difference here is that the previous trademark was filed in Japanese, while this one is in English. But note that both were filed by Sega of Japan. (Those two trademarks in the image above after the …read more
Sega-Sammy have posted its financial result for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The company reports slightly lower sales overall than in the same period the year before, but this time it posted a small profit of 964 million yen ($7.96 million). We once again included a chart to show the performance of Sega-Sammy’s different segments. The blue bar is the one that interests us …read more
Sega has announced new collaboration content for Phantasy Star Online 2, featuring 7th Dragon II Code: VFD costume scratches. Alongside revealing Episode 4: REBORN (which is to be implemented further in the future,) a new livestream segment showcased the character costumes from Code: VFD for an upcoming event called Dragon Raid Chronicle. These costumes are set to arrive in mid-November, while 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has just released in …read more
SEGA AM2 and the Project DIVA Arcade team have announced new songs and modules for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone. Since the game is scheduled for a release on PS4 sometime next year in Japan, we thought it might be worth posting an article about the new update. The new update will be available on November 5th, which also happens to be Vocaloid MEIKO’s birthday. Three songs featured …read more
As you could already see in Sega’s recent Twitch Stream for Yakuza 5, there’s plenty of activties to do in the game aside from just following the main storyline. You can play darts, visit a Hostess Club, try your luck getting a prize from the UFO catcher, go bowling or play pool, take pictures at a photo booth, participate in idol handshake meetings as Haruka, play Virtua Fighter 2 in …read more