Sega has released a special trailer for Tatsuya Shiba’s introduction to Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition. He’s a very well-known character in his own regard and a rather high-profile addition to the cast. Initial impressions of the character from players and careful study of the game seem to suggest that he’s quite strong relative to the other playable cast members. As it is, he can be revived once his health …read more
The official product page on the Blade Arcus subsection of Sega’s Shining website now lists Blade Arcus from Shining EX as 1-2 players but offline only. It’s a rather quiet and sudden revelation and it’s only recently coming to light. Word started to spread earlier today when a fan-run Japanese Twitter account dedicated to Blade Arcus news claimed the absence of online play for Blade Arcus from Shining EX. There …read more
Dengeki Playstation recently conducted a round of polling featuring various prominent Japanese gaming industry figures. This survey features people from Capcom, Square-Enix, Koei-Tecmo, and of course, Sega. Satoshi Sakai (Phantasy Star series producer) and Toshihiro Nagoshi (Sega’s Chief Creative Officer, Yakuza series creator and producer) provided answers in this issue. Each participant responded to a specific set of questions; not everyone spoke on the same topic. It’s altogether rather short, …read more
Nintendo has posted two character trailers and one Mirage-focused trailer for Genei Ibun Roku #FE for the Nintendo Wii U. The first trailer is a character “debut” and general story trailer for the cast, building off of the theme of this game where new hopefuls are introduced to the entertainment world. The next trailer is a one minute trailer sharply focused on Itsuki Aoi, the protagonist. The last trailer is …read more
Famitsu shared the latest information about Project X Zone 2’s roster. Ryo Hazuki’s inclusion was no longer a secret when the Korean preview of the game leaked his appearance. Still, we are now able to take a look at artwork and screenshots of the Shenmue hero in action as a Solo Unit. Another Sega character reveal is Ranmaru from Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love. The loyal attendant of …read more
It’s no secret that SEGA is doing rather well on PC. Other than the RTS games from Creative Assembly and Relic Entertainment and their Football Manager games, the port of Valkyria Chronicles also proved to be a big success, proving that there’s plenty of potential for ports of their older console games as well. Today SEGA announced that they will be porting Sonic: Lost World to PC, which was previously …read more
SEGA’s 2D fighting game Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax has been released today in the US and the EU on PS Vita and PS3! The PS3 version costs $39.99 / €39,99 and the PS Vita version costs $29.99 / €29.99, and cross-save between those two platforms is supported. The game includes 14 playable characters and 23 assist characters, most originating from various Dengeki Bunko novels but also some from Sega franchises …read more
Atlus of Japan struck suddenly with the reveal of Shin Megami Tensei IV Final for Nintendo 3DS via Famitsu. It’s due for release in Japan on February 10, 2016. Contrary to what the subtitle and the name of the game might suggest, this isn’t meant to be an expanded release (in the same vein of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker) – this is a new game set in the same …read more
At Akihabara’s Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival, new characters for Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition were revealed: Shirai Kuroko (playable) and Uiharu Kazari (support) from the A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun. The announcement was teased leading up to the event by Sega. Kuroko is the best friend of the other playable Index/Railgun representative Misaka Mikoto, and possesses the Teleportation Esper ability. Uihara is Kuroko’s friend, and she …read more
The official Persona 5 website received an update, adding more details regarding the characters’ Persona and some impressive artwork from character designer Shigenori Soejima. You can view the characters (left) and their Persona (right) below, along with some details on who the Persona’s are based on. It’s interesting how all of the Persona’s seems to fit the “thief” and “outlaw” theme of Persona 5.