The man behind the Shenmue HD fan project, known as Noconkid (or Kid Nocon), has now joined the Shenmue 3 development team. Noconkid is a 3D graphics designer from South Korea, and had been working on a Shenmue HD fan project for several years now. Running on the Unreal Engine 3 and later 4, the quality of his work and attention to detail had impressed many, including Yu Suzuki himself. …read more
It’s less than two weeks until 7th Dragon III Code: VFD‘s release in Japan. With this character class trailer, seven out of eight classes have been covered. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel that one has to admire that pacing of promotional media leading up to the game’s release… Anyway, this time we have the Mage. They’re a traditional squishy magic user class. Mages are capable of offensive magic …read more
Atlus is releasing character trailers for the main characters of Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, a remastered port of Vanillaware’s Playstation 2 RPG. The first character to star in a trailer is Gwendolyn. She’s considered to be the central playable character and her story is the first you’ll be introduced to when you start the game. You can watch the trailer below. Gwendolyn is the princess of Ragnalival and daughter of the …read more
The first Japanese commercial for Project X Zone 2, due for release on November 11th in Japan, has been published online. It’s short, but some quick new character glimpses are available (notably, of Street Fighter‘s M.Bison and Xenosaga‘s T-Elos as villains hiding in the featured image above) though nothing else can be seen. Additionally, the official website’s blog (which receives the occasional update, sometimes even when character reveals aren’t announced) …read more
Online game servers for Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity were closed on the 29th of September in Japan. The announcement for this closure was actually made three months ago in June. Downloadable content will still be available, but multiplayer online features are discontinued. Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity released in Japan on February 24, 2011. That means the game’s servers saw more than four and a half years of activity. …read more
A couple of days ago, Sega released a demo for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD onto the Japanese eShop. It’s a limited demo; there’s no character creation and the level cap is 10 for characters, but you will be able to play through to the beginning of the first chapter (similar to the Stella Glow demo.) Additionally, character data from the demo save file can be imported into the full …read more
Sega of America have released the second character roster trailer for Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, the 2D fighting game which will be released next week on October 6 in North America and Europe. Here’s a list of characters (and the light novels they originate from) featured in the trailer: Kirino Kousaka (Oreimo) Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index) Shana (Shakugan no Shana) Kirito (Sword Art Online) You can view the …read more
The Japanese online shop Monoclover is now carrying special Sakura Wars-themed biking gear. All of the accessories/clothing pieces are pink and prominently feature Sakura Shinguji, the lead heroine of the Imperial Assault Force and the de-facto face of the series. For customers outside of Japan, there’s a Facebook app available that can be browsed in English. The clothing items come in various sizes, sometimes going up to 3L. These items …read more
This week new characters and Mirages were revealed for Genei Ibun Roku #FE, the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem-inspired Atlus work. Barry Goodman is a former musician who comes to Japan to learn more about otaku culture. He eventually ends up as the trainer for the protagonists on their music career. Barry is also voiced by Yuichi Nakamura – a prolific voice actor who also voiced Kurt Irving in …read more
During a Niconico live stream earlier today, SEGA has revealed the first actual footage of Yakuza 6 on the PS4. The short video shows the in-game rendition of renowned actor and director Takeshi Kitano (also known as “Beat” Takeshi), who will be playing one of the game’s characters. You can view the Youtube video below, uploaded by Youtube user Nammo P. Yakuza 6 is scheduled to be released exclusively on …read more