Last year, Sega of Japan announced a “Sega X Love Live” cross-promotional campaign wherein Love Live’s Rin Hoshizora would occasionally be used to promote Sega franchises. The campaign has already been put to work, with a handful of media featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and Rin making use of this promotion. However, a new page for this promotion was created earlier this year, asking for input on a specific franchise (among a set …read more
Sonic and SEGA Fan Jam 2015, the SEGAbits-sponsored convention based in Atlanta and helmed by Kori-Maru, is moving forward with its plans to raise funds for this year’s event. For starters, the fundraising goal is now changed to $4,500. I’m hoping to see as much given to the event team as possible! Next, a raffle is underway for special entries. In order to participate in the raffle, go to the …read more
AtlusUSA recently uploaded a new trailer showcasing another portion of the cast. Remember that these characters may or may not be your enemies during your playthrough, as one of the cast members will be covertly trying to sabotage your mission. The members of S.E.A.L.E.D., the task force designed to save the world from a demented terrorist known as “The End,” are all psychics whose gifts manifest in what can be basically described as superpowers. …read more
Atlus USA recently released an Etrian Odyssey II Untold character trailer for Arianna, the Princess. It offers a nice, substantive preview of the voice acting for Arianna, so be sure to check it out. She’s modeled after the Sovereign and is designed to be a capable support character in battle. As the video will show, Arianna is a well-mannered girl who is nonetheless willing to meet danger and the unknown head-on. …read more
Earlier we’ve shared that Famitsu revealed more characters for Project X Zone 2, including Sakura Shinguji, Gemini Sunrise and Axel Stone. Famitsu has now released screenshots of the new and returning characters in action.
Atlus USA has announced that the tactical RPG Lost Dimension will be released on July 28 in North America for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. They also revealed that for the first two weeks after launch, $20 worth of DLC will be made available free of charge. This DLC includes 9 in-game character costumes, 12 PSN avatars, a map set with additional story and 3 quest sets where you …read more
The latest news on Project X Zone 2 has been announced in this week’s Famitsu as the magazine revealed newcomers and returning characters for the crossover strategy game. SEGA Sakura Wars: Gemini Sunrise and Sakura Shinguji Streets of Rage: Axel Stone Capcom Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey Street Fighter: Ryu and Ken Namco God Eater 2: Nana Kazuki and Ciel Alencon Summon Night 3: Aty With Gemini and …read more
While EU PS3 owners are still waiting for Sega Europe to fix the problems with the previous batch of Project DIVA F 2nd DLC (which is still only available for the PS Vita two weeks after its release), Sega has announced that they just released the final batch of DLC for the game in the US. The final songs are “Electric Angel” by Yasuo and “Though My Song Has No …read more
Sega-Sammy have revealed their results for the past fiscal year (ending March 30, 2015), and they’re not particularly good. The company has posted a 11.2 billion yen loss, compared to their 30.721 billion yen profit the year before. While the consumer business (the one with Sega’s console/PC/mobile games) managed to do better than the year before by posting a 4 million yen profit, the Pachinko/Pachislot saw a drastic decline in …read more
The newest edition of the PSO2 Live Broadcast aired not too long ago. While it announced plenty of news regarding game elements such as Scratches, Quests, and the Casino, I’d like to take a moment to focus on this broadcast’s announcement of Sega collaboration content. Phantasy Star Online 2 is no stranger to promotion with franchises outside of Sega ownership, of course, but I personally think it’s nice to see Sega celebrating the franchises and …read more