Sega showed off Yakuza Zero at the Taipei Game Show held this past weekend. This game is being localized in Chinese, so it’s a move that is understandable as Sega increases their overtures to this market with the Chinese localizations of Shining Resonance and Phantasy Star Nova. There was a Chinese interpreter translating the speaker’s demonstration on stage. These videos were shown off at a stage event and are captured …read more
Sega has announced the new Project Diva F 2nd DLC for February. The new DLC that’s already available today for the US includes the Rhythm Game Song “Rolling Girl” by wowaka and the three costumes “Chinese Debut”, “Mikudayo” and “Rolling Girl”. Additionally, two skins, “Kaito (Flower)” and “Crimson Leaf”, have also been made available (these are free for the first 39 days after release). As usual, this DLC will probably …read more
Sony has announced the lineup of free games in February for PlayStation Plus members, and Yakuza 4 is part of it! The lineup of games is the same for both North-America and Europe this time around, and aside from Yakuza 4 also includes Transistor (PS4), Apotheon (PS4), Thief (PS3), Rogue Legacy (PS Vita|PS4|PS3) and Kick & Fennick (PS Vita). It’s great to see Sega and Sony include Yakuza 4 in …read more
This week Atlus USA released a video for Etrian Mystery Dungeon’s Runemaster class, the analogue to a traditional mage: squishy defenses, elemental attacks, and all. Atlus’s description, following the company’s custom of using quirky descriptions for the game’s classes can be seen below: Is there anything better than roasting your enemies by hurling giant balls of fire at them? Or calling down a deadly maelstrom to zap your enemies into …read more
Sega has announced on the official Playstation Blog that Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax will be localized for PS3 and Vita this Summer!
Gematsu writes that a new entry has been made into the Yakuza Zero Video Series with the introduction of Kiryu “Chapter One.” For those who are unaware, Sega is periodically releasing approximately half-hour long videos centered on certain important aspects of Yakuza Zero leading up to the game’s release. This video is about the early parts of Kiryu’s scenario in Yakuza Zero. The game itself starts roughly at the 2:30 …read more
Atlus have announced they are holding a stream on Nico Nico Douga and Persona Channel on February 4th. It is scheduled prior to the upcoming “Persona Super Live 2015” concert, which will feature music from Persona 3 and 4 as well as tease information about Persona 5. The livestream is to be a massive 30+ hours about the Persona series. What information could possibly fill that length? 30 hours is …read more
Shin Megami Tensei IV is on sale for £11.69/€12.99 (originally £17.99/ €19,99) until January 29th. It’s a fantastic deal for one of 3DS’s best RPGs. Unlike in other regions, the European version is digital only on eShop. Meanwhile, Valkyria Chronicles is 50% off on Steam, you can pick up the PC port for $9.99 this weekend.
Last week a seven-minute trailer for Yakuza Zero was shared with fans on the internet. We wrote about it here. Kotaku East published an article this week containing that same trailer but with English subtitles added on to the video. The same writer has previously published another article featuring English subs for a different Yakuza Zero trailer. The trailer is embedded onto a video player on the Kotaku article. Be …read more
Pictured above is an early promotional image describing the bonuses found in early North American copies of Etrian Mystery Dungeon. The items include a special outer box cover (similar to Project X Zone’s Limited Edition, for those looking for reference,) a 28-page artbook that also includes information on basic elements of the game like class descriptions, and the “Rough Sketch Ver.” soundtrack CD, which contains six tracks that are “work-in-progress” …read more