Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon Collaboration Announced!

Atlus announced a crossover between their Etrian Odyssey franchise and the Mystery Dungeon franchise in the same livestream that announced Etrian Odyssey V. Titled “Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon” and developed for the 3DS, the game is a collaboration between Atlus and Spike Chunsoft. The game already has a planned release date of March 5th and will retail for ¥6,980. Gematsu writes that an announcement trailer for the game describes …read more

Etrian Odyssey V Announced

Atlus has announced that the latest numbered entry for Etrian Odyssey is in development. The key staff includes veterans of the franchise, ranging from director Shigeo Komori, to character designer Yuji Himukai, composer Yuzo Koshiro and monster designer Shin Nagasawa. So far only a teaser trailer has been revealed, which you can watch below:

Segalization Celebrates 1st Year Anniversary!

It’s exactly one year ago that we first lifted the veil on Segalization, not really knowing where we’d stand one year later. While plenty has changed since the launch of the website, the goal we had back then is still the same, and that’s to get Sega to localize more of their games developed in Japan. One year ago the website was little more than a front page for our …read more

Shining Resonance Character Battle Videos: Yuuma, Sonia, and Agnam

Shining Resonance is going to be released in Japan on December 11th. Leading up to its release, gamernejp’s YouTube channel is uploading some short character demo videos that highlight certain party members in battle. This post features 30 second videos for Yuuma, Sonia, and Agnam. To check out the videos, continue reading! I’ll also offer my opinion on what sort of battle capabilities these characters seem to have.

Valkyria Chronicles PC Patch Released

Sega has released a patch for the PC version of Valkyria Chronicles, fixing several issues that people have reported since the release of the game. Here’s the list of fixes included in the patch: • Fixed issues with tank movement at high frame rates. • Increased mouse sensitivity. • Fixed issues with audio balance in stereo/5.1. • Fixed rare crashes relating to memory allocation (e.g. when viewing unit stats in …read more

Phantasy Star Online 2 Stage Play Coming to Japan

Sega is running a stage play for Phantasy Star Online 2, titled “Phantasy Star Online 2 -ON STAGE-“. It will run from December 4th to the 7th. The play is a project meant to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first Phantasy Star Online game’s release. More anniversary projects besides the play are reportedly on the way and yet to be announced. The official website for -ON STAGE- can be …read more

Strolling Through Kamurocho and Soutenbori in Yakuza Zero

Sega recently broadcasted a five-minute video of Yakuza Zero, an occasion notable for being the first footage of the game in motion and also for being broadcast live. The focus of the video is the showcasing of the look and feel of Kamurocho and Soutenbori. The video follows Kiryu and Majima as they stroll through the towns their campaigns take place in. It starts with a walk through Kamurocho and …read more

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd Launches in the US!

Project Diva F 2nd is available starting today in the US, and Sega have released a new launch trailer to promote the release of the game. The game is scheduled to launch in Europe later this week, on November 21. The game will also be the first Sega game we’ll be reviewing on Segalization, so you can look forward to reading our review in the near future!

Phantasy Star Nova: Special Gameplay Features

The new Phantasy Star Nova demo hit PSN in Japan on November 13th. The demo is a retooled experience, featuring all of the changes tri-Ace and Sega made based off of the previous demo’s feedback. Ahead of the impending November 27th release date in Japan, I’d like to take look at some more features in Phantasy Star Nova outlined in this PSUBlog post, which had been authored before the new …read more