Just Push Start announced through Sega that Phantasy Star Nova’s release date is November 27, and will retail at 5,980 yen. Also worth noting is that the game is compatible with the Playstation TV, or as it’s known in Japan – the Vita TV. I’d like to take this opportunity to go over the recent class and demo information released this week. This week’s issue of Famitsu gave more insight …read more
While Siliconera had already revealed that Tears of Tiara 2 would be localized, it’s only now that Atlus has officially confirmed the release of the game for North America and Europe. Co-developed by Aquaplus and Sting, Tears of Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord is a strategy RPG where most of the story is told in a visual novel style. While the first game was never localized, its characters were …read more
Over at the official Yakuza games forum, user king_ruckus is asking support for a “Day of the Dragon” initiative. The idea is to send letters to Sega (arriving around the 8th of August) asking them to localize the Yakuza games. Of course, we at Segalization are happy to spread the word! Here’s king_ruckus’s message to Yakuza fans: It’s 2014 and Ryu Ga Gotoku 5(Yakuza 5) still hasn’t made its way …read more
You are all invited to Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka’s next concert! No price of admission – all you need is one Phantasy Star Online 2 account with access to the Japanese version of the game. It’s going to be a short performance, featuring just one song: Living Universe, better known as the opening song for Phantasy Star Portable 2. Where: ARKS Lobby When: July 23 Free goodies promised for …read more
Famitsu announced a new Shining Resonance party member this week: Lesti Sera Alma, an elven Dragoner and elder brother of Kirika. He projects a composed and icy veneer but is also prone to brooding, and being overprotective of his sister. He fights using the above pictured halberd, stylized (and roughly translated) as the Dragon Fang Halberd Fang Root. Perhaps true to his personality, one of his screenshots show him using …read more
NIS America recently launched their new European store, allowing fans in Europe to buy Limited Editions of their games directly, without having to import them from the US store. Of course, this includes the upcoming Atlus game, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: The Wild Cards Premium Edition. However, while this should have been good news, the fans were quick to realize that the prices were a lot higher in …read more
We reported earlier on about the fact that the original Persona 4: Arena was the only PS3 game in existence to be region locked. Thankfully, Atlus have confirmed that the sequel that will be region free for the Americas. Along with that news, we got to learn more about the pre-order bonuses for the game. Atlus stated the following on their official website: Persona®4 Arena Ultimax, the upcoming fighting game …read more
Sega and tri-Ace’s Phantasy Star Nova will soon have a gameplay demo made available to the public. Titled “Battle Demo”, it will allow users to take on one of the game’s signature Gigantes creatures, and explore planet Machia. It will also feature some character cutscenes. The demo will arrive sometime in August on Japan’s Playstation Store. …however! There will be other, earlier opportunities to play the game if you’re in …read more
Sega and French-Bread’s arcade 2d fighter Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax will be ported to PS3 and Vita this fall in Japan, as reported by Gematsu. The game is a crossover between series published under the light novel imprint Dengeki Bunko (from publisher ASCII Media Works). Shakugan no Shana, Sword Art Online, Durarara!!, Black Bullet and A Certain Magical Index are among the many confirmed series. A few SEGA references are …read more
4Gamer recently published an article offering more details on some general combat mechanics and some character-specific tidbits within the battle system. Siliconera offers some translated help. Once you approach close enough to a monster or a party of monster, the game will seamlessly transition into battle mode. It’s not immediately clear, but it’s possible that battles will take place within a bounded arena à la the modern Tales games – so …read more