Sega’s Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 2 Deluxe Package for PC and Vita will release next week on March 20th. The contents of the Packages differ between the two platforms. The PC Package will feature three DVD’s and codes for special items, while the Vita version comes with a copy of the game and the codes for the same special items. These items were designed by manga artist and animator …read more
Last week, Puyo Puyo Tetris Gumi hit store shelves in Japan to celebrate Puyo Puyo Tetris’s release. This candy, released in collaboration with Sega, features chewy fruit-flavored tetromino and Puyo (and Carbuncle!) pieces. There are candies for each of the seven tetromino pieces, as well as an assortment of colored Puyo’s. Understandably, our non-Japanese readers may be disappointed with being unable to treat themselves to this delight. However, Japanese merchandise …read more
Protoman85 updated his Youtube review series of the Yakuza franchise by covering Yakuza Kenzan! and the Yakuza movie. Yakuza Kenzan! was the Yakuza franchise’s entrance into the next generation of consoles after the PS2. There are quite a few similarities to Ishin: namely, the presence of multiple fighting styles, playing “as Kazuma” under a different name, and the Edo period setting. Shortly after this game came out, Yakuza 3 was …read more
The Vita version of Project Diva f has just arrived on March 4th and is coming very soon to Europe on the 12th. The price will be $29.99 and will support the DLC cross-buy promotion, meaning if you bought DLC for the PS3 version you can re-download them for your newly bought Vita version! Aaron Webber, Associate Brand Manager at Sega, posts regularly on the Sega Forum’s Project Diva section …read more
Protoman85’s Yakuza Review series on Youtube moves forward with both Yakuza 4 and Yakuza: Dead Souls. Yakuza 4 is a novel entry within the franchise. You play not only as Kazuma Kiryu, but also as three other characters: Taiga Saejima, an ex-Yakuza of the Ueno Seiwa clan and more recently an escaped convict; Masayoshi Tanimura, a cop who seems to also have a corrupted, darker side that loves gambling; and …read more
Every so often, I’d think it be great to take an opportunity to highlight particularly cool content found amongst our staff that will be of interest to our readers. Whether these pieces now and in the future enrich your understanding of a franchise’s history or serve as a lighthearted complement to your experience of a franchise, I hope you’ll like these unearthed treasures. First, I wanted to point our readers …read more
Nagoshi recently spoke to Siliconera about the differences between the PS4 and PS3 versions of Yakuza: Ishin. He prefaces his observations by stating that it was coincidental that the PS4’s release was such that it became possible to develop a PS4 version of Ishin. This was not accomplished without much effort to meet the Japanese launch deadline, he claims. Nagoshi then explained that taking advantage of the PS4’s unique features …read more
Protoman85’s review series of the Yakuza games continues with his Yakuza 3 entry. This game marks the series’ mainline debut onto the PS3 (Kenzan! was the first Yakuza title for the PS3.) Kazuma Kiryu attempts to start a new life for himself away from his past as yakuza and runs an orphanage for kids, but he soon finds himself involved in the world that he thought he would be leaving …read more
Many of you are aware of SEGA-Sammy’s acquisition of Index Corporation (then-owner of Atlus and its subsidiaries) at the end of last year. SEGA-Sammy purchased the financially-troubled corporation and temporarily created the SEGA Dream Corporation, designed to manage Index’s business operations. Shortly thereafter, SEGA-Sammy fully assimilated Index by renaming SEGA Dream Corporation back to Index Corporation. Now SEGA has that Index Corporation will be split into two separate entities. …read more
Segalization came upon a fun video review series by a Youtuber named Protoman85 on the Yakuza titles. They are enjoyable to watch, particularly because of the creativity and care placed into the editing of the videos alongside the colorful commentary. We hope that these videos can inspire newcomers to check out the series and fans to comment on the observations the author has made on the development of the games …read more