Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition Announced for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita in Japan

In a somewhat surprising move, Sega of Japan has announced that Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition will be coming to the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita on December 17 in Japan. The game is an updated version of the original Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax featuring new characters and balance updates, which we talked about in some of our earlier articles. The original game is still set to be released in …read more

7th Dragon III Code: VFD Vanisher and Battle/Dragon Trailers, 1st PV

AnimeNewsNetwork writes that Sega has uploaded two new trailers for 7th Dragon III: Code VFD. The first trailer is for the high-damaging Vanisher class, while the other trailer…is not for a character class but is a system video demoing battles featuring dragons, which are a stronger enemy class than usual. It also showcases the potential of your support teams (the “2nd” and “3rd” sets of three) through their participation in …read more

The World End Eclipse Pre-Registration Starts in Japan, New Trailer Revealed

It’s been rather quiet regarding The World End Eclipse, Sega’s upcoming RPG for mobile, PC and PlayStation Vita. The game was initially meant to be released end 2014, but it was delayed and very little information about the game was made available throughout this year. But today, Sega announced it will be opening up pre-registration for the game in Japan. As of now, people in Japan can now register for …read more

Project DIVA X Introduces Quest Mode and Rush Notes

The latest Famitsu has revealed a bit more info on Sega’s recently announced Project DIVA X. Aside from the Free Play mode where you play the regular rhythm game, the game will now also feature a new Quest Mode. In this Mode, you will be able to take up quests from five different areas. Clearing these quests is done by raising your “Voltage”, which is visible in the first and …read more

SEGA TGS Site Teaser

Sega’s Tokyo Game Show 2015 Website Opening on September 10th, What’s Coming?

Sega has put up a teaser site for their TGS 2015 showing. The page draws attention to Sega, Sega Networks (mobile division,) and Atlus (you already know.) As of late, other companies including Bandai Namco and Koei-Tecmo have been revealing their TGS lineups, but Sega is pretty clearly trying to play their cards close to the chest as long as they can if they’re willing to avoid acting in lockstep …read more

It’s Been 3 Years Since the Last Update on the Official PSO2 Facebook Page…

It’s now September 2nd, 2015 when I’m writing this article, and that means it’s been exactly 3 years since we last received an update on the official English PSO2 Facebook page. At the time, it was the last day of PAX, where people could play a demo for the English version of PSO2. There’s actually a bit of a history behind the official Facebook page, since it was initially managed …read more

Nagoshi

Toshihiro Nagoshi (and Other Developers) Comments on the Japanese Gaming Industry

Famitsu recently assembled a panel of prominent Japanese gaming industry names and asked them for their thoughts on the trajectory of the Japanese gaming industry in the near and far futures. One such person interviewed by Famitsu is Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi. Some of the other names polled that our readers may know include Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Katsuhiro Harada, Square-Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase, and Koei-Tecmo’s Yosuke Hayashi. Nichegamer …read more

Cranky Food Friends

Our Thoughts on Puyo Puyo Quest Being Reskinned as Cranky Food Friends

Puyo Puyo Quest is a fairly successful mobile game in Japan. For the West, the game is being reskinned and launched as “Cranky Food Friends,” with a soft launch that started in Canada and certain European countries. If there is any doubt, compare the featured image with the image below. The similarity in structure of the two games should be immediately apparent. Even if Cranky Food Friends was simply inspired …read more