YsNet uploaded a short, new trailer to promote Shenmue III to the official Shenmue III YouTube account ahead of the Kickstarter‘s impending closure. We’re now at just three days left (read: <3….or </3) to donate – if you haven’t already done so and want to contribute, be sure to stop by the Kickstarter page! The physical PS4 copy is now an option at the $60 tier, an update that was …read more
Sega announced a new entry in the Sympathy concert series with Sympathy 2015. The last Sympathy concert took place in 2013, and at the time it was commemorating 25 years since the first Phantasy Star title was released. It featured music across the entire Phantasy Star franchise. Sympathy 2015 will celebrate 15 years since the first Phantasy Star Online title and will be devoted to the Phantasy Star Online subseries. …read more
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Phantasy Star Online franchise, Sega has announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 will get an anime adaption named Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation. Little is known about the project, other than that it will have an original storyline which takes place on Earth in the near future. You can find the official website for the project here. The anime is scheduled to …read more
NISAmerica announced that they will be publishing Stella Glow, Imageepoch’s SRPG that is newly released in Japan, for European release. The game is receiving both a physical and a digital release, and is set to come out during the Spring 2016 window. NISAmerica has consistently been handling the European releases of games that Atlus has been coordinating for North America, at this point. If as many relatively niche titles can …read more
AtlusUSA has begun a wave of character video promotion for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, ahead of its release this year in Western territories and Australia. The format for the videos is actually the same as the Japanese trailers previously posted, with a variety of lines that offer a surface glimpse into the character, down to the video closing with the game’s title. This round features Rise Kujikawa and Yu …read more
Compile Heart announced Hyperdimension War Neptunia vs Sega Hard Girls: Dream Fusion Special back in March. The game is a crossover RPG between the Hyperdimension Neptunia and Sega Hard Girls franchises, both of which feature moe anthropomorphized video game consoles. Unfortunately there’s no trailer at the moment, but Dengeki Online has now shared artwork of a new major character in the game, Sega Hatsumi, and provided more details of the …read more
UPDATE: the interview was done with Haruki Satomi and not his father, Hajime Satomi, as the article initially stated. We edited the article to correct this. Haruki Satomi, the founder of Sammy Corporation and also the current CEO of Sega, recently had an interview with Famitsu in which he talked about the past and future of Sega. Siliconera has posted a translation of the interview, revealing some interesting information. When …read more
Sega recently uploaded the first trailer being used to promote 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. It mostly focuses on the story’s premise, but also features some battle scenes in motion, character class art and a handful of character voices. Preorder bonuses are also listed in the trailer, including: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD background theme for the 3DS “Nagamimi Plushie” in-game item that allows access to a special voice track …read more
The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter page received a new update today, announcing a new PS4 physical copy reward. Those who pledge $60 or more will have the option to choose between a digital or physical copy of the game for either the PC or PS4. Before, only the PC version had an option for a physical copy. This has been one of the top requests from fans, so it’s good to …read more
The first promotional video for Project X Zone 2 that Banpresto have been working on finally hit the internet, in commemoration with a media blitz that Bandai Namco is pushing for their games as part of Japan Expo 2015 in Paris. Be sure to watch it! There isn’t much in the way of new content, but this is actually our first peek into the voice acting for the game. In …read more