There’s no two ways about it; Sega of Japan is really betting on Valkyria’s growth as a franchise.
Sega of Japan has created a Twitter account for the Valkyria franchise. Give them a follow! If the Twitter accounts for other franchises like Yakuza and Sakura Wars are any indication, the Sega staffers for each franchise are quite dedicated and take note of all sorts of minutiae related to the franchise (the Yakuza and Sakura Wars accounts occasionally posted information on their characters being present in Project X Zone 2, for example.)
The Valkyria franchise seems to be addressed on this page as the “Valkyria Project”, so as to encompass the Chronicles games (Valkyria Chronicles 1-3) and Azure Revolution. We can probably expect to see it addressed as such in the future.
The first tweet of the Valkyria Twitter account announces Sega’s Valkyria portal website. It features links to official websites for all console/handheld Valkyria games at the bottom, and at the top there are three tabs. The first offers summaries and images for each Valkyria game (including Duel.) The second is an anime tab, with pages for the anime adaptation of the first game and the Valkyria Chronicles 3 OVA. The third tab is a Goods tab; it’s a cataloging of Valkyria Chronicles media and merchandise. It doesn’t offer product pages or purchase links for everything (though some items do have purchase links) but it’s an effort that is much respected.
Next, let’s check out the promotional website for Valkyria: Azure Revolution. Suffice it to say, at the moment it won’t take you too long to check out the whole site, though I like the background colors. Worth noting is the caption for the logo – it could be a tell for the plot events of Azure Revolution. If you missed the release of screenshots for the game earlier today, check out our writeup.
A website for the PS4 remaster of Valkyria Chronicles – Valkyria Chronicles Remaster, is also available. It features a large collection of screenshots and details the plot, gameplay and visual features, and added DLC content (all previous DLC episodes, Hard EX mode) present in the remaster. PSN trophies will also be available for this game. You may recall that the absence of trophies was met with some backlash after the game’s PS3 release. The planned boxart for the can be seen below:
Here’s to hoping the West follows suit! Valkyria’s second wind could be quite the storm.