The latest Media Create sales chart in Japan has been released, and it’s probably no surprise to see Persona 5 take the top two spots with respectively its PS4 version (264,793 copies sold) and PS3 version (72,794 copies sold). With a combined total of 337,767 copies, this makes it the strongest first week of sales for a Persona game yet, as the series’ previous record was owned by the original Persona on PlayStation 1 (201,147 copies sold).
Atlus has unveiled the cover for the Steelbook Launch Edition of Persona 5 in North America and (we assume also) Europe. The design features the entire group of Phantom Thieves (in their daily attire) on the outside of the case. On the inside it will have a clear disc holder that reveals a second design, showing the characters in their Phantom Thief outfit. You can view the image below!
We already know Rez Infinite, the port of the original Rez to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, was getting a new area added to the game, called “Area X”. Enhance Games has now released the first trailer featuring this new area, and I’m quite impressed by the result. It also reminds me quite a bit of Rez’s spiritual successor, Child of Eden. Rather than try to explain why I found it so impressive, I’ll just ask you to watch the trailer below. Let us know what you think about the new area in the comments or on our social media!
Earlier this year, Japanese website GAMER interviewed the producer and director of Valkyria: Azure Revolution and Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. Recently, NeoGAF member Nyoro SF translated the interview in English, and our editor InTheSky already wrote an article about that earlier on, summarizing the info from the translation. However, Nyoro SF has now kindly given us permission to post the entire translation on our website. As such, you can now find the first part of the translated interview below! It’s an interesting read, as the developers also discuss the popularity of the series in the West, and whether or not a remaster of Valkyria Chronicles 2 and 3 is a possibility. Expect a follow-up article with part 2 of the translation soon!
During a recent live concert for Gravity Rush 2 at the Tokyo Game Show 2016, the game’s producer Keiichiro Toyama (also known for the Silent Hill and Siren series) announced that Gravity Rush 2 (known as Gravity Daze 2 in Japan) will be getting a collaboration with Phantasy Star Online 2. Unfortunately no further details were announced, but I’m assuming we’ll be seeing costumes from Gravity Rush 2 appear in SEGA’s online multiplayer RPG.
At the Tokyo Game Show 2016, SEGA have confirmed another game that will be included in Sega 3D Reprint Archives 3: Final Stage, namely Thunder Force III. Earlier on SEGA had confirmed that After Burner II, Super Hang-On, Streets of Rage II, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Gunstar Heroes would be included (all of which are available as standalone titles on the Nintendo eShop). Afterwards, they also confirmed Turbo Outrun ad now Thunder Force III, both which are new additions that are not yet available on the Nintendo eShop.
SEGa have also released an updated trailer for the collection, which now also shows Thunder Force III. You can view it below!
Idea Factory International has launched the preorders for its limited edition of Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls in North America and Europe. We included the links to the store below, as well as a new (and rather weird) trailer from Idea Factory International that shows what’s included in the Limited Edition in the game. You can watch it below! For more information on the Limited Edition, take a look at our previous article.
Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls will be released for the PS Vita on October 18 in North America and October 21 in Europe.
Along with the game’s presentation at the Tokyo Game Show 2016, SEGA has released a new trailer for Puyo Puyo Chronicle which features Misako Uno and Chiaki Ito, both members of the Japanese pop group AAA. The trailer introduces the game’s story, and moves on to describe the RPG gameplay elements including navigating dungeons and acquiring items from treasure chests. It then moves on to describe the battle system, cooperative play and the 17 rules set from previous Puyo Puyo games that will also be included. You can view the trailer below!
After announcing backwards compatibility for Bayonetta on the Xbox One earlier on, Microsoft have now announced another SEGA Xbox360 title that can be played on Xbox One, namely Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. Microsoft has been steadily working on making more and more games backwards compatible with the Xbox One, and these include plenty of past Xbox Live Arcade SEGA games such as Crazy Taxi, NiGHTS into Dreams, SEGA Bass Fishing and Jet Set Radio. Earlier on, it was revealed that the game would be included in Yakuza 6 as well. At this point it’s not clear if a complete version of the game will also make its way to PlayStation 4.
Atlus has announced Persona 5 collaborations with three different games: SEGA’s Phantasy Star Online 2, Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma Online, and Square-Enix’s Lord of Vermilion Re:3. We added the translated details from the news post of the official Japanese Persona 5 website below.