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Mednafen Emulator Includes Experimental Saturn Emulation in Its Latest Release

Draikin August 7, 2016 Leave a reply

The Multi-system emulator Mednafen has added experimental Sega Saturn emulation in its first release, and the initial impressions from the people who tried it show point to an impressive first release. At this point there’s no support for PAL games yet, so I ended up trying the US version of Burning Rangers. I was surprised to find that the game is already in a playable state. Only a few problems with text flickering and some sound distortion pop up at times, but otherwise this is a remarkably stable release.

New Batch of Persona 5 All-Out Attack Videos Feature the Hero, Makoto and Yusuke

Draikin August 7, 2016 Leave a reply

After the All-Out Attack videos for Anne and Ryuji, Atlus has now uploaded another batch of trailers for the Japanese version of Persona 5, this time featuring Makoto Niijima, the hero and Yusuke Kitagawa. Take a look at the videos below!

New Persona 5 Trailer Featuring Anne Takamaki

Draikin August 7, 2016 Leave a reply

Atlus has uploaded a new trailer for Persona 5, showing Anne Takamaki performing an “All-Out Attack” to finish of her opponents. Earlier on, a similar trailer was released featuring the character Ryuji Sakamoto. We included both trailers below, as well as their subtitled versions by dominationkid w, who has been doing a great job providing English subtitles for a lot of Persona 5 trailers lately.

SEGA is Closing Down “The World End Eclipse”, Less Than a Year After Its Release

Draikin August 6, 2016 Leave a reply

The official blog for The World End Eclipse has recently announced that the game will be ending service on October 6, 2016. The online RPG game was made available on PC, iOS, Android in Japan and a PlayStation Vita version was scheduled to be released this year, but we can assume that’s been cancelled. The game was never released in the West.

SEGA to Reveal More Info on the Next Valkyria: Azure Revolution Demo Near the End of August

Draikin August 5, 2016 Leave a reply

A new blog update featuring Helena and Blum (two characters from the game) on the official Valkyria: Azure Revolution website mentions that more information regarding the new demo will be revealed near the end of August. The 2.0 version of the demo is expected to be considerably different from the 1.0 version that was released earlier this year, since the development team received a lot of (sometimes harsh) feedback from fans. As such, they announced a significant amount of changes that will be made to the game.

In addition, more information will be revealed concerning the voice cast for the game. Valkyria: Azure Revolution is still scheduled to be released this Winter in Japan on the PlayStation 4. There’s been no word yet on a possible localization.

Via: Gematsu

SEGA Reveals New “Rhythm” Trailer for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X

Draikin August 3, 2016 Leave a reply

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will be released on August 30 in the US and EU (less than a month away!), and to show gamers what to expect from the game, SEGA of America have uploaded a new trailer today. This one showcase just a small selection of what the game has to offer, which includes:

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls Gets New Promotional Trailer

Draikin August 3, 2016 Leave a reply

Idea Factory International has released the first English trailer for Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, the crossover RPG featuring characters from both the Superdimension Neptune and Sega Hard Girls franchise. Neptune, which is usually the heroine of the Superdimension Neptune games, ends up being transformed into a motorcycle, so it’s up to one of her best friends, IF, to take the lead role this time around. New additions compared to earlier Neptune games include the ability to jump and to activate Fever Time. The game will be released this fall in North America and the EU for the PlayStation Vita (compatible with the PlayStation TV). You can watch the EU and US trailers below!

Sega-Sammy Holdings’ Q1 2017 Financial Results Show a Return to Profit

Draikin August 2, 2016 2 Replies

Sega-Sammy Holdings have revealed their results for the first trimester of the fiscal year 2016, running from April 1 to June 30. Last year in Q1 2015, they posted an operating loss of ¥9,455 million (around $76 million). This time around things are looking better for the holding company, as they posted a ¥3,055 million operating income (around $30 million). Individually, the three main business segments of the holding posted the following results. The Pachinko/Pachislot business posted an operating income of ¥343 million ($3.4 million), the Entertainment Content Business posted an operating income of ¥4,941 million ($49 million) and the Resort business posted a loss of ¥898 million ($8.9 million). But these are better illustrated in the chart we included below.

Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Anime Gets New Trailer

Draikin August 1, 2016 Leave a reply

Last year, SEGA announced that Chain Chronicles would be getting another anime, titled Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas. The first trailer for the anime boosted rather impressive animation, but unfortunately the video encoding left something to be desired

SEGA has now revealed a new trailer, and this time the video is properly encoded and gives us a better look at what we can expect from the anime. So far, it’s looking rather good in terms of visuals and animation. Ahead of the anime’s premiere on TV, SEGA will be showing a three-part preview in theaters in Japan, on December 3, 2016, January 14, 2017 and February 12, 2017. More information can be found on the anime’s official website (in Japanese). You can view the trailer below!

Sakura Wars X Chain Chronicle Collaboration Announced for Japan

Draikin August 1, 2016 Leave a reply

In light of its 20th anniversary this year, the Sakura Wars series has seen several crossover projects with other games, including Granblue Fantasy and Phantasy Star Online 2. At a recent event for their hit mobile game Chain Chronicle, SEGA has now announced that the game will also be getting a crossover with the Sakura Wars series.

Few details are known at this point, but SEGA did launch a new website for the collaboration event. Judging from the silhouettes in the artwork found there it seems that, aside from Sakura and Ogami, other characters of the first game might also make a return. Sega has promised they’ll be updating the website periodically, so we’ll keep an eye out for more details.