Author Archives: Draikin

Persona 5 Pre-Order Available on PlayStation Store, Includes Protagonist Dynamic Theme and Izanagi Persona DLC

Leave a reply

Atlus U.S.A. has announced that digital pre-orders for Persona 5 have gone live in the US and Europe. What immediately stands out though is the difference in price for both regions: $59.99 for the US compared to €69,99 (around $74.6) for the EU. While the US digital edition’s price is equal to the base US Steelbook edition, the EU digital edition is around €10 more expensive than the base EU physical “Steelbook” edition. I’m hoping this price is a mistake, as I don’t see a good reason for such a hefty price tag for the EU specifically. Especially since the UK price seems more in line with the US one, and is still $11 cheaper than the price in euro. I made a quick image showing the differences in price below. EU to the left, then US and then UK.

persona-5-price

Continue reading »

Yakuza 6 TV Commercial

Both Yakuza 6 And Yakuza Kiwami Confirmed for Release in the West at PlayStation Experience 2016!

1 Reply

Not one, but two Yakuza games have been announced for the West! After Yakuza Kiwami earlier on, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has also been officially confirmed for the West at PlayStation Experience 2016! The game will be released in North America and Europe in early 2018. That makes a total of three Yakuza games that Sega of America has in the pipeline now, so fans of the series definitely have a lot to look forward to! You can watch the announcement trailer below, uploaded by devilleon7, as well as the official Yakuza Kiwami announcement trailer.

You can find more details on Yakuza Kiwami in this article from community manager John Hardin on the official PlayStation blog here.

Continue reading »

Yakuza Kiwami Coming West for PS4 in Summer 2017

1 Reply

EU publisher Deep Silver has posted an announcement trailer for Yakuza Kiwami, the remake of the original Yakuza, revealing that the game is heading West exclusively for the PS4! The trailer is listed as a PlayStation Experience 2016 announcement trailer, an event which is currently underway, so this reveal from Deep Silver seems to be a bit early. Thanks to Gematsu for picking up on the news. We’ll post more details as soon as we learn more! Below you can find the trailer and more info from Deep Silver!

Continue reading »

Shin Megami Tensei IV - 7th Dragon III Code VFD

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse and 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Are Now Available in Europe

Leave a reply

It’s been a long wait, but today Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse and 7th Dragon III Code: VFD have finally been released in Europe, both in digital and physical format. The games are published by Deep Silver, who earlier this year entered a publishing deal with Sega of America and Atlus. The deal also marked the end of the uncertainty surrounding future releases in Europe of games developed by SEGA and Atlus in Japan.

Continue reading »

Valkyria Azure Revolution - Brunhild

New Valkyria: Azure Revolution Character Trailer Introduces Brunhild

Leave a reply

SEGA of Japan has released a new character trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution, introducing the character Brunhild. As you can notice in the trailer, Brunhilde, a Valkyria, is themed after the Grim Reaper, as she wields a scythe in battle and can sometimes be seen wearing a death mask and black robes. As a Valkyria defending Emperor Claudius and the Rus empire, Brunhild is an enemy to Amleth and his anti-Valkyria Vanargand group. We can see her “Song of Death” incapacitate Amleth’s group in the trailer (a scene also shown if you successfully defeated Brunhild in the second demo), although Ophelia is apparently able to counter it with a song of her own. You can watch the trailer below.

Continue reading »

Superdimension Neptune VS SEGA Hard Girls Contest

Win a Digital Copy of Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls for PlayStation Vita! (CLOSED)

2 Replies

Thanks to Idea Factory International, we now have 2 NA and 2 EU PlayStation Network codes to give away for the PlayStation Vita game Superdimension Neptune VS SEGA Hard Girls, a crossover RPG game between the Hyperdimension Neptunia and Sega Hard Girls franchises. If you’ve been following our website you’ve no doubt heard about the game and the Sega Hard Girls already, but if you haven’t you can find more information on the game on the official website, or take a look at our past articles for the game!

UPDATE: the giveaway is now closed. We announced the winners on Twitter, you can view the details below! Three of the winners have been contacted via DM on Twitter. The remaining one only entered via e-mail, so we sent an e-mail to him. I’ll update this article again when I’ve received everyone’s reply and the codes have been distributed.

Continue reading »

Chain Chronicle V and Valkyria Chronicles Collaboration Event Announced for Japan

Leave a reply

The PlayStation Vita version of Chain Chronicle, titled Chain Chronicle V, has received a collaboration event with the Valkyria Chronicles franchise. The event is scheduled to run from December 1 to December 14. The mobile version of the game also received this crossover earlier this year, featuring the same character art. You can view all the character cards that can be unlocked during the event below. While it features the major characters from Valkyria Chronicles and Valkyria Chronicles 3, Juliana is the only character from Valkyria Chronicles 2. The official webpage for the event can be found here.

Continue reading »

Project DIVA X HD - Dynamic Theme 4

Project DIVA X HD Dynamic PlayStation 4 Theme Released in Japan

2 Replies

When Project DIVA X HD was first launched, a dynamic theme was included exclusively for those who preordered the PlayStation 4 version of game. This theme has now been made available for purchase on the Japanese PlayStation Store. The theme costs ¥421 (around $3.69 or €3.74). You can view screenshots of the theme below, featuring all of the game’s six Vocaloids.

Continue reading »

Yakuza 6 TV Commercial

Two New Yakuza 6 TV Commercials Airing in Japan

Leave a reply

SEGA has uploaded two short TV commercials for Yakuza 6 to their YouTube channel. The commercials will be seen on TVs in Japan ahead of the game’s launch on Thursday December 8, 2016, exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The regular version of the game will cost 8,190 yen (excluding tax). Recently a demo for the game was released on the Japanese PlayStation Network, and you can read my thoughts on it here. You can find the two commercials below!

Continue reading »