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Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X is Getting Two Modules as Free DLC in Japan

Draikin July 29, 2016 Leave a reply

Earlier on during the Japanese release of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, SEGA included an exclusive air hostess module (named “CA Style A”) for Hatsune Miku as a preorder bonus for the game. A variation of the module, named “CA Style 39”, was included with Famitsu. These two modules were part of a deal with Japanese airline company Air Do, and they will now be made available for free for both the PS4 and PS Vita version in Japan on August 25, the same day as the PS4 version is released.

Whether or not this DLC will make it to the West remains to be seen, since the Air Do partnership is not particularly relevant outside of Japan. At this point, there’s no news yet regarding Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X DLC for the West. But that’s probably only a matter of time.

Blade Arcus From Shining: Battle Arena Now Available on Steam

Draikin July 29, 2016 Leave a reply

Blade Arcus From Shining: Battle Arena is now available for purchase on Steam, following its official announcement not too long ago. The game is a port of the arcade game Blade Arcus from Shining EX, and was brought to the West by developer Saizensen, with the help of Deciga Games. Following the surprise announcement, fans had several questions regarding the port. Below you can also find a series of answers to those questions, which were also posted on the game’s Steam forum. You can find the game’s Steam page here. We also included a list of all the achievements below. Lastly, Studio Saizensen is still running a giveaway at the moment containing various prizes.

Yakuza 5 is Part of the Free Games Lineup for PlayStation Plus Members in August!

Draikin July 27, 2016 Leave a reply

Sony have announced their monthly lineup of free games for PS Plus subscribers, and it includes Yakuza 5 (PS3) for both the US and EU! For those who haven’t played the game yet (and have a PS3 and PS Plus subscription), it’s the perfect occasion to give the game a try and prepare for the upcoming Yakuza 0, which received its release date for the West today. We included the launch trailer for the game below. For more information on the game, check out our previous articles!

Yakuza 0 Will be Released in the Americas and Europe on January 24, 2017!

Draikin July 27, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA of America and Europe have issued a new press release announcing the release date for Yakuza 0! The game will be released on January 24, 2017 in both physical and digital form (so Europe will get physical copies as well this time around). For preorder links, you can visit the official website here. It appears it will also be possible to preorder the digital edition, although it’s not available yet at the time of writing.

New KanColle Arcade Gameplay Demonstration Features Anti-Submarine Warfare, Presented by Saki Fujita

Draikin July 26, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA of Japan have uploaded another gameplay demonstration for AM2’s KanColle Arcade. Once again it’s voice actresses Saki Fujita (who provided the voice samples for Hatsune Miku) presenting the video and playing the game. During this gameplay session, she also adds the three recently announced Destroyers Kagerou, Shiranui and Kuroshio to her fleet.

Digital Done Right: SEGA Europe’s Digital Editions of Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

Draikin July 24, 2016 2 Replies

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Segalization as a whole.

It’s fair to say that SEGA Europe has been a lot more active on social media over the past year, especially with the arrival of Dan Sheridan as their new community manager. But while the renewed SEGA of America has been hard at work on bringing SEGA games from Japan to the Americas, things didn’t go as smoothly in Europe. Whenever SEGA of America announced a new game, SEGA Europe didn’t immediately follow suit. The release of Yakuza 0 in Europe was initially in doubt, and it took a while for it to finally be confirmed. The SEGA 3D Classics Collection for the Nintendo 3DS was eventually confirmed for a European release, but we’re still without a release date even though the game is already available in the US. Similarly, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X was only recently confirmed for a European release. Unfortunately it comes with the caveat that the title won’t receive a physical release, even on PS4.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Releases in Europe on August 30 as Digital Download-Only Title, Demo Announced for US/EU

Draikin July 22, 2016 1 Reply

SEGA of America and SEGA Europe have issued a new press release, revealing that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will be releasing on the PS4 and PS Vita as a digital-only title on August 30, 2016 (the same day as the release in the Americas). As such, the game will be available exclusively via the PlayStation Network. At the same time, they’ve also announced a new demo for the game, to be released on August 9. The demo contains the songs — Satisfaction, LOL -lots of laugh-, and Raspberry * Monster. In addition, the demo has various modules (costumes) to unlock, and featured the Easy and Normal difficulty (the full game has four difficulty levels). There’s also an Event Request where you can play the three songs in succession. The demo will be available on both PS4 and PS Vita, and is compatibly with PlayStation TV. Judging from the description, it appears this will be the same demo as the one released in Japan.

It’s of course unfortunate to learn that we will not be getting a physical release of the game in Europe. It appears this may have something to do with the fact that it appears SEGA Europe is still publishing the game in Europe, rather than Deep Silver. On the other hand, at least it’s a simultaneous release.

Read the press release below for more information!

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live Receives a Rating in Australia

Draikin July 22, 2016 Leave a reply

Following Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, Gematsu reports that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live has now also received a rating in Australia. Once again the publisher is listed as SEGA Europe, and this suggests that the game will be heading to the Americas and Europe as well. At this point however, no official announcement has been made. On a related note, Deep Silver has recently made a deal with SEGA of America and Atlus to publish several titles in Europe. As some of those titles haven’t been announced yet, it’s possible that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is part of that deal, but we’ll need to wait for an official announcement to find out.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Gets New DLC Introduction Trailer, Retail Sales Around 50K Copies in the US

Draikin July 21, 2016 Leave a reply

Video game industry analyst ZHugeEX tweeted out sales results for the first month of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. According to ZHugeEX, the game has sold around the 50k mark in retail sales in the US in June. Which is neither good nor bad, and actually more than what it sold in Japan. Nintendo also released a new DLC Introduction trailer for the game, which details the contents of the various DLC packs (excluding the Hot Spring DLC, which isn’t available in the West). All of the DLC was included in the game’s limited editions, but can be bought separately as well. You can view the video and ZhugeEX’s tweets below.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X’s Photo Studio Mode And Snow Miku Pack 2010-2015 Details

Draikin July 21, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA of Japan have posted a few new details and images from the PS4 version of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (titled Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA HD in Japan), more specifically the game’s Photo Studio mode. This mode allows you to overlay the game’s characters on a background of your choice, including your real-life photos. You’ll also be able to adjust the characters’ pose and expression, as well as change the image brightness and color tones.

The update also mentions the “Snow Miku 2010-2015 Pack”, which was already announced earlier on. The DLC pack contains the “Snow Miku” modules from 2010 to 2015 and will be free for the first month following the release of the game in Japan, for both the PS Vita and PS4 version. Afterwards, it will cost 1000 yen (excluding tax). You can view the modules below. At this point, no announcement has been made regarding the availability of the DLC for the Americas.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X HD is scheduled to be released on August 25 in Japan, and August 30th in the Americas. As for Europe, we’re still waiting for an official announcement.