Tokyo Game Show 2016 was a big event for Puyo Puyo Chronicle as it gave the upcoming puzzle RPG hybrid game both an introduction and a major promotional push. Following Tokyo Game Show, we’ve got a little more details on plot! And some great screenshots and a video to watch!
A new character preview video for Yakuza 0 has been released to IGN’s YouTube channel, featuring the second protagonist of the game: Goro Majima. Before he was the wild and uncontrollable gangster that we all know him as now, Majima was a hostess club owner in the city of Soutenbori and a man of extreme poise. He also rocked a ponytail back then, too.
In a new PSBlog post, John Hardin has announced the “The Business” editions of Yakuza 0 for the Americas. These are special first-print copies reserved for launch purchases or early adoptions.
(update: I’ve amended this article to note that there do not appear to be plans for this type of special edition in Europe, as of the time of this statement’s writing.
In order to be a professional, you’ll need the item that it carries: a stainless steel card case (adorned with Kiryu and Majima’s signature tattoo emblems), which includes Japanese/English Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima business cards, and a hostess card just in case. Our featured image above advertises its contents!
SEGA Networks recently announced another round of content for the Sakura Wars X Chain Chronicle collaboration event. Formally announced a little more than a month ago, the collaboration takes the popular SEGA mobile game Chain Chronicle and features the Imperial Assault Force characters from Sakura Wars.
The news post linked at the top of this article describes which characters will receive SSR or SR cards. The list will be reproduced as follows:
Tokyo Game Show 2016 has concluded, and it was an amazing weekend for Yakuza 6, the upcoming mainline entry to SEGA’s flagship action RPG series. It has been a strong media weekend for Yakuza 6 too; with that in mind, we’ve attached a variety of gameplay demo trailers for your perusal.
Additionally, Yakuza 6 had the honor of being designated the best upcoming game of Tokyo Game Show 2016! It’s quite an honor for all of the developers.
View the trailers below! Before continuing, we would like to mention that credit for these captures of Yakuza 6 media from SEGA’s streams belongs to Yakuza-Fan, an independent Yakuza-focused fan site. Do check them out if you are not already aware of their work.
SEGA has published a new story trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution in conjunction with Tokyo Game Show 2016. It showcases the large cast of the game, focusing especially on Amleth and Cordelia’s separate paths. Amleth, a man whose path in the story is not straightforward, due to his involvement in the Circle of Five, seems to be portrayed as a morally ambiguous and somewhat extreme character. Then there is Ophelia of the Jutland Kingdom, who is naturally opposed to the Valkyria named Brynhildr, aligned with the Rus Empire.
There’s certainly a lot of heavy drama and political intrigue planned for this game. Watch the trailer below! in addition, someone recorded the live stream from SEGA where they played through the new demo, and uploaded it to YouTube. The new demo features a lot of changes compared to the first one, based on feedback from the fans. You can find both videos below.
SEGA recently announced the publishing of the first trailer for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live. This VR title from SEGA is being released through PlayStation Network and incrementally, through “Stages”. The “1st Stage” is due for release next month in Japan (13th) and North America and Europe (14th). Songs for 1st Stage include:
SEGA recently released their stage event plans for Tokyo Game Show 2016, which begins today in Japan. Gematsu translated the event descriptions for the many stage events that will be held this week.
In their announcement, SEGA posted streaming options for each day throughout September 15-18, including Niconico, YouTube, and AbemaTV. Incidentally, it seems that some of the stage events (including those that feature SEGA Hard Girls, Phantasy Star Online 2, Persona 5, and Puyo Puyo Chronicle) don’t allow photography from non-media attendees. Sad news if any of our readers are attending!
But of course, being able to attend Tokyo Game Show 2016 sounds like great fun as well. For those who are planning on enjoying the news from a distance, we’ve included the streaming links on YouTube below for each of the four days.
The 20th Anniversary of the Sakura Wars franchise is right around the corner – September 27th marks the release date of the first Sakura Wars game in Japan. But before then, Tokyo Game Show 2016 will be held at the Makuhari Messe on the weekend of September 15th – 18th. At this event, SEGA will be further celebrating the lead-up to the Sakura Wars anniversary by offering new pieces of merchandise for sale. There’s a preview page up on the official Sakura Wars website!
In February of this year, GAMER sat down for a long interview with Katsura Mikami and Takeshi Ozawa of SEGA, the producer and director (respectively) of Valkyria Chronicles Remaster for the Playstation 4.
Towards the end of this past August, a NeoGAF thread surfaced with a partial translation of the interview provided by Nyoro SF, a Valkyria fan and ardent follower of the franchise. The translated segments contain a variety of helpful pieces of information regarding the development process for Valkyria Chronicles Remaster and of course, the prospect of Valkyria Chronicles 2 and 3 being remastered for Playstation 4.
While we will post some of the salient points of the interview in the form of a short summary, please view the thread and if you have a NeoGAF account, post in it to show support for both the Valkyria franchise and the translator’s efforts!