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 …read more
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 …read more
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 …read more
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.
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 …read more
Sega-Sammy’s annual report 2016 has been released today (UPDATE: one of our followers on Twitter pointed out that it had in fact been released earlier, and was only updated on November 30), and it’s a lengthy 146 page document with a lot of detailed information on the performance of the company and their outlook for 2017. While I haven’t read the entire document yet, it often repeats information that we’ve …read more
A new developer diary for Shenmue III has been published by Ys.net, focusing on the music of the Shenmue series. The interview clips with Yu Suzuki were recorded in August, but provide insight into Suzuki’s mind with regards to music philosophy in games and in Shenmue III in particular. The topics covered include: the types of music that Suzuki likes, the variety of roles he has taken on in video …read more
The Yakuza 6 demo has been released today on the Japanese PlayStation Store, and it’s a massive 36.27 GB in size (although you can start playing as soon as you downloaded 12.646 GB). Below you can find my impressions on the demo after playing it for around two hours.
Famitsu has recently uploaded to their YouTube account three preview videos of Yakuza 6, ahead of the game’s impending release in Japan. Yakuza series director Masayoshi Yokoyama was present to provide commentary, and much of the commentary being featured is comical. The first two videos contain many cutscene segments, while the third video is an adventure demo, set in Kamurocho. Please be warned that these videos, particularly the first two, …read more
In an interview with MVC, Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka has offered his view on the release of Persona 5 and the declining console market in Japan, as well as their plans for the West. Saying that Persona 5 has “obliterated all expectations” in Japan, he also notes that Atlus has “very high expectations” for Persona 5 in the West, further noting that: