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Atlus to Stream “Flash! Persona Channel 2015” Event

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Atlus have announced they are holding a stream on Nico Nico Douga and Persona Channel on February 4th. It is scheduled prior to the upcoming “Persona Super Live 2015” concert, which will feature music from Persona 3 and 4 as well as tease information about Persona 5. The livestream is to be a massive 30+ hours about the Persona series. What information could possibly fill that length? 30 hours is excessive but Atlus claims it will help newcomers catch up with the franchise and to show off its charm.

You can check out the official website for Persona Channel here. The stream will begin at 1PM Japan Time.

A Closer Look at the Persona Q Limited Editions

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Atlus recently revealed more details on the two special editions of Persona Q that can be preordered at select retailers. The Limited Standard Edition will be released in the US for $49.99, and contains the actual game, 11 Tarot cards and a Collectible Box. The Wild Cards Premium Edition contains the same extras as the Limited Standard Edition, but also includes a soundtrack CD, art book and a Nintendo 3DS XL case. The price for the Wild Cards edition is $79.99. The other set of 11 Tarot cards comes with the other Persona game that’s recently been released in the US (and soon to be released in Europe): Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. A mock-up of both Persona Q editions can be seen below:
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Fan Edition Announced for Europe

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Although Sega Europe was already confirmed to be handling the publishing of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, it’s now been revealed that there will be a special edition of the game called Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Fan edition. Unfortunately, like the Persona Q limited edition, this Persona 4 Ultimax Fan edition will also be a retailer exclusive. The special edition can only be ordered from Rice Digital, and contains a T-Shirt (of which the design will be determined through a community vote) and the first set of Tarot cards (the second set is included in NISA’s Persona Q Wild Cards edition).

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Atlus Taking Over Persona 4 Dancing All Night Development

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During the Tokyo Game Show we learned that Persona 4 Dancing All Night had been moved to a 2015 release date instead of being released this fall, already pointing at potential problems with the development of the game. Neogaf user duckroll now pointed out an article on the official Persona website revealing that the core development of the game has in fact been moved to the Persona team at Atlus. Kazuhisa Wada, director of Persona 4 Arena, will now be the new Producer & Director for Persona 4 Dancing All Night, while original developer Dingo will now only be assisting development. This move was apparently done to increase the quality of the game.

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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax European Release Date Confirmed for November, Gets New Story Trailer

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We reported earlier that Sega Europe would be publishing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in Europe, and now we’ve learned that the release date will be set in November (this time without region-locking!). Sega Europe’s COO Jurgen Post had this to say in an official press release:

“We’re delighted to be able to bring Persona 4 Arena Ultimax to Europe for all the fans of the series over here,” said Jurgen Post, president and COO for Sega Europe. “It represents a great new addition to Sega’s portfolio of tournament calibre fighting games.”

Also worth noting is that the game is receiving both a physical and a digital release in Europe, which is a departure from titles like Shin Megami Tensei IV receiving a digital-only release.

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Sega and Atlus’s Tokyo Game Show 2014 Lineup Announced

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We now have confirmation about Sega and Atlus’s lineup at Tokyo Game Show 2014, and which titles will be playable. This article will cover games that are not under the banner of Segalization’s localization requests and will simply present the entirety of Sega and Atlus’s offerings.

Please be aware that Sega and Atlus will also be holding stage events and broadcast streams throughout the weekend of Tokyo Game Show, which you can find near the end of the article! Italicized games are titles that currently have localizations planned for them, for reader convenience, but keep in mind that localization status is still a tentative thing. Here is a list of what can be expected:

Playable from Sega:

  • Phantasy Star Nova (Vita)
  • Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4, One)
  • Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (Vita, PS3)
  • Hero Bank 2 (3DS)
  • Sonic Toon: Rise of Lyric (Wii U, known as Sonic Boom in the West instead of Sonic Toon)
  • Sonic Toon: Shattered Crystal (3DS, known as Sonic Boom in the West instead of Sonic Toon)

Promotional Trailers from Sega:

  • Phantasy Star Online 2 (PC, Vita)
  • Phantasy Star Nova (Vita)
  • Yakuza Zero (PS3, PS4)
  • Shining Resonance (PS3)
  • Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS3, Wii U, 3DS, Vita, PS4, One)
  • Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (Vita, PS3)
  • Hero Bank 2 (3DS)
  • Sonic Toon: Rise of Lyric (Wii U, known as Sonic Boom in the West instead of Sonic Toon)
  • Sonic Toon: Shattered Crystal (3DS, known as Sonic Boom in the West instead of Sonic Toon)
  • The World End Eclipse (PC, Vita, iOS, Android)

Promotional Trailers from Atlus:

  • Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Knight of Fafnir

Stage Events from Sega and Atlus, scheduled according to Japan Standard Time:

  • Phantasy Star Nova presentation (9/18, 12pm)
  • Yakuza Zero presentation (9/18, 1pm)
  • Hatsune Miku Project new title presentation (9/18, 3pm) (update: this was Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe, an expansion of Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2)
  • Phantasy Star Online 2 presentation (9/19, 3:30pm)
  • Phantasy Star Nova live demo playthrough (9/20, 2pm, different from recently released Battle Demo)
  • Atlus presentation (9/20, 2:30pm)
  • Shining Resonance live gameplay presentation (9/21, 3pm)

To speak for myself, the lineup that Sega is presenting is especially strong this year. A sizable portion of their prominent active franchises in Japan are being represented with Phantasy Star, Yakuza, Shining, and Hatsune Miku. We are also seeing a push for Sonic Boom in Japan too. Besides the representation for major IP’s, newer franchises such as Hero Bank and The World End Eclipse are being promoted. In addition, Puyo Puyo Tetris and Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax should have broad appeal: the former for its accessibility and crossover novelty and the latter for being a crossover fighter featuring popular characters. The real wildcard here is Atlus and their presentation on the 20th. Hopefully they will have more to offer regarding Persona 5 and Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem! I am also excited to finally see what Shining Resonance looks like in action.

Kudos to this Gematsu article and this NeoGAF thread, and additional thanks to the topic creator of the NeoGAF thread for translated descriptions and scheduling of stage events. Kudos also to the PSUBlog for the entry linked in the description on the Phantasy Star Nova live demo presentation.

Update, 9/18/2014: Edited to reflect that there is very likely no additional Hatsune Miku game announcement besides Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe.

Sega of Europe to publish Persona 4 Arena Ultimax for EU, Sega also Publishing for Australia

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This NeoGAF topic uncovered the PEGI classification for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in Europe. It shows that Sega of Europe will be publishing the game in Europe. Zen United had been handling publishing of a few Atlus games in the past, including Rune Factory 4 and the first iteration of Persona 4 Arena. However, in May it was confirmed via Siliconera that Atlus had taken over distribution rights from Zen United for Persona 4 Arena in Europe, following the game being pulled from PSN in the region.

Worth noting is the fact that only a Playstation 3 listing shows up in the PEGI database as of now, while a multiplatform (Xbox 360 and Playstation 3) release is scheduled for Australia and North America. Ultimax is already out in Japan.

It is suggested in the above-mentioned NeoGAF thread mentions that that Germany-based media distribution and marketing company Koch Media could be distributing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in Europe. Sega of Europe and Koch Media have overseen European distribution of some Sega games since the 2012 restructuring of Sega of Europe that saw the closing of several Sega offices, initially announced here. With Atlus now a part of Sega, they can now benefit from Sega’s resource network which includes their partnership with Koch Media in Europe.

The fact that Sega is publishing a title that is an IP of newly-acquired Atlus comes across as one of the most notable public displays of Sega and Atlus working together, and it recalls the earlier suggestion made by Atlus once Sega acquired them that Atlus could benefit from Sega’s “circulation network” and large company size.

On a related note, it seems that Sega will also be publishing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in Australia, as well.

Persona 5 Planned for Release on PS3 and PS4, First Trailer Revealed

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At Sony’s pre-TGS press conference today, Atlus announced that Persona will be released on both PS3 and PS4. They also revealed the first trailer, featuring a new character (which we can assume is the protagonist) arriving at the iconic Shibuya Crossing.

Siliconera has a translation of the recent blog post from Director Katsura Hashino. Among other things, he noted that the game is opposite to the previous one in the sense that it “will depict the lives of youths living in a setting of a big city”. He also apologized for not being able to show more of the game, and looked back at everything that they’ve been working on in recent years. Persona 5 is currently scheduled for release in 2015. You can watch the trailer below:
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Margaret is also Coming to North America in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

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Earlier this month we wrote about Margaret’s announcement as post-launch DLC for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Siliconera confirmed earlier this week through a statement made by Atlus USA that Margaret will also be available for download in North America one week after the game’s release date of September 30th. At the very least, it is good news that the North American version and the Japanese version of the game will be on par with each other content-wise. Hopefully the European release date is announced soon with all content in tow.