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SEGA Announces Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza 6 for the West

03-Dez-16SEGA announced western releases for Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza 6, following Yakuza 0 and bringing three previously Japan-only games to western audiences.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Will Launch in the West in January 2017

16-Nov-16Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone received a Western release date of January 10, 2017.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone May Be Released in the West

04-Nov-16USK classified Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone for PlayStation 4, suggesting the arcade port could reach the West.

Sega Confirms Yakuza 0 Will Not Be Censored in the West

06-Out-16Fans of the Yakuza series know what it feels like to have content cut when games localized from Japan come to the West, as previously happened with Yakuza 3. But if you were worried about the possibility of the game having parts cut or...

SEGA Announces Special Yakuza 0 Edition Alongside New Trailer

27-Set-16SEGA has just announced another cool launch edition coming soon! Scheduled for January 24, 2017, the Yakuza 0 "Business Edition" will include a physical copy of the game, a stainless-steel business card holder, bilingual business cards, with one...

Persona 5: Opening Video, First 18 Minutes, New Characters, and Anime Revealed

29-Jul-16Many new details about Persona 5 were announced during the "Premium Event Niconico" broadcast. Among them was the video featuring the opening animation! Opening Animation The Persona series has some of the most artistic opening animations...

More Than 60 Facts: Pokémon Facts and Secrets

07-Jul-16As one of the greatest phenomena in gaming and even Japanese culture, Pokémon, the series created by Satoshi Taijiri on the Game Boy screen, where the franchise was born, led the pocket monsters to have their own anime, movies, toys, cards, and every...

Chrono Trigger Director Wants a Remake, but Not a Sequel

02-Jun-16In a June 1 conversation with Game Informer, Takashi Tokita, director of the legendary RPG Chrono Trigger, expressed his desire to make a remake of the title: "Personally, if the opportunity arose, I would love to see a high-def..."

What are the best Xbox 360 games? 25 on the list

23-Mai-16Who would have thought the Xbox 360 was already more than a decade old? We selected the 25 best games for Microsoft's second console.

10 Facts About the Mysterious Character Shadow the Hedgehog

20-Mai-16Here we go with 10 facts about the most popular character among Sonic franchise fans apart from the blue blur himself... We are, of course, talking about Shadow the Hedgehog! Since his first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2 for Dreamcast, S...

GOTY? Final Fantasy XV Gets a Trailer Showing Its World; There Are Huge Cities

19-Mai-16Square-Enix released the “World of Wonder” trailer (“Mundo da Maravilha” in a loose Portuguese translation), showing part of the world of Final Fantasy XV. There are cities, caves, buildings, churches and other settings inspired by Europe. The video had already bee...

Sonic 'Uncolorations' Trilogy: The 'Boost Saga' Games and the Evolution of an Idea

07-Abr-16The modern trilogy of the blue blur's games (Sonic Unleashed, Colors, and Generations) was nicknamed Uncolorations by some fans because the titles have very similar mechanics, such as the boost, suggesting that they are part of the same "generation." The b...

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