
Persona fans are watching with bated breath as Sega has stepped in to put Index out of its misery and rescue Atlus, although there are some lingering concerns about Sega Sammy’s interest in social gaming and pachinko…
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Dragon’s Crown’s controversial character designs have been earning it negative scores for sexism, with its “ultimate hardbody” Amazon and “excessively animated” sorceress not proving popular with some elements of the more sexually enlightened western gaming press, to say nothing of its “groping” mini-game.
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After Famitsu hastily deleted a survey asking gamers which company they would most like to step in and rescue the remains of Atlus from Index’s insolvency and probable dissolution the question of Atlus’s fate has become more controversial than ever…
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Index, owner of the once-proud Atlus brand, has finally declared bankruptcy after managing to pile on 24.5 billion yen of debt through a protracted and seemingly random IT-themed acquisition spree.
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Index Corporation – the social gaming company which owns Atlus – has just posted its worse losses ever and is now both insolvent and in danger of being delisted from JASDAQ, throwing the future of the Megami Tensei and Persona franchises into grave doubt.
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Vanillaware’s much anticipated upcoming 2D RPG Dragon’s Crown is still attracting attention for its anatomical extremes – this time with the latest trailer for the Sorceress showing just how well animated she can be…
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Vanillaware’s PS3 and PSV 2D RPG Dragon’s Crown is finally nearing release, with a firm summer release date announced and some more glimpses at the now famous extremes of voluptuousness and muscularity on display in its heroines.
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Disgaea D2 has unveiled both gender-swapped Fem-Laharl and his newly proclaimed imouto, along with plenty of new shots of the game and cast – Laharlette in particular already gaining some admirers, hopefully having got over his gynophobia by now.
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Persona 4 has been branded a “symbol of immorality” by Japan’s top TV watchdog, after daring to show a scene in which minors are present at an establishment “resembling a nightclub or love hotel.”
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Shigenori Soejima, the artist in no small part responsible for the success of recent Persona games thanks to his distinctive character designs, is receiving an English language artbook covering his fine character designs, and also including an interview and various other details of interest to Persona fans.
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Hit ero-puzzler heroine Catherine gets her first figure, in the form of this sexy Max Factory creation, set to be released in January 2012.
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The perverse reluctance of the shade of Atlus to make a new Persona title for the PS3 is now reaching farcical levels – the latest addition to the series is to be a 2D fighting game spin-off, accompanied by yet another portable remake.
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