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2008 PlayStation 2 RPG title Odin Sphere is getting the HD remaster treatment. Entitled Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir, the HD remaster is set for a January 14th 2016 release in Japan. It is being published by Atlus. Odin Sphere was a PlayStation 2 RPG title made by Atlus of Persona fame. …
Read More »Altus bringing 3DS JRPG The Legend of Legacy to North America
Atlus is publishing a western release of Furyu’s JRPG The Legend of Legacy, though the version appears to be limited to North America for the time being. The game will release both at physical retail shops and digitally this holiday season for $40 in the US and $50 in Canada. …
Read More »Attack on Titan 3DS game is coming to the West
Spike Chunsoft’s 3DS adaptation of the hit Attack on Titan manga is getting a western translation. Atlus is handling the publishing responsibilities for the game in Europe and America, with a release currently pencilled in for May. It will be known in the West as Attack on Titan: Humanity in …
Read More »Persona of interest: Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka’s first European interview
CEO Naoto Hiraoka speaks exclusively to MCV about bringing Japanese sensibility to the West, pairing with Sega, sticking with Vita and remaining unpredictable Best known in the West for the role-playing franchise Megami Tensei, which spawned the highly popular Shin Megami Tensei: Persona subseries, and surgical-simulation visual novel series Trauma …
Read More »Persona 5 heading to PS4 as well as PS3
Sony has announced that Atlus’ upcoming RPG won’t be a PS3 exclusive. Specifically, the game will also hit PS4 when it is released some time in 2015. The PS3 version had already been confirmed for a Western release, so there’s no reason to think the next-gen SKU won’t do the …
Read More »Sega splitting Atlus off from Index
New Atlus now employs 121 staff and is planning a new development schedule
Read More »Sega breathes new life into Atlus as development brand returns
The Atlus brand has been resurrected by new owner Sega Sammy. Atlus owner Index filed for bankruptcy in June of last year and was three months later acquired by Sega. Now Gematsu reports that the Index subsidiary will on April 1st be split into two companies – Atlus and Index. …
Read More »Atlus to revive retro Sega IP?
Shin Megami Tensei studio given free reign with publisher's back catalogue after $140m acquisition
Read More »Atlus CEO upbeat on ‘mutually beneficial’ Sega acquisition
Naoto Hiraoka says Sega is looking to drive awareness of the Atlus brand
Read More »Sega set to acquire Atlus’ parent company for $141m
Japan publisher acquires Persona, Megami Tensei and others as part of deal
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