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Persona 3 Reload, Persona 5 Spin-off Shown At Xbox Games Showcase
11.6.2023
The quintessential role-playing game Persona 3 is getting a remake, and later sequel Persona 5 is getting another spin-off game, developer Atlus revealed at Xbox Games Showcase. Fans were already braced for this news—leakers predicted it earlier this week, and if that weren’t enough, Atlus...
Persona 5 Tactics, Persona 3 Remake Trailers Leak
9.6.2023
Ahead of a more formal announcement that was likely due sometime over the next few days, a couple of trailers for new Persona games have leaked online. Well, they weren’t even leaked; they were posted accidentally on Atlus’ English-language Instagram page, making them official leaks.Read more
Persona 5, Does Goro Akechi Mean Nothing To You?
18.3.2023
The internet’s been buzzy of late for the freshly announced Persona 5 spin-off game, Phantom of the Night (P5X). Fans were intrigued by the new characters, but they were also excited to meet their old favorites again. But when I looked at the screenshots, I noticed one person missing: Goro Akechi....
Atlus Demands Spoiler Warnings In Streams Of Its Decades-Old Persona Games
13.1.2023
Atlus is back with some peculiarly limiting stipulations for folks looking to livestream Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden, the upcoming HD remasters of two pretty old RPGs slated to launch on January 19. You should be careful lest the developer-publisher comes after your content.Read more
Sega Considering Live-Action Persona Movie Or TV Show
30.6.2022
Video game publisher Sega, fresh off the success of its live-action Sonic films, is looking to adapt more games into films or TV shows. Specifically, Sega says it’s in the early stages to produce live-action adaptations of Atlus games, like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei. Read more
Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 3 Portable Coming To Switch, Too
28.6.2022
Three beloved Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally making the leap to the Nintendo Switch, as announced earlier today during Nintendo’s Mini Direct.Read more
Persona 5 Fanzine In Disarray After Lead Organizer Allegedly Embezzles $20,000
24.6.2022
Last night, the creative team behind a highly anticipated fan-made Persona 5 anthology zine announced that its project lead had confessed to spending $27,600 CAD (approximately $21,300 USD) of the zine’s funds for “personal use.” The money was originally intended for printing and shipping...
Three Legendary Persona Games Are Coming To Xbox And Game Pass
12.6.2022
Three classic Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally coming to Xbox. The news was announced earlier today during Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Read more
The Best Video Game Sale Of The Season Is Actually On 3DS
12.4.2022
Last week, Cyberpunk 2077 was $5 at Best Buy. Amazon was giving away games like Elden Ring as part of a buy two, get one free discount. And PlayStation’s spring sale, running all month, is offering some solid deals on a ton of games. But the actual best low-key video game sale of the season...
Here's Why The Next Atlus JRPG Is Such A Big Deal To Hardcore Fans
23.2.2022
Atlus’ announcement on Twitter yesterday that the long-dormant Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series Soul Hackers was being revived came as quite a shock to fans. However, the surprises didn’t stop there, as the trailer for the poppy, hacker-centric sequel also revealed that the game has a female...
Persona Comparisons In Positive SMT5 Reviews Leave Fans Furious
8.11.2021
On November 4, the first reviews for Shin Megami Tensei V were published. And while a number of those reviews drew ire from a certain segment of the SMT community, one in particular garnered more heat than most. The IGN review for the game scored it a very respectable 8, but some readers were...
Longtime Persona Composer Shoji Meguro Is Leaving Atlus
27.10.2021
Japanese composer Shoji Meguro announced that he has left Atlus, resigning from the Tokyo-based game company this past September. Read more
Ikea Is Serious Enough To Attend Japan's Biggest Gaming Expo
30.9.2021
This 2021 Tokyo Game Show, like last year’s, is an online affair. There is a teeny tiny in-person area with miniscule booths. The public is not allowed in, and even Sony doesn’t have a booth. But you know who does? Ikea. Read more
First Two Persona Games Exist, Atlus Admits
13.7.2021
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Persona role-playing series, and developer Atlus recently announced that they have a lot in store to celebrate this milestone.Read more
Shin Megami Tensei V Coming To Switch On November 12
15.6.2021
Shin Megami Tensei V, the next installment of Atlus’ cult classic role-playing franchise, will launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch on November 12.Read more
It's Always A Good Time To Play Persona 3
29.4.2021
The increasing popularity of the Persona series in the West has been a wonderful if slow-burning thing to behold, ramping up over the last decade to the point where Persona 5 was a Very Big Video Game Release.Read more
Today, Atlus Celebrates Its Birthday
7.4.2021
Famed role-playing game maker Atlus is celebrating a milestone. Today in 1986, the company was founded. Happy birthday Atlus!Read more
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster Finally Heads West On May 25
19.3.2021
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster launches in North America this spring, developer Atlus announced today. It will be available on May 25 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and Steam, almost seven months after its Japanese release. Those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition will be able to play...
Persona 5 Strikers’ Menus Are As Vibrantly Alive As Its Cast
24.2.2021
Video game menus are like assholes—every game has them and more often than not, they stink. They are often the least-pretty, least splashy part of an otherwise beautiful game, partly because they aren’t central to gameplay (unless it’s Crusader Kings or something). But Persona 5 Strikers shows us...
Teenager Arrested In Japan After Kicking Arcade Machine
12.2.2021
At many arcades in Japan, there is often an amusement cabinet called a punching machine that measures how hard one can punch. A sixteen-year-old has been arrested after kicking one.Read more