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SEGA of Japan have released a few announcements regarding the Project Diva franchise after a concert event in Tokyo. SEGA announced that the next arcade version of the title will arrive in late June.

SEGA also showed off the sequel to the psp edition titled Project Diva 2nd and you can view those screens here. However, despite showing off the upcoming sequel SEGA showed off the expansion pack for the first title. Andriasang.com also reported that there is a second expansion coming as well: Read the rest of this entry »

Anime and Valkyria Chronicle Fans! Check this out:

There is another Selvaria figure in the works and the prototype looks pretty cool. However, this figure is not made by the same company who made the first one – it is made by a rival company called Alter. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a variety of sources, SEGA’s biggest game at the AOU show features none other than the unstoppable  Hatsune Miku. Her cuteness could kill people. The arcade game runs on the Ringedge board and utilizes IC cards (or your cell phone) to store your data is used.

If you simply tap the IC card on the cabinet and your data is loaded over extended play gamers will earn Vocaloid points to unlock new music. Also gamers will be able to customize the way their Miku looks.

Ryan Winterhalter of Andriasang.com writes: “The game is played on a “Pop’n Music like controller with four buttons, Project Diva challenges players to follow visual cues and tap to rhythm of the music. Unlike traditional rhythm games, the visual cues don’t flow down some kind of line, instead they appear in various places across the screen in such a manner that they highlight whatever cute dance Miku is doing at the time.”

Japanese video community Nico Nico Douga has also partnered with SEGA to regularly supply new song content for the game. Hit jump for the gallery and more videos. Read the rest of this entry »

SEGA has two “Ring” branded arcade boards and the Ringwide board presents a lower cost solution for developers while the Ringedge is for intensive titles like Border Break. The first fighter on SEGA’s latest hardware is Ecole’s Melty Blood franchise.

The title is long-winded: Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code.

The previous entries in the Melty Blood franchise utilized the Naomi arcade board and landed on the Japanese PS2. The game is a traditional 2D fighter with tight controls and excellent balance (it has been used in tournaments). Anoop Gantayat from Andriasang.com writes: Read the rest of this entry »