2013-08-05, 15:10 | Link #21 |
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Some good news apparently: Sega bids on purchasing Atlus.
I just hope it's true and it follows through. Sega has been pumping out good to decent games consistently lately and I think they might just be a decent enough house for the SMT/Persona series. Now if only they don't pull a Valkyria Chronicles 3 on us...
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2013-08-05, 15:25 | Link #22 | |
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2013-08-05, 15:43 | Link #23 |
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Curiously they have a pretty good track record with their last purchases: The Total War Series and Football Manager have been left mostly alone since being acquired by them and the addition of the stable of Atlus IPs would make Sega a stronger player in the publishing game.
Of course one could argue that Sega has been absolutely appalling in handling it's own house-built franchises like Shinning Force, Shenmue and Sonic but as an old Sega fan I want to believe. At least Sega is better than any of the hardware makers when it comes to which platforms we can expect games developed for.
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2013-08-05, 16:44 | Link #24 |
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I'd rather just look at the positives if that's how it turns out. At least Sega can still keep working with Nintendo and Sony just fine. If they are smart enough to leave Atlus to do their own thing the games will keep flowing just fine. While I wonder about some of Sega's decisions they have brought out some interesting RPGs over the past few years so it's not the worst option.
All in all seems like this wouldn't be a bad option. Maybe the best chance to just keep things as status quo.
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2013-08-11, 07:00 | Link #27 |
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just search around and wow, from the list of bidder, Production I.G. is the second highest bidder there
http://japanimate.com/Entry/3048 Attack on Titan aside, had they have any big hit recently?
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2013-08-11, 07:43 | Link #28 | |
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If I'm not wrong, that list is the companies the Index/Atlus in debt to, not the bidders list.
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2013-08-11, 07:46 | Link #29 | |
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2013-08-11, 11:31 | Link #32 |
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From what I can glean from online translators, it is talking about creditors, not bidders. Sorry girl, it is not a bids list.
It might signal even a worse plan being brought to the table : Index is planning to send Atlus to any company that can give it complete debt amnesty. Probably that they don't think Atlus is worth much seeing how many stalled games they have in line thanks to proper liquidity.
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2013-08-11, 20:29 | Link #33 | |
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J Trust makes bid for Atlus parent
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2013-08-12, 06:53 | Link #35 |
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This is the data for J Trust.
Not surprising. J Trust specialises in lending to businesses banks don't want to lend to; if such a financier comes in, someone must have been pulling strings from behind or it has been recommended as a undervalued purchase - usually companies like that ignore game markets because of its inherent risk. The company is rather.....meh. I don't know what to say, I am not good at analysing financial companies because I don't know how to look for creative accounting.
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2013-08-13, 22:12 | Link #36 |
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It's not officially revealing anything, but the director of the Persona franchise has recently posted a statement asking fans to be patient, and revealing there will be some big announcements in celebration of Atlus' 25th Anniversary in 2014.
Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2013/08/13...tles-and-more/ While it certainly suggests Persona 5 is being planned for a release next year, keep in mind it's the entire Atlus brand's anniversary, so don't get your hopes up too high.
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2013-08-14, 05:47 | Link #37 |
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Kinda wondering how the contract between Atlus and Dept. Heaven going.
Really wonder how Atlus want to keep Dept. Heaven on the bay or not.. After seeing Atlus's current status which makes Dept. Heaven kinda doubt of releasing another games. |
2013-09-04, 20:10 | Link #40 | |
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I suppose there's that Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem crossover announced around a year ago with no news, but I'm not sure whether Atlus was in charge of the project or Nintendo/Intelligent Systems. |
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