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Atlus has finally confirmed the rumored Etrian Odyssey II remake for 3DS – complete with a trailer. The game is coming to Japan this winter.

Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey II remake will offer a new story and an opening video from Madhouse. Kanako It? will be singing the game’s theme.

More information about the Etrian Odyssey II remake is included in this week’s issue of Famitsu. You can find the official website here.

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SEGA reported its first quarter financial results earlier today, which unfortunately have brought about some disappointing news.

For the period ending June 30, SEGA’s profits dropped by 57.4 percent. While revenue rose slightly year-over-year to ¥88.3 billion ($858 million), net profits dipped to ¥5.5 billion. Half-year losses are estimated to come in at ¥7 billion ($68 million).

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth was the only title released this quarter. It did quite well having sold 250,000 copies in Japan. Another 1.7 million game units originated from older titles.

SEGA’s arcade business primarily drove revenue for the company. Pachinko and Pachislot drove ¥47.5 billion ($461 million) in revenue and an operating profit of ¥13 billion ($126 million).

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Last year, SEGA acquired Atlus and its parent company Index. The two have been working together for several months now; so what’s that like?

Atlus representative director and president Yukio Sugino told Famitsu:

“Compared to Atlus, Sega are on a much bigger scale [as developers], and our respective know-how is completely different. They’re much more advanced than us when it comes to tools and middleware.”

Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka added the following when Famitsu mentioned how both Atlus and SEGA seem pleased with each other and that there will be more from them and their synergy together in the future:

“That’s right. The other day, we held a briefing session with Sugino and myself on Atlus’ side, with [Yakuza producer, Sega CCO Toshiro] Nagoshi and others from Sega to discuss our title line-up for the next three years, where we talked about things such as, ‘Ah, with that kind of lineup, we can do this and that.’”

And how about any collaborations between Atlus and SEGA? Sugino said that the timing for joint projects and such is often difficult, but by knowing what both are working on well ahead of time, it makes it much easier for such collaborations to be possible. It may not be entirely surprising to see collaborations in about three years’ time.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV is coming to Europe in September, Atlus announced today. Pricing for the game is set at €19.99 / £17.99.

All DLC will be available aside from the North American retailer-exclusive pre-order bonus armor.

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It’s tough to believe, but Shin Megami Tensei IV still hasn’t arrived in Europe. On the bright side, Atlus will finally have a concrete update about the game tomorrow. We’re hearing that something may surface at around 10 AM GMT or so.

Based on comments from an Atlus staffer, it sounds like Shin Megami Tensei IV has been reconfirmed as digital-only in Europe. It also seems that getting the game out in the continent has been a bit of a mess.

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This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka and representative Yukio Sugino.

Speaking about games in the pipeline other than Persona, Hiraoka teased:

“I believe we’ll be able to announce ‘that title’ soon. At the moment, we’ve even begun development on a title that will be released in three years time.”

Hiraoka additionally confirmed that a brand new IP is in the works.

Atlus has expanded its efforts outside of games with the Persona series, thanks to projects such as the anime, stage plays, and film. This is something that Atlus hopes to extend to its other IP.

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The latest information coming from Dengeki Maoh reveals that a manga adaption of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is in the works. It will begin in the magazine’s October issue. Manga artist Akaume will draw the manga.

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If Atlus hadn’t stepped in to help out with Citizens of Earth, the game probably wouldn’t have seen the day of light.

Originally, Eden Industries hoped to fund its title through Kickstarter. But after the campaign failed to meet its goal, Atlus assisted the studio with funding.

Eden Industries co-founder Ryan Vandendyck explained to Siliconera how the two sides ended up working together:

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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is coming to North America on November 25, Atlus has officially revealed. The publisher shared the game’s opening movie along with today’s announcement.

As a reminder, Atlus is preparing two releases for Persona Q – the standard edition and “The Wild Cards” Premium Edition. Below is an overview of each:

Persona Q Regular Retail Edition:

• Tarot Card Set #2 – The collection of the iconic Tarot Cards used as evokers in Persona 4 are being released as a collector’s set across Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q Set #2 will include the Tarot Cards of Arcanas XI – XXI
• Special Packaging – The first run of PQ items will come in a special package.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: “The Wild Cards” Premium Edition:

• This ultimate collector’s item is being made available in North America and will come in special packaging that includes the following items:
• Tarot Card Set #2 – Same as above
• Art Booklet – Collection of some of the amazing new artwork that went into Persona Q
• Soundtrack CD – CD with the Persona Q soundtrack highlights by the ATLUS sound team
• Deluxe Hard Case for 3DS XL – This hard case, previously available only in Japan,is coming to North America and features Persona Q designs and will house a 3DS XL

Source: Atlus PR

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