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Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in News, Switch | 0 comments

A Season Pass for Valkyria Chronicles 4 was announced today by Sega on the official Japanese website. The Season Pass will cost 4,000 yen in Japan and will grant users access to four pieces of post-launch downloadable content.

We have the details and release dates for the additional content translated courtesy of Gematsu.

“Squad E, to the Sea!” (1,620 yen) – March 29

September, 1935 EC. The Federate Army attained a closed victory in the Battle of Sigwart, but in the midst of the army’s regruping, a certain order was issued to Squad E. A mission to gain control of the Empire’s most important supply route. Claude and company, who invaded the enemy’s transportation base, will have a showdown at the blue sea and white sandy beach of the Empire spread out there—.

*This scenario can be played after clearing Chapter 10. Clearing this scenario will unlock swimsuit costumes for Claude, Riley, Raz, Kai, and Minerva.

“Captainless Squad E” (1,080 yen) – April 5

Winter, 1935 EC—. Squad E linked up with the snow cruiser Centurion, but one day noticed the absence of the medic dog Ragnarok. The squad members that forgot to look after Ragnarok decided to depart on a reconnaissance mission to find Ragnarok in Claude and company’s absence. However, little do they know, it will be the start of a “picnic” that they could not have forseen coming…

*This scenario can be played after clearing Chapter 10.

“Raid Battle Hard-Ex” (1,080 yen) – April 12

Relief requests come in from a deathly battlefield. Six points on the battlefield were requesting relief, which Squad E must hit one by one. Can the elite Squad E respond to the relief reuqests on this chaotic battlfield!?

*This scenario can be played after clearing Chapter 18.

“The Two Valkyrias” (1,620 yen) – April 19

1933 EC. Sigwart Line, “the wall to victory,” finally saw its completion. However, behind the scenes, the determined to succeed Crymaria was about to take the Special Abilities Investigation Test. The auditor dispatched for her test was Imperial Army commander Selvaria Bles. Will the experiment be scrapped or continue? Crymaria’s fate was left to the two Valkyrias’ chance meeting.

*This scenario can be played after clearing Chapter 18. Clearing this scenario will unlock a unit and swimsuit costumes for Crymaria, Nikola, Chiara, and Selvaria.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 will be out on the Switch this summer in Japan and then later this year in fall in the Americas and Europe.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud is now available for download on the Japanese Switch eShop. But as we know, service won’t actually start until April 4. While you can download the game, you won’t be able to do much for now.

It’s worth pointing out that Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud has been notoriously difficult for those outside of Japan to access. Things could be the same on Switch, meaning fans in North America and Europe might be unable to play next month.

Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud takes up 36.0MB of space.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Retailers are starting to take pre-orders for Sonic Mania Plus. Currently, Amazon has it here and GameStop has it here.

Sonic Mania Plus includes a physical copy of the game, a 32-page collector’s artbook, a reversible SEGA Genesis cover, and holographic packaging. The extra playable characters and new Encore Mode are also included.

In related pre-order news, Amazon started taking pre-orders for two more Switch releases today. You can reserve Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2 here and Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch | 0 comments

A number of Sonic announcements were made during an official panel at SXSW on Friday. These included Sonic Mania Plus, the animated Sonic Mania Adventures animated shorts, and more.

SEGA has followed up with an official announcement recapping all of the news. Find that below, along with high quality art for Sonic Mania Adventures.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Famitsu held a live stream on Friday and showed off a ton of footage from Shining Resonance Refrain. You can see the full archive below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

SEGA made several announcements during its Sonic panel at SXSW today. To close out the event, the company teased an entirely different project.

Aside from the teaser below, we don’t have anything to go on. But intuition would tell you that it’s some sort of Sonic-related racing game – especially given past rumors over the past couple of months.

No name or anything else for this one. SEGA only said that it isn’t a sequel to any of the Sonic games released thus far. Hopefully we’ll hear more in the near future.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During its official panel at SXSW today, SEGA announced that Sonic Mania will be receiving a physical version.

Aside from enhancements, two new characters will be included – Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. Also included is a new Encore Mode and expanded 4-player Competition Mode.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA will soon be hosting a special panel at SXSW. “Gotta Go Fast: The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Panel” will take place today at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM in the UK / 9:30 PM in Europe. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Social Media Manager Aaron Webber, Sonic Product Development Director Austin Keys, Sonic Mania Animation Director Tyson Hesse and TV Animation Production Coordinator Jasmin Hernandez will be present for the panel.

In a press note sent out today, it was mentioned that SEGA “will discuss the future of the franchise, and some exciting new projects and collaborations.” If anything Nintendo or Switch-related happens to be announced, we’ll let you know. You can also watch the panel as it happens in the live stream below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA has released another new Japanese trailer for Valkyria Chronicles 4. This one shows off various terrain and stage hazards like mines and weather conditions:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

SEGA has narrowed down the release window for Valkyria Chronicles 4 in the west slightly. Though we previously knew it was planned for this year, we can now say it’s coming this fall. That applies to both North America and Europe.

Retailers have started listing Valkyria Chronicles 4 for October 16. However, we don’t believe there’s much merit as that’s just a placeholder data.

You can access Valkyria Chronicles 4’s new English website here.

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