SEGA & Atlus E3 2016 lineup revealed

[Barry the Nomad]

http://segabits.com/blog/2016/06/07/sega-and-atlus-e3-2016-line-up-revealed/

London, June 7th – SEGA and ATLUS are gearing up for a memorable E3 with a diverse range of awesome titles available to see or play around the show! We’ll take you to the Grimdark future with behind closed doors presentations of Relic Entertainment’s futuristic strategy epic; Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, which you’ll also be able to catch at the PC Gamer Show on 13 th June. We’ll transport you back in time to the mean streets of 1980s Tokyo with Yakuza 0, before fast forwarding to modern day Japan and a world where the ordinary clashes with the extraordinary, in the hotly anticipated ATLUS title, Persona 5. Both will have a presence on the show floor at the SEGA & ATLUS stand located in the West Hall, Booth #4810.Sonic is back for E3 2016 with Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, playable on the stand along with the forthcoming dragon hunting RPG tale, 7 th Dragon III Code: VFD. E3 takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Centre from June 14 th – June 16 th, 2016 and this year is an historic year in gaming terms as it will be the first E3 collaboration between SEGA and subsidiary company, ATLUS, who will share a stand on the show floor.
“Over the last few years SEGA have acquired Relic Entertainment and ATLUS and the results are evident now, with what is one of the strongest line-ups we have had at E3 for quite a few years,” said Jurgen Post, COO For SEGA Europe Ltd. “Being able to show Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III to the world’s media for the first time, while allowing show-goers to experience hugely popular titles like Yakuza 0 underlines the direction the business is moving in.”
To hear more about SEGA and ATLUS’ presence at E3 2016, use the contact details below or for more information about SEGA or ATLUS, log on to www.sega.co.uk or www.atlus.com .

Hey, it beats last year. Oh wait...

[Tad]

Not trying to be negative, but I'm really struggling to find anything but Sonic's anniversary game to get excited about from SEGA at the moment. Yakuza is good, but nothing that really jumps out at me.

[Sharky]

It's a good line up, I mean bar Sonic Fire and Ice all of those games are very likely quality titles. But the one thing the line up is missing is a suprise announcement.  I think SEGA should strive to have at least one surprise at each E3. Doesn't have to be anything wild... Just something new.

[MercenaryOne]

Nothing to be excited for on this list. I never heard of 7th Dragon, never played a Persona game in my life as they don't look appealing to me. Never liked Yakuza, and Sonic is tired and old. I however will get Warhammer DOW 3 when its on sale for 75% off on Steam, so about 9 months after it releases.

[max_cady]

Well, I'm excited about Yakuza 0. Gotta have something to hold me over until Shenmue 3. I wonder if they have plans to release Persona 5 in Europe. There's been certainly a lot of chatter on the web over it.

[Barry the Nomad]

I get that never hearing of a game would lessen one's excitement (lord knows SEGA isn't the best at marketing their stuff) but writing off 7th Dragon because you've never heard of it is a bit unfair.

I'd suggest giving George's impressions a listen and checking out the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzdn75UoYE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_scKMvszmY

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While I do think that this year's show is missing that one BIG title, which will undoubtably turn out to be the Sonic 25th Anniversary game which will be revealed at the fan event in July, everything on display looks to be good to great. I've been hearing positive things about Fire & Ice, it's far better than the first 3DS game. Yakuza 0 and 7th Dragon, having already released in Japan, have received good scores, and Persona 5 is sure to be great. Warhammer, while not a game SEGA fans are yearning for, will also be good.

[MercenaryOne]

7th Dragon doesn't look too bad. Not something I would buy if I owned a DS, maybe borrow from a friend or rent.

[Sharky]

It's actually a very soild line up as is... If they announce one more game, I'll be really happy. Sonic would be nice.

I mean, at least it's not Nintendo's barebones line up.

[Sieghardt]

If they have anything to announce it'll probably be at sony/MS/nintendo's show

[Tad]

Just a thought, but maybe it's because SEGA are missing a big Western title?

RTS games have their audience and so do Japanese games, but there's no Alien Isolation 2 or anything designed by a western development team that caters to our side of the globe.

[TimmiT]

While I do think that this year's show is missing that one BIG title, which will undoubtably turn out to be the Sonic 25th Anniversary game which will be revealed at the fan event in July, everything on display looks to be good to great. I've been hearing positive things about Fire & Ice, it's far better than the first 3DS game. Yakuza 0 and 7th Dragon, having already released in Japan, have received good scores, and Persona 5 is sure to be great. Warhammer, while not a game SEGA fans are yearning for, will also be good.

Persona 5 would be the one BIG title. It's been in development for a long time and it shows, you can tell just by how much effort they put into the game's stylistic visuals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZtJmt85ns

It's also incredibly hyped up by gaming press and Persona has gotten a pretty big fanbase online thanks to Persona 3 and especially 4 slowly getting more and more popular.

[Phantasos]

Persona 5 would be the one BIG title. It's been in development for a long time and it shows, you can tell just by how much effort they put into the game's stylistic visuals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZtJmt85ns

It's also incredibly hyped up by gaming press and Persona has gotten a pretty big fanbase online thanks to Persona 3 and especially 4 slowly getting more and more popular.

I'm pretty sure he was talking about a Sega title.

Persona 5 is absolutely monumental but not so much for Sega fans.

[TimmiT]

I'm pretty sure he was talking about a Sega title.

Persona 5 is absolutely monumental but not so much for Sega fans.

Atlus is Sega though :V


It's also clear that Atlus games are getting more attention at E3 than Sega is. So much so that they're calling it the Atlus booth.

[Nei]

It's a solid line up and very Japanese. Imagine if the 3 special announcements were the new Sonic title, Shenmue HD and PSO2 finally coming west...that would be a classy return to form!

[Barry the Nomad]

A new Sonic title will be revealed at the July event, no question. An E3 tease is possible... but I'm going to say unlikely. Shenmue HD is, I feel, too far out if it IS happening. I feel 2017 is a safer bet. PSO2 is dead in the water for all we know, I can't see SEGA announcing it at E3.