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Atlus has filed a lawsuit against a group of Shin Megami Tensei fans for creating and operating servers for its defunct Shin Megami Tensei MMO ‘Imagine Online'. The game shut down back in 2016, but fan servers have kept the game alive in the years since.  Over the years, many …

Ahead of its release on the 21st of October, pre-orders for the PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch versions of Persona 5 Royal have gone live. As part of this however, it has been discovered that the PlayStation 5 release of Persona 5 Royal will not offer cross-saves with the previous-gen …

Atlus has been making Shin Megami Tensei spin-offs for decades at this point, and usually, those spin-offs end up being just as, if not more popular than the main series. This has been the case with Persona in recent years and now, Atlus is looking to recapture that with Soul …

The Persona franchise has had a long and storied history with PlayStation, aligning and associating themselves with the console manufacturer when it comes to major mainline releases. Such was the case with Persona 5 (although it did release across two generations of systems). This will reportedly not be the case …

Persona is one of the highest rated JRPG franchises of all time, seeing global fanfare and abundant excitement anytime a mainline game is announced. Thanks to its structure, Persona games are perfect for pickup and play sessions, and so it is exciting to see that Persona fans may soon find …

Atlus capped off 2021 with the release of its latest major JRPG,  Shin Megami Tensei V for the Nintendo Switch, but it looks like the studio won't be slowing down in 2022. This week, one of the studio's creative leads teased that another major title should be heading our way …

Square Enix has never been afraid to cross over its Final Fantasy games with different franchises. This is even more so the case with the publisher’s mobile efforts. Following in the footsteps of its older brother, War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be crossing over with the …

While the Persona series has historically been linked to PlayStation systems, the Shin Megami Tensei franchise has most commonly been associated with Nintendo consoles. The lines have been blurring recently however with Persona 4 Golden coming to PC and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster releasing for a modern …

While the Persona sub franchise has only gained mainstream popularity following the release of Persona 5 in 2017 (2016 in Japan), the series has existed for over 25 years now. In celebration of this birthday, developers ATLUS have launched a new website – teasing 7 new projects. The website, which …

Last year, SEGA surprisingly brought Persona 4 Golden over to Steam, breaking the much-loved JRPG from its PS Vita prison. The game saw quick success, selling 500,000 copies in its first month. Just over a year after its initial launch, the game has now been confirmed to have sold over …

Following the overwhelming success of Persona 5, all eyes are on Atlus’ next major title: Shin Megami Tensei V. Announced all the way back in January of 2017, very little has been seen of the game. That said, it has been confirmed to finally be coming in 2021, with a …

ATLUS is known for producing high quality JRPGs however the studio has had many of its games somewhat limited by their release structures, either being exclusive to certain consoles, or seeing a staggered global release. For the studio’s future games, publisher SEGA is hoping to change the way it releases …

Two weeks ago, the upcoming remaster of Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne was rated by the ESRB, indicating a release date announcement very soon. This week, we got official confirmation, with Atlus announcing that the remastered cult-classic JRPG will be releasing on the 25th of May for PC and consoles.  …

The Shin Megami Tensei series is one of Atlus’ most loved properties. The franchise which eventually led to the spin-off series Persona, Shin Megami Tensei takes on a much darker tone. Unfortunately, none of the games are currently available on modern hardware, although thanks to an ESRB rating, Shin Megami …

Ever since Persona 5 launched in late 2016 to great success, Atlus and SEGA have continued to release a number of spin-off titles set in the same universe. One of the more exciting releases was Persona 5 Scramble, which takes Persona’s typical turn-based fighting and turns it completely on its …

Last month, Atlus brought Persona 4 Golden to PC, officially bringing the highly rated JRPG to a non-PlayStation platform for the first time. Now, we know just how well the game has performed on PC, with Atlus announcing that the game has hit 500,000 players on PC.  The milestone was …

Persona 4 Golden is now officially available on PC following on from some rumours earlier this week. The enhanced version of Persona 4 originally released for the PlayStation Vita back in 2012 but it is now available on another platform for the first time.  Persona 4 Golden went on to …

Yesterday, we reported that the PC Gaming Show, which is set to take place on the 13th of June, would be seeing an appearance from Atlus – the Japanese studio behind the Persona series. Thanks to multiple sources, it would appear as though the title that Atlus is planning to announce …

The PC Gaming Show is an annual event dedicated to all things PC. This year’s event was originally scheduled for the 6th of June, before being delayed to the 13th due to the ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Following the announcement of the revised date, PC …

When Persona 5 was first released in 2017, the JRPG quickly became a fan favourite, becoming one of the highest rated games on the PlayStation 4. With Persona 5 Royal set to release later this month, the review embargo for the enhanced edition of Persona 5 has been lifted revealing …

Persona 5 Royal, the enhanced version of the 2017 JRPG has finally received a Western release date. The game has already been available in Japan since the 31st of October, but Western fans have been eagerly anticipating the announcement of its release in the West. After nearly two weeks of …

Following the exciting unveiling of Persona 5: The Royal for PlayStation 4, fans of the series turned their heads towards Persona 5 S in hopes of the game finally hitting Nintendo Switch. Officially dubbed Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, the game will indeed be hitting Nintendo's hybrid handheld alongside …

After months of teasing, Atlus has finally lifted the lid on what to expect from Persona 5: The Royal. As expected, the new game features many comprehensive upgrades to the original, but will sadly see a staggered release date worldwide. Announced during the lengthily-titled ‘Persona Super Live P-Sound Street 2019: …

Atlus is just weeks away from unveiling more about Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5S, but that hasn’t satiated fan-demand to see Persona 3 and 4 come to modern platforms. Although the studio quite obviously has its roadmap filled for the time being, director Naoto Hiraoka has revealed that …

Persona fans are getting impatient with the endless teasing from developer Atlus, but there isn’t too much longer to wait for all to be revealed. Persona 5: The Royal finally be unveiled on the first day of its game-themed concert, while the second and final day will debut the mysterious …

Originally announced in December last year, Atlus stated that it was set to reveal more about its mysterious Persona 5 R over the weekend, following the conclusion of its anime finale. Fully titled Persona 5: The Royale, the upcoming RPG is set to feature a female character that fundamentally disagrees …

Atlus is known for giving its Persona franchise the enhanced treatment, releasing Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden with new content on top of the respective base games. It seems as though the developer is set to continue this effort with Persona 5 R, alongside potential as-of-yet unannounced spin-offs. …

As great as Persona 5 is, the game is held back slightly by being limited to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. Many fans managed to work around this by using the RPCS3 PS3 emulator, but it seems this caught the unwanted attention of Atlus, who attempted to file …

Update: After much criticism from fans and content creators, Atlus this week announced that it would be loosening up a bit on its streaming and YouTube video rules for Persona 5. Initially, Atlus did not want streamers or video makers showing any boss fights, any story spoilers or any content …

Persona 5 has been delayed until the summer of next year, according to a new trailer for the game that launched today. The game will now hit the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in 2016, though publisher, Atlus, originally expected the game to release before the end of this year. …