Atlus To Be Sold as Parent Company Hits Bankruptcy
Bloomberg states that Index Corporation is facing stock market delisting on July 28th, causing them to have to bid off subsidiary parts of the company such as Atlus. Bidding starts next week and total sales of the Corporation's assets are expected to earn around $149 million. Atlus is responsible for…
Persona 5 Domain Name Registered
 The Persona series has gained some steam since Persona 3, but reached critical mass after the release of Persona 4. Part of the long-running Shin Megami Tensei umbrella, Persona is a spin-off that has been going since 1996. With the recent remake Persona 4: Golden and Fighting game spin off Persona 4:…
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl Announced
A new challenge for the map-making, labyrinth-crawling fans of the first-person Etrian Odyssey RPG series will be available from ATLUS this fall. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (EOU) offers two full length experiences: The expanded story mode takes players on a journey to unravel the mystery of the Yggdrasil Tree's…
Atlus, Old School Games To Bring Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D. To PC And Consoles This Summer
Gamers won't have to wait until the afterlife to join the ranks of the R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department). ATLUS and Old School Games today announced that they will partner to develop a downloadable game for Steam, Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN based on the upcoming 3D supernatural action-adventure, R.I.P.D.,…
Daylight: Next-Gen Horror Game from ATLUS and Zombie Studios
  The next-gen will be a scary place thanks to Daylight, a psychological thriller built on Unreal Engine 4. Developed by Zombie Studios and published worldwide by ATLUS, Daylight will release in early 2014 simultaneously for the PC and as a console exclusive for the PlayStation 4. Only the bravest…
Persona 4 Arena Review
Taking a sharp left turn in direction for the long-running series, Persona 4 Arena takes a much loved RPG and converts it into a beat-em-up. This kind of change can break a series, destroying a cherished canon or making fans feel lost and jaded in response. There isn't much cross…
Dragon’s Crown Character Trailers: Hot Elf On Dwarf Action
Dragon's Crown, either famous or infamous depending on your viewpoint on its character design, has two new trailers showcasing two of the six playable classes. the dwarf and the elf. First up, the dwarf. Combining the mighty power of Thor with the ridiculous preportions of a Rob Liefeld drawing, he…
Customize Dragon’s Crown with Voice Pack DLC – Free for the First Month
Dragon's Crown, the multiplayer action beat-em-up from ATLUS will offer players the ability to customize their story with different narrator voices from each of the six playable characters in the game: Amazon, Dwarf, Elf, Fighter, Sorceress, and Wizard. These character voices replace the game's original narration with their own distinct…
Zeno Clash II Review
Zeno Clash II is, rather unsurprisingly the sequel to Zeno Clash, the first-person fighting game released back in 2009. Developed by ACE team and published by Atlus, Zeno Clash II takes us back into the fictional fantasy world called Zenozoik. The game’s creators describe the world as ‘stonepunk’ and it…
Shin Megami Tensai 4 Gameplay Trailer – The Samurai Way
Atlus is proud to bring to fans and newcomers of the Shin Megami Tensai series a small look into SMT IV coming out soon on the 3DS. The role of the samurai is to protect the people of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado from the demons. To do this will…
2D Reigns in the North American Cover and Art Book for Dragon’s Crown
The unveiling of the North American game cover for Dragon's Crown puts the vibrant, watercolour-esque art style of renowned game artist and Vanillaware president George Kamitani on full display. Brave adventurers who pre-order the 2D multiplayer hack-and-slash beat 'em up will also receive the Dragon's Crown Artworks: a limited edition…
Shin Megami Tensei IV Website Now Live
The next game in line in the Shin Megami Univerise, Shin Megami Tensei IV is set to be released on the Nintendo eShop and in the stores on July, 16 2013. The website now live has loads of information about the games prologue, characters, world, mechanics and all the different types…
Persona 4 Arena Story Teaser Trailer
  Finally, Europe is getting what the rest of the world has had for nearly a year, Persona 4 Arena is coming soon and if this teaser trailer is anything to go by it's going to be intense! Make sure to keep up to date with VGU as well will be…
GOD MODE – Review
GOD MODE is a 4 player co-op 3rd person shooter which is set in Hades (hell in a toga basically). You play an undead warrior trying to break out of hell… and that is really all there is to it. If you are a fan of stories in you games…
Zeno Clash II Now Available On Steam
Your stonepunk (it's a word, trust us) fix is here with the release of Zeno Clash II, now available on Steam. The first-person brawler, lets players explore the bizarre world of Zenozoik and punch everything and everyone in their path. There are three versions of Zeno Clash II on the Steam store…
Zeno Clash II Gameplay Trailer
  Atlus and ACE Team present to all you fighters out there a gameplay trailer showcasing the first few minutes of Zeno Clash II. Improved combat, an emphasis on exploration and a large new world awaits you on your journey of discovery and kick ass action. So what do you…
GOD MODE is Out Now for XBLA and Steam and Coming Soon to PSN
  "Sorry for the bad news: You are dead. But not all is lost, as in the purgatory that you now find yourself; you have a chance at redemption and eternal life. All you need to do is survive The Maze of Hades. You are the descendent of an ancient…
Persona 4 Arena Limited Edition Revealed
Persona 4 is coming to Europe and recently Sony have revealed what will be in the Limited edition bundle that up until now has remained unconfirmed! This limited edition is only available via the Zen Store, so if you are a massive Persona 4 fan we at VGU highly recommend…
ATLUS’s Shin Megami Tensei IV Coming to Nintendo 3DS This Summer
 It's been nearly ten years since the last chapter closed in the original Shin Megami Tensei® role playing game (RPG) series, but the long wait is nearly over. Developed the ATLUS team, Shin Megami Tensei IV (SMTIV) features powerful new demons, expansive dungeons, epic story arcs with branching plot lines, game-altering…
Persona 4 Arena’s Pre-Order and Pre-Order Bonus Available Now!
Pre-order players for Persona 4 Arena will receive an exclusive Limited Edition bonus content pack, including the Official Arranged Soundtrack with exclusive artwork and Digital Fan Pack! These will unfortunately be strictly limited to pre-ordering customers and will not be available past day-one sales so if you are a fan…
Dragon’s Crown a New ATLUS PSVita Title
Dragon's Crown Players 1-4 2D Action RPG PSVITA & PS3 Dragon's Crown is a new game set to come out on PSVita and PlayStation 3 developed by Vanillaware. The game sets around a labyrinth which magical wielders try to find a treasure called the Dragon's Crown but for some reason this crown…