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Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance was officially revealed during the Nintendo Direct on February 21. The game is launching on Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC--and preorders are already open for most platforms. Vengeance is an updated version of Shin Megami Tensei 5, which launched exclusively for Switch in November 2021. That means this marks the first time Xbox, PlayStation, and PC owners will get to check out the adventure. Along with the original story, Vengeance includes a whole new storyline and…

The very first Megami Tensei game, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, finally has a full translation, thanks to some intrepid fans. You might be saying, “but it already has one,” but this isn’t the one you’re thinking of. This is the game created in 1987 for Japanese home computers by Telenet. The Megami Tensei series is best known as a series of games by Atlus, which would eventually expand to Shin Megami Tensei, which includes the Persona series. The series actually began being based on a series of novels by Aya…

Without warning, preorders for an English translation of the Shin Megami Tensei tabletop RPG rulebook went live on Amazon this week. The Shin Megami Tensei: The Roleplaying Game has existed in Japan since 1993 and has seen numerous editions and revisions over the years, but no versions have been localized in English, making the English release's sudden appearance on Amazon all the more exciting.Neither Sega, Atlus, nor the rulebook's publisher have announced the full details on the release, but the Amazon…

Nintendo Switch owners looking for a lengthy RPG to sink dozens of hours into should definitely consider picking up Shin Megami Tensei V. The Switch exclusive is one of the best turn-based RPGs of the past few years, and right now it's on sale for a tremendous price. You can pick up Shin Megami Tensei V for just $20 at GameStop. This is the best-ever price for the stellar turn-based RPG. This deal is part of GameStop's Summer Sale, a rival sale to Prime Day 2023.Shin Megami Tensei V features a…

It’s July 1, 2023 at Anime Expo Several weeks ago, Atlus unveiled the existence of a Shin Megami Tensei 30th anniversary concert called “Band of Shadows.” Held at Anime Expo 2023 in July in Los Angeles, this is billed as the “first ever live anniversary concert for Atlus in the west.” It’ll focus on Shin Megami Tensei works, and not the Persona series: the focus of most of the company’s concert-based events in the past. Interestingly, the concert is also getting the backing of voice actors from the series who will…

Nintendo Switch owners looking for a lengthy RPG to sink dozens of hours into should definitely consider picking up Shin Megami Tensei V. The Switch exclusive is one of the best turn-based RPGs of the past few years, and right now it's on sale for a tremendous price. You can pick up Shin Megami Tensei V for just $30 at Amazon. This matches the game's best price ever that was previously offered during last year's Black Friday sales event.Shin Megami Tensei V features a demon-infested wasteland, the…

Christmas is around the corner, and if you still haven't gotten a gift for the RPG fan in your life, good news! One combination of style and substance has been discounted substantially, as Shin Megami Tensei V is now down to just $30 at Amazon and GameStop. Shin Megami Tensei V features a demon-infested wasteland, the high-risk, the high-reward Press Turn Battle System, and an expansive story set in the world of post-apocalyptic Tokyo.Shin Megami Tensei V was on sale for $35 around…

Three decades of demons Atlus has shared a new piece of 30th anniversary Shin Megami Tensei art on their official Twitter account, and they have a lot to celebrate. That’s three decades of demon summoning, spinoffs, and success wrapped up in one tweet, with a few classic demons worked into the logo (like Jack Frost, Pyro Jack, and Pixie) to boot. As Atlus points out, the series began in Japan on October 30, 1992: a sufficiently spooky release window, inline with the dark themes that the series typically plays with.…

MM(n)O Publisher Atlus has taken the somewhat brutish step of filing suit against a party of Shin Megami Tensei fans who allegedly created an unofficial server for the now-defunct SMT MMO, Imagine. In related news, a fan server, titled “ReImagine” has been operating since 2020, but has now, understandably, been taken offline. The suit was initially spotted by Twitter user “Marsh”. According to the lawsuit, (viewable here at CourtListener) Atlus is seeking around $25,000 per copyright violation, citing the “irreparable…

I’m Already a Demon (Summoner) I’ll be honest, I’ve been stumped for a while trying to come up with a fitting theme for this Destructoid Draws. So far, the Encore series has been trying to mirror the original one. Dream Crossovers was the tock to Favorite Franchises’ tick. Favorite Sidekicks naturally followed from Favorite Villains. And, uh… we did Guilty Gear twice. As a treat. But this time around, I did not know how to follow up the fourth ever Destructoid Draws: OC Mega Man Robot Masters. That one was something…