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Kris

Localization specialist and former Siliconera staff writer. Some of his localizations include entries in the Steins;Gate series, Blue Reflection, and Yo-Kai Watch.

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Mages Producer Masaki Sakari On All Things Phantom Breaker

Recently, Siliconera got a chance to have a brief chat with Mages producer Masaki Sakari about all things Phantom Breaker and what exactly is going on with the fighting game part of the franchise.

Malicious Rebirth: One-on-One On A Battlefield Of Hundreds

Malicious Rebirth is unlike any other action game out there, and if you try to play it like one, you're asking for trouble.

Puzzle & Dragons Beats Forecast In The West, 3DS Version Planned From The Start

Siliconera also inquired about other games like bringing Akiba's Trip 2 overseas and what's going on with the PS3 version of Ragnarok Odyssey Ace.

Mages Trying To Reacquire Rights To Phantom Breaker In The U.S.

"To be quite frank, there have been some goings back and forth between 7Sixty and us," says Mages producer Masaki Sakari.

Unraveling The Mystery Of Lily Bergamo

"The keywords would be a very unique world concept, online features, and smartphone compatibility. Those three things are the main concept."

How Namco Bandai Is Making More Realistic Characters For Tales of Xillia 2

Siliconera had a chance to attend a talk by Tales of Xillia 2 character designer Daigo Okumura about the design of the Tales of Xillia games.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Will Have Localization Changes In The West

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle will have character names changed for the west, Namco Bandai have shared with Siliconera.

Valhalla Knights 3: Half-hearted In Everything But Fanservice

Fanservice is prevalent in Valhalla Knights 3. It's the kind of game that doesn't even bother with blinking or lip flap animations for its characters, but somehow manages to include jiggle physics.

Phantom Breaker: Extra Fixes Some Of The Problems With The Game

The original Phantom Breaker was not a pleasant experience. Phantom Breaker: Extra looks to fix some of the issues that were present in the game.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Devs “Upset” By Fan Reaction To Micro-Transactions

Siliconera asked Namco Bandai's Noriaki Niino if mictro-transactions will still be in the western release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle.