Atlus USA has started an interesting new feature over on its official website called the Production Diaries. Two times a month — every 15th and final day of each month — Atlus will post a new production diary entry sharing various details and behind-the-scenes secrets about upcoming titles. The first entry, which went up late last week, focuses on the alternate-reality WWII Xbox 360 SRPG Operation Darkness, with Project Coordinator Sammy Matsushima and Editor Jason Ruper discussing the locali
A current list of 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit exhibitors was released today along with confirmation that there will be over 4,000 in attendance for the event. Not surprisingly but still notably absent from the list were developers Activision, NCSoft, Foundation 9 and Atlus. id Software is also not on the list, but they've made no formal statement concerning E3, while LucasArts continues to remain present despite declining to renew its membership with ESA. Here's the list of exhibitors c
El imperio Erion está en ruinas y mientras las batallas aniquilaban una civilización, muchos trataban, sin suerte, para recuperar su majestusa reliquia, el Cristal de Cauldrón. Todos los que lucharon por encontrar esta joya mágica tuvieron diferentes destinos los cuales es tu misión descubrir.  La Esfera de Odin, una aventura mágica llena de color y fantasÃa enpieza en el ático de una casa normal en donde una niña decide leer el libro que detalla la historia de lo que fue un gran imperio
Ar Tonelico reprint coming; Ar Tonelico 2 possibly coming stateside
Ah, ’tis the year of RPG reprints. One of the last high-valued RPGs on the PS2, Ar Tonelico, is getting a reprint later this month — a preorder page is now available on Rosenqueen, NIS America’s online shop. Just a few months ago, Atlus reissued the obscenely rare Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga 1. Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne is available from both Play-Asia and Amazon (where it goes in and out of stock). Until today, original prints of Ar Tonelico had been pushing around
Atlus also published Growlanser, a real time strategy/RPG from the creators of the classic Langrisser series, Career Soft. After the success of the first game, they acquired Career Soft, who developed the second through fifth installments in-house. In October 30, 2007, it was acquired by the Index Holdings enterprise.
Atlus U.S.A.
Atlus U.S.A., established in 1991, is the American subsidiary of Japanese video game publisher Atlus. Atlus U.S.A. publishes games created by Atlus Co., Ltd. as well as by other developers. Atlus U.S.A. is strictly a publisher, ofttimes localizing obscure or niche titles from other Japanese developers. Atlus U.S.A operates from Irvine, California.
They released Revelations: Persona for PlayStation and Revelations: The Demon Slayer for Game Boy Color, translations of their parent company's main series, Shin Megami Tensei.
One of Atlus U.S.A.'s most known work in the United States is their localization of the cult classic Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, which was created by Nippon Ichi Software. They are also known for publishing the tactical role-playing game Tactics Ogre and Game Boy Advance remakes of the Kunio-kun and Double Dragon games for Million (a company composed of former Technos Japan Corp. employees). Other notable titles include Snowboard Kids and Snowboard Kids 2 for the Nintendo 64 and most recently, Odin Sphere and the Trauma Center series.
In 2004, in collaboration with Sting and Bandai, Atlus U.S.A. released Riviera: The Promised Land, an RPG for the Game Boy Advance. In the Fall of 2006, Atlus U.S.A., once again along with Sting, released Yggdra Union, a strategy RPG for the Game Boy Advance.
Jack Frost
Jack Frost is the mascot of Atlus. He resembles a snowman, but has teeth, a tail, no nose, and wears a joker hat and shoes. His catchphrase is "Hee-Ho". He has appeared in several Atlus games, including several entries in the Shin Megami Tensei series and Jack Bros. He is a hidden character in the both the American and Japanese versions of SBK: Snowboard Kids, but has a larger role in the Japanese version.
Jack Frost has derived a family in its universe and more relatives were created since Shin Megami Tensei II. Such as King Frost, Frost 5 Senshi (warriors (of justice)), Ja-aku Frost (Black Frost), etc.
Jack Frost also makes a cameo appearance as a button/brooch on the clothing of the gunner class in Etrian odyssey II, another game by Atlus.
