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kenshin-dono:
aww man. i was quickly skimming some past Sankaku pages to see if they had pics of cosplayers from TGS and found this article:

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/08/31/atlus-is-no-more/


I guess Atlus is being shut down? Has anyone heard about this? Their website still seems up and i dont see anything about it there. Thats kinda sad if they are closing their doors. They're the guys that brought us persona and brought over the first Disgaea, as well as good stuff like Odins sphere, growlanser, Stella Deus, ect. They also came out with 3d.game heroes recently which is fun.

I think they were working on a couple games.. persona 5 and some other stuff. I wonder if that will still get a release. Supposedly they're being absorbed by some parent company but i have no idea what that means in the end, or if they'll keep bringing old school style rpgs over.

Just thought id share for those who hadn't heard yet,a nd see if anyone had more info on what the deal is here

phufham:
according to wikipedia "On 30 August 2010, Index Holding announced that Atlus would no longer be an independent company and would be under their direct control".

guess that means they will still be doing the games, and in the link you posted it says "However, it has also been announced that future game releases by the consolidated company will continue to use the “Atlus” brand where appropriate – its history as a distinct entity is at an end though".

guess that means atlus is going to be gone but its name lives on kinda thing

tomoya-kun:
Does that mean the developers are different for subsequent games?

Temuthril:

--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on September 23, 2010, 04:54:23 AM ---I guess Atlus is being shut down? Has anyone heard about this? Their website still seems up and i dont see anything about it there. Thats kinda sad if they are closing their doors. They're the guys that brought us persona and brought over the first Disgaea, as well as good stuff like Odins sphere, growlanser, Stella Deus, ect. They also came out with 3d.game heroes recently which is fun.
I think they were working on a couple games.. persona 5 and some other stuff. I wonder if that will still get a release. Supposedly they're being absorbed by some parent company but i have no idea what that means in the end, or if they'll keep bringing old school style rpgs over.

--- End quote ---
You're mixing up the localization company (Atlus USA) and the Atlus that makes the games. Different entities.

SeventyX7:
Atlus Japan actually MAKES all the Shin Megami Tensei games, not just publishes them, so this is pretty sad.  If this news affects anything, it would be the creation of those games.

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