SEGA Japan have entered a deal with New One Studio to publish it’s FMV game The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II on PC and Switch in Japan later in 2026.
Described as a “court adventure”, The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II sees you navigating a highly volatile period environment as you try to work your way to becoming a Chinese Empress. The game features extensive 4K live action video sequences starring a cast of famous C-drama talent. You can watch the first trailer for the game below:
The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress I released in September 2025, selling over a million copies within 2 weeks of being on sale. The first game is available in English on Steam and was published by New One Studio and Ariel in Western territories. This arrangement will continue for The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II, but only in Western territories. SEGA will only publish the sequel in Japan and certain Asian territories. A bundle of the first 2 games will be made available too.
You can wishlist The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II on Steam right now.
Fancy a couple of independet Dreamcast adventure games for a low price? Hucast are currently selling a double-pack of Elansar & Philia for only 10 euros. You can click here to go to the listing on their online shop.
The two adventure games are first person puzzle affairs in a similar vein to PC classic Myst. Support for the Dreamcast mouse is also included.
All games in the Hucast online store are currently reduced so if you’ve been waiting to grab a certain something then now is the time to visit. Why not grab the best version of DUX (1.5) or vertical shmup Ghost Blade for EUR 29.66?
Snatcher marks Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima’s second time as a video game director. The game was originally released in 1988 and was remastered and translated into English only once. The English language version of Snatcher appeared on the Mega-CD in 1994 and since Kojima’s breakout success with Metal Gear Solid, the game is become a highly sought-after title.
Now here’s an interesting little development (even if it is only slightly related to SEGA)!
Key developers behind Mega-CD and Saturn game ‘Snatcher’ have joined forces to create a new Japanese adventure game called Blakemore. The game is set in a steampunk, alternate universe version of London.
The game is being directed by Jeremy Blaustein, the man responsible for the English-language version of Snatcher on Mega-CD (this has been the only time the game was ever available in English). Art is being handled by Satoshi Yoshioka who worked as the character designer on the original Snatcher and music is being handled by Motoaki Furukawa who did the soundtrack for the original Snatcher.
Snatcher is famous for being Hideo Kojima’s second ever game and features some small references to Metal Gear. Curiously, David Hayter is being brought on board for Blakemore (famous for voicing Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid) to voice one of the characters.
If you’re interested in helping the development of Blakemore you can back the game on Kickstarter. The game is due for release on PC and MAC in early 2015. Click here to go straight to the Kickstarter page.
Ron Gilbert and Double Fine’s adventure game The Cave is now available for iOS devices. The game is priced at a vastly reduced £2.99 which is considerably cheaper than the XBLA and PSN versions.
Also on the SEGA Blog is an interview with Ron Gilbert that discusses the challenges in bringing the game to mobile devices. Check it out by clicking here.
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