E3 Gameplay Footage of Dragon Canyon

E3 Gameplay Footage of Dragon Canyon

By Solo Wing |

Segabits has posted some new footage of Dragon Canyon, along with footage of two other tracks from Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The videos include footage of the Dragon Canyon track being raced as Vyse from Skies of Arcadia and...

Crimson Dragon Has Been Delayed

By Solo Wing |

Microsoft Japan announced today that the Japanese release of Crimson Dragon has been delayed. On the Xbox Japan website a notice was posted saying that they apologise to customers who were looking forward to the original release date (the 13th of...

New Fan Art of Lagi

By Solo Wing |

Squeedge Monster has submitted a new piece of fan art. The picture is of Lagi in one of his earliest forms from Panzer Dragoon Zwei, but more shiny than usual. More of Squeedge Monster’s drawings can be viewed on deviantArt. I have...

Sega's E3 2012 Lineup

Sega's E3 2012 Lineup

By Solo Wing |

Sega has announced their roster of titles to be shown at E3 2012. Among the lineup you’ll find their new racing game, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, which features a track called Dragon Canyon based around the Panzer Dragoon series....

Crimson Dragon Websites

By Solo Wing |

Some of these websites have been around for a while now, while others contain fresh content. The first site is the Grounding Inc. site, the official website of the creators of Crimson Dragon. There are English and Japanese versions, although...

Crimson Dragon Concept Art and Screenshots

By Solo Wing |

This news entry doesn’t contain any content that’s particularly new; it can be seen as a summary previously released content. I’ve added all of the concept art and screenshots of Crimson Dragon that have been released so far to The Will of the...

Azel Doll and Orta Cosplay

Azel Doll and Orta Cosplay

By Solo Wing |

This news entry consists of a backlog of content that I have been meaning to add for some time. Firstly, I’d like to apologise to Razia for the delay in adding the photos of her custom made Azel doll. That’s what happens when I don’t check my...

Crimson Dragon in Other Regions

By Solo Wing |

As previously revealed, Crimson Dragon will be released on June the 13th in Japan. According to the website of Grounding Inc., the release date for Crimson Dragon in other regions will be later than the Japanese release date. Google Translate...

Pattergo and Urchins

Pattergo and Urchins

By Solo Wing |

Here are two new encyclopaedia entries that I have created. They’re about two of the enemies that Edge and his dragon encounter in the valley area of Panzer Dragoon Saga, Pattergo and Urchins. The entries contain information on both the male and...

Crimson Dragon Release Date and Price Announced

Crimson Dragon Release Date and Price Announced

By Solo Wing |

Famitsu has revealed the release date of Crimson Dragon, the upcoming rail shooter for Xbox Live Arcade from Yukio Futatsugi. The game will be released on the 13th of June, 2012. Not very far away at all! The Google translation of Famitsu says...

Cameos in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Cameos in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

By Draikin |

We were pleasantly surprised to see that Sega and Sumo Digital’s recently announced Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed contains a race track called “Dragon Canyon” dedicated entirely to the Panzer Dragoon series. In the recent videos they’ve...

The White Phantom

By Solo Wing |

This may be old news to some of you, but it only recently came to my attention. While browsing the Game Marketplace on my Xbox 360 I came across the following text which describes Crimson Dragon. The description is also available on Microsoft’s...

More Encyclopaedia Entries

More Encyclopaedia Entries

By Solo Wing |

I’ve created encyclopaedia entries for two of my favourite monster types in the Panzer Dragoon series, Baldors and Lathums. The baldors entry also includes information about the queen baldors that Edge and his dragon encounter in Panzer Dragoon...

The Ancient Factions

By Solo Wing |

I’ve created new encyclopaedia entries for the two Ancient factions mentioned in the guide book translations (see previous news entry). The Technology Preservation Faction represented those who supported the Towers and biotechnology of the old...

Panzer Dragoon Saga Guide Translations

Panzer Dragoon Saga Guide Translations

By Draikin |

For its release in Japan, Panzer Dragoon Saga had been accompanied by a total of three different guide books. However, none of those made it to the Western market and the details they contained about the game’s storyline were never translated....

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

By Solo Wing |

Sega has announced a sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing which will launch on multiple platforms later in the year. Named Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the great thing about this game is that it will include a whole level based...

Donation Method Change

By Solo Wing |

Due to legal and regulatory constraints, I’ve removed the site’s PayPal Donate button mentioned in the last update. However, if you want to help out with paying the hosting bill, you can still do so by using PayPal’s “Send Money” feature. I’ve...

Donate to Support The Will of the Ancients

By Solo Wing |

I’ve set up a PayPal Donate button (the orange button to the left) where you can now make a donation towards keeping The Will of the Ancients online. I enjoy running this site and helping to keep the Panzer Dragoon spirit alive by maintaining...

Panzer Dragoon Miniatures

By Solo Wing |

I’ve added some photos of miniatures created by Kazutake to The Will of the Ancients. These photos have been online for some time now, but finding them was difficult for English speaking Panzer Dragoon fans who had to navigate their way through...

The Will of the Ancients 4 and New Encyclopaedia

The Will of the Ancients 4 and New Encyclopaedia

By Solo Wing |

There seems to be something about the number four and the Panzer Dragoon series. Not only are there four games in the main series, but each game title (with the exception of the original) contains a word with four letters (Zwei, Mini, Saga, Orta),...

RIP Moebius 1938-2012

RIP Moebius 1938-2012

By Solo Wing |

The French comic artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius, has passed away at age 73. Moebius was an inspiration for the Panzer Dragoon series, with members of Team Andromeda being big fans of his work. Sega commissioned Moebius to create some...

A Change of Focus

By Solo Wing |

Following the latest news about Crimson Dragon, I have decided to cover the game on The Will of the Ancients alongside the Panzer Dragoon series. Some of you may be displeased by the news, fearing that Crimson Dragon is too different from...