News from 2013

TB Samurai's Fan Art

TB Samurai's Fan Art

By Solo Wing |

I’ve uploaded a batch of fan art created by TB Samuari: All of this art can already be found on deviantART, but is a good to now have it in The Will of the Ancients’ archive.

Grounding "Interested in RPGs For Crimson Dragon"

Grounding "Interested in RPGs For Crimson Dragon"

By Solo Wing |

Speaking with Siliconera at Tokyo Game Show, Yukio Futatsugi told them that Grounding is interested in developing Crimson Dragon RPGs (note the plural) if Crimson Dragon sells well: When we asked Futatsugi what sort of games he would like...

Crimson Dragon US$19.99, Xbox One Exclusive, and More

Crimson Dragon US$19.99, Xbox One Exclusive, and More

By Solo Wing |

News has been posted to Xbox Wire detailing Crimson Dragon’s release. As previously confirmed, the game will be available on November 22, but unfortunately for those who want to play the game on Xbox 360, the game has been confirmed as an Xbox One...

Crimson Dragon Tokyo Game Show 2013 Trailer

Crimson Dragon Tokyo Game Show 2013 Trailer

By Solo Wing |

“When we came here, it was to start again…” Also available on GAME Watch and on our YouTube channel. There’s also some new info in a GAME Watch article which we’ll attempt to translate later (read: Google Translate) to see if it contains...

A Photo of Crimson Dragon at Tokyo Game Show?

A Photo of Crimson Dragon at Tokyo Game Show?

By Solo Wing |

Yukio Futatsugi has posted a photo on Twitter along with the word ‘‘準備できた!” which in English means “Be ready!”. It is very likely that this photo is of Crimson Dragon at Tokyo Game Show.

Crimson Dragon Will Be Playable at Tokyo Game Show

Crimson Dragon Will Be Playable at Tokyo Game Show

By Solo Wing |

Microsoft has announced its lineup for Tokyo Game Show, revealing that there will be eight playable Xbox One titles, Crimson Dragon among them. Tokyo Game Show 2013 takes place on September the 19th until the 22nd. That’s next Thursday until next...

Crimson Dragon to Be Released on November 22

Crimson Dragon to Be Released on November 22

By Solo Wing |

Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox One will be released on November 22. Previously Microsoft announced that the system would launch in November with Crimson Dragon as one of its 23 launch titles; now we have a specific date for when the Xbox One...

New Fan Art of Atolm From Atolm

New Fan Art of Atolm From Atolm

By Solo Wing |

I’ve uploaded a new piece of fan art from Atolm. I have named the picture “Battle With Atolm”. It depicts one of the fights between the two dragons featured in Panzer Dragoon Saga. Although this picture is technically unfinished (and will...

Crimson Dragon Xbox Platform Exclusive or First on Xbox

Crimson Dragon Xbox Platform Exclusive or First on Xbox

By Solo Wing |

Microsoft has posted Xbox One’s lineup on games on Xbox.com. Among the list is Crimson Dragon. Interestingly, Crimson Dragon isn’t listed as an Xbox One exclusive, but as game which will either be exclusive to the Xbox platform or will be released...

November Xbox One Launch Lineup Includes Crimson Dragon

November Xbox One Launch Lineup Includes Crimson Dragon

By Solo Wing |

Gamespot has posted a list of the Xbox One’s launch titles, a list which includes the long-awaited Panzer Dragoon spiritual successor, Crimson Dragon. Crimson Dragon will be released along with 22 other titles on Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox...

My Life With Sega Reviews Panzer Dragoon Saga

My Life With Sega Reviews Panzer Dragoon Saga

By Solo Wing |

The ‘My Life With Sega’ video review of Panzer Dragoon Saga is now online. It’s a great review which is suitable for new players as it’s spoiler free, while still showing off a decent amount footage from the game. Hopefully we’ll see a Panzer...

My Life With Sega Reviews Panzer Dragoon

My Life With Sega Reviews Panzer Dragoon

By Solo Wing |

Segabits has released a video review of the first two Panzer Dragoon games, as part of their ‘My Life With Sega’ series. It discusses how Panzer Dragoon was the best Saturn launch title and why these games stood out from other rail shooters. It’s...

Futatsugi Still Hopes to Make a Crimson Dragon RPG

Futatsugi Still Hopes to Make a Crimson Dragon RPG

By Solo Wing |

Speaking with Joystiq at E3, Yukio Futatsugi confirmed that he still hopes to make an RPG sequel to Crimson Dragon. Futatsugi stated earlier that the possibility of an RPG follow up would depend upon the sales of the first game. Richard Mitchell...

Yutaka Noma Talks About Enhancing Crimson Dragon

Yutaka Noma Talks About Enhancing Crimson Dragon

By Solo Wing |

Yutaka Noma, Crimson Dragon’s producer, has spoken to Siliconera about the enhancements that Grounding are bringing to the updated Xbox One game. These changes were possible due to the extra time which Grounding has had to work on the game,...

Another Crimson Dragon Picture From E3

Another Crimson Dragon Picture From E3

By Solo Wing |

True Achievements has posted the high resolution Crimson Dragon screenshots posted by Gamersyde earlier, but they’ve also included an extra picture. Although they have listed it as a screenshot, I don’t think it actually is one. Rather, it appears...

Grounding is Working on a Nintendo Game

Grounding is Working on a Nintendo Game

By Solo Wing |

Joystiq reports that Crimson Dragon developer Grounding is also working on a project for Nintendo: Grounding Inc is hard at work creating Crimson Dragon for Xbox One, but the studio is also making another unannounced project for Nintendo,...

More Crimson Dragon Previews From E3

More Crimson Dragon Previews From E3

By Solo Wing |

I’ve rounded up some more impressions of Crimson Dragon from E3, including the likes of IGN, STFUandPlay, TechnoBuffalo, GamesRader, and Co-Optimus. IGN’s impressions were positive, citing the many similarities with the Panzer Dragoon series....

Crimson Dragon Will Feature "Free Flight" Mode

Crimson Dragon Will Feature "Free Flight" Mode

By Solo Wing |

Tracey Lien from Polygon reports that Crimson Dragon will feature a free flight mode, alongside the on-rails mode: The game will also have an on-rails mode and a free flight mode so players can decide how much control they want over the...

Pocket-lint Previews Crimson Dragon at E3

Pocket-lint Previews Crimson Dragon at E3

By Solo Wing |

As with Destructoid’s preview, Mike Lowe at Pocket-lint takes issue with Crimson Dragon’s visuals and particularly the game’s controls: There’s an undeniably similar look between the Crimson Dragon and Panzer Dragoon games. But look isn’t...

Destructoid: "Crimson Dragon Feels Like a Shaky Mess"

Destructoid: "Crimson Dragon Feels Like a Shaky Mess"

By Solo Wing |

And now for a not so positive preview of Crimson Dragon. Brett Makedonski at Destructoid writes: The first and most striking facet of the demo was that the game simply did not look like something that anyone would expect from next...

OXM's E3 Impressions of Crimson Dragon

OXM's E3 Impressions of Crimson Dragon

By Solo Wing |

Francesca Reyes from the Official US Xbox Magazine has posted her impressions of the E3 Crimson Dragon demo. No new information here. She concludes with the following: Though our time with Crimson Dragon was brief, the good news for Sega...

Game Revolution Previews Crimson Dragon at E3

Game Revolution Previews Crimson Dragon at E3

By Solo Wing |

Vince Ingenito at Game Revolution has written a preview of Crimson Dragon, based on his experience with the E3 demo. Overall his experience seems positive, although he did have some issues with the controls: The first thing I noticed was...

Polygon Interviews Yukio Futatsugi About Crimson Dragon

Polygon Interviews Yukio Futatsugi About Crimson Dragon

By Solo Wing |

Polygon has interviewed Yukio Futatsugi about the recent reveal of Crimson Dragon for Xbox One. The interview contains lots of interesting information; I recommend that you read the whole thing. Highlights: You can play the campaign in three...

IGN Plays the Crimson Dragon Demo at E3

IGN Plays the Crimson Dragon Demo at E3

By Solo Wing |

Check out this video from IGN playing through a larva level of Crimson Dragon. I should warn you that this video contains spoilers, particularly if you are familar with Crimson Dragon: Side Story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyF2xL0W2E ...