News from 2014

Crimson Dragon Free During August With Xbox Live Gold

Crimson Dragon Free During August With Xbox Live Gold

By Solo Wing |

Major Nelson reports that Crimson Dragon will be free to play during August if you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Starting on August the 1st, players who have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription will be able to download the game at no...

Six Achievements Added to Crimson Dragon

Six Achievements Added to Crimson Dragon

By Solo Wing |

PlayXBLA reports that six new achievements have been added to Crimson Dragon, worth a total of 350 G. The achievements are as follows: Seeker Legend Achieve player level 50 Breaking the Bank Collect over 2,000,000 in credits in...

Introducing Fan Art Friday

Introducing Fan Art Friday

By Solo Wing |

Due to the lack of new Panzer Dragoon content, I’ve decided to start re-posting existing fan art on our Facebook and Twitter pages. There’s so much great Panzer Dragoon fan art on this site, it is shame to keep it hidden away until someone decides...

Phantom Dust for Xbox One Revealed at E3

Phantom Dust for Xbox One Revealed at E3

By Solo Wing |

The E3 game Yukio Futatsugi is involved with turned out to be a Phantom Dust title. View the announcement and trailer on GameSpot. It’s not clear if this is a new Phantom Dust game, or a remake/remaster of the original for Xbox One. Either...

Yukio Futatsugi "Involved With" E3 Game

Yukio Futatsugi "Involved With" E3 Game

By Solo Wing |

Yukio Futatsugi, creator of Panzer Dragoon and Crimson Dragon, revealed on Twitter that a game will be announced at E3 that he is involved with. Gematsu provides the following translation: “Lots of people in my timeline are getting ready to...

Panzer Dragoon Art Created With Perler Beads

Panzer Dragoon Art Created With Perler Beads

By Solo Wing |

And now something a bit different. Synbios16 has created two pieces of art using Perler beads: Synbios16 tells me, “If you’re not familiar with Perler beads, basically they’re little plastic beads, 5 millimeters wide, that you place one at...

Pattergo in the Mountains Sketch

Pattergo in the Mountains Sketch

By Solo Wing |

Artist Formally Known as Lundi, aka Tyrone, has submitted a sketch of two pattergo from Panzer Dragoon Saga: You can read more about pattergo in the related encyclopaedia entry.

Mobile Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Now Free

Mobile Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Now Free

By Solo Wing |

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the Sega racing game which features a Panzer Dragoon themed track (Dragon Canyon), is now free for Android and iOS devices. Previously the game cost US$4.99. Here’s a YouTube video of Dragon Canyon...

Saori Kobayashi Performs Crimson Dragon Music Live

Saori Kobayashi Performs Crimson Dragon Music Live

By Solo Wing |

As mentioned in the last update, Saori Kobayashi also performed music from the Crimson Dragon series at BitSummit MMXIV. This time, she plays the main theme from Crimson Dragon (with vocals), as well as “Far Away Wings” from Crimson Dragon: Side...

Saori Kobayashi Performs Anu Orta Veniya Live

Saori Kobayashi Performs Anu Orta Veniya Live

By Solo Wing |

Saori Kobayashi has performed Anu Orta Veniya from Panzer Dragoon Orta to a live auidence at BitSummit MMXIV in Kyoto. The vocals are sung by Yumiko Takahashi. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear Kobayashi play part of “A Premonition of...

Panzer Dragoon Anime United States Version Photos

Panzer Dragoon Anime United States Version Photos

By Solo Wing |

I’ve uploaded five photos of the Panzer Dragoon Original Video Animation United States version and also created a minimalistic encyclopaedia entry for this version: Thanks to Carl Tough James for contributing these.

Panzer Dragoon Zwei Scoring Guide

Panzer Dragoon Zwei Scoring Guide

By Solo Wing |

I’ve added a new scoring guide for Panzer Dragoon Zwei to the site. This extensive guide outlines all sorts of tips and tricks for obtaining that Winged Death rating. My thanks goes to Franz the Stampede for contributing the guide.

Remastered Version of Atolm Dragon

Remastered Version of Atolm Dragon

By Solo Wing |

Pedro Carroggio has contributed a remastered version of Panzer Dragoon Saga’s definitive track “Atolm Dragon”. Listen to the original and then this enhanced version; the difference is clearly noticeable. I’ve also updated the Music section...

Picture of Atolm at Sunset

Picture of Atolm at Sunset

By Solo Wing |

Michael Gadsby has submitted a new piece of fan art: That’s all for this update. Thanks also to everyone else who has sent contributions to The Will of the Ancients my way. My spare time is limited, so it’s likely that these contributions...

Crimson Dragon Discounted on Xbox Live

Crimson Dragon Discounted on Xbox Live

By Draikin |

Major Nelson reports that, among other games, Crimson Dragon is getting a 20-25% discount (depending on the territory) starting from now through February 3rd 2014. The game recently received a free update enabling multiplayer. Unfortunately,...

Crimson Dragon Multiplayer and New Difficulty Level

Crimson Dragon Multiplayer and New Difficulty Level

By Solo Wing |

A new (free) content update has been released for Crimson Dragon. From PlayXBLA: Riders of Icarus Division, prepare yourselves for an all-new challenge. No, these aren’t in-game challenges, but rather a new way for you to enjoy Crimson...

Panzer Dragoon Anime Japanese Laser Disc Photos

Panzer Dragoon Anime Japanese Laser Disc Photos

By Solo Wing |

More photos from PXL, this time of the Japanese Panzer Dragoon Original Video Animation laser disc: As with the rental version, I’ve created a minimalist encyclopaedia entry for the laser disc version.

Japanese Rental Version of the Panzer Dragoon Anime

Japanese Rental Version of the Panzer Dragoon Anime

By Solo Wing |

I have a backlog of photos from PXL which I’ll be uploading over the next few weeks. First up, photos of the Japanese rental version of the Panzer Dragoon Original Video Animation: Little is known about this release, so I’ve just added a...

A Renewed Focus on Panzer and the Future of the Forums

A Renewed Focus on Panzer and the Future of the Forums

By Solo Wing |

Happy New Year, everyone. There’s no new Panzer Dragoon/Crimson Dragon content in this post (although if you’re looking for new dragon-related material to read, check out this amusing article I shared earlier on the social networks). Rather, this...