News from 2014

Join Us in Some Panzer Dragoon Discourse

Join Us in Some Panzer Dragoon Discourse

By Solo Wing |

I’m pleased to announce that our new Discourse forum is live. Your old phpBB forum accounts have been brought over, however you must set a new password before you can log in. See this troubleshooting topic for more information. I suspect the...

The Humble SEGA Bundle Includes Dragon Canyon

The Humble SEGA Bundle Includes Dragon Canyon

By Solo Wing |

The latest Humble Bundle has arrived: the Humble SEGA Bundle. The bundle includes Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed which as you may know contains a Panzer Dragoon themed track, Dragon Canyon. You can purchase the bundle for a minimum of...

The Sega Saturn Turns 20 Years Old

The Sega Saturn Turns 20 Years Old

By Solo Wing |

On November 22nd, 1994, the Sega Saturn was released in Japan, making the classic Sega console twenty years old today. Our friends over at Segabits have covered the anniversary in an article called SEGA Saturn’s 20th Anniversary: Celebrating...

Valkyria Chronicles Coming to PC, Orta Next?

Valkyria Chronicles Coming to PC, Orta Next?

By Solo Wing |

It seems Sega have been listening to their fans who started a petition requesting that more Sega titles are ported to PC. Or it could be a happy coincidence. In either case, the much requested Valkyria Chronicles has arrived on Steam. Valkyria...

Was Alita Going to Be Playable in Panzer Dragoon Zwei?

Was Alita Going to Be Playable in Panzer Dragoon Zwei?

By Solo Wing |

According to an old issue of GameFan magazine (volume 4, issue 9), Alita was originally planned to be a playable character in Panzer Dragoon Zwei. From the magazine: Sega’s animation division is currently working on an animated version of...

A Sketch of the Panzer Wing

A Sketch of the Panzer Wing

By Solo Wing |

The Artist Formally Known as Lundi has contributed a new sketch, this time of the Panzer Wing Agility Class. He has also sent me an updated version of his Panzer Dragoon inspired track What Life which I’ve replaced in the Music section.

He Was Created For Me

He Was Created For Me

By Solo Wing |

There was no #fanartfriday last week. I hope this stunning new piece of art makes up for that: My thanks go to Michael Gadsby for the contribution.

Witness the Ancients and What Life

Witness the Ancients and What Life

By Solo Wing |

The Artist Formally Known as Lundi has submitted two new music tracks. The first is called Witness the Ancients: The second is called What Life: Both tracks are inspired by the Panzer Dragoon series, with full details and download...

Nago Tower

Nago Tower

By Solo Wing |

A backlog of new content has been mounting up. If you’ve sent me content that I haven’t added yet, it’s because I’ve been busy. My thanks go to Uruc Art for this picture, based not on Panzer Dragoon, but a similar world: If you like the...

Senshudo TV Interviews Brave Wave Productions

Senshudo TV Interviews Brave Wave Productions

By Solo Wing |

Senshudo TV have recorded a video interview at EGX London with Brave Wave, the company behind Saori Kobayashi’s new album, Journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doec2MpK4qA Great to hear about their relaxed policy towards video streams...

Journey is Now Available on iTunes

Journey is Now Available on iTunes

By Solo Wing |

Journey can now be purchased on iTunes. It is two dollars more expensive than the Bandcamp version if you’re purchasing from the US iTunes Store (US$13.99 versus US$12). It’s significantly more expensive on the New Zealand iTunes Store; NZ$27.99,...

Journey: A Design Exploration With Natalie Hanke

Journey: A Design Exploration With Natalie Hanke

By Solo Wing |

Mohammed Taher from Brave Wave has written an article about Journey’s cover art. The article discusses how Natalie Hanke was chosen to produce Journey’s cover art and how the design evolved based on feedback from Saori Kobayashi and Yumiko...

Journey is Now Available, Plus Some Thoughts

Journey is Now Available, Plus Some Thoughts

By Solo Wing |

Journey, the new album by Saori Kobayashi is now available: Listen to Journey on Bandcamp You can buy the album or stream the entire album for free on Bandcamp. I recommend that Panzer Dragoon and Crimson Dragon fans purchase the album to...

Pirika, a Candidate Theme Song for Panzer Dragoon Saga

Pirika, a Candidate Theme Song for Panzer Dragoon Saga

By Solo Wing |

Alex Aniel from Brave Wave tweeted the following trivia about Panzer Dragoon Saga’s theme song: Trivia: “Pirika” from AKANE’s upcoming album “Journey” was a candidate main theme track for Panzer Dragoon Saga. As we all know, A...

An Early Cover of Journey

An Early Cover of Journey

By Solo Wing |

Natalie Hanke, who designed Journey’s album art, has tweeted a picture of an earlier cover. It looks nice, although I prefer the final design. Journey is a new album from Panzer Dragoon Saga artist Saori Kobayashi. You can Pre-Order Journey on...

Saori Kobayashi's "Journey" Now Available to Pre-Order

Saori Kobayashi's "Journey" Now Available to Pre-Order

By Solo Wing |

Akane, the ensemble comprised of Saori Kobayashi (Panzer Dragoon, Crimson Dragon) and Yumiko Takahashi (Suikoden) have revealed the name of their new album: Journey. Saori Kobayashi writes: Before encountering the series, I didn’t focus on...

The Successor of the Azure

The Successor of the Azure

By Exu |

Some more time-sensitive challenges recently became available for Crimson Dragon, including one that would unlock a new dragon just for loading up the game. This new dragon is called the “Blackbone Lazward”, aka “Successor of the Azure”. It is...

Xbox One to Launch in 28 New Countries in September

Xbox One to Launch in 28 New Countries in September

By Solo Wing |

Although Xbox One was released in the US, some European countries, Australia, and New Zealand during 2013, many countries still have not had the opportunity to play Crimson Dragon. This is about to change. Gamespot have posted a list of Xbox...

How the Panzer Dragoon Saga Theme Song Was Made

How the Panzer Dragoon Saga Theme Song Was Made

By Solo Wing |

A story was posted earlier this year (in April) on Siliconera that we overlooked, but remains just as relevant, especially with Saori Kobayashi’s new album arriving soon. The article discusses how Panzer Dragoon Saga’s theme song was made,...

Altercation at Uru

Altercation at Uru

By Solo Wing |

A new picture from Michael Gadsby. Panzer Dragoon Saga fans will recognise the scene as based on the second encounter with Atolm from Disc 2. Except more art from this fantastic artist soon.

Another Sneak Peek of Saori Kobayashi's New Album

Another Sneak Peek of Saori Kobayashi's New Album

By Solo Wing |

From Brave Wave’s Twitter account: SNEAK PEEK! Saori Kobayashi & @Tainosugatayaki are releasing a new album soon — here’s a sample of AVALON (りんごの島) According to the SoundCloud page they’ve just finished mastering the album. The...

New Album From Saori Kobayashi Coming Next Month

New Album From Saori Kobayashi Coming Next Month

By Solo Wing |

Some of you may have listened to Saori Kobayashi’s “Shattered Moon” on the recently released In Flux album from Brave Wave. Shattered Moon won’t be last project from Kobaysahi and Brave Wave. Brave Wave sent out an email today which included a...

Reawaken to New Panzer Dragoon Themed Music

Reawaken to New Panzer Dragoon Themed Music

By Solo Wing |

Artist Formally Known as Lundi has submitted a new music track inspired by the Panzer Dragoon games. It’s called ‘Reawaken’. Check it out: It does a great job of capturing the Panzer feeling if you ask me. Please do provide him with some...

How to Make Edge Super Tiny

How to Make Edge Super Tiny

By Solo Wing |

A new glitch was recently found in Panzer Dragoon Saga which shrinks Edge when inside of Juba’s bar. As far as we know this glitch hasn’t been found before. Panzer Dragoon Saga fans Exodus and Jeremy Prusak have documented the glitch; I’ve added...

Shelcoof Constructed in Minecraft

Shelcoof Constructed in Minecraft

By Solo Wing |

Nathaniel Daught has made a construction of Shelcoof - created entirely within Minecraft. Screenshots and a video are available on his Tumblr blog. I’ve uploaded these to our archive: Really awesome work, Nathaniel. I thought it...