SonicJPNews archive blog: Judge Eyes (JUDGEMENT)
Showing posts with label Judge Eyes (JUDGEMENT). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judge Eyes (JUDGEMENT). Show all posts

2019/04/05

Judge Eyes (JUDGEMENT) received the Fmamitsu Award 2018!

News from 2019.04.05
Archived on 2019.04.22

Good news! Judge Eyes (JUDGEMENT) received the Fmamitsu Award 2018!

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2019/03/29

New trailer for JUDGEMENT for the west!

News from 2019.03.28
Archived on 2019.04.17

More update on JUDGEMENT for the west!
New trailer with replaced model for Kyohei Hamura!
Pre-order now!
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2019/03/22

Update on JUDGEMENT sales suspention: Game will be released as planned after replacement of character model and voice

News from 2019.03.22
Archived on 2019.04.15

As reported in my former article, the sales of new SEGA game "JUDGEMENT" had been suspended due to arrestment of Pierre Taki, the face model and voice actor for Hamura, a character with major role in the game.

Today, SEGA announced an update on the situation as follows:


That's a good news! They are going to replace Hamura's model and voice to remove sales suspention in Japan and release the game to the west as planned. They must be working very hard to make up for the unforeseen circumstances, and it shows their sincere attitude towards fans.
Let's look forward to the release!

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2019/03/13

Pierre Taki arrested, JUDGEMENT sales suspended by SEGA

News from 2019.03.13
Archived on 2019.03.15

A big news shook Japan's entertainment field today:
Pierre Taki, member of techno-pop duo Denki Groove and an actor who took part in the PS4 game 'JUDGEMENT', was arrested for using cocaine.
SEGA reacted with suspension of the game's sales (both physical and digital copies) and deletion of all promotional informations following the news.




It is a hard measure they took in responce to the news, and even Japanese fans are discussing wether this is an overreaction. Considering Japan has very strict laws agains drug abuse and a company does not want any trouble by presenting a criminal in its games and promotions, I guess this is the best SEGA can do for now to avoid even more unnecessary problems.

Additionally, the director of Judgement and CPO of SEGA Games, Toshihiro Nagoshi, has his policy to never include scenes with child death and drug abuse in the games. This may have had influence on their decision to suspend seles of the game.

Similar problem occured once in his Yakuza series already: an actor was arrested for drug abuse and had to be replaced. Same solution might be applied with this game, which means the rescission of restriction in Japan and release of international version will be delayed.

Official statement from SEGA on the topic:
https://sega-games.co.jp/release/190313_1.html

Any update will be announced.

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SEGA creators' reactions to Judgement incident

News from 2019.03.13-15
Archived on 2019.03.15

Follow-up to Pierre Taki's arrest: SEGA creators react to the incident.

Tomoya Ohtani-san (SEGA/Sonic series Sound Creator) being shocked by the news, and had hard time thinking what to write about it.

Ohtani-san and Hideki Naganuma-san (Sound Creator for Sonic Rush, Jet Set Radio series etc.) unhappy about Pierre Taki's music being not playable anymore on music streaming sites.
As composers themselves, they must have stronger feelings about how music is being handled...



Daisuke Satou, Produver of Yakuza series makes a statement:
"I won't let it end. I won't let it disappear like this. I will revive it at one point, for sure."


Discussion over restriction of works by a person who was arrested for committing crime continues.
Do you think one should handle the creators and their works separately?

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2019/02/28

JUDGEMENT is coming with English and Japanese voice-overs + subtitles in English, German, Italian and Spanish

News from 2019.02.28
Archived on 2019.03.06

Good news from SEGA Europe for all of you who are waiting for the JUDGEMENT (Japanese: JUDGE EYES) to come to your country!


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