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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus USA, is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences.
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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, '''Atlus U.S.A.''', is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers.
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After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] in the summer of 2013.
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On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130920020655/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130922052951/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html}}
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By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.
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==History==
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Atlus}}
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:''Note: there are a number of other Print Club games omitted from this list because they are undiscovered/undumped/etc.''
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
  
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*''[[High Velocity: Mountain Racing Challenge]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[真・女神転生 デビルサマナー悪魔全書]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Lunacy]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner Soul Hackers: Akuma Zensho Daini Syuu]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Sol Divide]]'' (1998)
 
  
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*''[[Princess Kurara Daisakusen]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
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*''[[Print Club 2]]'' (1997)
 
  
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*''[[Maken X]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Daydreamer: Awakened Edition]]'' (Unreleased)
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*''[[deSpiria]]'' (2001)
 
 
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Atlus logo 2014.svg|2014 logo
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Atlus Logo.svg|1986 logo
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==External links==
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*[https://atlus.com Official website]
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==References==
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{{NECRetro}}
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Revision as of 23:05, 16 March 2024

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Atlus
Founded: 1986-04-07
T-series code: T-144
Merged into: Index (2010)
Sega (2013)
Headquarters:
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Atlus (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their Megami Tensei RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus U.S.A., is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers. After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by Sega Sammy Holdings in the summer of 2013.

On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.[1][2]

By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.

History

Softography

Slot machine

System C2

Model 2

Sega Titan Video

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

Saturn

Dreamcast

Pico

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Wii U

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Steam

Note: there are a number of other Print Club games omitted from this list because they are undiscovered/undumped/etc.

System C

Sega Titan Video

PlayStation 4

PlayStation Vita

Nintendo 3DS

Xbox One

Gallery

  • 2014 logo

  • 1986 logo

External links

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-20 02:06)
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-22 05:29)
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