{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T05:42:50.352Z","story":{"id":"r_0b20d9b038ce4d32b52fc527","slug":"sega-partners-with-new-one-studio-for-japanese-publishing-of-road-to-empress-ii","url":"https://yomimono.id/sega-partners-with-new-one-studio-for-japanese-publishing-of-road-to-empress-ii","headline":"Sega Partners With New One Studio for Japanese Publishing of Road to Empress II","summary":"Sega announced on May 18, 2026, that it has partnered with New One Studio to co-publish the PC sequel Road to Empress II in Japan and select Asian markets. The live-action interactive drama adventure is now available for wishlisting on Steam. A bundle of both titles, Road to Empress I & II, is planned for Nintendo Switch within 2026.","why_it_matters":"Sega stepping in as co-publisher for a niche Chinese-developed interactive drama sequel signals a broader push to bring choice-driven live-action games to Japanese and Asian audiences through a major publisher's distribution network.","published_at":"2026-05-18T12:15:51.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["4Gamer.net"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Court Adventure \"Road to Empress II\", Developer New One Studio and Sega Partner for Joint Publishing in Japan","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/007/G100745/20260518031/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["New One Studio","セガ"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}