SEGA is stepping in to purchase the parent company of
struggling
developer and publisher ATLUS, as announced in
this press release (
Adobe Acrobat format). Word is: "Under the agreement, SEGA will
take over the operations conducted by Index, the bankrupt company that applied
to the Tokyo District Court for the commencement of civil rehabilitation
proceedings effective from June 27, 2013" (thanks
Destructoid). According to
Kotaku,
the price tag for this is 14 billion yen (USD $141 million).