The following are guidelines for livestreaming and posting images/videos/sounds for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, a title published by Atlus, Inc. (“Atlus”), for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Steam®, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows®.
You may livestream and post images/videos/sounds of the aforementioned title in accordance with the following guidelines for your personal and non-commercial use only. We strongly prohibit video sharing or livestreaming prior to the global launch of June 14, 2024, without prior consent. Streams can begin at 12:00AM EST.
- Gameplay that can be streamed until Sunday, June 23, 2024 11:59pm PT: Up to the completion of the main quest, “The Three Keys”.
- Gameplay that can be streamed after Monday, June 24, 2024 12:00am PT: All content can be streamed
In order to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the game, we ask that you include a spoiler warning when streaming content that contains spoilers. We appreciate your consideration.
Please refrain from posting content that does not include any new elements such as your commentary, including posts that consist only of the animation, cutscenes, or trailer from the game as is.
[About Streaming]
- You can stream the gameplay video on the following:
- Blogs, websites, and SNS for personal and non-commercial use
- Video sharing websites.
- In order to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the game, we ask that you include a spoiler warning when streaming content that contains spoilers.
- We strongly prohibit video recording and livestreaming of the game prior to its launch.
[Use of the proper copyright]
To allow for distribution and streaming, please include the proper copyright: ©ATLUS ©SEGA
If the “©” mark is unusable, “(C)” can be used instead.
[Precautions]
- Please refrain from posting content that does not contain any new elements such as your commentary, including posts that consist only of the animation, cutscenes, or trailer of the game as is. Please also refrain from posting only music data such as BGM, or using music for the primary purpose of listening to music. Secondary use of gameplay videos (e.g., posting “highlight clip videos”) on social networking sites is permitted as long as the content does not violate our streaming guidelines.
- Please refrain from requiring compensation to watch the recorded/livestreamed content, as this will be considered for-profit. However, if secondary income is generated as part of the online service through uploading/ livestreaming a video (e.g. Youtube Partner Program), that will not be considered for-profit.
- Please do not slander any third-party users or organizations during any videos or livestreams.
- Please do not engage in any illegal or illicit activities, or activities that may be considered inappropriate for the public, during any videos or livestreams, including:
- Any acts that jeopardize the safety or intending functions of any product or service provided by the company.
- Tools and services that allow for cheats, cracking, improper access and modification, as well as circumvention of restrictions placed on the backend side.
- Should the company reach out to you directly, please be sure to immediately make the video in question unavailable for public viewing. There may be instances where the company will deem certain videos/livestreams as inappropriate. In these cases, we ask for your cooperation and understanding when we ask to have these videos removed. There may also be instances where we may unfortunately not be at liberty to disclose the specific details as to why a certain takedown request must be issued.
- The company also does not guarantee that posting or recording a video/livestream does not infringe upon the copyright of any third-party individuals or organization. Any legal disputes that occur as a result of videos or livestreams involving our content must be handled directly between the uploader and third-party individual or organization. The company will not financially compensate anyone for any losses incurred as part of any such dispute.