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Mushoku Tensei Joins The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross Game
Rudeus, Eris, Roxy, Ghislaine join the roster
― It's always fun to see an "isekai" anime cross over with a different high fantasy series that doesn't necessarily share the world-hopping theme. A Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation crossover event launched on Netmarble's The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross smartphone role-playing game on Tuesday; most of the content will remain live until the game's ...
Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Game Trailer Highlights 'Narutop 99' Character Poll Winners
Minato, Itachi, Sakura, more highlighted in game launching this year
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a trailer on Friday for the Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game. This one does not reveal any new characters, but rather a slew of familiar and beloved faces: the top 20-ranked characters in the "Narutop 99" worldwide character popularity poll all got the chance to show ...
Summoners War: Chronicles Game Launches 'Serious' Collaboration With One-Punch Man
8 One-Punch Man characters available as Monsters through gacha
― The Summoners War: Chronicles action RPG launched a worldwide "serious" collaboration with the One-Punch Man anime on Thursday. "Serious" is a reference to Saitama's series of "Serious" finishing moves, which he uses when he wants to put more effort into fighting his opponents. It is presumably not an indicator to the tone of Summoners ...
hololive's Houshou Marine's RPG Maker Game From High School Inspires Professional Trailer
Marina Inoue, Ayane Sakura, Ryoko Shiraishi, Mie Sonozaki more voice actors participate
― The popular hololive Virtual YouTuber Houshou Marine has a self-described "cringe" history to share: When she was in high school, she made an RPG Maker game by herself. The Second World, as it was called, was a mashup of early '00s anime and video game tropes, with inspirations ranging from Higurashi: When They ...
New Scans of Pokémon Original Art Show Drastically Different Look
It turns out that the official western guides distorted Ken Sugimori's art all along
― New scans of Ken Sugimori's iconic art of the original 251 Pokémon have surfaced online, showing a drastically different look from what western Pokémon fans may be familiar with. It turns out that previous scans, which were sourced from the official western Pokémon Red, Blue, Gold, and Silver guide books, were of l...
hololive Returns to World of Warships With 4 New VTuber Commanders
World of Warships' latest update sees the return of hololive with four new VTuber Commanders!
― On April 20, World of Warships dropped its latest update includes the return of hololive VTubers as four new Commanders. World of Warships' Update 12.3 features four popular Japanese VTubers—Shishiro Botan, Moona Hoshinova, Takanashi Kiara, and Watson Amelia—to provide individual voiceovers for the new Com...
Square Enix Applies AI Tech to Classic Detective Visual Novel
Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case educational demonstration game gets free Steam release on April 24
― Square Enix is demonstrating the powers of AI technology in an illuminating revisit of the classic The Portopia Serial Murder Case visual novel by Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii. The game was first published in Japan in 1983, featuring a gameplay style typical amon...
Nintendo Changes Name of Character in Japanese Version of Super Mario Bros. Movie
"Blackie" from Wrecking Crew NES game will be named "Spike" to match U.S. version
― Nintendo's Japanese Twitter account announced on Thursday that the company is changing the name of the character "Blackie" from the Wrecking Crew NES game to "Spike" to match the U.S. version. Notably, the character plays a key role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie film, which the Japanese name change will also apply to...
Game Developer COLOPL Offers Monetary Awards to Staff Who Use ChatGPT for Work
Employees selected each month will receive 50,000 yen with a maximum limit of 150,000 yen (US$1,120) per person per month.
― On April 10, 2023, COLOPL, the company behind games such as White Cat Project and Alice Gear Aegis, released a statement that it would offer financial bonuses to employees who use AI chatbot ChatGPT to increase their workflow. “In order to quickly increase the number of cases w...
Kodansha Halts Sales of Error-Filled Game History Books, Offers Refunds With Apology
Pokemon, Sega developers pointed out inaccuracies on Twitter
― The three-volume The History of Games book series has been pulled from shelves by its publisher, Kodansha, after those related to the events and companies mentioned in the books pointed out numerous inaccuracies. One prominent example is how the books describe the creation of Pokémon. While The History of Games states that the idea for P...
Super Mario Bros. Is 1st Game Music Inducted to U.S. National Recording Registry
Super Mario Bros. is making history again. The video game series' iconic theme was inducted into the U.S. National Recording Registry on Wednesday, the first-ever video game theme song. The original tune, also called the "Ground Theme" or "Overworld Theme," was composed by Koji Kondo for the 1985 Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The song was chosen among 25 other reco...
Genshin Impact Recasts Tighnari with Zachary Gordon
Gordon previously voiced Hayner in Kingdom Hearts III and Kotaro in the Afro Samurai: Resurrection anime film.
― Staff announced on the Genshin Impact video game's official Twitter account they had recast character Tighnari with voice actor Zachary Gordon. Gordon previously voiced Hayner in Kingdom Hearts III and Kotaro in the Afro Samurai: Resurrection anime film. Genshin Impact staff announced in F...
Fortnite Adds Attack on Titan Content in New Update
Includes ODM Gear, Thunder Spears, character outfits, Jaeger's Family Basement
― The popular battle royale game Fortnite added Attack on Titan content in its v24.20 update on Tuesday, including Omni-Directional Mobility (ODM) Gear, Thunder Spears, and outfits for Eren Jaeger, Captain Levi, and Mikasa Ackermann. The game posted a trailer previewing the new outfits and gameplay additions: ODM Gear and ...
Princess Connect! Re:Dive April Fool's Game Returns For 10 Days
Fan favorite character Sheffy joins the Priconne! Grand Masters game for its second run
― Last year, the Princess Connect! Re:Dive smartphone game released a surprisingly high-effort game for an April Fool's joke. Priconne! Grand Masters was a charming auto-battler PvP game featuring 3D models of 58 characters from the original game. The game was only available for a week, but the good news for fans ...
SEGA Releases The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog April Fool's Game on Steam
Solve the mystery of Sonic's murder in the free-to-play game
― A quirky Sonic murder mystery game is now available free to play on PC via Steam. Published by Sega and developed by the Sonic the Hedgehog social media team, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog was released on April Fool's Day, but is a legitimate game with puzzles and visual novel-style presentation. The game even has an official launch tr...
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Crossover Returns to Puzzle & Dragons
This event marks the third time the series has featured in the game
― Two iconic game franchises with "Dragon" in the title intersect once more. The English version of the Puzzle & Dragons smartphone game launched a rerun of its Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai event on Monday. Veterans to the game will find new rewards this time around: Lon Beruk, Flora, Albinass, and Sigma are newly obtainable ch...
hololive Performers Appointed Ambassadors For Weiẞ Schwarz 15th Anniversary
hololive is a big part of the TCG's meta game these days
― The perennial favorite anime crossover card game Weiẞ Schwarz is celebrating its 15th anniversary on March 29. To commemorate the occasion, Bushiroad announced on Tuesday that it will hold a presentation with four official ambassadors from the hololive Virtual YouTuber agency: Sakura Miko, Hoshimachi Suisei, Moona Hoshinova, and Takanashi Kia...
Viral Visual Novel About Doing Taxes With Anime Girl Removed From Steam
Tax Heaven 3000 game about preparing 2022 U.S. federal tax return was slated for April 4
― Earlier this week, an indie visual novel called Tax Heaven 3000 went viral on Twitter because of its absurd premise: The game promises to help prepare your 2022 U.S. federal tax return, which you accomplish by interacting with a pink-haired anime girl named Iris. Ok, video games have peaked.There's a visual nov...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Game Anime Ad Parodies World Masterpiece Theater (Updated)
Nippon Animation animates 1-minute ad for game releasing on March 24
― The marketing for the remake of Capcom's Resident Evil 4 game is leaning heavily into nostalgia with a new anime ad produced by Nippon Animation, creators of the iconic World Masterpiece Theater. The minute-long ad evokes the animation style and titling sense ("Resident Evil 4 Anime PV Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater - 'Leon and...
Shin Megami Tensei Gets 30th Anniversary Concert at Anime Expo
Scheduled for July 1
― The Shin Megami Tensei video game series is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a concert at Anime Expo on July 1. The Shin Megami Tensei 30th LIVE: Band of Shadows Concert will be a part of Anime Expo's 2023 programming line-up and will be exclusive to those attending the convention. ATLUS is partnering with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) for the ...
Pokémon Company Opens Job Listing Requiring Blockchain, NFT Knowledge
Square Enix plans blockchain games for fiscal year 2024
― Siliconera reported on Tuesday that The Pokémon Company International opened a job listing for a Corporate Development Principal. One of the requirements is "deep knowledge and understanding of Web 3, including blockchain technologies and NFT, and/or metaverse." Although the job description does not make reference to Web3, the role "drives inn...
Making an Isekai Game Just Got Easier
RPG Maker developer Gotcha Gotcha Games releases "Isekai Creators" lore for use in fan, commercial projects
― RPG Maker developer Gotcha Gotcha Games has made it easier than ever to create an isekai story or game. The company launched an "Isekai Creators" website last Wednesday, detailing the lore for a fantasy world setting that creators can freely use in both fan and commercial projects. For those ...
Ninjala Reveals Details on Upcoming Attack on Titan Crossover
Obtain character skins, emotes, items in March 15 - April 26 event
― The Ninjala game's Dev Diary revealed on Thursday the full details on its upcoming Attack on Titan crossover event scheduled for March 15 to April 26. The obtainable character skins are Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, Levi in his cleaning outfit, Zoe Hange, Erwin Smith, and Sasha Braus. In addition to the outfits, you ca...
One-Punch Man Cosmetics Launch in Overwatch 2
Saitama, Genos, Tatsumaki, Mumen Rider skins available until April 6
― The One-Punch Man collaboration cosmetics collection went live in Overwatch 2 on Tuesday. The ever-victorious Saitama had the honor of being Overwatch 2's first ever major in-game collaboration, which Blizzard hints will "open the door to other crossover concepts and possibilities in the future." The cosmetics collection includes ...
Pop Team Epic's Hellshake Yano Turns to Card Battles in Duel Masters PLAY'S Game
He'll be obtainable until March 22 alongside Popuko, Pipimi, and gremlin-fied versions Duel Master characters
― In the loosely defined setting of Pop Team Epic, Hellshake Yano is an accomplished guitarist, but clearly he has other talents if he puts his mind to it. The Duel Masters PLAY'S smartphone game gives out a free Hellshake Yano skin to players who defeat him in a card duel. He's a Legendary D...
BanG Dream! Girls Turn Rebel in Tokyo Revengers Crossover
"Cry Baby," "Tokyo Wonder." theme song covers playable until March 7
― In one of the more unusual crossovers of the year so far, the English version of the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! smartphone rhythm game added a Tokyo Revengers event on Wednesday. Although the BanG Dream! franchise features lots of girls who exude "cool" energy, none of them are outright juvenile delinquents, nor do they settle ...
KonoSuba, Overlord Cross Over Yet Again in Smartphone Game Event
The Isekai Quartet buddies meet again
― The KonoSuba and Overlord franchises are no strangers to crossovers, with the two series featuring together in the Isekai Quartet series. So it's only natural that Overlord would eventually come to the KonoSuba: Fantastic Days smartphone game. The new crossover event launched in the game's global version on Tuesday, featuring login bonuses, two new stories, cha...
Ninjala Launches Attack on Titan Crossover on March 15
Game also commemorates 10 million downloads
― GungHo Online Entertainment's (GOE) Ninjala Switch game hit a major milestone on Thursday: 10 million downloads. To commemorate the occasion, the game announced that it will launch a collaboration with the Attack on Titan anime series on March 15. The crossover is slated to include Titan-themed outfits, weapons, and swag. Further details will be announced...
Bullets Meet Chainsaws In Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Game's Chainsaw Man Event
Game also launches PC version
― One of the biggest new mobile games is teaming up with one of the biggest new anime series. Level Infinite's Goddess of Victory: NIKKE smartphone game launched a Chainsaw Man crossover event on Wednesday, which will run from February 22 until March 14. The title is straightforward: "BULLET X CHAINSAW." NIKKE's gameplay combines gacha card collecting with shooter-style ...
Genshin Impact to Recast Tighnari Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against English Voice Actor Elliot Gindi
Character's existing in-game voice lines will be replaced in future updates
― Genshin Impact announced in a Facebook post on Thursday that Elliot Gindi, the English voice actor for Tighnari, will no longer be voicing the character due to "a breach of contract." The development team is in discussion with the voice recording agency regarding recasting and plans to gradually replace the character's exis...
School Days Crossover Event Launches in Higurashi Smartphone Game
The two most infamous moe horror series of the 00s finally meet...
― Anime fans of a certain generation will remember School Days and Higurashi: When They Cry for their unique spins on the cute anime girl "moe" aesthetic. Both series were infamous in the mid-2000s for their shock twists and hardcore violence, but it is only now, in the year 2023, that they are finally coming into direct contact. 【イベン...
Angel Beats! Collab Arrives At Heaven Burns Red Mobile Game on February 10
During the event period, players will be able to pull for collab characters SS [Rain Fire] Yuri Nakamura, SS [Earth Angel] Kanade Tachibana, and S [Pure Cosmos] Miyuki Irie in the gacha.
― The Heaven Burns Red smartphone game will hold an in-game collaboration event with the Angel Beats! anime on February 10. The collaboration event, titled "The Place Where The Cosmos Continues to Bloom," will run fr...
Overwatch 2 Launches One Punch Man Collab in March
Doomfist learns the power of one punch
― Blizzard Entertainment revealed details for the third season of its Overwatch 2 multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video game on Monday. The new season includes a collaboration with ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga and anime series. The collaboration will begin on March 7 and run until April 6. So far, Blizzard has revealed a Doomfist skin, but ...
Play As Your Favorite NIJISANJI VTubers in Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
Kaida Haru, Hakase Fuyuki, Hoshikawa Sara, Shu Yamino costumes available
― Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis game launched a crossover with the Virtual YouTuber agency NIJISANJI on Wednesday. Kaida Haru, Hakase Fuyuki, and Hoshikawa Sara of the Japanese branch and Shu Yamino of the English branch are joining the game via obtainable costumes and other in-game appearances. Central City will fe...
Identity V Launches 2nd Bungo Stray Dogs Crossover
1st crossover event also returns to survival-horror smartphone game until March 1
― The NetEase survival-horror smartphone game Identity V launched its second crossover with the Bungo Stray Dogs anime on Thursday. The event will run until March 1. The event plot is described as follows: Under their leader's direction, the Port Mafia members, who claim the fictional city of Yokohama as their territory...
Japan Anniversary Association Recognizes January 31 as "Final Fantasy VII Day"
Game first released on January 31, 1997
― The Final Fantasy VII game's English Twitter account announced on Tuesday that the Japan Anniversary Society, an organization that documents days of cultural importance, has officially acknowledged January 31 as "Final Fantasy VII Day." The date commemorates the game's original Japanese release on January 31, 1997. We're delighted to announce “Final Fantasy V...
Genshin Impact Animated Video Highlights 3rd Lantern Rite Event
"May this dream last forever, that we may meet again once more."
― Genshin Impact launched its third annual Lantern Rite Festival event last Thursday. The event, which mirrors the Chinese New Year, is an excellent opportunity for players to interact with Liyue characters, play mini-games, and collect gacha rewards. The game is promoting the event with a heartwarming animated video showcasing a day in...
Arknights Developer Sends Cease & Desist Letter to NFT Anime Project For Copyright Infringement
Hypergryph denies cooperation with NFT platform Oldeus in public statement
― Hypergryph's Arknights smartphone game announced on its English Twitter account on Sunday that the developers have sent a cease and desist letter to the NFT platform Oldeus for copyright infringement. The tweet appended a copy of the cease and desist letter. [Statement on Copyright Infringement of Roaring Flare Animated Vide...
Pokémon Franchise Celebrates 1,008 Pokémon With New Video
Did you catch 'em all?
― With the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Pokémon franchise is commemorating one of its biggest milestones yet. The series now has over 1,000 Pokémon to date, each with their own unique designs and characteristics. Pokémon's official YouTube channel is commemorating the achievement with an 8-minute and 44-second video showing off each and every critter, from the ori...
Jun Maeda Leaves Twitter Again After Apologizing For Heaven Burns Red Event Writing
Maeda deleted his first account in 2020 during broadcast of The Day I Became a God
― In 2020, Jun Maeda (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) briefly disappeared from Twitter and public life during the broadcast of The Day I Became a God. He returned with a different account in May 2021 and started posting regularly about his work again after the release of his Heaven Burns Red smartphone game in Febru...
Tales of Arise Staff Explains Why The Game Is So Different From Other Tales of Games
Game was originally conceived as an original IP
― Tales of Arise was initially conceived as an original IP, rather than as a "Tales of" franchise game. Even after the concept turned into a "Tales of" game, the team's design philosophy was to reevaluate every single hallmark of the franchise and decide whether they could fit into a more streamlined player experience. In an interview with Japanese game...
Bloodline: The Last Royal Vampire Smartphone Game Launches Chainsaw Man Crossover
Obtain Denji, Power, and Aki in pixel form
― The Bloodline: The Last Royal Vampire smartphone game launched a crossover with the Chainsaw Man anime series on Tuesday, allowing players to obtain Denji, Power, and Aki in pixel form. The event will run until early January 2023. Players can collect a special outfit for Denji and exclusive Chainsaw Man-themed cosmetic items during the crossover. (Note tha...
Junji Ito Draws New Magic: The Gathering Card
The "Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" card will join the game in February
― Wizards of the Coast announced in its WeeklyMTG livestream last Tuesday that a card illustrated by horror manga artist Junji Ito will join the "Phyrexia: All Will Be One" set. The "Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" card will join the game in February. Ito posted the artwork on his Twitter account: TCG「マジック：ザ・ギャザリング」の最新製品にて《機械の母、...
One Piece Odyssey Game Previews Held on Actual Ship
Reviewers played the demo last week on the Star of India, the world's oldest active sailing ship
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America held press previews for the One Piece Odyssey game last week in an unusual locale: the Star of India, the world's oldest active sailing ship. The ship was first built in 1863 and serves as a maritime museum in San Diego. Given the swashbuckling pirate theme of One Piec...
Gundam Metaverse Gets Its Own AI on YouTube
Project Mellow uses machine learning, quizzes to interact with the audience
― In November, the US$130 million Gundam Metaverse project launched the "Project Mellow" AI character. As an apprentice clerk of the Metaverse's merchandise department, her goal is to promote the Metaverse by streaming Gundam-related quizzes on BANDAI SPIRITS' YouTube channel. Mellow is currently using machine learning to int...
My Hero Academia Collab Launches in Fortnite on December 16
First Naruto, then Goku... Now it's Deku's turn
― First Naruto, then Goku... Now it's Deku's turn. The newest Weekly Shonen Jump title to join Fortnite is My Hero Academia. The game's official Twitter account announced on Sunday that the collaboration will launch on December 16. Fear not...My Hero Academia arrives 12.16.2022 pic.twitter.com/g1eoENygM9— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) December 11, 2022 Epic ...
Castlevania DLC Comes to Dead Cells Indie Game in 2023
"Return to Castlevania" DLC launches in 2023 first quarter
― The Game Awards 2022 pre-show livestream on Thursday unveiled a trailer for the Dead Cells indie game's "Return to Castlevania" DLC, which will launch in the first quarter of 2023. Motion Twin is also streaming the trailer on YouTube. The animated trailer shows the Prisoner teaming up with Alucard and Richter Belmont to face off against Dra...
Spy×Family Wins Big at Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2022
Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc theme song, Splatoon 3 also top in their categories
― The Yahoo! Japan Search Awards announced the biggest buzzing search terms of 2022 on Monday. Spy×Family was among the biggest winners, topping the "anime" category. Anya Forger voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki was also the top voice actor. In the music category, "Zankyō Sanka" (Song of Reverberation), Aimer's ...
Bleach Manga's Famous Poetry Gets Official Karuta Game
Bleach: Songs of the Soul karuta collection gets wide release in Japan on December 19
― Tite Kubo's Bleach manga is iconic not just for its stylish art and hot-blooded battles but also for the artful poetry at the start of each volume. These poems are now being compiled into a custom karuta collection called Bleach: Songs of the Soul. 昨年、久保帯人公式ファンクラブ「Klub Outside」にて先行販売された #BLEACH 巻頭歌骨牌<カルタ>の全国発売が決定！...
Former Fate/Grand Order Game Director Unveils Tsurugihime Indie RPG
Side scrolling action RPG releases on PC via Steam in 2024
― Former Fate/Grand Order director Yōsuke Shiokawa unveiled the Tsurugihime side-scrolling action RPG at the Indie Live Expo event on Sunday. The game will release on PC via Steam in 2024. Shiokawa's new studio Fahrenheit 213 is streaming a gameplay trailer: The developer describes the game as follows: The final battle takes place in 100 days...
Former Fate/Grand Order Game Director to Reveal New Game at Indie Live Expo Winter 2022
Yosuke Shiokawa left Delight Works in February to form new studio Fahrenheit 213
― The Indie Live Expo event announced on Tuesday that former Fate/Grand Order director Yōsuke Shiokawa will unveil a game with his new Fahrenheit 213 studio. Shiokawa left Delight Works in February to form his new studio, Fahrenheit 213, which will focus on the development of new intellectual property. In an October inte...
Uncle From Another World Tries His Hand at Sonic Frontiers
Ojisan is delighted that he can finally play a Sonic game in 3D
― After announcing in July that it would collaborate with Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, the Uncle From Another World series is making good on its promise. Kadokawa began streaming a 10-minute Sonic Frontiers Let's Play video on Monday, performed by the eponymous Ojisan ("Uncle"). Ojisan, who is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in both th...
Crunchyroll-Hime Inspires Retro PC, Game Boy Color Game
Crunchyroll also announces Rich Presence integration with Discord
― Crunchyroll mascot Crunchyroll-Hime is inspiring a "long-lost 8-bit adventure game" on PC and Game Boy Color. Pre-orders for the Hime's Quest physical Game Boy Color game cartridge launched on the Crunchyroll store and the Limited Run Games on Friday with shipment scheduled for May 2023, while a free browser version and downloadable ...
Sega Opens Job Listing for Associate Manager of Lore
It would need a real guru to keep track of the Sonic franchise's evolving lore. Do you think you have what it takes?
― Fancy yourself an expert on Sonic the Hedgehog trivia? Sega of America opened a job listing on Monday for the full-time position of "Associate Manager of Lore." According to the listing, "you will be immersed in the organizing and shaping of Sonic lore, canon, characters, and univers...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Gets Tabletop RPG
The anime based on a videogame based on a tabletop RPG is inspiring its own TRPG
― It all comes full circle: The anime based on a videogame based on a tabletop RPG is inspiring a TRPG (say that 10 times fast). R. Talsorian Games, the makers of the tabletop RPG which CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 game is based on, announced on Monday that the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series by Studio Trigger is gett...
Final Fantasy XVI Producer Explains Game's Lack of Ethnic Diversity
Naoki Yoshida explained that the story is set in a geographically isolated region, although scholars say this view of history is anachronistic
― IGN posted an interview with the Final Fantasy XVI creative team on Saturday addressing the game's themes, gameplay, and inspirations in depth. One particularly controversial question and response centered on the game's representation of ethnic diversity. Th...
Square-Enix's Harvestella Includes Non-Binary Character Creation
Game is Square-Enix's first to offer non-binary character option
― Square-Enix's fantasy farm life sim is the game developer's first to offer non-binary character creation. Eurogamer's Ed Nightingale spoke with game producer Daisuke Taka about the game's non-binary gender option. Taka stated that he thinks the inclusion is "normal" and as visibility of gender non-conforming has increased, the team "t...
Guilty Gear -Strive- Developers: Bridget Was Always Meant to Be Transgender
"With a subsection of the character roster, I actively tried to represent people who occupy a 'minority' position in society," Ishiwatari recalled. "I wanted to portray those characters doing heroic things."
― In a new interview with TBS last Wednesday, Guilty Gear -Strive- game director Akira Katano and video game developer Daisuke Ishiwatari discuss the development and fan reception of Bridget's ch...
SINoALICE Ends Service in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau in the Most Yoko Taro-ish Way Possible
If you clear the exclusive story, the game will force you to log out forever
― Square Enix's SINoALICE smartphone game is ending its traditional Chinese-language server in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau with a unique ending that forces players to log out forever after they've cleared it. Fans of NieR:Automata, also written by Yoko Taro, will understand the significance of this storytelling move. The ga...
How Tencent Sees the Future of Anime & Games
Hint: It involves live service games
― With Tencent stepping up its involvement in Japanese anime and games, how does the Chinese digital media company perceive the future of these mediums? Juno Shin, vice general manager at Tencent Games, offered some insight at TIFFCOM's "The potential of Games x Anime as perceived by Tencent Games" seminar on Tuesday. First, he commented that, due to COVID, there'...
New Genshin Impact Animated Video Delivers Mondstadt Nostalgia
Sun Creature Studio creates 2-minute video for game's starting region
― The Genshin Impact game might have recently launched its Sumeru expansion, but it hasn't forgotten its older regions. A new short animated video highlights Mondstadt, the starting region of the game. Witness the luscious Europe-inspired scenery accompanied by sentimental piano music. HoYoverse describes the video as "an experimen...
Zelda Wiki Splits Off from Fandom, Inc.
Editor-in-chief says move for independence is a reaction to "Fandom's recent buyouts and questionable staffing decisions"
― The "Zelda Wiki" fan community wiki for the Legend of Zelda franchise announced on Thursday that it has split off from the Fandom, Inc. pop culture and wiki hosting platform. The staff has opened a new portal website at the Zeldapedia.wiki URL. The site's editor-in-chief wrote t...
Elden Ring Gets Jazz Music Streaming Event on December 3
Kenny Garrett, Takuya Kuroda translate game's haunting soundtrack to jazz
― Elden Ring and jazz? It's a more likely combo than you'd think. Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Monday that it will host a jazz music streaming event on December 3 for FromSoftware's action RPG Elden Ring. Grammy Award-winning alto saxophone musician Kenny Garrett and jazz trumpeter Takuya Kuroda will translat...
JAST USA: Valve Has No Plans to Reverse Full Metal Daemon Muramasa Steam Ban
"We reached out to Valve in light of the Chaos;Head situation, and they assured us 'We are not re-reviewing previously banned apps'."
― Last Thursday, Spike Chunsoft announced that it will again release the Chaos;HEAd Noah game on Steam after Valve, the operator of Steam, reversed its decision to disallow the game based on its guidelines. This news sparked hope among visual novel fans that Valve may ...
New D4DJ Unit Includes Lesbian Couple
Profile states that Kokoa Shinomiya, Hayate Tendо̄ are currently dating
― Bushiroad's D4DJ project announced a new unit on Tuesday. Among the four new members, Kokoa Shinomiya and Hayate Tendо̄ are particularly notable to fans because their profiles state that the two are in a romantic relationship. From left to right: Hayate Tendо̄, Lumina Ichihoshi, Michiru Kaibara, Kokoa Shinomiya According to Kok...
VTuber Group Apologizes For Using Splatoon 3 to Stream Pornography
Shinso-gumi, independent VTubers used chroma key to play pornographic videos through ink
― The Shinso-gumi Virtual YouTuber group issued an apology on Sunday for "violating a video streaming platform's regulations." The context behind this vague admission of wrongdoing is... a doozy. Shinso-gumi member Ikinone Tomeru was streaming the Splatoon 3 video game on Saturday alongside independent VTubers Ki...
Evangelion Arrives in Doomsday World of LifeAfter Survival Game
Over 60 crossover items available in October 13-27 event
― NetEase Games announced on Friday that the LifeAfter survival game will hold its first Evangelion crossover from October 13 to 27. The crossover features a limited Stage, where Infected Angels appears in the Doomsday World. Survivors are tasked to go to a mysterious abandoned building in a four-man squad and find power source to recharge the ...
Persona 5 Royal Gets Official Card Game in October 2023
Emerson Matsuuchi designs cooperative card-based strategy game
― ATLUS announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Pandasaurus Games to publish a Persona 5 Royal card game on October 21, 2023. Emerson Matsuuchi (Century: Eastern Wonders, Foundations of Rome) is designing the game. The "cooperative card-based strategy game" will allow players to take on the roles of their favorite Phantom Thieve...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Launches Crossover Cosmetics with Melty Blood: Type Lumina Fighting Game
ARKS can cosplay as Shiki Tohno, Arcueid Brunestud, Akiha Tohno, Ciel
― Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis game launched crossover cosmetics with Type-Moon's Melty Blood: Type Lumina 2D fighting game on Wednesday. ARKS can cosplay as Shiki Tohno, Arcueid Brunestud, Akiha Tohno, and Ciel with outfits, hairstyles, and Weapon Camos. Other items include emotes, motion changes, stamps, and music d...
Magic: The Gathering Card Game Announces Final Fantasy, Transformers Cards
15 Transformers cards join The Brothers' War expansion on November 18; Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed cards will release in 2024
― Wizards of the Coast announced on Saturday that 15 Transformers cards are joining the game's "The Brothers' War" expansion set. Each card is double-sided (to display each character's robot and alternate modes), and each character will be available in their standard incar...
Code Geass' Lelouch, Suzaku Have Baby in Genesic Re;Code Smartphone Game
He also has a clone child with C.C., Kallen, and his little sister Nunally
― Code Geass: Genesic Re;CODE, the new smartphone game based on Sunrise's Code Geass anime, launched a bizarre new event for its first anniversary on Friday. The story reveals that in the future of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2's timeline, an evil scientist named Frankenstein uses Lelouch's genes to create a clone ch...
Dragalia Lost Posts Main Campaign Ending Credits on YouTube for Posterity
Game ends service on November 30
― The Dragalia Lost smartphone game concluded its main campaign in July. As a thank you to the fans, Nintendo streamed on Tuesday the ending credits for posterity, before the game ends service on November 30. Even as Dragalia Lost inches ever closer to its end of service, the game is celebrating its fourth anniversary. The English Twitter account posted an illustratio...
Ed Sheeran Gets Animated in Official Pokémon Music Video
Song "Celestial" will be featured in the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Nintendo Switch games
― Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran let his Pokémon fanatic flag fly in the official music video for "Celestial." The track will be featured in the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Nintendo Switch games, set forrelease on November 18. In the video, Sheeran is shown sleeping in his room ful...
Fans Bid Farewell to Akihabara's Iconic GiGO Arcade #4
After a day-long countdown that ended at 8 p.m., the owners thanked fans for their loyal support over 11 years
― The GiGO (formerly Sega) Akihabara Arcade #4 formally closed on Sunday, marking yet another milestone in the long-term decline of Japan's arcade culture. Fans have documented the closing ceremony across social media; the photos and videos indicate that an impressive crowd gathered to celeb...
Evangelion Composer Shiro Sagisu Directs Genshin Impact Concert
Genshin Impact YouTube channel streams free online concert on October 2
― HoYoverse announced on Monday that the Genshin Impact game will hold the "Genshin Concert 2022" global online concert on October 2. Anime and film composer Shiro Sagisu (Evangelion, Bleach, Shin Godzilla) will serve as the music director in partnership with the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra. Eímear Noone (Overwatch, Hearthstone) ...
Viral One-Punch Man Mobile Game Ad Delivers Fistful of Cringe
Saitama performs a rap in what appears to be a parody of the Dunkaccino meme
― A cheesy live-action ad for the new One-Punch Man: The Strongest mobile game, which launched its English version last Thursday, has been making the rounds on Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube last week. The ad features a rapping Saitama and appears to be a parody of the Dunkaccino meme from the 2011 Jack and Jill film starring ...
Paid hololive Costumes Added to Among Us for Limited Time
Gawr Gura, Watson Amelia, Inugami Korone, more available for 110 Stars until December 20
― You've watched your favorite hololive Virtual YouTubers betray each other in Among Us—now you can play as one of them with the new costume bundle added to the game on Tuesday. The following cosmetics are available for purchase until December 20: Ayunda Risu Outfit
Ayunda Risu Hat
Gawr Gura Outfit
Gawr Gura Hat
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Hatsune Miku Takes the Stage in Fall Guys
Collect Glow Sticks, Spring Onions to collect costumes, other rewards
― Vocaloid virtual idol Hatsune Miku joined the Fall Guys party battle royale game on Thursday. The "Hatsune Miku Sound of the Future" event is available in all core show Rounds. Players can collect Glow Sticks and Spring Onions across over 100 tiers to unlock the following event rewards: Miku #1 Fan Nickname - 100 Points
200 Kudos...
1st Attack on Titan Crossover Now Live in LifeAfter Survival Game
Event featuring Armored Titan, over 90 crossover items will run until September 29
― NetEase Games' LifeAfter survival game launched its first crossover event with Attack on Titan last Thursday. The event, which includes a brand new stage featuring the Armored Titan and over 90 crossover items, will run until September 29. Much like the original story of Attack on Titan, LifeAfter's crossover event p...
Guilty Gear Strive Developer: Bridget Identifies as a Woman
"So, as to whether 'he' or 'she' would be the correct pronoun for Bridget, the answer would be 'she.'"
― Guilty Gear -Strive- game director Akira Katano and video game developer Daisuke Ishiwatari put the Bridget controversy to rest in the Wednesday edition of “Developer's Backyard.” Ishiwatari said that they received many questions about Bridget's gender identity following her introduction in the Gu...
VTuber Designer Mika Pikazo Created the New Fire Emblem Protagonists
Artist best known for Kaguya Luna, Hakos Baelz took credit for Fire Emblem Engage designs
― If the character designs for the new Fire Emblem Engage game look familiar to you, then there's a reason for it: the popular illustrator Mika Pikazo (best known for designing the Virtual YouTubers Kaguya Luna and Hakos Baelz, as well as Fate/Grand Order's Sei Shounagon) has taken credit for the designs. They p...
Cyberpunk 2077 Game Gets Update Linking to Edgerunners Anime
New quest line features weapon, cosmetics, linking stories
― CD PROJEKT RED's Cyberpunk 2077 game launched an update on Tuesday adding a quest line, a weapon, and cosmetics from the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series by Studio Trigger. You can obtain David Martinez's yellow jacket and the “Guts” shotgun by playing the Edgerunners-themed story quest. Writer Rafał Babraj explained that the st...
Re:Zero Collab Returns to The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross Game
Witch of Greed Echidna, The Master Swordsman Reinhard join the roster
― Netmarble launched an update for its The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross smartphone role-playing game on Tuesday, which brings back last year's Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- collab with extra characters and content. New to the fray this time are Witch of Greed Echidna and The Master Swordsman Reinhard. These two charact...
Dragon Ball's Next Video Game Collab is PUBG Mobile
The official Twitter account for PUBG Mobile announced an upcoming collaboration with the movie is set for next year.
― The box-office smashing anime film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is heading into its next video game collaboration next year. The official Twitter account for PUBG Mobile announced an upcoming collaboration with the movie is set for next year. The online multiplayer battle royale ga...
Splatoon 3 Makes Baskin-Robbins Japan Its Turf
"Squid soda & grape" ice creams hit stores from September 1
― The colorful Inklings of Splatoon are making Baskin-Robbins in Japan their turf next month to promote the upcoming release of Splatoon 3. From September 1 to 29 (or until stocks last), a blue-and-yellow "squid soda & grape" flavored ice cream and jelly drink will hit Baskin-Robbins stores in Japan. The stores will also be offering three va...
Ash Ketchum Joins Pokémon Masters EX For Its 3rd Anniversary
Yes, that Ash Ketchum from the anime
― DeNA and The Pokémon Company's Pokémon Masters EX smartphone game has exclusively featured characters from the Pokémon video games, but the iconic Ash Ketchum from the anime series debuted in Pokémon Masters EX on Sunday exclusively for its third anniversary. Ash's sync pair is with his electric-type partner Pikachu. The pair will be available via the limited-ti...
Controversial Dragon Quest Composer Gets TV Drama About His Life
The program will star Ken Yasuda (live-action Gintama) as Sugiyama and detail the story behind the composer's involvement with Dragon Quest and the creation of the iconic "Overture: Loto's Theme" piece.
― The life of controversial composer Koichi Sugiyama, known primarily for his work in the long-running Dragon Quest series, will be the subject of a live-action television drama. The program will star...
Masahiro Sakurai Launches YouTube Channel About Game Development
If you ever got a kick out of watching Sakurai geek out about games, then look forward to seeing even more of that.
― Super Smash Bros. game director and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai launched his own YouTube channel on Wednesday styled after his legendary Mr. Sakurai Presents video presentations. If you ever got a kick out of watching Sakurai geek out about games, then look forward to seeing even m...
Hideo Kojima's Official Endorsement Printed On Lycoris Recoil Spinoff Light Novel
The Metal Gear, Death Stranding creator has been a vocal fan of the anime on Twitter
― Last month, we reported that Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has been getting really into Lycoris Recoil. His newfound fandom has now come to its logical conclusion: his official endorsement comment printed on the spinoff light novel's wraparound cover. このたび、小島監督より小説『リコリス・リコイル Ordinary days』へコメン...
Yoko Taro Reacts to the Girl Who Shilled NieR:Automata on Tinder: "Glory to Mankind"
Jen would "roam around on Tinder and get guys to buy Nier Automata and then ghost them"
― Jen became the NieR:Automata fandom's newest celebrity this month when she shared her Tinder story: she would "roam around on Tinder and get guys to buy Nier Automata and then ghost them." By her own estimate, she convinced 22 men to buy the game before she gave up on the dating service altogether. The game's di...
HOLOSTARS VTuber Minase Rio's Corporate-Approved Anonymous;Code Livestream Gets Copyright Takedown
MAGES. president Chiyomaru Shikura filed individual copyright strike, unaware that the company had already approved the stream beforehand
― In a rather public case of crossed wires, MAGES. president Chiyomaru Shikura announced on Twitter that he filed a copyright strike against HOLOSTARS Virtual YouTuber Minase Rio's Anonymous;Code livestream on Thursday. He complained that the VTuber streamed the ga...
Pokémon Go 3D Billboard Ad Shows Off the Felines
Watch Meowth, Skitty, Espurr, Purrloin, Glameow & Litten come alive on screen
― Pokémon Go celebrated International Cat Day (August 8) last week by debuting the purrfect 3D billboard ad at the Cross Shinjuku Vision. The ad, which features feline Pokémon such as Meowth, Skitty, Espurr, Purrloin, Glameow, and Litten, will be on display until September 5. In addition, these Pokémon will be easier to enc...
Dragon Ball Joins Fortnite With New Characters, Items, Features
Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, and Beerus join the fight
― Fortnite's highly anticipated crossover event with the Dragon Ball franchise launched globally on Tuesday, featuring themed character costumes, items, quests, and other gameplay features. The list of features is as follows: Dragon Ball Item Shop: Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, and Beerus are available as paid costumes. A Dragon Ball item collection includes Back...
Quintessential Quintuplets Manga Creator Streams Himself Playing the Console Game
The question: which girl's ending will he get?
― The Quintessential Quintuplets manga creator Negi Haruba might be occupied with a new manga, Go, Go, Loser Ranger!, but he still finds the time to engage with fans of his previous series by streaming himself playing the Eiga Gotōbun no Hanayome ~Kimi to Sugoshita Itsutsu no Omoide~ (The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie: Five Memories of My Time wit...
Guilty Gear -Strive-'s Bridget Affirms Her Trans Identity In New Arcade Mode Footage
Bridget joined the game as a DLC character on Monday
― Arc System Works' Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game launched its "Season 2" DLC on Monday, featuring its sixth playable DLC character Bridget. Bridget is a popular recurring character in the series, a crossdressing nun who wields a mean yo-yo. She first debuted in Guilty Gear X2 as a boy presenting as female due to a negative superstition in her...
Infographic: How Elden Ring Took Over YouTube
Even Grand Theft Auto V at number two only had 54% of Elden Ring's total views.
― Earlier this week YouTube Gaming posted an infographic showing just how popular Elden Ring was on the streaming site over the first two months of its release. Elden Ring had by far the largest number of views compared to the other games listed. Even Grand Theft Auto V at number two only had 54% of Elden Ring's total vie...
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