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North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 27-August 2
Chainsaw Man, Plus-Sized Elf anime; Super String: Marco Polo's Travel to the Multiverse, Cat + Crazy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chainsaw Man Season 1 Limited Edition BDPlease Viz Media US$79.99 July 29 DearS BDCite Discotek US$39.95 July 29 Plus-Sized Elf BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 29 Osomatsu-kun SDBDPlease Discotek US$49.95 July 29...
Sumikko Gurashi Franchise Gets New Switch Game in Winter
Nippon Columbia to release game in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea
― Nippon Columbia announced on Wednesday a new game in the Sumikko Gurashi franchise titled Sumikko Gurashi Tsukurou! Sutekina Sumikko Shima (Sumikko Gurashi Let's Make a Wonderful Sumikko Island!). The game will launch for Nintendo Switch in Japan in winter 2025, and it will also get releases in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Kor...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Removes New Ho-Oh Card Artwork Following Alleged Plagiarism of Fanart
Developers state that "team provided incorrect reference materials as official documents to illustrator"
― The official X/Twitter account for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app issued a statement on Wednesday stating that after internal review, the developers have temporarily removed the immersive card artwork for the Ho-Oh and Lugia cards from the newly released "Wisdom of Sea and Sky" set bec...
Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion Game's Videos Preview Fusion, Heavy Armor
Game launches on September 5 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Marvelous USA streamed two videos for the Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion game on Wednesday. The trailers preview the Fusion System and Heavy Armor: Fusion System Heavy Armor The game will have hands-on demos during this year's gamescom convention from August 20-24 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. The game will launch on September...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Game Review
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound brings the gory franchise back to its 2D roots in a fun way.
― Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound feels like a game straight out from the 1980s and 90s, especially with its story and higher difficulty threshold. The game's plot is rather one-note, with Kenji vowing to take revenge on the demons and Kumori attempting to double-cross the Demon Lord. Eventually, both Kenji and Kumori develo...
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Game Remake's Overview Trailer Previews Farming, Glider, Bazaar, Neighbors
Game launches for Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam on August 27
― Marvelous USA began streaming on Wednesday an overview trailer for the upcoming Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar remake game, and it previews the farming life, glider, bazaar shops, and neighbors. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam on August 27. The company describes the game:
Zephyr Town's bazaar...
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution Game Launches for PC via Steam on August 26
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday it will release the Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution game for PC via Steam on August 26. The game launched physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the West in May 2024. The game then launched physically and digitally for Xbox Series X|S that October. The North American and European releases include French and ...
Disgaea 7 Complete Game's Trailer Reveals Switch 2 Version's October 10 Release
"Anything Goes" trailer streamed
― NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (Makai Senki Disgaea 7) game for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 10. The company streamed a trailer titled "Anything Goes." The game will include all previously released DLC, as well as new features and content. "The Disgaea 7 Complete Ewwdo Edition" features ...
The Apothecary Diaries Franchise Gets Browser Game
Pre-registration for The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles open now
― Online gaming platform G123 announced on Monday that the anime based on Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series will receive a browser game titled The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles. In the simulation game, players train Maomao and take on various cases around the pa...
Digimon Story Time Stranger Game's Trailer Previews Digimon's Special Moves
Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on October 3
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Tuesday a new trailer for the Digimon Story Time Stranger game, and it previews the Digimon's special moves: The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on October 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game: In this JRPG, players will embark on an adventure that...
Tamagotchi Plaza Game Review
It's a little ridiculous that a game meant for such a young audience wouldn't be a lot more clear and direct with its instructions.
― When I first got ahold of Tamagotchi Plaza for my Nintendo Switch 2, I was shocked to see the little doodads I used to carry around in those plastic egg toys as full-blown video game characters. My surprise made more sense when I realized that I wasn't just utterly out...
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Game Introduces Koro, Akazu in New Trailer
Game launches on September 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a new trailer for Brownies' Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree "2D isometric roguelite" game on Tuesday. The video introduces the Guardians Koro and Akazu: Koro is a former elder of Shinju Village who makes levelheaded decisions. He cares for Akazu as his own son. Akazu is st...
RideonJapan Announces Brave × Junction Blackjack RPG Game
Game launches for Switch, PS4, PS5, PC via Steam in 2025
― Game developer RideonJapan announced its blackjack RPG game Brave × Junction for launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in 2025. The game's Steam page describes the game: Brave × Junction is an RPG where you battle monsters in a back-and-forth contest of blackjack, the playing card game familiar to many. Def...
Varlet High School RPG Game's 2nd Promo Video Previews Characters, Battles, Triad Stats
Game launches for Switch, PS5, PC on August 28
― FuRyu started streaming the second promotional video for it and Team Noir's Varlet high school-themed role-playing game on Monday. The video previews characters, battles, and Triad Stats. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on August 28. The company describes the game:
Welcome within the ha...
Digimon Alysion Smartphone Card Game Gets Worldwide Closed Beta Test
Closed beta test begins in August
― Bandai Card Games announced on Monday that it is launching a closed beta test worldwide for its Digimon Alysion mobile card game for iOS and Android devices in August. There will be a maximum of 10,000 participants. Applications have opened and will close on August 3. Through the closed beta test, the developers will test the game system, server load, and collect f...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, More Games Win Grand Prizes at CEDEC Awards 2025
Astro Bot, Silent Hill 2, 3D人-3dnchu win grand prizes; Composer Nobuo Uematsu wins special prize
― The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) announced the winners of the CEDEC2025 (Computer Entertainment Developers Conference 2025) awards on Wednesday. The winners of the Grand Prize are as follows: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) won the Engineering Division. Astr...
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Ships 10 Million Units Worldwide, Elden Ring: Nightreign Ships 5 Million
Also: Elden Ring: Nightreign gets new 2-player mode on July 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware announced on Thursday that the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion for the original Elden Ring game has shipped more than 10 million units globally, and the Elden Ring: Nightreign standalone game has shipped more than 5 million units globally. Both numbers include units shipped plus digital do...
Fate/Samurai Remnant RPG Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga by Mugetsu launches on July 28
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine and Type-Moon Comic Ace free manga website announced on Friday that Koei Tecmo's Fate/Samurai Remnant action role-playing game will get a manga adaptation on the Type-Moon Comic Ace website starting on Monday. Mugetsu is drawing the manga, and Type-Moon and Koei Tecmo Games are credited fo...
Udon Announces Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry Of Gundam, Marvel vs. Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works Artbooks
Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry Of Gundam to be available in oversized U.C. edition, regular hardcover edition
― Udon Entertainment announced at its San Diego Comic Con International panel on Saturday that it will release Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry Of Gundam artbook in both a standard edition and an oversized "U.C. Edition." The company also announced that it will release the Marvel vs. Capcom: Ultimate C...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 14-20
Donkey Kong Bananza debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 14-20 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 130,537 1,495,609 2NSw 2Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo July 17 127,905 127,905 3NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 9,081 149,279 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 8,152 6,381,356 5NSwAnimal Crossi...
“Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade” introduces the brand-new Jujutsu High-era SSR Satoru Gojo & Shoko Ieiri!
The mobile- original event "Blue and Hundred Oddities" from the “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death” arc is now live! On July 25, 2025, BILIBILI HK LIMITED announced a major new update for the first officially licensed mobile game of the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, “Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade” Global Edition. The brand-new SSR "Awakened" Satoru Gojo and Jujutsu High-era Shoko Ieiri make their official debut!
This Week in Games - Pokémon Presents 2025
It's a nearly-all Pokemon edition of This Week in Games, bursting with announcements. But don't worry - there's some news for Atelier fans, too!
― Welcome back, folks! I was feeling punchy last week, and I noticed I had omitted my closer after last week's column was published. Imagine I spent all weekend in a corner of your room, occasionally repeating vocal stims under my breath. Being a vtuber fan:...
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Reveals DLC in 4th Promo Video
Muzan will be available in free update after release
― Aniplex revealed a fourth promotional video on Friday for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, the sequel game to the 2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles game. Aniplex also revealed that the game will have a paid Character Pass DLC that will allow players to use characters who appeared in the recent...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 20-26
Solo Leveling, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian anime; Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right, MONSTER TRIBE manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 July 22 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 1 Limited Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$79.98 July 22 Momokyun Sword B...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon Game's Trailer Reveals January 15 Release
Game launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
― NIS America began streaming on Thursday a trailer titled "Unprecedented Mission" for The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-) game, and it reveals that the game will launch on January 15, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. NIS ...
Webtoon Series The Player Who Can't Level Up Gets Console, PC Game
Game is scheduled for release in 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― The Player Who Can't Level Up webtoon is set to receive a full-scale video game adaptation, scheduled for release in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Tripearl Games is developing the fast-paced action game. Tripearl Games released an official announcement trailer featuring the game's first gameplay footage, highlighti...
Arc System Works' 'Dear Me, I Was...' Adventure Game Releases on July 31
Game releases for Switch 2 with Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese support
― The official website for Arc System Works' Dear Me, I Was... adventure game revealed on Thursday that the game will release on July 31 for the Switch 2. Nintendo's eShop lists the game with Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese la...
Nada Holdings' New Lollipop Chainsaw Projects Include New Game, Anime
Nada Holdings developing new projects for franchise in partnership with Dragami Games
― Taiwan's Nada Holdings announced on Thursday that its new projects for the Lollipop Chainsaw franchise in partnership with Dragami Games will involve a new game and an anime adaptation. Nada Holdings notes that the new game will not impose "excessive creative restrictions in the name of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and...
Code Vein II Game Introduces Motorcycle in New Producer Diary Video
Code Vein II to launch for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC in 2026
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America revealed on Wednesday a new producer diary video for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, on Wednesday previewing the motorcycle: Bandai Namco describes the game:
CODE VEIN II features a deep narrative where players and characters are bound by blood, fate, and dest...
Crunchyroll Adds Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor Game on Mobile
Game launched in Japan for Switch in July 2021
― Crunchyroll announced in a new video on Wednesday that it will add the English version of Millenium Kitchen's Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- (Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi - Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi) game to its Game Vault on mobile. The game is listed as "coming soon." Game publish...
Courtney Lin Replaces Samantha Kelly as Voice of Princess Peach in Mario Game Franchise
More new voices are Laila Berzins as main Toad, Laura Stahl as Toadette, Paul Castro Jr. as male Toads
― Voice actress Courtney Lin announced on X/Twitter on Monday that she is the new voice of Princess Peach and Baby Peach, replacing Samantha Kelly as of the release of the Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 game on June 5. Laila Berzins later revealed on Wednesday that she is the new voice of the ma...
Permanent Outdoor Pokémon Attraction PokéPark Kanto Opens in Early 2026 in Tokyo's Yomiuriland Amusement Park
Park features Pokémon Forest, Sedge Town areas on 26,000 square meters of land
― The Pokémon Presents stream announced that PokéPark Kanto, the first permanent outdoor Pokémon attraction, will open in early 2026 within Tokyo's Yomiuriland amusement park. Footage for PokéPark Kanto begins at around 5:42 in the video below: PokéPark Kanto is built on about 26,000 square meters of land. The park is divi...
Pokémon Legends Z-A Game's Videos Reveal Rogue Pokémon, Mega Dragonite
Game launches for Switch, Switch 2 on October 16
― The Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday unveiled new videos for the Pokémon Legends Z-A game. The videos reveal Team MZ, more characters, Rogue Pokémon, and the new Mega Dragonite. Players join Team MZ following an invite from ally Urbain/Tannie. New characters in Team MZ include fashion designer Naveen and dancer Lida. There are also various outfits ...
Pokémon Champions Battle Game's Trailer Reveals 2026 Release
Battle-focused game to launch for Switch, iOS, Android
― The Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday revealed a new trailer for the battle-focused game Pokémon Champions, and it reveals that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android in 2026. The video previews gameplay: The game focuses on Pokémon battles with traditional mechanics, and it features several modes, including Ranked and Priv...
Pokémon Friends Puzzle Game Launches for Switch, Mobile Devices
Game is free-to-play for mobile; Switch version requires purchase of Basic Pack
― The Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday announced Pokémon Friends, a new puzzle game for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The game launched on the same day as the announcement. The game tasks players to solve sets of three random puzzles everyday to earn yarn used for creating Pokémon plush. Players can decorate a room...
Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy Game Review
Surely, there are better dungeons to delve somewhere out there.
― Did you know that those cute little slime-things from the Puyo Puyo puzzle games originate from a series of dungeon crawlers from the early 90s? If you didn't, I don't think anyone could blame you, since the franchise has only ever had a single western release in its decades-long history. It was called Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great ...
Fate/Extra Record Game Delayed to Spring 2026
Game previously slated for this year for Switch, PS5, PS4, Steam
― The official website for Type-Moon studio BB's Fate/Extra Record game, the remake of Marvelous Entertainment's Fate/Extra PlayStation Portable game, announced on Tuesday that the game will be delayed to spring 2026 to improve the product quality. Game director Kazuya Niinō also posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday and...
Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion Game Reveals Developer Documentary Video
Game launches on September 5 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Marvelous USA streamed a 13-minute developer documentary for the Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion game on Monday. The video covers the process behind developing the game. The game will launch on September 5 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The game will get a physical release for consoles. The ...
Dragami Games Partners with Nada Holdings to Announce New Projects in Lollipop Chainsaw Franchise
Companies plan to expand franchise with multiple new projects involving "cross-industry collaborations"
― Taiwan's Nada Holdings announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Dragami Games to jointly launch multiple new projects under the Lollipop Chainsaw franchise. The companies are partnering in order to expand the franchise through "multifaceted projects and cross-industry collaborations." Tai...
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Game Remake Previews Agate in Videos
Game launches worldwide September 19 for Switch, PS5, PC via Steam.
― GungHo Online Entertainment and Nihon Falcom started streaming trailers for the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st) game, the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, on Friday. The trailers preview the English and Japanese voices for Agate. English Agate Trailer Japanese Agate Trailer...
Visual Arts/Key Reveals Loopers Plus, Augment Protocol Visual Novels' Release Date
Loopers Plus launches on October 24, Augment Protocol on November 28
― Visual Arts/Key announced last Friday that it will release its Loopers Plus visual novel on PC on October 24, and its Augment Protocol (Kōsai Toshi) visual novel on November 28. Visual Arts/Key revealed both visual novels in December 2023. Loopers Plus is an upgraded version of the May 2021 game with bonus stories, illustrations, ...
Tayutama: It's Happy Days Fandisc HD Remaster Game Gets Multilingual Release on Steam in August
Lump of Sugar originally developed, released game in 2009
― Kawaiinium and Asoma-navi, Inc. revealed on Friday they will release an HD remaster of the Tayutama: It's Happy Days fandisc game in August on Steam. The game will have text support in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese, with full audio in Japanese. Kawaiinium also revealed that the Steam version will offer a patc...
Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni - Game Announced for Switch, PC
Game launches in Japanese, Chinese, English this summer
― Game development companies Hyde and LiTMUS announced on July 8 that they are developing a new game in the Ao Oni horror game series titled Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni - (Kinsokuchi ~Aooni no Iwaya~) that will launch for the Switch and PC via Steam this summer. Hyde has a booth for the game at the BitSummit 13 event in Kyoto this weekend. ...
Studio LICO Launches Mythic Item Obtained: Idle RPG Smartphone Game in N. America, Japan, Taiwan
Original webtoon has accumulated over 320 million views globally
― Studio LICO, a subsidiary of WEBTOON Entertainment, officially released its mobile game Mythic Item Obtained: Idle RPG in North America, Japan, and Taiwan on Friday. The game is based on the webtoon Mythic Item Obtained, which is adapted from the web novel of the same name. The webtoon began serialization in 2022 and has accumulated ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 7-13
Patapon 1+2 Replay debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 7-13 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 65,853 1,365,072 2NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 13,736 140,198 3NSwPatapon 1+2 Replay Bandai Namco Entertainment July 10 8,871 8,871 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 6,944 6,373,204 5NSwAnim...
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Game Gets Another Delay to November 14
Delay due to voice recording, multilingual translation; video previews Chronicle Mode
― Level 5 began streaming a new video on Friday for the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road game, and it announces that the game has been delayed again from August to November 14. The company states that the main reasons for the delay are voice recording and multilingual translation, including English, though it will make ...
This Week in Games - Horse Play
Jean-Karlo celebrates a second wave of Umamusume, shares more details about Ghosts of Yotei, and speculates on Universal's possible Donkey Kong film.
― Welcome back, folks! I saw Kpop Demon Hunters for a second time this past weekend. It's still an addictive movie. I'm short on news otherwise, let's get into it! This is... Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Gets Big Like many of you, I was made aware of Uma Mu...
No Sleep for Kaname Date – from AI: The Somnium Files Game Review
It would be best for fans of AI: The Somnium Files to manage their expectations.
― If you have not played AI: The Somnium Files, I do not recommend you pick up the new side story, No Sleep for Kaname Date – from AI: The Somnium Files. I don't recommend you do anything other than go into the eshop of your platform of choice and purchase the absolute masterpiece that is the first game of the series. If...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 13-19
The World God Only Knows anime; The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows, Brain Damage manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Naruto Shippuden Set 7 BDPlease Viz Media US$39.95 July 15 The World God Only Knows: Ultimate Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 July 15 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 13th Footpr...
Fantasy Maiden Wars Touhou Project Game Heads West for Switch, PC
Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - launches in 2025
― Publisher Phoenixx announced on Thursday that it will release Sanbondo's Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - (Gensо̄ Shо̄jo Taisen -Dream of the Stray Dreamer-) fan game in the Touhou Project series for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam worldwide in 2025. Phoenixx describes the game:
The fate of womankind lies in the ...
Street Fighter 6 Game's Trailer Highlights Sagat
Sagat arrives as 1st character in Year 3 Character Pass on August 5
― CAPCOM revealed a new trailer for Street Fighter 6 on Tuesday. The trailer highlights the game's upcoming returning character Sagat, who will be available in the game on August 5. Sagat is the first character in the game's Year 3 Character Pass. In addition to Sagat, C. Viper will debut this fall, Alex will debut in early spring 20...
Steam Updates Guidelines on Adult Content
Company cites compliance with payment processors, card networks, banks, internet providers
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Steam added an update to the Rules and Guidelines section of the onboarding document for Steamworks, Valve's tools and services that assist developers in publishing games on the platform, outlining stipulations around adult content. The update notes publishers should refrain from publishing content that viol...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game's Trailer Previews Customization/Gadgets, Reveals Switch 2 Release Window
Switch 2 version launches digitally in holiday 2025, physically in early 2026
― The official YouTube channel of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise began streaming a new trailer for its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game on Wednesday. Sega announced that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 digitally in holiday 2025 and physically in early 2026 with the full game on the cartridge. There will be a Sw...
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Game Gets Switch Version
Switch version launches on September 4
― Publisher Phoenixx announced on Wednesday that Ankake Spa's Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (Touhou Kōkishin, or Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity) game will get a release for Nintendo Switch on September 4. The release will feature support for Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. XSEED Games released the 3D action role-playing game for Play...
Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening Side-Scrolling Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam on August 26
― Microids released a new gameplay video for Magic Pockets' Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening side-scrolling game, based on the anime of Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra manga, on Tuesday. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic...
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Game Introduces Guardians in New Trailer
Game launches on September 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new trailer for Brownies' Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree "2D isometric roguelite" game on Tuesday introducing the guardians Origami and Shigin. The game will launch on September 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco Entertainment...
Muv-Luv Girls Garden Game Reveals Anime Promo Video
Game's key visual, original manga project also announced
― The "Zaltoum Academy Special Live Classroom" stream of Muv-Luv Girls Garden, DMM Games and KMS Games' new "super-classic-style school x bishōjo (beautiful girl) story x battle" game, revealed on Tuesday its anime promotional video and key visual. The livestream also announced an original manga based on the new game that will be "coming soon."...
This Week in Anime - Back in the Saddle
As the Uma Musume game races to the top of the popularity charts, Steve and Chris explore the reasons why horse girls are perennial favorites.
― Steve and Chris explore the reasons why horse girls are perennial favorites. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Uma Mus...
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth Games Launch on PS4 in West on September 30
Idea Factory International (IFI) announced on Tuesday that it will release the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation games physically and digitally in North America and Europe for PlayStation 4 on September 30. Compile Heart released the PS4 version in Japan for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth ...
GiGO Akihabara #1 (Formerly Sega's Flagship Arcade) to Close in August After 32 Years
Arcade closes on August 31 while GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, #5 will stay open
― GENDA GiGO Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the GiGO Akihabara #1 game arcade will close on August 31, as the facility's lease contract is expiring. The company also stated that GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, and #5 arcades will continue to operate. After GiGO Akihabara #1's closure, Matahari Entertainment plans to open an amu...
United Arab Emirates' Red Dunes Games Works With Octopath Traveler's ACQUIRE on 3 Projects
Original games will explore kaiju battles, dark fantasy hunts, dark espionage thriller
― United Arab Emirates-based game developer Red Dunes Games announced on Monday that it is entering into a multi-year collaboration with Japanese developer Acquire to develop original works. The companies have so far teased three new game projects codenamed "Project Tremor," "Project Umbra," and "Project Shadowcar....
Ys X: Proud Nordics Game Unveils Long Trailer
Game launches for Switch 2 on July 31
― Nihon Falcom streamed a long trailer for Ys X: Proud Nordics, an updated version of its Ys X: Nordics game, on Monday. The game will launch on July 31 for Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan. Ys X: Proud Nordics features new story and adventure elements including "Mana Action," the Oland Island map and exploration area, new bosses, Mana Ride Races, and arena battles. Ys...
Kamitsubaki Studio, Kazuhide Oka Announce Platonica Space Game
Psychological adventure game playable at BitSummit the 13th from July 18-20
― Kamitsubaki Studio announced on Monday that it will produce a new psychological exploration game with GIRLS MADE PUDDING developer Kazuhide Oka titled Platonica Space. The game will be playable at the BitSummit the 13th event in Kyoto, which runs from July 18-20. Players help a girl recover her memories by exploring a serie...
World's End Club Game Gets PS5 Release
Game 1st launched for iOS devices in 2020 before getting releases for Switch, Steam in 2021
― IzanagiGames announced on Monday that it released it and TooKyo Games' World's End Club game on PlayStation 5 digitally on Monday. The game retails for US$24.99. IzanagiGames released the game for iOS devices via the Apple Arcade in September 2020, and also released the game on the Nintendo Switch in May 202...
Inti Creates Announces New Majogami Game
2D action platformer launches for Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam October 30
― Inti Creates revealed on Thursday a new 2D action platformer game Majogami, which will launch digitally for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 30. The game will also get a release for PC via Steam. The game features an extensive voice cast including:
Miyu Tomita as Shiroha
Kenji Hamada as Shiori
Ai Fairouz
Riho Sug...
Frontier Works Releases Heroic Songs: the Remix! Game in English in September
"Idol x city-building simulation game"
― Frontier Works announced on Monday that it will release the Heroic Songs: the Remix! game on Steam and Nintendo Switch in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The game will launch on Steam on September 15 and will launch digitally for Nintendo Switch on November 27. The game's Steam listing is now available. Frontier Works describes ...
428: Shibuya Scramble Developer Jirō Ishii Unveils Shibuya Scramble Stories Game's 2028 Target Date, More Cast
Manami Ute, Shunsaku Kudō, Masaru Matsuda return from previous Ishii games
― 428: Shibuya Scramble game developer Jirō Ishii announced during a livestream on Sunday that he is targeting a 2028 launch date for his new live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories with screenwriter Yukinori Kitajima. The developer also announced three more cast members and the addition of Tokyu Land Corporation a...
Yakuza 0: Director's Cut Game Review
Unfortunately, for all of its improvements and refinements, this Director's Cut cannot truly be called the definitive version of Yakuza 0.
― Going back to Yakuza 0 after all of these years was a fascinating experience. On the one hand, this is a decade-old entry in a franchise that has since exploded in its popularity and ambitions, all of which is thanks in large part to this particular prequel's su...
Haikyu!! Fly High Smartphone Card Game Launches Outside Japan on July 31
Anime adaptations' cast will voice both English, Japanese voiceovers for game
― KLab and game developer and publisher Garena announced on Friday that Changyou and Prophet Games' Haikyu!! Fly High smartphone game based on Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga will launch in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Southeast Asia on July 31. The anime adaptations' cast will voice both English and Japanes...
Suda51, Swery65's Hotel Barcelona Game Launches in September
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam
― Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday that his and Goichi "Suda51" Suda's Hotel Barcelona game will debut in September 2025. The game's demo will be available to play at BitSummit 13 in Kyoto from July 18 through July 20. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The ...
Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe Directs Ghost of Yotei Game's 'Watanabe Mode'
Kurosawa & Miike Modes are also available
― Sony revealed more details on the upcoming PlayStation 5 game Ghost of Yōtei during Thursday's State of Play presentation. Clocking in at over 20 minutes long, the presentation showcased elements of gameplay, story, audio, and subtitle options, plus three newly announced game modes: the Watanabe Mode, Kurosawa Mode, and Miike Mode. The Watanabe Mode includ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 30-July 6
Death Stranding 2 stays at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 30-July 6 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 114,106 1,299,219 2NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 24,173 126,462 3PS5Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Sony Interactive Entertainment June 26 11,471 83,435 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 7...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 30-July 6
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube 1-hour premiere episode earns 3.1% rating
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Wednesday, July 2 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.8% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, July 1 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 5.5% rating. The new live...
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!, I May Be a Guild Receptionist Novels Replace Illustrator Gaou (Updated)
Gaou removed from other projects after person claiming to be him admits to engaging in sexual acts with a minor
― Publishers Dengeki Bunko and Overlap Bunko reported in separate announcements on July 1 and 2, respectively, that artist Gaou had been removed as the illustrator for Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist and Yūki Kimikawa's Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! light novels series. ...
Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Launches on Steam on July 17
Game launched for iOS, Android on March 27
― The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game announced on Friday that the game will launch on PC via Steam on July 17. Game data can be linked between the mobile and Steam versions. The game launched on March 27, following a delay from last year for the staff to "ensure even higher quality in the final game." It initially launc...
This Week in Games - Square Enix Ringing In Final Fantasy IX's 25th Anniversary
If you think you know what's coming for the Final Fantasy IX anniversary: no you don't.
― Welcome back, folks! To anyone who went to Anime Expo, I hope you guys had a fun time! To the rest of us, how about that new My Dress-Up Darling season? I'm excited over the Kamen Rider news; Kamen Rider Zeztz looks great! I appreciate the minimalist design, and while the Driver being positioned along the chest,...
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Reintroduces the Digital World to New Audiences
“To bring out that experience to its fullest, we intentionally didn't make it an open world. We wanted everybody to get that same story experience from playing this game.”
― Bandai Namco Entertainment's latest addition to the Digimon Story game franchise, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, marks the first time the series will have a fully English dub. Coming nearly eight years after Digimon Story: Cyber ...
Netmarble Reveals Trailer for Shangri-La Frontier: Nanatsu no Saikyōshu Game
Netmarble announced game in 2022, last revealed trailer for game in 2023
― Developer Netmarble Nexus and publisher Netmarble unveiled a new trailer for their planned game based on Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the game's title as Shangri-La Frontier: Nanatsu no Saikyōshu (Shangri-la Frontier: The Seven Colossi). The trailer did not reveal a release da...
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Game to Wind Down New Content, PC Version
iOS, Android versions of game to scale down services beginning July 31; PC version ends service on August 21
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage rhythm game announced on July 2 that the game will undergo structural and operational changes, including the end of the PC version of the game and the Starlight Spot companion app. Both will cease...
Arknights: Endfield Might Give Genshin Impact a Run for its Money
Based on the demo, this game is something to look forward to.
― The Arknights tower-defense game is getting an RPG spin-off called Arknights: Endfield, and it's surprisingly more robust than I thought it would be. During Anime Expo 2025, Anime News Network got the opportunity to play a 30-minute demo. It has a lot of potential with its slick art direction and mixture of action-RPG and tower defense g...
Persona5: The Phantom X Game Review
I found the original Persona 5’s story to be particularly resonant and engaging, so this is an unbelievably disappointing downgrade so far.
― Love them or hate them, games featuring prominent gacha mechanics are big business. While initially more the domain of mobile platforms, we've moved on technologically since the heady days of (decade old!) Fate/Grand Order's one billion US dollar annual earnin...
Persona5: The Phantom X Developers Speak About the Game's Success
Persona5: The Phantom X was released globally on June 26, and even though it has only been about two weeks since its launch, Atlus is satisfied with the reception so far.
― It's almost been nine years since Atlus released Persona 5 in Japan, and since then, the game has garnered critical acclaim and become wildly successful. The original and Royal versions sit at scores of 93 and 95, respectively, a...
FuRyu's Varlet is Taking a More Colorful Direction in Its First Demo
A preview of Varlet shows it to be a colorful, promising game with an intriguing battle system.
― Developers FuRyu and Aquria is an underdog studio creating more digestible RPGs compared to the behemoths of Persona and Final Fantasy. The studio is best known for games like The Caligula Effect, Monark, Trinity Trigger, and Reynatis. This year, FuRyu is launching Varlet, a brand new school life and dun...
Final Fantasy XVI Producer on the Series' Future
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida discusses how the series will progress in the future, as well as what he'd like to accomplish in the next several years.
― At Anime Expo 2025, Anime News Network got the chance to sit down with Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida to discuss how the series will progress in the future, as well as what he'd like to accomplish in the next several years. With ...
JAST USA to Release School Days Remaster in English, Chinese
Game's remastered version slated for release in Japan this year
― JAST USA announced at Anime Expo on Friday that it will release Overflow's School Days Remaster, the new version of the Overflow's 2005 School Days visual novel, for Windows PC. Overflow confirmed that JAST USA will release the game in English and Chinese. Overflow first announced the game's remastered version on May 31, and is plannin...
Shuten Order Game's New Trailer Introduces Characters, Voice Cast
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam/DMM Game Player on September 5
― Kazutaka Kodaka's Too Kyo Games company and DMM Games' EXNOA's Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) video game streamed a trailer on Monday introducing the characters for each of the five different routes in the game. The video introduces the voice cast for the game, which includes: Mitsuki Saiga, Aoi Yuki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Daisuke On...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 23-29
Death Stranding 2 debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 145,069 1,185,113 2NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 102,689 102,689 3PS5Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Sony Interactive Entertainment June 26 71,964 71,964 4NSw 2Tamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment J...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 16-22
Raidou Remastered Switch version debuts at #2, PS5 version at #3, Switch 2 version at #6
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 16-22 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 122,578 1,040,044 2NSwRaidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Atlus June 19 21,146 21,146 3PS5Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Atlus June 19 ...
Digimon Story: Time Stranger is Looking like a Formidable Pokémon Competitor
Digimon Story: Time Stranger feels exciting with its dynamic animations and approachable, turn-based combat.
― Earlier this year, Bandai Namco announced Digimon Story: Time Stranger, the latest entry in its Digimon Story series, would be coming this October. While Digimon has enjoyed a sizable amount of popularity in the past, it never reached the gargantuan heights of Pokémon's fame. However, that ...
Fire Force Smartphone Game Ends Service on August 29
Anime series based on Atsushi Ohkubo's manga debuted 3rd season on April 3
― The official website for the Fire Force: Enbu no Shо̄ original smartphone game announced on June 30 that the game will end service on August 29 at 3:00 p.m. JST. The game will begin accepting applications for refunds for unused in-game currency "Adolla Gems" on the same day. The game ceased sales of the in-game currency "Ado...
Netmarble Develops Solo Leveling Karma Game for PC, Mobile
Game to tell story not revealed in original webtoon
― Crunchyroll announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that Netmarble is developing the Solo Leveling Karma game for PC and mobile. The video revealed at the event teases that the game takes place during a certain gap in time (note: the below video contains spoilers for near the end of the webtoon series that has not yet been covered in the ...
Sekai Project to Release Widenyo, Onii-chan Continue!, Sunrider Legends Tactics, Nandomeka no Hajimemashite Visual Novels in West
Sunrider Legends Tactics launches on August 1
― Sekai Project announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it has licensed Alicesoft's Widenyo, Panmimi Soft's Onii-chan Continue!, Purple software's Nandome kano Hajimemashite, and Love in Space's Sunrider Legends Tactics visual novels for release on PC via Steam. The company also announced new plushies of characters from Nekopara and a vi...
Seasonal Events Return in Persona5: The Phantom X
Singer Lyn also returned to the stage for an explosive performance of "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There."
― During Anime Expo 2025, Atlus and Sega hosted a panel for Persona5: The Phantom X, which included P-Studio creator Kazuhisa Wada, producers Yosuke Uda and Jun Matsunaga, and character designer Shigenori Soejima. They explained the design process and the inspiration behind Persona5: The Phantom X'...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game's Video Teases Animation Project in September
Game ships on September 25
― The official YouTube channel of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise began streaming an animation teaser for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game on Friday. The video teases a new animation project for the game coming in September. Sega first revealed the video at Anime Expo. The game will release on September 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Sw...
This Week in Games - Is the Third Time the Charm?
Between new projects from Arc System Works and another attempt at a live-action Street Fighter movie, there are a lot of old friends making new appearances this week.
― Welcome back, folks! It's been... a week. Tragedy struck: some Path to Nowhere merch I had tried importing from China was unfortunately routed back to the Netherlands because my address was misspelled. And unfortunately, they destroye...
Pac-Man's Dark Reimagining in Shadow Labyrinth is Intriguing
After capturing everyone's attention in Secret Level, we gave the dark Pac-Man game a test run.
― During Anime Expo 2025, Bandai Namco invited Anime News Network to check out Shadow Labyrinth, a gritty reimagining of the Pac-Man property. In this iteration, you play as Swordsman No. 8, a figure clouded in mystery. Following you around is an orb named Puck, who conspicuously looks similar to our belov...
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