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Farland Saga I&II: Saturn Tribute releases for PC Steam, Switch, PS5, PS4, and Xbox One on June 26 in Japan
Farland Saga I&II: Saturn Tribute releases for PC Steam, Switch, PS5, PS4, and Xbox One on June 26 in Japan

Despite appearing first on PC, these Japan-exclusive strategy RPG ports will be based on the Saturn releases.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 26 February, 2025

Cladun X3 will have a more robust Magic Circle system with tons of crossover content
Cladun X3 will have a more robust Magic Circle system with tons of crossover content

The crossovers will range from in-house IPs like Disgaea to external collaborations with other companies like Nihon Falcom's first Ys and Trails entries.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 20 February, 2025

Front Mission-like turn-based strategy RPG Mecharashi's global release confirmed for PC, iOS, and Android
Front Mission-like turn-based strategy RPG Mecharashi's global release confirmed for PC, iOS, and Android

The Chinese-made game formerly known as Front Mission: Borderscape was also released in Japan as Metal Storm.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 14 February, 2025

Digimon Story: Time Stranger launches for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam worldwide in 2025
Digimon Story: Time Stranger launches for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam worldwide in 2025

The new game will have a similar gameplay system to the Cyber Sleuth duology while taking place in both the real and Digital worlds.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 12 February, 2025

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma character trailer for Subaru is up with more screenshots
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma character trailer for Subaru is up with more screenshots

The new assets show how Subaru can romance Kaguya and Iroha.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 07 February, 2025

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket helped DeNA gain a massive increase in profit from games in Q3 FY2024
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket helped DeNA gain a massive increase in profit from games in Q3 FY2024

The company listed a whopping 8127% increase in the game segment's profit on their financial report.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 07 February, 2025

Freedom Wars Remastered update patch 1.4 released, with a future patch adding Japanese text-based name inputs
Freedom Wars Remastered update patch 1.4 released, with a future patch adding Japanese text-based name inputs

The latter has been a widely contested issue among players of the game's Japanese version.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 07 February, 2025

2D roguelike action RPG Code Reactors launches first for PC Steam on February 13 and Switch later in 2025
2D roguelike action RPG Code Reactors launches first for PC Steam on February 13 and Switch later in 2025

The game will launch simultaneously in Japanese, English, and Chinese languages.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 06 February, 2025

Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown booster pack card list
Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown booster pack card list

You can check whether you will want to choose the Dialga or Palkia pack more often.

guide by Kite Stenbuck on 30 January, 2025

Kamibako -Mythology of Cube- launches worldwide on PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC Steam with multiple languages
Kamibako -Mythology of Cube- launches worldwide on PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC Steam with multiple languages

The game is now available in not only Japanese but also English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 30 January, 2025

Gundam Breaker 4 will newly get GQuuuuuuX and Requiem for Vengeance's Gundam EX via a free update patch
Gundam Breaker 4 will newly get GQuuuuuuX and Requiem for Vengeance's Gundam EX via a free update patch

Bandai Namco has also just released a new update patch that focuses on the gigantic bosses.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 30 January, 2025

Gundam Breaker 4 post-launch Gunpla kit additions list
Gundam Breaker 4 post-launch Gunpla kit additions list

This list should be complete now unless Bandai Namco gives long-time support like DBXV2.

guide by Kite Stenbuck on 30 January, 2025

Nippon Ichi Software president Tetsuhisa Seko passed away at 55 years old
Nippon Ichi Software president Tetsuhisa Seko passed away at 55 years old

Having worked in NIS since 2002, he was appointed the company's president in 2023 after Sohei Niikawa vacated it in 2022.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 24 January, 2025

The third Final Fantasy VII remake title is in full development with its story script completely finished
The third Final Fantasy VII remake title is in full development with its story script completely finished

Yoshinori Kitase and Naoki Hamaguchi spilled some details about the development progress in multiple Japanese interviews.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 23 January, 2025

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will have free crossover content from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will have free crossover content from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

Both titles have a similar traditional Japanese theme and are also published by Marvelous.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 23 January, 2025

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown booster packs will appear on January 29
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket - Space-Time Smackdown booster packs will appear on January 29

The new set will star Dialga and Palkia with a more general focus on Generation IV Pokemon and trainers.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 23 January, 2025

Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade release date newly confirmed on April 24 with character theme songs
Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade release date newly confirmed on April 24 with character theme songs

Each of the 3 playable characters will have a theme song performed by their respective voice actor.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 22 January, 2025

DanMachi ~Fullland of Water and Light~ delayed to March 13 to match anime arc airing schedule
DanMachi ~Fullland of Water and Light~ delayed to March 13 to match anime arc airing schedule

Since the game's story takes place after DanMachi V, the team intends players to enjoy the anime arc's climax first.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 20 January, 2025

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket's trade feature will arrive this January
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket's trade feature will arrive this January

A new booster pack set will also appear in the same month in 2025.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 17 January, 2025

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma launches on May 30 with over 12 marriage candidates
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma launches on May 30 with over 12 marriage candidates

The unchosen protagonist will also appear as another marriage candidate.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 15 January, 2025

Freedom Wars Remastered System Trailer shows changes from the original Vita release
Freedom Wars Remastered System Trailer shows changes from the original Vita release

A harder Deadly Sinner Mode will be available for those who seek even more challenges.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 06 January, 2025

Japanese RPG creators share their aspirations and plans for 2025
Japanese RPG creators share their aspirations and plans for 2025

We spotted comments by key staff members in companies ranging from Atlus and Square Enix to Compile Heart and Nippon Ichi.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 31 December, 2024

Ys X: Proud Nordics announced for 2025 release in Japan; significantly upgraded version
Ys X: Proud Nordics announced for 2025 release in Japan; significantly upgraded version

Ys X: Proud Nordics will feature a new location, new bosses, Mana Ride races, some new story content, and much more when it releases in 2025 for Japan.

news by Mikhail Madnani and Kite Stenbuck on 19 December, 2024

Freedom Wars Remastered opening movie published
Freedom Wars Remastered opening movie published

The video is almost identical to the original PS Vita trailer, sans the audio-and-video quality and the AI voice.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 17 December, 2024

Nihon Falcom founder and chairman Masayuki Kato passed away on December 15 at 78 years old
Nihon Falcom founder and chairman Masayuki Kato passed away on December 15 at 78 years old

He was also the producer of Falcom's earliest games like the first Xanadu and Ys games.

news by Kite Stenbuck on 17 December, 2024

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