Aniplex will acquire Fate/Grand Order (FGO) developer DELiGHTWORKS’ game development division. DELiGHTWORKS will go through a corporate divestiture to form a new company that will succeed DELiGHTWORKS’s game development business. Aniplex will acquire all shares of the new company to make it a subsidiary.
New Final Fantasy XVI info will drop in spring 2022, later than expected. "complications stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost a half year.”
Dragon Quest X Offline delayed until summer 2022 in Japan. It was initially scheduled to come out on February 26. Dragon Quest X Offline's The Sleeping Hero and the Guiding Allies expansion is also delayed from spring 2022 to autumn 2022.
Duel Princess, a risqué deck building tower-defense game, is coming to Nintendo Switch on January 13. Steam release is also planned. In Duel Princess, a ceremony called “Punishment” must be performed to steal away crests from the defeated princesses.
Poop-themed typing game called Unko Typing sells better than expected on Steam. The developer plans to add English support in the future.
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster to release in Feb. 2022, taking more time than usual for debugging. “In order to bring you the best experience possible, we're giving ourselves the necessary time to apply final polish while finishing development on the game.”
Idol raising game IDOLY PRIDE will not replace Sayaka Kanda as Mana Nagase’s voice actor after her passing. IDOLY PRIDE is an idol raising game available in Japan on iOS and Android.
Overload -Escape from Nazarick- announced for Steam & Nintendo Switch. It's a 2D Metroidvania game based on the popular novel/anime series Overload.
Japanese solo indie game developer looks back on their marketing process behind Monmusu Gladiator. From doing a soft launch on smaller platforms before releasing on Steam, to sending out a press release at the right moment.
Dead by Daylight x “Ring” (Ringu) collaboration chapter is coming in March 2022. The original horror novel Ring was published in 1991 and it later became a box office hit with the 1998 movie adaptation.
Tales of Arise update 1.04 gets rid of the annoying “DLC pop-up”. Tales of Arise added a "function to not display DLC pop-up at campfire."
Playing It Takes Two solo perhaps isn’t impossible, says Smash Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai has demonstrated numerous times in the past that he can actually use two controllers at once.
