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Witch on the Holy Night PS4/Switch port to launch in December with English subtitles [Update]
The PS4 and Nintendo Switch port of Mahoutsukai no Yoru: Witch on the Holy Night (魔法使いの夜) will launch this December in Japan. It will also support English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese subtitles.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle to add rollback netcode support on April 14 [Update]
The PC (Steam) and PS4 versions of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (BBTAG) will receive rollback netcode support on April 14, 2022. A public test for the Steam version is set to start on February 23 at 3 p.m. PST.
Touhou Kaeizuka ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View. available April 25 on Steam
Mediascape announced it will release Touhou Kaeizuka ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View. on Steam April 25. The Steam version will come with an option to play a network battle mode through the ver1.50a beta build.
Kingdom Hearts IV trailer has a scene that resembles Endor from Star Wars
Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts IV, and fans have pointed out a scene in the announcement trailer they think hints at the inclusion of Star Wars in the upcoming game.
Signs of change one month after Japan’s PS Store allows IARC ratings
Signs of change one month after Japan’s PS Store allows IARC ratings. 41 of the 92 new releases on Japan's PS Store have used the IARC rating system since its introduction.
Kingdom Hearts IV announced, taking place in a Tokyo-like metropolis
Kingdom Hearts IV announced, taking place in a Tokyo-like metropolis called Quadratum. The protagonist of Kingdom Hearts 4 is Sora as usual.
Undertale-inspired RPG Ketchup and Mayonnaise enters Steam Early Access April 11
Ketchup and Mayonnaise is an RPG inspired by games such as Undertale, Tomato Adventure, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. It's set to enter Steam Early Access on April 11.
make.ctrl.Japan2 exhibit is dedicated to games that use alternative controllers
make.ctrl.Japan2 exhibit is dedicated to games that use alternative controllers. It’s basically a Japanese version of alt.ctrl.GDC.
Puyo Puyo Programming now follows school curriculum guidelines in Japan, and it’s free
Teachers in Japan can use Puyo Puyo Programming to teach students the basics of programming. It now has supplementary materials that follow school curriculum guidelines
Anime-inspired deckbuilding roguelite Super Bullet Break announced
Super Bullet Break is a roguelite game where you build a deck consisting of anime-style girls. It's coming to PC/Nintendo Switch/PS4 in 2022.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town PS4 version announced in Japan
Marvelous has announced a PS4 version of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town in Japan. It includes the base game and the additional characters and sub-scenarios that are part of the Expansion Pass on other platforms.
Metroid Dread gets another free update adding 3 boss rush modes
Nintendo has released another free update for Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch which adds 3 different types of boss rush modes to the game.
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle: Operation 2 coming to Steam
Bandai Namco has announced that the free-to-play Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 is scheduled to release on PC (Steam) this year. Network tests will be held in mid-April.
DbD like PvP game Sanrio Characters Miracle Match announced in Japan
Sanrio and Imagineer have announced Sanrio Characters Miracle Match for iOS and Android. It’s scheduled to launch this June as a free-to-play title in Japan.
An English version of the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid game to launch this summer
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆Breath is coming to countries outside of Japan this summer. The game recently came out in Japan for PS4 and Nintendo Switch on March 24.
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! etiquette guidelines getting attention for pointing out the obvious
Sega recently released etiquette guidelines for players of the mobile game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! in Japan. They have since been spreading on Japanese social media for consisting of common-sense manners.
Punihi Loader 2 is an indie mecha action game coming to Steam from a 2-person dev team
Punihi Loader 2 revolves around 3rd person mecha battles, where the mecha are piloted by cute and mysterious creatures called Punihi. A demo version is set to release this summer.
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness coming this fall
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is releasing this fall on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). The announcement also came along with a trailer.
Roguelike action Ed-0: Zombie Uprising enters Steam Early Access
D3 Publisher has released the survival roguelike action game Ed-0: Zombie Uprising on Steam Early Access for $19.99.
Elden Ring latest update fixes “unintentional” Radahn nerfs
FromSoftware has released a new Ver.1.03.3 update for Elden Ring, and it fixes “a bug in the balance adjustment of the boss ‘Starscourge Radahn’ in update 1.03, in which the power of some attacks was unintentionally reduced.”
Demonbane scenario writer Jin Haganeya leaves Nitroplus
Scenario writer Jin Haganeya announced on Twitter that he has resigned from Nitroplus. He will not be completely withdrawing from working with Nitroplus either.
Majikoi developers team up with CREST to create new visual novels
A portion of the development staff at Minato Soft will be transferring to CREST. After the transfer, a new game brand called Novus will be established, with the intent of developing all-ages visual novels.