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Spike Chunsoft has announced<\/a> that the Steam version of CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/strong> <\/em>will be releasing as originally planned on October 7, 2022, despite an announcement that it was canceled only a few days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em> is a visual novel that was developed by 5pb. (now known as Mages). CHAOS;HEAD<\/em> originally released back in 2008, with CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em> coming to the Xbox 360 in 2009 with additional content. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms and recently received a Nintendo Switch release in Japan in February of this year. The upcoming international release will be the first time the game has had English language support.
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While the Steam version was originally set to launch on October 7, Spike Chunsoft announced that this version was being canceled just a week before its release. The reason given was Steam\u2019s \u201cguideline-required changes to the game\u2019s content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with Spike Chunsoft\u2019s latest announcement, it looks like CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em> is coming to Steam after all. The announcement included the following statement from Valve, operator of the Steam platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Valve’s content review team, the group that made the original decision, has re-examined CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em> and decided to reverse course and allow the game to ship on Steam, as is. We’ve also examined the process that led to the previous decision about CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em>, and made some changes to avoid situations like this in the future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spike Chunsoft had the following message for fans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We believe this decision is the result of the unwavering support from fans of the Science Adventure Series as well as all of the players who are eagerly awaiting the release of this title. Your voices have been heard. We sincerely appreciate your commitment. We look forward to your continued support of Spike Chunsoft and the Science Adventure Series.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n




Written by. Nick Mosier based on the original Japanese article<\/a> (original article’s publication date: 2022-10-07 10:50<\/em> JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Fans around the globe were not happy to hear about the initial cancelation of CHAOS;HEAD NOAH<\/em>, with many signing an online petition while others called on fans to contact Valve president Gabe Newell directly (related article<\/a>). Newell has made his email address public and is known to sometimes respond to fans. Maybe these fan initiatives helped push Valve toward changing their decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n