Following the reports about extensive layoffs happened at Sekai Project’s Los Angeles offices, the publisher’s CEO Christopher Ling provided a comment on the Kickstarter page of the virtual reality visual novel Tokyo Chronos. According to Ling, the layoffs were executed as a “difficult and unfortunate” decision due to the necessity of restructuring the company to adapt to the
Today word about mass layoffs at the visual novel publisher Sekai Project started surfacing on social media via Project Manager Josh Kaplan and Brand Manager Frances Delgado. According to the tweets, the whole Los Angeles office was suddenly let go today. There is currently no information on whether the same happened to remote employees. Further comments
After three loaded days of professional Heroes of the Storm play at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, Team Dignitas defeated Leftovers to win the Phase Two 2018 HGC Western Clash. From the start, Team Dignitas was the favorite to win for the Europe region. However, Leftovers was not the team expected to be the
We heard a while ago that Devil May Cry 5 will be playable at Gamescom, and apparently, the development team has been working on the demo until today. Director Hideaki Itsuno mentioned on Twitter that the demo that will be available at the show in Cologne has been completed, and we even get to see the
Undertale for Switch has been a long time coming, but patient Nintendo fans will get what they waited for—plus more, if they’re willing to shell out some extra cash. The Switch version of the cult-classic will have a special collector’s edition that includes several goodies, which will ship in September for a retail price of
The battle royale genre has become all the rage in the gaming community in the past year. For anyone that has been living under a rock for this time, the battle royale genre is focused around a multiplayer mode that drops a large number of players on a diminishing map, and the last player standing
Whether Japanese games are “cool” or not depends a lot on who you’re talking to. Some consider them absolutely cool, others don’t. Lately, there has certainly been an increase in the former camp. So what makes Japanese games “cool” for those who enjoy them? There are many factors in play, which have to do with
Crystal Dynamics has grown to be one of Square Enix’s premier development studios in recent years, and have just expanded even further. In addition to their long-running Redwood Shores studio, a new satellite studio in Bellevue, Washington called Crystal Northwest has been established. This studio is officially operational as of today and is led by Chad
Indie developers Digerati and RuneHeads arent biased when it comes to releasing its content, and to prove this they will be releasing their game on all consoles. Fall of Light: Darkest Edition will release on the PS4 on August 21 or August 22 (respectively in North America and Europe), on Xbox One on August 14 and last
Normally “Launch” trailers are released at launch (that’s why they’re called “launch,” duh!). Yet, lately, we have seen plenty of times in which they’ve been released earlier. Almost a whole month before release is pretty rare, but this seems to be the case with Insomniac Games and Sony’s Marvel’s Spider-Man. Funnily, for a “gameplay” trailer, it
Riot Games has today released the newest character trailer for Nunu, the latest character to receive a rework in League of Legends, and it’s way too cute. Those familiar with Nunu and his yeti pal Willump will likely notice the visual changes to the champion first as they are strikingly different from before. Nunu’s attire has
Story-driven games are my absolute favorite to play; add in some serious moral dilemmas that test the boundaries of humanity, and I’m hooked. However, that is not all it takes for me to like a game; the story’s plot has to actually make sense, the characters have to be believable, and it has to be enjoyable
Today the Japanese arm of Square Enix presented a nice chunk of gameplay of the upcoming action-adventure game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Since the gameplay was streamed from Japan, we actually get to see the Japanese version in action. The livestream was actually presented by Square Enix President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda, who appears to
BioWare’s Anthem is an online game, so players are certainly encouraged to play together with either friends or strangers on the internet. Yet, you can also play part of the content solo. Executive Producer Mark Darrah gave more information on how it works and more on Twitter. Speaking of loot, when players defeat an enemy
The Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire event has begun, bringing the heat of summer to Square Enix’s successful MMORPG. Yet, this year the quest to grab your much-anticipated summer wear is a quite a bit different from previous episodes. Remember that nasty (or awesome, depending on the point of view) platforming challenge around the tower
Today Gust and Koei Tecmo released a large new gallery of screenshots and artwork of Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX, and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX, which form a remastered trilogy titled Atelier: The Alchemist of Arland 1-2-3 DX. The screenshots showcase gameplay, storytelling, and the alchemy system
Players recently got another featurette for Fear the Wolves on Twitter, and this one focuses on how the weather in the game will have a direct impact on players. The game’s most recent closed beta is currently live and will end tomorrow. In Fear the Wolves, the weather of the game is influenced by the votes of
Following the alpha test phase, Snowpeak Studio has announced an early access date for its medieval fantasy, team-based competitive multiplayer title Blood Ancestors. Fans can look forward to playing the early access version of the game on Steam on August 16th. To coincide with the announcement, the developers have also shared a brand new trailer. The
Pm Studios has announced Musynx‘s first content update. The first part of the update adds 11 new tracks to the game with new songs from different composers around the world. There is also a collaboration with Neko Works where the opening song “Taiyou Paradaisu” from Nekopara will be playable. The track list with each difficulty can be
Recently, a Kickstarter campaign began for Garden Paws. Created by Burnt Toast Games Inc, it is a relaxing roleplaying game where you get to create the look of your character and the simulation of your choice whether it be farming, exploring, or fishing. From their most recent update, Garden Paws raised over 10% of their C$20,000 goal during its
Soon, you will be able to pick up The Station, Perp Games’ first-person Sci-Fi mystery game, at retail on PlayStation VR. Following the recent free explore mode that allows the player to walk freely throughout the station at his or her own pace with every door unlocked, the retail release will be launched alongside a VR update. In
Xbox has shared a launch trailer for Polygod, a minimalist first-person shooter game developed by Krafted Games that will be available to play later this week. Polygod is a randomly generated single and multiplayer game that combines the fast-paced gameplay associated with Quake and the difficulty and power-up system of The Binding of Isaac. In the game, players are a Faceless
PlayStation has shared a launch trailer to announce that Splody, a bomb dropping action game, will be making its way to PS4 next month. Clearly inspired by Bomberman and other games like it, Splody has players place bombs, get out of the way, destroy friends, and collect power-ups. The game can be played locally with up to four other players
Today NIS America released the recording of a SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy panel hosted at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. The panel starred veteran SNK Artist and Character Designer Eisuke Ogura, who has been working on the studio’s fighting games since 1996. Ogura-san showcases a lot of the art used to create the game’s characters
If you’re a fan of anime, you possibly know about the Shinseki GPX Future Cyber Formula franchise, known in the west as Future GPX Cyber Formula. The latest OVA series, Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN debuted in Japan in 1998, and the franchise has been mostly dormant since. Yet, it still has a lot of fans in Japan, and
Granblue Fantasy’s summer celebrations have been ongoing for a while, and one of the game’s most welcome perks is the free daily premium-10 part gacha pulls that Cygames tends to bundle with some events. The summer event included free draws until tomorrow, but the developer decided to extend the bonus until August 23rd. This means
Aksys Game has released the first episode of a new series that discusses the creation and history behind Little Dragons Café with the creator Yasuhiro Wada. Wada-san explains that in the beginning, Little Dragons Café wasn’t always a game about dragons. It was more about the people who visited the café and the interactions you would experience
The first game that got me really interested in video games was none other than Message in a Haunted Mansion, one of the all-time best point-and-click mystery Nancy Drew games by Her Interactive; I had it for both my Game Boy Advance and on PC. After revealing the person behind the “hauntings” and beating the game, I
Today Microsoft released a new trailer of the upcoming driving game Forza Horizon 4 featuring the Formula Drift Car Pack DLC. The pack will be included with no additional purchase required as a pre-order bonus for all the digital editions of Forza Horizon 4. It includes seven cars: the 1998 Formula D BMW 325i, 2015 Formula D Ford Mustang,
The Nintendo Switch has become a comfy home for many different indie titles and after seeing much success on other platforms, Playism has announced that Kero Blaster will be releasing on August 23rd for the Nintendo Switch. Kero Blaster is a side-scrolling action indie game from Studio Pixel, the creators behind the indie hit Cave Story. As we have