Square Enix has been sharing samples from the music of its upcoming NieR mobile game NieR: Re[in]carnation.
The music, which comes from the talented mind of the series’ composer Keeichi Okabe, sounds really lovely, as you would expect.
You can check out four different tracks in the videos below.
Today Bandai Namco announced that more news about the upcoming Idolmaster game The Idolmaster: Starlit Season is coming soon.
The news will be delivered via a livestream happening on January 17 on the series’ YouTube channel. The celebrations will start at 7:00 pm Japan time, which translates into 10:00 am GMT, 11:00 am CET, 5:00 am EST, or 2:00 am PST.
The producers of the game and a quartet of voice actresses will be in attendance.
You can check out the embed of the livestream below, if you want to follow along. Of course, we’ll also post all the relevant news as soon as it’s available.
The Idolmaster: Starlit Season was initially announced nearly a year ago, back in January 2020. It has recently been delayed to 2021 in Japan, and it’ll come for PS4 and PC.
No western release has been announced for the moment, even if the launch on PC could possibly facilitate a localization. At the moment, we simply don’t know.
Every now and then, Respawn releases animated shorts that provide new info on the various characters participating in the Apex Games. Today’s Stories From the Outlands is called “Fight Night,” and it focuses on Pathfinder’s life before becoming an Apex Legend.
These Outlands videos are usually full of previously unknown lore. They tend to show aspects of the Legends that we wouldn’t otherwise see in the game.
Fight Night lives up to those expectations, as it shows Pathfinder waiting tables in a restaurant before he joined up with the other Apex Legends.
He was searching for his purpose, and in a surprising turn of events, he gets clues as to what he was built for while being interrogated by Victor Maldera – a detective who is searching for Caustic.
Check out the video below to see Pathfinder’s Stories From the Outlands episode for yourself:
Azur Lane publisher Yostar is about to reopen the servers to a brand new event, and they released a new trailer to showcase its shipgirls.
The new event is titled “Inverted Orthant” and it focuses on the Iron Blood, bringing plenty of new shipgirls to the fleet. We also get to see the gorgeous New Year skins that will be released at the same time.
On top of that, following the video released in September to celebrate the game’s third anniversary in Japan, we get a new commercial starring Japanese superstar musician Takanori Nishikawa, which you may know as T.M.Revolution.
Once more, he rocks the Enterprise cosplay that went viral among the fanbase earlier this year, with a bit of additional Sailormoon transformation flair.
You can check both videos out below.
Japan takes its pop culture seriously, so you shouldn’t be surprised to see an airport named after a popular manga character, and that airport is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Tottori Airport, also known as Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport, owes its name to Tottori’s well-known and beautiful sand dunes and the equally-popular Detective Conan manga and anime.
The association with the pint-sized and beloved junior detective comes from the fact that his creator, mangaka Gosho Aoyama, was born in Tottori.
The airport itself is full of Detective Conan imagery and branding, and it even hosts a dedicated store with plenty of merchandise.
As you can see in the image above (courtesy of the local media TottoriNoto), Conan himself also appears on the front of the main terminal, with his name written in red within the logo of the airport.
As mentioned above, third-party add-on developer Gate15Scenery is working on creating the airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
At the moment, we don’t know when the release will be, but you can check out an early work-in-progress image below.
This is certainly great for those who love to fly in Japan, as Tottori’s Chugoku region is particularly lovely and after the first world update, not much has been released in term of local scenery.
Today third-party add-on developer JustSim released its Helsinki Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The main international airport of the capital of Finland is perhaps quite appropriate for the season, and it’s available for purchase on SimMarket for about $22 plus applicable VAT.
Below you can check out a gallery of screenshots and an extensive official description.
“Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK; Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats), or simply Helsinki Airport, is the main international airport of the city of Helsinki, its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. The airport is located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, about 5 kilometres west of Tikkurila, the administrative center of Vantaa and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north of Helsinki city center. The airport is operated by state-owned Finavia.
Today Leve-5 President Akihiro Hino revealed that the Japanese studio has something new in store.
The information was provided in a group interview on the Japanese website 4Gamer.
Hino-san mentioned that the studio will focus on making games as the center of its activity of 2021, while also cooperating in the production of animation and other media.
They’re working on an unannounced new game. While he cannot share any details yet, development is progressing steadily, so fans are encouraged to look forward to it.
At the moment, no further hint or information about the game has been revealed.
In the meanwhile, we’re waiting for the release of Megaton-Kyuu Musashi, which is a mecha action JRPG with online co-op. At the moment a western release for that one has not been announced or even hinted at. That being said, the Tokyo Game Show stream was in English.
It features a collaboration with Jump, so it includes plenty of tropes and a visual style that can appeal to Weekly Shonen Jump readers. Unsurprisingly, an anime series is also coming in summer 2021.
Survival game Stranded Deep is now available to claim for free from the Epic Games Store on PC until tomorrow, Dec. 29.
The open-world early access game features crafting, building, and hunting on procedurally-generated islands in the Pacific Ocean. It can be played in split-screen co-op, and contains an island editor to create an entire island that can be shared with friends.
Stranded Deep has remained an early access title since its launch on Steam in 2015. While the game has continued to be supported with updates, the most recent one being last week, it was released as a full game for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 last April.
The Epic Games Store has been giving away a free PC game from its catalog each day for the past week and a half since Dec. 17 with its “15 Days of Free Games” promotion.
The games given away so far include Cites: Skylines, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, The Long Dark, Defense Grid: The Awakening, Alien: Isolation, Metro 2033 Redux, Tropico 5, Inside, Darkest Dungeon, My Time at Portia, and Night in the Woods.
The 15 Days of Free Games ends later this week on Jan. 1 with three more free games left. According to a leak on Twitter that has been completely accurate so far, the last three games will be Solitairica, Torchlight II, and Jurassic World Evolution.
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has big plans for 2021.
He provided a few hints in a group interview on the Japanese website 4Gamer.
Yoshida-san mentioned that the goal is to make 2001 a “year that will be a leap forward for Final Fantasy XIV.”
He also encourages fans to stay tuned for “a new story” and “a new world of adventure,” teasing what kind of story awaits us next year.
It’s worth mentioning that the “new world of adventure” part is likely metaphorical, considering that Shadowbringers already included a literal “new world,” and I’d be surprised if they used the same trick twice.
Yoshida-san already teased big announcements for both Final Fantasy XIV and XVI (for which he serves as producer) ona similar interview on Famitsu.
We already know that Square Enix will host a big event in February, when the new Final Fantasy XIV expansion will likely be revealed.
Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PlayStation 4 and PC and Square Enix recently announced that it has passed 20 million players.
It is a guarantee that upon reading the headline your mind went immediately to Pokemon clones you have already played/enjoyed. At this point in video games, Pokemon and monster taming might as well be their own genre, as it is such a both broad and very specific identifier.
In this rough year there have been moments of brightness, and anyone still jonesing for more after playing Sword and Shield last year and all of the DLC this year will finally find some solace.
While 2020 may have been a turbulent year for many, the games industry still churned out plenty of great titles. So many great ones that we think some of them should definitely get a sequel. Let’s start with one that is a sequel of a remake… sort of.
2020 brought a wonderful surprise that not many Pokemon fans were expecting, a Mystery Dungeon game. Although not a new entry in the franchise, a remaster of the first games was definitely welcome.
Today Muv-Luv publisher aNCHOR provided more information on what the upcoming year end event will include.
First of all, the event will be titled “Countdown Alternative” and will be preceded by two days of livestreams with voice actresses Maria Noda and Chisato Konno (who are likely very familiar to the fans by now) playing Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse live.
The climax of the event is slated for December 31 at 10:00 pm Japan time (which translates into 1:00 pm GMT, 2:00 pm CET, 8:00 am EST, and 6:00 am PST), when the developers will provide an overview of 2020 and give news about upcoming projects.
Among those we’ll hear about Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After, Project Mikhail, and the Muv-Luv Alternative Anime.
The result of the Worldcosplay contest will also be announced.
You can find the livestream embedded below if you want to watch along when it goes live.
Developer of Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe, took to Twitter recently to confirm that the game’s recent 1.5 update would be making their way to consoles “early next year.”
While the developer doesn’t want to promise anything, they mentioned that it could be ready by the end of January.
At the very least, it seems like the update is on track to be added early next year as ConcernedApe said. All too often developers and publishers have creative definitions of timelines and early next year could mean anything from January to June. Fortunately that doesn’t appear to be the case here.
As far as the mobile version of Stardew Valley goes, though, there’s no timeline yet available. Fans there will have to be patient and check in on the progress until the timeline becomes clearer.
Update 1.5 for Stardew Valley recently released on PC and it’s a big one. It features new farm types, randomized community center upgrades, splitscreen co-op, new crops & animals and a lot more.
Today Arc System Works revealed the look of the next character coming to its upcoming fighting game Guilty Gear -Strive-.
The character is Mito Anji, who was released a while ago alongside Giovanna.
The reveal was made by a premiere post for the upcoming trailer, which will debut on New Year at 9:00 am on Jan. 1 Japan time, midnight GMT, and 1:00 am CET.
It’ll still be 2020 in North America. Precisely at 7:00 pm EST or 4:00 pm PST.
The trailer isn’t active yet, but you can find it below when it goes live at the time mentioned above.
It’s likely that it’ll also include the reveal of another character.
Sega is continuing to provide new information and assets about its upcoming online RPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.
Two new images were provided by the official community Twitter account Rappy.Commu.
The first showcases some rather imposing reindeer-like animals that can be found on the planet, while the second shows a giant screen in Central city with the tease of possible musical events hosted in the game.
You can check them out below.
Npixel revealed a brand new gameplay trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Gran Saga.
The trailer comes ahead of the announcement of the release date for the South Korean market, which is coming on January 7.
The trailer showcases plenty aspects of gameplay and it’s definitely impressive, thanks to the game’s charming visual style and massive battle.
We even get to see some interesting minigames that appear to stray from the usual MMORPG tropes.
If you’re unfamiliar with Gran Saga, it’s a cross-platform MMORPG that will launch on both PC and mobile. Pre-registrations are already open in Korea and have already passed the 300,000 mark.
The development team includes staff that previously worked on Seven Knights
You can enjoy the trailer below.
Incidentally, Npixel isn’t working just on Gran Saga, as they also recently announced the equally-impressive Chrono Odyssey, even if the visual style is entirely different.
Capcom is continuing to reveal new art and videos dedicated to the upcoming Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter Rise.
First of all, we get to see a few key characters that we’ll meet before and after our hunts.
God Wars: Future Past director and Kadokawa Games president Yoshimi Yasuda had interesting information to share about his development team.
The information was provided within a group interview on Famitsu to celebrate the New Year.
The God Wars team, which Yasuda-san directly directs, currently has three games in development between new titles and remasters.
Yasuda-san plans to reveal two of them in 2021, and possibly to release both in the same year as well.
He also mentioned that the God Wars team is becoming a rather large studio, with a sizable number of developers. The atmosphere at the team has been very positive recently with the addition of both young and veteran developers. Yasuda-san expects to deliver good games with this kind of team.
We already knew that the team was working on a sequel of God Wars, but we haven’t heard much about the game for a long while. Another game that has been in the works is the mysterious mecha title Project Stella, which Kadokawa Games has been teasing for a while, but is still under wraps.
Hopefully, we’ll hear more soon. Of course, you can expect to read the news here on Twinfinite as soon as Kadokawa Games shares them.
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Nippon Ichi Software is quite the eclectic developer, and a large group interview on Famitsu provides a glimpse into its plans for 2021.
CEO Souhei Niikawa reveals that the company will work hard on both sequels and new games.
Mad Rat Dead and Yomawari director Yu Mizokami mentioned “new development” as her keyword for the year.
Gen Suganuma, producer of Exile Election and Yoru, Tomosu, explained that he’s creating an unannounced game for the second half of 2021
We also hear that Sayaka Oda, character designer of The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, is continuing to research new styles. She would like to aim for more attractive visuals by fusing analog and digital together.
In the meanwhile, we know that Nippon Ichi Software and its western arm NIS America are preparing to release s Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny.
It will launch only for Nintendo Switch in the west, while Japanese gamers will be able to enjoy the new chapter of the simulation JRPG franchise both on Switch and PS4.
It’s coming in the summer of 2021 in the west and on January 28 in Japan.
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Several developers from Bandai Namco discussed their plans for 2021 in a large group interview on Famitsu.
First of all, we hear from Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown brand director Kazutoki Kono and producer Manabu Shimomoto.
Both developers mention that they’re planning to kick off the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the series that were planned for 2020, but couldn’t be carried out this year.
Jun Tamaoki, who worked on the VR mode of Ace Combat 7 and Summer Lessons mentions that he’s involved in various titles (which is describes as the broadest he’s been involved with in the past ten years) and believes he can gradually announce them going forward. He believes 2021 is the year in which the team can provide new ways to have fun emblematic of the time of “next” through the format of the games, introducing various initiatives following that trend.
Kensuke Tsukanaka, who recently worked on SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is looking forward to the time in which he can announce the game he is working on.
Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada hopes to relive the way of developing from the good old days with the latest technology.
Personally, I’m definitely looking forward to the Ace Combat anniversary celebrations. When I last interviewed Kono-san and Shimomoto-san, they talked in some detail about their plans for the future. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic likely hindered those plans, but hopefully, 2021 is the year in which those plans will start moving again.
Today several developers and executives from Koei Tecmo discussed their plans for 2021 in a large group interview on Famitsu.
Kenichi Ogasawara, producer of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence, Toukiden, and Persona 5 Scramble mentioned next year’s 40th anniversary of the Shibusawa Kou brand, adding that Koei Tecmo is working on a game suitable for that memorable milestone and encouraging fans to look forward to it.
Keisuke Kikuchi, producer of Fairy Tail and Atelier Ryza mentioned that the company is preparing to announce some games by the spring, with a wide range of games in development. He also added that next year will mark the 20th anniversary of Fatal Frame (of which he was also producer), so he hopes to celebrate in some way.
General manager Hisashi Koinuma explained that he’d like to accelerate the use of Koei Tecmo’s IP and actively invest in new games both for Japan and overseas. He also confirmed that KT will release many games in 2021, so users should look forward to them.
Koei Tecmo president Kou Shibusawa explained among his goals for 2021 that the company will continue to develop Eastern-style games that fans around the world can enjoy. In particular, there will be games based on Japanese history and culture.
Director Yosuke Hayashi mentioned that now that new hardware has debuted, he feels the expectations for one game are growing. Developing a title that not only meet expectations, but also exceeds them is difficult, but he would like to create each game so that fans are happy and surprised.
Atelier Ryza and Atelier Ryza 2 producer Junzo Hosoi explained the Gust brand will take on a variety of challenges in 2021. There will also be reveals of titles that couldn’t be announced in 2020.
Today Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takaki discussed his plans for 2021 in a large group interview on Famitsu.
Takaki-san, who semi-recently left Marvelous to work at Cygames as head of console business, mentioned that his aspiration for 2021 is to reveal am original new game for consoles that he’s continuing to work on with his colleagues in the new environment.
While Takaki-san doesn’t mention it explicitly, it could be the action game that he has teased back in 2019, created in collaboration with Senran Kagura character designer Nan Yaegashi.
He also encourages fans to look forward to Granblue Fantasy Relink following the latest reveal, which he believes demonstrated the game’s charm as a high-quality single-player JRPG.
Still from Cygames, we hear from Granblue Fantasy director Tetsuya Fukuhara, who asks the fans to continue supporting the team as 2021 will be an important year to focus on the development of Granblue Fantasy Relink.
He also mentions the upcoming seventh anniversary of the Granblue Fantasy franchise and first anniversary of Granblue Fantasy Versus, promising updates for both.
As a big fan of both Granblue Fantasy and Senran Kagura (I doubt anyone is surprised, by now), I certainly can’t wait to see what Takaki-san has in store for both Relink and his original new game.
While Microsoft Flight Simulator is an awesome way to enjoy the joys of aviation, there certainly is room for improvement.
A field that certainly can use some help is live AI traffic. While it aims to simulate the real-world aircraft present at any given time in the air and at airports, it comes short due to using generic placeholders both in terms of models and liveries.
FSLiveTraffic Liveries aims to correct that, replacing those veritable Frankenstein Monsters with the real-world models and liveries.
This should, in time, make your airport look a lot more like their real-life counterparts.
You can check out what I mean in the trailer released today below.
Even better, this add-on will be completely free, which certainly never hurts in an industry in which we often have to spend $20 for a single airport.
It’s worth mentioning that the project is still very much work-in-progress, while its developers are working on gathering models and liveries, on top of ironing out the kinks. For now there isn’t a release date.
If you want to view regularly-shared screenshots and keep in touch with the news, you can visit the project’s discord server.
A few developers from Atlus have discussed their plans for 2021 in a large group interview on Famitsu.
Katsura Hashino (best known as the director of Persona 5) and currently working on the mysterious Project Re Fantasy, explained that he’d like to reveal the game he’s been laboring on as soon as possible, encouraging fans to look forward to the fantasy JRPG by the team who has been making games in modern settings until now. Do keep in mind that he did not promise that said reveal will come in 2021
Persona 5 Royal director Kazuhisa Wada mentioned that a project is progressing quietly behind the scenes. Atlus is also thinking of ways to share the excitement during the 25th anniversary of the Persona series in 2021, so fans should look forward to that.
Shinjiro Takada, producer of Shin Megami Tensei V, explained that the game is being developed diligently with the goal of making it a better game. While we’ll still have to wait a while (the game has a 2021 release window at the moment), he hopes fans will look forward to it.
It’ll be interesting to see what the future holds for Atlus fans. In the meanwhile, those living in the west will finally be able to play Persona 5 Strikers on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC in February.
Various Square Enix developers have teased their plans for 2021 in a large group interview on Famitsu.
Final Fantasy XIV and XVI producer Naoki Yoshida explained that he expects 2021 to be the busiest year of his career, teasing a variety of announcements for both games.
We already know that Square Enix will host a big event in February, when the new Final Fantasy XIV expansion will likely be revealed.
Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase explained that the second game is being developed, but we should wait longer for more details. He did not provide specific hints on when we can expect those details to be revealed, but he did say he’ll be involved with the series in 2021 and beyond.
As expected, Koei Tecmo just revealed the new girl who joined the growing roster of its free to play PC game Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation.
Her name is Lobelia, and she apparently is an aristocratic acquainted with Fiona. Her purpose for coming to the island is a mystery.
She’s 18-years-old, 152 cm tall, her three sizes are B78, W54, H82, and her blood type is B negative.
Her occupation is simply indicated as “Noble heiress.” Her hobby is (rather unsurprisingly) horseback riding. She likes chocolate bonbons and rose tea. Her favorite color is indigo, and her birthday is June 25.
You can see her introduction video and art below.
Today Nexon’s subsidiary NeoPle hosted an event in South Korea dedicated to its popular game Dungeon Fighter Online, and announced a new fighting game.
The title is DNF Duel, and as the name suggests, it’s a fighting game based on the Dungeon Fighter franchise.
What may excite western fans the most is that it’s developed by fighting game masters Arc System Works, who once more tackle an external IP turning it into a fighting game after Granblue Fantasy Versus.
The trailer that you can see below, courtesy of 던반인, shows clearly that Arc System Works’ style is still very recognizable in this game.
Both cutscenes and gameplay are shown, and it looks really intriguing.
At the moment, no announcement has been made about the countries that will be targeted by the game, but Dungeon Fighter Online is quite popular worldwide (admittedly a lot more in Asia than in the west) so there’s hope.
When Century: Age of Ashes was presented at The Game Awards, many may have wondered what the game is all about.
While the reveal at the show may have been a bit sparse on the information, the developers at Playwing just released an extensive video providing just that, explaining what the free-to-play multiplayer combat game will offer.
While the video is French, you can activate English subtitles.
You can check it out below.
Century: Age of Ashes will launch in early access in Feb. 2021 for PC via Steam.
If you want even more information, you can read an official description below.
“Compete in intense online games and discover the fast-paced gameplay of Century : Age of Ashes! Dive into the arena alone or with friends and fight for your survival! Three varied game modes ranging from 3v3 to 6v6v6 await you: Carnage, Survival and Raid.
Carnage: A 6v6 killing spree with special power ups appearing in the arena to unleash hell on your opponents. It’s Team Deathmatch, Dragon riders style!
The long-awaited debut of the Sakura Wars series in the west was certainly one of the happy moments of 2020 for many fans.
If you’re among those, today Avex published a look at the musical that debuted in Japan in November.
Since most of us were unable to travel, it’s a good chance to get at least a taste of it.
The musical is a surprisingly accurate reproduction of the game, including its LIPS dialogue system which fans will instantly recognize when watching the video.
As an added bonus, the whole thing is subtitled in English. You can watch it below.
Sakura Wars is now available exclusively for PS4 and you can read our review.
If you loved Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, there is a tidbit of good news coming directly from developer Granzella.
In a blog post published today, the developer teased that planning and some preliminary production has already started for the next game of the series.
No further information was provided, but this is certainly promising.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Disaster Series, it debuted all the way back in 2002 on the PlayStation 2 with the title “Zettai Zetsumei Toshi.” It was then localized for North America and Europe the following year.
The latest game of the series, Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, was has been released in the west for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC earlier this year, courtesy of NIS America.
Here’s what it’s all about.
“When a massive earthquake strikes your city, you find yourself at the epicenter of a chaotic and catastrophic crisis.
It is up to you rise above the calamity, collect your thoughts and your fellow survivors, and outlast the disaster. Aftershocks, fire, falling buildings and debris, and unstable ground are but a few of the threats you will face in these nightmarish circumstances.
What will you do when every passing second and every snap decision could spell the difference between life and death?”
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The Mediterranean Sea and its surroundings are a great region for flying, and you couldn’t find a more central location than Reggio Calabria Airport (LICR). Italian developer Tailstrike Designs recently released an add-on portraying it for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The add-on is available on Aerosoft’s store for about €19, and it comes with its own installer, meaning that you don’t need to deal with much hassle in order to get everything ready.
Reggio Calabria is located at the very tip of Italy’s boot, and the airport itself is in a lovely location between the city and the coastline, creating opportunities for beautiful approaches regardless of which runway you pick.
If you’d like to see what the airport looks like in detail, you can check out the in-depth flyover video below, showing Reggio Calabria under every angle, lighting, and weather condition.
The scenery extends much beyond the borders of the airport, which is properly fenced as it should be.
Today Inti Creates and PQube announced that the Xbox One version of Gal*Gun Returns has been canceled.
The news comes after the review by Microsoft of the master version of the game, which apparently sparked “productive discussion” and resulted in the realization that the game in its original form wouldn’t be welcome on Xbox platforms.
Below you can check out the full message from the official site.
“Today we would like to announce that we will no longer be releasing Gal*Gun Returns on the Xbox family of consoles.
As a remaster of the original GalGun, we wanted to strive to ensure that we stayed true to the spirit of the first entry in the GalGun series, and while development of the Xbox version was complete and the master ROM under review, it became apparent, after productive discussion with Microsoft, that we would be unable to ensure consistency of experience across all platforms.
As a result we have decided to re-focus attention to Nintendo Switch and PC for the upcoming release of Gal*Gun Returns.
We understand the disappointment from everyone who was looking forward to playing the game on Xbox One, and would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support. Please accept our sincerest apologies for this change in the planned release. We hope you enjoy the Gal*Gun experience on other platforms.
We look forward to continuing working with Microsoft on other PQube releases going forward.”
Today Spike Chunsoft released a trailer of the upcoming Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne.
The trailer focuses on the explaining the gameplay loop which will see you talk to various characters in order to discover clues that you can use during the mission briefing to change the outcome.
Of course, you can die, but Subaru will return with the knowledge of what happened in order to change the future.
You can watch the trailer below.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne, releases on Jan. 29, 2021, in North America and Feb. 5 in Europe for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
If you’re unfamiliar with the game, below you can read how Spike Chunsoft describes it.
Today Final Fantasy XIV developer Square Enix revealed this year’s celebration for the new year, Heavensturn.
The celebration will, as usual, be themed after the Chinese calendar, meaning that it’s all about the year of the Ox.
In order to enjoy the event, players over level 15 will have to talk to the Ushi Bugyo on the Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks.
The celebrations start on Dec. 31 and end on Jan. 18.
The prizes will be the traditional Kabuto (samurai helmet) fashioned with an Ox head in red and black, and a Hendmade Akebeko furniture item.
You can see them below.
Today Knead made a new Azur Lane figure available for pre-orders, and it’s a very special one portraying Enterprise.
The popular shipgirl is portrayed with the wedding dress she wears for her Oath ceremony.
A limited edition includes the stained glass window of the Oath chapel and Enterprise’s iconic eagle.
You can find her at Ami Ami with the limited edition priced a 25,080 yen (translating approximately into $242) and the standard edition priced at 21,940 yen. That’s about $212.
There’s a whole year of lead time, as she will release in late December 2021.
The scale is 1/7 and the prototype was sculpted by Yuuko~n and painted by Emiko Imoto, produced in collaboration with Alice Glint.
You can check out a few pictures of the limited edition below.
Today Good Smile Company revealed a brand new Nendoroid figure from the upcoming NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139…
While the game isn’t out just yet, the figure portraying Nier himself will launch just after, in May 2021 for Japan and in June in the west.
You can find him available for purchase at Good Smile‘s own American store for $62.99 or at Ami Ami for 5,540 yen, which approximately translates into $53.
Below you can check out a few pictures and an official description.
Square Enix released a brand new video of Final Fantasy XIV dedicated to the latest expansion, Shadowbringers.
Now that the story of Shadowbringers has ended (and it is one of the best the whole Final Fantasy series has to offer), the video recaps it from start to end showing its most poignant moments.
Paired with a new piano arrangement of the main theme Tomorrow and Tomorrow composed by Masayoshi Soken and performed by Amanda Achen, the video can be really touching if you’re invested in the story and characters.
It’s pretty much the perfect chance to sit down with a cup of tea on Christmas’ even and look back at the past year and a half. Just, your tea may end up a bit watered-down by the end.
You can watch it below. Keep in mind that the video includes spoilers if you have not played the story up to update 5.3 included.
Aniplex has announced that the upcoming Demon Slayer mobile game Kimetsu no Yaiba: Keppu Kengeki Royale has been delayed.
The game was announced back in March with a 2020 release window, but it won’t make it this year (as it was quite obvious by now).
The reason is the usual, to further improve quality. There is no new release window even if 2021 is likely.
The development of the game is handled by Quatro A and Soleil, and the genre is defined as “asymmetric battle survival action.”
Players are split in two teams, demon slayers and demons. The game reproduces the conflict between demon hunters and man-eating demons on a map that recreates the world of the anime.
Incidentally, we have no additional news about the other game that was announced at the same time, CyberConnect2’s “Kaimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppu Tan.”
We already knew that this game, in development for PS2, was targeting 2021, so it’s likely that we’ll learn more at a later time.
The genre of the PS4 game is “demon-slaying action” and the story follows that of the anime, with Tanjiro Kamado who becomes a demon-slayer to protect the people and his sister Nezuko, who has become a demon herself.
It’ll be interesting to see which of the two games will get its prime time first now that the mobile title has been delated to 2021.
Cloud Imperium Games founder and Star Citizen boss Chris Roberts has posted one of his extensive “letters from the Chairman” providing insight on the development of the crowdfunded game.
Roberts started by talking about the achievements reached in 2020 and the growth of the Star Citizen community.
“I can’t think of a better quote that encapsulates what Star Citizen has achieved this year, and the horrible year that 2020 became, as the world became upended by the biggest global pandemic since the 1918 influenza pandemic.
I would have never guessed last year that I would spend the last nine months of 2020 working from home under various levels of lockdowns, that I wouldn’t be able to travel to see friends or family in person or visit our various offices. COVID-19 has affected billions of people and cut short the life of way too many. To any of you that have lost friends or family members, or been adversely affected economically, our thoughts are with you. Hopefully 2021 will be a better year, allowing all of us to get back to a semblance of normal life. We certainly miss the personal connection we have internally when working together in the same space, or we get to experience with the community at events like CitizenCon, various Bar Citizens or get-togethers.
Simmers often come up with some incredible stuff, but content creator Bako Malfoy has blown everything into the park with her Sims 4 edition of the Edinburgh Christmas Market. A winter scene usually bustling and full of fun, the Christmas Market was cancelled this year. Thankfully, it was brought to life by her anyway in-game.
Check out some of the Sims Christmas Market pictures below. The lighting alone makes us feel closer to Christmas than ever!