On Monday, publisher XSEED Games revealed a new trailer and additional screenshots for upcoming RPG, Loop8: Summer of Gods, which is planned to release in spring 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbone and Steam PC. Developed by SIEG Games with Marvelous Inc., Loop8 is a narrative-driven RPG with turn-based mechanics and a time-travel backdrop. Here’s the official breakdown of Loop8
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Behold, the power of mElOnS! Publisher XSEED Games recently released more details for its upcoming multiplatform title, Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories. Developed by independent studio Froach Club, Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a retro-inspired adventure featuring a visual aesthetic similar to a 1980s monochrome computer screen or a Nintendo Game Boy. The world of Melon Journey is populated by fruity
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Publisher XSEED Games has announced that the fantasy farming adventure title Rune Factory 4 Special will be coming to PS4, Xbone and Steam PC on 7 December. Developed by Marvelous, Rune Factory 4 Special will also include bonus DLC titled “Another Episode”, free of charge. You can check out the official breakdown of RF4 Special from XSEED below, followed by
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Publisher XSEED Games recently announced that an “updated and expanded” version of Corpse Party is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbone, SeXbox, and Steam PC on 20 October. Aptly titled Corpse Party (2021), the new release will feature two additional chapters not included in the original 2010 release. The game will launch for $19.99 across all platforms via their respective
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XSEED Games has confirmed that the western release for Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is now scheduled for 20 July 2021, exactly two months following the Japanese release. Standard editions of the game will be available digitally on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC (via Steam, GOG and the Humble Store) for $39.99. There are also multiple special editions of the
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Publisher XSeed Games has announced that Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed will be receiving a western release in summer 2021 for Steam PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch, following the Japanese launch on 20 May 2021. Hellbound & Debriefed is an HD remake of the 2011 original on PSP. In addition to a standard release, there will also be a special
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Late last week, publishers XSEED and Marvelous announced that their 3D brawling game Uppers will be headed to Steam PC on 21 October. In addition to the standard edition priced at $29.99, there will also be a Digital Deluxe Edition that includes a digital art book and a 46-track soundtrack for $39.99. Keen readers of The Splintering may recall that
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Featured in yesterday’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, Edelweiss’ upcoming action/RPG/farming simulation hybrid title Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has been delayed to 2020. Published by XSEED, Sakuna game was previously scheduled for a worldwide release on PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch in winter 2019. Below is the Nintendo Indie World showcase segment featuring Sakuna, followed by the official statement from
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As of Wednesday, the Japanese horror adventure game Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is now available on PC via Steam, GOG and the Humble Store. Originally released for PC in 2013, this new release includes updated graphics and an extra scenario. Set five years after Corpse Party: Blood Drive, Dead Patient is a stand-alone story which makes it a welcome
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Publisher XSEED Games has announced that Corpse Party: Blood Drive will launch on 10 October for not just PC, but for Nintendo Switch, as well, which is the first confirmation that a Switch version existed. Surprise, Nintendo fans! (Eh, we kinda suspected in 2018) Originally developed by Team GrisGris in 2014 for the PlayStation Vita, Blood Drive is the sequel to
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After releasing on Nintendo Switch last September, Senran Kagura Reflexions is finally getting a PC release via Steam on 24 June. Reflexions is a visual novel game set in the typically action-heavy Senran Kagura universe in which the player’s goal is to help the beautiful kunoichi heroines relax through the power of massage. The game features branching paths leading to
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XSEED Games has confirmed that Senran Kagura Peach Ball, the pinball spinoff of their staple Senran Kagura series, will be receiving a western release this summer exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. Here’s a rather extensive rundown of the game from XSEED. “So…this is going to take some explaining. Haruka, the mad scientist of Homura’s Crimson Squad, is up to her
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In a unsettling turn of events, the release of Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal has been delayed for both PlayStation 4 and PC. Why? According to the game’s publisher, XSEED, Sony has insisted that a feature of the game called “intimacy mode” be removed. XSEED has chosen to do so rather than not release the game in the West, but the
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