Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is the latest game in the lineage of the Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons franchise. The title was revealed during a Nintendo Direct Mini last year and is due for release on the Nintendo Switch this February in Japan and a month later in the West. In
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Marvelous announced that one of its development studios, 1st Studio, is currently recruiting a wide range of developers, in order to strengthen its planning and development of next gen games, most notably on PS5 and Xbox series X. 1st Studio handled many games at Marvelous, such as Daemon x Machina, the Fate/Extella series, and the
If you have come to know anything about my gaming tastes whatsoever over the past decade or so, you probably know that I’m a huge fan of the No More Heroes franchise. The series, which stars the charismatic Travis Touchdown, first debuted on the Wii in North America back in 2008 and was one of the
Skullgirls Mobile is introducing a brand new character to their already all star roster, Annie of the Stars. While there’s no official release date for Annie, she will be arriving in the upcoming 4.4 update for Skullgirls within the next couple of months and for 2nd Encore early 2021: Fiercer than she looks, bravest in
Marvelous says Rune Factory 5 is still coming in 2020 in Japan on Switch, surprisingly. Marvelous, like many other Japanese game companies, published a new financial report a few days ago. Now, my paycheck isn’t big enough to give you a full summary of the report with the actual numbers, but as you can guess
During today’s New Game+ Expo, famed Japanese developer Goichi “Suda51” Suda appeared to kick off the show and provide an intro for the games that were slated to be revealed. While not there to explicitly promote his own work, some new footage from the upcoming No More Heroes 3 did make a debut…just not how you
At PC Gaming Show 2020, Marvelous and XSeed announced Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town for Steam. The game is already planned on Nintendo Switch. It’ll launch on both platforms in the country of democracy and freedom, America, on July 14, 2020. The game launches on Switch in Europe on July 10. The Steam
Marvelous announced on May 25 that Tencent will buy 20% stake in the Japanese studio, thus owning 20% of the studio. Tencent, which is China’s biggest gaming company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Image Frame Investment, will spend around 7 billion Yen ($65 million) on Marvelous. This will allow Marvelous to expand its existing IPs and
XSeed and Marvelous announced Kandagawa Jet Girls in North America on PS4 and PC via Steam. The game will launch “later this summer”. A day one “Racing Hearts” edition will be sold for $59.99. The digital version on PlayStation Store and Steam will be at $49.99. Kandagawa Jet Girls is a media mix franchise by
In this week’s Famitsu magazine, Marvelous announced they’re currently on the groundwork for a new Story of Seasons game. As a refresher, the latest game released in the series is Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town on Switch, a remake of Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town on Gameboy Advance. We learned that via an interview
Ahhh, Selphia. I missed you. It’s good to be home again. I played the ever-loving hell out of Rune Factory 4 back on the 3DS, so getting the chance to revisit the Switch version was a welcome task. Even with this prior history, however, I’m amazed at how effortlessly it drew me in. The hardest
Daemon x Machina was first announced in June 2018 on Nintendo Switch by Marvelous. I was pretty hyped right then, as Macross‘ Shoji Kawamori was handling the mecha design. He is one of the best mecha designers and authors there is and definitely holds a top spot when it comes to sci-fi authors whose works
Essentially out of nowhere, Marvelous and XSEED Games today announced that it will be bringing last year’s release of Daemon X Machina to PC in just a few short days. Daemon X Machina, the mech-focused action game, released originally in September 2019 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. The title was published by Nintendo itself on the
Marvelous published new gameplay videos for Kandagawa Jet Girls, showcasing some jet-ski races, the story mode, the online mode, and the paid DLC exclusive Senran Kagura characters. The first gameplay video features seiyuu Ai Fairouz, who voices Emily Orange, or the “blonde girl with a big chest” to quote her. Producer Kenichiro Takaki is there
Just recently, news broke concerning a brief FX animation in the recent No More Heroes 3 trailer that was allegedly stolen from Studio Plumeau. As it turns out, the person who was in charge of the FX animation purchased it on a website called envato, which sells digital assets for professional use. Studio Plumeau breaks
Last night fans of the No More Heroes franchise were treated to a crazy awesome trailer for No More Heroes 3 during The Game Awards. However, it seems that there’s a glaring issue only exposed now — according to Studio Plumeau the brief FX animation that flashes across the game’s title logo is plagiarized completely
Of all the trailers that debuted recently during The Game Awards 2019, the latest for the long-awaited sequel No More Heroes 3 ended up being one of the more memorable videos that was revealed. The full, five-minute trailer for No More Heroes 3 has almost nothing to do with the franchise’s iconic character of Travis Touchdown at
Nintendo and Marvelous revealed Daemon x Machina is getting a collaboration event with Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion. Players are now able to pick a skin to make their Arsenal look just like Code Geass‘ most popular Knightmare Frame, the Lancelot. A character skin to look like its pilot Suzaku Kururugi is also available.
When Kandagawa Jet Girls was fully revealed, Marvelous teased that Senran Kagura characters Asuka and Yumi would be playable. It later turned out they were included in the game’s limited edition. Now, Marvelous revealed the game will be also getting a digital limited edition, which includes even more kunoichi from Kenichiro Takaki’s flagship (and probably
Nintendo and marvelous revealed Daemon x Machina is getting a collaboration event with Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution. This is the recent and ongoing remake of Eureka Seven made of multiple movies. The third and final movie isn’t out yet. In Daemon x Machina, players will be able to pick a skin to make their Arsenal look
When I first heard about Doraemon Story of Seasons, I definitely thought it’d be a good idea. The game’s atmosphere, music and art direction all mix both the worlds of Doraemon and Story of Seasons in the best way possible. You can tell the developers at Studio Brownies, led by ex-Mana series artist Shinichi Kameoka,
Alongside its PS4 and PC releases, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin will be launching on Nintendo Switch as well. Marvelous and XSeed announced the Switch release of Sakuna with a new trailer. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a doujin game developed by Edelweiss, the doujin studio behind 3D Shmup AsteBreed. Sakuna: Of Rice and
Bandai Namco released a new Doraemon Story of Seasons trailer explaining the farming system. Overall, it’s the same as any classic Story of Seasons game, with a few differences. Nobita needs to buy seeds, tile some land at the farm he’s renting, plant the seeds and water them. Each bag of seed will be sowed on
Marvelous held the second Runfachannel stream today, revealing more about Rune Factory 4 Special. The stream had the same people as the previous stream along with Ayana Taketatsu, who voices Dolce. Multiple gameplay sequences for Rune Factory 4 Special were shown on stream: (32:32) Gameplay from some of the Newlywed Stories mode: Clorica, Arthur, Dolce, and
Marvelous announced a slightly more precise release estimate for Rune Factory 5 on Switch. According to Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki, the company announced in a statement it “definitely won’t be releasing Rune Factory 5 before the end of March 2020″. Marvelous further stated they “just started Rune Factory 5‘s development” and would rather “take
Last month Nintendo Dream published an interview with Rune Factory 4 Special developers — Yoshifumi Hashimoto, president and representative director of studio Hakama and Marvelous game planner Shirou Maekawa — in which they delve into the reasons for bringing Rune Factory 4 to the Nintendo Switch, as well as a few new features for the remastered version.
Bandai Namco announced that Doraemon Story of Seasons will be coming west in Autumn 2019 on Switch and PC. No surprise there considering how big Doraemon is worldwide. Story of Seasons is far from being a niche franchise as well. Meanwhile, the game will launch in Japan only in a few weeks, on June 13,
Bandai Namco and Marvelous announced the Japanese release date of Doraemon Nobita no Bokujou Monogatari. The game launches exclusively on Switch on June 13. The game wasn’t announced in the west yet but will probably come over at some point, seeing the overall popularity of both franchises. A new trailer explaining the game’s story and gameplay
Marvelous revealed new information on Rune Factory 5 today on the Rune FaChannel stream. The stream featured multiple Japanese streamers and Marvelous producer Maikawa. Let’s get this out of the way first: The new information concerning Rune Factory 5 is how players will have “something extremely nice” happening in Rune Factory 5 by linking their save
Marvelous announced through the Rune Factory official Twitter that a live stream for the Rune Factory series, titled “Rune FaChannel”. It’ll air on April 4 at 20:00 JST. You’ll be able to watch it on YouTube, Periscope, and Niconico. The stream will include live gameplay of Rune Factory 4 Special on Switch, and new information