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Hikari Field have announced an upcoming English localization of Madosoft’s Select Oblige, which is set to release on November 8th, 2024. Notably, Hikari Field is the only listed publisher and some fans have raised concerns about the possible quality of the English localization after reading Hikari Field’s only previously produced English work without partnering with NekoNyan, a demo of Tayutama 2-you’re the only one-.

Light and darkness, progress and decline, glory and downfall… Under the distorted order and peace brought by capitalism, there exists a special zone where only a handful of elites monopolize wealth, education, and safety. A man reaches out from outside this realm. His name is Nagi Fuwano. Born and raised in the slums, his life was supposed to be destined as a loser. One day, however, he obtains an invitation to paradise. [One’s Gift] This is a right granted to just one young person per year, no matter their circumstances to enroll in “Ogen Academy” an institution where only the elites are allowed to study.

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Ebi-hime has released My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute!, a boys love kinetic visual novel. It’s described as light-hearted and approximately 2-4 hours of reading.

Aster is a talented mage who lives deep in the forest. Awkward and anti-social, he prefers poring over his potions to speaking with other people, and he’s at his happiest when he can conduct his strange magical experiments in peace. Unfortunately for Aster, however, life isn’t that simple. Whilst working on a particularly potent potion, something peculiar happens. A black cat falls from Aster’s chimney, filling his home with soot. In a moment of weakness, Aster decides to take the stray cat in. He’s always been more fond of animals than people, and having a catpanion hanging around the house might help brighten up his everyday life. That’s what Aster thinks, at least… Until he discovers the cute cat which fell down his chimney isn’t an ordinary cat at all. He is, instead, a young man called Blaise, who has been cursed to assume the form of a cat during the daytime.

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A new version of one of the most popular visual novels of all time is being released to celebrate its 15th anniversary! Steins;Gate Re:boot is the same game you likely already know, but this new version will include updated graphics and story elements. huke will also be returning to the project, who was the original game’s character designer. The announcement was made via a teaser video, but no further details about the game were announced at this time, including platforms.

Steins;Gate Re:boot is expected to launch in Japan in 2025, but information is currently limited. No confirmation was given regarding an English release.

Watch the teaser trailer for Steins;Gate Re:boot

 

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Gaming News:

Capcom recently held a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase that revealed a ton of new things for the highly anticipated game! This included an all-new trailer, but also the announcement of an open beta test. It will go live for PlayStation 5 from October 28th to October 30th. A second open beta will then be held that will have crossplay enabled and will run from October 31st to November 3rd.

Monster Hunter Wilds launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 28th, 2025.

Watch the trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds

If you weren’t aware, famed video game director, Masahiro Sakurai was releasing a video series detailing his process of how he creates the games he’s worked on. That series recently ended and the final episode came with quite a surprise: Sakura has been working on a brand new game since 2022! No details were announced, but he did say it would be, “Announced sooner or later.”

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The first character for the fourth season pass for Guilty Gear -Strive- was finally given more details! Queen Dizzy received a short gameplay trailer to give fans an idea of how she plays and how she differs from her prior appearances.

Queen Dizzy will be released for Guilty Gear -Strive- on October 31st.

Watch the Queen Dizzy trailer for Guilty Gear -Strive

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