Visual Novel News:
Visual Arts have updated the smartphone version of Stella of The End with English and Chinese (Simpflied) languages. The first few chapters are free to read, with in-app purchases required to unlock the rest. You can also play this title on PC via Steam.
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
Celestia: Chain of Fate is out now on Steam and Nintendo Switch. This otome visual novel is a fantasy set in a magical school by Indonesian developer Agate, and published by PQube. It launches with a 10% discount.
A world of fantasy and romance that can rival the likes of literary adventures like Harry Potter and Forth Wing, Celestia: Chain of Fate blends school, magic, and mythical creatures in new and unexpected ways. With three male leads to romance and explore, play as Aria, a rare daemon-angelus hybrid, and experience her growth as she fights to become the ultimate graduate. Venture into new territory through Aria’s eyes as she paves a path for herself in foreign lands, and forge unbreakable alliances with the sons of some very powerful figures. Experience the true strength of bonds born through adversity, and the power of true love.
More Visual Novel News
- Comet Angel will be releasing a demo on September 27th, 2024. The full game is aiming for a Q4 2025 release window.
- Leatherbound, a NSFW enemies-to-lovers adventure releases on September 14th, 2024
Gaming News:
We knew it was coming eventually, but Sony finally revealed the next version of the PlayStation 5: the PlayStation 5 Pro! This new model boasts a larger GPU, AI-upscaling technology, and advanced ray tracing. It was also revealed that the console will be released on November 7th and will retail for $699.99.
Watch the PlayStation 5 Pro technical presentation video
We’re now less than a month away from the highly anticipated Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero‘s launch, so Bandai Namco decided to surprise everyone with even more character reveals! The new trailer confirms that characters from Dragon Ball GT will be coming to the game, including the likes of Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Baby Vegeta, Syn Shenron, and Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 11th.
Watch the GT trailer for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero
From the creators of Assault Spy, their all-new action game was announced and will be coming sometime next year! MIGHTREYA sees you playing as Reya, a schoolgirl superhero on a quest to become a Hero Content Creator while fighting all kinds of monsters in fast-paced aerial combat. The trailer for the game also reveals that 505 Games will be handling the publishing duties.
MIGHTREYA is coming exclusively to PC in 2025.
Watch the trailer for MIGHTREYA
We’re less than two weeks away from the latest entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise launching! Ahead of its release, Nintendo released an overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom that goes over what we can expect in the full game.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on September 27th.
Watch the overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Anime News:
The Transformers franchise turned 40 years old this year! To celebrate, Studio TRIGGER released a short music video that goes over the many different iterations of the robots in disguise. The video also features the song Mayday from BUMP OF CHICKEN.
Watch the Transformers 40th anniversary video
After the third season of KONOSUBA ended, fans must have been wondering what’s next for the franchise. We now have our answer, as an OVA for the third season is now in production, but we know nothing else about the story or the release date.
Unfortunately, we recently lost a Japanese voice actress this past week. In a statement from the talent agency 81 Produce, Emi Shinohara passed away on September 8th at the age of 61 due to an undisclosed condition. She was most well known for voicing Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon, Kushina from Naruto, and was the Japanese voice of April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Rest in peace, Emi Shinohara.
Upcoming Releases:
A previously PS5 exclusive, Final Fantasy XVI is finally arriving on PC this week! Take on the role of Clive and utilize his powers based on the various summons from the Final Fantasy series in fast-paced action combat across the world of Valisthea. Not picked it up yet? Why not check out our review to find out more?
Final Fantasy XVI arrives for PC on September 17th.
A charming platforming game with a rather unique premise is releasing this week! The Plucky Squire sees you playing as Jot after he was kicked out of his storybook world. Now it’s up to him to restore his story’s happy ending by jumping between 2D and 3D environments to solve puzzles and conquer challenges.
The Plucky Squire launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 17th.
A classic Xbox 360 game is getting a fresh coat of paint for modern consoles! Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster gives the original game a major visual overhaul for modern consoles while ensuring the gameplay mechanics fans have grown to love remain intact.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on September 19th.
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