Spike Chunsoft announced that Kamaitachi no Yoru x3 will include the main stories of the first two games. As well, the Switch version will have an arranged soundtrack of the first game as a bonus feature. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

Kamaitachi no Yoru x3 first came out in 2006 and the upcoming PS4, PC, and Switch release will be a port of that. The third game (which concludes the entire series) will also include the POVs of multiple characters, letting you check out other perspectives in the plot. The English version of Kamaitachi no Yoru is Banshee’s Last Cry, and it’s a sound novel murder mystery. You’re able to pick different dialogue options to continue the story. There aren’t many visuals or CGs, with text over top of backgrounds and silhouettes. 

The first game takes place in a popular ski lodge. Though the guests have a good time, they discover an eerie message predicting that someone will die at midnight. Then, someone actually does. Unable to escape from the ski lodge and cut off from the outside world, the guests have to figure out the culprit before they fall victim. The second game takes place on Mikazuki-jima during the Meiji era. The characters from the first game are invited to the island, but once again, murders happen and they must figure out the culprit, among other mysteries.

Kamaitachi no Yoru x3 will come out on September 19, 2024 for the PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC via Steam.

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ConcernedApe has taken to Twitter to discuss the status of Stardew Valley console and mobile ports, as well as the development of Haunted Chocolatier. While there aren’t any details in the Tweet, he assures fans that they’ve been working on them and they’re the primary focus since Stardew Valley Version 1.6 appeared on PC.

To summarize it, he acknowledges that the console and mobile ports for Stardew Valley are taking a long time for various reasons he didn't get into. He accepts full responsibility for the delay. ConcernedApe also expresses gratitude to those who have been patiently waiting, as they reduce the amount of stress he has to deal with. As for Haunted Chocolatier, he has not worked on it in a while due to wanting to perfect and finalize Stardew Valley Version 1.6 first. Indeed, the last progress update ConcernedApe shared for Haunted Chocolatier was in 2021. The full statement is available via ConcernedApe’s Twitter account. Fans in the replies have been more than understanding for the delay. A lot of them thank ConcernedApe for all the work that he’s done in general. 

Stardew Valley Version 1.6 came out earlier this year on March 19, 2024. It features new festivals and events, a new farm type, a new mastery system, new NPC dialogue, updates to the world map, new outfits, new glamor items, balance changes, QoL improvements, and more. It was, all in all, a massive update to the game.

Stardew Valley is readily available on the Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices. More information on when Version 1.6 for consoles and mobile, as well as Haunted Chocolatier, will come out will appear in the future.

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The Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Yamanashi, Japan will feature a new Attack on Titan ride from September 17, 2024. The ride will focus on the final battle in Libero, which was in The Final Season.

Last year, Fuji-Q Highland had an Attack on Titan ride that let you experience the operation to retake Wall Maria. Both that one and the upcoming Libero ride seem to be flight simulation rides. As a new recruit of the Survey Corps, you’ll help out Levi, Jean, and Mikasa as you face off against five Titans to support Eren. You’ll “fly” around while fighting against titans, which will be in full realistic CG projected on giant screens around you. This’ll be the first time in Japan that a ride uses this technology.

The ride itself will last about 8 minutes and anyone over the age of 4 years old can ride on it. For safety reasons, you’ll need to be over 110 cm as well. It’ll cost 2000 JPY (around $13.85) to ride on it. If you bought the 1-day pass, then this ride will be part of that cost. Fuji-Q Highland will also sell merchandise based on this ride, with more information on that appearing later on in the future.

Attack on Titan is readily available on streaming services like Crunchyroll and Netflix. The Attack on Titan ride will appear in Fuji-Q Highland from September 17, 2024. Attack on Titan: The Last Attack, which will be a compilation film of parts 3 and 4 of The Final Season, will air in Japanese theaters from November 8, 2024.

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A teaser trailer for Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is now on the Aniplex YouTube channel. It’s quite short at about half a minute.

You can watch the teaser trailer for Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- here:

The title for the trailer is “Limit” x “Despair” and both concepts are obvious in the footage. It shows the deaths of several characters (unknown if they’re actually important to the overall plot or characters who’ll die at the very beginning). The audio of characters screaming either as they’re killed or as they watch their friends being killed is layered on top of Sincere's "Sedam," which will also appear in the game.

While we don't know the voice actors for them, Too Kyo Games has shared the designs for SIREI and NIGOU. SIREI is the commander for Last Defense Academy while NIGOU helps them out. Taihi Kimura voices main character Takumi Sumino. Sumino is a normal high schooler who grew up in an average family. Though he can be pessimistic and have trouble making decisions, he's determined to stand up and protect the people important to him.

This is the latest upcoming game from Too Kyo Games, which previously released Master Detective Archives: Rain Code. Kazutaka Kodaka (Danganronpa) and Kotaro Uchikoshi (Zero Escape) are both working on this, and they’ve teased the project several times over times in the past. The plot of the game centers on an apocalyptic event striking Japan and killing a bunch of people. A mascot creature then transports students from around the world to the Last Defense Academy, where they must defend the school for 100 days against enemy invaders. It will be a TRPG similar to Fire Emblem but with visual novel elements.

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- will come out on April 24, 2025 for the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. The English version will come out on that date as well.

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Falcom has updated its website to include the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st remake, including information on the new sprites and such. So far, there’s nothing new that the trailer, which was in the Japanese Nintendo Direct, didn’t already cover.

As of the time of writing, you can check out the trailer, a brief summary of the story, screenshots from the remake, and a description of the battle system. Battle will commence after attacking an enemy symbol on the map and it’ll still use a turn-based system. The description states that the battle system is easy to grasp and even if you’re completely new to the RPG genre as a whole, you’ll be able to master it in almost no time. We saw a little bit of it during the trailer as well, which you can watch here:

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky originally came out in 2004 for the Windows PC, though there was later a port onto the PSP. It’s the first game in the Trails series, which encompasses other titles such as Trails from Zero and Trails of Cold Steel. The story follows Estelle Bright and her adopted brother Joshua Bright as they journey through Liberl in hopes of becoming Bracers. As a JRPG, the story becomes a lot grander in scale and the stakes become much higher as the story goes on.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st remake will come out on the Nintendo Switch in 2025.

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Minato Aqua’s Graduation Live Concert was held online, drawing in fans from around the world to bid farewell to the beloved Hololive VTuber. The live stream, titled “Dyed in Aqua's Color! Minato Aqua Graduation LIVE,” took place on YouTube and featured a blend of live and pre-recorded segments, highlighting Aqua’s journey and achievements over the years.

Watch her stream below:

The concert included a goodbye interview with Motoaki Tanigo, commonly known as YAGOO, the CEO of COVER Corporation and the parent company of Hololive Production. During the event, Minato Aqua shared a prepared speech, reflecting on her time with Hololive and expressing gratitude to her fans and fellow members. The concert also featured performances with other Hololive talents. Following the live stream, Minato Aqua took to Twitter to express her gratitude, thanking everyone for their support throughout her career. 

View her post below:

In related news, Entergram recently announced the cancellation of the planned sequel to Aquarium, the romantic visual novel created in collaboration with Minato Aqua. The decision to halt development was directly tied to Aqua’s graduation, which took place on August 28, 2024. The announcement, shared on Entergram’s official twitter account, expressed apologies to fans who were anticipating the new game but emphasized the necessity of the decision given Aqua’s departure.

As part of the graduation event, special anniversary merchandise and reprinted goods were made available, along with the release of her 14th original song, “Kimiiro Princess.”

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The results of the 2024 Next Manga Awards have been announced, with Kagurabachi securing first place in the Comics Division. This recognition highlights the growing popularity of Ken Sotozono's series, which is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and growth, resonating with readers and earning it a top position in the competition. [Thanks, ddnavi!]

You can view the official results below: 

Kagurabachi, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023, is both written and illustrated by Takeru Hokazono. The action-fantasy manga follows Chihiro, a young protagonist on a quest to avenge his father’s death at the hands of a group of sorcerers. Armed with an enchanted sword forged by his father, a renowned blacksmith, Chihiro’s journey involves retrieving other stolen enchanted swords from the sorcerers.

In related news, the Weekly Shonen Jump YouTube channel released a voiced manga version of Kagurabachi in English, making it the first series to be adapted into a "manga animation" with English text. While the voices are in Japanese, the English text allows the series to reach a broader audience.

Next manga award winner, Kagurabachi continues its run in Weekly Shonen Jump, with English chapters available through Viz.

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Konami detailed the Japanese limited editions for the upcoming Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, set to release on March 6, 2025. The remaster, titled Gensou Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, will be available on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, with three special Famitsu DX Packs offered for pre-order through Ebiten. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

The Famitsu DX Packs come in three versions. DX Pack I and DX Pack II include 3D crystal art of the main characters from Suikoden I and II, along with 108 acrylic stands representing the stars of destiny. These packs also feature new artwork by Junko Kono, the original character designer for Suikoden I, and a hero symbol engraved glass that pays homage to the protagonists.

The third version, the "Luka-sama Cheering Set," focuses on the villain Luka Blight from Suikoden II. This set includes a T-shirt with Luka's famous line, "Pigs must die!", a wine glass engraved with the Beast Rune, and a 3D crystal of Luka himself.

In related news, Konami has announced three digital pre-order bonuses for the remaster, including early access to the Fortune Orb and Prosperity Orb, which double experience and in-game currency gains, and a head start with 57,300 potch. These bonuses are available on all platforms where the game will be released.

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster and their limited editions will be available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with the game set to launch on March 6, 2025.

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Bandai Namco announced a new Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Open Network Test, and this time people will have nine characters to test out. People who own a Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC will be able to take part, and it will run between September 20-22, 2024. 

While this is a three day Open Network Test, there are certain times when this beta won’t be available due to maintenance. Here are the exact times when someone can take part in sessions.

• Session 1: 7pm PT/10pm ET on September 20, 2024 through 7pm PT/10pm ET on September 21, 2024. 
• Session 2: 11pm PT on September 21, 2024/2am ET on September 22, 2024 to 8pm PT/11pm ET on September 22, 2024. 

As for those nine Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Open Network test characters, they should look familiar. Bandai Namco confirmed everyone from the closed beta is back. So here’s who you will see and the roles they’ll play.

• Agil (Tank)
• Argo (Rogue)
• Asuna (Fighter)
• Fukaziroh (Ranger)
• Kirito (Fighter)
• Leafa (Support)
• LLENN (Rogue)
• Oberon (Mage)
• Sinon (Ranger)

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 4, 2024. Pre-orders are open. The Open Network Test will run September 20-22, 2024.

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Demonschool, a tactical RPG with Persona influences, just had its September 13, 2024 release date delayed all the way back to early 2025. There’s no exact launch date for the game following this announcement, which is a move to add extra content to the game.

Necrosoft Games’ announcement went over the exact reasons for the Demonschool being delayed from September 2024 to sometime in 2025. The developer said the game, as it is now, is done. However, the goal behind this postponement is to add additional “things to do.” The announcement claimed if it had released as planned on September 13, 2024, players “would never have known” that there could have been more content.

Here’s the full Necrosoft Games statement about the game delay:

“You never want to delay a game, but Demonschool means a lot to us. We’ve really put everything we have into this project, and as we got closer to release we realized that meeting the Sept. 13th deadline would necessarily mean a game with less content than we originally envisioned.

After discussing with Ysbryd, we realized we have a couple of paths forward. We could:

• Ship the game in the state it’ll be in on Sept. 13. We’re proud of the game as it stands, but we want to make this world feel even livelier. 
• Ship the game in early 2025, which would allow us to manifest our bigger dreams into reality.

We believe the second option would be better for everyone for everyone who has followed our work so far. So we are delaying the game to make sure it’s as chock full of Things To Do as we had hoped. Realistically, the player would never have known. It still would’ve been a finished product. But we would have known that the game could have been more, and that’s the game we want to share. Ysbryd gave us the flexibility to do this, which is very unusual for a publisher these days, and we’re thankful for the opportunity to do this right. Since we’ll be taking extra time, we plan to create short dev diaries up until launch to offer more insight into the work we have ahead. We hope you look forward to these deeper dives into our process.

We’re sorry for those who are eagerly awaiting the game, but are very hopeful that all the extra content will be worth the wait. 2024 has been a very trying year for the team, so we appreciate your understanding.”

The official Necrosoft Games site hasn’t updated with the statement yet. 

While Demonschool is delayed out of 2024 and into 2025, people can still play it today. There is a demo on Steam for the PC version. The product listing still shows the September 13, 2024 

Demonschool will come to the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC in 2025. 

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The Official Konami Shop storefront opened pre-orders for both a Symphonic Poem from Suikoden concert Blu-ray bundle and the Suikoden I and II HD Remaster soundtrack set. Both are expected to ship in January 2025.

The Symphonic Poem from Suikoden concert Blu-ray set costs $99.99. The Blu-ray in it includes the full performance from October 16, 2022, in addition to a Suikoden II Animation Music Video featuring characters like Riou and Jowy. People also get a fabric map of the world from the first two games, a Soul Eater True Rune icon pendant in leather pouch, and six postcards from the Animation Music Video.

Suikoden I and II HD Remaster soundtrack costs $79.99. There are seven CDs in the set. The first two only cover songs from Suikoden I HD Remaster: Gate Rune War. Four of them feature music from Suikoden II HD Remaster: Dunan Unification War. The final bonus disc includes seven arrangements of existing songs and seven “music box” versions of tracks from both games. In total, 179 songs are included in the collection. People also get a booklet with information about the CDs and art.

Here’s how both of those items will look:

Suikoden I and II HD Remaster is in development and the new PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch release date is March 6, 2025. There are three digital pre-order bonuses for it. The original games appeared on the PlayStation worldwide. They also appeared together in a collection on the PSP in Japan. The Symphonic Poem from Suikoden concert Blu-ray bundle and Suikoden I and II HD Remaster soundtrack set both will ship in January 2025.

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Capcom has revealed two new Capcorom plushies inspired by MegaMan.EXE from the Mega Man Battle Network series. The company will start selling these new plushies in Japan in late August 2024.

Capcom will specifically model the two new plushies after the alternate forms of MegaMan.EXE. One of them will be based on the Hub Style, which is also alternatively known in Japan as the Saito Style Rockman.EXE. The other will be inspired by Dark MegaMan.EXE, complete with the red eyes.

Each plush will be available for purchase for 1,100 yen (~$7.60) at Capcom stores in Tokyo and Osaka on August 30, 2024. Capcom will add the same items to its online crane game Capcom Net Catcher on August 31, 2024. The latter will give chances for people who live elsewhere in Japan and cannot easily visit the stores to get the plushies.

The new Mega Man Battle Network MegaMan.EXE Capcorom plushies will be available in Japan on August 30, 2024. The items will be modeled after the grid-based battle RPG series that originally appeared on the Game Boy Advance in the 2000s. People can now play all mainline entries of the series again with Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC.

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Taito announced on social media that Japanese arcade crane games will soon offer a Final Fantasy Chocobo bath toy that essentially turns the mascot into a rubber duck. It will begin appearing at select locations on August 29, 2024. 

Like any rubber duck, both versions of the Final Fantasy Chocobo bath toys are designed to float when placed in water. People can end up getting either a standard yellow chick or a blue one. The blue one is a nod to the fact that traditionally that type is used to swim through water, such as in FFVII or FFIX. Each one wears a red and white life preserver. They also each stand at about 10 centimeters tall. 

Here’s the official announcement, which also shows both of the toys floating in a tub. Masayoshi Soken, the composer for FFXIV and FFXVI, also shared it.

It is incredibly common for Taito to release Final Fantasy toys, figures, or items as arcade prizes. In July 2024, the company added FFXIV glass and LED coaster sets to the lineup. Dolls representing avatars in outfits from various jobs in the MMORPG also showed up. And in March 2024, Loporrit hand puppets appeared as arcade crane game prizes.

The Final Fantasy Chocobo bath toys that act as rubber ducks will show up in Japanese arcades as prizes starting on August 29, 2024.

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Com2uS announced that Starseed: Asnia Trigger will release worldwide, and pre-registration is now open on the App Store and Google Play for Apple iOS and Android devices. The official site is also open and, while there’s no confirmed launch window yet, the App Store suggested it is “expected” on October 24, 2024.

There are two pre-registration campaigns for Starseed: Asnia Trigger. If someone submits their email at the official site, they will get a New Support Pack with items and be registered for a contest to potentially win an iPad Pro 11 or mouse pad. The other pre-registration promotion is tied to logins. If you show up every day for seven days, you get Starbit currency and SSR units.

Here’s the full list of login rewards for each day:

• Day 1: 1,000 Starbits
• Day 2: SSR Attacker Select Ticket
• Day 3: SSR Ranger Select Ticket
• Day 4: SSR Defender Select Ticket
• Day 5: SSR Support Select Ticket
• Day 6: SSR Plugin Select Ticket
• Day 7: SSR Proxyan Ticket

The first PV is also live for the game worldwide.

In addition to the Starseed: Asnia Trigger pre-registration campaign, there is also a site open to match you with one of the game’s characters. It simulates a text message conversation with an unknown individual. After answering five questions tied to your personality, you’ll be matched with a character like Mea. Sharing the results with certain hashtags on social media allows someone to enter a contest for an acrylic stand and mouse pad. 

Starseed: Asnia Trigger will be available worldwide on mobile devices, and it launched in Korea in March 2024.

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Bandai Hobby will open up pre-orders for a plastic model of Meowscarada from the Pokemon series. This will come out in February 2025 and will cost 1760 JPY ($12.20).

As of the time of writing, the Bandai Hobby site does not have a link to where you can pre-order it. The Japanese version of AmiAmi has it available for pre-order, but the English version does not. It may stock it a little later on. The Meowscarada plastic model is part of the Pokemon Plamo Collection and is the 56th species in the series. Like other plastic models, it has plenty of joints for a variety of poses. You can also change its mouth and the direction it’s eyes are pointing at. Finally, the details of the leaves underneath Meowscarada’s “cape” are visible in this model.

Meowscarada is the final evolution of Sprigatito, the Grass starter in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It is a combination Grass/Dark Type and it looks to be a feline phantom thief in terms of its inspiration. Some of the replies and QRTs joke that Bandai Spirits released a bishoujo figure, referencing Meowscarada’s popularity among certain crowds on the Internet. In terms of ball joints, there are some in the neck, shoulders, elbows, thighs, knees, and ankles. This means there’s a fairly limited range of motion, though the number of ball joints is perfect for striking some of its poses from the game.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are readily available on the Nintendo Switch.

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