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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Reveals New Gameplay Mechanics and Characters

Bandai Namco has released a new extended gameplay showcase for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, showing off how the fourth mainline installment in the Budokai Tenkaichi series plays, as well as some more…

March 20, 2024 | 10:35 EDT

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Sci-Fi Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets New Trailer Showcasing Innovative Mechanics

A new Anonymous;Code trailer has been released, and this one's all about gameplay mechanics. In previous trailers, we've been introduced to characters like Azuma, Bambi, and our heroes Pollon and…

July 21, 2023 | 09:10 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Azuma, Ewan, & Graham

Today Spike Chunsoft released the fifth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on thee more characters who play a relevant role in…

June 17, 2023 | 10:32 EDT

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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code by Danganronpa Devs Reveals Gameplay Mechanics With New Trailer

Today Spike Chunsoft released another brand-new trailer of the upcoming adventure game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code co-developed by Too Kyo Games. The trailer focuses on the game's mechanics…

June 13, 2023 | 10:22 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer About Bambi, Riko, Iroha & Kaoru

Today Spike Chunsoft released the fourth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on the police idol group (yes, I'm not joking)…

June 11, 2023 | 12:24 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Tengen, Nonoka, & Liddie

Today Spike Chunsoft released the third character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on introducing three of the characters that populate…

June 3, 2023 | 03:05 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Cross & Wind

Today Spike Chunsoft released the second character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on introducing two of the characters that we'll…

May 27, 2023 | 10:08 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Pollon & Momo

Today Spike Chunsoft released the first character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on introducing two main characters of the upcoming…

May 20, 2023 | 01:20 EDT

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New Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Trailer Reveals Sinister Amaterasu Corporation As Pre-Orders Open

We've gotten to know some of the detectives in Spike Chunsoft and Tookyo Games' upcoming Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, but now it's time to meet the sinister corporation pulling the strings…

April 27, 2023 | 08:50 EDT

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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code by Danganronpa Devs Reveals More Characters With New Trailer

Today Spike Chunsoft released another trailer of the upcoming adventure game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code co-developed by Too Kyo Games. Following the trailer released a few weeks ago, which…

March 27, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code by Danganronpa Developers Reveals Characters With New Trailer

Today Spike Chunsoft released a new trailer of the upcoming adventure game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code co-developed by Too Kyo Games. The trailer focuses on the cast of the game, including…

February 27, 2023 | 09:00 EST

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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Reveals 6 Brand New Characters

Spike Chunsoft has revealed six new Master Detective Archives: Rain Code characters, and they're just as offbeat and crazy as you'd expect. Each of these master detectives has a unique ability; one…

February 24, 2023 | 04:17 EST

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Chaos;Head Noah Steam Release Goes Ahead After All

It looks like a Chaos;Head Noah Steam release is happening after all. Despite Valve deciding to ban the game from its platform prior to release, the company says it's re-examined Chaos;Head Noah's…

October 7, 2022 | 08:22 EDT

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Chaos;Head Noah Steam Release Canceled Due To Steam

Spike Chunsoft has announced that there will be no Chaos;Head Noah Steam release at this time, as according to them it would require changes to the game's content. These changes would make the Chaos;…

September 30, 2022 | 02:33 EDT

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Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness Review

Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness is a frustrating experience. It has sparks of interesting ideas, building upon the nihilistic horror of its source material, and they are handled with…

September 13, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is an Action RPG in which players themselves descend into the world of the Abyss and grow through their experience in its depths. The game, supervised…

September 2, 2022 | 12:39 EDT

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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness Beginner's Guide

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness takes the manga's cute-but-deadly world and turns it into a sometimes challenging survival game. There are a number of ways to survive during your…

September 2, 2022 | 12:43 EDT

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Chaos; Head Noah Banned on Steam Prior to Release

Today, we found out that the visual novel game published by Spike Chunsoft, Chaos; Head Noah, has been officially banned on Steam by Valve prior to it even being released. Though, they really did not…

August 17, 2022 | 01:47 EDT

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Research and Destroy Release Date Revealed

The Research and Destroy release date is soon upon us, and players will be able to gather their friends and fight against supernatural hordes on April 25, 2022. As a turn-based action title with…

April 19, 2022 | 09:57 EDT

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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Servers Go Offline Next Year

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows will have its multiplayer servers sunsetted on February 28, 2022. While you'd then probably think (and be correct in thinking so) that all offline game modes will…

July 20, 2021 | 11:32 EDT

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne Review

Sometimes you can tell something was originally based on a light novel. For instance, when the title Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne first graces your eyes or ears…

January 22, 2021 | 01:00 EST

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne

Enjoy the latest game in the long-running Re:Zero series with The Prophecy of the Throne, part of the Starting Life in Another World series of adventure games from Spike Chunsoft.  Taking place a…

January 16, 2021 | 03:27 EST

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Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

Shiren The Wanderer returns, with the popular character starring in another all new, roguelike adventure! Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is an entry in the spinoff…

November 24, 2020 | 09:47 EST

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 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Ten Years

Spike Chunsoft didn't become synonymous with "bizarre mysteries and gruesome deaths" until the mid-2010s when the Danganronpa series exploded in popularity in both Japan and the West. Unfortunately,…

November 17, 2020 | 01:00 EST

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New Game Plus Expo Reveals Re:Zero Sequel

Re:Zero - Starting Life In Another World - The Prophecy of the Throne was revealed during the inaugural New Game Plus Expo stream today. It's a followup to the original Re:Zero - Starting Life In…

June 23, 2020 | 11:17 EDT

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Re:ZERO − Starting Life in Another World Coming to PC and Console This Winter

Developer Chime Corporation and publisher Spike Chunsoft revealed their upcoming tactical adventure game, Re:ZERO − Starting Life in Another World, is coming to PC and consoles this winter. The title…

June 9, 2020 | 04:22 EDT

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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Review

With streaming services like Crunchyroll and Funimation you no longer need to wait until Saturday mornings to get a good helping of Anime. This also means more of the strange and fantastic series are…

March 5, 2020 | 11:00 EST

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Fire Pro Wrestling World DLC Launched to Support Injured Wrestler

A new piece of Fire Pro Wrestling World DLC has been released, and this one has a special mission: the proceeds are benefitting a paralyzed professional wrestler. If you're unfamiliar with Fire Pro…

January 23, 2020 | 02:00 EST

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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is a fighting game set in the One Punch Man universe. In each bout, players will form a team of 3 and battle it out. Familiar faces from the show include Saitama,…

October 8, 2019 | 06:05 EDT

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One Punch Man Game Getting Character Creator

Bandai Namco has announced a couple of new features coming to One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. First up, the game will feature a character creator. You'll be able to make your very own…

October 8, 2019 | 05:53 EDT

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Fire Pro Wrestling World

The latest installment in the long running wrestling series, Fire Pro Wrestling World returns to the West after a five year absence. Going back to the isometric-graphical style of the original titles…

July 21, 2017 | 12:34 EDT

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Fire Pro Wrestling World Creative Director Talks Future of the Series

Fire Pro Wrestling World was recently released to early access on Steam, and the game is just the latest in a long series of titles dating back to the early 1990s. The game was a long time coming,…

July 13, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a compilation of two visual novels from the Zero Escape series: 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. The series, which…

April 3, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Spike Chunsoft Announces Fire Pro Wrestling World

Spike Chunsoft has announced that the wrestling game Fire Pro Wrestling World will be debuting on Steam Early Access sometime in the second quarter of 2017 according to a press release by the company…

March 4, 2017 | 10:17 EST

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Shiren the Wanderer: The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate ReviewTower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate Review

Have you ever heard of the Shiren the Wanderer series? Don't worry, if you haven't - you're not alone. Prior to picking up Shiren the Wanderer for review (I'm not even going to try and type out that…

August 6, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Review

What would you kill for? This is one of the questions that drive the narrative of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. A scary conceit that makes for an entertaining story. This narrative, combined with…

February 17, 2014 | 09:00 EST