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Sekai Project Presents Upcoming Visual Novels at Anime Expo: Re;lord 3, Qualia, & More

Today, during a panel at Anime Expo Lite, visual novel publisher Sekai Project introduced upcoming games within its lineup. First of all, we take a look at Slobbish Dragon Princess 2 by Whirlpool, which will be released “soon” on Steam. “It’s been a few weeks since Judgement Day — when dragons covered the world’s skies. Humankind has been trying to adapt to a new daily life. But far beyond the skies above, the situation in the sea of stars has grown intense. The dragons were split in half in their

Square Enix JRPG Gate of Nightmares by Fairy Tail Creator Gets Extensive Video Showing Gameplay

Today Square Enix released a new and extensive video of Gate of Nightmares, a new mobile JRPG that carries the name of Hiro Hiro Mashima. The game was initially announced back in April for iOS and Android, and if you’re not familiar with Mashima-sensei’s creations, he’s the mangaka behind Fairy Tail and Edens Zero. For this game, he designed the characters and created the world. The scenario is written by Jin Fujisawa, who worked on Dragon Quest VIII, IX, and X, while the music is by Yasuharu Takanashi, who worked

Halo, Hitman Veterans Form New Studio

Top GamesTwin Suns already has a staff full of industry veterans working on its first project. | Photo courtesy of Twin Suns CorpThree games industry veterans have founded Twin Suns Corp., a new game studio already working on a triple A, big-budget multi-platform game.The founders include former Halo creative director Tim Longo, Jr., Hitman 3 executive producer Forest Swartout Large, and Gears of War producer Jeff Morris.Oh look, something amazing we're working on at @TeamCritHit. Hats off to @TwinSunsCorp and @FRVRGames on their partnering up with @HiroCapital!https://t.co/G0qmCb18cr— Bill Murphy -

Konami Is “In Deep Development on a Number of Key Projects” But Won’t Be at E3 This Year

Konami Just announced via Twitter that it won’t be at E3 2021, but the publisher isn’t staying idle. According to the announcement, the publisher won’t be able to present new games at the digital version of the Electronic Entertainment Expo that will be hosted in June, but is “in deep development on a number of key projects.” Konami confirmed its support from the ESA (which organizes E3 every year) and teased reveals “in the coming months,” encouraging fans to stay tuned for updates. Among those “key projects” should be the

ESI Digital Spring: Day two recap

Day two of ESI’s Digital Spring conference focused on various commercial opportunities, such as brand partnerships, the sector’s online offerings, activating esports fans, and broadcasting rights. Fueled once again by a soundtrack provided by Game Ready Music, stellar production by High Viz Media Group, and hosted on the networking platform Brella — over eight hours of live content streamed throughout the day. Here is ESI’s recap of the day’s topics. However, if you missed Day One’s recap. Click here to read what happened! Monetising online offerings in esports Day Two

Edens Zero Anime by Fairy Tail Creator Gets New Trailer; More Voices & Songs Announced

Today Kodansha released a new trailer of the upcoming anime dedicated to Edens Zero, the latest manga of Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima. The trailer showcases the cast, including a look at Elsie Crimson and Ziggy, that just got the announcement of their voice actors, respectively Sayaka Ohara and Houchuu Ootsuka. We also learn that Mother will be voiced by Kikuko Inoue. The anime will debut in Japan on April 10. [embedded content] We also get to take a look at the art for Elsie and Ziggy, and the key

ChainGuardians seeks to Transform the Gaming Industry with its Blockchain & Player-centric Economy

ChainGuardians is a platform that combines traditional gaming concepts with blockchain technology to enable player-driven economies. Players can participate in the free-to-play Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) mining platform and role playing game; both of which allow players to earn income, turning their time and energy into tangible rewards. The aim of ChainGuardians is to bring the NFT community an unprecedented gaming ecosystem founded upon competitive game play through chain analysis technology, advanced game economics which integrates players’ real life cryptocurrency and NFT holdings, and the experience of expandable and persistent multi-

Moss Developer Polyarc Secures $9M Series B Funding For AR Game Development

Today the developers of Moss, Polyarc, announced a $9 million Series B venture funding round led by Hiro Capital to expand into AR game development. Even still, the developer tells us they’re still committed to making a sequel to Moss. [embedded content] Anyone that has spent any time inside a VR headset and browsed any of the major storefronts from Oculus Home and Steam to the PSN store have likely seen Quill, the main character from Polyarc’s Moss advertised somewhere. She’s cute, charming, and full of character despite never speaking