A new ‘Blue Protocol’ trailer and the first previews have landed

Publishers Koei Tecmo and Akatsuki Games, and developer Gust have released the second official trailer and latest information for Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator, the 25th mainline entry in the Atelier series.

This discussion has been a long time coming. Since its inception, the term JRPG has been seen as a separate genre from the RPG, often used to identify RPGs that use turn-based combat. Along with this use comes the coming-of-age tropes that were (and still are) popular among Japanese audiences. Fast forward to the modern-day landscape, that term is still relevant and recognizable as a sub-genre of games that even Western developers have dipped their fingers into.

Kazuma Kiryu may have faked his death and quietly walked away from a life of street brawls, tense hostage situations, and mini-games galore at the end of Yakuza 6. But an iconic character like that will never be shelved for too long. With the Yakuza series retitled to more closely match the Japanese translation, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has roped in Kiryu for one last simple job. And we all know how well “one last simple jobs” tend to go. Even though it was a bit disappointing that my playthrough strayed away from details of the main story arc, what I did see strongly justified bringing our boy out of retirement for another go-around.

Publisher dramatic create and developer HaccaWorks* have announced otome visual novel Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri for Switch and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024 worldwide with English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options.

Publisher SEGA and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released a seven-minute overview trailer and developer update for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

We review Get On Board, a flip and write board game published by IELLO. In Get On Board, players are trying to make bus line routes to get people where they need to go.

Thanks to our friends at Digital Trends, we have the latest details on Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming launch on PlayStation 5.

A wealth of PS1 classics are now finally available to buy for the PS5 in standalone format after previously only being available through PS Plus Premium. 

Culture is often inseparable from entertainment. Your affinity for the kind of books, music, film or art you consume has more to do with the language you speak, the values your family and friends espouse, and the economics of where you live than anything else.

The Pokemon Company is having "conversations" about its future release schedule and how to maintain the quality of its games. 

Over in Japan, the  Blue Protocol devs had a recent livestream sharing some of the changes in the works forthe Japanese version of the game.

Nintendo has patented Link's Ultrahand and Fuse abilities from Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.