Princess Maker 2 Regeneration delayed to July 11

It finally happened – Jennifer English, Shadowheart's actor in Baldur's Gate 3, has reached the iconic fight scene between her high half-elf and the Githyanki warrior Lae'zel, which she and her real-life partner have hailed as "the most sapphic scene" in the game. 

Developers G-MODE and Plus81 have delayed visual novel SHINJUKU SOUMEI from its previously planned April 12 release date to May 24. It will be available for PC via Steam and DLsite for 3,990 yen, with support for English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language options. A demo will launch in late April, though it will not have transferrable save data.

Action RPG Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch both physically and digitally on May 14 in the west, publisher Idea Factory International announced. It will feature English and Japanese voice-overs with English, French, and Spanish subtitles.

EA Sports FC 24 topped the UK physical game charts this week, despite stiff competition from four new entries.

A dedicated group of Super Mario Maker players have beaten all the levels uploaded to the game before the Wii U's services go offline. As Nintendo has been focused on the Nintendo Switch ever since its release in 2017, the Japanese gaming giant has also been phasing out the services of its previous consoles, the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. This closure would affect several games released on the console, including the first Super Mario Maker, a Wii U exclusive.

Now Princess Peach: Showtime is out, it's time to talk about the feel-good comeback of an old-school director we've got thanks to the studio behind it.

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O'Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Nintendo has been keeping a tight lid on the developer behind Princess Peach: Showtime! since it was announced last year.

Nintendo’s Princess Peach Showtime is the first game in over 25 years directed by Goemon designer Etsunobu Ebisu, it’s been revealed.

The first review of Princess Peach Showtime has been published in Japanese magazine Famitsu.

Princess Peach Showtime! is about to release in just a couple of days, meaning reviewers are already getting their copies of the game and expressing their first thoughts on the internet. This game is a bit different from other Nintendo first-party games, but it reminds many of the DS game Super Princess Peach. However, some reviewers are already claiming this game is short, easy, and definitely created for a younger audience.

Dragon’s Dogma II for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, Rise of the Ronin and Hi-Fi RUSH for PlayStation 5, and Princess Peach: Showtime! are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.