Romance adventure game Koi-Koi: Love Blossoms announced for PS5, PS VR2

D3 Publisher has announced 5-fun Go ni Igai na Ketsumatsu: Monochrome no Toshokan, a “sound novel” game based on the five million-selling 5-fun Go ni Igai na Ketsumatsu book series. It will launch for Switch on February 22, 2024 in Japan for 5,555 yen at retail and 5,000 yen via download.

FILMIC NOVEL and sprite will release romance visual novels Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue – EXTRA1P and Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue – EXTRA2P for PlayStation 4, the developers announced. Both titles will launch digitally between late December 2023 and late January 2024 in Japan.

Publisher FuRyu and developer Matrix Software have announced Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami, a complete edition of the Japan-only PlayStation 4 roguelike RPG Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze. It will launch for PC via Steam worldwide with English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language support. A release date was not announced.

Hideo Kojima has recalled how one of his earliest games was a "gruelling" process to develop.

Over 26 years on from its original arcade launch in Japan, Virtua Fighter 3tb is being released for arcade machines by Sega as Virtua Fighter 3tb Online. It will launch in Japan on November 28. You can view the announcement trailer below.

Developer Armonica has announced Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved, a detective adventure game in the style of classic adventure games from Japan. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2024.

SEGA has announced Virtua Fighter 3tb Online for arcade. It will launch on November 28 in Japan.

Koei Tecmo has announced horse racing simulation game Winning Post 10 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on March 28, 2024 in Japan.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Omega Force have announced One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 downloadable content character Uta, who will launch alongside two other characters as part of the game’s fifth character pack.

Sony will be going to UK court over allegations of ripping off consumers with its PlayStation Store. 

UK virtual reality developer nDreams has been acquired by Swedish conglomerate Aonic for $110 million in what the studio described as a "landmark" deal for the VR industry.

Nippon Ichi Software has announced roguelike strategy RPG Bar Stella Abyss for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch. It will launch on February 29, 2024 in Japan.