The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria announced

7QUARK-developed Edo Japan-set action RPG Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam in October, global publisher Game Source Entertainment announced.

India is increasingly and rapidly stepping up its game in space missions and discoveries. With a number of new upcoming missions planned by the space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India has also laid out its investment plans for a monetary contribution to the international astronomical collaboration project, which includes over 16 nations. The collaboration between the nations will be developing the world's largest radio telescope called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which will be responsible for studying galaxies present in the universe. Additionally, it aims to make available the data as to evolution of our galaxy. Know what the project is about and how and when it will be ready to conduct research.

Listen, I know we've spent the better part of the holidays harping on about all our favourite games of 2023 (and many more besides as part of our bonus Selection Boxes), but here's another one for you that I mainlined in a single day over Christmas and absolutely loved. It's Makoto Wakaido's Case Files Trilogy Deluxe - a collection of not three, but four detective stories in which you go about solving grizzly murders across different towns and villages in Japan. In short: if you like the investigation bits of Ace Attorney and need something to whet your appetite before the Apollo Justice Trilogy comes out on January 25th, this will be 100% up your street. It's currently just over a fiver in the Steam Winter Sale, and there's a free demo you can try as well for good measure.

Publisher Phoenixx and developer Happymeal, in cooperation with TBS, have announced detective adventure game Quiz Seikai wa Ichinengo presents Atsushi no Meitantei for Switch. It is available now via Nintendo eShop in Japan for 1,000 yen.

Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile did not survive the holidays and has released an End of Service notice on their Twitter. Maybe the game didn’t behave and ended up on Santa’s naughty list hence this dampening announcement.

Along with confirming that Lucilius would arrive on January 16th in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Cygames revealed the second DLC fighter. It’s 2B from NieR: Automata, voiced by Yui Ishikawa in Japanese and Kira Buckland in English, just like in the game. Check out the first gameplay trailer below.

In Japan, Hoshi wo Miru Hito for Famicom is considered a kusoge no densetsu or “legendary crappy game.” One of the worst games of all time. It never made it to North America, but now we can share the pain, as a complete fan translation for the game has been released.

Developer hinyari9 has announced Marfusha: Sentinel Girls sequel and shooter Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2 for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Aniplex has announced AlternaWelt: Blue Exorcist Gaiden, a 3D action RPG for PC, iOS, and Android based on the Jump SQ. manga Blue Exorcist. It will launch in summer 2024 in Japan.

The version 1.6 update for Honkai: Star Rail, dubbed “Crown of the Mundane and Divine,” will launch on December 27, developer miHoYo announced.

Falcom has announced the next title in its long-running Kiseki series – The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria. It launches in 2024 for Japan, though the platforms have yet to be announced. Though it seems to be a follow-up to The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, the focus is on an orbal rocket’s launch to investigate the ends of the continent.

The call of the couch gets stronger every year as new gadgets, movies, TV shows, and streaming services launch. As such, you may find yourself considering how to curate a space to watch coveted new (and old) releases that doesn’t involve leaving the house, or paying for tickets and reserved seating. You’ll still have to spend money on snacks, but not nearly as much.