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Publisher LEVEL-5 and developer LEVEL5comcept have delayed FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time from its previously planned 2023 release window to 2024.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince introducing the game’s online features.

"Star Ocean" is a fantastic name, evoking a sense of adventure, 16-bit blue skies, the majesty of space. "The Second Story R" is a terrible subtitle, evoking WhatsApp messages where I accidentally press 'send' too soon. Combined they produce Star Ocean: The Second Story R, a beautiful-seeming 2.5D remake of a Square Enix PlayStation JRPG. It's out on Steam now and there's a demo.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet downloadable content “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk” will launch on December 14, The Pokemon Company and developer Game Freak announced.

Falcom will release The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak for Switch on February 15, 2024 in Japan, the developer announced. Clouded Leopard Entertainment will release Traditional Chinese and Korean versions in Asia in March 2024.

Nintendo has released a five-minute overview for Super Mario RPG, its upcoming remake of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System RPG Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

The PlayStation 5 versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV will launch on February 16, 2024, publisher NIS America announced. The titles will be sold via a two-in-one pack at physical retail and individually via PlayStation Store.

404 GAME RE:SET will end service on January 5, 2024 at 12:00 JST, less than one year after its launch, SEGA announced.

GPS-based action RPG Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link will launch for iOS and Android in 2024, Square Enix announced. Users in the United Kingdom and Australia can sign up for a closed beta test via the game’s official website from now until November 19.

Publisher Flyhigh Works and developers RideonJapan and Esquadra have released the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions strategy RPG Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf via PlayStation Store worldwide for $19.99 / £15.99 / €19.99.

Publisher Flyhigh Works and developer Altair Works will release strategy RPG Great Ambition of the SLIMES for Switch on October 26 for $11.99 / €11.99 / 1,200 yen, the companies announced.

Publisher Flyhigh Works and developers RideonJapan and Esquadra will release strategy RPG Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf for PC via Steam in 2024 for 2,200 yen, the companies announced.

Idea Factory International will release the Switch version of Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters in 2024 in the west, the publisher announced.

Publisher Square Enix and developer Applibot will release a PC (Steam) version of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, the companies announced.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer HAKAMA will release a demo for action RPG Rear Sekai on September 25 at 0:00 JST in Japan, the companies announced during a Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event. It will allow you to play the beginning of the story.

Strategy RPG Goblin Slayer Another Adventurer: Nightmare Feast will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on February 29, 2024 with English and Japanese language options, publisher Bushiroad Games and developers Apollosoft and Mebius announced at a Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event. Japanese pre-orders will open on October 12.

LEVEL-5 showcased a 40-minute mission playthrough in crime suspense RPG DECAPOLICE during its Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event.

City Connection has delayed WiZmans World Re:Try from its previously planned 2023 release window to 2024, the publisher announced during a Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event. It will be available for multiple platforms.

The “Artist” will appear as a new life class in FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time, LEVEL-5 announced at its Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event.

NIS America will release PlayStation 5 versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV in early 2024, the publisher announced. The titles will be sold via a two-in-one pack at physical retail and individually via PlayStation Store.

Publisher Square Enix and developer Acquire will release Octopath Traveler II for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Microsoft Store in early 2024, the companies announced.

Square Enix has released the “final” trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.

NetEase and Shueisha Games have released the second official trailer for unVEIL the world, the September 2022-announced tactical hero summoning RPG for iOS and Android. A release date has still yet to be announced.

Development on the May 2021-announced Dragon Quest III in HD-2D (title temporary) is “progressing quite steadily,” Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii told Famitsu during an interview at World Cosplay Summit 2023 in Nagoya in early August.

Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on September 23 in Japan, publishers Koei Tecmo and Akatsuki Games, and developer Gust announced. The PC (Steam) version will follow at a later date.

Publisher LEVEL-5 and developer LEVEL5 comcept have released the “First Trailer” for slow life RPG FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time.

Nintendo has released a new trailer and screenshots for Super Mario RPG as part of today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast.

Nintendo has announced Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Switch. It is an updated version of the GameCube game of the same name. It will launch in 2024.

The PC versions of strategy RPGs Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix, Mercenaries Saga: Will of the White Lions, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Sliver Eagle, and Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War will all launch on October 12, publisher Flyhigh Works and developers RideonJapan and Esquadra announced.

Publisher PLAYISM and developer Kochi Create have announced action RPG Journey Record for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, introducing the game’s new battle and monster recruiting systems, as well as opened digital pre-orders via Nintendo eShop.

Kemco will release a physical Yggdra Union 3-in-1 Special Edition for Switch on January 25, 2024 in Japan as part of its new “Bundle Games” brand, the company announced.

Publisher Aiming and developer Team Caravan will release PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of free-to-play battle action RPG Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Battle Chronicle in 2024, the companies announced.

Square Enix has released the “Countdown to Launch” trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, which is due out for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on September 7.

Publishers Marvelous, XSEED Games, and Marvelous Europe have released a new trailer for isometric action RPG Silent Hope showcasing each of the seven playable characters’ unique fighting styles and strengths.

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.

The PC version of Mary Skelter Finale will launch via Steam on September 12, publisher Idea Factory International announced.

The Pokemon Company and developer Game Freak have released a new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet downloadable content “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” introducing new Pokemon Poltchageist.

CharacterBank will release virtual reality RPG RUINSMAGUS: Complete for PlayStation VR2 on September 19, the developer announced. It includes both the main game and its downloadable content “The Warrior and the Tailor.”

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on September 7, Square Enix announced. Pre-registration is available now on both platforms.

The PC version of Dokapon Kingdom: Connect will launch via Steam on September 7, publisher Idea Factory International announced. It will be available at a 15 percent-off discount price for the first week of release.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet downloadable content “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask” will launch on September 13, The Pokemon Company and developer Game Freak announced.

Publishers Koei Tecmo and Akatsuki Games, and developer Gust have announced Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Liberator of the Polar Night for PC (Steam), iOS, and Android. It will launch in 2023 in Japan. Pre-registration is available now via the official website and Google Play.

Publisher Perfect World Games and developer Black Wings Game Studio will begin the second closed beta test—the “Awakening Test”—for Persona 5: The Phantom X on August 18, the companies announced. Registration is available here until August 14. A FAQ is available here.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developers Apollosoft and Mebius have released the second official trailer and key visual for strategy RPG Goblin Slayer Another Adventurer: Nightmare Feast.