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Idea Factory International will release otome visual novel 9 R.I.P. for Switch in the west in 2024, the company announced. It will be available both physically and digitally. Standard and limited editions are available to wishlist now at IFI’s Online Store.

Imagineer will release rhythm exercise game Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku for Switch in Asia on July 12 with English, Korean, and Chinese audio, and English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text, the publisher announced.

Publisher dramatic create and developer MAGES. will release otome visual novel Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024 worldwide with Japanese audio and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subtitles, the companies announced.

Idea Factory International will release the Switch versions of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation digitally in North America and Europe in 2024, the publisher announced.

Idea Factory International will release romance visual novel DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia for PC via Steam in 2024 worldwide, the publisher announced. It will support Japanese audio, and English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese subtitles.

Vertical scrolling shoot ’em up TriggerHeart EXELICA will launch for Switch in the west in 2024, developer Cosmo Machia announced. Red Art Games will distribute the physical release in both North America and Europe.

Nicalis will release point-and-click adventure game collection Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files for Switch in Q1 2024 in the west, the publisher announced. It will be available both physically and digitally.

Strategy battle game Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on October 17, publisher Bandai Namco announced. Pre-load will begin on October 15.

Nighthawk Interactive will release Pui Pui Molcar Let’s! Molcar Party! for Switch on November 21 in North America and Europe for $39.99, the publisher announced. It will feature English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch language options.

Spike Chunsoft will release Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island for Switch on February 27, 2024 worldwide, the publisher announced.

PQube will release the PC (Steam) version of visual novel Archetype Arcadia in English alongside its previously announced PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch versions on October 24 in the west, the publisher announced.

Spike Chunsoft will release Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island for Switch on February 27, 2024 worldwide, according to a listing at Canadian retailer Video Games Plus, which includes the official western title, game description, packaging, and English screenshots.

A studio that handled Baldur’s Gate III translations has apologized after outsourced workers were omitted from the game’s credits. "We take full responsibility for this omission of our freelancers' names and apologize for the effects that it had," Altagram Group founder and CEO Marie Amigues said in a statement. "We would like to thank Larian for allowing us to quickly fix that error and update the credits section. The names of the Brazilian Portuguese translators will be included in an upcoming patch to the game."

Larian Studios has garnered plenty of acclaim for Baldur’s Gate 3, whether it’s becoming the second-biggest Steam launch of 2023 or ninth in all-time peak concurrent player counts. Critics have also praised the role-playing game (see our review here), but concerns have arisen regarding the credits. As it turns out, Altagram Group, who did the Brazilian Portuguese localization, didn’t credit its translators.

Larian Studios says it has been in contact with a localization company that failed to provide complete credits for the Brazilian translation of Baldur's Gate 3, and promised that all missing credits will be added in the next hotfix.