HYKE: Northern Light(s) is Coming to Apple Arcade

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Aniplex, Akatsuki Games, and Blast Edge Games are bringing pixel action RPG HYKE: Northern Light(s) to Apple Arcade, according to the game’s newly launched App Store page. The Apple Arcade listing shows that HYKE: Northern Light(s) will be playable on supported iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. The release appears to be imminent and could release as soon as April 3.

UPDATE: HYKE: Northern Light(s) is now available on Apple Arcade as of April 3.

HYKE: Northern Light(s) is available now for for $27.99 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. In addition, the game’s theme song “Silhouette feat. Isekaijoucho” by Projekt Hyke is available on various streaming services, including Spotify. 

 

Lastly, here’s an overview of HYKE: Northern Light(s), courtesy of Aniplex:

Story

A world devastated by the war between humans and witches. Hyke, a white-haired girl, follows in her mother’s footsteps, a witch, and continues her journey around the world.

Eventually, she enters an unexplored land called the “Forbidden Areas”. Hyke’s destiny is set in motion when she encounters the witches “Metheos,” who guards Forbidden Areas…

Characters
      • Hyke (voiced by Konomi Kohara) – A witch who travels the world in search of her mother. She cherishes the car, radio, and camera that her father gave her. An experienced traveler and seasoned camper.
      • Riko (voiced by Aoi Koga) – A witch who travels with Hyke. She carries Rabby, a plushie backpack that contains mana.
      • Fall Out (voiced by Manaka Iwami) – A witch who guards the rune deep in the Crimson Forest. She is able to communicate with plants, animals, and other creatures that do not have languages, and manipulates magic with their help.
      • Mother Brain (voiced by Yumiri Hanamori) – A witch who guards the rune deep underground on an isolated tropical island. She uses firearms and drones driven by magic, but fights in a way that bears little resemblance to magic.
      • Extra (voiced by Fairouz Ai) – A witch who guards the rune in the depths of the vast wilderness. Her values ​​are fundamentally different from those of humans and witches, and often has trouble communicating with them.
Staff
      • Producer: Hiroaki Iwano
      • Character Design: orie
      • Dot art design: Setamo/Shiros
      • Theme song: “Silhouette feat. isekaijoucho” by Project HYKE, lyricist Shohei Yamanobe, and composer Yuuki Fukazawa

Petit Planet Stardrift Test Begins on April 21

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Petit Planet Stardrift Test

HoYoverse has announced that new cosmic life simulation game Petit Planet is getting a “Stardrift Test” on April 21 for PC, Android and iOS. The Petit Planet Stardrift Test brings another round of closed beta testing with new Neighbors, enhanced Starsea Voyage experiences, and additional activities at the Galactic Bazaar, and sign-ups are now available on the game’s official website.

Petit Planet is in development as a multi-platform title for PC and mobile, and “additional platforms” will be confirmed at a later date.

Get the full details about the Stardrift Test below, courtesy of HoYoverse:

In Petit Planet, players take on the role of a Planet Tender, stepping into the vast Starsea with a planet to call their own. As planets connect to form galaxies, new stories begin to unfold. Here, you can live however you like: farming, fishing, beachcombing, cooking… Spend relaxed and fulfilling days on your planet alongside your fuzzy Neighbors, and let your imagination run wild as you decorate your home or shape your own stylish landscapes. You can also explore the Starsea and forge connections with people and things at the ever-bustling Galactic Bazaar. Each bond you form with Neighbors and the world around you weaves into an ever-growing web of connections that keeps the universe flourishing. As these bonds deepen and planets thrive, Luca, the vitality that flows through all things, shapes new landscapes and brings wondrous changes to your world.

New Neighbors will make their debut in this closed beta, each bringing their own
personalities, stories, and dreams to Petit Planet. As Planet Tenders, players can invite
their fuzzy companions to settle on their planet, where heartfelt conversations, thoughtful gifts, and all kinds of meaningful interactions become part of everyday life. Life on Petit Planet is further enriched with updates to the Starsea Voyage and expanded activities at the Galactic Bazaar. With the Starsea Map, players can hop on their vehicles with Neighbors and set off to explore a variety of vibrant Islets. Beyond exploration, the Galactic Bazaar remains a lively social hub, where players can gather for coffee, relax by the bonfire, try fortune-telling, dance with friends, and even take part in auctions, creating wonderful memories together.

Visual Novel Nagi no Koi is Coming to PS4 and Switch on April 23

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Nagi no Koi key visual

Entergram and Nutrients have announced visual novel Nagi no Koi is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on April 23 for 2,700 yen in Japan. The Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of Nagi no Koi will feature additional voice-overs for male and minor female characters for a fully voiced experience, along with a revamped UI. There will also be English and Japanese language support.

Naga no Koi is available now on PC via Steam with English and Japanese language options with Japanese voice-overs.

Lastly, here’s a story synopsis of the game, via Steam:

Synopsis

Chapter of the Red Spider Lily – Masahide’s dream was to become the Lord that would rule this land. But his dream, along with his ego, was crushed, leaving him without any pride. It was then where a girl named Sahana scolded him for living his life as a mere cog of the government. He enters into a loveless political marriage with Sahana, but that relationship slowly changes them both. As it gradually transforms into a passionate relationship, Masahide decides to pursue a dream he once gave up on.

Chapter of the Water Lily – A man without memories. Completely lost, unable to remember even his name, is saved by a girl named Suirin. For Suirin’s sake, he turns his existence around. Across the sea, where the nagidori calls. Kai’s memories lie dormant in the sea.

Voice Actors:

      • Suirin (CV: Tanemaki)
      • Sahana (CV: Yurara)
      • Shenhua (CV: Sasorihime)
      • Aoi （CV: Sakura)

Resident Evil 1 – 3 and Breath of Fire IV Now Available on Steam

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Resident Evil 3 Nemesis

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Breath of Fire IV are now available on PC via Steam. Resident Evil, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Breath of Fire IV are available for $9.99 each, but fans can save even more with the limited-time launch discount through April 15 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The discount brings the price down by half to $4.99 for each game.

You can buy each game at their respective Steam pages below:

Get the latest details below, via Capcom:

Originally released in 1996, the critically acclaimed Resident Evil spawned a franchise that has gone on to sell more than 183 million units. Throughout the first three entries in the series, play as iconic characters like Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Claire Redfield as you solve puzzles, disarm traps, unravel mysteries, and face off against powerful creatures and enemies like Nemesis, Mr. X, the legendary Lickers and more.

And for RPG adventure genre fans, Breath of Fire IV, the fourth entry in the classic series, follows the adventures of Ryu as he teams up with other warriors to stop an evil immortal emperor and save the world.

The Steam versions of each game preserve the original experiences while also including enhancements and quality of life improvements to support compatibility with modern operating systems and controllers.

The Fable Anime is Getting a Second Season

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The Fable anime

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable manga series confirms that a second season is in the works. The staff and cast of the first season will return, a new key visual for the second season of The Fable was revealed.

The Fable Season 2 key visual
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The returning cast includes:

  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akira Satō
  • Miyuki Sawashiro as Yōko Satō
  • Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu
  • Akio Otsuka as Takeshi Ebihara
  • Tetsuo Komura as Boss
  • Jun Fukushima as Jackal Tomioka
  • Kouji Ishii as Hiroshi Hamada (Oyaji)
  • Ryōta Iwasaki as Kuroshio (Kuro)
  • Yūdai Mino as Katsuya Takahashi
  • Koujirou Takahashi as Shūichi Sunagawa
  • Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Matsu
  • Takeharu Ōnishi as Kenjirō Takōda (President Octopus)
  • Takumi Asahina as Etsuji Kainuma
  • Kazuya Ichijou as Master
  • Yūki Kaji as Yūki Kawai (Be Daiyocha)

Ryōsuke Takahashi returns to direct the anime’s second season at Tezuka Productions. Yūya Takashima handles the series composition and writes the scripts with Mayumi Morita. Kyūma Ōshita and Saki Hasegawa are the character designers, Yasuyuki Urakami is the sound director, and Yo Tsuji is the new music composer.

The first season of The Fable premiered in April 2024, and the anime aired for two consecutive cours. Disney+ is streaming the anime worldwide, while Hulu streams it in the U.S. with an English dub. 

Kodansha USA Publishing releases Minami’s manga in English and describes the story: 

When you’re the infamous “genius killer” hitman The Fable, many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn’t one of them. In fact, being told that he can’t kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job he’s ever taken…

Kodansha and Mono Entertainment previously released roguelike deckbuilder The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on November 5, 2025.

Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Anime Premieres in January 2027

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Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club anime

The staff for the Love Live! franchise has announced that a new Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club anime will premiere in January 2027. In addition to the new Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club anime, the project’s 106th class was teased. 

The new Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party 3D anime film will premiere on May 8 in theaters in Japan.

The cast includes:

  • Nozomi Nirei as Kaho Hinoshita
  • Kokona Nonaka as Sayaka Murano
  • Niina Hanamiya as Kozue Otomune
  • Kotoko Sasaki as Tsuzuri Yūgiri
  • Kanna Kan as Rurino Ōsawa
  • Kona Tsukine as Megumi Fujishima
  • Hina Sakurai as Ginko Momose
  • Fūka Hayama as Kosuzu Kachimachi
  • Rin Kurusu as Hime Anyōji
  • Miu Miyake as Ceras Yanagida Lilienfeld
  • Amane Shindō as Izumi Katsuragi

Gō Kurosaki directs the anime at Sublimation. Fumiaki Maruto is the script writer, Haruko Iizuka is the character designer,  and Kaito Hamakawa directs the CG. Keiichi Nozaki is the sound director, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa is the music composer with Lantis handling music production.

Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party
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Additional staff members include:

  • Design Works: Yū Kisaragi
  • Art Director: Yasuhiro Okumura
  • Stage Concept Art: Marina Manode
  • Color Key Artist: Emi Chiba
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Editing: Manabu Kamino

The Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club idol group includes Kaho Hinoshita, Sayaka Murano, Kozue Otomune, Tsuzuri Yugiri, Rurino Osawa, Megumi Fujishima, and more. Haruko Iizuka is the project’s character designer in the Link! Like! Love Live! smartphone game app.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is Getting Pokémon HOME Support This Week

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The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Legends: Z-A is getting Pokémon HOME support later this week. Pokémon HOME will undergo maintenance starting 9:00 a.m. JST on April 2, and it’s expected to last until April 3 at 3:00 p.m. JST. Once maintenance in Pokémon HOME concludes, Pokémon Legends: Z-A will have compatibility with the service, which will likely be made available through an update.

Pokémon HOME is a cloud-based service that’s designed for management of your Pokémon across various supported Pokémon games. By using the service, you can bring certain Pokémon into other games, including the upcoming Pokémon Champions game and Pokémon Legends: Z-A after maintenance ends. Pokémon HOME is available as a mobile app on Android and iOS, and a console app for the service is also available on Nintendo Switch in the Nintendo eShop. The app is quite useful for completing the National Pokédex and receiving Mystery Gifts, too. 

Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension is available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in the Nintendo eShop. This past January, The Pokémon Company released the version 2.0.1 update for Pokémon Legends: Z-A with some new features and a slew of bug fixes and adjustments for the Mega Dimension DLC. Specifically, Pokémon Legends: Z-A update 2.0.1 adds the ability to purchase multiple Berries at once at food stalls, and the amount of Mega Shards that can be carried has been increased from 999 to 9,999.

Pokémon Pokopia Hosts Copycat Challenge Event Through April 2

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On April Fools’ Day, The Pokémon Company launched its limited-time “Copycat Challenge” event in Pokémon Pokopia. In the Copycat Challenge event, Pokémon Pokopia players will notice that some Pokémon may imitate the way other Pokémon speak and quiz you. If you pass the quiz, you’ll get an inflatable Sudowoodo. The Copycat Challenge will last through April 2 at 4:59 a.m. PT / 7:59 a.m. ET, so players won’t have long until the event is over—unless you use the good old internal clock trick on Nintendo Switch 2.

Pokémon Pokopia is available now on Nintendo Switch 2 for $69.99 digitally and physically as a Game-Key Card title. The Game Freak and Koei Tecmo-developed title reached reached 2.2 million copies sold in the first four days of release. Final Weapon reviewed Pokémon Pokopia and awarded it a 4.5/5 score, noting that the game “shattered expectations” and engrosses players in its various systems. 

Final Weapon’s review summary reads, “Pokémon Pokopia has shattered pretty much all the expectations I had of this game, and it deserves every praise it can get. This is precisely the type of game that, even if you boot it up for just a few short minutes, I guarantee you there will always be something that can be done, and before you notice, it’s been half an hour, and you’re still engrossed in it.”

The Pokémon Company recently released the version 1.0.2 update for Pokémon Pokopia with fixes to previously detailed issues and progression-blocking bugs. Specifically, Pokémon Pokopia update 1.0.2 applies fixes to various requests in the Withered Wasteland, Bleak Beach, and Rocky Ridges areas.

Pokémon Champions Introduces Characters Caraway and Kajima

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Pokémon Champions Kajima

One week away from launch, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have revealed some more tidbits about Pokémon Champions characters Caraway and Kajima, along with their official designs. Caraway and Kajima are central figures operating in Frontier City, the main setting of Pokémon Champions.

Here are the newly revealed details and designs, via Nintendo’s official X (formerly Twitter) account:

Caraway

Caraway is the owner of the Battle Arena where players will compete. She’s interested in discovering new talent and helping Trainers become the strongest they can be.

Kajima

Kajima is the mayor of Frontier City, and he promotes Pokémon battles as a form of entertainment to expand the pool of competitors and get more people interested in Pokémon.

Pokémon Champions will release for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on April 8, and fans can wishlist the game right now in the Nintendo eShop. The iOS and Android versions will launch in summer 2026. The game is also compatible with Pokémon HOME, allowing players to team up with Pokémon brought over from past Pokémon series games and Pokémon GO.

At launch, the game will be free-to-start. However, you can purchase the Pokémon Champions + Starter Pack to get increased box space, battle themes from the Pokémon: Let’s Go games, 30 teammate tickets, and 50 training tickets. There will be various modes to choose from, such as casual, ranked, and private battles, and the different ways in which you can unlock new Pokémon and upgrade them. Certain Pokémon, including Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar, and Mega Feraligatr, possess never-before-seen abilities.

KanColle Studio C2Architecture Reveals Strategy RPG Ki-Gou Keikaku

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Ki-Gou Keikaku strategy rpg

Kantai Collection (KanColle) developer C2Architecture have announced Ki-Gou Keikaku, a new historical sci-fi strategy RPG for PC and mobile. Ki-Gou Keikaku is fully 3D and set in an alternate Showa era featuring mechs and “new systems” that prioritize communication. Several new screenshots for the game were also shown revealed on C2Architecture’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.

Ki-Gou Keikaku has been in the works before KanColle, but the game was put on hold due to KanColle’s unexpected popularity, according to C2Architecture. Development has been steady for the past few years, and the game is now considered a large-scale project. The game’s main character designs are being handled by Konishi and Shibafu, too. The studio’s official website also notes that there are new intellectual property projects that are being developed alongside Ki-Gou Keikaku and KanColle. 

From the mind of creator Kensuke Tanaka, the popular Kantai Collection franchise first started with the release of the web browser title on April 23, 2013 in Japan. That same day, an official bi-monthly manga series by Ryōta Momoi would enter serialization. KanColle would become very successful in just a few short years, spawning an anime series, video games, light novels, and much more. The most recent entry in the long-running series is the KanColle: Itsuka Ano Umi De anime series, which ran from November 2022 to March 2023.

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