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    ANTONBLAST Coming to Switch on December 13

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    Soul Kiwami
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    ANTONBLAST

    Developer Summitsphere announced action platformer ANTONBLAST is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 13. A free demo is available right now in the Nintendo Switch eShop. 

    Final Weapon’s review of ANTONBLAST notes that it’s “an incredibly fun time. The premise is unique, the gameplay is incredibly addicting, and the visuals are beautiful. Further, the inspirations that led to its creation are honored respectfully and are used, not to create a cheap nostalgic response, but to create an experience fun for all players. While the game has some bugs, difficulty spikes, and control issues, I highly recommend it, regardless of whether or not you’re a fan of the genre.”

    ANTONBLAST is available now on PC. Lastly, here’s an overview of ANTONBLAST, via the Nintendo Switch eShop:

    It’s Happy Hour!

    ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that’s all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

    That’s right: Satan himself has stolen Anton’s prized Spirit collection, and he’ll stop at nothing to get it back. Thankfully, the local disgraced casino owner, Brulo, has his own beef with Satan, and he’s willing to put aside his differences with Anton to make that devil pay.

    Your mission in every level is simple: SET Brulo’s Detonators, FIND Anton’s Spirit, and ESCAPE before Happy Hour ends!

    Dynasty Warriors: Origins Demo Exceeds One Million Downloads

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Koei Tecmo and Omega Force announced the demo for Musou action game Dynasty Warriors: Origins has exceeded one million downloads worldwide. The Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo was released on November 22 as an updated build of the Tokyo Game Show 2024 demo.

    In the Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo, players may play the Battle of Sishui Gate. The developers adjusted the demo with additional elements that weren’t present in the TGS build, making it more challenging. Moreover, there’s no time limit in the demo this time.

    Players have access to four types of weapons: Sword, Guandao, Pudao, and Wheels. There are options to customize arts, gems, and accessories. Unlike the Tokyo Game Show demo, players may choose the difficulty level to face the lesser extent of Lu Bu’s wrath.

    What’s more, both Dynasty Warriors Origins and the demo are PS5 Pro Enhanced. This means that the game supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution and additional features that boost resolution and frame rate on the platform.

    Pre-orders for the full game are available now. The pre-order bonus is the bonus collaboration costume Nameless Warrior Garb from Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

    Dynasty Warriors: Origins takes players deep into Ancient China, with the story going from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Battle of Chibi. As a nameless hero, players must make choices to restore peace and shape history in their own way. While traveling the world map, players may suppress or rescue government forces in Missions, overcome Skirmishes, or restock on gear and weapons at various locations. Bonds may be forged with characters such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei as well. 

    Lastly, Dynasty Warriors: Origins releases on January 17, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2025.

    INDIE Live Expo Winter 2024 Showcase Will Feature More Than 100 Games

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    Soul Kiwami
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    The INDIE Live Expo 2024 Winter showcase is almost here, and organizer Ryu’s Office teased that more than 100 games will be featured soon. Final Weapon is also excited to be a media partner for INDIE Live Expo 2024, delivering game announcements from the event straight to you.

    As previously announced, the lineup for the INDIE Live Expo 2024 Winter showcase includes All in Abyss: Judge the Fake, BLADE CHIMERA, Kemono Teatime, Marisa of Liartop Mountain, NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain, The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, and Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis. Many more titles will be revealed at the event, including Sofia in Exchange for Lies. 

    There will be three segments for the December 7 INDIE Live Expo 2024 showcase, which starts at 7:00 p.m. JST / 2:00 a.m. PST / 5:00 a.m. EST / 11:00 a.m. CET live in English on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter/X, and Steam. Each segment is an hour long, with the first being the Indie Waves segment with 15-second videos of indie games from around the world.

    Emcees for the INDIE Live Expo 2024 Winter showcase include:

    Japanese

    • Daichi Saito
    • waiwai
    • Shinji3
    • Nobaman
    • Special Guest: ZUN

    English

    • J-mon

    Chinese

    • bluecube
    • Mr. Indie-Lizard

    Korean

    • LUDA
    • Naseongkim

    INDIE Live Expo Executive Committee will introduce the hottest indie games across various genres during the INDIE Spotlight segment. This is where you can expect the world premieres and announcements. INDIE Live Expo Awards 2024 ends this year’s festivities by presenting awards in four categories for this year’s best indie games. 

    Lastly, to celebrate INDIE Live Expo, there will be a special INDIE Live Expo Steam Sale from December 6 at 7:00 p.m. PST to December 13 at 10:00 a.m. PST.

    Acquire Opens a Special 30th Anniversary Website

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Acquire 30th anniversary art

    Acquire has opened a special 30th anniversary website to celebrate its past games, including titles developed for other companies such as Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler, Aniplex’s Hookah Haze, and IzanagiGames’ AMEDAMA. 

    The website continues various congratulatory messages from the developers and publishers that have worked with Acquire over the years, as spotted by Gematsu. To celebrate the studio’s 30th anniversary, Acquire released new artwork depicting many of the characters they’ve helped create for companies like Sony Interactive Entertainment, FromSoftware, Square Enix, and Spike Chunsoft.

    Moreover, a limited-time Acquire 30th anniversary Steam sale is now available until December 19. Players can save on some of Acquire’s latest games, including Hookah Haze, Ancient Weapon Holly, and C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield. Some of their games with demos are also highlighted on the Steam sale page.

    Lastly, Acquire president and CEO Takuma Endo shared the following message for fans:

    Thanks to all of you, we have reached our 30th anniversary.

    This achievement is entirely due to your support and trust, for which I would like to express my deepest gratitude.

    Since our founding in 1994, we have taken each step with the desire to “create games that will go down in history.”

    The experiences and challenges we’ve faced over these past 30 years have become our greatest assets.

    With this milestone as a new starting point, we will continue to work hard to create games that bring joy and excitement to everyone.

    We sincerely ask for your continued support.

    -ACQUIRE President and CEO Takuma Endo

    BYAKKO: Shijin Butai Enrenki Announced for Nintendo Switch

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    Ryuji Shiryu
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    BYAKKO: Shijin Butai Enrenki

    During their Otomate Connect livestream, Idea Factory’s Otomate brand has compiled a lot of information about its future lineup for next year. Among the announcements, there was one otome game in particular that was new, titled BYAKKO: Shijin Butai Enrenki. The game will be released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch on May 29th, 2025. As of the time of writing, it is unknown on whether this game might come west.

    In this samurai-themed otome game, which takes place in the first year of the Genji era, the Edo Shogunate was in the midst of a period of upheaval and decline. Sano Yuzuriha, our protagonist, was born into a samurai family in the Aizu Domain. Unfortunately, she loses her elder brother in battle and finds herself alone at the age of 16.

    Struck with grief, she slept with the sword that her brother used to commit seppuku, and inside her dreams, a white tiger god appears. He warns the protagonist about a potential tragedy, and gives her a mission:

    “Take this gun and prevent the tragedy that is about to befell the young men. If you manage to accomplish this, I shall grant you whatever you wish.”

    After waking up from her dream, she realizes that her brother’s sword has now turned into a gun. Three years pass, and the protagonist has become a true master of gunnery. And as if guided by the unseen hands of destiny, she meets the comrades-in-arms with whom she will share her destiny with. Just what awaits them at the end of all this? Is it glory? Tragedy? Or is it…

    The official website also reveals the cast and staff that is working on BYAKKO: Shijin Butai Enrenki. The scenario is written by Machi Shimano, and the character design is handled by Nitaka, known for her work in titles such as Yume100 and Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights.

    Below is a list of the cast of each of the love interests:

    • Ookura Yamase – CV: Ryohei Kimura
    • Saburou Okamoto – CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto
    • Toranosuke Ishiya – CV: Shun Horie
    • Soujuurou Kanzaki – CV: Hiroki Yasumoto
    • Eijirou Akizuki – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu
    • Sadakichi Iiyama – CV: Chiaki Kobayashi

    You can watch the Japanese opening movie below:

    You can watch the second installment of Otomate Connect below, featuring Show Hayami as the navigator voice:

    The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Launches in Spring 2025, Free Demo Now Available

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    Soul Kiwami
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    The Great Villainess Strategy of Lily demo

    One or Eight, WSS Playground, and Alliance Arts announced “crowd controlling liberation” strategy RPG The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily will launch in spring 2025 for PC via Steam. In addition, a demo version is now available on Steam.

    “The Great Villainess explores an alternate reality where mass media could be perceived as mystical powers,” says WSS Playground CEO Daichi Saito. “We encourage all who test the demo to lend their voice to development, we look forward to your feedback!”

    Watch the new trailer below: 

    The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a strategy RPG starring Scarlet, the duchess of the Imperial Kingdom. Scarlet is falsely accused of regicide and sent to the guillotine, but a mysterious girl named Lily saves her from certain death. Lily holds the power of “streaming” alongside the best aerial warship in the entire Empire. 

    Players will combine Scarlet’s wit and Lily’s technological expertise to lead a rebellion against the Imperial Kingdom. As the villainess, Scarlet may use Lily’s livestreaming powers to lead the revolution and influence imperial ground troops in turn-based strategy RPG combat.

    Spread uncertainty among generals, create diversions, and strike at critical points to bewilder the Imperial armies. While livestreaming and battling imperial troops, Scarlet and Lily may gain valuable allies and forge deep relationships to bring the best out of their forces. 

    Lastly, The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily will launch with English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean language options.

    Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum Revealed for PC and Switch

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum

    Picross developer Jupiter Corporation announced Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum, a new puzzle game featuring hololive DEV_IS VTuber Juufutei Raden. The new game will launch in 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

    Here’s an overview of Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum, via the newly launched Steam page:

    Curator Raden will guide you through the museum!

    A VTuber from hololive DEV_IS, “Juufuutei Raden” from ReGLOSS, will guide you through the museum as the curator.

    The entire game world, including Curator Raden and the museum, is depicted in “pixel art”.

    Please take a look at Juufuutei Raden, who moves in an adorable way.

    You can enjoy Dot Art & Curator Raden’s commentary!

    The puzzle is a “Pixel Puzzle” where the illustration is completed by solving it.

    The illustrations are based on themes related to arts, crafts, and culture.

    In addition to enjoying the completed “Dot Art”, you can also enjoy explanations of artworks with voice commentary by Juufuutei Raden.

    Story

    Curator Raden has finally opened the long-awaited museum.

    However, looking at the exhibition space, it seems the essential artworks are missing.

    “This museum is a hands-on exhibition. As you solve the puzzles, they are completed as ‘art’!”

    Join Curator Raden as she takes you on a tour of the museum to complete Dot Art!

    Game Features

    – Play at your own pace with “Pixel Puzzle”

    This is a puzzle with simple rules that can be solved by using the vertical and horizontal numbers as clues.

    With a detailed tutorial, even beginners can easily enjoy the puzzles.

    Various assist functions are implemented to ensure smooth gameplay.

    *The assist function can also be turned off.

    – Types and number of puzzles

    In addition to arts and crafts, it will also includes many puzzles related to Juufuutei Raden.

    A wide range of puzzle sizes are available, from “5×5” to “40×30”.

    There are also special puzzles that are completed by combining multiple puzzles to form an illustration.

    The total number of puzzles is over 300, offering a generous volume!

    Juufuutei Raden Profile

    Juufuutei Raden / 儒烏風亭らでん

    “Care to join me on a journey through a tale?”

    A grandma’s girl who covers herself in both tradition and revolution, and sees big dreams in the rakugo world.

    She loves arts and culture of all kinds—new and old, Eastern and Western.

    She visits museums so often that she is left penny-pinching the rest of the time. It is most certainly not due to her frequent purchases of alcohol.

    Through her encounter with rakugo, she has come to enjoy public speaking more than ever, and she is fervishly writing up her own skits.

    Japanese Biopunk Action Game Sonokuni Launches in Early 2025

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Sonokuni

    Kakehashi Games and the Japanese hip hop group/game developer Don Yasa Crew announced its new 2D top-down biopunk action game Sonokuni will launch in early 2025 for PC via Steam. A new trailer was shown during the PC Gaming Show Most Wanted Showcase 2024 broadcast.

    The new trailer highlights the new track “DO” by Don Yasa Crew, and the developers confirmed that a free demo of Sonokuni is available on PC via Steam. 

    Watch the new trailer below:

    Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:

    Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.

    Become a harbinger of vengeance

    Engage in up-close-and-personal combat against bizarre genetically mutated enemies. Attack, parry and bend time to your will to make it out clean on the other side. Fail and gain the wisdom needed to refine your strategy.

    A mind-bending take on Japanese mythology

    Take on the role of Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. Join in her struggle to balance the morality of extreme violence against the defence of her own people, in a story inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.

    Immerse yourself in neon-drenched hip hop

    Let the intense hip hop soundscape and neon-soaked visuals assault your senses until they are raw. Every moment is punctuated with a visceral soundtrack from Japanese developer and hip hop group, DON YASA CREW.

    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Surpasses 2 Million Copies Sold

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

    Square Enix provided a sales update for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, confirming that the turn-based RPG surpassed 2 million copies sold worldwide. These sales include worldwide shipments and digital downloads across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on Windows.

    Previously, Famitsu sales revealed that Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake sold 821,770 physical copies in Japan during launch week. That successful launch made Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake the current best-selling game of the year in Japan. A majority of copies were sold on Nintendo Switch, with 641,195 copies. 180,575 copies were sold on PlayStation 5. Digital sales were not disclosed yet at that time.

    ARTDINK and Team Asano are currently leading development of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, with series creator Yuji Horii as supervisor. These remakes will bring the entire Erdrick trilogy to the modern era, while vastly upgrading its visuals in a way that stays true to the classic RPGs. 

    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is out now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. First-print copies include the Trouble-Free Travel Kit bonus, with Elevating Shoes, Seed of Defence x3, Seed of Agility x3, Seed of Magic x3, Seed of Strength x3 and Seed of Life x3.

    If you’re interested in learning more about the new title, Final Weapon had the opportunity to preview Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and spent time with both the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch versions. Additionally, Final Weapon reviewed Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake ahead of launch to see what the entire experience offers.

    Lastly, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will release in 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

    Fire Force Season 3 Official Trailer Reconfirms Two-Cour Run

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Fire Force Season 3

    The official YouTube channel for the Fire Force anime series revealed a new trailer for Fire Force Season 3, reconfirming the anime’s run for two consecutive cours. The first cour will premiere first in April 2025, followed by the second cour in January 2026. 

    Fire Force Season 3 will air on the “Animeism” programming block on BS-TBS, along with MBS, TBS, and other networks in Japan. Outside of Japan, Crunchyroll will stream the anime series every week.

    Along with the new Fire Force Season 3 trailer, a new key visual depicting members of Special Fire Force Company 8 was revealed. Check it out below, via the anime’s Twitter/X account:

    ©大久保篤・講談社／特殊消防隊動画広報第参課

    Fire Force Season 3 was initially announced back in May 2022, following the final volume’s release. The anime was announced alongside the Fire Force: Enbu no Sho mobile game. During Anime Expo 2024, Crunchyroll confirmed that the service will stream the third season as it premieres in Japan.

    Lastly, the first two seasons of Fire Force are available to stream right now on Crunchyroll. Here’s a story synopsis of the Fire Force anime series from the streaming service:

     

    Tokyo is burning, and citizens are mysteriously suffering from spontaneous human combustion all throughout the city! Responsible for snuffing out this inferno is the Fire Force, and Shinra is ready to join their fight.

    Now, as part of Company 8, he’ll use his devil’s footprints to help keep the city from turning to ash! But his past and a burning secret behind the scenes could set everything ablaze.

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