It may not be as well known as other Japanese RPGs, but I know the Ys franchise has a very vocal fanbase, and that includes members of the Destructoid staff. For those who've been wondering when the latest game in the series, Ys IX: M...

Did you know it has been almost 10 years since the last time we got a new Shiren game? That's far too long for such a wonderful little franchise. While we wait to see what Spike Chunsoft does next with its silent wanderer, anybody who...

It has been several months since Onion Games has uttered a peep about the localization process for Moon, its upcoming Switch port of Japan-only Moon: Remix RPG. Back in September, it said it'd be a quick turnaround, but in December, studio ...

Following on from last week's Microsoft Store leak, Namco has confirmed that Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 are headed to PC and multiple console platforms. The retro compendiums will be available for digital ...

The Microsoft Store has set listings for two as-yet-unannounced retro compilations coming from long-time publisher Namco. According to the site, Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 are scheduled for release on June...

Publisher Natsume has confirmed that the next release in the charmin' farmin' Harvest Moon series will arrive on PS4 in North America this fall, alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch release.Natsume confirmed the NA localisatio...

It looks like the deep-diggers at GameStat were on the money, as XSeed Games has officially announced that Kandagawa Jet Girls will be getting a western release this summer, bringing all of its anime watersports action to PS4 and PC in Nort...

The next Sega Ages release headed to Nintendo Switch will be Techno Soft's Thunder Force AC. The sci-fi shootin' title will be available to download in the west from the Nintendo eShop on May 28.Thunder Force AC is a remake of sorts of 1990...

It looks like Marvelous' cheesecake racer Kandagawa Jet Girls is getting set to make a splash in the west. A new listing for a localised edition of the PS4 jet-ski title has been discovered on the PlayStation Network database by those naugh...

Limited Run Games - who are on a bit of a roll with the announcements as of late - have revealed that beloved visual novel Clannad will be getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch later this year, with pre-orders to go live from next w...

NIS America may have chosen the notorious date of April 1 to announce it, but it appears there's no foolin' going on: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is coming to PS4 in the west this fall, with PC and Nintendo Switch ports to...

Fans awaiting a western localisation announcement for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers will be pleased to hear that it's apparently at the forefront of Atlus' minds. A new survey, directed at Persona 5 Royal players, features a ques...

NIS America has released a demo for its upcoming earthquake-'em-up (just go with it) Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories. The demo is live now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, giving players a glimpse at the catastrophic adventure that awaits in ...

Next month sees the long-delayed western release of end-of-days RPG Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories. Publisher NIS America has released a (frankly bizarre) new trailer that looks at the game's dialogue and choice system, putting our prot...

Arc System Works has announced that the PC edition of stylish anime fighter Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [st] will be upgraded to its most recent iteration, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r], later this month.The update, which launched ...

We now know one of the two mystery announcements NIS America has planned for the week, as the publisher announced a localisation of charming-but-gross survival title Void Terrarium, which launched on PS4 and  Nintendo Switch in Japan b...

Publisher NIS America has revealed that it has two announcements incoming next week. The new news will be revealed on Tuesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 5.As the news is coming directly from the North American branch, then it's possible t...

NIS America will release a localised demo for its retro-remake Langrisser I & II today. The demo, expected to be an English-language version of the previously released Japanese demo, is live on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, ahead of the game...

Arc System Works has confirmed a western release of Double Dragon & Kuni-kun Retro Brawler Collection, as leaked last week on PlayStation database site Gamestat. The compendium of classic punch-ups will arrive digitally on PS4 and Ninte...

When Sega's Yakuza: Like a Dragon launched in Japan on January 16, word came in that the seventh mainline entry to the popular franchise had only shifted around 157,000 physical copies. In contrast to the 218,000 copies sold at launch by pr...

Western fans of the River City/Kunio-kun series should perhaps get themselves in shape for another downtown rumble, as it appears that the Japanese release Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection might be preparing for a western localisati...

We're just under a month away from the release of the updated edition of niche anime fighter Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], which will upgrade the game to its new, but no less annoying title of Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r].Arc S...

According to a listing that popped up on Amazon UK this week, Marvelous' Dead or School is headed west this year on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, following on from its previous release in Japan in August 2019, (it is also available on PC via Ste...

NIS America has announced a western release date for its grim adventure Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, which launched on PS4 in Japan in 2018, before being ported to Nintendo Switch last year. The game will arrive on these shores - for...

Movie and TV streaming service Netflix has announced that it will host 2019's Ni no Kuni anime, adapted from the charming fantasy video game series of the same name. The trailer embedded in the Netflix page features a new English dub.The mo...