Spotted by ResetEra, Nintendo referenced Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 in a new video about the series, which is interesting because it never released outside of Japan. Hmmmm.
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The suspect arrested for the Kyoto Animation arson attack was deemed mentally competent to stand trial and indicted today in Japan. Medical experts had been examining the suspect, who has a documented history of mental illness but concluded his premeditated actions make him criminally liable.
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Yakuza 6, originally a PS4 exclusive, is heading to PC and Xbox Game Pass in March 2021 internationally. So is the Yakuza Remastered Collection, which includes former PlayStation exclusives, Yakuza 3, 4, and 5. Sega says it currently has no plans to make similar announcements for Japan.
The 2021 edition of annual Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament Cooperation Cup has been canceled. Japanese organizer Yasuaki Matsuda and Capcom came to this decision after a recent uptick in covid-19 cases. We await your return, warrior.
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Netflix is making a new Sonic cartoon. The streaming platform announced today that the blue blurr will star in a 3D animated series produced with Sega, the WildBrain media company, and writer collective Man of Action Entertainment, set to air in 2022.
A new Ao Oni horror game will be released in Japan this month as free-to-play on iOS and Android. It will connect with Ao Oni Online, but as of writing, gameplay details, as well as the title, are currently TBA. The first Ao Oni was released as a freeware game in 2007.
Funimation has purchased Crunchyroll from AT&T for over $1 billion, Sony announced via press release today. This move was reported to be in the works back in October. That’s a lot of anime figurines!
Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Windows PC and iOS devices this spring. Available now for Android devices as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Microsoft today announced an official release window for PC and iOS (via web browser), furthering the value divide between regular and Ultimate Game Pass subscribers.
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