Jul 20
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The best-looking game in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini might have been the action-platformer-farming (!) game Sakuna:…
Jun 10
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If you want to know why I love Nihon Falcom’s long-running Ys series of fantasy action role-playing games so much,…
Feb 27
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Granblue Fantasy Versus, the gorgeous Arc System Works fighting game based on the popular mobile role-playing game,…
Feb 3
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Anime mech fighter Daemon X Machina is coming to PC on February 13. Previously released on Switch last summer, where it was published by Nintendo, the game is being distributed on Steam by Xseed where it’ll have all of the current updates and add-ons minus “some licensed DLC.”
Jun 21 2019
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We’ve updated our June 8 story about publisher Xseed’s game-crediting policy with a lengthy statement from company VP Ken Berry. He notes that the small but growing company’s policy has been for credits to provide a “snapshot” of who is at Xseed at the moment, but acknowledges room to revise the policy as the company… Read more
Jun 8 2019
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Brittany Avery worked at Xseed, a US studio that specializes in localizing and publishing JRPGS, for seven years as…
Jun 4 2019
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Last Wednesday, in the early afternoon, at least one obsessive Wizardry fan (me) was eagerly reloading the Steam…
Oct 31 2018
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In an age when most rhythm games are little more than a list of songs, hero game developer Tak Fujii gives us Gal…
Oct 15 2018
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Late last Friday, publisher Xseed Games announced Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal’s December release will be delayed…
Jan 27 2018
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II will come to PC on February 14. The game released on PS3 and Vita in 2016. Most notably, the PC version will have 50 percent more lines of English voice-over. If you haven’t kept up on the Trails series you’re missing out.
Dec 26 2017
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In a world where Japanese publishers have finally started to embrace global simultaneous releases, and there’s no…
Jun 22 2017
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Sep 6 2016
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So you’ve listened to Kotaku Splitscreen and are wondering just what the hell this “Trails” thing is and why you…
Aug 16 2016
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II comes to North America on September 6, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll be out on PS3 and Vita. This is the direct sequel to Cold Steel, which you should play. I’m hoping to have a more timely review this time around.
Jul 1 2016
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Playing Trails of Cold Steel is like eating a hero sandwich that’s way too heavy on the bread. Often you’ll get nice…
Mar 11 2016
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Well, this is unexpected. The next Trails in the Sky game is coming to North America, publisher XSEED said today.…
Dec 22 2015
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Take a dash of Suikoden’s world-building, add some Grandia-style combat, stir it all in with the setting and social…
Dec 8 2015
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They don’t always need to be thoughtful big-budget blockbusters. As Sandlot’s Earth Defense Force series has proven…
Dec 3 2015
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The role-playing game Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel will be out on December 22, publisher XSEED just announced. This one’s set in the same world as Trails in the Sky, but takes place in a different country with a new cast of characters. It’ll be on both PS3 and Vita.
Nov 18 2015
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There have been many JRPGs released over the past five years, and many of them are great. Only one can be safely…