XSEED Games is turning 15 years old this year. To celebrate, the company has been sharing some fun facts on social media.
One of these facts concerns the Wii RPG The Last Story. It was published by XSEED in North America, and was the only time the company’s logo changed on a boxart. Director Hironobu Sakaguchi actually gave the request since he felt the red logo clashed with the gray color on the front. XSEED, of course, was more than happy to oblige.
The Last Story originally released on Wii in Japan in January 2011. It wouldn’t reach North America until August 2012. While Nintendo published the game in Europe and Japan, XSEED only handled publishing duties in North America.
Nearly three years after FAST RMX launched with Switch, Shin’en is back with its next original project. Revealed during the Indie World Showcase in August, The Touryst releases on November 21.
Rather than racing we’ve seen with the FAST series or something like platforming akin to the Jett Rocket franchise, Shin’en is taking a different approach with its latest game. The Touryst is a true adventure experience with plenty of areas to explore, an original story, and more.
We recently spoke with Manfred Linzner from Shin’en to learn more about The Touryst and what fans can expect. Read our full interview below for more on the project’s origins, its gameplay and visual style, developing for Switch, and more.
The action-RPG Yaga debuts on the Switch eShop this coming Tuesday. Have a look at some early footage below.
Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have put out a new trailer for upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC character Broly (DBS). Watch the video below.
Broly (DBS) will be added to Dragon Ball FighterZ “soon”.
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Arc System Works brought its newest Switch game, Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story, to the eShop a couple of days ago. Check out some footage in the video below.
Tencent has teamed up with Nintendo to distribute the Switch in China. There’s no specific release date yet, but it will finally be happening sooner rather than later.
Tencent seems to have some big goals aside from being Switch’s Chinese partner. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, one official claimed that the company is interested in making console games featuring Nintendo characters.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield launch on Switch in just a few days. Of course, it will be accompanied by a new anime series – debuting first in Japan – featuring adventures in the Galar region. You can find some new footage shown today as part of an overall anime special below.
Recently, Chucklefish announced free Double Trouble DLC for Wargroove containing a new story campaign with three new Outlaw Commanders and more. View some of the first footage from a live stream recording below.
