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Rune Factory 5 limited edition

XSEED and Marvelous today unveiled a limited edition for Rune Factory 5 in North America (known as the “Earthmate Edition in the states) and Europe.

All copies will include a custom outer box featuring artwork from series illustrator Minako Iwasaki, a copy of the game in an exclusive steelbook case, large 5.8” by 8.2” softcover artbook with over 70 pages of character illustrations, concept art, and more, a ‘Melodies of Norad’ soundtrack CD featuring 15 songs specially selected from across the entire Rune Factory series, and 13 exclusive in-game costumes based on the marriage candidates (+ Dolce’s ghostly companion Pico) from Rune Factory. Pricing is set at $79.99 / £64.99 / €79.99.

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town has shipped over one million copies, Marvelous announced today. That piece of data applies to the combined performance of copies sent to stores as well as digital sales. Back in March, a sales milestone of 700,000 copies was announced.

In May, XSEED said that the game was its fastest-selling title at the time. It managed to sell over 200,000 copies in North America after only two months. Before Pioneers of Olive Town, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was the previous fastest-selling game for XSEED.

Rune Factory 5 same-sex marriage

When Rune Factory 5 comes to the west, it’ll support same-sex marriage. According to an announcement shared by Marvelous and XSEED, “for the first time in the series Earthmates can choose any of the twelve eligible marriage candidates regardless of gender”.

The full blurb reads:

Rune Factory 5

XSEED and Marvelous shared an update on Rune Factory 5 during today’s Nintendo Direct, confirming that the game will launch in the west on March 22, 2022. A new trailer was published as well.

Here’s the full roundup:

Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town trial

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town will soon be available to play for all Switch Online members as part of a new trial, Nintendo has announced. The game can be played in its entirety with an active subscription starting on September 22. Note that the offer ends on September 28 at 11:59 PM PT / September 29 at 2:59 AM ET. If you want to pre-load, you can do so here.

Also tying in with upcoming event, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town will be seeing a slight discount. You can save 10 percent starting now until October 4 at 9:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

Workout game Knockout Home Fitness is scheduled to arrive on Switch in the West later this month. Check out some gameplay footage and more details below.

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC

XSEED and Marvelous have announced that Twilight Isle Expansion Pack has come to Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town as the game’s final piece of DLC. It’s available as part of the Expansion Pass or the Expansion Pass Set (the latter option includes the main experience and all DLC).

The Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Twilight Isle Expansion Pack DLC features a new area, along with familiar faces from the 3DS title Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. We have more information below.

Shadowverse: Champion's Battle

The card battling RPG Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle has started to make its debut in the west on Switch today. To celebrate, we have a new launch trailer – see it below.

Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle is out today on Switch in North America. Europe is getting the game on August 13.

Shadowverse: Champion's Battle

System: Switch
Release date: August 10, 2021
Developer: Cygames
Publisher: XSEED / Marvelous


While Shadowverse may not have the same name recognition of other card titles, since its release in 2016 it’s held a strong presence on both PC and mobile with Hearthstone-esque style of gameplay as an array of beautiful cards are pitted against two players on a field representing themed decks. What set the IP apart from other games of this style is its evolution mechanic, which grant bonuses at any time the player feels they want to initiate the function to turn cards into buffed up versions of themselves. In addition to having a story coincide with the cards in a dark fantasy matter, Shadowverse felt whole, engaging, and consistently fresh with its frequent updates that’s kept the game and community alive and well for so long. Since then, the IP has continued to grow and taken a new visual direction with the anime in 2020, and furthermore a year later leading up to today now releasing a brand-new RPG on Switch that uses the art direction, world, and cast of the show to carry the helm of this great new outing. Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle is a brand new adventure that blends fantastically the depth of a RPG with its signature collectible card game gameplay to give what may possibly be the best card-game based game in years.

XSEED Games and Marvelous have dated Knockout Home Fitness for the west. In North America, the fitness title is planned for September 28. The European release is set for October 8.

Here’s everything you need to know about Knockout Home Fitness:


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