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XSEED Games

XSEED has discounted its slate of Switch games as part of a new December 2021 eShop sale. No More Heroes 1 and 2, Corpse Party, Rune Factory 4 Special, and Story of Seasons are among the included titles.

The full lineup is as follows:

Sakuna Of Rice and Ruin update 1.0.9

XSEED Games, Marvelous, and Edelweiss have issued a new update for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin which is officially known as version 1.0.9. It comes with an overhaul for “Sakuna the Efflorescent”, some adjustments, bug fixes, and more.

Below are the full patch notes for the new Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin version 1.0.9 update:

Marvelous and XSEED Games have rolled out a new update for Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive town adding substantial new content. Check out the patch notes for the update below the break.

Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town 1.1.0 update

Today, Marvelous and XSEED Games announced that a new 1.1.0 update is coming to Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town this month. Players can look forward to new features and content.

The 1.1.0 update, which is going live on November 29 in North America and November 30 in Europe, is highlighted by “Spirit Quests”, which are events and challenging requests for Olive Town experts featuring rewards such as new outfits, hairstyles, farming abilities, and a mysterious ladder connecting areas of the farm. These quests can be taken on once the player triggers all existing Town Development Events and saves enough Town Development Points.

Nintendo Switch Online members in Europe will be able to participate in a Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial for Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, it’s been announced.

Those in North America were able to offer the same trial in mid September. Players in Europe will now be able to experience all parts of the game starting on November 10.

Here’s some information about Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town:

rune factory 5 earthmate edition pre-order

You can now pre-order the Rune Factory 5 Earthmate Edition from retailers.

As a reminder, the limited edition comes with 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.

Corpse Party trailer

XSEED Games has published a launch trailer for the Switch version of Corpse Party, the updated version of the horror cult classic. The title was made available in the west today.

For more on Corpse Party, check out the following gameplay overview:

Sakuna Of Rice and Ruin art book

Thanks to PIE International, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is getting an official art book. It will include character designs plus sketches, prop designs, background art, package illustrations, and more. The book will also have comments from director Nal, main artist Ryota Murayama, and Koichi (general / planning assistance).

What might be the most noteworthy aspect of the book is that it will actually feature English text. It’ll be included right alongside all of the Japanese information. The book has thus far only been announced for Japan, but even if we don’t see it in North America / Europe, importing will be an option. Play-Asia actually already has pre-orders here.

Below are a few preview pages from the Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin art book:

Corpse Party Switch

To start out 2021, the original Corpse Party – also known as Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear – released on Switch in Japan. XSEED has now announced that it will be publishing the game in North America this month.

Here’s an overview of the game:


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