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Marvelous' Latest Games Turn a Loss Despite Fashion Dreamer on Switch Selling Almost 500,000 Copies

Marvelous Entertainment announced its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31, 2021, and they're pretty poor.  According to the documents provided, sales for the whole company…

January 31, 2024 | 05:12 EST

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Cuisineer Storage Guide

Our Cuisineer Storage Guide will go over how to increase the amount of items you can carry. This includes both upgrades to your backpack and cafe storage. Storage in Cuisineer is extremely limited…

November 9, 2023 | 01:03 EST

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Cuisineer Review - Looks Better Than It Tastes

Way back at PAX East 2023, I sat down with publisher Xseed Games to try out this little upcoming game called Cuisineer, all about a girl named Pom who came back from adventuring across the world to…

November 7, 2023 | 03:09 EST

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Marvelous Collaborates With Nanawo Akari to Show Off The Many Styles of Fashion Dreamer

Today Marvelous is showing off its upcoming fashion influencer simulator Fashion Dreamer with a brand new music video featuring a musical collaboration with Japanese singer Nanawo Akari. The music…

October 28, 2023 | 08:57 EDT

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Cuisineer

Enjoy dungeon-delving, cooking, AND managing a restaurant? Then Cuisineer is likely for you. Cook over 100 different recipes using resources collected in different procedurally generated biomes, and…

October 8, 2023 | 04:29 EDT

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Silent Hope Review - Hoping for More

Silent Hope has a strong opening, with a straightforward premise and approachable controls. It effectively points you at a target and says, “Go!” all while lulling you in with its charming chibi…

September 27, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, Rune Factory 6, New IPs, & More Announced by Marvelous

Today Marvelous Entertainment hosted its Game Showcase 2023, providing plenty of news about the upcoming lineup of titles from the Japanese developer.  The showcase, which was announced a few days…

May 25, 2023 | 06:35 EDT

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Coming-of-Age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods Shows its Deceptively Idyllic Locations in New Trailer

Today Xseed Games and Marvelous Europe revealed a new trailer of the brand-new coming-of-age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods.  This time around, the trailer focuses on showing some of the locations we'll…

May 1, 2023 | 10:51 EDT

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New Touhou: New World Trailers Introduce Crazy Characters Aplenty

Marvelous Entertainment has released four new Touhou: New World character trailers showing some of the characters you'll be meeting. Some of them will be your friends, while you'll have to do battle…

May 1, 2023 | 10:19 EDT

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PAX East 2023: Cuisineer Preview

I didn’t know much about Cuisineer when I went to play the demo from BattleBrew Productions at Xseed’s booth at PAX East 2023, other than the game was about cooking. Plus it looked pretty cute! So, I…

April 4, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Coming-of-Age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods Shows Opening Cinematic in New Trailer

Today Xseed Games and Marvelous Europe revealed a new trailer of the brand-new coming-of-age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods.  The trailer focuses on showing off the opening cutscene of the game and…

February 28, 2023 | 10:17 EST

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Touhou Shinsekai Re-Revealed By Scarlet Curiosity Developer & Marvelous

Today Marvelous Entertainment announced that it will publish a new Touhou Project game titled Touhou Shinsekai developed by Ankake Spa. The game is actually not fully new, as it was revealed by the…

February 5, 2023 | 01:00 EST

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Senran Kagura Ten Anniversary Exhibition Reveals Cute Merchandise

Tomorrow Marvelous Entertainment and Honey Parade Games are opening the gates of the Senran Kagura Ten anniversary exhibition, and they revealed some spiffy merchandise that attendees will be able to…

February 4, 2023 | 01:33 EST

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Coming-of-Age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods Gets Western Release Date

Hot on the heels of a delay for Japan, Xseed & Marvelous announced the western release date of the coming-of-age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods.  The game will launch for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo…

January 31, 2023 | 12:15 EST

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Senran Kagura Developer's New Game Dolphin Wave Starts Strong but Marvelous Financials Slow Down

Today Marvelous Entertainment announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, between April 1 and December 31, 2022.  Net sales were 18,412 million yen, 97.1% of last…

January 31, 2023 | 02:28 EST

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Coming-of-Age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods Delayed in Japan

Today Marvelous Entertainment announced that its "juvenile JRPG" Loop8: Summer of Gods will be delayed in Japan. The game was supposed to launch on March 16, 2023, for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One…

January 30, 2023 | 11:30 EST

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Senran Kagura Ten Announced but It’s Just an Anniversary Exhibition

Today Honey Parade Games and Marvelous Entertainment announced Senran Kagura Ten. Before you celebrate, read on.  It isn't the new mainline game that fans of the storied ninja action series have…

January 20, 2023 | 03:12 EST

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Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Remake Lets You Be Non-Binary

The upcoming Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake will allow you to choose between male, female, and non-binary protagonists. You'll also be able to approach any of the eligible romance options…

September 14, 2022 | 09:06 EDT

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Potionomics Release Date Lets You Test Your Alchemy Skills

Potionomics is one of those weird simulators that you might be really interested in. Announced back in 2020, you'll be able to find out soon enough if this is what you're into with the Potionomics…

September 8, 2022 | 11:05 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 PC Release Date Confirmed for July 2022

The Rune Factory 5 PC release date has been revealed -- you'll be able to play this shiny new Farming RPG on Steam in a little less than a month. Rune Factory 5 is the latest game in the long-…

June 22, 2022 | 01:30 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Monster Taming Guide

Rune Factory 5 has made a bunch of changes to the formula of the series, though there are still some staples that are returning from previous games. For instance, just like in the last Rune Facotry…

March 23, 2022 | 05:05 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Review

Normally the temptation when writing about a Rune Factory game is to start out talking about the whole sordid history of the series and the various name and developer changes that have come about…

March 23, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

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Rune Factory 5

In the sleepy border town of Rigbarth, mysterious events are unfolding, affecting the runes that govern the balance between humanity and nature... As the newest ranger for the peacekeeping…

March 22, 2022 | 07:57 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Relationships and Marriage Guide

So, you’ve finally set your eyes on someone in Rune Factory 5, but how do you go about confessing your feelings to them? What if you want to pop the big question and get married? Maybe you even want…

March 22, 2022 | 08:27 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Guide - Tips and Tricks

Being the seventh installment in a well-established series, Rune Factory 5 can come across as a bit intimidating to newcomers. Whether you’re a newbie farmer or a long-time fan who needs a refresher…

March 22, 2022 | 08:19 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Gift Guide

Much like real life, characters in Rune Factory 5 are keen on certain gifts, and not so keen on others. Gifting is considered essential to raising your friendship level (for more on that, check…

March 22, 2022 | 07:59 EDT

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Rune Factory 5 Friendship Guide

As is with any farming life-sim game, friendship is crucial in Rune Factory 5. There’s a number of reasons why having a high enough friendship level with characters is important, but maintaining…

March 22, 2022 | 08:24 EDT

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Rune Factory 4

Rune Factory 4 is the continuation of the acclaimed Rune Factory series, which combines RPG elements with a farming simulator that is reminiscent of Harvest Moon.  Set in the land of Selphia, the…

December 12, 2021 | 03:12 EST

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Rune Factory 4: Special Review

Farming sims used to be a bit of a rare breed. If you wanted to plant virtual corn you basically could only turn to Harvest Moon. Of course, if you had some sort of brain hemorrhage you could have…

December 6, 2021 | 10:00 EST

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No More Heroes 1 and 2 Are Incredibly Basic on PC

It’s always a happy day when niche console games get new leases on life thanks to belated PC ports. While Suda51 is something of a household name to many cult fans, most of his titles have been…

June 9, 2021 | 01:00 EDT

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No More Heroes

No More Heroesis an action-adventure hack and slash video game, originally released exclusively for the Wii. The game follows Travis Touchdown, a fan of video games and anime who wins a beam katana…

December 29, 2022 | 02:15 EST

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No More Heroes and Nerd Culture's Growth

Back in 2008, Japanese auteur Goichi “Suda51” Suda and his team released No More Heroes on the Wii. It was a hyperviolent and darkly satirical take on video games, the people who play them, and the…

November 11, 2020 | 11:00 EST

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London Detective Mysteria

Play as Lady Whiteley, a young, aspiring detective who must sharpen her deductive skills in the visual novel London Detective Mysteria.  Take control of Lady Whiteley to uncover the mysteries of her…

October 9, 2020 | 03:18 EDT

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Doraemon: Story of Season Review

It isn't quite clear how or why a game like Doraemon: Story of Seasons came to be, but that doesn't mean that it isn't absolutely wonderful. To those who don't know, the Story of Seasons series are a…

September 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Reaps a Release Date

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has officially announced a release date. Players will be able to revisit the quaint farming town of Mineral Town on July 14th. Story of Seasons, not to be…

June 13, 2020 | 04:04 EDT

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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

Players will begin the game tending and breathing life back into their grandfather's farm by tending to crops and raising livestock to ensure the survival of the farm. There will be more than 20…

March 17, 2020 | 09:44 EDT

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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Will Launch This July

Today, Marvelous Europe Limited are announcing that the remake of the Game Boy Advance title (which went by Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town), Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, will…

March 17, 2020 | 09:48 EDT

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Doraemon Story of Seasons Is A Cutesy Ride Down A Lazy River

The history of the Story of Seasons series has become increasingly confusing over the years. Originally called Harvest Moon, the series effectively split in two back in 2012. Natsume continued to…

October 22, 2019 | 01:00 EDT

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Doraemon Story of Seasons

Doraemon: Story of Seasons is a Story of Seasons game starring Doraemon and a bunch of his cast done by the classic Harvest Moon developers. It features a slice of life, life and farm sim elements…

October 5, 2019 | 11:46 EDT

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Hit the Books with Rune Factory 4 Special's Archival Edition

Marvelous and XSEED announced that Rune Factory 4 Special, the remaster headed to Switch later this year, is getting a special collector's edition. Titled the Archival Edition, the special edition…

September 10, 2019 | 09:14 EDT

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London Detective Mysteria Review

The year was 2013. BBC’s Sherlock was waiting for a highly anticipated third season, CBS’s Elementary had premiered its second season, yet another iteration of Lupin III had just premiered the year…

August 23, 2019 | 12:30 EDT

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Doraemon: Story Of Seasons Coming To Nintendo Switch and PC

Bandai Namco has announced Doraemon: Story of Seasons, a title that will mash the classic Story of Seasons series with popular anime Doraemon for a farming experience coming Fall 2019. In this new…

April 25, 2019 | 06:33 EDT

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Fate/Extella Link Review - Fated Once More

Fate/Stay Night is a series with humble roots, beginning as a visual novel in 2004. Since then, the series has produced myriad spin-offs that have explored the setting in a variety of ways and helped…

March 19, 2019 | 04:01 EDT

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God Eater 3 Review – The Monster Mash

God Eater 3 finds itself in an interesting position. It's part of the hugely popular (in Japan) hunter genre. These games typically have the player tracking and taking down monsters in order to…

February 21, 2019 | 12:00 EST

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Arise, Servants -- Fate/Extella Link Launches on March 19th

XSEED, the publishing branch of Marvelous, announced today that Fate/Extella Link will launch in North America on March 19th for consoles and PCs. The action game is coming to Steam, PS4, the Switch…

February 19, 2019 | 07:40 EST

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Nintendo Direct 2/13 – Rune Factory 5 Announced, Rune Factory 4 Special Coming to Switch

Rejoice, Rune Factory fans, you're getting spoiled. Rune Factory 5 is in development, according to today's Nintendo Direct. Not only that, but Rune Factory 4 is headed to the Switch with Rune Factory…

February 13, 2019 | 06:27 EST

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God Eater 3

The next entry in Bandai Namco's post-apocalyptic otherworldly science fiction monster hunting series God Eater is coming out to PlayStation 4 and PC in both Japan and the west. Set to be the first…

October 29, 2018 | 10:59 EDT

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Fate/EXTELLA LINK Special Edition Fated To Come Along With Launch in Q1 2019

On Sept. 28, publisher XSEED Games announced that the upcoming brawler Fate/EXTELLA LINK is set to launch in Q1 2019, and PlayStation 4 owners will have the option to buy a newly revealed special…

September 30, 2018 | 09:17 EDT