The publisher behind Luminous Arc is taking a chance with a full 3D RPG for the Nintendo DS. The project is called Avalon Code and some sites are reporting Matrix Software, the team behind the Final Fantasy remakes is behind it.…

Marvelous has been dormant as a publisher in North America. Key titles like No More Heroes and Luminous Arc were published by Ubisoft and Atlus respectively. This is about to change, Marvelous is ready to make a mark and Xseed…

Add one to the number of improbable PlayStation 2 localization list. I can confirm the listing for Shining Dragon on Gamefly is indeed Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon. The PlayStation 2 fighting game known for ripped clothes is based on a manga/anime,…

Supernatural high schools are quite popular in video games now, but the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series has been using the setting for ten years. On August 21 the latest installment in the series, Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenpuuchou, will be released…

Recently, Rising Star hasn’t announced many games from their Japanese counterpart, Marvelous Interactive. Instead the European publisher is busy distributing Baroque, Growlanser: Heritage of War and LOL, better known as Bakushow in the region.   However, in the latter half…

And it’s probably Rising Star. Marvelous Interactive who published the Killaware designed game earlier this year and you may have forgotten about Lux Pain by now. Maybe you never heard of it. This trailer should help get you up to…

Marvelous Interactive, a secondary source for anime games in Japan, hasn’t brought any of their anime games over to date. This might change. The connection is honestly loose, paper thin in fact, but it’s too interesting not to mention even…

So far, Marvelous announced humans, hobbits (Halflings), dwarves and elves in Valhalla Knights 2. With about a month left until the May 29 release in Japan, Marvelous is starting to reveal what is new. The Akatoki, a group of martial…

Remember Shining Force? Those were the golden days for Climax Entertainment, which hasn’t been doing much since the days of the Dreamcast. On July 31 Climax will release a game, their first since Kingdom of Paradise, and it’s for the…

Umihara Kawase must be frightened of giant goldfish with legs because there is no tangible reason for her to swing from an elastic fishing line from platform to platform. Then again Umihara Kawase Portable doesn't need a half baked set…

While we’re on the topic of off beat DS software, did you know you can improve your parenting skills with the dual screen handheld? Marvelous Interactive (i.e. the company who publishes Harvest Moon and No More Heroes) wants to help…

Curious, but not convinced that hooking fish with a flexible fishing rod is cool? Give Umihara Kawase Portable a try.   The Japanese PlayStation Store posted a demo on Friday and since most people probably don’t want to re-register their…