Spike Chunsoft, the Japanese publisher behind games such as Shiren the Wanderer, Virtue’s Last Reward and Danganronpa, are trying to drum up overseas interest.

A visual novel is a video game that specializes in selectivity, Uchikoshi said. It’s a primitive game or the purest form of a game. Having selectivity makes visual novels different from anime, manga, movies, and other media.

Zero Escape volume 3 will take place before Virtue’s Last Reward, says director Kotaro Uchikoshi.

All of the current PlayStation Vita bundles including the Assassin’s Creed III Liberation, Black Ops Declassified, and the 3G package with one year of PlayStation Plus are in on the free Virtue’s Last Reward deal.

Director, Kotaro Uchikoshi, gives us a brief overview of the Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward development process.

Kotaro Uchikoshi talks moving from 2D to 3D, on the future of visual novels, and his other upcoming projects.

Director, Kotaro Uchikoshi, gives his thoughts on designing characters and how he, as a writer, focuses more on plot rather than on characters.

Virtue’s Last Reward creates a tense atmosphere starting with the very first puzzle. Sigma (read: you) and a stern girl who clearly knows more about the situation than she lets on are trapped in an elevator.

Remember the 12-minute introductory OVA that Studio Gonzo produced for Virtue’s Last Reward? Aksys dubbed it in English, and you can watch it inside.

Yesterday, Nintendo of Europe shared the first English trailer for Spike Chunsoft’s upcoming adventure game.

Rising Star Games are going about Virtue’s Last Reward’s European release a little differently from Aksys.

An English demo is now up for the PlayStation Vita version of Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward.

Aksys have posted an internal interview conducted with Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward director, Kotaro Uchikoshi, on the game’s website.

Another batch of the “inoculation device” watches will be available alongside pre-orders for the game starting September 28th.