Get Ready, the 2023 Game Devs of Color Expo Online Starts This Week

From September 27-30, the annual conference will showcase voices of color in the games industry

The 2023 Game Devs of Color Expo begins its eighth annual online event this Wednesday, September 27, featuring discussions, panels, interviews, and game announcements from creators of color in the games industry. 

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Aksys Lifts the Veil on Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- Exclusive Card Set

We finally have a release date for the much anticipated otome localization Virche Evermore-ErroR: Salvation-!!

Aksys Games indulged its inner goth today and revealed a glimpse of the exclusive set of seven full-color character cards that will be included in all first run copies of the upcoming otome game Virche Evermore -Error: Salvation-, coming to Nintendo Switch™ on November 9th.

Arpéchéle is a small island country surrounded by the sea and black flowers of misfortune called Lycoris Noirges. The people of this country are born with a curse that leads to death at the age of 23.

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Aksys Games Reveals Norn9: Last Era Exclusive Card Set

Continue the mysterious journey that began in Var Commons and learn more about your shipmates

Norn9 fans will need both hands to hold the exclusive set of twelve full-color character cards included in all first run copies of Norn9: Last Era, the fan disk localized for the first time in the west and coming to Nintendo Switch™ on August 31st. North American customers who order from the Aksys Online Store can also receive a 1.25″ metal pin of the Norn9 insignia, while supplies last.

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Seven Seas Licenses ENNEAD Boys’ Love Webtoon Series in Two Editions

BL fans rejoice!! Seven Seas Entertainment is licensing another BL webcomic series!! Today, Seven Seas announced the license acquisition of the webtoon series ENNEAD by Mojito, the full-color Boys’ Love comic/manhwa hit inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology!

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Charade Maniacs Coming to Switch June 27 with Limited Edition

Earlier today, Idea Factory International finally announced the release date for the otome game, Charade Maniacs. The latest localization will be making it’s way to the Nintendo Switch both physically and digitally on June 27, 2023! In addition, the publisher also announced that Charade Maniacs will also have an exclusive limited edition!

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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly Opens Its Door on April 20th

The sequel to the 2020 heart-to-heart barista talking simulation game by Toge Productions, Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly serves up caffeinated comfort on April 20, 2023, on Steam, GOG.COM, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4|5.

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Musical Expression Inspires Jack Jeanne Creator Sui Ishida

When developer Broccoli first pitched the idea for the upcoming visual novel and rhythm game Jack Jeanne, noted mangaka Sui Ishida was intrigued by the concept and took on the challenge of making it his own. A story about students in a highly competitive musical theater school might seem a dissonant setting for a video game from Ishida-san, creator of the popular dark fantasy franchise Tokyo Ghoul, but a passion for musical expression sparked his interest in the project.

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9 New Boys’ Love (BL) Titles from Tokyomangasha!

Unohana’s “Inu to Kaketsuki,” Volume 8 of Kei Ichikawa’s “Blue Sky Complex,” and seven new BL titles to be released under Manga Planet’s BL (futekiya) category!

Manga Planet is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the following BL titles* from Tokyomangasha:

Inu to Kaketsuki by Unohana

Volumes 1-3

Retired boxer Shouji Kazuya has long given up dreams of winning championship titles. He’s now a coach and all his hopes are pinned on his protege, the upcoming pugilist Gaku. But the relationship between the two is not simply that of coach and student… “It’s just that when I see the normally expressionless kid making a face like this, I can’t help but get excited.”

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Sorcerer’s Choice: Angel or Demon? Now Available For Preorder

Sorcerer’s Choice: Angel or Demon?, the newest title from JAST BLUE, is now available for preorder through jastusa.com and Steam, and will be released on the 21st of April.

When Lucil’s home is attacked by a violent mob, his grandfather teleports him to safety. Burned and battered, Lucil is aware of two beings standing over him: one of Light, and one of Darkness. Which hand will he take? What fate awaits him when he chooses?

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Seven Seas Licenses OBEY ME! THE COMIC Manga Series

Otome Fam rejoice, Seven Seas Entertainment is licensing the manga series Obey Me! The Comic by Subaru Nitou and NTT Solmare. Based on the hit otome mobile game with an anime, this fantasy comedy about seven devil boys will be available in English-language print for the first time from Seven Seas!

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