The Japanese server for Phantasy Star Online 2 has always been actively cross-promoting with anime series, and the latest collaboration will be with The Irregular at Magic High School, 1 of the top animes currently running. The update will go live on…
Breath of Fire 6 – Official theme song announced for upcoming sequel
Capcom recently announced the theme song for Breath of Fire 6, and it is titled “In Our Hands”, performed by Haruka Tomatsu. She has an impressive list of of animes where she either sung or voiced characters, with the most…
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn – Debut MMO to hit in 2015
A long running series for the console systems, The Legend of Heroes series will be making its MMORPG debut in 2015. Named as The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn, the game will once again visit the continent Zemuria, with familiar…
Mabinogi Heroes – Japan server teams up with Fairy Tail
Nexon Japan loves working with popular animes, and Fairy Tail is certainly 1 of the top series out there. Having appeared in Dungeon Fighter Online (Arad Senki) previously, Fairy Tail has now invaded Mabinogi Heroes with exclusive content and of…
MapleStory – 3 teens arrested by police for hacking online game
[Source] A couple of days back, 3 teen players of MapleStory Japan were arrested by the authorities for cheating, with Nexon Japan lodging a request in the first place. The 3 teens allegedly used illegal tools to get powerful weapons and…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Teaming up with popular anime series
Phantasy Star Online 2 Japan has teamed up with several animes before, with the 1 of the most recent being Attack on Titan. Developer SEGA revealed another collaboration recently, this time with the anime “The Irregular at Magic High School”,…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Episode 3 update announced for late August
Earlier yesterday, SEGA held its annual live event with fans, and once again revealed loads of details for Phantasy Star Online 2’s upcoming content. Episode 3 was announced for late August, in which a new class, 2 new weapons, a…
Mirror War – Classic flight shooter begins Japan invasion next month
A classic arcade-style flight shooter which I have not seen too much of in the Free-to-Play MMO market, Mirror War is entering Japan on 12th June to mark the beginning of the first beta phase. Developed by South Korea studio,…
Blade & Soul – Japan server enters commercial phase today
The latest Blade & Soul server in Japan entered its commercial phase earlier today. The business model used is monthly Pay-to-Play (P2P), with 2 different packages – 30 days at 3,000 JPY (30 USD) and 90 days at 9,000 JPY…
Riot Games – Tokyo branch revealed for League of Legends studio
I guess most of you would be surprised by the news, but League of Legends still does not have an official publisher in Japan. All that is set to change, as Riot Games officially announced its Tokyo office recently as…
Black Desert – Debut trailer for Japan server revealed at Niconico event
Earlier today at the annual Niconico Chokaigi event, the Japanese publisher for Black Desert revealed the debut game trailer, which consists of footage from the Korean version together with some new elements. There is currently no schedule nor website available…
ArcheAge – Japan server switching to Free-to-Play model next month
Following the current business model revolution in Japan, publisher GameOn announced recently that ArcheAge Japan will be switching to Free-to-Play on 24th April 2014, doing away with the monthly payment model. However, players who pay the USD 17.00 monthly sub…
Robot Girls Z Online – Official browser game announced for Japan
While it is most likely this game will never make it out of Japan, I thought I would post it being an anime fan. Robot Girls Z Online was announced earlier today at the Anime Japan 2014 event, and it…
Blade & Soul – Launch dates revealed for Japan server and new anime trailer
NCsoft Japan held a private “Premier Show” event for Blade & Soul earlier, and announced several new details. First, the “Limited Trial” will start from 13th May to 15th May, followed by the “Open Trail” from 16th to 19th May,…