Guilty Gear: Strive version 2.00 update, Season 5 DLC characters Jam Kuradoberi and Robo=Ky announced

Guilty Gear: Strive version 2.00 update, Season 5 DLC characters Jam Kuradoberi and Robo=Ky announced

Arc System Works has announced the version 2.00 update for fighting game Guilty Gear: Strive, which will launch on April 9 alongside Season 5 downloadable content character Jam Kuradoberi. Robo=Ky will follow as an additional downloadable content character this summer, followed by an unannounced character this winter and another unannounced character in spring 2027. Season…

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PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition announced for Switch

PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition announced for Switch

Jupiter has announced PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition for Switch. It will launch via Nintendo eShop on April 30 for $17.99 / €17.99 / £16.19 / ¥1,800. Here is an overview of the game, via Jupiter: Collaboration Project Between Picross S and KONAMI retro games! Familiar characters from KONAMI games are making an appearance in…

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Iris Odyssey: Hephaistos’s Ring launches May 29

Iris Odyssey: Hephaistos’s Ring launches May 29

Modern-day Shibuya-set fantasy visual novel Iris Odyssey: Hephaistos’s Ring will launch for PC via Steam on May 29, developer Eisnid announced. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options. ■ About Iris Odyssey: Hephaistos’s Ring is a classic text-based adventure game set in modern-day Shibuya. The story follows Fuka, a “girl…

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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls adds Peni Parker

MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls adds Peni Parker

Peni Parker will be a playable character in four-versus-four tag fighting game MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arc System Works announced. She joins previously announced playable characters Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, and Star-Lord as part of “The Amazing Guardians” team. The new stage “Knowhere” was also announced. A New Team Takes…

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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes new DLC character announced

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes new DLC character announced

Publisher Arc System Works and developer French-Bread will release a new downloadable content character for fighting game Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes in 2026, the companies announced. A teaser trailer featuring a silhouette of the new character and a 2026 release window was released alongside the announcement. Further details were not announced. Under Night In-Birth…

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STARBITES launches May 21 in the west

STARBITES launches May 21 in the west

Science-fiction turn-based RPG STARBITES will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 21 in the west, publisher NIS America and developer IKINAGAMES announced. STARBITES first launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch on October 16, 2025 in Japan. An $89.99 limited edition is currently available for…

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