Soul Worker – Popular anime action MMORPG officially launches in Japan

Soul Worker, developed by Lion Games and published by Hangame Japan, finally launched in the land of the rising sun just yesterday. With nearly 30 different seiyuus hired to voice various characters, Hangame has cretainly invested much in this action…

Figureheads – Front Mission mecha collaboration arrives next week

With Soul Worker grabbing all the online gaming headlines in Japan, it is important to be reminded Square Enix is still trying its best to enter the PC gaming business. Figureheads is the developer’s latest entrant, which circles around mecha…

Soul Worker – Short anime series ending soon as official launch nears

As revealed previously, Soul Worker is launching in Japan on 6 April. Before that happens, publisher Hangame Japan prepared 5 short anime episodes to depict some of the action . Episode 4 was just recently released, and the ending is nigh!…

Soul Worker – New game trailer highlights My Room casual feature

After years of waiting, the launch date for Soul Worker Japan was recently announced for 6 April, with Open Beta having started yesterday. A new trailer for the My Room feature was also shown, where players are able to decorate…

Soul Worker – GARNiDELiA revealed as performers for theme song

With the Open Beta and launch dates announced a couple of days ago, publisher Hangame Japan yesterday revealed popular duo GARNiDELiA will be performing the theme song for Soul Worker, titled “Burning Soul”. The full song will be released next…

Soul Worker – Open Beta and launch date revealed for anime MMORPG

First announced for Japan in August 2012, Hangame yesterday announced Soul Worker will finally enter Open Beta on 30 March, followed by an official launch on 6 April just one week later. To think it has been over 3 years…

Soul Worker – Open Beta for Japan server to be announced soon

Hangame, publisher of Soul Worker in Japan, recently announced it will reveal the Open Beta date for the anime action MMORPG “soon”. Earlier yesterday, the 2nd episode of the official Soul Worker animation was also made available to the public.…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Summer collaboration with FFXIV announced

Earlier yesterday, SEGA held its Phantasy Star Festa 2016 event in Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo. Much to everyone’s surprised, Naoki Yoshida, the mastermind behind Square Enix’s Final Fantasyy XIV, appeared on stage! It was revealed that this summer, Odin from Final…

Sword Art Online: The Beginning – Photos from exclusive VR event

Starting yesterday, a lucky group of Sword Art Online fans was selected to take part in a virtual reality (VR) test organized by IBM. Held in a secret location in Tokyo, they were able to enter the world of Sword…

Soul Worker – Extra Closed Beta begins in Japan with new trailers

Yesterday, Soul Worker started its Extra Closed Beta phase in Japan, where any player with a Hangame Japan account could join in. Developed by Korean studio Lion Games, this special test phase will last till next Monday, 21 March. On the…

Granblue Fantasy – Cygames apologises for virtual fraud incident

[Source] One of the more popular games in Japan, the developer of Granblue Fantasy, Cygames, recently apologised to gamers after being accused of virtual fraud. You see, thousands of players spent thousands of dollars on a rare character, Anchira, which…

Figureheads – Open Beta begins for competitive mecha shooter in Japan

Developed and published in Japan by Square Enix, Figureheads officially entered Open Beta earlier today. Square Enix is aiming for the competitive gaming pie with its recent PC game releases, though only for domestic Japan. The third corporation which manufactures…

Dragon’s Dogma Online – Trailers for new Alchemist class and update 1.3

On 10 March, developer Capcom will be updating Dragon’s Dogma Online with version 1.3, with a new Alchemist class in the mix. Very different from any classes we have seen in online games thus far, Alchemist attacks and defends using…

League of Legends – Japan server to begin Open Beta next week

After years in preparation, the Japan server for League of Legends will finally open its doors on 1 March! Players should be exhilarated as Riot Games will be handling the game through its local office, rather than finding a publisher.…