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Bandai Namco has announced their upcoming Playstation 4 game, The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia based on the popular anime and manga series by Nakaba Suzuki. Described as an “action-packed adventure game”, join Meliodas and the gang as you look for the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins throughout Britannia!

Serencia Saga: Dragon Nest is Gumi’s latest 3D action game for iOS and Android. Based on the popular PC online game developed by the Korean studio Eyedentity Games, the Japanese mobile version aims to bring all the exciting features that made the PC version popular into your smartphones—such as having a fast and fluid non-targeting combat and customizable skill system.

Since its first release on 1986, Dragon Quest has always been a mainstay in the Japanese game industry. And this year, its popularity still hasn’t dwindled at all, as proven by the release of Dragon Quest XI, which sales has, so far, exceeded over three million copies sold.

The word “end” has been associated with Gintama a lot nowadays. The manga is ending, the anime has ended and the game has been said to be the “last.” But is it really the last game of the series?

Perhaps you have already heard of Touken Ranbu, DMM’s browser and smartphone game that involves a lot of pretty boys who are actually anthropomorphic personifications of legendary Japanese swords. The series has proved to be incredibly popular with anime adaptations, musicals, stage plays, and even manga under its belt. The new anime adaptation, Katsugeki / Touken Ranbu, has started airing too, which made its popularity spike up even further. But what exactly is the reason that makes this series so popular?

Perhaps you have already heard of Princess Principal, the spy action anime that is slated to be released this Fall 2017 anime season. The anime won’t be the only thing that you’ll get from this franchise though, since a mobile game will be released soon as well!

A few months ago, Atlus announced that there will be a remake of Radiant Historia, a fantasy role playing Nintendo DS game in 2010 that was praised for its interesting storyline and gameplay. Seven years later, Radiant Historia will be back on 3DS as Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology—complete with renewed visuals, additional story and improved gameplay which will surely entice new and old fans alike. It has been seven years since the original game was released. Will the remake—with its promise of additional content and features—manage to deliver?

SINoALICE certainly garnered quite the attention in Japan, with it getting 500,000 pre-registrants and having 248,000 followers on Twitter. Directed by Yoko Taro of the Drakengard and Nien fame, SINoALICE is a fantasy role-playing game which details the story of a group of fairytale heroines who are imprisoned in a world that is stuck in an endless loop called “The Library.” The girls who are still wandering around only have one wish: to revive the “Author”, who created them.