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Donuts announced that their latest smartphone game, Axis Senki ~ Maidens on the Battlefield~ (Axis Senki ~ Senjou wo Kakeru Otometachi~) will be released in March 2017. Just like Kantai Collection from DMM, the game is an RPG game where the characters are moe anthropomorphisms of military weapons.

Otome game heroines are usually on the receiving end of everyone’s hatred. Most people have perceived them as weak, stupid, annoying, passive, and submissive—so much that it ended up becoming a stereotype. While opinions may vary from one person to another, one question still lingers: do they really deserve the hate?

Do you miss Kougami and the rest of the Public Safety Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Division? The movie ain’t enough to satisfy your cravings? Worry not since there will be another installment to the Psycho-Pass series—in the form of a game, that is.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that IDOLM@STER SideM: LIVE ON ST@GE will be the newest addition to the popular franchise, which was announced in the IDOLM@STER Side M 2nd Stage ~ ORIGIN event held on February 11. The game will be available to iOS and Android users. The PV of the game, as well as its official website, have also been launched on the same day.

Mobile games featuring a cast full of pretty boys is nothing new nowadays, with idol games and unit rhythm games being abound for the past few years. This year, there’s a new game that features such a cast–but this time, it will be about actors as Act! Addict! Actors!, usually shortened as A3!, was released on January 27.

In commemoration for having 2 million downloads of the smartphone version of Touken Ranbu Online (PC/ iOS / Android), a new sword was announced for a limited time by the end of January.

Ever thought of walking around town only to find a wild Karamatsu just across the street?Most of us have not, but apparently the guys at D-techno have thought that it is a good idea—and just like Pokemon GO, they even used the concept of augmented reality where you have to move and walk around so that you’ll have an adventure in your search for your favorite Matsuno brother.

A few years after its initial announcement, Grisedge’s fantasy BL game Kintouka is finally set to be released on 17th of March 2017. The game has garnered attention among BL game enthusiasts due to the success of Grisedge’s previous BL adventure game, Galtia—and as predicted, expectations are also high. Will Kintouka manage to deliver?