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Keisuke Kikuchi On FAIRY TAIL’s Development & More – FAIRY

Zac Cocken June 4, 2020

Last month, I was given the chance to interview Keisuke Kikuchi, Producer of FAIRY TAIL, thanks to Koei Tecmo! There’s a lot of cool insight into the development and thoughts behind certain decisions that were made in the game, so enjoy! Zac – Rice Digital: This is the first FAIRY TAIL game on traditional home […]Read More

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DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Interview with Director, Yohei Shimbori

Reuben Mount January 25, 2019

There aren’t many games that I would mess with my week’s schedule to play, but fighting games will usually do it, especially if it’s this game and it comes with a DEAD OR ALIVE 6 interview with director, Yohei Shimbori. Walking into the interview area I’m confronted by series director Shimbori dressed as Bayman […]Read More

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The One That Never Was: The Omega Labyrinth Z Special

Reuben Mount September 13, 2018

Sometimes things are far too beautiful to exist in this world, and one such thing happened this year with the cancellation of the Western localisation of Omega Labyrinth Z. We were one of the first outlets to report this news, and we’ve managed to score a quick chat with the Product Manager of the project […]Read More

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Studio Élan Interview – Visual Novels, Yuri, Steam and More

Mitch Jay September 6, 2018

I sat down with the Head Director of Studio Élan to talk about their two upcoming visual novels, the Heart of the Woods and The Waters Above, what it’s like to get visual novels on Steam, and their creative processes. We also talk about Highway Blossoms, because how could we not? 1. I personally love […]Read More

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Switch’s Seiken Densetsu Collection English Release “Something We Will Do

Oscar TK January 28, 2018

You might remember me complaining a while back that Seiken Desetsu Collection, collecting together the first three “Mana” JRPGs, is exclusive to Japan. It turns out in an interview with US Gamer about Secret of Mana’s remake (which is heading west), the game’s producer, Masaru Oyamada, is well aware of the demand. In the interview, Oyamada also […]Read More

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Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet Interview: Futami-san on Moving the

Oscar TK November 24, 2017

We recently got to sit down and play a portion of Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet. Thanks to the in-universe switch to Gun Gale Online, it’s feeling fresher than ever. We had the opportunity grill the game’s producer Yosuke Futami-san, who’s also worked on most of the other console Sword Art Online games, about making the […]Read More

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Interview with Naoki Yoshida – Final Fantasy XIV’s Yoshi-P!

Mitch Jay November 10, 2017

This past weekend I had the opportunity to sit down with Naoki Yoshida, the producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV, to talk about the game and its future. It’s very popular right now and Yoshida-san and the rest of the team hope to carry this momentum for many more future years to come. […]Read More

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Little Witch Academia Chamber of Time Interview – The Importance

Oscar TK November 3, 2017

As you probably noticed, I’m very excited about Little Witch Academia Chamber of Time, the game based on one of my favourite anime. I recently had the chance to sit down with Yosuke Futami, the game’s producer, and Katsuhiro Takei, the anime’s producer, to ask them a little bit about the game! It’s […]Read More

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BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Interview Hints at Adding Other Series

Max Williams August 14, 2017

After causing a big stir with the game’s announcement last month, Famitsu‘s BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle interview with Producer Toshimichi Mori sheds a little light on what to expect regarding the game’s story and the various characters and series that will be making an appearance. Here are the interview highlights (translation from Siliconera): Famitsu: We […]Read More

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Yoshida: PS4 Shadow of the Colossus a “Remake”, Not a

Oscar TK June 15, 2017

During the Sony press conference, a PS4 Shadow of the Colossus was announced with a trailer. It’s being handled by Bluepoint, who’ve made many great remasters for both PS3 & PS4, including the HD versions of ICO & Shadow of the Colossus for the former. But this PS4 version is a remake, not just a […]Read More