River City Saga: Three Kingdoms pre-orders open at Playasia
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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms pre-orders open at Playasia

An English version of River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is coming to PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. The River City cast of characters is stepping onto the stage of the Three Kingdoms. The new game will tell the tale of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. “Watch the wacky and comedic action unfold as our…

Baiken arrives in Guilty Gear Strive next month
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Baiken arrives in Guilty Gear Strive next month

Baiken, the classic character of the Guilty Gear franchise, returns with his great combos in Strive. Arc System Works announced today that Baiken, one of the most requested characters by the Guilty Gear community, will arrive as DLC in January. He is the fourth character of this first season of Guilty Gear Strive that is…

Guilty Gear Strive Launch Event scheduled for this weekend
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Guilty Gear Strive Launch Event scheduled for this weekend

Guilty Gear Strive launches this weekend alongside a Twitch stream. Arc System Works America will hold a Guilty Gear Strive Launch Event on Saturday, June 12th from 4 pm – 10 pm PDT to mark the release of the next installment in the iconic fighting game franchise. The event features new character exhibitions, public lobbies…

New Game+ Expo to showcase upcoming Japanese games on March 4
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New Game+ Expo to showcase upcoming Japanese games on March 4

The organizers of the New Game+ Expo announced today that they are showcasing games from a number of Japanese publishers on March 4. The livestream event is scheduled to take place at 11 AM Eastern Time. We expect to see new game reveals from Japanese developers and publishers. The list of companies participating includes: Aksys…

Guilty Gear Strive: Roster additions, platforms, character art, trailer
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Guilty Gear Strive: Roster additions, platforms, character art, trailer

Arc System Works America made several announcements for Guilty Gear Strive late Friday. The publisher announced the platforms and two new characters. They also released a new trailer. Arc says that Leo Whitefang and series newcomer Nagoriyuki are joining the game’s roster. The newest character reveal trailer showcases the stages, moves, and theme songs for…

Code Shifter out now on PC and consoles
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Code Shifter out now on PC and consoles

The action-platformer Code Shifter has launched on PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Code Shifter is a 2D action platform game where you can play as 100 characters from Arc System Works’ crossover properties. There are characters from the Guilty Gear, Blazblue, River City, Double Dragon, and the Kunio series. According to Arc,…

Code Shifter announced for early 2020
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Code Shifter announced for early 2020

Arc System Works America is bringing its crossover action-platformer Code Shifter to PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in Q1 2020. In Code Shifter, you play as Stella, a game developer at the Awesome Rainbow Corp, who is tasked with squashing the remaining bugs on the eve of the company’s biggest game release. As she…