It’s almost March, and you know what that means don’t you? NANORENO TAIMUUU~! It is that wonderful time of the year when veteran and amateur visual novel developers come together for an entire month and develop a VN. Like any process that can share more than one metaphor with sausage making, NaNoRenO is often chaotic […]
This past week has been rife with news of fraud. First MangaGamer and now Denpasoft have announced they will not be including complimentary Steam keys with certain titles due to fraud. Denpasoft noted in their announcement that $30,000 worth of Steam keys has been taken in fraudulent purchases, and while MangaGamer hasn’t given any specifics […]
IT. IS. HERE. In 2012 the visual novels Cinders by Moacube won international acclaim and a bunch of awards from various gaming sties. And while Moacube has been busy with other projects, making another visual novel was always a goal. And now, at last, Solstice is upon us. I played and thoroughly enjoyed the demo […]
Yesterday, Sekai Project affiliate Denpasoft announced that they would not be offering Steam keys and would be removing said complimentary keys from their current releases. Their reasons echo MangaGamer’s announcement last week as they pointed to fraudulent purchases as the cause. Here is their full statement; We have to remove Steam keys from titles that […]
This last week has been a busy one with fraud and rumors of fraud. However, a fairly big story also broke about Sekai Project this past weekend. While making announcements for new licenses, the group also announced that they would be publishing Sakura Dungeon: Winged Cloud’s next game. This struck many as a little odd […]
…..Fuck this shit. I’m out. FINAL SCORE – (0/10) WHAT THE FUCK?! ………..Oh if it was only that simple. My friends, at last we’ve reached the end of the road. After playing Sakura Swim Club, I realized that I was going to lose my mind trying to keep up with the coagulated river of monkey […]
Today’s feature is going to go a little bit differently because I am a man with a noted blood-stained gold standard. I have made the darker side of fiction my home and when blood and suffering can be weaved into a solid story, the result is a very satisfied JP. Kindred Spirits on the Roof […]
Today, MangaGamer announced that they would no longer be offering complementary Steam keys for games purchased from their website. The payment gateway on the MangaGamer website is also closed and no timetable has been released for when it will reopen. These unfortunate issues come on the weekend MangaGamer released Kindred Spirits on the Roof: a […]
Howdy! I know, I know; I botched it again. I deeply apologize for leaving everyone hanging on this final 2015 list. I was hoping to wrap it up in January, however I got snagged in more than a few categories. Believe it or not, I do try to be fair when I can and I […]
In 2012, one of the young groups that stood out to me was a two-person team called Cyanide Tea. Auro-Cyanide and Lorelei had accomplished little at the time, but their big project showed a lot of promise…even for a Boys Love title. While they were working on Break Chance Memento the group also developed an […]