Good morning all and welcome to February! Traditionally, this is a moderately busy month as developers prepare for the thirty day rush that is NaNoRenO in March. We are expecting a few Japanese releases later on and, of course, FREAKING SOLSTICE but let’s close out January right! We had a storm of visual novel releases […]
So we don’t normally cover anime and gaming conventions here on VNs Now, but they are playing more of a role in this growing genre and creating more opportunities for developers. If we had a big ‘industry’ convention, it would probably be AnimeExpo in Los Angeles. It is shaping up to be where groups like MangaGamer, […]
Okay this is more of a commentary than a straight-up news story because there is a larger point I’d like to make here so here we go. This week, a list of games Twitch has banned from being streamed on their server hit started spreading on the Internet. It was a pretty quiet affair until […]
Let’s be honest on this one: Sickness from Unwonted Studios is launching tomorrow. That means that regardless of what I say here, it will not be taken into consideration. It was a demoralizing realization as I played the Sickness demo over the past few days, because that means all that is left is a bloodbath. […]
Happy New Year all! Yes, it’s technically mid-January, but the VN community has started the year off in a hurry. We have a great deal to cover, so let’s started with a game that has been in development for quite some time. Ayu Sakata and the good folks at Sakevisual have been working on Backstage […]
Before we begin this list an ‘honorable mention’ is it order because I was planning to put Backstage Pass from SakeVisual on this list. However, earlier this week it was announced by Ayu Sakata and her team have basically finished the game. It is still listed as Early Access on Steam, but us media types […]
My friends, we have made it. We are in the first week of a brand new year. Already we are seeing long-awaited releases and brand new EVNs step up to the plate to welcome us to a year of new chances and opportunities! But, before we fully move forward, there are some traditions that must […]
Well, we are near the end of 2015! It has been an interesting year for us here at VNs Now and in the larger EVN gaming community as well. There were a few rough patches in there and more than a little controversy. However, VNs Now is in a much better position than we were […]
Last year, the folks at Fastermind Games surprised and impressed with Icebound: a decent fantasy title that showed off the potential of the group. Since then, they have been busy on their next big project Moonshot: an episodic sci-fi series that takes place on an Earth under alien subjugation. I immediately fell in love with […]
Have you ever engaged a piece of media that wasn’t worth the mental energy you put into it? Any media critic will answer that question ‘Yes’ just because of the sheer weight of the refuse labeled as ‘entertainment’ they have to shovel through week in and week out. In that, this corner of the Internet […]