This month, I had the pleasure of being one of the speakers at Visual Conference 2018! A great time was had by all and it was a great opportunity to discuss both the present and the future for visual novels in the West as a industry. My talk focuses on more business aspects of this: […]
This coming Saturday, Visual Conference 2018 will take place! This international conference brings together amateur and experienced visual novel developers to discussing their experiences, their ambitions and to create connections in the larger developmental sphere. And SOMEHOW, I was able to get some speaking time in there. I will be discussing a subject near and […]
Well, it’s been a busy news cycle in the typically quiet EVN community. Let’s run down what has gone on in the past twenty-four hours. On Tuesday, the EVM Pro YouTube channel released a video documenting Winged Cloud’s questionable business history, as well as accusations of malpractice and abusive management. Among the events covered in […]
One of my favorite business stories of the past twenty years or so has to be Sir James Dyson. Here’s a guy who was tired of his vacuum cleaner losing suction before he felt it should. So, he created a cyclonic internal engine so that it wouldn’t lose suction or get clogged as easily, however […]
‘Why can’t you just enjoy [insert entertainment genre here]?’ More often than not, this is the last line of defense for a fan arguing against a critic over a piece of media. To be fair, critics have their emotional defenses against fans as well, but this one has more of an edge to it because […]
One of the more interesting keystones of the visual novel genre that usually flies over my head is the protagonist. If you’re a long-time reader of this site, you know that a VN protagonist can easily make or break a game for me, but they rarely succeed in what the writer usually sets out for them to […]
Hello all! First and foremost, I want to thank everyone reading this and everyone who has enjoyed and supported VNs Now for six years running. It has been far from smooth sailing for us, but we have endured and done our best to keep up with this growing gaming medium. At the beginning of 2017, […]
So, let’s talk about Yoko Taro. I like the man. Beyond his bizarre need to keep his face hidden, he has consistently put out damn near auteur work: showing creativity and an ability to have players play through his games as many times as possible. Comprehension of his work is another matter entirely, but the tone and […]
Well, it would’ve been nice to start this year without controversy. But, that simply isn’t our lot in life, is it? So, last month Christine Love released her latest work, Ladykiller in a Bind, onto Steam. While it was met with more positive reviews to add to its already long list of kudos, apparently there were […]
You’ll have to forgive me that this isn’t a formal news post. However, it was important that I get my immediate thoughts to you guys on what was a good decent day for Jim Fucking Sterling (Son). The news broke today that Romine v. Stanton, a lawsuit brought by the former owners of Digital Homicide, […]