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Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Digimon Game Producer Kazumasa Habu Has Left His Role After 12 Years
"I have been quietly passing the baton"
Kazumasa Habu, game producer for the Digimon franchise, has announced that he has left his role after 12 years. Starting with Digimon Story: Lost Evolution, he went on to produce a number of entries in the series before finishing with Digimon Survive in 2022. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) and...
Friday30th Sep 2022
News New Digimon Survive Update Resolves Chapter 10 Story Bug
Players should now be able to proceed
Digimon Survive might not be exactly what everyone was expecting it to be, but it's still one of the best-presented visual novel experiences of 2022 - and is well worth a look if you're a fan of Bandai's digital monsters series. With this in mind, Bandai Namco has now updated this latest game in the series to...
Friday19th Aug 2022
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is July's Best-Selling Switch Game In NPD Results
Digimon Survive and Live A Live also sell well
NPD Group has published its sales figures for July in North America, and to no one's surprise, the Switch has had another successful month! The console is once again the top-selling hardware in terms of units sold, and while spending is down compared to July 2021 by 10%, sales are beginning to return to...
Thursday4th Aug 2022
Japanese Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Digimon Survive Take Top Two Spots
PlayStation 5 sales surge too
The Japanese charts for the week of 25th July to 31st July are in from Famitsu, and it's a big week for RPGs and the Switch. The top two spots are taken up by two brand-new releases this week. Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles 3 runs away with the number one spot, selling a staggering 112,728 physical copies. No...
Wednesday3rd Aug 2022
UK Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soars To Number One
Digimon Survive also places
JRPG fans in the UK have something to celebrate this week. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has topped the latest Uk sales charts, and not only that, it's broken a series record in the process. Monolith Soft's critically-acclaimed game debuted at number one the week it launched, proving this highly-anticipated juggernaut is...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Digimon Survive
What's the verdict?
While most of the focus last week was on Xenoblade Chronicles 3 within the Nintendo community, Bandai Namco also finally released Digimon Survive - a unique mix of strategy and visual novel gameplay. Reviews have admittedly been a tad slow to surface online, but there are now enough to share a round up. Nintendo Life has also...
Monday1st Aug 2022
News Digimon Survive Is Getting Review Bombed On Metacritic
But fans are answering back
Update [Tue 2nd Aug, 2022 20:30]: We've now published our own review of Digimon Survive, and we're pretty impressed with the game on the whole. In fact, we think it's "one of the best visual novels to come out this year"! However, we do acknowledge that those who are "focused on the combat will probably find that the game...
Saturday30th Jul 2022
Poll Digimon Survive Is Finally Available, Will You Be Getting It?
Go on, tell us
Well, after a long wait it's finally here - no, we're not talking about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the focus here is instead on Bandai Namco's new Digimon Survive game. After a lengthy development cycle and multiple delays, the game has now been released across multiple systems including the Nintendo Switch. At this point in time, there...
Thursday28th Jul 2022
Nintendo Download 28th July (North America)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Digimon Survive! Strange Horticulture!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Xenoblade...
News Bandai Namco Asks Digimon Survive Players To Not Spoil The Story For Others
Don't spoil "Chapter 5 onward for the first two months"
We've seen companies like Atlus and Capcom release video guidelines for new games to prevent spoilers from ruining the fun for everyone, and now it's Bandai Namco's turn. The next Digimon game, Digimon Survive, launches this week, and Bandai Namco has released a special message via social media...
Thursday7th Jul 2022
Video 10 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In July 2022
Xenoblade 3, Klonoa, Live A Live and more!
We've made it to July and in terms of video game releases, it's as busy as last month. Kicking off the fun on July 8th is the return of Klonoa. Further, into the month, Square Enix releases Live A Live - a game that has a demo available for it right now. The remainder of July is then stacked with titles...
Friday1st Jul 2022
News Digimon Survive Trailer Highlights Strategy Combat And Visual Novel Segments
Who are the champions again?
After years of delays, Digimon Survive is finally out at the end of this month. And publisher Bandai Namco has shared a brand new trailer today showing us what to expect from the game. Part visual novel, part strategy RPG, Digimon Survive is all about uncovering mysteries, interacting and making friends with Digimon,...
Wednesday15th Jun 2022
News Digimon Survive Gets Brand New English Trailer Ahead Of July Release
Championing the gameplay
Digimon Survive, Bandai Namco's visual novel with strategy RPG elements set in the Digimon universe, has received a brand new trailer today. The game has been delayed multiple times before settling on a 29th July release date earlier this year. The new trailer shows the game's various visual novel elements, from dialogue...
Wednesday1st Jun 2022
Video Bandai Namco Releases New Commercial For Digimon Survive
Landing on Switch this July
Next month sees the long-awaited arrival of the turn-based tactical RPG, Digimon Survive. We've already seen some trailers and new gameplay footage, and now we've got a commercial to add to this. It shows a little bit of everything - including new cutscenes and gameplay, along with some characters and Digimon. Bandai...
Sunday15th May 2022
Video Bandai Namco Shares New Gameplay Footage Of Digimon Survive
Launching on Switch this July
In case you missed it, Digimon Survive has finally locked in a release date - it'll be arriving on 28th/29th July for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Ahead of the game's launch, Bandai Namco has debuted some new gameplay footage of this turn-based tactical RPG at Rulicon 2022. It showcases a battle...
Wednesday11th May 2022
News Bandai Namco Reports A Near 50% Rise In Profits For FY2022
A roaring success
Bandai Namco has released its financial results for FY2022 and its looking mighty promising for the publisher. With a total of ¥125 billion ($963 million) in profits, this marks a staggering 48.2% rise from the previous year. Net sales rose 20% to a total of ¥889 billion ($6.8 billion), due largely in part to the monumental...
Thursday21st Apr 2022
News Here's Your First Look At The Nintendo Switch Box Art For Digimon Survive
Arriving this July
Well, we've finally got a release date for Digimon Survive - it's coming out on the Nintendo Switch on 29th July this year. If that update wasn't already enough, Bandai Namco's box art for this upcoming title has also surfaced online. Courtesy of Gematsu, we've got a look at the stunning Switch case. First-print copies in Japan...
Wednesday20th Apr 2022
News Digimon Survive Finally Secures A Western Release Date
Update: At last!
Update [Wed 20th Apr, 2022 16:30] It's official! Digimon Survive will be coming out in the West just a day after the Japanese date, on July 29th. This update was shared on Bandai Namco's YouTube account today, and delivered by the game's producer, Kazumasa Habu, who also worked on Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and its follow up, among...
Thursday17th Mar 2022
ICYMI Bandai Namco Gives Fans Another Look At The New Digimon Survive Trailer
Producer asks fans to wait "just a little longer"
Bandai Namco has finally uploaded an official version of the new Digimon Survive trailer to YouTube. In case you missed it, this is the latest look at the survival strategy RPG that's been repeatedly delayed over the past few years. The latest setbacks are tied to the fact there's currently a new...
Tuesday1st Mar 2022
News Sorry Folks, But There's Still No Release Date For Digimon Survive
Update: Here's a new trailer instead
Original story [Sun 27th Feb, 2022 01:30 GMT]: Digimon Con kicked off with a special Q&A featuring the Digimon Survive team. Unfortunately, the whole thing began with an apology to fans for not being able to provide any new information. In short, there's still no release date, but producer Kazumasa Habu and...
Sunday27th Feb 2022
Reminder Watch Bandai's Worldwide 'Digimon Con' Livestream
Covering games, anime and more!
Update #2 [Sun 27th Feb, 2022 01:00 GMT]: This event is now live! You can view the live stream. It'll run for a whopping six hours and is packed with all sorts of segments. You can see the full schedule below. <liveblog id="DigimonCon"tags="#DigimonCon"video=" Update [Tue 22nd Feb, 2022 04:30 GMT]: Bandai's...
Thursday2nd Dec 2021
News Digimon Survive Has Been Rated For Switch, Hopefully Putting An End To The Delays
ESRB warns of poop attacks
Fans have had to be very patient when it comes to Digimon Survive. Originally planned to launch in 2019, but then delayed to 2020, 2021, and then the most recent delay to 2022, it's certainly been a long time comin
Thursday28th Oct 2021
News Digimon Survive Producer Habu Kazumasa Officially Confirms 2022 Delay
Game was originally supposed to be with us in 2019
Update: While the delay for Digimon Survive was practically confirmed back in July, we now have an official admission from the game's producer, Habu Kazumasa, that it's not coming until 2022: Original Story [Wed 28th Jul, 2021 16:30 BST]: It would appear that Digimon Survive is further away from...
Saturday28th Aug 2021
News Bandai Namco's Digimon Survive Has Been Rated In Australia
But when will it be released?
Digimon Survive has been delayed on multiple occasions but now we've got some more promising news about this long-awaited strategy RPG. While the game was recently spotted in TOEI Animation’s latest financial report under a section titled 'Fiscal Year 2022 Q3 and Beyond', it has now been rated by Austral
Thursday15th Oct 2020
News Digimon Survive Has Been Delayed To 2021
Update: The game's producer makes it official
Update: We now have confirmation that Digimon Survive has indeed been delayed to 2021. The game's producer, Kazumasa Habu, has shared the following (thanks, Gematsu): The Digimon Survive team would like to extend our thanks to fans from around the world for their support during development, especially...
Tuesday11th Aug 2020
News Toei Animation Europe Website Removes 2021 Release Date For Digimon Survive
Will it launch before the end of this year?
In April, there were reports that the upcoming adventure-tactical RPG Digimon Survive had gone from a 2020 release window to 'TBA'. At the time, it was believed to be tied to a development overhaul. Fortunately, for Digimon fans, it turned out to be a typo on Famitsu's behalf - with the Japanese site...
Thursday23rd Apr 2020
News Sounds Like Digimon Survive Isn't Being Delayed Again After All
Update: Bandai Namco responds
Update (Thu 23rd Apr, 2020 03:30 BST): A Bandai Namco representative in the United States has confirmed to Gematsu that Digimon Survive is still on track for a 2020 release. It turns out the original source, Famitsu, actually made an error: "the switch from 2020 to TBA is a typo on Famitsu’s side" Original...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2019
Video Take A Look At The Beautiful Opening Animation In Digimon Survive
The same one shown at Anime Expo
Following on from the delay of Digimon Survive, Bandai Namco has uploaded the game's opening movie to its official YouTube channel. This is the same trailer that was originally shown to attendees of the "Future of Digmon" panel at this year's Anime Expo. It contains English subtitles and sets the scene, as you might...
Tuesday9th Jul 2019
News Digimon Survive Producer Explains Why The Game Has Been Delayed Until 2020
"Sorry to keep you waiting"
Last weekend, during the "Future of Digimon" panel at the 2019 Anime Expo, Bandai Namco revealed the adventure-tactical RPG Digimon Survive had been delayed until next year. A few days on, producer Kazumasa Habu has now taken to Twitter, to explain why the game was delayed for the Switch and multiple other platforms...
Sunday7th Jul 2019
News Bandai Namco Delays Digimon Survive And Announces Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
Cyber Sleuth arrives this October
We're sorry to say, but Bandai Namco's adventure/tactical RPG Digimon Survive has been delayed until next year. After locking in a 2019 release last July, the multi-platform release has now been pushed back. This was confirmed during the "Future of Digimon" panel at this year's Anime Expo. To make up for this,...
