December2023
News Granzella's R-Type Tactics I & II Remakes Are Coming To Switch In "Fall 2024"
Update: Now scheduled to release next year
Update #3 [Sat 30th Dec, 2023 08:30 GMT]: Earlier this year in July, it was announced the release date of "Summer 2023" for R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos had been pushed back to 2024, with the aim to launch the game at the "earliest possible date". Now in an new broadcast this week, Granzella has narrowed...
April2021
News The R-Type Final 2 Demo For Switch Can Now Be Downloaded In The West
Full game arrives April 30th
It's a new month and that means a bunch of brand new games are en route to Switch. With this in mind, Granzella and NIS America have kicked things off with the local release of the R-Type Final 2 demo, ahead of the game's full launch. The demo can be downloaded via the Nintendo game page, or by heading on over to the...
March2021
News R-Type Final 2 Won't Follow The "Bullet Hell" Trend Seen In Recent Shmups
Final 2 will be the R-Type experience we've come to expect
R-Type Final 2 is only a month away and as that date approaches, we're slowly getting new information coming through. After releasing a new gameplay trailer last month and announcing a "Special Chronicle Box", lead designer Kazuma Kujo has given us a bet
January2021
News R-Type Final 2 Secures April Release In Japan And The U.S., Physical Editions Detailed
Update: Pre-orders now open
Update: NIS America has just confirmed that the game will launch in the U.S. on April 30th. It will ship in two physical variants. The 'Inaugural Flight Edition' will include: R-Type Final 2 for Nintendo Switch™/PS4™/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S R-Type® Final 2 Official Soundtrack The Artwork of R-Type® Final 2...
News R-Type Final 2's Getting A 'Special Chronicle Box', But There's No Game Included
You do get a face mask, though
As we get closer to R-Type Final 2's launch, Granzella has begun kicking its launch preparations into gear. Confirming a Japanese release date of April 29th via Famitsu, it has now revealed it'll be accompanied by a "Special Chronicle Box". Retailing at ¥16,830 – which roughly comes in around $160 / £117 – it...
December2020
News Development Of Disaster Report 5 Is Already Underway
Granzella teases next project
The Switch might have only got Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories in April, but series' developer Granzella has seemingly already begun work on the fifth game. In a 2020 retrospective article on its official website, the end of a section about the fourth game discusses the fifth title. It's mentioned how "planning and...
September2020
News R-Type Final 2's Release Date Confirmed For Spring 2021
Blasting off again
R-Type Final 2 will hit Switch and other formats early next year, it has been revealed. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine confirmed the news. The shooter – which is the sequel to the 2003 PlayStation 2 original (itself part of a series which began life in arcades in the '80s) – was crowdfunded to the tune of...
May2019
News R-Type Final 2 Kickstarter Campaign Will Include Nintendo Switch Version
Crowdfunding drive launches next week
Granzella has announced that the previously-confirmed Kickstarter campaign for R-Type Final 2 will include a Nintendo Switch version. The company – which is comprised of many former Irem staffers – has revealed the crowdfunding drive will begin on June 3rd. The game had previously been announced for the...
