Aksys Games News Articles
Sunday9th Feb 2025
News "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Fighter Blazing Strike Outlines Plans For 2025
Including updates and free DLC
The relatively new fighting game Blazing Strike made its debut on the Switch in October last year and publisher Aksys Games has now provided details on what's ahead for 2025. The plan is to release a "lobby/spectator patch" in "mid-February, this will be followed by a crossplay patch in the "coming months", the...
Saturday10th Aug 2024
News Fitness Boxing Feat. Hatsune Miku DLC Revealed
Out this September on Switch
Ahead of Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing outing this September, Aksys Games has officially revealed the DLC on the way to the game. Players looking for some extra exercise will be able to purchase the Miku Exercise Editor, two background music packs, and additional costumes. Here's the full rundown (via PR): Miku Exercise...
Saturday6th Jul 2024
Round Up Aksys Games Panel Anime Expo 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Blazing Strike, Hatsune Miku DLC...the list goes on!
As part of this week's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Aksys Games has revealed multiple titles and shared new information about some previously revealed games on the way to the Nintendo Switch. This even includes some games from its partners. Below is the full round up from the Aksys Games Panel:...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Officially Comes West This Autumn
Released in Japan this March
It's official, folks. After being rated by the ESRB back in April, Aksys Games has today announced that Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU will receive a Western release this Autumn. The game was originally announced in last year's Japanese September Direct with an
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Arcade Fighter Blazing Strike Locks In Summer 2024 Switch Release
Check out the new character trailer
Remember the Capcom and SNK-inspired 2D-pixel fighter Blazing Strike? It was originally revealed for the Switch and multiple other platforms in 2021. Now, in an update on the 'All Aksys' Twitch channel earlier before, it's been confirmed this title will be arriving in "Summer 2024". There's a new character...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Falcom Action RPG 'Tokyo Xanadu eX+' Is Coming To Switch
Coming in June
Aksys Games is bringing Falcom's action RPG Tokyo Xanadu eX+ to Switch in June 2024. The publisher announced this during today's All Aksys event, which was streamed on Twitch. Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is an enhanced version of the PS Vita RPG Tokyo Xanadu, which was released back in 2015. Taking place in an alternate reality of Tokyo, which...
Monday3rd Jul 2023
News Otome Visual Novel 'Radiant Tale' Launches On Switch Later This Month
The circus is coming
If you're a fan of Otome visual novels, then you'll want to keep an eye on this month's Radiant Tale, launching on July 27th, 2023. Developed by Idea Factory and published by Aksys Games, the game originally launched in Japan back on May 26th, 2022, and follows protagonist Tifalia as she joins a dysfunctional troupe known as...
Tuesday2nd May 2023
News The Switch Game With The Most Absurd Title Gets A Release Window
Ah, Mon-Yu!
A little while back, we reported on Mon-Yu, an upcoming game for the Switch that just happened to have the most ridiculous title we've seen on the console so far. As a reminder, the game is officially called
Sunday3rd Jul 2022
Round Up Aksys Announces Multiple New Switch Games, Arriving In 2023
Coming in 2023
Anime Expo 2022 is currently underway this weekend, and as part of this Aksys Games has announced several new titles during its own company panel. It's also showcasing a number of games at Booth 2011 in the Exhibit Hall throughout the weekend. Here's the full round up: Shuuen no Virche ~ErroЯ:Salvation [English title pending] -...
Friday18th Feb 2022
News Aksys Announces New Games And Limited Editions On Their 'All Aksys' Livestream
Aksys not denied
The 'All Aksys' livestream, which took place on 17th February, is the publisher's version of a Nintendo Direct showcase with a clever name. It was also entirely focused on Aksys games, of course — a studio known for localising Japanese games for English-speaking markets. Here are the two new game reveals from the livestream, both...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
News 'All Aksys' Showcase To Feature At Least 6 Upcoming Switch Games
The events keep coming
Today's brought the rather exciting news of an upcoming Nintendo Direct, but for Switch fans there seem to be other intriguing showcases to come this month. One is 'All Aksys', the second broadcast with that name to come our way from Aksys Games; it'll air on 17th February at 9am Pacific / noon Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm CET on...
Saturday7th Aug 2021
News Aksys Games Shares First Look At "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Arcade Fighter Blazing Strike
2D pixel art street fights are back
If you have fond memories of 2D pixel fighting games and sometimes wish you could just return to this golden era, you might want to keep an eye on Blazing Strike published by Aksys Games and developed by RareBreed Makes Games. We first heard about this one back in May and now in an update, the team has released a...
Friday6th Aug 2021
News 'All Aksys' Showcase Event To Feature At Least 7 Switch Games
Watch it now!
Update: As we reported in early July, the 'All Aksys' showcase will feature a broad variety of games. You can watch it live below or over on the AksysGames Twitch page - enjoy! Original Article: Aksys Games is a publisher that's brought a lot of games to Switch, earning plenty of fans in the process. Now the company has confirmed...
Wednesday20th May 2020
News New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Livestream event to include KOEI TECMO, AKSYS and Inti Creates
E3 may be skipping 2020, but other bodies are stepping up to fill the summer video game vacuum. There's Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which will be delivering news and announcements throughout a four-month window, but there's also a new Expo in town, and it's got some big names...
Sunday4th Aug 2019
News Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] Announced At EVO 2019
The cult 2D fighting favourite rebalanced and optimised
At the EVO 2019 Championship Series, currently taking place in Las Vegas, Aksys Games and Arc System Works announced Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late would be released in North America in early 2020. This is a revision of Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late and was previously rated for the Switch and...
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Monday8th Jul 2019
News Death Mark Follow-Up Spirit Hunter: NG Is Coming To Switch In October
Multiple visual novels, new and old, also announced at Anime Expo 2019
Aksys Games has announced its 2019 lineup of Switch games at Anime Expo 2019. Fresh among them was Spirit Hunter: NG, the second volume in the series which began with last year's horror game Death Mark. Described as a 'companion story' to the original, this entry has you playing...
Friday5th Jul 2019
News Catch A Physical Version Of Fishing Star: World Tour Later This Year
The one you've been waiting for
At the start of this year, Fishing Star: World Tour was released on the Switch eShop across all-regions. If you've been holding out for a physical release, you're in luck. Aksys Games will be releasing a hard copy later this year in both North America and Europe. The game will be priced at $29.99 in the US. This...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
Feature Harvest Moon Creator Yasuhiro Wada Serves Up Details On Little Dragons Café
Recipe calls for two twins, one dragon egg
If you’re a millennial – and had an enjoyable childhood whatsoever – you're surely familiar with the Harvest Moon games. Yasuhiro Wada, the original mastermind behind this series, has dabbled in many areas throughout his career – specifically focusing on simulation games. However, his most recent...
Saturday7th Jul 2018
News Two Spooky Titles Published By Aksys Games Are Coming To Switch
Are you afraid of ghosts?
During the same panel at the 2018 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Aksys Games revealed the scary 2D side-scrolling adventure, Ghost Parade, would arrive on the Nintendo Switch in 2019. Developed by the Indonesian-based studio, Lentera, Ghost Parade tells the story of a girl named Suri who is lost in a forest and must find her...
News Aksys Games Announces Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax For Switch
Unleash bullet-hell with your friends
During a panel at the 2018 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Aksys Games announced the positively-received shmup - Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - would be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. As a member of the new Galactic Police Force, your task is to restore peace and order...
Friday23rd Mar 2018
Video Grab A Cuppa And Enjoy 15 Minutes Of Little Dragons Cafe Footage
Dragonian times
Earlier this month we got to feast our eyes on some tasty new screens for Yasuhiro Wada's latest offering, Little Dragons Café, and now we've got another starter to enjoy before the main course arrives this summer - 15 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Switch curio. Uploaded by the good folks at Ninte
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
News Feast Your Eyes (And Your Belly) On These Little Dragons Café Screens
It seemingly has an August release date, too
Last month, publisher Aksys Games confirmed the quirky world of Little Dragons Café is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, and now we've been treated to some of the first delectable screens from the game (courtesy of Gamefly). Coming from creator Yasuhiro Wada, who brought us the enduring...
Thursday22nd Feb 2018
News You Can Visit The Little Dragons Café On Switch This Summer
Yasuhiro Wada's next big game
We've just got word that Aksys Games will be bringing Little Dragons Café, the latest tour de' force by renowned game designer Yasuhiro Wada, to the Nintendo Switch sometime toward the end of Summer this year. Wada is most well-known for creating the popular Bokujō Monogatari series (published under the...
Friday16th Sep 2016
News Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories Arrives on the 3DS eShop Soon
From Taisuke Kanasaki and his team
It often happens that a rather niche and intriguing title is announced for the Japanese market, and we sigh and doubt it'll ever come to the West. With that in mind it was pleasing in the Summer when Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories was confirmed for localisation to the West by Aksys, given a Fall...
Monday4th Jul 2016
News Aksys is Bringing Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories to the 3DS This Year
Led by Taisuke Kanasaki and former CiNG staff
A while ago we told you about a new title being developed by Arc System Works, Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division – Distant Memories, which was being led by Taisuke Kanasaki and was employing the talents of multiple staff from the now shuttered CiNG studio. They're well known for...
Friday8th Apr 2016
Gallery Gawk At 3DS Screens for Zero Time Dilemma
Like on Vita, but slightly fuzzier
In early March we shared some rather attractive Famitsu scans and screenshots of Zero Time Dilemma, the upcoming third part of the series that's very much on our radar, especially as it's heading to the West on 28th June. Handsome as those shots were, they were mostly of the Vita version, which makes use of the...
Thursday17th Mar 2016
News Zero Time Dilemma Launches on 28th June in North America and Europe
Digital and physical for NA, digital only for Europe
The Zero Escape series is an interesting entry in the genre of visual storytelling. Depicting a riveting tale of imprisonment and escape, the previous two games have been critically acclaimed for their dynamic approach to storytelling. While it is true that this type of game is something of an...
Friday11th Mar 2016
News Chronicles Of Teddy: Harmony Of Exidus Arrives On The Wii U eShop Later This Month
After slipping from its Fall 2015 release
Aksys Games has announced that it is bringing LookAtMyGame's Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus to the Wii U eShop at the end of this month. A 2D platforming epic with RPG elements, Chronicles of Teddy has NPC interaction, over 30 hours of gameplay and plenty of unlockables. It was originally expected...
Friday19th Feb 2016
Random Real Zero Escape: Trust on Trial Will Take a Literal Approach to the Iconic Game Series
Experience to launch on 15th April in LA
Plenty of press releases that work their way to our inbox have little relevance to Nintendo or games on its systems, but occasionally a slightly off-the-wall release actually achieves the task of being interesting. One example has come in from Aksys Games, which is partnering up with SCRAP Entertainment and...
Sunday24th Jan 2016
News The Zero Time Dilemma Watch Goes For a Metallic Style
Aksys suggests future stock outside of pre-orders
Gamers with a love for narrative-driven experiences are likely fans of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, and the pleasing news is that the third entry in the series - Zero Time Dilemma is coming to 3DS this year.
