Level-5 News Articles
Saturday10th Jan 2026
News Level-5 Teases More Updates For Inazuma Eleven And Fantasy Life i, Coming Soon
"Look forward to it!"
As the new year gets underway, Level-5's CEO Akihiro Hino has teased some of the company's plans for the earlier months of 2026. Fans of both Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time can apparently look forward to "free major updates" this month and next. There are no specific release dates...
Tuesday30th Dec 2025
"We appreciate your continued support"
Since arriving on the Switch and Switch 2, Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time has been acknowledging major sales milestones. In a brief update on social media, Level-5 has confirmed it's now surpassed 1.5 million copies in worldwide cumulative sales. As part of this, the developer is celebrating with a new...
Wednesday24th Dec 2025
News Fantasy Life i's Big Free DLC Is Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Welcome to Snoozaland
At last, after assuring fan's that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time's free DLC would be out "around Christmas", Level-5 has delivered the goods right on time. Version 2.0.0 is available to download now on Switch 1 & 2 and i
Wednesday17th Dec 2025
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's Huge New Update Kicks Off Next Week
Nothing mid(field) about this
Just one month after launch, Level-5 has announced that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's monster 'Galaxy & LBX DLC' free update will arrive next week on 21st December. The studio released a beefy four-minute trailer (above) showcasing all of the good stuff that you can expect to find in the new update, but we'll do our...
Tuesday16th Dec 2025
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Free DLC Is Still Coming This Month, So Don't Worry!
"around Christmas"
We're halfway through December, and Fantasy Life i fans may have been wondering "hey, where is that DLC that Level-5 revealed would be coming out this month?". Well, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has spoken up to put fan concern to bed. Yes, The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes is still coming this December on Switch 1 and 2, and...
Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Update 1.4 Brings Ranked CPU Matches, Advance Win, And More
Best footie feet forward
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has had another update to bring it up to version 1.4 following the recent 1.3 patch. This new patch brings all of the tweaks and additions made to other versions of the game (which we reckon is really very good, actually) t
Monday24th Nov 2025
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Lands New Update On Switch 1 & 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
He shoots, he scores
Over the weekend, Level-5 released a brand new update for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, booting the football RPG up to ver. 1.3.0 and adding some new features in the process. The newbies this time around are a level cap feature for Ranked and Lobby matches, and two new opportunities to switch characters when using the in-game...
Thursday20th Nov 2025
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Scores Its First Major Sales Milestone
Just one week after kickoff
The much-delayed Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road finally arrived on Switch and Switch 2 last week, and Level-5 has today announced that the football RPG has already scored its first major sales milestone. As shared by company CEO Akihiro Hino on X, Victory Road has already surpassed 500,000 sales worldwide. Sure, this is...
Tuesday11th Nov 2025
News Level-5 Shows Off The First 30 Minutes Of Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
Kicking off later this week
Yes, it really is here — Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, the soccer RPG from Level-5 which has seen multiple delays and two name changes, finally launches on 13th November 2025 on Switch and Switch 2. And ahead of that day, the developer has shared the first 30 minutes of the game's story mode. The footage (above) is...
Friday7th Nov 2025
News After Years Of Delays, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Finally Has A 'Final' Trailer
Three of them, to be precise
You'd be forgiven for thinking that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road came out years ago. We've been hearing about this Level-5 RPG under a variety of names since way back in 2018, but now, as the 13th November kick-off date draws ever closer, the game has finally scored a 'final' trailer. Three of them, in fact. The above...
Monday27th Oct 2025
News Level-5 Flexes Its Upcoming Titles In New Anniversary Art
More games teased for the future
Level-5 is celebrating its 27th anniversary tomorrow (28th October), and to mark the occasion, company president Akihiro Hino has shared a sweet piece of new birthday art. The illustration packs in characters from Layton, Inazuma Eleven, DECAPOLICE, Fantasy Life and even Holy Horror Mansion — about which we still...
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
Kick-off next month
After multiple delays, Level-5's Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is finally launching on the Switch and Switch 2 next month. In the latest broadcast before the game's arrival, the development team has now shared some new details about what Nintendo fans can expect in terms of the game's resolution and performance. This includes how...
Tuesday14th Oct 2025
Hopefully it doesn't get delayed again
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road for the Switch and Switch 2 has been delayed multiple times, but according to Level-5's previous update, the match will finally kick-off on 13th November 2025. Before we get to this, it appears there's apparently one more update in the form of a live stream. This Japanese broadcast...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News New Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Trailer Dives Into Level-5's Repeatedly Delayed Baller
Finally scoring on Switch this November
It's that time of year again when Level-5 reminds us all that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is a real game, and this time, there's even a brand-new trailer to boot. The repeatedly delayed football RPG will finally be arriving on Switch and Switch 2 on 13th November, and today's Tokyo Game Show trailer gives us...
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Scores A Free DLC Update This December
Get to know a new and mysterious character...
Professor Layton's delay isn't the only news from Level-5 today. To help lift spirits, it's now officially revealed the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time major (and entirely free) DLC. This was originally teased earlier this year in
News Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Has Been Delayed Until 2026
Here's a new trailer to make up for it
We've got some breaking news from Level-5, with the company today confirming Professor Layton and The New World of Steam will no longer arrive on the Switch and Switch 2 this year. This update comes alongside the latest trailer at the Tokyo Game Show. It's now scheduled to arrive at some point in 2026. Here's...
Wednesday20th Aug 2025
News Fantasy Life i's New Update Is Finally Live On Switch 1 & 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Photo Mode arrives
Remember last month when Level-5 said that it would be adding a Photo Mode to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time in a July update? That patch got hit with a last-minute delay, but today, it has been released in all its glory. The ver. 1.5.0 update is now live on Switch and Switch 2, adding the long-awaited Photo Mode,...
Thursday31st Jul 2025
News Fantasy Life i Scores More Fresh Features In Next Month's Update, Here's What's Included
Snap some pics
Earlier this month, Level-5 announced that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time would be treated to a Photo Mode in an upcoming July update. Rather unsurprisingly — given that today is the 31st July and all — the dev has revealed that the update has been pushed back to next month, but this is no bad thing, because it looks...
Saturday19th Jul 2025
News Level-5 Delays Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road For Switch And Switch 2
Now arriving this November
After multiple delays, Level-5 has announced it will be delaying its upcoming title Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road again. Instead of the previous August release date, it's now been pushed back to 13th November 2025 for the Switch 2, Switch and multiple other platforms. The latest delay is apparently tied to recordings,...
Tuesday8th Jul 2025
News Fantasy Life i Switch 2 Physical Release And Photo Mode Update Announced
As global cumulative sales surpass one million
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time got off to a positive start in May, and it seems we've now got an official update from Level-5 – with the company announcing today the "global cumulative sales" for the title have now surpassed 1.2 million units. This figure combines all version sales including...
Wednesday2nd Jul 2025
News Fantasy Life i's Latest Switch 1 & 2 Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
With some exclusive Switch 2 tweaks
Level-5 is showing no signs of slowing down with these Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time updates, as it has just rolled out another one for both the Switch 2 and Switch 1 editions of the game. Nintendo's new hybrid lands some exclusive tweaks this time around, with the ver. 1.4.0 patch adjusting some...
Thursday26th Jun 2025
News Fantasy Life i's Success Due To Changes Made Just A Year Before Launch
Parkour and open worlds to the rescue
Level-5 has certainly been riding quite the high of late with the release of its very well-received Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. We gave the game a 9/10 in both its Switch and Switch 2 forms, so we can confirm it's a bit of a banger. Now, straight off the back of all this success, Level-5 CEO...
Wednesday25th Jun 2025
News Level-5 CEO Sees AI As 'Tool For Communication And Efficiency Improvement'
AI content doesn't make it to the final game
We've been seeing the AI-related opinions a video game creator bandied about a bit already over the past few days, with Smash Bros' director Masahiro Sakurai being ever-so-slightly mistranslated in his thoughts over the use of the new tech in artistic endeavours. Now Level-5's CEO, Akihiro Hino, has been...
Thursday19th Jun 2025
News Fantasy Life i Free DLC Will Steal More Time In Huge Roguelike Open World Mode
That really is updating the world
Just under a month ago, Level-5 revealed that it would be releasing free DLC for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which has been a huge success for the Japanese developer. The game has sold over 1 million copies across all platforms, and the Switch 2 version in particular is absolutely fantastic. Now, the...
News Fantasy Life i Scores Another Switch 1 & 2 Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Bringing things in line with other systems
Hot off the back of last week's update, Level-5 has released another patch for the Switch 1 and Switch 2 versions of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, bumping the games up to ver 1.3.3 and bringing them in line with the PlayStation, Xbox and Steam versions (feature-wise). You might recall that the...
Thursday12th Jun 2025
Japanese Charts Switch 2 Crushes PS2 To Become Fastest-Selling Console Ever
Nearly 1 million consoles sold!
The latest Japanese boxed charts are here, courtesy of Famitsu, and golly gosh, would you believe it, Mario Kart World has stormed to the top with a total of 782,566 copies sold. That's simply incredible. The next in line is the Switch 1 version of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma with 45,703 copies sold. Truth be...
News New Fantasy Life i Update Lands On Switch 1 & 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Improved visuals on the new console
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time proved an unexpected hit to round out the Switch generation last month, with a Switch 2 version arriving just in time for the console's launch. Today, Level-5 has released an update with improvements for both consoles to keep things in tip-top condition. The ver. 1.3.0...
Friday30th May 2025
News New Videos Show How Fantasy Life i Has Been Beefed Up On Switch 2
Stronger visuals and faster load times
Level-5 has released two new videos via its YouTube channel to showcase exactly how Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has been improved on the Switch 2 (thanks, Nintendo Everything). It's pretty self-explanatory stuff here, really. The first video focuses on graphics and performance, showing how Switch...
Thursday29th May 2025
Japanese Charts Fantasy Life i Caps Off The Switch 1 With A Big Win
This is the life
Famitsu has published the latest boxed charts for Japan, and it's a huge win for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Okay, we say "huge", these figures don't exactly look great compared to what we might have seen a few years back, but hey, it's a solid start. The Switch version is the king here, of course, but PS5 has also...
Tuesday27th May 2025
News Fantasy Life i Gets Switch 2 Release Date With Paid Upgrade Path For Switch 1 Players
And it's coming launch day
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time's Switch 2 release date has been shared by Level-5 — and it's very, very soon. As in, the new console's launch day of 5th June 2025. Now, a bunch of you may already be playing the game on Switch — it only just launched on 21st May, after all. But fear not, you'll be able to...
