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Thursday4th Apr 2024
News PlatinumGames' Sol Cresta Blasts Off With DLC In New 'Complete Set' Edition
Available today!
PlatinumGames launched the final wave of DLC for its free-form shoot-em-up title Sol Cresta in December 2022. Now, almost a year and a half on, the studio has returned to the space shooter with a new 'Complete Set' edition. The Sol Cresta Complete Set is now available on the Switch eShop with a special launch discount bringing the...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Shinji Mikami And Hideki Kamiya Set To Host Talk On Careers And Future Plans
The start of a new venture?
Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya, who both left their respective companies in 2023, are set to host a joint conversation on their careers and future plans at the Archipel Caravan Festival in Tokyo on December 16, 2023. As reported by VGC, the talk, simply dubbed ‘Shinji Mikami x Hideki Kamiya’, will also see the...
Monday25th Sep 2023
News Hideki Kamiya Is Leaving PlatinumGames
"I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way"
PlatinumGames has announced that Hideki Kamiya, its co-founder and vice-president, is leaving the company. The announcement on X confirmed that Kamiya's departure date will be October 12th, 2023. Hideki Kamiya has been a significant figure within PlatinumGames since its formation in 2007,...
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
News Shmup Sol Cresta Lands Additional Fighters In New DLC
Free update also available
PlatinumGames has announced that its standard shmup from earlier this year, Sol Cresta, is having a whole new wave of content added to it in the form of DLC packages and a free update. While the no-cost additions focus on expanding the game's Caravan Mode as well as the usual tweaks to the player experience, the DLC is...
Tuesday13th Sep 2022
News PlatinumGames Launches Free Switch Demo For Sol Cresta
Get a taste of the game's 'Dramatic Mode'
PlatinumGames has announced that it has launched a free Nintendo Switch demo for its shoot-em-up title Sol Cresta. The demo - titled Sol Cresta Trial Version - is being rolled out today, however the specific time of its release may differ depending on your region (at the time of writing, it is not yet...
Thursday14th Jul 2022
News SuperDeluxe Announces Reprint Of 'Sol Cresta' Physical And Collector's Edition For Japan
Includes figures, soundtrack, and a tiny arcade cabinet
[Update: Thu 14th Jul, 2022 19:30 BST] Correction: The Collector's Edition and Physical Edition of Sol Cresta were previously sold in the West through Limited Run Games, and have since sold out. These two new releases allow players to purchase the two versions again through LRG's newly-formed...
Tuesday5th Jul 2022
News PlatinumGames' Shmup Sol Cresta Receives An Update, Here's What's Included
Bayonetta 3 can wait
In case you missed it, Sol Cresta actually got a release on Switch earlier this year (after starting out life as an April Fool's joke). Since then, PlatinumGames has been issuing updates for this new shoot 'em up, and we're now up to the next major one (Version 1.0.4). The Japanese publisher and developer has shared the full...
Friday1st Apr 2022
News PlatinumGames Announces "Neo-Classic Arcade Shocking 10" On April Fools' Day
What a joke
You know what day it is and you know how PlatinumGames' director Hideki Kamiya has a habit of trolling fans. With this in mind, the Japanese company known for series like Bayonetta has broadcast a clearly fake press conference earlier today announcing the "Neo-Classic Arcade Shocking 10" — a series supposedly comprised of the existing...
Thursday24th Mar 2022
News Sol Cresta Update Fixes A Bunch Of Issues
Easy difficulties also adjusted
Sol Cresta has been out for a few months now and we thought it was a pretty decent in our review, highlighting its interesting system and superb soundtrack, but criticising the visuals and its overall lack of polish, awarding the game a 7/10. It looks like PlatinumGames are at least looking to apply a bit of TLC to...
Tuesday1st Mar 2022
News Sol Cresta Stream To Share Useful Tips And Secret Techniques On 5th March
With soundtrack and poster sets to give away too!
PlatinumGames' surprise sequel to Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta has been out for a few weeks now, but that's not stopping the Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 developers. Sol Cresta is getting a dedicated stream on 5th March. Aptly titled "Deep Space Strategic Stream for Cadets and Commanders",
Thursday24th Feb 2022
Nintendo Download 24th February (Europe)
Atelier Sophie 2! SOL CRESTA! Monark!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail eShop - New Releases: Amazing Machines (TREVA, 24th Feb,...
Thursday17th Feb 2022
Nintendo Download 17th February (North America)
Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection! More Voice of Cards! Monark!
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:...
Friday4th Feb 2022
News PlatinumGames' Sol Cresta Is Receiving A Limited Run Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open later today
A few weeks ago, PlatinumGames finally locked in a release date for its new shmup game Sol Cresta. It'll be arriving later this month on 22nd February for €39.99 / $39.99 / 3,980 yen. In addition to a digital release, Limited Run Games has now also announced standard and collector's edition physical copies of the game...
Sunday23rd Jan 2022
News PlatinumGames' Sol Cresta Blasts Onto Nintendo Switch This February
It's official!
After having to delay its "must-watch" livestream earlier this month, PlatinumGames has now finally aired its "release date forum" - locking in a release date for its anticipated shmup, Sol Cresta. Hideki Kamiya has confirmed it will land on the Switch eShop next month on 22nd February for €39.99 / $39.99 / 3,980 yen. In addition...
Tuesday11th Jan 2022
News Platinum's "Must-Watch" Sol Cresta Release Date Broadcast Postponed Due To Technical Issues
"We are truly sorry"
Update [Tue 11th Jan, 2022 05:30 GMT]: If you were wondering what happened to Platinum's Sol Cresta broadcast that was scheduled to air on YouTube last weekend, it's been postponed. It's apparently due to "technical difficulties" with streaming equipment and a new date for the broadcast will be organised soon. In the meantime,...
Monday6th Dec 2021
News Hideki Kamiya Talks About Why He's Making Sol Cresta, And What's Next For PlatinumGames
The answer is "because he wants to"
"It may sound surprising to some people that PlatinumGames is working on [a classic shoot 'em up]," says Hideki Kamiya in an interview with Cutscenes, a YouTube channel that creates documentaries about Japanese creatives. " we haven't built the studio with the sole purpose of making action games." Kamiya's...
Wednesday3rd Nov 2021
News PlatinumGames Delays Sol Cresta, Hideki Kamiya Says A December Launch Is "Not Possible"
"I apologise very sincerely"
Hideki Kamiya’s "Very Sorry Stream" just wrapped up and if you're wondering why it was called that in the first place, it's because PlatinumGames has had to delay its upcoming shoot 'em up, Sol Cresta. Kamiya broke this news very early on in the stream. While the game was originally locked in for a 9th December...
Monday1st Nov 2021
News PlatinumGames To Host 'Hideki Kamiya's Very Sorry' Livestream For Sol Cresta
Umm, what?
Nintendo Directs are one thing, but can we tempt you with a Hideki Kamiya's Very Sorry Stream instead? Yes, PlatinumGames has announced that it'll be hosting a live stream for its upcoming shooter Sol Cresta tomorrow. The stream will be approximately an hour long, although no further details about the show's content have been provided...
Thursday2nd Sep 2021
News Sol Cresta Brings More Shmup Action To Switch This December, DLC Too
Platinum's next release is en route
At BitSummit 2021 today, PlatinumGames announced a release date for its new shoot 'em up Sol Cresta. It'll be released on all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, on 9th December this year for $39.99 / €39.99 or your regional equivalent. It's also been revealed how the game will be receiving "Sol Cresta...
Saturday28th Aug 2021
News PlatinumGames Reveals Arcade Cabinet For Upcoming Shmup 'Sol Cresta'
Will be at next week's BitSummit event
During its 'Super Summer Festival' livestream, PlatinumGames' lifted the lid on its Sol Cresta arcade cabinet. Yes, that's right - the sequel to the arcade shoot 'em-ups Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta - is getting its very own cabinet. Hideki Kamiya explained how the cabinet - which still appears to be in the...
Tuesday24th Aug 2021
News PlatinumGames Confirms Upcoming 'Super Summer Festival' Livestream
Wonderful 101 and Sol Cresta confirmed, no Bayonetta 3 (unsurprisingly)
PlatinumGames has announced that it is going to run a 'Super Summer Festival' livestream soon - it's taking place on 27th August at 8pm Pacific / 11pm Eastern, which is 28th August at 4am UK / 5am CEST. Ouch, for those of us in Europe. There'll be an English version of the...
Thursday5th Aug 2021
News Platinum's Retro Sequel 'Sol Cresta' Gets New Trailer (And Yuzo Koshiro)
Out of this world
We heard about Sol Cresta — a sequel to arcade shoot-'em-ups Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta — around April Fool's Day this year, and, honestly, we weren't sure if Platinum Games was pulling our leg (partly because it was their April Fool's joke for 2020). But now, a few months later, they've released
