Level-5 announced that there will be free Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Update the World DLC released worldwide. The CEO Akihiro Hino brought it up on social media, and the official website updated soon after. The statements noted it is due to how many people bought it on various platforms and ed the game. There’s no release window for it yet, though the site noted the goal is for it to appear “as soon as possible.”

There are no exact details about what we can expect from this add-on yet. However, it seems like some of the Fantasy Life i free DLC will involve endgame or post-game additions. Part of the Update the World additions specifically mention activities that will involve using “high-rarity weapons” and different types of later gear to complete them. 

The other part of it sounds like it could mean more gear, furniture, or food items. Level-5 confirmed more recipes will be a part of the update. These are needed for every one of the game’s crafting Lives to create new equipment, furniture, food, potions, mounts, and cosmetic items.

While we wait for the free DLC, Level-5 is sharing free content for Fantasy Life i in other ways. There is a Gift section in the in-game menu, and entering codes there allows us to get free items. These are things we can craft, find, or buy in-game normally. So far, two codes appeared the week the game launched. Note that if you’re on the Switch, you need Nintendo Switch Online to redeem them. 

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is available now worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and it will also come to the Switch 2. There's no release window yet for the eventual free DLC.

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In Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, we can enter codes for gifts after playing for a bit to immediately gain extra items or rewards. While the game only debuted on May 21, 2025, Level-5 already started sharing some of these, with two available so far. The goal for the first two releases seems to be to build up item reserves quickly and easily without spending Dosh or doing some crafting.

How do I redeem codes for gifts in Fantasy Life i?  13193i

After getting through the tutorial and taking on your first of many Lives, you’ll be able to open up the Weird Pad (menu) and find a Gifts section. Going to that will let you enter an eight-digit code to get some items to make adventuring a little easier. However, note that you do need to be online to redeem any of them. Note that on the Switch and eventual Switch 2 versions, Level-5 said you will need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to redeem codes.

After connecting to the internet, type in the code with the keyboard. Once you hit accept, the item will be given to you. You don’t need to go to the Guild Office box to get them like you did the Deluxe Edition items.

Here’s a gallery of official images showing how to go through this process.

What are the Fantasy Life i gift codes so far? 1i94n

Level-5 started sharing these codes for gifts on the official social media for Fantasy Life i, so following that is a good idea. Of course, following this site is handy. There are no expiration codes noted, so you should be able to always use these. 

Here are the two codes:

• A56LCE87 - 3 Life Cures, 5 Energy Powders, 5 Healing Powders, 5 Hi-HP Potions, 5 Hi-SP Potions
• T2GC6EQL - 3 Healing Powders, 3 Life Cures, 3 Power Aids, 3 Resistance Aids, 5 HP Potions, 5 SP Potions

And here’s a gallery showing official images of the codes.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is available for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and it will also come to the Switch 2. 

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Level-5 announced it will release a Switch 2 version of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, complete with an upgrade option for Switch owners, in the future. The official site announcement noted it is in the works, but it won’t be out on May 21, 2025 alongside the other versions and the release date “will be announced at a later date.” The US reveal didn’t include a price, but the Japanese social media post said it will be 300円 (~$2).

So far, only two upgrades came up when Level-5 explained what will be different between the Switch and Switch 2 versions of Fantasy Life i. The company noted it will feature a high resolution. It didn’t explain what that resolution will be, though. It also noted there will be high framerate ed with that version. Again, that wasn’t specified. It will still need Nintendo Switch Online to play with others online. Also, cross-save is confirmed, so long as you make and to your Epic Games .

As a reminder, Level-5 already said people who get the Fantasy Life i Digital Deluxe Edition version on one console would need to also own that version of the game on another one to access the extra content via cross-save. It didn’t note if this will apply to the Switch and Switch 2 versions, or if the 300円 (~$2) upgrade cost would cover that.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will come to the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on May 21, 2025, and the Switch 2 version is confirmed.

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After a shift in development and many delays, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has a real and set 2025 release date. The game will debut on August 21, 2025. The reveals during Level-5’s showcase confirmed it is now a console and computer-only experience and only appear digitally as well.

The new platforms for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road are now the  Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Every system will get it at the same time, and both cross-play and cross-save will be ed. The Switch 2 and Xbox Series X is new. So is the confirmation it will appear in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. However, it seems mobile for Android and iOS devices is gone.

We will only see the game available digitally. However, standard and deluxe editions will appear. The price for the base game on all platforms, Switch 2 excluded, is $69.99/£57.99/€69.99. The deluxe version is $79.99/£65.99/€79.99, or someone with the base version can that. If someone gets that edition, they get immediate access to Fei Rune, Football Clubroom and Rai Rai Noodles for Bond Town, the Promise Pendant experience booster accessory, and a Victory Jump goal celebration emote. If someone plays on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, or PC, then they also get early access. The announcement said this happens on August 19, 2025 JST, so that should be August 18, 2025 in other regions.

There will be a pre-order bonus for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road on every platform. If we buy early, we get a Dark Emperors Kit to wear, a Bracelet of Victory accessory that boosts earned experience, and a Character Training set. The set gives people a collection of beans to affect stats. So someone gets five each of the Acuity, Finesse, Intellect, Kick, Steadfast, Toughness, and Velocity Beans, for a total of 35 Beans.

Here is the full showcase, which includes additional details about platform-specific character boosts, gameplay features, and other details. Guest voice actors also ended up being confirmed at about the 30 minute mark, with figures like Hikakin voicing Winsor Compete and Hololive Vtuber Ichijou Ririka being pulled in to play Amelia Rainwalker.  

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the release date is August 21, 2025.

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Level-5 announced a new Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road presentation that suggests we’ll finally get a release date and final details about the soccer game. That will air during the Inazuma Eleven V Heroes Showcase 2025 at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm CET on April 11, 2025. It will appear on YouTube. That’s also about when the Beta Test Demo for this Inazuma Eleven game will disappear.

There will actually be two different versions of the stream. However, the content will be identical in each one. Level-5 is just sharing it in every game in which the game will be released. So there’s one for people who want the details in Japanese, and the other features subtitles in English or Traditional Chinese.

A few details did come up about it. The stream will last for around 30 minutes. It will cover the release date. It will also discuss some last details about the title.

Here’s the placeholder video:

This comes after multiple delays. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road first basically started as Inazuma Eleven: Balance of Ares, which eventually only ended up being an anime. Instead, Level-5 restarted development, which led to this entry. At first that was going to be Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes, before it became the title we should hopefully see in the near future. 

As for that Beta Test Demo, it is about to be gone. Level-5 already removed it from the Switch eShop. However, it will be taken off the PlayStation Store and Steam on April 11, 2025.

As for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, its release date continually got pushed back. At first, it had a 2023 release window. That slipped to 2024, which is when a Beta Test Demo ended up appearing. Its current release window is June 2025. 

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will debut on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, PC via Steam, and mobile devices, and we’ll learn the release date during the Inazuma Eleven V Heroes Showcase 2025 at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm CET on April 11, 2025.

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April Fools’ Day is here once again. April 1, 2025 marks the day in which game companies make some intriguing, funny, and sometimes questionable jokes that shouldn’t be taken seriously at all. Here are all of the best game April Fools’ Day jokes regarding English games in 2025 you should know about.

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Zenless Zone Zero went for the tongue in cheek “joke” this year that appears to also be seemingly true in a way. The announcement of a new Bangboo arrives in the fake in-game event “An Outstanding Partner.” This Bangboo’s name is XBOO and it certainly carries the classic Xbox logo and green aesthetic.

While XBOO is fake, this joke might actually be hinting at an official Xbox release someday down the line. This is one to certainly keep an eyes on at least.

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Level-5 is hard at work on the release of Fantasy Life i, but the developer took the time to both market the game and jest at another game in the process. A really well done trailer showcases the supposed announcement to Animal Crossing: New Horizons known as Life Crossing: Fantasy Horizons. While fake, it honestly looks great with the different animal creatures and the like, but, thankfully, we’ll get Fantasy Life i in the near future.

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This announcement appears to be a joke, though it arguably shouldn’t be. The mobile game FFVII Ever Crisis teased a supposed Academy event. This reimagines the cast of the beloved JRPG as high schoolers at academies. You get Cloud looking like a baseball star, Barret as a teacher, and Aerith and Tifa looking great. Plus, there is a rival Shinra school with Sephiroth and others.

Unfortunately, this is most likely just a joke given its announcement window. It is a shame, though, since it has a lot of stunning art associated with it for the characters.

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Palworld is celebrating April Fools’ Day with a game joke you might be familiar with. Once again, PocketPair is showing off More Than Just Pals. This is the same visual novel from 2024’s joke where you get to romance humanoid versions of the Pals. It is even more elaborate this time with a Steam page for the spin-off game. I don’t want to get your hopes up, but this once joke may actually turn out to be real down the line, which would be spectacular.

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As you might expect, a remarkable indie title released in 2023 certainly doesn’t need a remaster. Rather than joke about the seemingly endless collaborations it has, Dave the Diver joked for April Fool’s Day about a remastered version. This supposed version is coming out for the YS7 and Ybox Series X/L. You’ll have to wait a while for this fake remaster, though, as it is set to arrive in 2049.

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Best 3D Turn-based JRPGs on Switch

The Switch is well-known for its excellent selection of JRPGs, and traditionally these feature turn-based combat. However, in recent years, favor has turned to action RPGs and turn-based games have been pushed to the side; even Pokémon’s next game has real-time combat. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t excellent 3D turn-based JRPGs. On the contrary there are many excellent games on the Switch from the genre. Here are our 10 favorite 3D turn-based JRPGs available on Nintendo Switch. 

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As we excitedly wait for the next entry in the series, Atelier Yumia, we had to add one of these games to the list. While the more recent entries in the Atelier series are all action combat, the series is best known for its turn-based roots. Most games from the series are available on Switch, but we’ve chosen Atelier Ayesha as the representative for this list, as the beginning of the glorious Dusk Trilogy.

As the name suggests, the series is about people working in ateliers, and there is a strong emphasis on collecting resources out in the world in order to craft items and potions that you can use in battle. This means that the strategic layer to the game is evident both in and out of combat. One of the best things about Atelier Ayesha is that once you’re finished there are plenty of other games in the series to enjoy.

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Everyone talks about Paper Mario – in particular The Thousand-Year Door – but the game that the series was built from hardly gets mentioned. Super Mario RPG originally launched on the SNES, when very few games were made with 3D graphics. It was a risk in many ways. There was not only the question of whether people would be interested in a turn-based Super Mario game, but the game also went against many long-standing RPG traditions.

Timing is crucial in Super Mario RPG, not only when you attack but when you defend as well. It adds an extra level of strategy to the game, and is something that few RPGs do. Separating it further from other RPGs is just how much damage is dealt and taken. Attacks often deal single-digit numbers, far from other bombastic RPGs that could see people hit for thousands. Super Mario RPG is not only one of the best turn-based JRPGs but the Switch version gives it several modern updates that fans love. The perfect place to start in your Mario RPG journey.

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For many people Persona 5 is the pinnacle of the always excellent Persona series, and Persona 5 Royal improves on the already excellent game. Persona 5 returns to the dungeon crawling formula of the original Persona games, with carefully crafted dungeons rather than the seemingly never-ending procedural abysses of the modern Persona series, namely Persona 3 and Persona 4. This is one of the main reasons that Persona 5 has risen above the pack.

Persona 5 tells a beautiful, complex, and exceptionally long story about the power of friendship overcoming the status quo. Royal not only adds a new protagonist, but new social links, and additional scenes giving fans of the game even more to sink their teeth into. It runs flawlessly on the Switch, and its length means that the home to handheld feature of the console makes it the perfect way to play. Become part of the Phantom Thieves, and change society’s hearts.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus 684y6o

All mainline Pokémon games on the Switch are 3D turn-based JRPGs, and most of them are great, but we chose to highlight Pokémon Legends: Arceus as a completely fresh take on Pokémon’s formula. Instead of battling your way through a series of Gym Leaders before reaching the Elite Four and becoming the champion, you will be roaming around semi-open areas, catching Pokémon and studying them for the Pokédex.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus not only changes the focus to catching, but also changes Pokémon’s standard battle system. Battles are still turn-based, but they have an active system with Strong- and Agile-style moves. While the Pokémon and their movesets are the same as other games, what each move does is completely different in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. If you’ve tried out the mainline Pokémon games, and want something a little different, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the way to go.

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Fire Emblem is one of Nintendo’s flagship series, and Three Houses is one of the series’ best. It has all of the turn-based strategic battles that the series is known for, as well as the ability to bond with your teammates to level them up, but as the name suggests, Three Houses has three different paths you can follow, adding to its replayability.

Fire Emblem is well known for its brutal permadeath system, where if your characters die in battle, they die in real life too. However, Three Houses included a Casual Mode where nobody can be gone for good. You can still have the traditional experience, but if like many people the permadeath turned you off from the series, this is the perfect entry point.

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The Legend of Heroes series is one of the longest running, beginning in the ‘80s, and many of them are available on the Switch. We have chosen Trails Through Daybreak to represent the series in this list, not just because it is one of the best, but because it is a great place to start as it begins a separate arc. Interestingly, Trails Through Daybreak is the only game on this list, which allows the player to choose between real-time combat similar to Nihon Falcom’s other major JRPG series Ys, or the turn-based combat the series is known for.

The series is known for its excellent characters and strategic combat, and Trails Through Daybreak exemplifies both of these. If you haven’t played the series before, you won’t understand every reference, but the developers have tried to make it one of the most accessible in the series in of the story and combat. It won’t take 30 years of video game knowledge to understand how good the intricate and complex writing is.

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If you’re reading this list, you probably don’t need to be told how good Final Fantasy VII or even Final Fantasy VIII are. We’ll be holding our breaths a long time if we’re hoping for the excellent Final Fantasy VII Remake to come to Switch, but this console is one of the best places you can experience the original FF7. It can be purchased in a double pack with FF8, which is the game long-time fans of the series often point to as the best.

Both games have very different turn-based systems, which can create devastating synergies in different ways. FF7’s combat system is easier to use and more difficult to master. Creating devastating combinations requires good knowledge of Materia, Enemy Skills, and equipment that can link them in a way that stack. Conversely, FF8 is based on the Junction system, one that is difficult to grasp, but once you do, building up major damage is much simpler. Both can be purchased together at such a low cost, that it’s worth trying them out.

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Monark received middling reviews when it was released, and that’s because people found the battles too difficult. However, the battles are actually one of Monark’s greatest strengths, and where it fails is in explaining its systems properly. Once you understand how it works, and how your characters best synergize, it is one of the most satisfying turn-based strategy systems out there. The protagonist of Monark can Resonate with the other party sharing buffs across all characters, leading to extremely devastating damage.

Similar to the Persona series, Monark focuses on the character’s personal stories. Each character is based on one of the seven deadly sins, and each has a dark past. Despite this, they all band together to take on the forces that are keeping the students trapped in school and sucking the life out of them. Created by former Shin Megami Tensei developers, this one is perfect for those who enjoy diving deeply into combat systems.

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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is what happens when legendary anime maker Studio Ghibli teams up with the studio that created the epic turn-based JRPG Jeanne D’arc. Both Wrath of the White Witch and Revenant Kingdom are available on Switch, but we picked the first in the series as the best place to start. Ni No Kuni has an interesting battle system unlike the others on this list, it’s not just because it mixes turn-based and action combat.

Ni No Kuni’s combat features beastly familiars, and magical characters; think about it like if Pokémon let the trainers in the scrap. If you like the taming and training aspect of beastly battlers then this is another one you should try. Above all Ni No Kuni overwhelms players with its charm, and is a must play turn-based title.

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Written by Tadashi Satomi, best known for working on the original Persona series, The Caligula Effect: Overdose follows a group of people who have realized that they are living in the Matrix. Despite knowing that the world they inhabit is fake, there is no way to escape. First, they must take down the Ostinato Musicians, a group of people who want to keep the idyllic world alive.

Overdose adds a lot to the story beyond the original The Caligula Effect, including new party and chapters that you can play from the point of view of the Musicians. You grow closer to your teammates, and learn more about their lives both inside and outside of the world you can currently see. The Caligula Effect: Overdose has an active turn-based system where timing and sequencing play a major role in your success or failure. It can be difficult, but once you master it, it’s very satisfying.

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Level-5 will hold a special Heroes Showcase stream for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, which will also be when it announces the game’s release date. The stream will take place on April 11, 2025, and will also include information on the game’s system requirements and specs.

You’ll be able to watch the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Heroes Showcase on the official Level-5 YouTube channel. The link to the stream will appear at a later date. This stream will contain the finalized information for the game’s systems and mechanics, so there shouldn’t be any additions to it later on. This also means that, barring extenuating circumstances, there shouldn’t be any more delays to the game.

In a blog post, Level-5 CEO, Akihiro Hino, stated that he decided to hold a showcase to introduce all the features that’ll be in Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. This is because it has so many features that a promotional video can’t possibly introduce them all. Currently, the website for the game lists the release window as June 2025. However, Hino hinted that the game may come out a little later than that due to the studio’s work on Fantasy Life i. However, he wants to assure players that the final date will be one “that players can look forward to,” which likely means it’ll be sometime in the near future.

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will come out for the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, and mobile devices.

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Level-5 CEO and Founder Akihiro Hino shared an update on its game Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, and in it he confirmed Keiji Inafune is no longer part of the company or project. As a result, Hino replaced him as producer on the title. He explained that is one of the reasons the JRPG and life sim experienced so many delays. He also promised it is the largest entry in the series so far.

Keiji Inafune ed Level-5 back in June 2017. That was when Level-5 acquired the developer and made the studio Level-5 Comcept. He worked on Dragon & Colonies there. That shut down in February 2020. One of his other projects in recent years was Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, which never came to fruition in part due to a failed crowdfunding campaign.

As a reminder, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time was revealed in February 2023, and Keiji Inafune was confirmed as producer for the Level-5 game at that time. It got pushed out of 2023 into 2024. It was supposed to launch in Summer 2024 at one point. Inafune was still a part of the project at that time. It was then delayed out of October 2024, then out of April 2025. It is now finally expected to launch on May 21, 2025. 

It seems like things could be more stable. Hino noted, “All game data has been completed, and we are currently making the final balance adjustments.” He cited the delays allowed someone to update the UI and implement cross-play and cross-save compatibility. 

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will come to the Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC on May 21, 2025.

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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, a new entry in the life sim RPG, will appear for the PS4, PS5, and PC in addition to the Switch. This comes after Gematsu and other folks noticed a PlayStation Store page briefly appeared for the game on January 2025. This is accompanied by another delay. Instead of showing up in April 2025, Level-5 announced it will now be out on May 21, 2025.

As in past entries, the primary goal in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is to live a life. You choose one of 14 different roles, called lives, to accomplish quests and progress. These aren’t necessarily combat-focused, as some are dedicated to crafting like the Cook or Tailor. There is also an overall story to go through, with this one involving some time travel.

A new trailer went over all of the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time features, as well as brought up the PS4, PS5, and PC versions.

There have been multiple delays when it comes to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. It was first announced for the Switch back in February 2023, and it was supposed to release on the system that year. In November 2023, it was delayed into 2024. For a while it had a Summer 2024 launch window, and Keiji Inafune even committed to that release expectation. For a while it had an October 10, 2024 launch date, before being indefinitely delayed again. An April 2025 launch window came up in September 2024. 

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will come to the Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC on May 21, 2025.

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Akihiro Hino, in an interview with 4Gamer, stated that 2025 will be a year of progress for Level-5. This means a worldwide release of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

In his comment, Hino states that all three titles are chock-full of what makes Level-5 games “Level-5,” while still providing new experiences for the player. He hopes to create works that’ll make people say, “I was waiting for something like this.” As well, Hino mentions the Inazuma Eleven movie that came out in Japan on December 27, 2024. Part of the movie is a compilation of the Football Frontier matches (season 1), while the other one is The Prologue to New Heroes which focuses on new protagonists Unmei and Haru.

While Level-5 announced Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time and Professor Layton and the New World of Steam rather recently, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has been in development since 2016. Back then, it was supposed to be Inazuma Eleven Ares, and the Ares no Tenbin show started airing in 2018 to tie into it. After several delays and name changes, a beta version finally came out in 2024.

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will come out in 2025 for the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile devices. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will come out in April 2025 for the Nintendo Switch. Finally, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will come out for the Switch in 2025.

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Tokyo Game Show 2024 is one of the most exciting times for any player, especially those who love Japanese titles. There have been a ton of announcements during TGS, including for every platform from Switch to PlayStation to even Xbox. Here are the best TGS 2024 announcements that have impressed us the most and everyone should know about.

All the Best TGS 2024 Announcements: Ghost of Yotei 3c3o15

The standout announcement happened just before the start of Tokyo Game Show 2024. During the latest PlayStation State of Play, the grand finale announcement was a Ghost of Tsushima sequel known as Ghost of Yotei. The new location, set in northern Japan, and female protagonist are all thrilling.

Better yet, the open-world sequel looks to continue the stunning, colorful aesthetic of the original, but with the power of PS5 and PS5 Pro. And if that isn’t enough, the game is coming out sooner than you might expect. Ghost of Yotei releases next year sometime in 2025.

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Level-5 hosted its own event in celebration of Tokyo Game Show 2024. The event included new details on previously announced games like Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, DecaPolice, and Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. But the real surprise was Holy Horror Mansion, which appears to be the next evolution of the Yokai Watch series.

The same colorful style from Yokai Watch returns alongside a slightly spookier style. That said, Holy Horror Mansion looks to still be an all-ages RPG, but the story seems to have a significant focus. We will find out more info about this RPG in Spring 2025.

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Even Xbox fans had something to look forward to during TGS 2024 with one of the best announcements happening during the Xbox presentation. There were quite a few notable announcements here, including a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and both Starcraft games coming to Game . However, our favorite has to be the arrival of all six Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games immediately on Xbox alongside other missing Square Enix titles.

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Still no exact release date just yet for the first major post-launch patch for FFXIV Dawntrail, but we now know 7.1 is coming sometime mid-November 2024 courtesy of the TGS 2024 Letter from the Producer 83. In addition, we now know it will be called “Crossroads” and include a bunch of new content for players to enjoy like the first Final Fantasy XI Alliance Raid, a new dungeon to complete, Pelupelu Allied Society quests, and so much more.

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One of the more surprising announcements is Hideo Kojima’s reveal during TGS 2024 that Death Stranding 2 is only about 30-40% complete. Despite this alarming fact, the game is still scheduled to come out in 2025. The sequel will also feature a brand new photo mode that will allow players to dance and pose various characters throughout the world for pictures.

Tokyo Game Show 2024 runs from September 26-29, 2024.

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CESA has announced the winners of Japan Game Awards 2024's Future Division award winners on the final day of Tokyo Game Show 2024. Square Enix's Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds are among the titles that received this award.

The TGS 2024 organizers held a public poll on the event's first three days on September 26-28, 2024, to determine the winners of this award from among the titles exhibited at the event. A total of ten games won the Future Division award in the 2024 edition.

Here is the full list of the ten Japan Game Awards 2024 Future Division award winners based on the presentation's chronological order:

1. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
   Square Enix will publish the remake of one of the most popular games in Japan for the Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on November 14, 2024.
2. Dynasty Warriors Origins
   Koei Tecmo will release the new Dynasty Warriors tactical action game for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on January 17, 2025.
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio
   Atlus will publish the new fantasy RPG made by the creators of Persona 3, 4, and 5 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, and PC on October 11, 2024. This is the second time the game received a Future Division award, as Atlus also exhibited it in the 2023 edition.
4. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
   Square Enix will release the remake of the Super Famicom (SNES) title Romancing SaGa 2 for the PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC on October 24, 2024.
5. Arknights: Endfield
   Hypergryph will release the real-time strategy RPG spin-off of Arknights for iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as PC and PlayStation 5. This Chinese game is also the only completely non-Japanese title to win the Future Division award in the 2024 edition.
6. Persona 5: The Phantom X
   Atlus and Sega will bring Perfect World's Persona 5-themed PC and mobile free-to-play game that appeared first in China to Japan. The company group is also considering a global English release of the title.
7. Suikoden I&II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
   Konami will release the remaster compilation of the first two Suikoden RPGs on PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on March 6, 2025.
8. Monster Hunter Wilds
   Capcom will publish the new mainline Monster Hunter entry on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on February 28, 2025.
9. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
   Sega will bring the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth side story starring Goro Majima to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on February 28, 2025.
10. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
    Level-5 will release the new entry in the Professor Layton puzzle game series for Nintendo Switch simultaneously worldwide in 2025.

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During the latest Level-5 Vision 2024 broadcast, the developers announced Inazuma Eleven Re, a new remake of the original Nintendo DS title. The game is currently in development and will release sometime in 2026 for the Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC.

The newly announced remake will sport a cel shaded 3D toon graphic style during exploration and gameplay, changing to stylized full-body 3D models used during special techniques. Meanwhile, hybrid 3D and 2D animated sprites will appear during conversations and dialogue.

Level-5 only offered a brief 90 second teaser of the game, and you can check it out below. The new Inazuma Eleven Re teaser trailer of the remake is available in Japanese with English and Chinese subtitles available.

The first Inazuma Eleven game originally released in Japan on August 22, 2008, with the title releasing on January 28, 2011 in Europe and August 26, 2011 in the UK. The first title only saw its release in North America with the Nintendo 3DS version of the game that appeared in February 13, 2014.

The Inazuma Eleven Re remake is currently in development and will appear in 2026 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.

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Level-5 has published a new trailer for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam at the Level-5 Vision 2024 program. People can check out the general gist of the game, which is slated for release on the Switch in 2025.

The 2025 release window is still unchanged from the previous gameplay video that appeared in the second Level-5 Vision 2023 program. While Level-5 used direct gameplay footage from the game's point-and-click and puzzle segments in the previous video, this new trailer features a combination of gameplay and event cutscenes that tell a larger picture of the whole game.

The game's story will take place in an American town named Steam Bison. Puzzles will play a very important part in this game, as clearing them will let the player advance the story while seeing the town develop further. Level-5 also teased that the New World of Steam will have the highest number of puzzles in the game series' history.

Level-5 has also ed a standalone version of the new trailer for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam on its YouTube channel:

Level-5 will release Professor Layton and the New World of Steam on Nintendo Switch simultaneously worldwide in 2025. The company will also place demo builds of the game with Japanese and English language options at the Tokyo Game Show 2024.

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