Tag: Level-5
News Step Aside Armored Core, Megaton Musashi: Wired Brings Mecha Action to PS5, PS4 in 2023
A worldwide release
Fans of big old mecha battles could be eating very well indeed this year. Level-5 has just announced Megaton Musashi: Wired for both PS5 and PS4 — an action RPG in which giant robots beat the nuts and bolts out of each other. This'll be the first Megaton Musashi game to come West, and boy does it look like a blast in its debut...
News Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Finally Makes Its PS4 Debut This Year
Pure goal-d
It’s been a long time coming, but acclaimed soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven will make its PS4 debut worldwide later this year. The release, one of many promising titles from veteran developer Level-5, promises a return to the series’ roots – and will see all the cast and characters from the franchise’s long history make a comeback...
News Detective RPG DECAPOLICE Could Be One of 2023's Best PS5, PS4 Surprises
Cracked the case
Wow, this is only the second time we've seen DECAPOLICE in action, but we're pretty much sold already. This detective RPG from Level-5 was announced last month, and now we've got a new gameplay overview trailer. You play as a hotshot rookie named Harvard Marks, who's all about cracking cases through investigations and turn-based...
News Level-5 Livestream Announced with Updates on DECAPOLICE, Inazuma Eleven
Airing in March
Japanese developer Level-5 will host its own digital event next month. The show will provide updates on the studio's recently announced projects. On the PlayStation side of things, that means we're getting news on promising RPG DECAPOLICE, and anime-based football title Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. The livestream starts at 8PM...
News Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Reveals Crime Suspense RPG DECAPOLICE for PS5, PS4
DECA the police halls
If you happened to watch the latest Nintendo Direct, then you’ll know developer Level-5 is back in business. The former Sony Interactive Entertainment second-party has been licking its wounds of late, after some serious management setbacks – but DECAPOLICE looks like a real return to form for the legendary Japanese...
News PS4 Series Debut Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes Emerges from Dev Hell
Back of the net?
Announced all the way back in 2016 for PS4, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes – originally named Inazuma Eleven Ares – has been stuck in development hell for several years. But here’s a glimpse of some gameplay from the upcoming Level-5 soccer RPG – albeit focused on the Nintendo Switch version, given the audience in...
News Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Reportedly All But Ceases NA Operations
Game releases outside Japan no longer certain
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom developer Level-5 has reduced its North American presence to a skeleton crew. According to sources close to the website and familiar with the situation, both Level-5 International America and Level-5 Abby began laying off the majority of its...
News Pokémon-Like Monster Battling RPG Yo-Kai Watch 4 Is Heading to PS4
At least in Japan
Well, we weren't quite expecting this. Yo-Kai Watch is a series that has thus far been exclusive to Nintendo systems. It's an action RPG in which you collect and do battle with the titular monsters in a similar vein to the Pokémon series. There are a number of gameplay differences, but it's certainly within the same wheelhouse...
News Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Ares Volleys First Trailer Online
Through ball
Inazuma Eleven Ares will mark the franchise’s first release on a PlayStation platform when it launches in Japan this summer, and to celebrate developer Level-5 has released the first footage of the anime-infused footie favourite. In addition to some general exploration gameplay, the video also includes some on-pitch action, including...
News Behind the Scenes Ni no Kuni II Video Provides an Interesting Look at the PS4 RPG
Level-5 on story, art style, and more
It's always interesting hearing about games from the people who create them, and with Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, developer Level-5 is keen to tell us all about its creative process. This latest video goes behind the scenes of the upcoming role-playing release, highlighting its story, its art style, and its...
News Inazuma Eleven Ares Plays a Long Ball to PS4 Next Year
First entry to strike Sony systems
Soccer series Inazuma Eleven will finally stretch its legs on the PlayStation 4 in the form of new entry Ares, developer Level-5 revealed in a stream earlier today. The historically Nintendo-centric franchise will also score Switch, iOS, and Android editions, so it seems as though the Japanese company wants to open...
News Ni no Kuni II Targeting 60fps on Standard PS4
Dev CEO seems certain it'll happen
Perhaps one of the more interesting details to emerge from today's wave of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom previews, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has said that the final release will run at 60 frames per second on the PlayStation 4. And that's not the Pro, either - he's talking about Sony's standard system. Okay, so...
PSX 2015 Dreams Come True with PS4 Exclusive Ni no Kuni II
PlayStation royalty
An announcement that surely would have made for a better ending to Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference than, er, Paragon, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has been announced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. The gorgeous looking role-playing game sequel comes from horribly talented Japanese studio Level-5, and it's reveal...
News Ni No Kuni Maker to Announce Epic PS4 Game at E3 2015
Hype level up to five
We haven’t even got PlayStation Experience out of the way, but the hype train for E3 2015 has already left the station. Akihiro Hino, who’s in charge of Japanese developer Level-5, teased a brand new PlayStation 4 title during a livestream earlier today – and apparently it will be revealed during the most important gaming...
News Level-5: PS4 Price Proves Sony Is Serious About Next Generation
Akihiro Hino impressed with platform holder's strategy
The next generation may not have started yet, but Sony’s already ensured a strong start for the PlayStation 4. The system’s used game policies and competitive price point have propelled the platform to
News Level-5 Is Already Planning Its First PlayStation 4 Release
Japanese powerhouse may announce something soon
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch developer Level-5 has already started work on its first PlayStation 4 project, according to the company’s head honcho Akihiro Hino. Chatting with Nikkei’s Trendy Net, the executive confirmed that the Japanese studio is currently in the planning phase of...
News Ni No Kuni to Cast a Spell on Europe in 2013
Long wait ahead
Much anticipated Level-5 and Studio Ghibli team-up Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is getting a full European translation ahead of its release in early 2013. In the next 12 months Namco Bandai will localise the game with full English voiceovers — though the Japanese voice track will stay — and subtitles in English, French,...
