CATEGORY: CHAOS;HEAD
MAGES. shares New Year’s messages, celebrates series anniversaries
Via Twitter, MAGES. has shared New Year’s messages celebrating 2024 and several of their series’ anniversaries. View the messages and our translations below: 明けましておめでとうございます。旧年中は誠にありがとうございました。今年は『CHAOS;HEAD NOAH』と『STEINS;GATE』が発売15周年『CHAOS;CHILD』が10周年過去を振り返り未来を目指す一年となりそうです。ｲﾏﾊﾄﾞｺﾆﾓﾅｲ~♪本年もよろしくお願い致します。#カオヘ #カオチャ #シュタゲ pic.twitter.com/zEa0od0cSJ — 科学アドベンチャーシリーズ公式
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds to be delisted from digital storefronts in March 2024
Publisher Rocket Panda Games has announced today that Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive—the side-scrolling beat ’em up spin-off game in the Phantom Breaker series, and
Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds Ultimate announced
Publisher and developer Rocket Panda Games has announced today a brand-new remaster of the classic 2013 side-scrolling beat ’em up, Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds. Boasting enhanced visuals, improved gameplay mechanics,
Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child Love Chu☆Chu fan translations announced
Via their Twitch channel, fan group Committee of Zero—known for their wide range of SciADV series improvement patches, and recently, their Chaos;Head NoAH overhaul patch—has announced plans to release fan translations
Fans launch Chaos;Head NoAH overhaul patch; updated translation, restored cut content, bug fixes, and more
Science Adventure fan translation group Committee of Zero has announced today the release of their Chaos;Head NoAH overhaul patch, available to owners of the game on PC and Nintendo Switch.
Shikura stream highlights: 1–3 new SciADV titles under consideration; Anonymous;Code insights
MAGES. representative director Chiyomaru Shikura hosted last week a livestream on the Japanese streaming site TwitCasting, wherein he shared a number of insights related to the Science Adventure series. A
“MAGES;FES” live event announced for January 2023
Per their official Twitter account, MAGES. has unveiled a new, upcoming live event: MAGES;FES, the first program of its kind since 2020’s SciADV Live. The event, to be hosted on
Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child now available on GOG.com
Via Spike Chunsoft, both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child are now available for purchase through the GOG.com storefront for PC. A 10% launch discount is additionally in effect, and will remain
Chaos;Head NoAH Steam community items now available
Chaos;Head NoAH’s previously confirmed Steam community items are now live. A list of available items can be found here—do note that some may contain visual spoilers. Players who own Chaos;Head NoAH
Chaos;Head NoAH Completion Guide
The following is a guide to playing through Chaos;Head NoAH in the optimal route order and achieving all endings. Chaos;Head NoAH is available on Steam and Nintendo Switch digitally; a
Costume DLC, Steam community items planned for Chaos;Head NoAH post-launch
Publisher Spike Chunsoft, Inc. has confirmed today via blogpost that Chaos;Head NoAH’s Steam release will be receiving its costume DLC and Steam community items sometime after its October 7 launch.
Chaos;Head NoAH Steam page now live; launches tomorrow
Following today’s announcement of its uncancelation, Chaos;Head NoAH’s Steam page has gone live; please note that some spoiler imagery may be featured on the page. The game is expected to
Chaos;Head NoAH reinstated on Steam
Good news for Science Adventure fans: Spike Chunsoft, Inc. has announced today that Chaos;Head NoAH’s Steam release, which previously had been canceled, will release tomorrow, October 7 as originally planned.
Chaos;Head NoAH Review: A Masterpiece Marred
It’s been a long, long time coming, but it’s finally happening: tomorrow, the first entry in the long-running Science Adventure series, Chaos;Head NoAH, will finally make its way West for
Adventures into CHAOS; — An interview with SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara
It’s been a long time coming, but the wait is almost over! In just six days, the CHAOS; DOUBLE PACK will launch in the West, bringing with it the first-ever
Chaos;Head NoAH Steam release canceled, Spike Chunsoft confirms; publisher looking into alternative storefronts
Spike Chunsoft, Inc. has confirmed today via their website that the previously announced Steam release of Chaos;Head NoAH has been canceled, putting to rest prior rumors suggesting the release had
Chaos; series digital Switch preorders available discounted; new trailer
Announced today by Spike Chunsoft, digital preorders are now available for the upcoming Nintendo Switch releases of Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child. An exclusive preorder discount applies: between now and October
Chaos; series Nintendo Store pages available; new screenshots
Store listings for the Chaos; series—Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—are now available via the Nintendo Store. These titles are expected to be available for digital purchase on October 7, 2022, at
Anonymous;Code, SciADV-themed limited merchandise to be sold at Nakano Marui
Images featured in this article may contain spoilers for Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child, and Robotics;Notes DaSH. Announced today via their official website, Nakano Marui will host a limited SciADV-themed pop-up shop between
Chaos;Head NoAH coming to Steam on October 7, 2022
Announced today via Spike Chunsoft, Chaos;Head NoAH’s official English localization will release on Steam October 7, 2022. This release comes in addition to the previously confirmed Nintendo Switch release, which
Rocket Panda Games acquires Phantom Breaker IP, announces new project
As announced today via their website, Rocket Panda Games has officially acquired the Phantom Breaker IP from its previous owners, MAGES. The company has additionally announced a new project in
Spike Chunsoft to feature the Chaos; Double Pack at Anime Expo live panel
Announced today via Twitter, Spike Chunsoft, Inc. will host a live panel at Anime Expo on July 2; therein, the Chaos; Double Pack, among other upcoming Spike Chunsoft-published games, will
Chaos;Head NoAH, Steins;Gate, and others now on PS4/PS5 through Japan’s PlayStation Plus
As reported by Famitsu, Sony’s PlayStation Plus service has received a large-scale update in Japan; notably, those who choose to subscribe to the highest-tier subscription model, Premium, will gain access
Phantom Breaker: Omnia Review
The newest entry in MAGES.’ hot-blooded, fisticuffs-inducing fighting game series is finally here! Well, technically there isn’t a lot of fisticuffs in it. I mean, most of the characters use
Spike Chunsoft confirms Chaos; Double Pack localization for October 7, 2022
An English localization of the Chaos; Double Pack—a dual-game package featuring both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—has been confirmed, via Spike Chunsoft. View the announcement post here. Both a trailer and
Chaos; Double Pack English localization to release on October 7, 2022
Confirmed today via a listing on VideoGamesPlus, the Chaos; Double Pack—a dual-game package featuring both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—will receive an official English localization on October 7, 2022. At present, only
MAGES. seemingly confirms English release of Chaos;Head NoAH, Chaos;Child Switch port
Via Twitter, it appears MAGES. intends to release an English localization of the Chaos; Double Pack featuring Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child. This may mark the first time Chaos;Head NoAH will
Chaos; Double Pack now out in Japan on Nintendo Switch
The Chaos; Double Pack, a two-game bundle for the Nintendo Switch featuring Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child, is now officially available for purchase in stores and digitally in Japan. The Nintendo
Opinion: Phantom Breaker: Omnia is worth getting excited about
Phantom Breaker: Omnia! Yeah, Science Adventure fans, LISTEN UP: this one’s got Kurisu and Rimi in it. You won’t want to miss this release! …Up until three weeks ago, that was
Chaos; Double Pack now available for digital preorder in Japan
The Nintendo Switch ports of Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child are now available for preorder on Nintendo’s Japanese online storefront; buyers can choose to buy the games separately, or in a
Chaos; Double Pack preorder bonuses receive modifications; one change reverted
The following article contains spoilers for Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child. Moderately NSFW imagery is also featured; viewer discretion is advised. Readers may remember when, in November, we reported that the upcoming
MAGES. to host Chaos; art exhibit booth at Comiket 99, new Anonymous;Code images to be shown
As announced on December 14, 2021, MAGES. intends to host a Chaos; series-focused art exhibit booth at Japan’s Comiket 99, on December 30 and 31. Notably, it seems yet-unreleased images
Phantom Breaker: Omnia to release on March 15, 2022
Phantom Breaker: Omnia—an upcoming fighting game featuring the Science Adventure series’ Kurisu Makise and Rimi Sakihata as playable characters—now has a March 15, 2022 release date, a new trailer has
Chaos; Double Pack boxart revealed
The imagery featured in this article contains Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child spoilers. Via Famitsu, the boxart for the previously announced Chaos; series double pack has been officially unveiled, and can be
Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child to receive dual Nintendo Switch release on February 24, 2022
MAGES. has revealed a new trailer for the previously announced Chaos; series dual pack, which is now confirmed for a February 24, 2022 release on the Nintendo Switch in Japan.
Modern Chaos;Head NoAH ports planned for February 2022; Anonymous;Code officially delayed to next year
A recent interview with Makoto Asada, director of MAGES.’ Division 8, has brought with it some news regarding the future of the Science Adventure series; importantly, modern ports of Chaos;Head
New MAGES. rhythm game, “TIMINGooo!” to feature Upas, Gero Froggies
(Update: TIMINGooo! will launch with both English- and Japanese-language support on November 11, 2021. A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that an English localization was not confirmed.) Announced
Digital PS3, Vita versions of Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child to become unavailable due to new Sony payment restrictions
Announced yesterday via their official website, Sony Interactive Entertainment will be disabling PayPal, credit card, and debit card payment options for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games beginning October 27,
Phantom Breaker: Omnia English dub trailer unveiled
Via their YouTube channel, Rocket Panda Games has released a trailer for the English dub of their upcoming fighting game, Phantom Breaker: Omnia, showcasing the various English voice-actor performances to be
Science Adventure, TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS collaboration announced
Announced via their Twitter account, the TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS bar café will be hosting a Science Adventure series collaboration between August 7 and August 31; during this period, themed merchandise,
Phantom Breaker Omnia, featuring Rimi Sakihata, Kurisu Makise, to release in 2021
A remake of the 2013 MAGES. fighting game Phantom Breaker Extra has been announced—Phantom Breaker Omnia is a brand new, revamped version of Extra that will be releasing in 2021 through
SciADV vocalist Kanako Itou leaves MAGES.
Announced via her personal blog in late September, prominent Science Adventure vocalist Kanako Itou has officially left MAGES. She was best known for SciADV songs “Skyclad Observer,” “Find the Blue,”
Community Q&A with Spike Chunsoft, Inc. and SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara!
With the English release of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE and ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH just five days away, it goes without saying that right now is a great time to be a fan of
New SciADV insights from series producer Tatsuya Matsubara
Crunchyroll has conducted an interview with SciADV series producer Tatsuya Matsubara, which has revealed a number of details on the upcoming English release of Robotics;Notes DaSH, screenshots of the latest
Several Science Adventure soundtracks made officially available on YouTube
Via YouTube, MAGES. has made a number of Science Adventure soundtracks available to listen to for free. Below is a list of the playlists containing these soundtracks; please be wary
MAGES. acquired by mobile gaming/VR services company COLOPL
Via gamebiz.jp, MAGES., the company in charge of the Science Adventure series and various other fictional franchises, has been bought out by COLOPL, a Japanese company focused on the production
Chaos;Head anime to receive Western Blu-ray re-release in April
Via Funimation, the Chaos;Head anime adaptation will receive a Blu-ray re-release on April 7, 2020 in the West. Its store page can be found here. Please be wary, as the
SciADV Live event rescheduled to January 26, 2020
Per the series’ official Twitter account, the “Science Adventure Live” event, initially scheduled to be held on October 12, 2019 but temporarily cancelled due to a typhoon, has been officially
SciADV Live event temporarily cancelled, rescheduling in progress
#科学ADVライブ2019 【科学アドベンチャーライブ 10月12日公演中止のお知らせ】https://t.co/XygtiPbZ11 pic.twitter.com/1BtkLugknc — 科学ADV公式◆『STEINS;GATE』10周年 (@kagakuadv) October 11, 2019 Per its official website, the Science Adventure Live concert has been temporarily cancelled in anticipation of Typhoon Hagibis, which is expected
Famitsu interview with Chiyomaru Shikura: more information now available
The following article contains spoilers for Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0. The latest Famitsu Weekly magazine issue is now out, and we have summarized the important points of the interview with
MAGES. went independent from Dwango and Kadokawa
MAGES. has announced in a press release that Chiyomaru Studio has bought all MAGES. stocks owned by Dwango, a Japanese media company which is also a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa
Spike Chunsoft to reveal 2 new MAGES. game localizations at Anime Expo
During their latest Twitch live-stream, Spike Chunsoft – the current publisher of Science Adventure games for the West – announced that they will reveal two new MAGES. title localizations at
An interview with CINEPRESTO
SciADV community member CINEPRESTO recently visited Spike Chunsoft’s California office for a tour, and to appear on their stream as a guest star. While there, he was given the opportunity to
Community member CINEPRESTO visits Spike Chunsoft tomorrow, video message from SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara to be shown
A member of the community will be visiting Spike Chunsoft’s California office tomorrow for a special stream! Spike Chunsoft has granted us permission to list some highlights of the upcoming
SciADV pre-release concepts and tentative future release plan shown by Chiyomaru Shikura
In his latest TwitCasting stream, Chiyomaru Shikura showcased a slideshow presentation featuring a variety of new, never before seen content. Concept art for logos of various Science Adventure games were shown, along
Round-up: C;H 10th anniversary goods teased, S;G0 episode 14 delayed, AX 2018
We’ve decided to round-up some minor SciADV news into a single article for reader convenience. Today, I’ll cover two recent pieces of news, as well as a general reminder of
Chiyomaru Shikura June 16, 2018 stream: Announcements and Analysis
What began as a small stream of Steins;Gate 8-Bit, an upcoming preorder bonus game for Steins;Gate Elite, quickly turned into quite a bit of good news for fans of the
5pb./MAGES. executive director possibly confirms localization for various SciADV titles
In a surprising turn of events, 5pb./MAGES.’ executive director Chiyomaru Shikura recently tweeted in English about the company’s new relationship with the North American branch of Spike Chunsoft. For the uninitiated,