Illusion reaches out to English fans with Steam trial of VR Kanojo

Rapelay developer Illusion boldly promotes its upcoming virtual reality sex simulator VR Kanojo with a Steam Greenlight for the non-adult trial version.

Sekai Project fails to secure nearly finished Baldr Sky fan TL

Seiha reveals that negotiations with Sekai Project for their nearly complete Baldr Sky fan translation have floundered due to gross communication failures.

Sekai Project launches Kickstarter preorder store for Chrono Clock

Sekai Project has boldly launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund merchandise for upcoming title Chrono Clock. I discuss my initial reaction.

LewdGamer's Interview with Nutaku: Highlights and Analysis

LewdGamer's interview with Nutaku was at times oblique and opaque. I cut through the smoke and mirrors with highlights and critical analysis.

[Feature image from Usabilla]

Why I didn't buy If My Heart Had Wings

MoeNovel censored If My Heart Had Wings to circumvent the porn stigma in Western culture. I cut through the hyperbole and explain the opposition stance.

[This is an update of my original article on Fuwanovel. Some reference links were removed because the sites are no longer online.]

Nutaku caught abusing DMCA takedowns to censor evidence of censorship

Nutaku has a long history of undisclosed censorship, but this is surprisingly little known among eroge fans. DMCA abuses suggest a deliberate cover-up.

Disclosure: One of my image galleries was affected by these DMCA takedowns. I have an active affiliate marketing relationship with Nutaku (and Nutaku knows this) and thus I have an incentive NOT to report this.

KARAKARA, Dovac, Twitter wars, and Overcharging for adult content

A Twitter dispute highlights the lingering tensions between Sekai Project and the adult gaming community.

[In-Depth Review] Seinarukana + Info Hub

Seinarukana is an ambitious visual novel / SRPG hybrid that should appeal to fans of anime-style JRPGs like Ar tonelico and Agarest War.

PSP version OP, English subtitled by me

Product page (18+)
Official website
Official trailer
Gameplay video
VNDB
Similar games

Publisher: JAST USA
Voice: All major characters fully-voiced except protagonist
Genre: Strategy RPG, visual novel
Tags: fantasy, comedy, harem protagonist

Mission SS rank requirements
Guide
Game manual
Hard mode clear data (LV55 characters, Narukana route and Eternal difficulty unlocked)

Lost in translation: How errors slip into professional VN releases

Translation errors in English releases often go undetected. Join me as I investigate how such errors arise and how they affect the experience.

Baldr Sky: Rallying for an uncut version of a landmark eroge

Baldr Sky is a high-caliber action game/visual novel hybrid and GIGA's finest work, but eroge fans must unite if they want to see an uncut release.

Sekai Project Forum Poll: Would you buy Baldr Sky if the full 18+ version were made available?

[In-Depth Review] Sakura Dungeon

Winged Cloud's girls-love focused dungeon crawler Sakura Dungeon packs in solid gameplay, decent characterization, and ample ero into a 20+ hr experience.

Perspective: Nutaku and the difficulties of marketing adult games

Nutaku comments on the difficulties of marketing and distributing adult games. But is their upcoming adult gaming store the silver bullet they say it is?

[Review] 3D Action H-RPG Sangoku Musou -Empress of Tragedy-

Sangoku Musou -Empress of Tragedy-, now available in English, is an ambitious erotic action-RPG with pretty 3D visuals.  But does the rest of the game match up?

Product page (includes the unsubtitled 18+ version of the trailer)

Free trial
Gameplay discussion + user reactions on HongFire

Japanese title: 三国夢想 王元姫無惨
Developer: Red Dragonfly

Language: English, Japanese, Chinese

Voice: Title heroine is fully-voiced in Japanese

Genre: Action-RPG

Tags: 3D, sex sim, defeat rape, single heroine

Ask sanahtlig: Answers to Common Issues and Concerns in the VN community

I address frequently encountered issues in the visual novel community, with a focus on pragmatic solutions rather than long-winded explanations.

Rock-paper-scissors eroge Strip Battle Days 2 to release in April

Overflow returns from the grave with Strip Battle Days 2, a rock-paper-scissors eroge with interactive touching scenes and fully-animated H-scenes.

Censored English Hentai Games List

An ongoing project to list censored eroge, uncensor patches, and workarounds or alternative versions in an easily browsable and sortable spreadsheet

(Google Form) Eroge with a censored official English release, a comprehensive list

Feature image courtesy of Censored Gaming on Twitter

Steam release of RPG Seinarukana will feature extra content from the PSP version translated by Peter Payne himself

J-List and JAST USA boss Peter Payne has revealed that the translator working on the extra content from the PSP version is none other than himself.

Introducing Disqus for Commenting

I'm trialing a widely-used commenting system known as Disqus. Disqus allows you to manage comments across multiple websites, much as forum users can track responses across multiple threads on a forum. It even notifies you when you're browsing comments on one site that you have replies on another site.

I think it's pretty neat. Give it a try and let me know what you think. I'm hoping that implementing a commenting system like this will encourage actual discussion rather than just one-off comments when people have a problem.

To comment without registering:

Click in the comment text box > click on "Name" under OR SIGN UP WITH DISQUS > checkmark I'd rather post as guest > fill in a Name and e-mail address.