[Review] Subverse: Adult gaming goes mainstream

Subverse is an ambitious cinematic gameplay erogame that blends visual novel dialogue, SHMUP and grid-combat gameplay, and animated ero.

Kagura Games commits to uncensored releases after fan backlash

Staggered by fan backlash over its censorship of President Yukino, Kagura Games has partnered with JAST and MangaGamer to provide uncensored releases.

Strategy H-RPG Venus Blood Frontier Kickstarter: Why you should care

With your support, Venus Blood Frontier could drive a desperately-needed renaissance for English gameplay eroge.

Now available at JAST USA

Valve opens Steam to uncensored eroge and hentai games

Steam is now selling hardcore uncensored porn games. This has profound implications for eroge fans, developers, publishers, and distributors.

SRPG eroge Venus Blood Frontier to get an English Kickstarter

Ninetail announces an upcoming Kickstarter for an English version of Venus Blood Frontier, a corruption-focused strategy RPG with Law and Chaos routes.

Check out Ninetail's English campaign for Venus Blood Frontier on Kickstarter

AGTH H-code wiki resurrected

A widely-used wiki for AGTH codes has been safely mirrored after the former site went offline.

MangaGamer commits to free uncensor patches for Steam releases

MangaGamer will release free uncensor patches for future Steam releases of eroge, following the lead of English indie developers.

Rape scenes censored in Nutaku's Kamihime Project R

Nutaku covertly censored dialogues to make rape scenes in free-to-play ero-RPG Kamihime Project R seem consensual, reneging on earlier promises.

Seinarukana Gameplay Guide

An abbreviated compilation of Seinarukana gameplay tips for those looking for a quick reference, along with selected boss strategies.

Visualnovelcharts: A new resource for tracking VN releases

Visualnovelcharts aims to summarize monthly VN releases for English users in an intuitive visual format while aggregating data from multiple sources.

Visualnovelcharts: Visual novel releases aggregated into an easy-to-read chart

[Preview] Venus Blood Ragnarok

My initial thoughts on Venus Blood Ragnarok, the latest Japanese release in Ninetail's corruption-focused series of erotic SRPGs.

Check out Ninetail's English campaign for Venus Blood Frontier on Kickstarter

Official site

Gameplay trailer

Patches

Walkthrough/Guide (JP)

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.