[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.