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A Google Play page is listing an English-language release of the Digimon Links smartphone game from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is available for preregistration, though no official announcement has been made. The smartphone game allows players to build a farm to raise Digimon for three-on-three battles. The game launched for iOS and Android devices in March 2016 in Japan, where the title is spelled Digimon Linkz. [Via Gematsu]

iOS/Android game launched in Japan in November, worldwide in January The Tokyo Game Show stage event for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links game announced on Friday that the game will get a PC release in Japan in winter 2017. The game's official English Facebook page also confirmed that the game will launch for PC via Steam in English this winter. Players will be able to transfer their game data between the smartphone and PC versions. In-game events and other content will launch simultaneous in both versions. In addition, the event's staff also announced that the game's new "Generation Next" Main Box launched on Friday and features Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters. The official YouTube channel for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game began streaming promotional videos for the release in Japanese and English. To mark the Box's launch, the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime will begin streaming in Japanese on video distribution websites on October 1. In the game's Duel World mode, players can choose their

Pre-registration available now Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming an English trailer on Friday for the Digimon Links smartphone game. Bandai Namco Entertainment also opened a website for the game, which is currently accepting pre-registrations. The site does not reveal the game's release date. A Google Play page began listing an English version of the game earlier this month. The smartphone game allows players to build a farm to raise Digimon for three-on-three battles. The official website describes the game: Digimon Links features a whole range of Digimon from past Digital Monsters series entries. Train Digimon on your Farm and try out the new, turn-based 3 VS 3 "Digimon Training Battle" system! Prepare to face the sudden, unexplained strange phenomena in the Digital World alongside your Digimon! The game launched for iOS and Android devices in March 2016 in Japan, where the title is spelled Digimon Linkz. Disclosure: Anime Consortium Japan Inc., a wholl

Game launched on October 5 Bandai Namco Entertainment launched the Digimon Links smartphone game in English, Traditional Chinese, and Korean languages on October 5 for iOS and Android devices. The company previously streamed an English trailer for the game in September. The smartphone game allows players to build a farm to raise Digimon for three-on-three battles. The official website describes the game: Digimon Links features a whole range of Digimon from past Digital Monsters series entries. Train Digimon on your Farm and try out the new, turn-based 3 VS 3 "Digimon Training Battle" system! Prepare to face the sudden, unexplained strange phenomena in the Digital World alongside your Digimon! The game launched for iOS and Android devices in March 2016 in Japan, where the title is spelled Digimon Linkz. Disclosure: Anime Consortium Japan Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., is a non-controlling, minority shareholder in Anime News Network Inc.

Game developers MangaGamer, Sekai Project confirm contact from Valve requesting patch link removal Game developer Dharker Studio revealed in a Steam forum post last Saturday that it received notification from Valve that the company no longer allows links to uncensor patches for games posted on Steam. These patches restore adult content that has been censored in the game in order for the game to comply with Steam's content rules. John Pickett, PR Director & Head Translator at video game developer and publisher MangaGamer, provided ANN with the following statement regarding the situation: As of Friday, October 27, Valve has sent out an e-mail informing us and other developers that adult content cannot be distributed on Steam, and that they will no longer allow official discussion of any uncensor or adult patches on Steam Pages and the Steam Community. We have since been obligated to remove all mention of our free adult patches from Steam. This is, of course, in direct