JRPG News May 2022 - Upcoming JRPGs, Square Doubles Down, European Release Delays

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JRPG News May 2022

If you're looking for a summary of news surrounding JRPGs, like upcoming JRPGs, new JRPGs or newly announced JRPGs on a monthly basis, then this is your stop!

Today we'll be looking at:

0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Falcom News
2:49 - Pokemon
2:57 - Rune Factory 5
3:05 - Yakuza
3:23 - Atlus
4:15 - Square Enix Sells Western Studios
6:51 - Square Merchandise
7:56 - Square Games
9:20 - Tales Of
9:33 - Atelier
10:12 - Fire Emblem
10:19 - Digimon Survive
10:27 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
10:37 - AI: The Somnium Files
10:50 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
11:17 - Upcoming Releases

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Sources

Falcom Merchandise
1. https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1523061481058836481
2. https://twitter.com/nihonfalcom/status/1524615607790206978
3. https://noisypixel.net/falcom-40-year-anniversary-character-illustrations/
4. https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1525330543423983616
5. https://www.wayorecords.com/en/81-ys

Falcom Games
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c46hyVWdvKc
2. https://www.esrb.org/ratings/38483/The+Legend+of+Heroes%3A+Trails+from+Zero/
3. https://noisypixel.net/the-legend-of-heroes-kuro-no-kiseki-ii-movie-poster-contest/
4. https://www.rpgsite.net/news/12769-falcom-wants-to-put-trails-in-the-sky-kuro-no-kiseki-and-other-titles-on-nintendo-switch

Pokemon
1. https://noisypixel.net/pokemon-legends-arceus-12-million-units-worldwide/

Rune Factory
1. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/rune-factory-5-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-500000

Yakuza
1. https://noisypixel.net/yakuza-franchise-sells-2-9-million-units-worldwide/

Atlus
1. https://gameranx.com/updates/id/303373/article/the-persona-series-has-sold-1-3-million-copies-since-last-april/
2. https://noisypixel.net/sega-verified-steam-deck-games/

Square NFT
1. https://www.eurogamer.net/square-enix-sells-off-western-studios-and-ip-including-tomb-raider-and-deus-ex
2. https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/20220502%20A_Press%20Release_fin.pdf
3. https://twitter.com/jessefelder/status/1521536968856801280

Square Merch
1. https://www.thegamer.com/final-fantasy-tifa-statue-eastudio-favorgk/
2. https://noisypixel.net/final-fantasy-vii-remake-cactuar-tonberry-january-2023/
3. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/live-a-live-remake-stream-unleashes-four-new-trailers-and-gameplay-footage
4. https://noisypixel.net/nier-replicant-ice-trays-emil-face-august-2022/

Square Games
1. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/final-fantasy-xv-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-10-million
2. https://gameinfinitus.com/news/final-fantasy-xvi-trailer-delayed-polish-debug/
3. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/final-fantasy-vii-25th-anniversary-news-set-for-june
4. https://finalweapon.net/2022/05/18/saga-series-official-broadcast-airs-may-31st/
5. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/dragon-quest-day-2022-message-from-series-creator-yuji-horii

Tales
1. https://rpgamer.com/2022/05/tales-of-luminaria-shutting-down-in-july/

Atelier
1. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4047335932?tag=famitsu-5-22
2. https://noisypixel.net/atelier-25-year-anniversary-survey/
3. https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-140366

Digimon
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT8ZgsMEkKw&feature=emb_logo

Aegis Rim
1. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-ps4-update-to-add-new-content-from-switch-version-on-august-4-in-japan

AI: The Somnium Files
1. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/ai-the-somnium-files-nirvana-initiative-delayed-to-july-8-in-europe

Xenoblade
1. https://noisypixel.net/xenoblade-chronicles-3-collectors-edition-europe-fall-2022/

Upcoming Releases
1. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/opus-echo-of-starsong-full-bloom-edition-now-available-for-switch
2. https://noisypixel.net/the-use-of-life-steam-early-access-trailer/
3. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/prinny-presents-nis-classics-volume-3-launches-august-30-in-north-america-september-2-in-europe
4. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/mihoyo-announces-urban-fantasy-action-rpg-zenless-zone-zero-for-pc-ios-more
5. https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2022/05/18-1/the-caligula-effect-2-heads-to-pc-on-june-23
6. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1813150/Jack_Move_ICE_Breaker/
7. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/reverse-collapse-code-name-bakery-gameplay-mechanics-trailer
8. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/trinity-trigger-new-action-rpg-from-furyu-for-ps5-ps4-and-switch-launches-september-15-in-japan
9. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/mercenaries-rebirth-call-of-the-wild-lynx-coming-to-pc-in-2022
10. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/strategy-rpg-fairy-fencer-f-refrain-chord-announced-for-ps5-ps4-and-switch
11. https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/wuxia-style-pixel-art-rpg-codename-wandering-sword-announced-for-pc

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