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Thursday9th May 2024
PS5 creeps closer to 6 million
The latest Japanese software charts are in, giving us a look into the sales figures of recent releases like Stellar Blade and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. To start with, Stellar Blade, the PS5 exclusive from South Korean developer Shift Up, debuted at the summit, selling just over 67,100 physical copies...
Friday19th Apr 2024
News Eiyuden Chronicle Sequel Will Move Forward, Despite Death of Creator
Rabbit & Bear Studios to carry on Murayama's legacy
Sadly, February marked the passing of Yoshitaka Murayama, the legendary creator of Suikoden and its spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle, with Hundred Heroes releasing on PS5 and PS4 next week. Developer Rabbit & Bear Studios has announced its intenti
Thursday11th Apr 2024
News Physical Backers of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Hit with Unexpected Shipping Costs
Rabbit & Bear Studios blames “misinformation"
Successful Kickstarter project and spiritual successor to the Suikoden series, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is out in a couple of weeks, on 23rd April and it looks to be a true love letter to fans of classic JRPGs. It's unfortunate, then, that several backers have been met with unexpected and...
Tuesday19th Mar 2024
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Offers More Illuminating PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Just over a month away
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been percolating for some time now, initially beginning life as a Kickstarter project and spiritual successor to the Suikoden series. With launch just over a month away, on 23rd April on PS5 and PS4, we got a substantial new trailer showing off just some of the game's many companion...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Legendary Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicle Creator Yoshitaka Murayama Has Passed Away
Following complications with an ongoing illness
Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of Suikoden, director of Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, has passed away at 55 following complications from an ongoing illness. The sad news was announced by the Eiyuden Chronicles account on Twitter, with an accompanying statement from
Friday15th Dec 2023
News Enjoy Six Minutes of JRPG Bliss in Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes PS5, PS4 Gameplay
So close, yet so far away
The wait for Suikoden spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has felt like an eternity, although in reality, it was only revealed in 2020. Regardless, the release of the successful Kickstarter pr
Friday15th Sep 2023
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Gets Tactical on PS5, PS4 in April 2024
Rally the troops
We had Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising last year, but the main event, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, is now on the approach. Coming from some of the creators behind the Suikoden series, this tactical turn-based RPG now has a release date, lining up for release on PS5 and PS4 on 23rd April, 2024. Kickstarted back in 2020, this...
Monday19th Sep 2022
News Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes Shows Off Its JRPG Bonafides in TGS Trailer
We're not worthy
Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is one of the most hotly anticipated JRPGs currently in development, and not to be outdone by the announcement of the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, publisher 505 Games released a new trailer showing off some of the talent working on the title. Beginning life as a...
Thursday25th Aug 2022
News Suikoden Successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Is Pixel Perfection
New trailer is the stuff JRPG dreams are made of
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is the spiritual succesor to the classic Suikoden series of JRPGs, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023. A new trailer was released at Gamescom, giving us a look at the game's gorgeous art style and some brief snippets of gameplay. The project began life as a...
Sunday13th Jun 2021
News Spiritual Suikoden Successor Eiyuden Chronicle Now Aiming for 2023 Release on PS5, PS4
A long journey ahead
Announced earlier this year as a project on Kickstarter, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes now has a vague 2023 release window. At least it seems like they're being honest! The Japanese RPG, which is headed by ex-Suikoden developers, is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. You can catch a better glimpse of the game...
Tuesday28th Jul 2020
News Suikoden Spiritual Successor Reaches PS5 Stretch Goal in Just Seven Hours
Eiyuden Chronicle comes to PS5
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will be coming to PlayStation 5 after the game's Kickstarter page received enough pledges to see its funding total reach $1 million. This was the goal set by Rabbit & Bear studios in order to ensure a PS5 version is developed and the Suikoden fanbase has blown past that target in...
Monday27th Jul 2020
News Eiyuden Chronicle, the Suikoden Spiritual Successor, Blasts Past PS5 Stretch Goal
It'll need more than 100 heroes
Update: It took just seven or so hours for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes to blast past its $1 million PS5 Stretch Goal. Further funding will now be invested in a culinary minigame ($1.25 million) and New Game + ($1.5 million). It's got well over 30 days to reach them. Original Article: The Kickstarter campaign...
