Tag: Demon Slayer
Sweep the new board
SEGA’s released a surprisingly generous update to the PS5 and PS4’s only real Mario Party alternative, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board. Available now, for free, everyone who owns the game will be able to enjoy an entire new board, inspired by the Hashira Training Arc from the manga and anime. This includes...
News Switch's Demon Slayer Board Game Rolls a PS5, PS4 Port in July
Launched on Switch last month
The board game adaptation of goliath manga and anime series Demon Slayer is coming to PS5 and PS4, after debuting meekly on Nintendo Switch last month. The title couldn’t top 20,000 sales in Japan during Golden Week, and so Sony subsidiary Aniplex will be hoping the CyberConnect2 title sells a little better on...
Rumour Unsurprisingly, a Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Sequel Is In Development
Heads up
According to reliable leaker Midori — best known for their seemingly accurate information on all things Atlus — a sequel to 2021's Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles is currently in development. Of course, this wouldn't come as any real surprise, given that this is basically what developer CyberConnect2 is hired to do. Looking at the...
News SEGA's Demon Slayer Tie-In Tops Three Million Units Sold
Honing it to perfection
Demon Slayer’s arena battler adaptation has topped three million units sold worldwide, which is a pretty big result for the manga-cum-anime sensation. The release had cut through one million sales by late 2021, so it’s tripled that number in the months since. In our review of the game, we described it as “bare
News Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Finally Gets 60FPS Mode on PS5
Plus two playable demons
A new update is out for Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The game's been available for over a month now, but the lack of a dedicated 60 frames-per-second mode on PS5 has been a sticking point for some players. Thankfully, as promised by developer CyberConnect2 before release, a...
News Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Cuts Through 1 Million Sales
In just less than two weeks
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles launched for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 just under two weeks ago at the time of writing this article — and guess what? The anime-based brawler is already proving to be a hit for SEGA. The game's managed to ship and sell over 1 million copies since its release on the 15th...
News Demon Slayer Will Need Post-Launch Update for 60FPS Gameplay on PS5
No date given
A somewhat disappointing detail on the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinomaki Chronicles: the PlayStation 5 version of the game won't support 60 frames-per-second gameplay by default. The option to enable 60fps will be added post-launch via an update — and there's no word on when this update will actually be released...
News Demon Slayer's Adventure Mode Perfectly Captures the Look of the Anime in New PS5, PS4 Trailer
CyberConnect2 does it again
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is about a month away from launch at the time of writing, and the stylish action title still looks great in its latest gameplay trailer. This new footage focuses on adventure mode, with a bit of versus mode thrown in. And as expected of developer CyberConnect2, the...
News Demon Slayer PS5, PS4 Gets a Good Looking Single-Player Gameplay Trailer
Tsuzumi Mansion awaits
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (phew) continues to look pretty good in its newest gameplay trailer, which debuted during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast. With talented Japanese developer CyberConnect2 at the helm, we've always had high hopes for the game's combat system — and it's shaping up...
News Feast Your Eyes on PS5 Footage of Anime Adaptation Demon Slayer
Slay
It’s one of the biggest media properties in Asia right now, so understandably there’s a lot of enthusiasm revolving around the awkwardly named Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles. And here’s some PlayStation 5 gameplay which is sure to whet the appetite of franchise fans – it’s your typical CyberConnect2 arena...
News Anime Adaptation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Comes West in October
Slay
You can’t move for Demon Slayer merchandise in Asia, and SEGA will be hoping that CyberConnect2’s video game adaptation captures some of that magic in the West when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles launches on 15th October. In addition to the standard $59.99 release, there’ll also be a $69.99 Digital Deluxe...
News Anime Sensation Demon Slayer Will Deploy in October on PS5, PS4 in Japan
Slay, queen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – the game based on Sony’s smash hit anime – will release in October in Japan, according to a flyer included with Blu-ray copies of the film. Sony Music Entertainment subsidiary Aniplex is slated to publish the game, with CyberConnect 2 on development duties – and it’ll release on PlayStation 5,...
News Surprise! Demon Slayer Is Another Anime Arena Brawler
Ultimate slayer storm
First footage of CyberConnect2’s hotly anticipated PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 anime adaptation Demon Slayer has emerged online – and, to the surprise of no one, it’s an anime arena brawler. The similarities to series like Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm will be immediately obvious to fans of that franchise,...
News Japanese Sensation Demon Slayer Slaughters PS5, PS4 This Year
Sony subsidiary Aniplex publishing
Demon Slayer, the Japanese sensation that became the country’s highest-grossing anime movie of all time last year, is coming to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this year. Published by Sony subsidiary Aniplex and developed by CyberConnect2, the title will also launch on PC and Xbox One – although those...
Now we're talking
Okay, now we're listening. It's been confirmed that CyberConnect2, the developer being the fantastic Naruto Ninja Storm games and the decent Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, is working on the recently announced Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba adaptation. It's still a little unclear what this Demon Slayer game is exactly, but early...
News Demon Slayer Is Getting a PS4 Game, and It's Probably an Arena Fighter
Obviously
Popular manga and anime property Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is getting its own video game adaptation, and it's coming to PlayStation 4 in 2021. At the time of writing we don't know who the developer is, but early information suggests that this is going to be yet another anime-based arena brawler, like the recent One Punch Man: A Hero...
