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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel''

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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel''''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' (up to ''Cold Steel II''[[note]][[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] will publish the rest[[/note]])
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, America (which lead to it's acquisition by Marvelous in 2013), and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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* FriendlyRival: With Aksys Games.

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* FriendlyRival: With Aksys Games.Creator/AksysGames.
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** ''Videogame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim''
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* ''VideoGame/BulletWitch'' (PC version)
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** ''VideoGame/FateExtellaLink''
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom had enlisted Creator/NipponIchi and Aksys Games as secondary publishers outside of Japan - the former handling the English localization of VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana, while the latter handled the English localization of VideoGame/TokyoXanadu eX+). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom had enlisted Creator/NipponIchi and Aksys Games as secondary publishers outside of Japan - the former handling the English localization of VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana, while the latter handled the English localization of VideoGame/TokyoXanadu eX+).America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom enlisted Creator/NipponIchi and Aksys Games as secondary contractors). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom had enlisted Creator/NipponIchi and Aksys Games as secondary contractors).publishers outside of Japan - the former handling the English localization of VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana, while the latter handled the English localization of VideoGame/TokyoXanadu eX+). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom enlisted Creator/NiponIchi and Creator/AksysGames as secondary contractors). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom enlisted Creator/NiponIchi Creator/NipponIchi and Creator/AksysGames Aksys Games as secondary contractors). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however, Falcom did hand some games over to Creator/NipponIchi, notably Ys VIII). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however, (however as of 2017 they are no longer the exclusive publisher, as Falcom did hand some games over to Creator/NipponIchi, notably Ys VIII).enlisted Creator/NiponIchi and Creator/AksysGames as secondary contractors). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however, Falcom did hand some games over to Creator/NipponIchiSoftware, notably Ys VIII). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America (however, Falcom did hand some games over to Creator/NipponIchiSoftware, Creator/NipponIchi, notably Ys VIII). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America.America (however, Falcom did hand some games over to Creator/NipponIchiSoftware, notably Ys VIII). They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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no longer exclusive with Falcom since NIS appears to have become a friendly rival in some ways, handling certain Falcom games (ie Ys VIII) when X Seed is too busy to deliver


The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and an exclusive publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and an exclusive a publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and an exclusive publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''Franchise/WildArms'' series.

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The company has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and an exclusive publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''Franchise/WildArms'' ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series.
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* ''Franchise/WildArms'' (starting with the fourth main installment)
** ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 4}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' (10th Anniversary Edition)
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* ''Franchise/WildArms'' ''VideoGame/WildArms'' (starting with the fourth main installment)
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** ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' ''VideoGame/WildArms5'' (10th Anniversary Edition)
** ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs XF}}''''VideoGame/WildArmsXF''
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* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Half-Genie Hero'' (PS4, Vita and Wii U retail versions)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Half-Genie Hero'' (PS4, ([=PS4=], Vita and Wii U retail versions)
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* ''Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection''

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* ''Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection''''Videogame/ZweiTheIlvardInsurrection''
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* ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' (as of ''Ys 7'', excluding ''Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana'')

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* ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' (as of ''Ys 7'', SEVEN'', excluding ''Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana'')''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana''[[note]][[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] acquired exclusive publishing rights[[/note]])



** ''VideoGame/YsSeven''

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** ''VideoGame/YsSeven''''VideoGame/YsSEVEN''
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** ''Ys: The Oath in Felghana'' (PC, PSP)

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** ''Ys: The Oath in Felghana'' ''Videogame/YsTheOathInFelghana'' (PC, PSP)
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-->-- '''Nick Calucci''' on localizing ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel]]''

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-->-- '''Nick Calucci''' on localizing ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel]]''
''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel''
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''"If we, as editors, took the script we were given, just made sure all the periods and commas were in the right places, and sent it off, I’m not sure you’d like the game you wound up with. The very act of editing itself is a statement of, “Yes, we can improve this. We can make it so that people will enjoy it more than they would in the state it’s in right now." "''
-->--'''Nick Calucci''' on localizing ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel]]''

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''"If ->''"If we, as editors, took the script we were given, just made sure all the periods and commas were in the right places, and sent it off, I’m not sure you’d like the game you wound up with. The very act of editing itself is a statement of, “Yes, we can improve this. We can make it so that people will enjoy it more than they would in the state it’s in right now." "''
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''"If we, as editors, took the script we were given, just made sure all the periods and commas were in the right places, and sent it off, I’m not sure you’d like the game you wound up with. The very act of editing itself is a statement of, “Yes, we can improve this. We can make it so that people will enjoy it more than they would in the state it’s in right now." "''
-->--'''Nick Calucci''' on localizing ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel]]''



* AscendedFanboy: Most members got their start fan translating games in the early days of the internet.
* BerserkButton: Undub patches. With the smaller budget of the company, dubbing games in-house is a costly decision. As several of the staff got their start in FanTranslation circles, they're familiar with the practice of removing English audio regardless of quality over the assumption that it wasn't ''Japanese'' enough. While they're well aware fans will continue to do it regardless, they're the first to attempt to secure a Japanese dub track whenever possible.
* {{Determinator}}: Neither complicated Japanese wordplay nor size of script, nor years of time, nor broken code shall stop them from releasing their games.



* IReadItForTheArticles: Even in their more fanservice-heavy games, the staff are more likely to talk about their favorite characters, the writing, and what makes members of the cast good female role models.

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* IReadItForTheArticles: Even in their more fanservice-heavy games, the staff are more likely to talk about their favorite characters, the writing, and what makes members of the cast good female role models.models rather than the copious amount of breasts and panty shots.



* TheSmartGirl: Sara Leen, ''Xseed'''s head programmer, responsible for coding the ''Trails'' games in particular with outdated work tools and reverse-engineering source code to port their games, if none is available.

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* {{Retraux}}: The localization of ''Zwei II'' in particular was done with the spirit of 90s anime in mind, both in voice acting and writing, thanks to the retro feel of the game's mechanics and characterization.
* TheSmartGirl: Sara Leen, ''Xseed'''s head programmer, responsible for coding the ''Trails'' games in particular with outdated work tools and tools, reverse-engineering source code to port their games, games if none is available.available.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The unique dialogue found in chests from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' trilogy can be quite...strange. Sara noted she tended to write the messages when the crunch of editing the ''Second Chapter'' got to be too much.
* {{Woolseyism}}: Unashamedly so. While the meaning of the work is kept, lines are sometimes reworked to give the original script personality that wouldn't have been apparent in a more literal translation. See the page quote.
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* DVDCommentary: The company's localization blog, where staff recount various misadventures porting games, coming across tricky translation choices, and the occasional Q and A.
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'''XSEED Games''' (XSEED JKS, Inc.) is an American video game publisher founded by former employees of Creator/SquareEnix's American branch that specializes in localizing Japanese video games from various companies for the North American market, similarly to {{Creator/Atlus}} USA and [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]]. Known for their colorful localizations with a strict adherence to [[{{Woolseyism}} the spirit of their scripts]], the company has gained a reputation for publishing games that could be considered too niche or uncertain for larger companies to localize, friendly and transparent PR open to fan feedback, [[PolishedPort excellent in-house PC ports]], behind-the-scenes blog posts, and [[DoingItForTheArt frankly insane work ethic]].

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'''XSEED Games''' (XSEED JKS, Inc.) is an American video game publisher founded by former employees of Creator/SquareEnix's American branch that specializes in localizing Japanese video games from various companies for the North American market, similarly to {{Creator/Atlus}} USA and [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]]. America]].

Known for their colorful localizations with a strict adherence to [[{{Woolseyism}} the spirit of their scripts]], the company has gained a reputation for publishing games that could be considered too niche or uncertain for larger companies to localize, friendly and transparent PR open to fan feedback, [[PolishedPort excellent in-house PC ports]], behind-the-scenes blog posts, and [[DoingItForTheArt frankly insane work ethic]].



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'''XSEED Games''' (XSEED JKS, Inc.) is an American video game publisher founded by former employees of Creator/SquareEnix's American branch that specializes in localizing Japanese video games from various companies for the North American market, similarly to {{Creator/Atlus}} USA and [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]]. It has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and recently formed an exclusive publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''The Legend Of Heroes'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''Franchise/WildArms'' series.

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'''XSEED Games''' (XSEED JKS, Inc.) is an American video game publisher founded by former employees of Creator/SquareEnix's American branch that specializes in localizing Japanese video games from various companies for the North American market, similarly to {{Creator/Atlus}} USA and [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]]. It Known for their colorful localizations with a strict adherence to [[{{Woolseyism}} the spirit of their scripts]], the company has gained a reputation for publishing games that could be considered too niche or uncertain for larger companies to localize, friendly and transparent PR open to fan feedback, [[PolishedPort excellent in-house PC ports]], behind-the-scenes blog posts, and [[DoingItForTheArt frankly insane work ethic]].

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has formed a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment USA to publish some of its games in North America, and recently formed an exclusive publishing partnership with {{Creator/Falcom}}, essentially making XSEED the primary publisher of the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''The Legend Of Heroes'' ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails]]'' games starting with ''Trails in the Sky'' in North America. They are also responsible for localizing most of Creator/MediaVision's games, including the ''Franchise/WildArms'' series.series.

Find their website [[http://www.xseedgames.com/ here]]. You can read their localization blog [[http://xseedgames.tumblr.com/ here]].



!! Tropes associated with XSEED
* {{Fanservice}}: Several, but the VideoGame/SenranKagura franchise is their biggest example, [[SexSells something that they are very well-aware of]].
** Subverted, as [[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/04/fanservice-games-apart-senran-kagura-says-xseed/ they plan to no longer release any more fanservice games]] that aren't related to ''Senran Kagura''. It's because that series is Marvelous' most successful one, and also because they can see its potential beyond its famous fanservice.
* FriendlyRival: With Aksys Games.
* KindheartedCatLover: They occasionally post pictures of their cats on their Twitter.
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* DVDCommentary: The company's localization blog, where staff recount various misadventures porting games, coming across tricky translation choices, and the occasional Q and A.
* {{Fanservice}}:
** Several, but the VideoGame/SenranKagura franchise is their biggest example, [[SexSells something that they are very well-aware of]].
** Subverted, as [[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/04/fanservice-games-apart-senran-kagura-says-xseed/ they plan to no longer release any more fanservice games]] that aren't related to ''Senran Kagura''. It's because that series is Marvelous' most successful one, and also because they can see its potential beyond its famous fanservice.
* FriendlyRival: With Aksys Games.
* IReadItForTheArticles: Even in their more fanservice-heavy games, the staff are more likely to talk about their favorite characters, the writing, and what makes members of the cast good female role models.
* KindheartedCatLover: They occasionally post pictures of their cats on their Twitter.

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* ''Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin'' (to be released in 2018)



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** ''Akiba's Beat''


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* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Half-Genie Hero'' (PS4, Vita and Wii U retail versions)

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