Chia Pets Are Getting Their Own Movie

Adam Jay Epstein, along with producers Ari Daniel Pinchot and Jonathan Rubenstein, now own the rights to the Chia Pet brand. They plan to develop an animated movie or TV series based on it. The team at Rakia Media and Crystal City is also looking for partners to help them maximize the brand’s potential for both business and storytelling.

Card-en-Ciel Expansion Pass detailed, sixth free content update now available

For $9.99, the Expansion Pass includes two new content packs: “The World of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark,” available February 19th, and “The World of the Blaster Master Zero Series,” launching March 12th. These packs add new dungeons, cards, events, and other content to the game. You can also buy each pack separately for $4.99.

Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered launches May 28 for PS5 and Switch 2 in Japan, PC worldwide

The game will cost 8,580 yen in Japan. A limited edition, priced at 14,080 yen, will be available for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2. This edition includes a special box, an acrylic stand, an original drama CD, and an art book. For Switch 2 owners, a “Double Pack” will also be offered for 14,080 yen, featuring both Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered and Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten, which releases on the same day. Both Switch 2 games will be distributed on game-key cards.

comcept shuts down

In 2017, comcept and LEVEL-5 formed a development team called LEVEL5 comcept in Osaka. This team was later absorbed into the new LEVEL-5 Osaka Office after Keiji Inafune left LEVEL-5 in mid-2024.