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FAREIDOLIA Trailer Shows Nexon’s Slice-of-Life RPG From the Blue Archive Team

Nexon has released a new trailer for FAREIDOLIA, the upcoming slice-of-life RPG from IO division, the team behind Blue Archive. The game is also playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 through a hands-on demo. The new trailer offers another look at FAREIDOLIA ahead of its eventual relea…

Blue Archive Adds Open-World Story Chapter With Haruka and Mutsuki Dress Versions, New Drumbarka Total Assault Boss

Nexon has released a new Blue Archive story chapter featuring open-area exploration, alongside a Pick-Up Recruitment for ★3 students Haruka (Dress) and Mutsuki (Dress). The new boss Drumbarka will also enter Total Assault on September 22, 2026. Haruka (Dress) and Mutsuki (Dress)…

Fareidolia is a cosy, anime-style release from publisher Nexon and Blue Archive devs IO

While Gamescom may have been a trend-setting (and record-breaking) event by all accounts, the calendar is now speedily headed towards the next major show. And ahead of Tokyo Game Show, we've had the unveiling of a brand-new release from publisher Nexon in the form of their anime-…

Blue Archive’s Former Art Director Explains Astrae Oratio’s Retro Anime Look and 1989 Tokyo Setting

Astrae Oratio Art Director Kim In, better known as hwansang, is taking a noticeably different approach from his previous work on Blue Archive. For Dynamis One’s upcoming magical girl RPG, the artist is drawing from the period when anime production was shifting from traditional ce…

Blue Archive developers’ new 3D anime game Project RX officially announced as FAREIDOLIA alongside new story details

The game takes place in a parallel world very similar to Earth but with some important differences.

Blue Archive permanently bans over 122,000 global players in biggest cheater crackdown to date

The measures were taken against players who abused the game’s mechanics and used illegal programs "to gain an unfair advantage."

Nexon’s 3D bishojo isekai game Project RX will offer a “completely different experience from Blue Archive,” with closed-beta coming in the near future

In a recent interview, Nexon Games IO Division head Yongha Kim and deputy-head Min-Seo Cha talk about their upcoming game Project RX.

Blue Archive executive producer apologizes following backlash over changes to gacha and pity system

Following the announcement, Blue Archive's Steam rating plummeted to "Overwhelmingly Negative" among global players.

Blue Archive Players Push Back Against Gacha Overhaul After 5.5th Anniversary Stream

Blue Archive players are criticizing a major overhaul to the tactical RPG’s recruitment system following its 5.5th anniversary livestream. Yostar and Nexon Games announced that the Japanese version will replace its long-running Recruitment Points mechanic with a new Summoning Cha…

Blue Archive Adds Tsuchinoko Event, New Students Konoka and Rena in Latest Update

Blue Archive’s latest update is now live, introducing the limited-time “Kivotos’ Unsolved Mystery: In Search of Tsuchinoko, the Unknown Creature” event alongside two new playable students, returning recruitment banners, and new raid content. The update is available now on Android…

Five Years Later, Blue Archive Is Still Betting Everything on Its Characters

After nearly five years of operating Blue Archive, Nexon’s development team says the game’s next chapter will continue prioritizing its characters and narrative. It’s hardly a surprising direction for a title that’s built its reputation on an expanding cast and story-driven updat…

Blue Archive Developers Explain the Challenge of Building a Second Hit With Project RX

After nearly five years of operating Blue Archive, Nexon’s IO Division could have taken the obvious next step and built another anime RPG around many of the same ideas. Instead, the team says Project RX is being developed around a different challenge: creating a second original I…