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Following in her mother's footsteps who ruined the world...

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October 10, 2024

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Akatsuki Games :

TOKYO — October 10th, 2024 — Explore a ruined world in the pixel art RPG HYKE:Northern Light(s), now officially announced! Check out the newly released game trailer and opening video!

■About “HYKE:Northern Light(s)”

  HYKE:Northern Light(s) is a joint game project between Akatsuki Games Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, Japan ; President: Yuki Totsuka; hereinafter ‘Akatsuki Games’) and Aniplex Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, Japan ; President: Atsuhiro Iwakami; hereinafter ‘Aniplex’). The game is planned and produced by Akatsuki Games, and developed by BLAST EDGE GAMES Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan President: Yusuke Shimizu, hereinafter referred to as ‘Blast Edge Games’).

In this game, players take on the role of a young girl named “Hyke” as she searches for her mother while journeying around the world devastated by a war between witches and humans.

■New Information 1|Game Trailer Revealed

We have released a trailer introducing the game.

▼【HYKE:Northern Light(s)】Game Introduction Trailer

https://youtu.be/YaXS6vmgjOE

■New Information 2|The Theme Song is “Silhouette feat. Isekaijoucho”

  We are excited to announce the official release of the opening video and theme song for the game.

 ▼Opening Video

 https://youtu.be/XKUSVhiA0-w

 ≪Theme Song≫

“Silhouette feat. Isekaijoucho”  

Vocals by Project HYKE   

Lyrics by Shohei Yamanobe  

Music / Arrangement by Yuuki Fukazawa

 

We have received a comment from “Isekaijoucho ” who is participating as a featured artist. 

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My name is Isekaijoucho.

I am pleased to announce that I have sung the theme song for the game “HYKE:Northern Light(s)”!

I believe that the nostalgic and decadent game experience of “HYKE:Northern Light(s)” will surely bring us irreplaceable feelings.

I sang the theme song as if I was standing in the middle of the vast world, so that I could touch the mystery that lives in this world!

I would be happy if you could sink deeply into the world of “HYKE:Northern Light(s)” with the theme song as well!

■New Information 3|In-Game Screenshots

  Hyke will follow in her mother’s footsteps through a series of rest stops at campsites and explore the "Forbidden Areas".

 

■ New Information 4|New Official Site and Official X Account

  We are pleased to announce the launch of the official website for “HYKE:Northern Light(s)” and the opening of the official X (formerly Twitter) account (@project_HYKE)

 ▼Official Website

 https://hyke-northernlights.com/en/

 ▼Official X

 https://x.com/project_HYKE

  In addition to game information, we will also be sharing updates on our participation in events, so be sure to follow us for the latest news.

Please continue to look forward to the upcoming developments of the game “HYKE:Northern Light(s).”

Product Information                              

Title: HYKE:Northern Light(s)  

Release Date: TBA

Genre: 2D Top-Down Action RPG 

Supported Platforms: TBA

Supported Languages: Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), English, Korean, French (France), German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil)

Official Website: https://hyke-northernlights.com/en/

Official X: https://x.com/project_HYKE

Copyright: ©Aniplex Inc. Akatsuki Games Inc.

Staff                                       

Planning/Production: Akatsuki Games Inc.

Development: BLAST EDGE GAMES Inc.

Producer: Hiroaki Iwano

Character Design: orie

Dot Art Design: Setamo/Shiros

Publisher: Aniplex Inc./Akatsuki Games Inc.

Story                                      

A world devastated by the war between humans and witches.

Hyke, a white-haired girl, follows in her mother's footsteps, a witch, and continues her journey around the world.

Eventually, she enters unexplored lands known as the “Forbidden Areas."

Hyke's destiny is set in motion when she encounters the witches known as “Meteos,” who guard the "Forbidden Areas..."

Copyright                                   

*When using images, please include the following copyright notice. 

©Aniplex Inc. Akatsuki Games Inc.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact

Aniplex inc. Advertising Department, 3rd Produce Group

Toshiyuki Kanazawa [E-MAIL] [email protected] 

Kohei Takano [E-MAIL] [email protected]

 [TEL]03-5211-7660  [FAX]03-5211-0052

Assets

Streaming Trailer

Press Kit

Western Media Contacts

Sarah Blackwell / Eric Pattillo / Eliott Garcia

Stride PR for Akatsuki Games Inc.

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