April 2019 Community Game-Along: Farming Games

Farming Game Community Game-Along

Spring is in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, which makes it a perfect time to enjoy growing and tending to crops in video games. You won’t even get your hands dirty! That’s right, this month the Community Game-Along is dedicated to farming games!

To participate in the farming game Community Game-Along, play a farming game or game with farming elements and share your thoughts and experiences using #FarmingGameMonth on social media. Blog posts, let’s plays, live streams, photos of your collection, podcasts… All kinds of contributions are welcome!

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Chic Pixel’s Favorite Media of 2018

Now that we’re a third of the way through 2019, it may seem silly to still be looking back at 2018. But the truth is, there’s so much great media from 2018 that I’m still catching up!

While I probably won’t ever be completely caught up on all the games I want to play, manga I want to read, and anime I want to watch, I feel that at this point I’ve been able to sample the 2018 releases I was most interested in and deliver a list of my favorite media from the year.

So, if you’re looking for some new media to check out, read on to see what I found most memorable from 2018!

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 13

Hadaka Shitsuji screenshot

March is chugging along, and so are we! Marcus chats about all the expos and conventions he’s been going to, Anne talks about the nuts and bolts of freelance translation test and translating for live streams. Then we talk about what media we’ve been consuming, including the hot new superhero movie Captain Marvel, and all the news that’s on our radar! 

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21:30 – Media Minutes:  Heart of the Woods, Hadaka Shitsuji: Naked Butlers, Captain Marvel, Apex
38:00 – Notable News: Valve’s response to Rape Day game, Google controller patent, sales of SEGA game Judgement (Judge Eyes) halted due to actor’s cocaine allegations

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 12

Get ready for a real hoot as Marcus and Anne record in the SAME TIME ZONE for the first time evarrrr! Topics for episode 12 include Marcus’ continued adventures in building an arcade machine, Anne’s Patreon anniversary, how we’re not going to forget that awful thing THQ Nordic did, and more! 

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18:00 – Media Minutes: Steins; Gate Elite (Marcus’ review), eevee Tamagotchi, Cytus II
36:00 – Notable News: Pokemon Sword and Shield announcement, THQ Nordic did an AMA with 8chan, Devotion pulled from Steam, Naked Butlers released on Steam uncensored

Anne’s Complete List of English Otome Games for PS Vita

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Complete List of English Otome Games for PS Vita


Complete List of English Otome Games for PS Vita Chic Pixel

Sady, after an eight-year run, the PS Vita’s life has come to an end. As of this week, consoles have officially stopped being produced in Japan, well after units (and games!) became hard to find on shelves overseas.

Perhaps you’re like me and loved the PS Vita for its extensive range of otome games, even in English. Or, maybe you’ve been on the fence about getting a PS Vita and want to know if it’s worth the purchase just for the English otome games available. To help you on your quest, no matter what it may be, I’ve compiled a list of all English PS Vita otome games, both physical and digital!

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