Gaming
Crunchyroll expands game publishing with 15 titles coming to Crunchyroll game vault
Mumbai: Crunchyroll doubles down on games, bringing 15 exclusive titles to Crunchyroll Game Vault—unlimited access to a growing library of premium mobile games for Mega Fan members worldwide. Three hit titles join Game Vault with twelve more launching throughout the summer and early fall. This lineup expands Crunchyroll from the ultimate destination for anime fans into a premiere hub for anime games with visual novels!
Crunchyroll Mega Fan members can play the turn-based role-playing game Battle Chasers: Nightwar; the kaiju-inspired beat em’ up Dawn of the Monsters; and the thrilling puzzle platformer Evan’s Remains. These titles are now available on mobile devices through the App Store, Google Play, and Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll has partnered with visual novel pioneer Mages to bring beloved anime franchises to Game Vault, including STEINS; GATE—the award-winning time travel science-fiction visual novel that inspired the hit series. Fans can also deepen their anime-fandom with the cult horror adventure game turned hit anime Corpse Party as well as two visual novels that expand on beloved series—cyberpunk thriller PSYCHO-PASS: MANDATORY HAPPINESS and romantic comedy The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer.
“Bringing visual novels to Crunchyroll’s game lineup is another example of how we super-serve our fans with entertainment that deepens their love of anime,” said Crunchyroll EVP of emerging business Terry Li. “Like manga, visual novels are source material for hit anime and often expand on beloved series. It is important to offer that content to our audience as part of their membership”
Game Vault’s diverse library grows as Crunchyroll collaborates with acclaimed partners to bring updated and new titles to mobile. The award-winning rhythm roguelike Crypt of the NecroDancer will boogie back onto mobile, fully updated to support more devices. Additionally, DLC previously unavailable on mobile —SYNCHRONICITY and Hatsune Miku—will come to the platform for the first time! Titles making their mobile debut include METROIDvania-adventure 9 Years of Shadow, an action-adventure title based on the hit anime RWBY: Arrowfell and more.
Here is a Full List of New and Coming Soon Titles!
Crunchyroll Game Vault launched in November 2023 and now has a library of fourteen titles exclusively for Crunchyroll members at the Mega Fan tier. Crunchyroll Games also publishes free-to-play titles available outside of the Premium Membership, including Street Fighter: Duel and One Punch Man: World.
Available to play with no ads or in-app purchases, Crunchyroll Game Vault’s growing library of premium titles, including River City Girls, Behind the Frame, inbento, Thunder Ray and more, can be found on the App Store, Google Play and Crunchyroll in more than 200 countries and territories. New and existing fans can sign up or upgrade to a Crunchyroll Mega Fan membership to nab their own vault key to enjoy games alongside over 24,000 hours of anime.
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
