{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4342c8db833594642b60affe","clusterId":"c_003c2ed215bfbee69a055919","slug":"penny-blood-novel-in-production-as-main-game-still-seeks-publisher","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Penny Blood Novel in Production as Main Game Still Seeks Publisher","summary":"Matsuzo Machida of Studio Wildrose said on October 2 that a new novel, Penny Blood: Rebiolemnce, is in production. The dark RPG's main game still has no publisher, and Machida declined to answer questions about the campaign. The novel is meant to raise awareness and IP value while game development continues. Penny Blood is announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.","whyItMatters":"With the main game unplaced and the parallel Armed Fantasia canceled, the novel is the remaining channel for keeping the Penny Blood IP alive.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePenny Blood is set in the 1920s and built around cosmic horror and combat centered on Psycho Sigils. A roguelike action prequel, PENNY BLOOD: HELLBOUND, was released on Steam in December 2024, and the spin-out novel series Penny Blood: Inheritors Story has been released as e-books.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main game remains without a publisher. In a March blog post, Studio Wildrose said it is regularly in talks with several companies, but that investment in new IP tends to be avoided for RPGs with high development costs.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Penny Blood still needs a publisher, yet Studio Wildrose is funding a novel, Penny Blood: Rebiolemnce, to raise the IP's profile. A tie-in built to attract a publisher is a bet that visibility, not the demo, closes the deal.","twitterPost":"Penny Blood has no publisher. Studio Wildrose is making a novel, Penny Blood: Rebiolemnce, to raise the IP's profile instead.","threadsPost":"Penny Blood's campaign questions went unanswered, and the game still has no publisher. Studio Wildrose is producing a new novel, Penny Blood: Rebiolemnce, to raise awareness and IP value while development continues. The novel is doing the work a publisher normally funds.","newsletterBlurb":"Studio Wildrose announced on October 2 that a new novel, Penny Blood: Rebiolemnce, is in production. The main dark RPG still lacks a publisher, and Matsuzo Machida declined to answer questions about the campaign as a whole. The novel is positioned as a way to raise awareness and IP value while game development continues.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/03/173122.html\",\"title\":\"2022 Crowdfunded Dark RPG 'Penny Blood' Status Report: With No Publisher Yet, New Novel in Production to Raise Awareness and IP Value\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4722,"outputTokens":541,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791259035,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T03:52:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_003c2ed215bfbee69a055919","canonicalTitle":"2022年クラファン実施のダークRPG『ペニーブラッド』現在の状況を報告。いまだパブリッシャー決まらぬ中、知名度とIP価値向上目指して新規小説制作中","representativeArticleId":"a_e18ed4c63f6662399de17844","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Penny Blood\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Matsuzo Machida\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-03T08:17:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-03T08:17:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/03/173122.html","title":"2022年クラファン実施のダークRPG『ペニーブラッド』現在の状況を報告。いまだパブリッシャー決まらぬ中、知名度とIP価値向上目指して新規小説制作中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Penny Blood"],"studios":[],"people":["Matsuzo Machida"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}