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“I went through hell” Japanese indie dev on how their game was wrongly flagged as a virus, and blocked on Steam
A Japanese indie developer recently recounted the stressful experience of having their game repeatedly flagged as a virus, and gave some helpful information for others who might find themselves in ...
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Upcoming anime adaptation of adult VN game Nukitashi will be Kadokawa’s “biggest challenge to date”
The official X account for Nukitashi the Animation, an adaptation of the adult-oriented visual novel game Nukitashi, recently published comments from the anime’s production committee. Of note is the ...
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Guilty Gear Strive’s Queen Dizzy is coming to the Nintendo Switch version for free
Fighting game fans waiting for Guilty Gear Strive ’s release on Nintendo Switch this coming January 23 will be happy to hear that Queen Dizzy will be available to all players for free just one month ...
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Elin update lets you force all NPCs to wear panties with new ordinance
Japanese indie developer LaFrontier has been consistently updating the Early Access version of sandbox RPG Elin (playable on Steam). The latest Elin update (EA23.67) adds various stability fixes and ...
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Atlus’ approach to making Persona games is akin to “giving users deadly poison wrapped in a sweet coating,” according to producer
At the CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024 developers’ conference held in Japan on November 23, 2024, Persona series creative producer Kazuhisa Wada held a presentation about various aspects of the franchise, including ...
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Japanese game creators and celebrities list Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Astro Bot, and Metaphor: ReFantazio as 2024’s top games
Every year for the past 10 years, Famitsu has been holding its annual “Top Trending Game Awards” (unofficial translation) – a list of the year’s best games according to famous Japanese game developers ...
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NetEase deletes website of Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studios
As spotted by Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki, NetEase Games seems to have shut down the official website of Ouka Studios, the developer of Square Enix’s Visions of Mana. Ouka Studios is a ...
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Star Fox creator says he’s personally happy about fan-made Star Fox 64 PC port, even though Nintendo wouldn’t approve of it
Star Fox character designer Takaya Imamura recently took to social media site X to express his appreciation for the fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64. The port was created by Harbour Masters, a team ...
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Japan sees big annual increase in multiplatform gamers
According to the recent annual report by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA), gamers in Japan are increasingly playing games across multiple platforms, including consoles, ...
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Atlus won’t lose its “human touch” nor stop taking risks even if their scale of development grows larger, says Persona series producer
At the CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024 developers’ conference held in Japan on November 23, 2024, Persona series creative producer Kazuhisa Wada made a presentation on various aspects of the franchise, including ...
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Pokémon was Japan’s most powerful entertainment brand in 2024, according to study
This week, it was revealed that Pokémon took the top spot in a ranking of Japan’s most wide-reaching entertainment brands in the year 2024. The ranking is based on a comprehensive domestic study ...
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Nihon Falcom is remaking the Trails series to battle its growing reputation as a “niche” franchise, according to president
Nihon Falcom recently announced that Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a full 3D remake of the Trails’ series first entry, will be getting a simultaneous worldwide release in 2025 on PS5, Switch and ...