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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director Guillaume Broche talked about his beginnings as a gamer and the titles that influenced his childhood.
2025-09-06 04:00
Gundam GQuuuuuuX director shares he didn’t follow a strict plan during the anime’s production, as he worked with a “go-with-a-flow” approach.
2025-09-06 02:00
Game designer Hideki Kamiya talks about the huge influence of P.T. on game design and why we shouldn’t forget it.
2025-09-06 01:00
Onimusha: Way of the Sword director Satoru Nihei and producer Akihito Kadowaki on the game’s easier difficulty mode.
2025-09-06 00:01
“It didn’t really feel like a company, in some ways it felt more like a club activity.”
2025-09-05 22:00
According to the the Korean Intellectual Property Office, Shift-Up has recently filed a trademark application for fan-made character Doro.
2025-09-05 04:00
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles devs share the story of how they implemented character color customization into the game.
2025-09-05 02:00
The unopened copy of Pokémon Blue Version has the text for Pokémon Red printed on its packaging, boosting its collector’s value.
2025-09-05 00:01
RGG Studio technical director Yutaka Ito recently shared insights about the development of the Like a Dragon series’ first PS3 title.
2025-09-04 22:00
Katsuhiro Harada, producer of Tekken, recently confirmed that he will not be returning to the game as one of the characters.
2025-09-04 11:18
In what players are now calling “The Koyukification”, Blue Archive’s global servers got taken over by character Koyuki.
2025-09-04 10:28
Japanese game artist proposes theory that the recent boom in popularity of indie games is linked to the rise of short-form content culture.
2025-09-04 02:00
Game industry blogger Papen found that out of 60 Nintendo employees they looked into, 21 had advanced degrees.
2025-09-04 00:01
The main reason is the involvement of the original game’s core developers.
2025-09-03 22:00
Pro Valorant players’ average damage per round reportedly rose by 18 points with Sharp’s Plasmacluster technology.
2025-09-03 18:33
Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo talks about how Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter was remade into a longer, but denser gameplay experience.
2025-09-03 02:00
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director Guillaume Broche talked about his beginnings as a gamer and the titles that influenced his childhood.
2025-09-06 04:00
Game designer Hideki Kamiya talks about the huge influence of P.T. on game design and why we shouldn’t forget it.
2025-09-06 01:00
Onimusha: Way of the Sword director Satoru Nihei and producer Akihito Kadowaki on the game’s easier difficulty mode.
2025-09-06 00:01
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles devs share the story of how they implemented character color customization into the game.
2025-09-05 02:00
RGG Studio technical director Yutaka Ito recently shared insights about the development of the Like a Dragon series’ first PS3 title.
2025-09-04 22:00
Katsuhiro Harada, producer of Tekken, recently confirmed that he will not be returning to the game as one of the characters.
2025-09-04 11:18
Japanese game artist proposes theory that the recent boom in popularity of indie games is linked to the rise of short-form content culture.
2025-09-04 02:00
Game industry blogger Papen found that out of 60 Nintendo employees they looked into, 21 had advanced degrees.
2025-09-04 00:01
The main reason is the involvement of the original game’s core developers.
2025-09-03 22:00
Pro Valorant players’ average damage per round reportedly rose by 18 points with Sharp’s Plasmacluster technology.
2025-09-03 18:33
Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo talks about how Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter was remade into a longer, but denser gameplay experience.
2025-09-03 02:00
Instead, Itsuno combines what he likes with what sells.
2025-09-02 22:00
Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo talks about the company’s recently developed in-house engine, the Falcom Developer Kit (FDK).
2025-09-02 17:40
After a bug changed several female characters’ busts to the same size, Tekken 8’s patch v2.05.00 reverts the changes.
2025-09-02 17:00
Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto also commented on the potential of the Switch 2, the success of which reaffirmed how cost-conscious gamers are.
2025-09-02 12:56
An activist investment fund created a website dedicated to firing the CEO of GungHo, holding him responsible for the company’s decline.
2025-09-02 02:00
Gundam GQuuuuuuX director shares he didn’t follow a strict plan during the anime’s production, as he worked with a “go-with-a-flow” approach.
2025-09-06 02:00
Celebrity lawyer sparks debate on the recent Dandadan controversy – stating Japanese manga should comply to “global standards.”
2025-08-26 00:01
OTAGROUP, the Japanese company behind senior citizen VTuber group Metabaachan, announces a new “rent-a-grandma” online counseling business.
2025-08-23 01:00
The Consumer Affairs Agency requested for McDonald’s to revise their marketing method following controversial Pokémon Happy Meal campaign.
2025-08-22 15:09
Chainsaw Man fans are worried Fujimoto’s tweet about Kingdom Hearts could be foreshadowing the end of one of the series’ most popular ships.
2025-08-21 15:07
A new survey on Japan’s anime production industry suggests that the shortage of animators is severely impacting profit margins.
2025-08-20 22:00
Gundam GQuuuuuuX and Evangelion director shares insights on young audiences’ shifting relationship with the concept of “pilotable robots.”
2025-08-19 22:00
For nine months, all credit card payment options except for JCB were suspended on Niconico, one of Japan’s larges video platforms.
2025-08-19 04:00
The iconic coastal railway crossing featured in Slam Dunk’s opening sequence has seen better days.
2025-08-14 22:00
Anime director, character designer and animator Nobuyoshi Habara recently expressed wonder at how global the word “isekai” has become in the English-speaking world.
2025-08-13 04:00
Old classics like Death Note, Devil May Cry and Parasyte are among franchises that were banned at 2025 ChinaJoy.
2025-08-12 18:25
Kadokawa’s overseas manga editorial team emphasize the necessity of broadening the talent pool of manga authors in Japan and overseas.
2025-08-09 02:00
Sony Group’s Chief Strategy Officer likens the current stage of Sony’s anime business to the early momentum of the PS1.
2025-08-07 22:00
Creators at Toei Animation, Japan’s oldest anime studio, share perspectives on what has made Japanese anime so popular on a global level.
2025-08-07 00:01
A Japanese company recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for a specialized shampoo for TCG players in order to help battle “the smell.”
2025-08-01 00:01
The man also threatened to beat shrine officials to death, citing that he was “pissed off” by their affirmative stance towards AI art.
2025-07-29 19:03
Tips and general info about Monster Hunter Wilds’ latest free challenge quest “The Daunting Downpour.”
2025-07-31 17:14
Rules, rewards and tips on tackling Monster Hunter Wild’s new “Fleeting Bubbles” challenge quest.
2025-07-09 16:38
Monster Hunter Wilds “An Inferno Laid Bare” event quest tasks you with hunting a Nu Udra in the Oilwell Basin. Here are some tips for beating it.
2025-07-09 13:10
Unlocking the Goddess of Victory: Nikke CD-Key in Stellar Blade’s Complete Edition requires quite a bit of in-game progression.
2025-06-13 13:33
Our tips on how to use Ultron against Psylocke, Spider-Man, Iron Fist and other dive heroes in Marvel Rivals.
2025-06-09 18:09
Monster Hunter Wilds’ new event quest rewards you with Palico headgear, but you have to defeat three monsters at once to get it.
2025-06-04 13:02
Here’s how to get your hands on Monster Hunter Wild’s new Akuma α and Blanka-Chan α armor sets, step-by-step.
2025-05-30 18:25
Capcom has translated some of Akuma’s classic fighting game-style inputs from Street Fighter 6 into Monster Hunter Wilds.
2025-05-29 18:01
Recent data shows that completing The Hundred Line can take from 145 to 220 hours – however, it all depends on the choices you make.
2025-05-20 18:58
In cheeky reference to Final Fantasy 8’s Triple Triad, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has its Gestrals play Double Dyad.
2025-05-15 15:36
Despite its beautiful environments, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn’t have a photo mode yet – but you can still take some stunning landscape shots.
2025-05-13 15:01
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s combat system is one that even players who don’t usually favor turn-based games will enjoy.
2025-05-13 13:28
After you finish Maelle’s final relationship quest in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Monolith’s message changes from “33” to “Va T’en.”
2025-05-09 12:26
We showcase 5 tips that could make your on-foot exploration in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a little bit easier.
2025-05-08 19:38
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 presents you with two choices following its final boss fight. How do the alternate endings play out and is there a definitive good one?
2025-05-08 10:55
Tips on where and how to unlock each of the nine Swimsuit character costume available in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
2025-05-07 12:00
Non-gaming news
Many Gundam GQuuuuuuX scenes and story beats were changed or added on the fly as director couldn’t help but try to out-do his own plans
Gundam GQuuuuuuX director shares he didn’t follow a strict plan during the anime’s production, as he worked with a “go-with-a-flow” approach.
Indie games
Developers making pachinko-inspired games might want to think twice about how they name them if they want to avoid a NSFW accident
Here’s one word you shouldn’t put in your game title if you want to avoid a NSFW accident in Japan, according to Japanese gamers.
nintendo
Nintendo employs surprisingly high ratio of master’s and PhD graduates in Japan, independent research suggests
Game industry blogger Papen found that out of 60 Nintendo employees they looked into, 21 had advanced degrees.
