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Death-seeking baby from Who’s your Daddy?! becomes a viral reaction image in Japan nine years after the game’s release
A darkly humorous image of a knife-wielding baby from the multiplayer game Who’s Your Daddy?! is enjoying unexpected popularity on the Japanese side of X.
Marvel Rivals: How to display attack range for melee attacks
Switching on “Display Attack Range” for melee heroes in Marvel Rivals will let you know how close you need to be for your attacks to land.
Sony says there is no trend of PlayStation users switching to PC and no big risk of player outflow
Sony reported a healthy trend of PlayStation users upgrading from PS4 to PS5, but no pattern of users opting for a gaming PC instead of a PS5.
Nintendo now owns 100% of Monolith Soft
Nintendo has finally acquired the remaining 4% of Monolith Soft’s shares, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Japanese game developer COLOPL partners with Stable Diffusion’s developer, garnering criticism
Colopl, known for co-developing Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Walk, is partnering with Stability AI to introduce gen AI into their development.
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Non-gaming news
Japan Air Self Defense Force’s furry mascots stir up controversy among Japanese politicians
Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled the cover of the February issue of their official magazine, which has caused some controversy for featuring sexualized furry characters.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
nintendo
Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana
Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.
