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SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim gets delayed to 2025
Following the demo’s positive reception, SAFE HAVN STUDIO is delaying SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim to 2025 to further improve the game’s quality.
Studio Ghibli to crack down on unauthorized merch, promising to take strict legal action
Studio Ghibli announced that it will take legal action against the selling of unauthorized products that use the anime studio’s IPs
Infinity Nikki developer’s mobile hit Love and Deepspace makes chart-topping profits in Japan
Infold Games’ Love and Deepspace was both the top downloaded and top grossing interactive story mobile game in Japan this year.
Another Japanese game company is asking staff to voluntarily quit their jobs amidst financial losses
Japanese game developer Enish is asking an undisclosed number of its employees to voluntarily resign as it enters its 10th consecutive year of losses.
Making remasters is a lot harder than you think. Like a Dragon technical lead Yutaka Ito shares insight into RGG Studio’s approach to remakes and remasters
Like a Dragon series technical lead Yutaka Ito does myth-busting about remasters being “easy to make” and shares insights into RGG Studio’s way of working.
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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.
