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VR Kanojo creators announce new VR girlfriend simulator for Steam
The producer of the 2018 VR Kanojo is working on a new virtual girlfriend simulator, scheduled to launch this year on Steam.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft’s parent company’s data held at ransom in cyberattack
The Black Suits hacking group claims to have stolen data from major Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa Corporation in an extensive cyber attack
Marvel Rivals’ first closed beta test will allow for more participants and include new playable heroes
Marvel Rivals’ first closed beta test will run from July 23, allowing a greater number of players from different regions to participate.
Japan’s gacha game market collapse is near, Japanese media reports, but is the market simply streamlining?
The high-risk, high-return nature of Japan’s mobile games market may see fewer titles being released in the future- but of higher quality.
Trails series developers are working on bringing early titles to modern hardware
Nihon Falcom CEO and Trails series director Toshihiro Kondo says the team is working on bringing early titles to modern platforms.
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Non-gaming news
Becoming an immortal meme doesn’t mean success: Japanese author’s series stopped selling after its anime adaptation went viral for awkward animation
Author of “Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose” opens up about the negative effect the title’s anime adaptation has had on sales of the light novel series.
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
Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulators illegal
Koji Nishiura, patent attorney and deputy general manager of Nintendo’s intellectual property department, talks about legal problems surrounding emulation.
