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This Kingdom Hearts drinking game will put you under your Gummi Ship
Nods to Disney movie plots, “dark” references and even belt buckles… Here are five Kingdom Hearts tropes that make for a fun drinking game.
Kaiju No. 8 anime to get a free-to-play PC/mobile game
Akatsuki Games and Production I.G are developing a free-to-play PC/mobile game based on The Kaiju No. 8 anime series.
Genshin Impact players spooked by survey asking about their monthly income
Japanese Genshin Impact players were recently asked to disclose their monthly earnings in a survey, which raised some eyebrows.
Tango Gameworks staff spend last day at studio before closure
Tango Gameworks closed its doors forever on June 14 2024. One employee documents the final day at the Hi-Fi Rush developer’s Tokyo office.
Exclusive: Visions of Mana’s directors talk about the high-speed, hands-on game development process that’s only possible at a hybrid studio
Visions of Mana directors Ryosuke Yoshida and Kenji Ozawa reveal how Ouka Studios advantageously combines Japanese and Chinese ways of developing games.
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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.
