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Classic Sega arcade cabinet recreated as detailed working miniature
Sega’s arcade racing classic Power Drift has been recreated as a fully playable miniature, creator documents the struggle.
How Kingdom Hearts got approved while halfway through development – former Disney rep comments
Former Disney executive reveals the behind-the-scenes struggle they went through to get Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts approved.
The Persona series might want to rework how Shadows are fought
How the Persona series trial and error method of learning Shadows’ weaknesses could be tweaked in future entries to Atlus’s RPG franchise
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami explains why he left Tango Gameworks and founded Kamuy
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami recently commented on his departure from Tango Gameworks and the establishment of his new company Kamuy.
Stellar Blade is peppered with unexpected but cute tone shifts
Eve’s can collecting poses in Shift Up’s Stellar Blade are charmingly at odds with its cool action and serious dystopian setting.
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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.
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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.