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Final Fantasy XIV director regrets making the game “too stress-free” for players
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida regrets going too far in making the game comfortable, a problem he plans to address.
Final Fantasy VII writer vowed to portray Aerith and Tifa as true friends in remake
With the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Kazushige Nojima was determined to show the friendship between perceived rivals Aerith and Tifa.
Unicorn Overlord’s 2D animation shocks with obsessive attention to detail (and sexiness)
Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord has been gaining attention for it’s “maniacal” attention to detail in character animations.
SNK and Arika to collaborate on renewal of “non-fighting game IP”
SNK announced that they plan to collaborate with Arika, the developers of the Street Fighter EX series and Fighting EX Layer to “revamp” one of their IPs.
Street Fighter’s Chun Li gets a new statue in Nara, Japan – here’s why
A crowdfunded bronze statue of Chun Li now graces Kashihara in Nara, symbolizing the connections between Capcom, Street Fighter and the city
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New Gundam co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara rakes in 598 million yen in three days, taking top spot at box office
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- sees explosive popularity in its opening weekend, taking the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office.
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.
