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Armored Core 6: Ayre’s sighing hits different in Japanese and English, but neither feels good
The ceaseless sighs of Ayre in the battle with Balteus in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON are giving players a real headache. We tried seeing how the Japanese and English versions of the sigh differ in effect.
Trademark holder of Sudoku in Japan asserts their right over the puzzle’s name
Japanese game publisher Nikoli, trademark holder of puzzle game Sudoku, warns about unaffiliated “Sudoku” apps.
Waterfalls in video games and the strange behavior they cause in players
A short comic by a Japanese mangaka triggered discussion among players about “the curse of waterfalls” that befalls players, causing them to behave strangely when they encounter waterfalls in video games.
Interview with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth: All about the World of Tanks/Warships collaboration
We interviewed thrash metal band, Megadeth’s frontman Dave Mustaine. He tells us about the Wargaming x Megadeth collaboration, in-game music created by the band, and talks games and much more.
Apple requests censorship of illustrations showing feet and cleavage from Japanese bishojo game
DMM Games and Koei Tecmo Games announced that they will make alterations to a number of card illustrations in the iOS version of Blue Reflection Sun on the request of the platform holder.
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Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
The two men made a combined total of over 15 million yen selling explicit AI generated posters of popular female anime characters online.
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 stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
