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Bandai Namco Online, developer of Blue Protocol, to be absorbed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and dissolve
Bandai Namco Online and Bandai Namco Entertainment have announced the decision to merge, effective April 1, 2025. The surviving company will be Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Like a Dragon’s programmers talk about the struggles involved in making game-breaking mechanics like Kiryu’s Dragon Resurgence
Interview with the main programmers of RGG Studio about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s creation, the Dragon Engine, and the series’ future.
Fairy Tail 2’s launch is right around the corner, with a big seal of approval from original mangaka Hiro Mashima
“You can feel the love for the source material, so please enjoy playing it.” Hiro Mashima talks about Koei Tecmo’s upcoming RPG Fairy Tail 2.
“Atlus is one of our most successful acquisition deals to date” Sega Sammy reports strong sales of Metaphor: ReFantazio
Sega Sammy Holdings, the parent company of Sega Corporation, comments on the acquisition of Metaphor: ReFantazio developer Atlus.
Kowloon High-School Chronicle creator’s forensic sim Tokyo Psychodemic releases in the West on November 28
Tokyo Psychodemic, a cinematic forensics simulator developed by Gravity Game Arise and directed by Shuuhou Imai, recently got a worldwide release set for November 28, 2024.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force’s furry mascots stir up controversy among Japanese politicians
Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled the cover of the February issue of their official magazine, which has caused some controversy for featuring sexualized furry characters.
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
Niantic reveals how Pikmin Bloom is helping people discover hidden places in Kyoto
Pikmin Bloom dev Niantic explains how they ended up running an ongoing tourism event with Japan’s historical capital of Kyoto.
