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Artist uses Unity to create a realistic Japanese town in VR
A video showing a modern Japanese town created in Unity has been gathering a lot of attention. The town in the video is a VR demo that is currently being developed by 3D artist Sherman Waffle.
Chilla’s Art announce their latest horror game The Karaoke for Steam
Japanese indie game developer Chilla’s Art has opened a Steam page for their new horror game The Karaoke. The game is due out in 2022. The Karaoke is a psychological horror game set in a 24-hour karaoke parlor in Japan.
RPG Developer Bakin users are making action games even though it’s sold as an RPG creation tool
SmileBoom released their game creation tool RPG Developer Bakin to Steam Early Access. RPG Developer Bakin boasts that anyone can use it to make an RPG without programming knowledge, but according to SmileBoom, users have been using it to pump out action games.
Splatoon 3 sees a rise in boosting services that grind on your behalf for real money in Japan
Boosting service providers looking to earn real money by playing Splatoon 3 on behalf of other players and the sites that facilitate these transactions are being viewed as a problem on social media in Japan. When it comes to having someone boost your account, both the person lending the account and the person playing run the risk of breaching the terms of service.
Is Raoh too raunchy for Twitter? Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star account suspended for unknown reason
Imagineer has announced that Raoh will be joining Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star as a boss and instructor character. To commemorate the news, a giveaway campaign was launched on the game’s official Twitter account, but shortly after, the account was mysteriously suspended.
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Niconico mass deletes videos and shuts down adult-oriented fanart portal to comply with international laws
Niconico services’ regulations were revised last October to accommodate international laws pertaining to sexual and violent content.
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.
