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Trails In the Sky Remake’s devs are being told the game looks “unlike Falcom in a good way” and they don’t know how they’re supposed to feel about that
Nihon Falcom’s CEO gives some insight into why the graphics in The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st look so different.
Metaphor: ReFantazio composer didn’t mean to go so hard with the game’s OST, and was surprised at the attention it received
Composer Shoji Meguro gives insight into his epic efforts to create Metaphor ReFantazio’s soundtrack- from hiring priests to avoiding electronic devices.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s Steam performance is the third best in Square Enix’s history
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake now ranks third in the list of Square Enix’s single-purchase titles with the most concurrent players on Steam.
Genshin Impact will no longer use X (Twitter) for in-game event announcements
The official X account for miHoYo’s Genshin Impact announced that updates about in-game events will no longer be posted outside of HoYoLAB,
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation’s Meg was created to serve as a mischievous accomplice to the player
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation producer Yasunori Sakuda sheds light on how Meg, the game’s latest character, came into being.
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Non-gaming news
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 smashes series’ box office records, becoming the fastest earning Sonic movie so far
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 shot up box office charts at supersonic speed, becoming the fastest earning Sonic movie in its first 3 days.
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.
