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Roll through life in the action-adventure game WHY I was Born, coming to Steam in late August
WHY I was Born is a 3D action-adventure game that follows a man’s life. The setting is a mixture of the memories of this ordinary man combined with dream-like sequences, with players taking on the role of a ball as they explore.
KUUKIYOMI: Consider It! ONLINE now supports private matches
G-MODE has brought a new large-scale update to their Steam Early Access title KUUKIYOMI: Consider It! ONLINE which adds the long-awaited support of private matches. The games challenge players to read the room in a variety of situations.
A Minecraft cow born from chaos is covered with seemingly every texture in the game
A cow covered with “seemingly all the textures in the game” has unexpectedly appeared in one player’s Minecraft world. It seems to have been spawned due to a child playing the game with tons of mods activated. We decided to reach out to the original poster to learn more.
Japanese game dev Toylogic has released a free game made by their new trainees
Toylogic has released a new game on the App Store titled 色違いのトルとポル (Different Toll and Poll) that was developed by new trainees at the company. The game is available in Japan as a free download.
New Japanese TV drama Children of Atom will tell the story of an indie game dev
TBS has announced a new drama series called アトムの童 (Children of Atom) in Japan. The series is set in the modern-day video game industry and depicts the story of a young genius game developer as he grows through interactions with the people around him.
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Becoming an immortal meme doesn’t mean success: Japanese author’s series stopped selling after its anime adaptation went viral for awkward animation
Author of “Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose” opens up about the negative effect the title’s anime adaptation has had on sales of the light novel series.
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’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.