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Interview: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s developers maintain the mindset of “plain ol’ guys,” and that’s what makes the series so genuine

Pole to Win TGS 2024

Pole To Win is an established leader in game debugging, but their new concept is “More Than Just Debugging.” We asked them about what’s changed

Sriren 6 developers

Game Development, Interviews

Shiren the Wanderer 6 is the series’ fastest-selling entry to date, but it’s struggling to take off in the West. Its creators hope to win over overseas roguelike lovers

Infinite Wealth source code

Game Development, Interviews

Like a Dragon’s programmers publicly shared some of Infinite Wealth’s source code as a message to aspiring programmers. We ask them about the unprecedented decision

Mightreya by Wazen

Indie Games, Interviews

Interview: Former Devil May Cry developer talks about their new action game MIGHTREYA and the enthusiastic support they’ve received from English-speaking fans as an indie

RGG Studio's programmer team

Like a Dragon’s programmers talk about the struggles involved in making game-breaking mechanics like Kiryu’s Dragon Resurgence

Suda51

Interview: Suda51 on the resurrection of Shadows of the Damned, his undying love for Zelda, and getting more directly involved in game development

Steam Deck

The Steam Deck has seen widespread success, but it’s not stopping there. We ask Valve about the Steam Deck’s challenges and future goals

Interview: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s developers maintain the mindset of “plain ol’ guys,” and that’s what makes the series so genuine

Pole to Win TGS 2024

Pole To Win is an established leader in game debugging, but their new concept is “More Than Just Debugging.” We asked them about what’s changed

Sriren 6 developers

Game Development, Interviews

Shiren the Wanderer 6 is the series’ fastest-selling entry to date, but it’s struggling to take off in the West. Its creators hope to win over overseas roguelike lovers

Infinite Wealth source code

Game Development, Interviews

Like a Dragon’s programmers publicly shared some of Infinite Wealth’s source code as a message to aspiring programmers. We ask them about the unprecedented decision

Mightreya by Wazen

Indie Games, Interviews

Interview: Former Devil May Cry developer talks about their new action game MIGHTREYA and the enthusiastic support they’ve received from English-speaking fans as an indie

RGG Studio's programmer team

Like a Dragon’s programmers talk about the struggles involved in making game-breaking mechanics like Kiryu’s Dragon Resurgence

Interview: Suda51 on the resurrection of Shadows of the Damned, his undying love for Zelda, and getting more directly involved in game development

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Interview: BOKURA just hit a 600k milestone, and the viral co-op game is getting a successor that’s going to make players “fight even more”

Interview: BOKURA just hit a 600k milestone, and the viral co-op game is getting a successor that’s going to make players “fight even more”

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 box office takings

2025-01-06 18:53

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 smashes series’ box office records, becoming the fastest earning Sonic movie so far

Indie games

Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography PC Nintendo Switch indie language learning game

Indie Games, News

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.

Toby Fox Deltarune chapter 4 update

2025-01-07 13:02

Deltarune creator Toby Fox says the game’s fourth chapter is now being bug-tested on PC

new bullet hell shooter Soulers top down schmup free demo

2025-01-07 11:06

Bullet hell shooter Soulers free demo lets you slow down time to turn the tide of battle in your favor

nintendo

Famicom

2024-12-29 15:00

Masahiro Shindo, the secret hero who propped up Nintendo’s console development from the NES through to the Nintendo Switch