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A fatal server failure causes a game in Japan to end service 5 months after launch
A fatal server failure causes Sensaku Sangokushi (戦策三国志) , a Three Kingdoms themed game, to end service in Japan 5 months after launch.
A nearly $12,000 Final Fantasy VI Statue even has series creator Sakaguchi bewildered
Square Enix has begun accepting preorders for their “SQEX MASTERLINE FFVI” statue. The statue is priced at a whopping 1,485,000 yen, which is around $11,592.
The Edo-Tokyo Museum has recreated Edo for players to explore on their mobile devices
The Edo-Tokyo Museum has released Hyper Edohaku to the Apple App Store in Japan. The app contains a 3D recreation of Ryogoku-Hirokoji, Edo’s entertainment district.
Visual novel The witch of the Ihanashi to launch this summer
Visual novel The witch of the Ihanashi is planned to release in summer 2022 on PC (including Steam). The game will support Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
Elden Ring’s Putrid Crystalian trio silently nerfed and became well behaved
The latest Ver.1.04 patch for Elden Ring has quietly nerfed the infuriating trio of Putrid Crystalians. They are more well behaved and easier to deal with.
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Your Name producer faces 6 years in prison for child prostitution case involving over 100 victims
Your Name producer Koichiro Ito is facing a six-year prison sentence for violations of child pornography and chilld prostitution laws.
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.
