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Animal Crossing: New Horizons [October 2021] – everything you’ll be able to do this month
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [October 2021] – everything you’ll be able to do this month. List of seasonal items & events including Halloween, along with some changes in the critter lineup.
River City Girls 2 will release in 2022 with online co-op & new playable characters
River City Girls 2 will release in 2022 with online co-op support & new playable characters. In related news, Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, in which Misako and Kyoko first appeared as playable characters, will be ported to current-gen consoles.
Ib, a popular Japanese horror game, is getting a remake with updated graphics and gameplay
Ib, a popular Japanese horror game, is getting a remake with updated graphics and gameplay. The original Ib came out in 2012 as a free game, and received a lot of support from players thanks to its attention to detail and popular Let’s Play videos.
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is off to a promising start reaching over 10,000 concurrent players on Steam
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is off to a promising start reaching over 10,000 concurrent players on Steam. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA is a 2D fighting game based in the world of Tsukihime and is the latest game in the MELTY BLOOD series.
Satirical site Hard Drive’s article about the Pope being heartbroken by Fire Emblem: Three Houses circulated in Japan as a rumor
Satirical site Hard Drive’s article about the Pope being heartbroken by Fire Emblem: Three Houses circulated in Japan as a rumor.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force’s furry mascots stir up controversy among Japanese politicians
Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled the cover of the February issue of their official magazine, which has caused some controversy for featuring sexualized furry characters.
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.
