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Tales of Festival 2025 new information revealed, including line-up and ticket details
Tales of Fest 2025 will be held on June 7 and 8 at Yokohama Arena. New info, including which voice actors will appear, has just been revealed
Helltaker creator addresses the large amount of NSFW fan content the game has inspired
Helltaker dev vanripper comments on the huge mountain of explicit fanart that his popular demon dating sim has generated.
Nitroplus reports 24% yearly profit growth following acquisition by Cygames owner CyberAgent
Saya no Uta and Steins;Gate developer Nitroplus saw annual net profit increase by 24.1% to 773 million yen in fiscal year 2024.
Helltaker creator’s new game Awaria to get macOS and Linux builds, with beta versions now available on Itch
Indie dev vanripper is now working on Mac and Linux builds of his new game Awaria, following its Windows release earlier this week.
“Games used to be blamed for crime, but now they’re finally recognized as culture,” Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii celebrates award from Japanese government
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii receives an award from the Commissioner of Japan’s the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force’s erotic 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
Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana
Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.
