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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

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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

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

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

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

Interviews

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

Interviews

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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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

Interviews

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

Interviews, PR

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

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

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

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

Interviews

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

Interviews

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

Latest News

Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team17

Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team 17.

Taijiro Yamanaka

2021-09-03 19:35

Jack-O’ from Guilty Gear sparks new Jack-O Pose social media trend

Jack-O’ from Guilty Gear sparks new Jack-O Pose social media trend. The trend has even managed to find its way back to the game’s country of origin, becoming a hit among Japanese fans as well.

Aki Nogishi

2021-09-03 13:51

Fallout: New Vegas official merchandise suspected of using Japanese fanart without permission [Update – resolved]

Fallout: New Vegas official merchandise suspected of using Japanese fanart without permission. The truth of the matter is unclear at this point, but the fan artist and merchandise maker are now in contact and holding discussions.

Sayoko Narita

2021-09-03 12:59

A peculiar Metal Gear Solid trick has been found. There are enemy guards that can be controlled by the player

A peculiar Metal Gear Solid trick has been found on the Twitch channel TwitchPlaysSpeedruns. The guards at the end of the game can be controlled with the 2nd player controller.

Mizuki Kashiwagi

2021-09-02 16:22