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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP was not asked to make changes for any platform, producer says
Yoshimi Yasuda, the producer of Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, says the remaster will be coming to all platforms without changes.
Paris Olympics stars go viral in Japan for doing “no MTX” runs and giving off City Hunter vibes
Air pistol medal winners Yusuf Dikec and Ye-ji Kim are trending on Japanese social media too, with manga character comparisons & fan tributes.
Exclusive: Like a Dragon series’ artists talk about their passion for designing hostess clubs and movie billboards players wish were real
Interview with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s art director and lead designer on their behind-the-scenes work on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Shin Megami Tensei board game with 72 different demon figures gets Kickstarter campaign
Shin Megami Tensei The Board Game will have players strategically dabbling in some Demon Negotiation and Demon Fusion.
Marvelous has a brand-new console action game slated for worldwide release in the second half of the fiscal year
According to a recent presentation to shareholders, Marvelous is planning the simultaneous worldwide release of a new console action game.
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Non-gaming news
“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
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
Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.
