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People think Koei Tecmo should just make a stock investment simulator at this point as their investments once again outperform their games (Plot twist: they already made one)
Koei Tecmo has once again see profit from investments exceed profits from their core activities i.e. video games.
Stellar Blade’s sexy summer update increases the game’s playerbase by 40%
Stellar Blade’s summer update has boosted the game’s player numbers, thanks to its new bikini and monokini outfits for Eve.
Undertale’s Toby Fox writes new song for Hololive Vtuber
Game creator Toby Fox, known for Undertale and Deltarune, has written a brand new song for Hololive VTuber Hokushou Marine.
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation’s new girl Reika was created entirely by the international dev team
DOAXVV’s producer gives behind the scenes insight into the game’s newest girl, Reika, and how she was created.
Like a Dragon’s switch to the Dragon Engine was a big part of the series graphical evolution, devs say
The in-house Dragon Engine has been allowing RRG Studio developers to up the Like a Dragon series’ graphics and realism from Yakuza 6 onwards
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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.
