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Visions of Mana: details on new characters, class switching and Elemental gameplay
New insights into Visions of Mana’s elemental, class switching gameplay and the characters the party meets on their journey to the Mana Tree
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP digital preorders open in early August, along with “surprise news”
Lollipop Chainsaw RePop’s producer Yoshimi Yasuda says digital preorders, as well as “surprise news” await fans in early August.
Despite his love for Square Enix, Reynatis director says he joined FuRyu because of its rare culture of letting young developers make their own games
Reynatis director and producer Takumi Isobe says FuRyu is a rare game company that allows young creators to make their own games.
Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano’s Kickstarter for first European exhibition reaches target in just 3 hours
A Kickstarter for a retrospective art exhibition in Italy celebrating Yoshitaka Amano has already surpassed its 50,000 euro goal.
Spike Chunsoft reports steady annual growth thanks to Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE and Shiren the Wanderer 6
Game publisher Spike Chunsoft reports their third consecutive year of growth and highest profit margin in the last 12 years.
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“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.
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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.
