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Bocchi the Rock movie grosses over 200 million yen in Japan in three days
Bocchi the Rock! Re: topped the weekend chart of Japan’s box office following its premiere, earning 218 million yen (about $1.39 million).
Dev rejects call to add waifu dating system due to lack of real-life romantic experience
Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children’s developer gains attention for “funny but sad” response to a Steam user’s request for a dating system.
Doom: The Dark Ages’ Atlan war machines will enrich players’ experience of a bygone era
Doom: The Dark Ages’ trailer shows what seems to be footage of a playable Atlan segment. These war machines have a long history in the series.
Japanese dev showcases Japan’s hit small-scale indie games that have sold over 500k units
Solo indie creator showcases Japanese indie games made by 10 or fewer developers that have sold over 500k units.
Metal Gear Solid Delta trailer praised by Japanese fans, except one character’s appearance seems a little “strange”
Metal Gear Solid Delta’s first trailer showed us Snake, Major Zero, Ocelot, Para-Medic and The Boss- but why does she seem to look so different to how she did in MGS3?
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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.
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Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country area finally unveils its entrance in Japan
The entrance to Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country expansion in Universal Studios Japan, Osaka has finally been unveiled.
