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Azur Lane forced to censor illustrations on X, publisher says X’s standards are a “mystery”
Azur Lane was forced to censor character illustrations posted to the official Japanese X account, while the global account is unaffected.
The Japanese government made a metaverse to combat loneliness and it went horribly wrong
The Japanese Cabinet Office made Plat-verse, a metaverse to battle loneliness where you can’t talk to others or do anything.
Hideo Kojima says he can see Furiosa actor Tom Burke as Metal Gear’s Solid Snake
“I could only see him as Snake” says Hideo Kojima about Tom Burke in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Is there still hope for a Metal Gear movie?
Dragon Quest series creator reassures fans that Dragon Quest 12 is still in development
Yuji Horii confirms that Dragon Quest 12 is still in development and will live up to Akira Toriyama and Koichi Sugiyama’s final contributions.
SaGa: Emerald Beyond’s dev removed healing from the game to avoid wasting players’ time
Akitoshi Kawazu, the director of SaGa: Emeralnd Beyond says doing away with healing was his way of not wasting players’ time.
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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.
nintendo
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.
