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Former Persona studio director reveals more about Atlus’s new RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio
Metaphor ReFantazio is shaping up to be a fresh new RPG experience from Atlus, bolstered by Persona series talent.
Pixiv to impose restrictions on US and UK users, targeting “obscene” content
Pixiv has announced that users from the US and UK will be blocked from viewing and posting certain content to the platform.
This mysterious Japanese indie game has quietly sold over 210k copies
Japanese visual novel game Return to Shironagasu Island has gradually racked up 210K sales, according to its developer.
Shin Megami Tensei and Persona artist Kazuma Kaneko leaves Atlus, uses regular career agent to switch jobs
Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series designer Kazuma Kaneko has left Atlus. He is now affiliated with Colopl and working on a new IP.
Interview: Upcoming free-to-play mech game Mecha BREAK will not be “Pay to Win,” producer promises
We interview Amazing Seasun Games’ producer Kris Kwok about the upcoming mech-piloting action game Mecha BREAK and its influences.
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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.
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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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Nintendo ranks third among most sought-after employers in Japan
Nintendo is the third most popular company among job-seeking Japanese graduates this year, according to a recent survey.
