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Armored Core 6 producer reveals the “secrets” behind the IP’s successful reboot
Yasunori Ogura, producer of FromSoftware’s Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, held a lecture on November 25 in which he explained what went into the success of the IP’s long-awaited reboot.
The Exit 8 shines light on real-life Japanese stations’ creepy passageways
Indie liminal space horror game The Exit 8 prompts Japanese X users to point out unnerving places in Tokyo’s real-life train stations.
Run a relaxed Hookah lounge in upcoming Japanese VA-11 Hall-A-esque visual novel
Hookah Haze, by Aniplex and Acquire, is an upcoming “human drama” visual novel game for the PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch in which you run a Hookah Lounge and get to know peculiar customers.
Surgical horror Steam title Revenge Of The Colon to release in December
Lilou Studios’ creepy game Revenge Of The Colon depicts a horrifying week in the life of a top doctor treating patients’ nightmarish symptoms.
Omega Crafter’s engineer-heavy dev team discusses the origins of the open-world programming survival game
Developed by Japanese IT venture Preferred Networks, Omega Crafter is an open-world crafting survival game that incorporates programming into its gameplay. We asked the developers about how the project came to be.
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Yaranaika meme’s source manga Kuso Miso Technique banned in Japan by Amazon
Kuso Miso Technique, the manga that inspired the immortal Yaranaika meme and recently crowdfunded an OVA adaptation, has been banned from Amazon in Japan.
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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Nintendo has always communicated through its products, without explaining itself much – Shigeru Miyamoto gives insights into new museum
Shigeru Miyamoto discusses the philosophy behind the new Nintendo Museum and how his signature unintentionally became one of the exhibits.