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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be of monster-class length, and players sacrificing their lifestyle is a risk the developers are ready to take
Ryu ga Gotoku studio representative Yokoyama Masayoshi has described the play time duration of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as “monster-class,” but is also aware of the risks of making such a high-volume game.
Dave the Diver’s nomination as “indie game” sparks debate worldwide. Even developers themselves do not call themselves indie
Dave the Diver has been nominated for the best indie game category of The Game Awards 2023, raising a lot of questions in the community worldwide. Japanese developers have also raised doubts about how appropriate the nomination is.
Upcoming game engine “Arete Engine” claims to be 1000x faster than Unity, taking optimization out of developers’ hands
San Francisco-based developer Arete Games announced and released the 0.1 version of their Rust-based ECS game engine Arete Engine, which supposedly outperforms conventional engines like Unity greatly.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: Akame fans fall even harder for Uika, the actress that plays her
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name released on November 8. Amidst the various responses to the new title, the Japanese celebrity First Summer Uika has been growing in popularity from her appearance in the game, gaining a new fanbase among western fans.
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising uses “Kawaii Physics,” the plug-in for cute and bouncy animal ears, hair, clothes and others
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (GBVSR) was revealed to be using Kawaii Physics, a pseudo-physics plug-in for Unreal Engine 4 and 5 that creates the effect of clothes, hair etc. swaying in a cute, visually appealing way.
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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.