Latest News
Classic visual novel ONE. comes to Switch and PC in December
Classic visual novel ONE. will be released in Japan on December 22 for the Nintendo Switch and PC. The original ONE is known as the pioneer of the Nakige genre.
Should YouTube & Twitch share revenue with game devs? One creator speaks out
Game dev Hiromichi Takahashi voices his concerns about the fact that YouTube and Twitch don’t share revenue with game devs for let’s play videos and streaming.
Rapid-fire legend Takahashi Meijin’s StarGagnant shmup arrives in May
Regista and Takahashi Meijin have announced that StarGagnant will be released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 25. StarGagnant is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up supervised by Takahashi.
This Steam Dev Cheat Sheet includes tips on how to improve your sales
Veteran game developer Matt Hackett has created a “Steam Dev Cheat Sheet” that offers tips for releasing a game on Steam. The sheet has caught the attention of many fellow developers.
Square Enix’s AI tech preview is speedrun in only 5 min using a clever strategy
A player has attempted a speedrun of SQUARE ENIX AI Tech Preview: THE PORTOPIA SERIAL MURDER CASE and completed the game in under 5 minutes using Japanese input.
Editor’s choices
Non-gaming news
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.
nintendo
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.