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Chilla’s Art removes The Bathhouse from sale due to game-breaking bug
Chilla’s Art has announced that sales of The Bathhouse are being discontinued. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find out what is causing the 203 bug.”
That Resident Evil 4 remake anime includes memes from the original
The dialogue of the villagers in the “Resident Evil 4 Anime PV Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater” are actually memes created based on the original game, and Japanese fans are overjoyed that these jokes are now “official.”
Someone used GPT-4 to make an Isekai RPG with an AI game master
A Japanese designer used GPT-4 to create an Isekai RPG called Chat Reincarnation. It’s a game where the player uses the chat to provide advice to their friend who has been reincarnated as a hero in a world of swords and sorcery.
Square Enix employees to get 10% pay increase on average
Square Enix is raising the base pay of permanent employees by an average of 10%. Since last year, a number of game companies in Japan, including Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Koei Tecmo, have announced their plans to increase the base pay of their employees.
KabutoKuwagata is a quirky beetle battling game for the Switch
Beetle battle game KabutoKuwagata has attracted attention for the realistic graphics of the beetles, but a number of players have also taken notice of the unpolished and quirky nature of the game.
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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.